Belated NGD- ESP Horizon FR Mystic Black (56k cannot witness the bad pics)

Church2224 · 06-20-2012, 05:21 PM

First off, I would like to thank my buddy Highgain510 for this guitar. He told me he was going to sell it a while back and a few weeks ago I finally went up to the D.C. area to get it. Well worth the 2.5 hour drive

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I finally got a chance to take some pics after I got it back from the shop today to get set up with a 11-52 set. In Short, this is probably my favorite guitar I own right now. Plays like no other and the tone is godly. I never thought I would bond with the ash body, but it has become my personal favorite tone wood. I have a volcano red Horizon FR on reserve from a local dealer, and I might reserve the second volcano red they have as well as a few more ESP Standard Series guitars, maybe a CS model or two. These new ESPs are just that damn good. They could hold their own against many of the PRSi, Vigiers and Suhrs I have played.

Anyway onto the pics (My dog wanted to help in a few of them) Please pardon my poor photography skills, my camera is cheap and my house has poor lighting. The finish looks much better in person, and is more of a black and silver finish-

"Church, Get this guitar off of my couch"

A pic with the two other guitars I will never sell.

Nagash · 06-20-2012, 06:02 PM

Nice dog !

djpharoah · 06-20-2012, 06:04 PM

Congrats bro - that guitar + EMGs must freakin' rip!

CYBERSYN · 06-20-2012, 06:09 PM

Congrats, Church.

Awesome finish mate.

Captastic · 06-20-2012, 06:13 PM

Luv eeeeet!!

Black43 · 06-20-2012, 06:14 PM

That looks epic, man.

MetalDaze · 06-20-2012, 06:15 PM

That's a great finish!

troyguitar · 06-20-2012, 07:44 PM

That is my favorite black finish.

AkiraSpectrum · 06-20-2012, 07:46 PM

sexy as hell!

how do the EMG's sound in Ash in comparison to mahogany?

Church2224 · 06-20-2012, 08:04 PM

Thanks a lot for the kind words!

The EMGs sound great in this guitar. I love the 85 in the neck, it has a very clear tone to it but sounds "Full" if that makes any sense. The 81 in the bridge sounds ok, but sounds too sterile for me. I am contemplating swapping out the 81 for an 85. The next one I get might install a dual set of 85xs in it.

bouVIP · 06-20-2012, 08:09 PM

So jealous!!!

Great guitar and I bet the finish looks even more amazing in real life... I've wanted to get one of these 2 but Volcano red!

th3m1ke · 06-20-2012, 08:11 PM

Congrats! Guitar guitar blah blah whatever - lets talk about that cutie pie dog you got there

Horizongeetar93 · 06-20-2012, 08:15 PM

love the guitar! the finish...ehh. It kinda looks like someone put flour on their hands and touched the guitar a bunch. Maybe it's the lighting but it's not bad!

Church2224 · 06-20-2012, 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by th3m1ke

Congrats! Guitar guitar blah blah whatever - lets talk about that cutie pie dog you got there

That sweetheart is my boy Rebel and probably the sweetest and friendliest dog I ever met. He is an 8 year old Border Collie and is around me all the time.

We are trying to get another Border Collie as a friend for him, the two Pomeranians we also have right now are not really his friends, more like pillows that just sit there, but this time we want to adopt. Problem is every time we find one some one else adopts it.

CYBERSYN · 06-20-2012, 08:57 PM

Border collies are

Furtive Glance · 06-20-2012, 09:17 PM

Beauty! Gah, I love Horizons.

Vinchester · 06-21-2012, 03:57 AM

DAT GRANITE TOP!!

Congrats man, ESP Standards will serve you well!
Also, I didn't know Horizons have ash body. How does it compare to alder?

Don Vito · 06-21-2012, 05:51 AM

dat tail

2ManyShoes · 06-21-2012, 10:52 AM

Awesome. Man, I love those things. I just bought a Horizon FR-27. (Re-bought, actually, long story.) Should arrive tomorrow. NGD coming up!

engage757 · 06-21-2012, 01:01 PM

very sweet Kev! Congrats!

Zado · 06-21-2012, 01:42 PM

HighGain510 · 06-21-2012, 02:22 PM

That guitar rivals the ESP H-III CS I have, no joke. I'm glad you finally took it Kev, as you know I went back and forth on whether or not to sell 3-4 times and the HVAC going finally forced it. Definitely one of the very best ESPs I have owned, but beyond just within the brand it is one of the better guitars I have owned period.

Hope you play the crap out of that, she's a special one and one of the few guitars that I offer the "if you want to sell when I have cash in the future, I'll gladly buy that back!" deal on.

