First of all this guitar has a unique beauty and character. Everything felt comfortable right away. You get a guitar that has top specs(mahogany body, ebony fretboard, stainless steel frets, etc) that also comes with a suitcase at 1500 its actually a great price. It means without the suitcase it would cost around 1300 euro. I think it's difficult to find this on the market. For example the latest ibanez x is at 1440 i think but without suicase or stainless steel frets. So i think if you look for an x style 7 string is great option. I only put 4 stars for sound because the duncan solar don't have the high output i want... But you can change pickups after all.