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The video reviews the Monoprice Indio S-Type guitar, focusing on its affordability at $100 and various issues, both cosmetic and functional. Key points include fret buzz, cheap strings, and a hollow-sounding basswood body. The guitar's neck features a thick satin finish and decent fret edges, but gritty faces. Noteworthy issues are mismatched neck and fretboard, visible glue, and flaking pickguard. The ceramic pickups and white hardware are respectable but the overall build quality feels cheap. Testing with a Friedman runt 22 amp and different tone settings revealed that while the pickups have decent punch and sustain, the bridge pickup’s tone control is non-adjustable, and the nut is too high, affecting tuning. Despite these flaws, minor adjustments like leveling or nut replacement could improve playability. The presenter concludes that the guitar, considering its price, is a solid choice for budget-conscious buyers, with satisfactory pickups and vintage-style tremolo system.
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In this segment of the video, the presenter reviews the Monoprice Indio S-Type guitar, highlighting both its affordability at $100 and various issues found straight out of the box. They note fret buzz and address it by adjusting the truss rod, which offers some improvement. The guitar comes with very cheap strings and a decked tremolo system with six vintage-type screws. The body is made of basswood, which the reviewer finds hollow-sounding and lacking in low end, though it is used in high-end guitars by manufacturers like Music Man. The neck has a satin finish that feels thick, with fret edges that are decent but faces that feel gritty.
Cosmetic issues include a mismatched maple neck and fretboard, visible glue, and a pickguard that is flaking. The guitar features ceramic pickups and white hardware, but the overall build quality feels cheap, especially the switch which feels tight and unsatisfactory. Lastly, the nut is decently cut but poorly installed.
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In this part of the video, the presenter examines the quality and setup of a guitar. They point out several issues, such as a gap underneath the fretboard with frets sticking up on the edges, improper factory setup, and noticeable fret buzz. The finish has a visible seam in the three-piece body, and the neck plate is buffered by plastic, which seems cheaply made. However, the tuning machines are fairly decent and hold tune reasonably well. The presenter plugs the guitar into a Friedman runt 22 amp to test the sound and finds the ceramic pickups respectable despite some discomfort sliding down the fretboard. Issues with tuning are noted, particularly due to the nut being too high, causing bending with normal playing pressure, which could be fixed by filing or replacing the nut. The video concludes with a sound test using a tube screamer.
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In this part of the video, the speaker tests various aspects of a guitar’s performance. The fourth position and the noise-canceling feature are evaluated and deemed satisfactory. The pickups are tested with overdrive heavy metal and clean settings, yielding positive results due to their punch and sustain. The user experiments with different tone settings, showing confusion over the bridge pickup’s tone control. Different types of distortion, including rat distortion, are also tried out. The speaker concludes that the guitar has decent playability and suggests minor adjustments like leveling or nut replacement could enhance its performance. The pickups are praised for their quality. The segment ends with the suggestion to plug the guitar directly into an interface for further testing.
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In this part of the video, the presenter shares their final thoughts on a budget guitar priced at around $100. They express being impressed with the ceramic pickups and appreciate the vintage-style tremolo system. However, they note a downside, which is the inability to adjust the tone of the bridge pickup. Despite this, they believe the guitar is a solid choice for those with a strict budget. The presenter encourages viewers to leave comments, like, and subscribe for more content in the future.