Thanks for the smooth deal too bro, hope you stockpile more sweet ESPs too!

jon66 · 06-21-2012, 02:40 PM

Yummy. That finish looks sweet. As does your dog. And your couch...

Congrats!

bob123 · 06-21-2012, 02:44 PM

p.s. spend some of your esp money on a new couch :p

Don Vito · 06-21-2012, 03:01 PM

I like his couch.

It looks like a kilt.

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06-20-2012, 05:21 PM	#1
Church2224 Guitar Whore Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Richmond VA Posts: 2,531 Thanked: 96 $Church2224 is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Church2224 is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Church2224 is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Church2224 is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Church2224 is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Church2224 is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Church2224 is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Belated NGD- ESP Horizon FR Mystic Black (56k cannot witness the bad pics) First off, I would like to thank my buddy Highgain510 for this guitar. He told me he was going to sell it a while back and a few weeks ago I finally went up to the D.C. area to get it. Well worth the 2.5 hour drive . I finally got a chance to take some pics after I got it back from the shop today to get set up with a 11-52 set. In Short, this is probably my favorite guitar I own right now. Plays like no other and the tone is godly. I never thought I would bond with the ash body, but it has become my personal favorite tone wood. I have a volcano red Horizon FR on reserve from a local dealer, and I might reserve the second volcano red they have as well as a few more ESP Standard Series guitars, maybe a CS model or two. These new ESPs are just that damn good. They could hold their own against many of the PRSi, Vigiers and Suhrs I have played. Anyway onto the pics (My dog wanted to help in a few of them) Please pardon my poor photography skills, my camera is cheap and my house has poor lighting. The finish looks much better in person, and is more of a black and silver finish- "Church, Get this guitar off of my couch" A pic with the two other guitars I will never sell. HighGain510, snowblind56, s_k_mullins and 12 others like this. Current GAS- ESP Standard and LTD Elite M-IIs Jackson USA Select Sl2h Jackson Chris Broderick Schecter USA Hollywood Classic FR Charvel Pro Mods

06-20-2012, 06:09 PM	#4
CYBERSYN CYBERnetic SYNergy Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Sunny Coast, Australia Posts: 5,359 Thanked: 33 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Congrats, Church. Awesome finish mate. Make a rule where, who ever messes up gets punched in the face. That is how I run my solo project. - Floppystrings Search this site by going to Google and adding site:sevenstring.org after your search word!

06-20-2012, 06:14 PM	#6
Black43 Actually British Join Date: May 2012 Location: Sydney Posts: 165 Thanked: 2 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	That looks epic, man. So that's what an ear-gasm feels like - some guy on Youtube

06-20-2012, 07:44 PM	#8
troyguitar SS.org Regular Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bloomsburg, PA Posts: 7,388 Thanked: 63 $troyguitar is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $troyguitar is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $troyguitar is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $troyguitar is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $troyguitar is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $troyguitar is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $troyguitar is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ Feedback Score: 10 reviews	That is my favorite black finish. American Metal with real singing!

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06-20-2012, 06:02 PM	#2
Nagash Is a bad man Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Strasbourg, France Posts: 828 Thanked: 11 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Nice dog !

06-20-2012, 06:04 PM	#3
djpharoah Awwww Yeaaaah • Super Moderator • Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Cali' Posts: 13,175 Thanked: 320 Feedback Score: 117 reviews	Congrats bro - that guitar + EMGs must freakin' rip!

06-20-2012, 06:13 PM	#5
Captastic SS.org Regular Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Phoenix Posts: 305 Thanked: 2 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Luv eeeeet!!

06-20-2012, 06:15 PM	#7
MetalDaze maggots are falling Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 1,549 Thanked: 55 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	That's a great finish!

06-20-2012, 07:46 PM	#9
AkiraSpectrum SS.org Regular Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 961 Thanked: 3 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	sexy as hell! how do the EMG's sound in Ash in comparison to mahogany?

06-20-2012, 08:04 PM	#10
Church2224 Guitar Whore Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Richmond VA Posts: 2,531 Thanked: 96 $Church2224 is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Church2224 is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Church2224 is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Church2224 is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Church2224 is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Church2224 is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Church2224 is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Thanks a lot for the kind words! The EMGs sound great in this guitar. I love the 85 in the neck, it has a very clear tone to it but sounds "Full" if that makes any sense. The 81 in the bridge sounds ok, but sounds too sterile for me. I am contemplating swapping out the 81 for an 85. The next one I get might install a dual set of 85xs in it. AkiraSpectrum likes this. Current GAS- ESP Standard and LTD Elite M-IIs Jackson USA Select Sl2h Jackson Chris Broderick Schecter USA Hollywood Classic FR Charvel Pro Mods

06-20-2012, 08:09 PM	#11
bouVIP SS.org Regular Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 237 Thanked: 14 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	So jealous!!! Great guitar and I bet the finish looks even more amazing in real life... I've wanted to get one of these 2 but Volcano red!

