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ESP Standard Horizon NT-2 Electric Guitar for $1799 @ Belfield Music

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ESP Standard Horizon NT-2 Electric Guitar for $1799 @ Belfield Music
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yuuki on 12/04/2015 - 23:10 belfieldmusic.com.au (326 clicks)
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Holy mother of god. It's a brand new ESP Horizon NT-2 for $1799. In quilt black cherry finish too. With a hardcase. This has got to be the absolute deal of a century - this absolutely destroys the ESP Eclipse deal I posted in the past couple of days. These hold their value extremely well; they can be had at $1200 second hand at the very least, and that's for a guitar which has been beaten up and seen much better days.

Purchased my own ESP Horizon NT-2 for $2400 new a long time ago, and has been my main go-to axe ever since. These MIJ guitars play absolutely phenomenally out of the box. This one comes with the SD Blackouts which are MUCH more organic than the EMGs. Doesn't cut through the mix as much; which may be a desirable tonal feature.

This is the epitome of what a true Japanese made guitar should be like - this right here is the definition of an awesome guitar.

For those who are perhaps budding guitarists, an LTD is an LTD. Not an 'ESP' as such. Not an 'ESP LTD'. Just an LTD. Many people get the wrong idea of ESP due to it's cheaper Korean brand (by no means a bad guitar, excellent value for the money on the mid-high end side of their products) - but an LTD does not compare to an ESP. The ESP Horizon is a true work of art; they don't need fret dressing or a setup right out of the box - it's generally hard to find a single fault or blemish on these things due to the impeccable craftsmanship on these things.

For the non-guitarists out there, this is the Nissan Skyline GTR R35 of guitars. These are the Japanese Sanyo Eneloops that run laps around the Chinese ones. This is pretty much as good as it gets without spending thousands of dollars on a custom built guitar.

If you're in the market for a high end guitar - jump the gun on this one. Won't be disappointed.

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  • Lunchtime on 12/04/2015 - 23:18
    +5

    How does this compare to the aldi one thats being sold for $69?

    • yuuki on 12/04/2015 - 23:25
      +12

      If you buy the Aldi one, expect the same level of disappointment as if you were to pay for the old tropical Sanyo Japanese eneloops and instead recieve Chinese Panasonic ones

  • inasero on 12/04/2015 - 23:35
    +9

    +1 for the post description alone :)

  • yjm on 13/04/2015 - 00:10

    Great find! Very nice guitar!

    I'd probably buy thru eBay and get $35.98 cash back via cashrewards.com.au:

    http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ESP-Standard-Series-HRF-Horizon-N…

  • GnarlyKnuckles on 13/04/2015 - 03:16

    "These hold their value extremely well; they can be had at $1200 second hand at the very least…"

    Maybe not now, as they are being sold new for ~$1800? And I'm curious why you'd consider these a good axe for a modern day guitarist, given that it looks like there's no lock-nuts/tremlo? Also, does it have a tuner on board? It's been quite some years since I've played seriously, but I do have some idea what I'm on about… back in the day I used to learn to play Satriani tunes on my Charvel 'model 6' to hone my skills, and I maintain that even to this day, he is hands down the best electric guitarist of all time. He's a crap singer to be sure, but man… what a genius on the electric guitar!

    But back to the point… in terms of functionality, what makes this guitar worth four figures? I'm sure it has a 'good feel', warm tone, is nicely balanced to play standing, has clean pots and nice even/low action etc.; but you can get all that, with a tremlo and inbuilt tuner for less than half the price, if you look around a bit.

    So I must be missing something, methinks. What is it?!?

    • terrys on 13/04/2015 - 08:42

      I'd suggest if you need a tuner, its most precise use would be to calibrate to the band, so a separate or mixer based one may be the go - I'd probably not pick this over an Alembic or Schecter on the basis of its tuner:-p Retroing a tremelo on a T.O.M isn't really an option tho :-/

    • yjm on 13/04/2015 - 09:07
      +1

      Craftmanship (e.g. fretwork), better cut of wood, better hardware, better pickups, better electronics, etc.

      The body of a low-end guitar is usually made up of multiple pieces of wood, whereas high-end models usually have a one or two piece body. This doesn't necessarily affects tone, though.

      In the case of the ESP Horizon, this model has a neck-thru design, which is more expensive to make. This particular model of the Horizon doesn't feature a trem, but you can opt for one of the FR2 variants for the same cost which features a real-deal Floyd Rose.

