I'm quite frankly a little speechless. A seven string at this price is amazing. A fanfret one to boot...
The only minor issue I can find is the frets have smidge of roughness, and this is easily fixed with some tape and finegrit sanding paper.
The neck is super comfy, close to wizard-territory.
The fanned frets feel great for power/barrechords all the way - and the edges of the frets are well rounded and can not be felt during playing.
The nut sists snuggly, and the tuners work great.
The bridge stays out of the way, and the controls do not feel cheap at all. Great friction in pots and selector.
But - the real surprise are the pickups. Metal is the name of the game for me, and these puppies do the job really well! I have to add, I have a Behringer TO-800 overdrive in front of the amp (A Joyo Zombie II), and that tightens things up really nice. Even so, this is far better than the price would suggest.
Some suggest the pickups are a bit muddy, and perhaps bassy, but throw in a decent overdrive, and add an EQ in the loop. I'd go so far as to say you'd want that regardless....
The only upgrade so far are straplocks. I was planning on switching the pickups for Duncan Nazgul/Sentient, but I don't know.. the stock ones sound great, and the new ones would outprice the guitar. Twice.
I ordered a pair of Harley Benton locking tuners as well, but I might just wait until the first string change to swap them out. Locking tuners to me are mostly a convenience.
This one gets a warm recommendation, at least for the metalheads out there.
