R-458BK Fanfret : Great Value 8

I had wanted to try an 8-string, and I was particularly interested to try a multi-scale guitar as well. When I saw the price of this, I checked the other reviews. Because they were overwhelmingly positive, I ordered it almost immediately. The guitar arrived very quickly, and I was blown away by the overall quality, sound, and playability of a guitar at this price point. As a platform to start exploring the extended range, this guitar does a great job. I changed the strings out to a set that has thicker bass strings, and the increased tension helps the playability there. Although the action and neck relief as the guitar arrived was certainly playable, I was able to lower the saddles a bit more without excess string buzz for even better playability. I'm eventually going to swap the stock pickups with EMGs, and the fact that the stock pickups are the same size will make this replacement job extremely easy.