I’m going back to the old daze and plan to watch all of your videos. You are so nice and I consider you a digital friend. Mary Christmas. Have you ever tested a green LP IYV I have one and it’s a chunk makes my neck hurt and will not sit on my leg.
There you go Louis…sounds like a plan!! Have fun!! 😎 I did not grab any of the IYV LP clones. Honestly, I have enough and the LP being my “least favorite” body style. I have however, heard lots of good things on the “Greenie” model from IYV and having around a dozen, felt I didn’t “need one” enough! 🎸👍 Appreciate your exploring the channel!
Thanks for the review JS. Always enjoy these Setups if yours. Pick up a new tidbit everytime. Just finished setting up my IYV ISMF 20 today after having it 6 days. Glad I bought it. Stay well.
Thanks so much….glad you enjoyed! The more I get to play it, the more I am getting use to them on this guitar. I will leave them on for now at least, but will probably string up some 9’s on it next. Truly appreciate your stopping in and watching! 👍🎸
Awesome Jimmy. Thank you for making these videos. I rarely turn my tv on anymore except on Sundays to watch KC Chiefs football. RUclips has taken over tv for me. It's a nice escape from all the crazy stuff that's happening all over the world. I always look forward to your videos. I enjoy all your content & community (comment section). Looking forward to your shootout video. Keep up the great work, stay safe & enjoy the rest of your weekend!
Thanks so much and so glad you enjoy Tim! It’s because of subscribers like you that I continue to look forward to doing them. I don’t watch a lot of TV these days either…I do enjoy a good film now and then….truly appreciate your stopping in and the support! 👍🎸
I guess that would come down to what style guitar you like better, or what feels better in your hands, as both will handle blues easily. I guess price would be another factor. The Monoprice gives you a lot of guitar for the $$. Anyway…thanks for watching and commenting! Appreciate your stopping in….👍🎸
late again, lol. but I was busy over the weekend. love the sound on that one. Monoprice really trying to tempt me further w/ additional coupon for $10 off on purchase over $40 while the Charcoal Grey is at $199 . . .
Ha!! Fashionably late is good…🤣 Thanks for stopping in and commenting as always…Monoprice is always tempting, but sales and a additional $10 is sweet….😎
While I've had a couple of guitars for years, I've recently bought a Grote Thin Line Tele, a Grote 335 copy, an IYV Les Paul copy and an Indio Strat copy. After years of playing rock, I've really enjoyed trying to play Blues. My newest adventure is learning how to properly set them up. It's an entire world of rabbit holes and I'm thoroughly enjoying every bit of it. I had no idea how well these affordable guitars can play with a bit of love and care. I'm looking at the Grote SG copy as my next little project. Thanks for the content and sharing your knowledge.
My pleasure JT…thanks so much for watching and commenting! Glad you are enjoying the vids, and hope to see you here on the channel more often! Setup is important, and most guitars will benefit greatly from it. Just a little elbow grease and a bit of your time makes playing them so much more enjoyable! I have the Grote SG and it’s another great guitar for the $$. Have a look at my review/demo should you want a bit more info on it! Thanks again for stopping in, and have fun on your new “blues adventures”. 👍🎸
Fun vid to watch, Jimmy. Nice job on the presentation, as always. I'm like you - I just love messing around with them sometimes, & getting them set up just the way I like em.' I don't usually do much... except for the occasional guitar that I like the looks of... but that comes in as not super playable, or a mess. Then I go at it some. Anyway... cool guitar, and great playing. Man - I love lower-priced guitars, and I love semi-hollows.
Thanks so much for watching and commenting Jimmy Z…. This didn’t require a lot…just a bit of attention and love…😎 Surprisingly the intonation and bridge accepted the lighter gauge 7’s without a lot of fuss….the more I play it, the less weird they feel, so will leave them on, at least for now! Thanks again for stopping in…really do appreciate the support! 👍🎸
Indio Boardwalk definitely Superior to Firefly I've already seen a shootout done by one of the cats up in Canada and it was far superior in playability and Hardware than the Firefly. Have a great weekend Jimmy.
Miss you covering the IYVS.....I've added 4 more IYVs ITF300 ITF400 IP350 and the hard to find IP300. That makes 6 with the ISG200 AND THE MUSTANG. All great guitars
wow this one sounds great bro! i was hoping for some "mid" switch position to hear how this one "chirps" but hopefully on the next one lol! great video by the way! qwik qwestion: do you have to have a 3wire neck pup on a tele to have the 4way switch?
