R-457MN WH Fanfret : Great guitar, great price!!

This was my first multi-scale and 7 string guitar, and I didn't want to break the bank, just in case it wasn't my thing. I was pleasantly surprised when I opened the box, this is a solid guitar!! I took me a little while to get used to the extra string, but the fanned frets were no problem. Overall quality was very good, and playability out of the box was decent. A few tweaks and some new strings, and this guitar punches well above its weight. The pickups in many other reviews are described as muddy, I found them to sound good, but they have a lot of low end (especially on the low B string when downtuned)...an easy and inexpensive fix, rather than replacing them, I converted the tone control to a bass cut control, which allows you to dial out some of the low end to taste, and get more clarity. Highly recommended if you want to get into the world of extended range and fanned fret guitars.