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Your cart is empty.Often associated with iconic instruments of the 50s, ash is a desirable wood for guitars due to its beautifully balanced tones. Indio Retro DLX Plus guitars feature ash bodies and maple necks, a combination responsible for some of music's most sought-after classic sounds. With these premium raw materials, DLX Plus guitars sit at the top of the Indio line, delivering the best value of any instrument its kind. The Retro DLX Plus features a bolt-on maple neck, rosewood fingerboard, and two single-coil pickups capable of producing exceptional bright tones in both clean and distorted sounds. In addition to premium materials and stunning looks, every DLX Plus instrument is professionally setup in the United States to ensure your guitar will play perfectly straight out of the box. Without question, Retro DLX Plus guitars deliver unmatched value and exceptional tone, and are ideal for all gigging or beginning musicians looking for a professional level instrument at a fraction of the cost.
VKA2B
Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2025
The strange thing about this guitar is that my friend bought one and it seriously is one of the sweetest guitars I've ever played. However, when I bought one, it was terribly set up -- buzzing strings, very sharp fret edges (to the point where my hand got all sliced up from about 30 seconds of playing). I thought surely this was a one-off, so I did an exchange. Same issue with the second one! So, I guess something has changed in the manufacturing -- they now stop printing 'Deluxe' on the headstock like they used to, and I very highly doubt that this thing passes through the hands of a master luthier in California. There is no way a master luthier would let a guitar pass inspection that slices up the hands the way this thing does. I only give it 2 stars (instead of 1) because my friend's version is a seriously awesome guitar -- if you get lucky and get one from that batch, you will not be disappointed. Otherwise, invest in some band-aids!
gerald mccormick
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2025
this is a good guitar well built sounds good as 2000 dollar telechaster it is heavy, the ends of the frets are sharp and need filing . but this agood buy .for the price a real good by.
Larry Farris
Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2025
I, too, was sent a rosewood fretboard model instead of the maple. But just before I sent it back, I had to play it. It tuned up and the intonation was perfect. After ten minutes playing, I realized that someone had loved this guitar before it was shipped to me. The neck was excellent, frets were dressed and required no attention. Most guitars, at this price point, have a scarf joint on the neck where the headstock is glued on. This neck is one piece of maple with a slab of rosewood on top. Plays and looks beautiful. No fret buzz at all. Thank you to whoever did this. I was surprised by the quality and obvious attention to detail. I don’t work for this company but it probably sounds like it. I’m just telling the truth. It’s beautiful to behold and a pleasure to play.
joelamp
Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2024
Purchased a natural finish model. Beautiful wood grain top. Very comfortable and easy playing satin neck. Set up and very playable right out of the box. Frets were dressed nicely. The Wilkinson M-series p/ups have good output and tonal range. The Wilkinson bridge is a top loading hardtail. This is not a string-through body, so the back pic showing a string-through design is an incorrect or old pic. Nevertheless, it is a well finished and good quality Tele-copy axe that is a great value for the price.
Jack Ishida
Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2023
I previously bought an Indio cali and it felt like a cheap guitar. This one was very different. Setup well, quality build, very nice sound. I don’t really know how to say it except that picking up this (heavy) guitar, it felt like a quality instrument, whereas the cheaper one I had bought previously did not.The tuners stay in tune, the strings are the right height, the sound is clean and doesn’t sound thin. The knobs feel solid like high quality and the metal parts are thick and substantial.I have some guitars that are many multiples of the price of this one. It’s clear that they are better built guitars, but I still find myself reaching for this guitar often and enjoy it just as much as the others. If you’re new to guitar and want a budget option that is high quality, I have no reservation in recommending this as a great starter option. You’ll get much more out of this than most beginner budget guitars.
P. Edwards
Reviewed in Canada on July 21, 2023
This guitar is an absolute bargoon. The upgraded pickups and bridge on the DLX Plus make a world of difference from the plain Retro. The fit and finish is as good as any Fender I've picked up. Tuners are smooth, switch is clean, neck is a dream with a satin finish and wide radius. Frets smooth, well-beveled and I believe stainless. It would be nice to see 6 saddles but you can't have everything and they are brass anyway. Volume and tone knobs run freely. I particularly like the expanded range of tones and sustain I get compared to my previous Charvel. Budget guitars have come a long, long way, especially at Monoprice/Indio. Only one caveat: it's heavy. Don't know whether that accounts in part for the nice tone but it's a consideration if you'll be gigging with it.EDIT: After a month I started getting fret buzz on the BE strings. A small truss rod adjustment was needed. Just adapting to different humidity, I guess. No biggy.
Matt L
Reviewed in Canada on February 24, 2023
the guitar is well made, plays very well. I did have to loosen the truss rod quite a bit but after that it was perfect. no need to adjust the bridge/action.The fret work is the best I've ever seen on a low cost guitar. smooth fret ends, rolled fingerboard edges. I'm impressed.The pickups sound decent (not as nice as my fenders but very usable)The only issue was a small cosmetic one on the paint job (on the body edge) but for the price I can't really complain. Plus, its going to get dinged up over time as I play it anyway.One small complaint is that I could have sworn that the original description said 9.5 inch radius. there is currently no radius in the description (maybe they updated it since my purchase). For the record it is a 12 inch radius. I hate a 12 inch radius on fender style guitars, love them on gibsons though. I'm probably going to end up swapping the neck, which is a shame because it's a great neck
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2023
I enjoy purchasing inexpensive guitars and upgrading them; with a full luthier shop (I also scratch-build electric guitars) I can deal with most issues and turn them into 'fun' (if not top quality) instruments.The good reviews of the Monoprice 'DLX' guitars had me thinking this might be a step up from the typical Glarry/Ivy/generic guitars, and so when it went on sale I took a chance.The good is that the body is BEAUTIFUL; perfectly matched pieces of ash (most folks couldn't find the seams) frets polished and even fret ends nicely finished; it made a great presentation right off the bat.After checking relief and action (spot-on; it's obvious this really WAS setup by someone who knows what they're doing) and tuning up, I found that there were 4-5 low frets that either buzzed when fretted, buzzed when bent or, in one case, was completely dead. As anyone who does fretwork knows, low frets are far more work to correct that high frets, since 5 low frets essentially means you have 17 high frets that need to be worked.After a full level, crown and polish, it now plays great with a very low action. The truss rod works perfectly, and the neck responds correctly to adjustments (not always the case; it indicates the neck is correctly built and the rod correctly placed) so it's possible to do a great fret job on it; it just didn't have one when delivered.Note it's NOT a through-body (it's a top-loader) if that's important to you. Tuners are no better or worse than other very budget guitars, something I hoped the "DLX" models might have upgraded. Pickups are ceramic magnet Wilkinson's, but sound just about how a "Tele" should (and I wind my own pickups-I'm a pickup snob :) )If this had been delivered with level frets, it would have been an outstanding value. For me, it still was, since a couple hours of my time and it plays awesome. For someone who would have had to pay a tech to do a full level/crown/polish, it wouldn't really have been a good value, and it wasn't really playable as delivered.
Bud
Reviewed in Canada on January 30, 2023
The California luthier who supposedly sets up all DLX Plus guitars must have a different set of standards. The guitar was playable but needed many adjustments to improve the playability.One fret was not level and had to be filed. Once adjusted the guitar is quite enjoyable. The sound is definitely better than other lower priced guitars. The swamp ash is noticeably heavier than most. I would purchase Indio again as the overall quality is very good.
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