Schecter Omen Elite-8 MS Charcoal

I've played guitar for over 15 years, so I've played many of them, BUT this is my first 8 String!

Pros:
1. Surprisingly lightweight
2. Solid build quality and beautiful finish
3. Big volume/tone knobs with rubber rims for ease
4. General set-up is pretty good out of the box! (this is rare)
5. Sounds great, comfortable, fun to play

Cons:
1. The finish is completely different from the images advertised; they need updating. It's more brown/dark beige textured than the dark red finish shown, but still looks great! I was after a slightly brighter coloured version, but it's acceptable.
2. The pickups are passive, which is fine! However, they are weaker than I thought and require the gain to be turned up a bit more than my other guitars for a decent input signal. (could just need adjusting, minor issue tbh)
3. The tone knob has such a small change in tone I doubt I'll use it.