Fernandes Ravelle Baritone Guitar with EMG pickups-My Initial Thoughts

This guitar flies on the face of my general sentiments toward active pickups and EMGs in particular. However, I've been wanting try a baritone for a while and at the price I got it I couldn't say no.
Fernandes has made guitars for years primarily for metal players and made the sustainiac system famous. However, it is unclear whether they are still even in business at this point.
This particular guitar seems to be well made and plays well. With some minor setup work, it's quite nice. The stock EMG pickups are the main weak point on the guitar (unless you happen to really like those) but can be easily changed. Even as is it is not unusable at all.
What do you think of baritone guitars? Useful? Gimmicky? Why not get a 7 or 8string? Let me know in the comments.

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