I just pulled the trigger on this one. Yeah, it's a little more than I would usually pay for a Taiwan-made axe. But they seem to be pretty rare, and I don't believe you can get the 7-string Sustainer pickup separately anymore from Fernandes. And even if I could, I don't currently have a 7-string with a neck-humbucker slot for it--so it was just easier to get the guitar to go with the pickup...
Plus, these got pretty good reviews on H-C, so I don't think I'm getting some lowball POS.