Esp E-II Horizon-III - reindeer blue

In 2013, ESP reorganized its product families under 4 distinct divisions: ESP Custom Shop Japan, E-II Japan (formerly ESP), LTD Elite Japan (same production plant as ESP) and LTD. The E-II Horizon-III electric guitar, machined in Japan, is an evolution of the original Horizon with a reworked cutaway that facilitates access to high notes thanks to its wide notch.
Main features: Alder body with maple top, maple through-neck with Ebony fingerboard (24 frets, 25.5" Fender Stratocaster-type scale), Seymour Duncan SH-2 + SH-14 pickups, Gotoh through-string fixed bridge, delivered in ESP case. The Seymour Duncan SH-14 AlNiCo 5 is a perfect intermediate model between the SH-1 and SH-11. Less vintage than the former (more consistent bass), more vintage than the latter (less distortion).