Thanks for watching and commenting! Appreciate your stopping in. As far as the Tele goes, normal setup is a 3 way with neck/bridge pups in parallel with the bridge plate acting as the string ground and the pups have a simple 2 wire (hot ground). To utilize the 4 way switch, and get the two pups to act in series, you would need to add the additional 3rd wire to the neck. Hope that helps a bit…as I recall, a number of different sites offer solutions for the Tele 4 way mod…Lollar comes to mind. 👍
So far, it's 9s for me for comfort. ANything thinner gives me that paper cut feeling, especially on the high "e." Love these long and detailed looks at taking the time to set up the guitar properly. I'm on the lookout for a lefty semihollow. Here in Canada, it's a sea of "we don't deliver there" or "pay customs an arm and a leg for a guitar like a Harley Benton HB35+." Been hoping for one on the used market, but they gouge because of the lack of available lefty guitars. Still, the search goes on!
Question for you, Rev: I just got the Indio Boardwalk in the sunburst, which has black colored pick-ups and tailgear. How do you adjust the bridge, to adjust string height? It has the two top screws, but no thumbwheels. I tried turning the screws but they are just about immoveable! I don't want to break anything if there's some secret. Can you help?
Hi unklewink…thanks for watching and commenting. To adjust the height of the ToM bridge, you should loosen the string tension then adjust the two top screws to lower/raise the bridge. This allows the release of tension across the bridge and makes turning those two screws easier without stripping them. Get the height right, and bring your string tension back up. Repeat as necessary…hope that helps! Appreciate your stopping in to the channel and congrats on your new Boardwalk! 🎸👍
@@unklewink Most of the newer style ToM style bridges have no thumb wheel these days…even if they have one, still better to relieve the tension across the bridge. Let me know how you make out…🎸👍
@@JimmyStewart1 I wasn't going to send you mine buddy lmao. I was going to send you some from Amazon 😁. Just tell me which ones you want? More 7s or did you want to try the 8s ?
I like the shape of the horns on this indio, very symmetrical,nice fretboard material,a very handsome instrument, I've found the same problem with claims of the strings being legit,never had a set of real ones,with a B string so stiff,but overall this boardwalk looks great,nice job on the binding too.
Thanks so much for watching and commenting…I never really worry much on the factory strings, as I replace them first thing anyway. Been playing D’ADDARIO strings for a long time, and these didn’t feel like D’ADDARIO. The guitar is very, very nice!! A great buy in my opinion. Thanks again for stopping in to the channel! It’s greatly appreciated! 👍
You can make string bending easier by raising the stop tailpiece to reduce the string angle between it and the bridge. Decreasing the angle can even make a set of 10s bendable in most cases because it lessens the tension. Just be sure to put a piece of cloth between your screwdriver and the tailpiece bolt heads so they don't get damaged.
Hey…thanks for watching and commenting! I can bend 10’s (use to use them a lot before switching to 9’s) but the factory strings on this certainly didn’t feel like any D’Addario 10’s that I have ever played, thus my suspicion that they were not “real” D’Addario strings. They felt quite lifeless, even more so then most junk factory strings….😎 Appreciate your stopping in and input! 👍🎸
@@Group_Anonymous You should be able to raise the stop piece up easily. Loosen the tension on the strings (or better yet, replace then) before trying to raise it so you don’t strip anything. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Thanks so much for stopping in David… I don’t know…I was the guitar player (and tech) for a fairly well known band (mine) 😎 Truly appreciate your stopping in to the channel man….thanks much! 👍🎸
@@JimmyStewart1 Thanks for having me. You look insanely familiar, even sounding so. We're probably of a similar age, and I've traveled extensively. So, maybe I'm just mixing a few memories together, as we are wont to do when we age.
