R-458MN WH Progressive Series : It's a keeper

I've been using this guitar for some time now and I can only say it is just awesome. Guitar does not feel cheap. Aesthetically it is very pretty and well concepted. I tuned the F# to E and its great. Tuners work just fine, intonation can be set really well, string action can also get quite low. I love the neck, it's just fun to play. Only thing that could be better are pickups, but it would be irrational to expect excellent pickups on such a cheap guitar. Don't get me wrong pickups are just fine, but there is room for improvement. Clean tone is exceptional,distortion is OK. Unplugged guitar resonates very well. That's about it. A lot of bang for little buck I would say. It's my first 8 string BTW.