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[Adieu]

What does everything think of a Horizon III or MII compared to a production RG, middle of the line for both? Just curious.

It's positioned way higher than most "production" RGs, compare to top of the line

RGs will have much flatter neck profiles

 

[TheBolivianSniper]

It's positioned way higher than most "production" RGs, compare to top of the line

RGs will have much flatter neck profiles

I've always heard esp necks are a little thicker. Not always my sort of thing but you never know.

 

[Crash Dandicoot]

Extra Thin U is a pretty thin neck, though maybe not original Wizard thin. I prefer having a slight amount of heft to the shape, personally. Thin U is just about perfect. Suhr's Modern Elliptical is really good, too.

 

[Adieu]

I've always heard esp necks are a little thicker. Not always my sort of thing but you never know.

ESP 6 string necks are mostly like halfway between Ibanez RG and Fender Telecaster

 

[AkiraSpectrum]

ESP necks will be quite different from one another even if they are listed as the same profile. For example, I used to own an E-II Mystique and I've played an E-II Horizon, Horizon II, Horizon III, and Eclipse model--all having 'Thin U' neck shapes. While some felt 'similar', there were a few that felt radically different from the others. The E-II Mystique, Horizon, and Eclipse had more 'chunk' to their necks (deeper/thicker): I would call these a 'Standard/Regular U'; while the Horizon II and III's were not near as chunky and would be what I would consider a more proper 'Thin U'.

 

[Spicypickles]

ESP necks are also narrower, not everyone likes that. I love it, personally.

 

[Flappydoodle]

ESP necks will be quite different from one another even if they are listed as the same profile. For example, I used to own an E-II Mystique and I've played an E-II Horizon, Horizon II, Horizon III, and Eclipse model--all having 'Thin U' neck shapes. While some felt 'similar', there were a few that felt radically different from the others. The E-II Mystique, Horizon, and Eclipse had more 'chunk' to their necks (deeper/thicker): I would call these a 'Standard/Regular U'; while the Horizon II and III's were not near as chunky and would be what I would consider a more proper 'Thin U'.

This. When I went to the shop in Tokyo and played 15+ Horizons (from Ltd, Eii, Original, Custom Shop, and some Edwards etc) there was quite a bit of variation. I spent maybe 2 hours playing a bunch of them back-to-back, so differences were more obvious than relying on memory.

But almost all of them on the spec list say "thin U", so I don't think that labelling is consistent at all.

 

[technomancer]

So umm, incoming

EDIT: seller backed out and refunded my payment

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[narad]

So umm, incoming

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Nice. You bought it from Reza?

 

[technomancer]

Nice. You bought it from Reza?

Yep, a couple minutes ago. Timing worked out as while the red isn't my favorite color, I've been looking at these recently. Got to confess the temptation to do something crazy with Mike Learn is strong.

 

[narad]

Yep, a couple minutes ago. Timing worked out as while the red isn't my favorite color, I've been looking at these recently. Got to confess the temptation to do something crazy with Mike Learn is strong.

Hell yea - my worry though is the carve top though. Everything I see Mike do is on flat bodies. I had the same sort of thought on refinishing my Horizon -- thought about crackles for a long time but in the end thought they look best on flat guitars and I'd get a metallic color to show the curves.

 

[technomancer]

Hell yea - my worry though is the carve top though. Everything I see Mike do is on flat bodies. I had the same sort of thought on refinishing my Horizon -- thought about crackles for a long time but in the end thought they look best on flat guitars and I'd get a metallic color to show the curves.

A flip-flop finish or neon color is always an option for me as well. That said if planned right I think something like combat jet graphic could be killer on the carve.

Right now I just want it to get here safe so I can play it and decide if I like the pickups

 

[Blytheryn]

A flip-flop finish or neon color is always an option for me as well. That said if planned right I think something like combat jet graphic could be killer on the carve.

Right now I just want it to get here safe so I can play it and decide if I like the pickups

Yes on the fighter jet graphics.

 

[technomancer]

LAMENESS Reza just backed out and refunded me

 

[Steinmetzify]

He say why?

 

[Blytheryn]

LAMENESS Reza just backed out and refunded me

Well that’s a bit of a dick move?

 

[technomancer]

He say why?

Losing too much money on the deal. If he had asked BEFORE refunding me I would have kicked in more cash, but whatever.

 

[Andromalia]

Losing too much money on the deal.

Er, he realised that after setting his price lol ?

 

[narad]

LAMENESS Reza just backed out and refunded me

Lame. I don't get all the hate he gets on rig-talk and FB in general, but this...this is like one of the cardinal sins of the gear trading world...Doesn't exactly help his case here.

 

[technomancer]

Lame. I don't get all the hate he gets on rig-talk and FB in general, but this...this is like one of the cardinal sins of the gear trading world...Doesn't exactly help his case here.

It's a bummer especially since if he had just said "I don't want to sell below X" it would have prevented the whole thing and I would have probably met the price since I was willing to go closer to what he had it on reverb for than what we agreed on for a price. Oh well.