R-458MN WH Fanfret : Value for Money

I wanted to experiment with an 8 string, but wasn't quite sure if i would end up playing it often. So i decided to give it a go since i had played a few harley benton instruments and thought they were pretty good for the price.

First impressions: Its sturdy, very lightweight with good ergonomics and fairly balanced

Pros:

1) Its a very well build instrument especially if you consider the price.

2) I'm having no problems restringing or tuning the guitar so far. The tuners (in compination with the nut) hold the guitar in tune in most cases, except if you do a crazy bend like 2 whole steps.

3) The fretboard has no sharp edges, the frets seem to be in good condition and so far i haven't found any dead spots. The shape of the neck is really flat kind of like esp's thin U (one of the most comfortable necks out there)

Cons:

1) The pickups are very noisy and in my opinion they are the biggest con of this guitar. If you play many strings at once (especially the lower with the higher ones) the sound becomes muddy and undifined.

Overall, this guitar does the job more than satisfactory. You definetly don't have to uprade it but if you do (specifically the nut and pickups) this guitar can become a major axe for your arsenal. Definetly recommending it to anyone who wants to experiment and wants an introduction to the 8 string world.