Up for sale is an ESP Horizon-II NT, custom-color ordered at the ESP shop in Tokyo, Japan, back in 2012.

*Please note: The shipping out will be in November. Thank you for your understanding.

[Overall Description] 

• Functional Condition: The guitar was professionally maintained at the ESP direct store in Tokyo in 2025. The input jack and the earth wire for the pickups were replaced with new ones. The frets show some wear, but the guitar is still very playable, so I haven’t replaced them. 

• Cosmetic Condition: There are scratches, especially on the back plates, and small finish chips especially on the top of the head.

[Modifications] I am the first owner of this guitar and I changed the pickups in 2025. The originals were Seymour Duncans, but now it has a HH pair of Doug Aldrich pickups by Suhr (purchased brand new). The repairman at the ESP shop changed them. For me, I hear better string separation and longer sustain, especially in the high frequency range.

[Specifications] (according to my saved file copying the manufacturer’s website) 

**Cautions: Pickups were changed as mentioned above.

Body: Honduras Mahogany 

Neck: Hard Maple 3P 

Grip Shape: Thin U 

Fingerboard: Ebony, 24 frets w/ Pearoid Binding 

Radius: 305R 

Scale: 648mm 

Nut (width): 42mm 

Joint: Neck-thru-body 

Tuner: GOTOH SG360-07 

Bridge: GOTOH GE103B-T & GE101Z 

Controls: Master Volume (w/ Coil Split SW), Master Tone, Toggle PU Selector

[Additional Background] 

I purchased this guitar when I was living close to Tokyo and it was my main guitar for more than ten years, so I have actually played it. I had only a few electrical issues with this guitar in the past and I trusted this guitar.

The custom color was inspired by the special finish of the Doug Aldrich model by Jackson. After the order, I had a call from a craftsman at the ESP factory, which was in Niigata, Japan back then, and he asked if it was OK to paint black as a first layer and then paint other colors, and I said yes. That was a memorable conversation showing how carefully they make their products.

[Shipping]

From Amsterdam with a hard case of SMB. Ships via Ground Freight ONLY (e.g., UPS Standard) within continental Europe for now, to minimize any risk of damage.

• Exclusions / Island Destinations: I do not ship via air freight for now. Destinations requiring air shipping—such as Iceland, Malta, overseas territories, or certain islands—are excluded for now, sorry.

• Non-EU European buyers (e.g., UK, Switzerland): Import duties, taxes, and customs charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost and are the buyer’s responsibility.