Great quality and sound for the money, needed some professional setup as expected. The only exception to excellent rating was a plastic rather than a bone nut, but customer service resolved via compensation. All and all, a very good value.

It is a good deal if you know how to set up guitars. I had to adjust truss rod level frets new strings replace input jack adjust string height . other than that it looks good.

The guitar was basically what I expected it to be for the money. It was a good value. The guitar had string buzz out of the box and required a new nut because the grooves were cut too deep. So, I purchased a bone nut and adjusted to torsion bar on the neck and it was fine. The only thing is I believe the guitar I received was previously sent and returned. Which I understand that happens but I don't think it was really addressed as to why it was returned. With all that said it was still a bargain and I would recommend this guitar as a good starter guitar and it sounds quite good,

Amber semi-hollow body. Got it on sale so I'm pretty happy with the price. I've found several small issues so far (after 4 weeks). Pros and cons:
Pros:
1. I love the color - bright yellow/amber.
2. The size and weight are very close to a Gibson 355 which it is styled after.
3. The pickups are bright/hot and the tone pots produce a wide range in the tone.
4. The guitar was somewhat setup right out of the box (but it needed some work).

Cons:
1. Frets were not dress well and there were sharp edges on the underside of the neck starting at ~ the 10th fret.
2. The finish is either printed or a laminate. It has a couple of flaws right on the front of the body.
3. I had to adjust the neck until the truss bar was loose - no room left for adjustment in that direction.
4. Setting the intonation also used up all of the available space on the bridge.
5. I have to retune often - long past the point where the strings should be stretched and settled.

Very nice for the price. I think most people would like it for it's playability right out of the box.

Nice sustain on notes. Especially, on my tube amp. Neck is straight. Tuners are decent. After, breaking in new strings . But, I will probably replace with locking tuners anyways. Price was amazing and it came with a soft padded gig bag. The only thing I would say needs a little work is fret ends. But, it's ok because I can sand/polish myself. I understand workers only have a certain amount of time on building these guitars.

This guitar is gorgeous. The only reason this isn't a 5 star review is that I had to return two guitars before getting a great 3rd one. The first guitar had glue by the nut, and while the product description says the guitars are setup in California, the guitar had clearly not been setup. There was considerable buzz from the low E, A and D strings and the action was super low, the nut appeared to have been cut too low. The second guitar lacked any sunburst at all on the back, and had an issue with a chipped inlay with what looked like a broken corner on one of the inlays. It also did not appear to have been setup, with a similar issue with strings buzzing. The third guitar is beautiful, and arrived with the strings wrapped and a D'Addario tag (which the other two did not have). It also had an allen wrench included, which was different from the first two. The action was much higher on the third guitar and just needed tuning. I think there are issues with the quality control group and some guitars not actually being setup in the states, but the third guitar is absolutely gorgeous and looks and plays beautifully. Hopefully Monoprice can sort out the quality control and be more consistent with their setup process. All that said, Monoprice made the return process for the first two guitars with issues painless.

I ordered this guitar and am kind of blown away by the value. The action was a little low when I got it but easily fixed. Fretboard needs just a bit of love, but for the price, you're not going to find a better semi-hollow. I love it.

I love the look, feel, and sound. However, there is a small problem with a rattling bridge saddle.

i owned a gibson es 347 years ago and loved it, sadly i had to sell it, i havent played for the last 35 years and decided to get back to it so i could play with my 20 year old grandson i saw the boardwalk on a review channel and ordered the boardwalk, it is a real guitar, feels,plays and sounds as good as my gibson did, i liked it so much i ordered the hss strat also and it is a killer guitar also! i highly recommend both to anyone interested!!