@@galeng73 In all seriousness, I am probably not the guy you are referencing but I can tell you believe we are similar in many ways. I can only say this dude has to be a very handsome, intelligent, and talented guy….🤣🤣 Thanks again for stopping by….👍🎸
7s, the hi e must feel like a strand of hair. My last 2 guitars came with 8s and that was super thin. I've put 8.5s on them as a trial and feel good. I can practice longer before fingers hurt. I had gone from 10s to 9.5s, because I found 9s to thin but I'm adapting thinner. That guitar looks and sounds great. The V66 I got off amazon is also nice. Keep on keeping on
Thanks so much Mike…I would never had tried these in the past, but said to myself “give em a try”. So far, I am liking them mostly…just a bit to get use to, especially with this semi-hollow but the more I was able to play it, the more I got use to it! Appreciate your stopping Mike….👍
Hey Jimmy, I getting ready to do the same to my replacement Retro Tele - that also showed up chipped. A much smaller problem, on the darkest part of the sunburst...any suggestions to darken the wood and seal it up again. Of course, I picked it up on sale so I wasn't going to send it back again and I'm guessing it was already returned = that's gotta be why they had one to send while officially OOS. If I ever spend too much on a guitar I'll probably be a little more picky! Again, thanks for the refresher... Rob
@@JimmyStewart1 Another great reason to buy these inexpensive guitars - plenty of practice before touching something a little more pricey. 😎 Thanks Jimmy!
Thanks so much for watching and commenting Bloody pura… Truly appreciate your stopping in … I do use a couple of different pedals during some of this, but will have to go back and view it to give you what I was using… Out of town right now…will let you know when I get back! Thanks again for stopping in to the channel…👍
@@bloodypura5385 Ok…so I am obviously using the Monoprice 15w amp, and then using the 1x12 Celestion external cab with a Vintage 30 speaker for the whole video. At the 31’06 point I kicked in a little patch set up via my HoTone Ampero…it’s a simple analog delay, set with a bit of a spread, about 20% in the mix…a touch of analog “hall” reverb at about 4 o’clock, then just a bit of compression and the Twiggy Blues overdrive pedal via my SoniCake Twiggy Blues sonic bar pedal. Then it’s just a matter of switching between pups, and rolling back vol/tone to taste….I was just trying to see how the new strings sounded in different configurations, checking for tones and possibly dead spots, etc… Hope that helps a bit….👍
@@JimmyStewart1 that help a lot to be honest :) i didn't know you were using an external cab with a celestion in. An Ampero ?? Okay i had a note ^^. Thanks for your answer Jimmy !
Great…glad it helps! See my review/demo of both the amp and the external cab here on the channel should you wish to get a bit more info on them. I think I also reviewed the SoniCake pedals as well. Have not done a review of the Ampero…perhaps sometime in the future! 👍
Thanks for watching and commenting Dave! I was very surprised that it took these 7’s with minimal fuss…I use a Roland “Boss” RC-5 loop station in this video. Appreciate your stopping in….👍
Red Sox fan. Two grand salamis in the first two innings today. Wearing your lucky hat probably helped. I do like the size of the Indio. (It looks smaller than the Firefly and the Grote.) I do NOT like the "INDIO" font on that headstock. It screams "CHEAP!", but the rest of the guitar screams "QUALITY!"
Yep! Go SOX! A lot of folks don’t like the headstocks from Indio…the “hook” or their font…I just tend to ignore them mostly (the headstocks…not the people) 🤣 and it really doesn’t bother me. I am liking the Boardwalk more as I play it more. Its growing on me….😎 Thanks for stopping in Chance….greatly appreciated! 👍🎸
These 7 gauge strings is all I will play. Wouldn't consider playing anything else now....especially those barbed wire feeling Ernie Ball's...and D'Addario's = rebar.
Ha!! 🤣 Still getting use to them myself…this is the 3rd guitar I strung with them. They won’t be my go to gauge, but certainly fun to play on a few guitars. Thanks so much for watching and commenting! Appreciate your stopping in to the channel…👍
Too much fiddling around just play the damn thing..why are you worrying about fret hight when it was playing just fine prior? And where did you get the money for all that gear?
The guitar was never setup prior to shooting this video. I do my reviews “right out of the box” unless the guitar arrives unplayable. This was a setup video, and dropping from factory 10’s to 7’s it would require some “fiddling”…😎
Good helpful video. I just can't get past that giant 'Indio' headstock branding. Reminds me of the hundreds of spoofed Indian scammer lowlifes that constantly ring through or generate robocalls on every phone I use....and it's difficult to remove from the headstock when it's part of the paint job.
I hear ya….over the years I have tended to ignore the headstock on most guitars….😎 If the tuning keys are holding….I am good! 👍 Thanks so much for stopping in….greatly appreciated! 👍🎸
@@popsfereal Nah....if a semihollow is on my shopping list I'll choose another equivalent option minus the Hindu reference to begin with. Maybe Indio will get wise and phase that name out.
