Ortega RCE159-8

This is a lovely looking instrument. Unfortunately, the strings sound dead and lifeless and the guitar has terrible resonance, which is surprising for an extended range guitar. I am also extremely disappointed in how poorly the instrument holds its tuning. I have had the guitar for nearly two weeks, which should be plenty of time for the neck to adjust to any changes in humidity as well as for the (presumably) new strings to set. Still, I have to re-tune all of the strings (which go a semi-tone flat) every time I pick up the guitar.

I am a predominantly 8-string player and I've been looking for acoustic guitars to match that range and I was nicely surprised to find this model at a very affordable price and when it arrived, I was even more surprised how well made it is and how good it sounds.
I must admit that I've never been a fan of piezo systems but the one that they integrated produces a sound that I even use for recordings along with the microphone I normally use for acoustic guitars.
I think it's a very good deal altogether.