| Author | Message | ||
| fc_spoiler
Senior Member Username: fc_spoiler Post Number: 1783 Registered: 5-2006 |
I will be in the market for an ESP Horizon 5 in a short time (have to do some more gigs for the funding) Only the neck through version, color doesn't matter (though I'd prefer black) One of these puppies:  | ||
| tmoney61092
Senior Member Username: tmoney61092 Post Number: 944 Registered: 9-2008 |
Trying to round out the a rested collection I see ;) ~Taylor | ||
| bigredbass
Senior Member Username: bigredbass Post Number: 2443 Registered: 9-2002 |
Actually, a Japanese production ESP Horizon II. I tried one of these once in a local store, and when I went back to get it . . . . . well, you know. I love these as they have a carved top with the recessed knobs, and truly the craziest 'tummy cut' on its' flat backside, as if a giant, nosecone shaped router bit was applied, brilliant ! All Gotoh and EMG, all maple, terrific axe in an 80's kinda way, fine by me. One of the lesser known 'Japanese Bass Explosion' axes from the 80's/90's, the same time and place that spawned the Ibanez Musicians, the Aria SB's, and the BB Yamahas, and the second-tier players like this, the TUNE Bass Maniacs, and the Double X Daions. http://www.espguitars.co.jp/original/horizon-bass/index_end.html#hrzb1 IF you find one, DON'T tell me ! ! Joey | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 4670 Registered: 6-2002 |
The first thing i noticed was the strings are wound up the opposite way round the peg. | ||
| tmoney61092
Senior Member Username: tmoney61092 Post Number: 945 Registered: 9-2008 |
oops I meant Newsted collection, stupid autocorrect ~Taylor | ||
| fc_spoiler
Senior Member Username: fc_spoiler Post Number: 1789 Registered: 5-2006 |
Yep :-) Jazzy: I think the tuners are all the same (the ones that normally go on the treble side) so no "trouble" when tuning the bass. Putting on new strings will feel a bit strange though :-) joey: Your post from a couple of years ago reignited the flame :-) Saw a lot of these on the metal stages in the early 90's, here's one example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPL4EzOuiNw and here's the crazy tummy cut Joey mentioned:  (This is a four string for sale at Sam Ash, http://used.samashmusic.com/item.php?id=29252) | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 4480 Registered: 5-2009 |
That really is an extreme cut on the back ! | ||
| bigredbass
Senior Member Username: bigredbass Post Number: 2447 Registered: 9-2002 |
Wolf, isn't that just crazy? Only the Japanese. Now that I look at it inverted, were they watching lots of Star Trek? If this was still made, would they invert it for the American user? Thanks for the nod, Flip. IF I were a collecting kind of guy, I'd skip Fenders and the usual suspects and have a set of Japanese basses from the 80's. For me, they're gems, from a time that won't ever be repeated. Why in the hell would I want some frumpy P-Bass or a moldy Jazz when I could have one of these or a Bass Maniac? Joey |
