Horizon NT-7 Review

I play mostly Metal and and this guitar gives me anything from the most bitting and screaming sound to the heaviest metal sound.

Features:	10
Sound:	10
Action:	10
Reliability:	8
Impression:	10
Overall rating:	9.5
Reviewer rating:	9.6
Users rating:	9.4
Votes:	12

overall: 9.6

Reviewed by: the mighty dave, on november 15, 2012

Price paid: € 1600

Purchased from: Local Music shop

Features: Neck-Thru-Body Construction
25.5" Scale
Alder Body
Maple Neck
Ebony Fingerboard
45mm Bone Nut
Thin U Neck Contour
24 XJ Frets
Black Nickel Hardware
Gotoh Magnum Lock Tuners
Tonepros Locking TOM Bridge
EMG 707 (neck) and EMG 81-7 (Bridge)
Finish: Black

I'm not sure why but mine arrived with an EMG 81-7 in the Bridge instead of 2 707's as stated on the ESP website but I prefer the 81-7 anyway.

Controls
Master Volume
3-Way Toggle
Master Tone

Hard case included in full price! // 10

Sound: So An EMG 707 and 81-7 - Brilliant pick up's for anything from Standard rock to Ear blistering Death Metal! Thats why I love the sound, I play mostly Metal and and this guitar gives me anything from the most bitting and screaming sound to the heaviest metal sound. The 707 is obviously a lot thicker and better for playing on clean.

The clean sound has a little bit of crunch, perfect for rock. I wouldn't recommend this guitar to jazz or blues players! LOL // 10

Action, Fit & Finish: The guitar was quite well set-up in the factory, even though I bought it from my local music shop I'd had it ordered in and all the salesman did was tune it before I came to pick up it. I changed the strings as soon as I got home, I put 11 - 70 's on, and set the guitar up accordingly, but I felt the thickness of the strings was too much and killed a lot of the tone of the guitar. I then changed the string to 10 - 58's (re-set up the guitar) and I think it's given the guitar a lot more tone and playability. Set-up correctly the guitar plays like a beauty however I did have some trouble with the Bridge as it was a bit stiff to be begin with.

Extremely comfortable to play as the neck is a lot Thinner and narrower then any of the other 7's I've tried, very easy for soloing and getting down to that 24th fret! I Personally love the finish, it obviously needs polishing quite often but I put that down to a labour of love! // 10

Reliability & Durability: Well I haven't had it long and I haven't gigged with it yet so it's hard to say. However the Gotoah Magnum Lock tuners are incredibly reliable, I rarley need to tune the guitar and if I do change the tuning it only takes a few minutes to settle. // 8

Impression: As it's my first 7 it's hard for me to compare but I've had a fair few guitars and this one has to be my favourite, it suits my stlye of playing brilliantly, it's extremely comfortable, great for Metal and just one hell of Kick ass guitar! // 10

Comments

[bustapr]

now for the inevitable. It always comes down to any 7 string vs a schecter(or agile), I cant get this for that...pricetag, or I can get a good hellraiser 7 with similar specs(except for the neck), and with coil taps, for less than half off, maybe 1/3 of the price. Not bashing or being a fanboy, just saying this is a hell of an expensive guitar.

Im guessing this is an ESP, do they make an LTD version?

[EpiExplorer]

bustapr wrote:

now for the inevitable. It always comes down to any 7 string vs a schecter(or agile), I cant get this for that...pricetag, or I can get a good hellraiser 7 with similar specs(except for the neck), and with coil taps, for less than half off, maybe 1/3 of the price. Not bashing or being a fanboy, just saying this is a hell of an expensive guitar.

Im guessing this is an ESP, do they make an LTD version?

Too expensive for what it is. My RG1527 beats it and thats nearly half the price.

[mrrman]

looks nice but $$$$$

[OurRequiem]

A horizon nt-7 as your first 7 string? holy shit. going for gold. lol, they are brutal though. nice guitar.

[celticstorm84]

Great guitar. ESP makes a great instrument. As expensive as this one is I'd buy it in a heart beat if I had the dough.

[Mahabajaba]

The thing people must remember about the price tags on ESP's is the quality involved. If you don't care so much about your wood grades and the like, sure go for something cheaper, but I have never heard of such thing as a bad ESP and that makes them worth the price.

[rebornmaster9]

dude, that thing looks boss, i want a 7 string so bad

[Pat_s1t]

I want an ESP Horizon so much. I think when I get enough money scraped up I'll sell my MH-1000 NT for the Horizon NT-II counterpart. Oh, and welcome to the SSL bro!

[the mighty dave]

http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/sevenst... my-new-esp-horizon-nt-7-tell-me-what-you-think.html

Pictu res of my guitar here!

[the mighty dave]

*Pictures

[MRoby]

Looks like a great guitar. That neck-thru looks AMAZING! Real ESP's are much higher quality than Schecters.

And, coil taps on EMG's = fail. I would only put them on lower output humbuckers, imo.

-->My Opinion

[TST2469]

SEXY!!!!! I WANT 1!!!! but its to $$$$

[ProgJazzMath]

ESP makes a damn good LTD model I believe, that is a 7 with EMG 707's and it's around 699 dollars.

[THRASH-METAL]

this looks awsome, id love to have one. the ltd deluxe h-1007 looks a little more reasonable, price wise.

[theIronCurtain]

Hey guys, if you're an owner of a Fiat, do you go to the Porsche site and complain about prices? Quality costs, but some people seem not to realize that...
And the guitar in itself - piece of art. Good review btw!

[YJGB]

bustapr wrote:

now for the inevitable. It always comes down to any 7 string vs a schecter(or agile), I cant get this for that...pricetag, or I can get a good hellraiser 7 with similar specs(except for the neck), and with coil taps, for less than half off, maybe 1/3 of the price. Not bashing or being a fanboy, just saying this is a hell of an expensive guitar.

Im guessing this is an ESP, do they make an LTD version?

They don't make that specific model, but they do make the ESP LTD MH-417. About the same specs except for the tuners.

[bodom alexi]

no they dont make an ltd version i hope to be getting this very soon