MONOPRICE Idyllwild Cedar Solid Top Acoustic Electric Guitar with Fishman Pickup Tuner and Gig Bag: Solid Top: Solid top guitars offer richer sound with a greater dynamic range than laminate or ply tops This means that high frequencies sound sweeter and low frequencies are fuller Fishman Isys+ Pick Up: The Fishman Isys+ pickup system provides a warm, natural tone, while its built-in chromatic tuner ensures that you are always in tune and sounding your best Protection: The 10mm thick heavy-duty gig bag protects your guitar from dings and scrapes as you travel
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Brand | Monoprice |
Item model number | 610820 |
Color | Brown |
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Product Id | 1062108 |
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User Reviews and Ratings | 3 (1 ratings) 3 out of 5 stars |
UPC | 889028033043 |
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Objectively... This solid cedar top acoustic/electric guitar was ready to play out of the box. The fit and finish is excellent. Nice tight wood grain on the solid top. Rosewood back and sides look great. Straight neck with good action and no fret buzz. No adjustments needed. Fishman electronics work as expected. Subjectively... Unplugged, the tone has a nice ring that inspires me to play it. I purchased another acoustic recently (at twice the cost) from a major retailer, but returned it because the tone did not meet my expectations. When I played this Monoprice guitar through a Yamaha THR10 amp on clean mode with minimal chorus and delay, the sound just blew me away. I've owned many guitars over the years and still have a diverse collection. The other day my son asked me if I had an acoustic/electric he could borrow for gigs. I handed him a Takamine because I'm not ready to part with this baby, yet! Honestly, I don't think you'll find a better solid top acoustic/electric at this price point.
Do not know how or where this guitar is made for this money, but it is very well made with warm tone, and the sustain and intonation is great. Would recommend and have to friends of mine, for ease of playing great sound. Very pleased with mine.
I have multiple guitars and have casually played for years. I bought this guitar in the Spruce top model a couple of years ago. Loved it and used it all the time - but gave it away on a mission trip. So glad to be able to get this cedar model. Both are great guitars. You get a lot for the money! A nice instrument for a company that have given me excellent service on multiple products.
I received my Cedar top Idyllwild acoustic electric guitar about 2 weeks ago. My first impression was that it is a beautiful guitar with a very nice finish. The guitar looks exactly as pictured in the ads. I had read all the reviews so I was expecting there might be some string noise and buzz--and there was. I made some adjustments with the included allen wrench by turning the truss rod about 3/4 turns counter clockwise. I did this in about 3 steps, re-tuning each time. The noise was cleared up and the action seems good. I had to do one more adjustment after the first week because the high E string still had a little buzz. This guitar has a nice tone and seems to be good quality overall. It is lighter weight than the average dreadnaught but I like that. The pickup and tuner are fine and it sounds great through my acoustic Amp. For $200 I would highly recommend it. As others have said, it isn't a big boomer like my Martin and Takamine but it sounds good. I believe it is sounds best for light strumming and fingerpicking. To compare it to more expensive guitars is ridiculous because we're talking $200--not $1800 like my Martin. The guitar came packed in the included gig bag which is just ok. I use a heavier bag to carry it in my car, and will be investing in a hard case. If you're thinking about buying one, I would say: do it! Just be prepared to do some adjustments or take it to a pro for a set up. Don't panic if it's not in tune. A guitar should be shipped with the strings loosened anyway. My only complaint is that Monoprice would not answer my questions. I was not able to speak to anyone on the phone and the on line chat person didn't seem to know much about guitars. All in all I rate it 5 stars because of the quality to price ratio is excellent.
I played one of these over the weekend that a friend of mine had bought and was absolutely impressed at the tone, looks and ease of chords. I have a Taylor, and a Taka and his guitar plays and sounds as good as either one of them. I am just waiting on the right deal and I will own one too.
This is a really nice guitar. A steal for the price. Mine came with a really good setup, no sharp fret ends, and great playability. I like a low action, and this guitar is really good. Not sure I've ever played an acoustic with a neck/action this good. Thank you Monoprice. I would not hesitate to tell my friends about this guitar. I've had it about three-four months and it is a good one.
Love it. There are a few high frets that require filing to eliminate buzz. But other than that, excellent instrument.
Great guitar for the money! The strings are a little too high for me. Ok near the nut and get too high for me near the bridge. Nothing a setup wouldn't fix.
I love this guitar. It's beautiful, well constructed of quality materials and sounds really nice. I haven't picked up my Martin D-28 since I unboxed this guitar. It came with a nice gig bag, quality strings, and the only setup it needed was to lower the saddle a little. Had had been lower I would happily given 5 stars. It frets easily and sounds really nice both electrified and acoustic. I highly recommend this guitar for players of any level.
Here's the deal. I love the way these guitars sound, play and cost - almost too good to be true. I have recommended Idyllwild acoustic guitars to several people - but I have learned that on 2 of the 8 guitars purchased - the bridge is pulling away from guitar body (glue failure). My 3 Idyll acoustic guitars are great (for now), but 2 people have let me know that their guitar's bridge is pulling off the body... I feel bad. Not sure if manufacturer has sped up the glue curing process, or if its just bad gl;ue... Something is not right. Idyllwild, please correct this!!!