Thanks! Been looking at this guitar. Always like hearing you play.
Thanks so much for watching and commenting David! Truly appreciate your stopping in to the channel! 🎸👍
I really enjoy your vids so i subscribed
Hi Cliff…thanks so very much!! So glad you are enjoying the channel! Truly appreciate it and “Welcome to the Good side”!! 🎸👍
A SHOOTOUT!!! Now yer' talkin' Chief!!! Keep 'em comin'!
Comin soon my friend…. Thanks for watching and commenting! 👍
I’m going back to the old daze and plan to watch all of your videos. You are so nice and I consider you a digital friend. Mary Christmas. Have you ever tested a green LP IYV I have one and it’s a chunk makes my neck hurt and will not sit on my leg.
There you go Louis…sounds like a plan!! Have fun!! 😎
I did not grab any of the IYV LP clones. Honestly, I have enough and the LP being my “least favorite” body style. I have however, heard lots of good things on the “Greenie” model from IYV and having around a dozen, felt I didn’t “need one” enough! 🎸👍
Appreciate your exploring the channel!
Thanks for the review JS. Always enjoy these Setups if yours. Pick up a new tidbit everytime.
Just finished setting up my IYV ISMF 20 today after having it 6 days. Glad I bought it.
Stay well.
Good job Dennis!! The IVY ISMF is a fun guitar!! Enjoy it my friend!
Thanks so much for watching and commenting….it’s greatly appreciated! 👍🎸
Really enjoyed that Jimmy - thanks for sharing! The 7s sound good sir!
Thanks so much….glad you enjoyed! The more I get to play it, the more I am getting use to them on this guitar. I will leave them on for now at least, but will probably string up some 9’s on it next. Truly appreciate your stopping in and watching! 👍🎸
Wow Jimmy that sounds great brother😁 !!! I should send you some more Reverend Willies if I knew where👍
Thanks Craig…I was a bit shocked at first, but the more I played it, the better I was liking it. Your not going to use yours? Come on man….👍🎸
Awesome Jimmy. Thank you for making these videos. I rarely turn my tv on anymore except on Sundays to watch KC Chiefs football. RUclips has taken over tv for me. It's a nice escape from all the crazy stuff that's happening all over the world. I always look forward to your videos. I enjoy all your content & community (comment section). Looking forward to your shootout video. Keep up the great work, stay safe & enjoy the rest of your weekend!
Thanks so much and so glad you enjoy Tim! It’s because of subscribers like you that I continue to look forward to doing them. I don’t watch a lot of TV these days either…I do enjoy a good film now and then….truly appreciate your stopping in and the support! 👍🎸
I can't decide on one of these or an Epi SG for blues
I guess that would come down to what style guitar you like better, or what feels better in your hands, as both will handle blues easily. I guess price would be another factor.
The Monoprice gives you a lot of guitar for the $$.
Anyway…thanks for watching and commenting! Appreciate your stopping in….👍🎸
@@JimmyStewart1 I'm shooting for the lightest one. Tired of those 9 lbs hammers hanging off my shoulder
@@njcranes
I hear ya….my Boardwalk weighs in at 8lbs, 5 ounces….pretty heavy for a semi-hollow, but still lighter than my Grote SG
late again, lol.
but I was busy over the weekend.
love the sound on that one.
Monoprice really trying to tempt me further w/ additional coupon for $10 off on purchase over $40 while the Charcoal Grey is at $199 . . .
Ha!! Fashionably late is good…🤣
Thanks for stopping in and commenting as always…Monoprice is always tempting, but sales and a additional $10 is sweet….😎
While I've had a couple of guitars for years, I've recently bought a Grote Thin Line Tele, a Grote 335 copy, an IYV Les Paul copy and an Indio Strat copy. After years of playing rock, I've really enjoyed trying to play Blues. My newest adventure is learning how to properly set them up. It's an entire world of rabbit holes and I'm thoroughly enjoying every bit of it. I had no idea how well these affordable guitars can play with a bit of love and care. I'm looking at the Grote SG copy as my next little project. Thanks for the content and sharing your knowledge.
