First off, Welcome to the OLF. You will find a rather large group of folks in Florida and they might be close to you so you can hook up with them.
I've not used Monkey Pod yet but my guess is that you'll want to use the basic back and side thickness'.
Generally, I get the back to 0.090"-0.100" thick. Sides I shoot for 0.080"-0.090"
For the top, as your first several builds you'll want to also stick with some generic numbers as you learn how to feel the wood for stiffness and how that compares to other pieces of the same species etc...
I would shoot for 0.110"-0.120" on the redwood.
I think that monkey pod and redwood should make a great sounding guitar. Might have to try that one out myself one day.
Good luck, ask as many questions as you need, and again welcome to the insanity
. Anyway, I got the top down to thickness and I've started on the back, but it is much slower going with the hard wood. I'll be working on these few pieces and starting on my rosette in the next couple weeks. The idea of routing out a channel in the top has me a bit nervous as it will be my first move that must be extremely precise. Good thing I have lots of scrap to practice with! Anyway, I'm starting to ramble a bit. Thanks for the help.