R-457MN WH Progressive Series : Ridiculous for the price

You can't really ask more for the price. Well finished, sounds ok, with a good patch on a multieffects you can have tons of fun. Pots are small as to be expected, but no weird noises. Weak point, the tuners, but that was to be expected. Changed those and stays in tune quite well, so the rest of the variables to keep tuning relatively decent are there. As it is to be expected the string that needs to be retuned every now and then is the 7th, but that is not related to price or quality, is because of the scale of 25.5", longer would have more tension and help in this regards. Several brands with models much more expensive also have 25.5 in their 7 strings and same will happen. Overall I recommend it, being it for a mod project or to keep it as it is, but definitely changing the tuners.