R-457 BK Progressiv Series : Typical starter 7 string

I bought this guitar to 'dip a toe' with 7 strings as I didn't want to spend a fortune on something I might eventually not like.

The guitar came pretty well set up from the factory, the action was OK, nothing to complain about there.

Quality wise, the guitar had certain flaws but they're kinda expected at this price range (frets, fretboard, nut) - luckily for me nothing I couldn't take care of myself but things is even at this price range I should not need to do anything like that in the first place. Having seen other guitars from the same line my guess is I just got a bit unlucky there and got a flawed piece. Props to customer service as they offered me to deal with the issue but I simply didn't have the time to be bothered with returning the git.

Sound is a bit thin, the pickups will definitely need to be replaced at some stage, but that's true for more expensive guitars as well.

All in all, a value-for-money instrument. IMO good for starters. Hard to beat at this price.