R-457MN WH Progressive Series : Great entry level 7 string

I'll try and keep this simple.

I am not the greatest player in the world, I've struggled my entire playing life to progress and to "get good" which has only been made worse due to a fairly serious hand injury a few years ago. Along the way I've become partial to the "Ibanez Prestige" guitars the neck profile works well with my busted up hands and the build quality keeps my inner gear nerd happy.

When I first started looking for a 7 string I could not find anything local that I liked for under $1000 CAD which was far more then I wanted to spend on something I was not sure that I would like. After reading some reviews I decided to Order this Harley Benton unit.

I had mixed feeling when I opened up the box..

The good:

*Good quality hardware

*The electronics are nice quality and work well.

*Almost perfect set up

*Fantastic finish

*great neck profile

*Really light weight, this may be a double edged sword (see negatives)

The bad:

*Mine came with three good sized dents on the body despite there being no damage to the packaging. i suspect the body wood is soft

*The pickups are muddy down low and lack definition

Overall I am super happy with my guitar, I would say it is as good as the competitions guitars at twice the price.