R-458MN WH Fanfret : Fantastic, How is This Only £160?

Have had this for out a month now and it really is amazing how this only costs as much as it does.

PROS:

-Extended, multi-scale for stable low strings -without over-tightening the high strings.

-No sharp edges etc on the frets, nice action and well set up from the start (although intonation needed a little adjusting).

-Looks beautiful

-Tuning stays pretty stable

-Lovely range of tones for the most part, and even playing acoustically sounds nice. But, get the right set up of amp/fx and it sounds incredible.

CONS:

-High end on the bridge pickup loses volume. Pickups are slightly muddy but at this price they're still great.

-Locking tuners would be nice (a set of 4L 4R seem pretty difficult to find if you want to upgrade).

Delivery was pretty good and it arrived in fine condition, well-packaged.

I would 100% recommend getting one if you're tempted by 8-strings, but not by how much they cost.