R-457MN WH Fanfret : Finishing and pickups are very bad

Overall, the guitar is nice in terms of playability. The neck is comfortable and the fanfret (this is my first) is a great feature. But that's all.

The pickups are too muffy, even on neck position. I haven't played enough to check if tuners keep in tune. But for a guitar of this price, I was aware that the hardware would be bad.

Finishing is horrible. The paint is well done, but is messed up by micro scratches all over the guitar, especially the back. There are 3 BIG saw cuts near the last frets and scratches all over the freboard. There is also a hit at the back of the neck.

I bought a 5 strings bass of the same brand & price range 2 years ago, and the finishing is perfect, I don't know what happened with this guitar.

I returned the guitar 2 days after delivery. I would have kept it if there wasn't that much finishing issues. Poor hardware is common on guitars in this price range and it could be a nice base guitar for hardware upgrade.