06-20-2012, 08:11 PM	#12
th3m1ke Chug Life Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 2,829 Thanked: 57 Feedback Score: 7 reviews	Congrats! Guitar guitar blah blah whatever - lets talk about that cutie pie dog you got there

06-20-2012, 08:15 PM	#13
Horizongeetar93 maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Harrisburg, PA Posts: 438 Thanked: 14 Feedback Score: 3 reviews	love the guitar! the finish...ehh. It kinda looks like someone put flour on their hands and touched the guitar a bunch. Maybe it's the lighting but it's not bad! Check out my band Cease The Sky at http://www.facebook.com/ceasethesky

06-21-2012, 01:01 PM	#20
engage757 Caparison Whore Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: St. Augustine Beach, Florida Posts: 3,649 Thanked: 152 Feedback Score: 26 reviews	very sweet Kev! Congrats! *Some favorites: Caparison Angelus HGS/Customs, Mayones Regius', Dingwall ABZ, Blackmachine B6/B2 and a Carvin CT6. My own little favorite slice of heaven.* Staff writer/Gear reviewer- Ignition Music Magazine/ Wax Music Magazine. Check out my Facebook G.A.S. - inspiring pages and show us your gear/G.A.S.! http://on.fb.me/ZjgcKg Then Check out our affiliate pages: Bass- http://on.fb.me/10dpigi Studio- http://on.fb.me/10tqZjP

06-21-2012, 01:42 PM	#21
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CYBERSYN CYBERnetic SYNergy Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Sunny Coast, Australia Posts: 5,359 Thanked: 33 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Border collies are Make a rule where, who ever messes up gets punched in the face. That is how I run my solo project. - Floppystrings Search this site by going to Google and adding site:sevenstring.org after your search word!

06-20-2012, 09:17 PM	#16
Furtive Glance Meeps? Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Southern Ontario Posts: 1,044 Thanked: 5 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Beauty! Gah, I love Horizons. MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEPPSS!!!

06-21-2012, 03:57 AM	#17
Vinchester SS.org Regular Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 779 Thanked: 9 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	DAT GRANITE TOP!! Congrats man, ESP Standards will serve you well! Also, I didn't know Horizons have ash body. How does it compare to alder? -ESP Eclipse I CTM FT w/ BKP Rebel Yells -ESP M-II w/ D-sonic/Air Norton -Jackson RR3 w/ EMG81/60 -Schecter C1 Hellraiser

06-21-2012, 05:51 AM	#18
Don Vito ....! Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Alabama Posts: 3,176 Thanked: 8 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	dat tail Key_Maker likes this.

06-21-2012, 10:52 AM	#19
2ManyShoes 10th Degree GearSlut Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Kansas City Posts: 266 Thanked: 4 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Awesome. Man, I love those things. I just bought a Horizon FR-27. (Re-bought, actually, long story.) Should arrive tomorrow. NGD coming up! "Grondar, untie Mr. Paslo." "But he's told us nothing!" "There's a customer!"

06-21-2012, 02:22 PM	#22
HighGain510 Cold As Ice Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 12,476 Thanked: 226 Feedback Score: 31 reviews	That guitar rivals the ESP H-III CS I have, no joke. I'm glad you finally took it Kev, as you know I went back and forth on whether or not to sell 3-4 times and the HVAC going finally forced it. Definitely one of the very best ESPs I have owned, but beyond just within the brand it is one of the better guitars I have owned period. Hope you play the crap out of that, she's a special one and one of the few guitars that I offer the "if you want to sell when I have cash in the future, I'll gladly buy that back!" deal on. Thanks for the smooth deal too bro, hope you stockpile more sweet ESPs too!

06-21-2012, 02:40 PM	#23
jon66 SS Contributor Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 417 Thanked: 27 / 1 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Yummy. That finish looks sweet. As does your dog. And your couch... Congrats!

06-21-2012, 02:44 PM	#24
bob123 Banned Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Michigan Posts: 2,282 Thanked: 48 Feedback Score: 4 reviews	p.s. spend some of your esp money on a new couch :p

06-21-2012, 03:01 PM	#25
Don Vito ....! Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Alabama Posts: 3,176 Thanked: 8 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I like his couch. It looks like a kilt.

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