Harley Benton R-458 BK Progressiv Series

The guitar is very nice, playability great and looks great, finish is perfect, pickups cutout and there is huge volume imbalance on the lowest string, getting randomly louder when I pick more than once

It is lightweight and for the price is good. I find though that it struggles with tuning and sound at the bottom 2 strings.

I wish I had waited and had the fan fret model instead

I wasn't looking to shred or chug on this - I wanted to try and start with the Charlie Hunter approach, but on a budget. The build quality is solid, the pickups are a bit noisy, but workable. I think there may be a grounding issue on my model, but I can't see any issues with the wiring. Great for a budget. Here it is in action: https://soundcloud.com/thehartleybros/border-blues

Not great, not bad. Mine was ok, average pickup , but the size is 7 string, not 8, strange. The body looks like Schecter's, as the neck inlay. The fretboard is quite large, but not hard to get used to. I went to the luthier to have it set up, and replace some screws on the bridge that were'nt long enough into the body. I switched the 2 PU with EMG. Sounds way better but the stock pick up can be used, they're not that bad but lack of definition. So if you wanna try a 8 string guitar, it's a cheap tool that can be easily upgraded.

Perfect guitar if you wanna try out 8 strings. But if, like me, you planned on upgrading the mics, forget about it!