My pleasure JT…thanks so much for watching and commenting! Glad you are enjoying the vids, and hope to see you here on the channel more often! Setup is important, and most guitars will benefit greatly from it. Just a little elbow grease and a bit of your time makes playing them so much more enjoyable! I have the Grote SG and it’s another great guitar for the $$. Have a look at my review/demo should you want a bit more info on it! Thanks again for stopping in, and have fun on your new “blues adventures”. 👍🎸
7's holy smokes, but then you make them sound good. I worried about going to 9's.
Takes a bit getting use to…😎
Thanks so much for stopping in ibberman! 🎸👍
Fun vid to watch, Jimmy. Nice job on the presentation, as always. I'm like you - I just love messing around with them sometimes, & getting them set up just the way I like em.' I don't usually do much... except for the occasional guitar that I like the looks of... but that comes in as not super playable, or a mess. Then I go at it some. Anyway... cool guitar, and great playing. Man - I love lower-priced guitars, and I love semi-hollows.
Thanks so much for watching and commenting Jimmy Z….
This didn’t require a lot…just a bit of attention and love…😎
Surprisingly the intonation and bridge accepted the lighter gauge 7’s without a lot of fuss….the more I play it, the less weird they feel, so will leave them on, at least for now! Thanks again for stopping in…really do appreciate the support! 👍🎸
Indio Boardwalk definitely Superior to Firefly I've already seen a shootout done by one of the cats up in Canada and it was far superior in playability and Hardware than the Firefly. Have a great weekend Jimmy.
Thanks so much for watching and commenting Danny…I have played the other two more obviously, as I just got this, but we shall see!! 👍
@@JimmyStewart1 good luck Jimmy. I believe it was Darrell Braun that did that shoot out.
@@dannywilliams3516
Yeah, I have seen a couple things he has done…believe it or not, I watch very little “music” oriented RUclips channels…🤣
@@JimmyStewart1 you shouldn't have to Jimmy yours is the best one anyway. LOL.
@@dannywilliams3516
Thanks man…🙏
Miss you covering the IYVS.....I've added 4 more IYVs ITF300 ITF400 IP350 and the hard to find IP300. That makes 6 with the ISG200 AND THE MUSTANG. All great guitars
Thanks so much for watching and commenting Rw…
I like all GOOD inexpensive guitars!! I have not forgotten the IYV’s….stay tuned!
wow this one sounds great bro!
i was hoping for some "mid" switch position to hear how this one "chirps" but hopefully on the next one lol!
great video by the way!
qwik qwestion: do you have to have a 3wire neck pup on a tele to have the 4way switch?
Thanks for watching and commenting! Appreciate your stopping in. As far as the Tele goes, normal setup is a 3 way with neck/bridge pups in parallel with the bridge plate acting as the string ground and the pups have a simple 2 wire (hot ground). To utilize the 4 way switch, and get the two pups to act in series, you would need to add the additional 3rd wire to the neck. Hope that helps a bit…as I recall, a number of different sites offer solutions for the Tele 4 way mod…Lollar comes to mind. 👍
Willy Gibbons using 7’s
Thanks for stopping in Jim…much appreciated! 🎸👍
So far, it's 9s for me for comfort. ANything thinner gives me that paper cut feeling, especially on the high "e." Love these long and detailed looks at taking the time to set up the guitar properly. I'm on the lookout for a lefty semihollow. Here in Canada, it's a sea of "we don't deliver there" or "pay customs an arm and a leg for a guitar like a Harley Benton HB35+." Been hoping for one on the used market, but they gouge because of the lack of available lefty guitars. Still, the search goes on!
Keep on the lookout Cal…I am sure you will find the one for you eventually.
Thanks so much for watching and commenting as always…much appreciated! 👍
Question for you, Rev: I just got the Indio Boardwalk in the sunburst, which has black colored pick-ups and tailgear. How do you adjust the bridge, to adjust string height? It has the two top screws, but no thumbwheels. I tried turning the screws but they are just about immoveable! I don't want to break anything if there's some secret. Can you help?
Hi unklewink…thanks for watching and commenting. To adjust the height of the ToM bridge, you should loosen the string tension then adjust the two top screws to lower/raise the bridge. This allows the release of tension across the bridge and makes turning those two screws easier without stripping them. Get the height right, and bring your string tension back up. Repeat as necessary…hope that helps! Appreciate your stopping in to the channel and congrats on your new Boardwalk! 🎸👍
@@JimmyStewart1 Thank you. I will give that a try. Never seen a bridge without the thumbwheel.
