Harley Benton R-458MN WH MultiScale

So I bought this guitar three times - the first one was nicely built, everything was great except one thing - when plugged in (clean channel), the thin e string was half as loud as all the other strings. It was basically a seven string guitar. The problem was clearly in the pickups. I tried changing the string, heightening the pickups, everything, but nothing helped. It was very annoying, overdrive somewhat helped but it was still a problem. So I returned it and got another one - same exact problem. Third one - different guitar, same problem so I finally lost my nerves and returned it for good. It seems that somehow the whole collection is flawed so beware, instead of an 8-string you might get a 7-string.