RG7421-WNF : Good Overall

Performance:

The first thing that I noticed was the lack of tuning stability and bad action. I adjusted the truss rod and the bridge action in the first place. It wasn't too bad, but not good enough for me. The nut is a terrible piece of plastic. It slotted badly and strings tend to stuck in the cavity, that eventually make tuning impossible. Definitely needs a proper graphite nut. Otherwise, it's not playable. Do add a graphite nut to your order and replace it immediately before even playing it. Tuners are ok, but not great. Consider replacing them in the future. Frets are ok, no sharp edges, a little bit rough but ok overall. Neck-body joint is ok, the bevel makes it easy to access higher frets.

Visual:

I liked the wood finish, and the main reason why I got this guitar is that, no regrets. The body is constructed from 3 pieces of wood (normal I guess for this price range guitar?) Not visible from a distance, you have to look carefully. Neck and body colour supposed to be matching, but not, there is a little tonal difference. Also, the body has a yellowish-brown, but the fingerboard a reddish-brown, don't buy it if you have OCD :)

After 3 months of using:

It plays nicely. I feel too much vibration on the body while playing it, probably because of the low density wood? Pickups are ok but, when I do recording with it, higher strings sound muddy, and I used to add EQ and Compressor to correct it. Should be ok for beginners.

For the future:

I am not super happy with it but I am not planning to sell or return it :) I will probably make it a project guitar and work a little bit on it. Modification list involves, a graphite nut, locking tuners, DiMarzio LiquiFire pickups, a killswitch and ebonizing the fretboard. Also some fret work LOL