@@unklewink
Most of the newer style ToM style bridges have no thumb wheel these days…even if they have one, still better to relieve the tension across the bridge. Let me know how you make out…🎸👍
@@JimmyStewart1 I will. Thanks again!!
@@unklewink
👍👍
Maybe you want to try the 8s 😁
Sure…why not, right? Thanks so much for stopping in Craig….👍🎸
@@JimmyStewart1 I wasn't going to send you mine buddy lmao. I was going to send you some from Amazon 😁. Just tell me which ones you want? More 7s or did you want to try the 8s ?
@@JimmyStewart1 Just send me your info on where to send them in the email I gave you brother and I'll have them right out to you👍
You don’t have to do that Craig….🙏
@@JimmyStewart1 ok brother. Just thaught I would offer😁
I like the shape of the horns on this indio, very symmetrical,nice fretboard material,a very handsome instrument, I've found the same problem with claims of the strings being legit,never had a set of real ones,with a B string so stiff,but overall this boardwalk looks great,nice job on the binding too.
Thanks so much for watching and commenting…I never really worry much on the factory strings, as I replace them first thing anyway. Been playing D’ADDARIO strings for a long time, and these didn’t feel like D’ADDARIO.
The guitar is very, very nice!! A great buy in my opinion. Thanks again for stopping in to the channel! It’s greatly appreciated! 👍
You can make string bending easier by raising the stop tailpiece to reduce the string angle between it and the bridge. Decreasing the angle can even make a set of 10s bendable in most cases because it lessens the tension. Just be sure to put a piece of cloth between your screwdriver and the tailpiece bolt heads so they don't get damaged.
Hey…thanks for watching and commenting! I can bend 10’s (use to use them a lot before switching to 9’s) but the factory strings on this certainly didn’t feel like any D’Addario 10’s that I have ever played, thus my suspicion that they were not “real” D’Addario strings. They felt quite lifeless, even more so then most junk factory strings….😎
Appreciate your stopping in and input! 👍🎸
I just received mine today. The stop tailpiece is so low, the high e string is touching the edge the bridge
@@Group_Anonymous
You should be able to raise the stop piece up easily. Loosen the tension on the strings (or better yet, replace then) before trying to raise it so you don’t strip anything.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Hmm... You remind me of someone I kinda knew in passing. I don't suppose you were once a guitar tech for a fairly well known band?
Thanks so much for stopping in David…
I don’t know…I was the guitar player (and tech) for a fairly well known band (mine) 😎
Truly appreciate your stopping in to the channel man….thanks much! 👍🎸
@@JimmyStewart1 Thanks for having me. You look insanely familiar, even sounding so. We're probably of a similar age, and I've traveled extensively. So, maybe I'm just mixing a few memories together, as we are wont to do when we age.
@@galeng73
I suppose that’s possible, but I remember everything. My mind is like a fly trap…wait…what did you say? 🤣
@@galeng73
In all seriousness, I am probably not the guy you are referencing but I can tell you believe we are similar in many ways. I can only say this dude has to be a very handsome, intelligent, and talented guy….🤣🤣
Thanks again for stopping by….👍🎸
7s, the hi e must feel like a strand of hair. My last 2 guitars came with 8s and that was super thin. I've put 8.5s on them as a trial and feel good. I can practice longer before fingers hurt. I had gone from 10s to 9.5s, because I found 9s to thin but I'm adapting thinner. That guitar looks and sounds great. The V66 I got off amazon is also nice. Keep on keeping on
Thanks so much Mike…I would never had tried these in the past, but said to myself “give em a try”. So far, I am liking them mostly…just a bit to get use to, especially with this semi-hollow but the more I was able to play it, the more I got use to it!
Appreciate your stopping Mike….👍
Hey Jimmy, I getting ready to do the same to my replacement Retro Tele - that also showed up chipped. A much smaller problem, on the darkest part of the sunburst...any suggestions to darken the wood and seal it up again. Of course, I picked it up on sale so I wasn't going to send it back again and I'm guessing it was already returned = that's gotta be why they had one to send while officially OOS. If I ever spend too much on a guitar I'll probably be a little more picky!
Again, thanks for the refresher...
Rob
Are you talking about the fretboard or the body to darken up?
