1987 Japan Original ESP Horizon I Custom – Metallic Gold, Rare
1987 Japan Original ESP Horizon I Custom – Metallic Gold, Rare
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1987 Japan Original ESP Horizon I Custom – Metallic Gold, Rare
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This ESP Horizon Custom, built in Japan on December 18, 1987, is practically a time capsule. For a 38-year-old instrument, it remains in astonishingly fresh condition. It has been meticulously cared for in a collector’s hands over the years, and telling it apart from a brand-new guitar is nearly impossible.
The jumbo frets are spotless and completely original. The ebony fretboard is smooth, straight, and perfect for fast playing. The sculpted three-piece maple neck allows effortless access to the highest frets. While this model originally came without inlays, this particular guitar was custom-ordered with dot inlays. Its mahogany curved body not only ensures comfort but also adds to the striking aesthetics.
It features the Jackson-style headstock design that led to legal disputes, forcing ESP to later change their headstocks. Although some modern reissues exist, an original Horizon with a Jackson-style headstock is no longer possible to produce, making this an especially rare and desirable piece.
All hardware and electronics remain original and untouched, with the exception of a tasteful pickup upgrade:
- Bridge: Seymour Duncan TB-5 Custom Trembucker
- Neck: Seymour Duncan Little ’59 (single-coil sized humbucker)
The original pickups are safely stored in the case and can be reinstalled upon request.
Included with the guitar: original hard case, original pickups, and Floyd Rose tremolo arm.
General
- Manufacturer: ESP
- Made in: Japan
- Series: ESP Horizon Custom
- Strings: 6
- Construction: Neck-Through
- Orientation: Right Handed
- Year: 1987
Body
- Style: Super Strat
- Material: Mahogany
- Color: Metallic Gold
- Finish: Gloss
- Bridge: ESP Synclear Vibrato
Neck
- Nut: Locking Nut
- Material: 3-Piece Maple
- Color: Metallic Gold
- Finish: Gloss
- Binding: White
- Fretboard: Ebony
- Scale Length: 25.5” (648mm)
- Frets: 24 Jumbo
- Inlays: Pearl Dots
Headstock
- Style: Jackson-style angled, 6-in-line (Made in Japan)
- Color: Metallic Gold, Matching Finish
- Logo: ESP Custom
Electronics
- Bridge Pickup: Seymour Duncan TB-5 Custom Trembucker
- Neck Pickup: Seymour Duncan Little ’59
- Configuration: H-H
- Controls: 1 Volume, 1 Tone, 3-way Toggle Switch
- Coil Split: No
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| Condition | Mint (Used) Mint items are in essentially new original condition but have been opened or played.Learn more |
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