      Speaking of cheaper guitars, some of them are really good. I have a Japanese Les Paul copy made by Burny which in my opinion plays and.sounds better than a few Gibson R9's that I 've had the pleasure of playing. That said, I'm still chasing an R9 to add to my collection mainly for the satififaction of being able to tell everyone "I have a real-deal Les Paul!"

    • morini on 13/04/2015 - 10:50

      This is almost like saying that you can buy a car with more features than a particular BMW. Sure, some of them might drive just as well, but in general you're not getting the same level of quality, feel, reliability, and pleasure of ownership. In short if you can get a Mitsubishi that's just as good in every way, you're doing very, very well.

    • yuuki on 13/04/2015 - 11:59
      +1

      with a tremlo

      Some people including myself absolutely detest the floating trem systems. Pain in the ass to retune; can't change tunings on the fly without unlocking the nut and readjusting the trem claws at the back along with rebalancing the floyd (heck you can't even drop tune); if a string snaps mid-gig - all your other strings go out of tune (it's happened before): just some of the many things that can put one off an FR.

      • GnarlyKnuckles on 13/04/2015 - 14:59

        Yep these are all valid points pt, but to other people (myself included), an electric guitar without a tremlo is a bit like half a guitar. It all comes down to playing style. I kinda have two guitar-playing styles, and you could say they're at opposite ends of the spectrum, in a way. Re acoustic guitars, I like playing classical/flamenco/jazzy stuff, and I only play on a cut-away nylon-string; I really don't like steel-stringed acoustic guitars much (one exception; slide guitar/blues). When it comes to electrics though, I like really 'active' pick-ups (I use a lot of 'screams', feedback, etc.), and of course, a tremlo.

        Those tuning issues you mention are the main draw-back of tremlos though. I don't actually 'need' a tuner (what I mean is, I'm perfectly capable of tuning by ear), but now that you can get guitars with quality tremlos and an onboard tuner, I must admit I'm tempted to splash for one… it'd be great to be able to tune/retune 'on the fly' without even needing to be able to hear the guitar/make any audible sounds; in other words, after a 'shredding' solo, you could retune while the band plays on, without making a sound (or peering down at an external tuner on the ground!).

        I tell you though, what I really hope appears in my life-time is a self-tuning guitar; one that is 'always in tune' no matter what, cause it has 'smart tuning pegs' that each automatically detect the tension on their own string, and adjust themselves appropriately, on the fly. I'd pay many thousands for a guitar like that. Who could I approach to invent me such a guitar? Which is the most "high tech" and/or experimental electric guitar company around?

        • Baysew on 15/04/2015 - 08:40

          It's been around for a while Gibson

  • Steptoe on 13/04/2015 - 06:51

    this is the Nissan Skyline GTR R35 of guitars

    It's the Raised lettering, pale nimbus. White. of guitars.

  • worldwidehappiness on 13/04/2015 - 07:04
    +2

    Each guitar is different. Have to try them out. You can get a great $400 guitar if you look and have ears. OTOH, you can get $5,000 Gibbos that are lemons.

  • extract on 13/04/2015 - 08:00

    Just wondering why would you get this over an American made fender Strat/Tele?.

  • OBEY YOUR MASTERS on 13/04/2015 - 10:14

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  • lycos on 13/04/2015 - 13:28

    If only I can play guitar. Is there any offer for Guitar 101 lesson so I can justify buying this?

    • extract on 13/04/2015 - 13:44
      +2

      I'm currently learning guitar through online resources. http://www.justinguitar.com/ and Marty Schwartz youtube videos. Also i can hook you up with some good ebooks if you're interested.

      • ymklau on 13/04/2015 - 21:32

        Extract,
        Thank you for the online guitar website. It is really good. I am interested in the e-books as well, can share? Any other useful websites for learning guitar will be much appreciated too.

        • yuuki on 14/04/2015 - 08:21
          +1

          Check out musicisum. Online website for learning guitar via videos, taught properly too.

          Seen beginners really progress from following the series of videos they have.

        • extract on 14/04/2015 - 19:28

          Uploaded my collection of ebooks here https://www.dropbox.com/s/do4h1l6oqs2sluf/Guitar%20Books.7z?… enjoy :).

        • ymklau on 15/04/2015 - 17:40

          Hi Professor turtle and Extract
          thank you to both of you for guiding me tosome really useful resources for learning guitar. much appreciated.

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