@@JimmyStewart1 The body - it's on the back, right next to the neck joint...I'll probably sand it (minimally) first to smooth it out.
@@chessrootslove9916
Get some of those woodworking blending sticks to fill it and and try to match up. Then hit it with clear nail polish….done!
@@JimmyStewart1 Another great reason to buy these inexpensive guitars - plenty of practice before touching something a little more pricey. 😎
Thanks Jimmy!
@@chessrootslove9916
My pleasure..working on them is a bit of relaxation for me! 👍
Hi Jimmy :) you've got a real great sound ! Any pédals ? Which one ? At about 31'06'' :)
Thanks so much for watching and commenting Bloody pura…
Truly appreciate your stopping in …
I do use a couple of different pedals during some of this, but will have to go back and view it to give you what I was using…
Out of town right now…will let you know when I get back! Thanks again for stopping in to the channel…👍
@@JimmyStewart1 it's allways a pleasure to watch your channel carry on ! I know you will ^^ see you !! 🤜🤛👍👍👍
@@bloodypura5385
Ok…so I am obviously using the Monoprice 15w amp, and then using the 1x12 Celestion external cab with a Vintage 30 speaker for the whole video. At the 31’06 point I kicked in a little patch set up via my HoTone Ampero…it’s a simple analog delay, set with a bit of a spread, about 20% in the mix…a touch of analog “hall” reverb at about 4 o’clock, then just a bit of compression and the Twiggy Blues overdrive pedal via my SoniCake Twiggy Blues sonic bar pedal. Then it’s just a matter of switching between pups, and rolling back vol/tone to taste….I was just trying to see how the new strings sounded in different configurations, checking for tones and possibly dead spots, etc…
Hope that helps a bit….👍
@@JimmyStewart1 that help a lot to be honest :) i didn't know you were using an external cab with a celestion in. An Ampero ?? Okay i had a note ^^. Thanks for your answer Jimmy !
Great…glad it helps! See my review/demo of both the amp and the external cab here on the channel should you wish to get a bit more info on them. I think I also reviewed the SoniCake pedals as well. Have not done a review of the Ampero…perhaps sometime in the future! 👍
That guitar looks like a great value with an actual Maple top and minimal setup . Which Looper do you use? Thanks Jimmy
Thanks for watching and commenting Dave! I was very surprised that it took these 7’s with minimal fuss…I use a Roland “Boss” RC-5 loop station in this video.
Appreciate your stopping in….👍
Red Sox fan. Two grand salamis in the first two innings today. Wearing your lucky hat probably helped.
I do like the size of the Indio. (It looks smaller than the Firefly and the Grote.) I do NOT like the "INDIO" font on that headstock. It screams "CHEAP!", but the rest of the guitar screams "QUALITY!"
Yep! Go SOX! A lot of folks don’t like the headstocks from Indio…the “hook” or their font…I just tend to ignore them mostly (the headstocks…not the people) 🤣 and it really doesn’t bother me. I am liking the Boardwalk more as I play it more. Its growing on me….😎
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These 7 gauge strings is all I will play. Wouldn't consider playing anything else now....especially those barbed wire feeling Ernie Ball's...and D'Addario's = rebar.
Ha!! 🤣
Still getting use to them myself…this is the 3rd guitar I strung with them. They won’t be my go to gauge, but certainly fun to play on a few guitars. Thanks so much for watching and commenting! Appreciate your stopping in to the channel…👍
Too much fiddling around just play the damn thing..why are you worrying about fret hight when it was playing just fine prior? And where did you get the money for all that gear?
The guitar was never setup prior to shooting this video. I do my reviews “right out of the box” unless the guitar arrives unplayable. This was a setup video, and dropping from factory 10’s to 7’s it would require some “fiddling”…😎
Too much silent time, coulve been a leson...
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Good helpful video.
I just can't get past that giant 'Indio' headstock branding.
Reminds me of the hundreds of spoofed Indian scammer lowlifes that constantly ring through or generate robocalls on every phone I use....and it's difficult to remove from the headstock when it's part of the paint job.
I hear ya….over the years I have tended to ignore the headstock on most guitars….😎
If the tuning keys are holding….I am good! 👍
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put a piece of tape over it.
@@popsfereal Nah....if a semihollow is on my shopping list I'll choose another equivalent option minus the Hindu reference to begin with.
Maybe Indio will get wise and phase that name out.
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