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idiotsdelight wrote: ↑Fri Mar 03, 2023 7:25 pm I recently bought the Indio DLX ash tele toploader ($139), the Indio OS20 ($142), and the Indio Retro tele ($75). The Retro is Bullet territory. I asked for a refund and was just told to keep it.

The ash DLX and OS20 are ridiculous values. The DLX was purchased for a Bigsby which came out better than I could have imagined. I'd park that in CV equivalent only because of the budget electronics. It feels MIM. Better neck than the Fender tele I had, rounded shoulders and great fret ends. All Wilkinson spec parts/pickups. All I added was the drop in cutaway Fender bridge for the Bigsby clearance and added needle bearings to the Bigsby.
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The OS20 offset is equally as good. I'm not too knowledgable on budget strat trems, but i havent gotten to setting it up yet. Same rounded shoulders, good profile, nut on the neck. Strat pickups sound great. The HB is too overwound.

I feel like i stole these. The OS was $115 last i looked. Geez.

bc rich wrote: ↑Fri Mar 03, 2023 8:55 pm

idiotsdelight wrote: ↑Fri Mar 03, 2023 7:25 pm I recently bought the Indio DLX ash tele toploader ($139), the Indio OS20 ($142), and the Indio Retro tele ($75). The Retro is Bullet territory. I asked for a refund and was just told to keep it.

The ash DLX and OS20 are ridiculous values. The DLX was purchased for a Bigsby which came out better than I could have imagined. I'd park that in CV equivalent only because of the budget electronics. It feels MIM. Better neck than the Fender tele I had, rounded shoulders and great fret ends. All Wilkinson spec parts/pickups. All I added was the drop in cutaway Fender bridge for the Bigsby clearance and added needle bearings to the Bigsby.
20230120_191545.jpg

The OS20 offset is equally as good. I'm not too knowledgable on budget strat trems, but i havent gotten to setting it up yet. Same rounded shoulders, good profile, nut on the neck. Strat pickups sound great. The HB is too overwound.

I feel like i stole these. The OS was $115 last i looked. Geez.

Similary semi stole a Cali DLX for a Benjamin . Came with one high fret and excellent gig bag , maybe a QC reject ?
Wilkinson specs also ,
Wired the internals of a Mosky Black Rat pedal into it , because . Cannot privide pic of mod right now, the 4mb thing . But here it is pre opp

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idiotsdelight wrote: ↑Sat Mar 04, 2023 2:55 pm

bc rich wrote: ↑Fri Mar 03, 2023 8:55 pm

idiotsdelight wrote: ↑Fri Mar 03, 2023 7:25 pm I recently bought the Indio DLX ash tele toploader ($139), the Indio OS20 ($142), and the Indio Retro tele ($75). The Retro is Bullet territory. I asked for a refund and was just told to keep it.

The ash DLX and OS20 are ridiculous values. The DLX was purchased for a Bigsby which came out better than I could have imagined. I'd park that in CV equivalent only because of the budget electronics. It feels MIM. Better neck than the Fender tele I had, rounded shoulders and great fret ends. All Wilkinson spec parts/pickups. All I added was the drop in cutaway Fender bridge for the Bigsby clearance and added needle bearings to the Bigsby.
20230120_191545.jpg

The OS20 offset is equally as good. I'm not too knowledgable on budget strat trems, but i havent gotten to setting it up yet. Same rounded shoulders, good profile, nut on the neck. Strat pickups sound great. The HB is too overwound.

I feel like i stole these. The OS was $115 last i looked. Geez.

Similary semi stole a Cali DLX for a Benjamin . Came with one high fret and excellent gig bag , maybe a QC reject ?
Wilkinson specs also ,
Wired the internals of a Mosky Black Rat pedal into it , because . Cannot privide pic of mod right now, the 4mb thing . But here it is pre opp

.DSCN0529_(2) (1).jpg

Very nice. How do people not know of the DLX line?

I'm gonna assemble an ash tele out of parts I have for a friend. He wants ash, tort guard, and rw neck. Lo and behold Monoprice had that very guitar in the DLX line. I almost bought it for him. He wouldnt have been disappointed.