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Ravens Creed
11-27-2007, 02:02 PM
Total metal pwnage! :cool:



http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/5330/horizon1rc5.jpg

http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/5258/horizon2pz2.jpg

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/684/horizon3tw9.jpg

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/3734/horizon4zb5.jpg

http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/2834/horizon5lq0.jpg

1991 by the way. Was this model called a custom? I'm not sure.
gab4554
11-27-2007, 02:12 PM
i like the rust on pickups
Ravens Creed
11-27-2007, 02:16 PM
No rust. A trick of the light.
1point8t
11-27-2007, 02:26 PM
Oh FUCK YEA! Very nice score, I love the color. Congrats dude!
Gfunk
11-27-2007, 02:29 PM
Congas!



I had the same in black with EMGs and OFR. Yeah, most of the neck thru Horizons were called "Custom". Is that eboner or dark rosebud?




:)
Ravens Creed
11-27-2007, 02:31 PM
Cheers. I'm sure that bridge pup isnt stock though, right? It looks like an X2N or something.
Did ESP do blade humbuckers like that?

Edit: Its Ebony alright. A beautiful example at that.
1point8t
11-27-2007, 02:35 PM
Yea that's the stock bridge P/U... mine came with EMG's already installed though.
Ravens Creed
11-27-2007, 02:39 PM
I might swap them. They sound nice but they could be....... nicer. This axe deserves the best.

I'm thinking of a Bare Knuckle Miracle man or DiMarzio X2N for the bridge and ....well I dont have the first clue about stacked/mini humbuckers. Any recommendations?
gab4554
11-27-2007, 03:05 PM
No rust. A trick of the light.
just kidding nice guitar.
Det Brinnande Röda
11-27-2007, 03:42 PM
WOuldn't mind one of those.. congas!
Gfunk
11-27-2007, 05:04 PM
Those ESP X2Ns are purty hot, at least mine was. Maybe give it a shot thru your main rig before switching it out. Have fun!




:)
D-EJ915
11-27-2007, 08:25 PM
Called fucking awesome is what I say \m/
espdegarmo
11-27-2007, 08:32 PM
good score
Ravens Creed
11-28-2007, 02:40 AM
Cheers.

The band I'm touring with in the spring tunes to B so I'll probably have to use heavier gauge strings than I'd ideally prefer. In the other guitar I'll be using for this tour (MII Urban Camo) I have EMG 81's so I'm used to hot pups.

I reckon an X2N in the bridge and a Seymour Duncan hotrail in the neck might be the way to go although I've never used an X2N before and have to rely on word of mouth. I want to avoid using EMG's again if I can but as this band is pretty heavy (Thrash/Death metal) I need something with teeth that is brutal and shreds.

I'll be running it through a Marshall JVM full stack with a Boss GT-6 and/or perhaps an MT-2 pedal.

I have heard that the X2N is as hot as an EMG 81 but with more organic tone. Would that be a fair assessment G Funk?
Ravens Creed
11-29-2007, 08:51 AM
Fuck it. I've just ordered some Bare Knuckles pups. Its about time I treated myself.

A Warpig for the bridge and a Sinner for the neck. It should sound like Medusa on the Rag!
DarkRaven03
11-29-2007, 03:54 PM
If you're looking for complete death metal overkill, make sure you get ahold of Tim and tell him to put a ceramic magnet for the warpig :D
Eyeless
11-29-2007, 04:51 PM
Looks good!
soulfly38
11-29-2007, 04:54 PM
Killer axe! I also had one similar to yours (reverse headstock)

:D
Ravens Creed
11-29-2007, 05:56 PM
If you're looking for complete death metal overkill, make sure you get ahold of Tim and tell him to put a ceramic magnet for the warpig :D

Yep, thats what I've ordered. :evil
Joe_Bradburry
11-29-2007, 08:45 PM
nice score, that's a killer axe
btw, your carpet looks verry clean! :P
Ravens Creed
11-30-2007, 03:45 AM
Cheers. It was only laid a few months ago though. Give it time. ;)
Blake
12-02-2007, 03:03 AM
I'll be running it through a Marshall JVM full stack with a Boss GT-6 and/or perhaps an MT-2 pedal.



The JVM is more than powerful enough, don't sully its greatness with the MT-2. Use the GT-6 for effects ONLY. The natural tube drive will be far nicer than what either of them can produce.

Nice guitar, by the way :cool: More pics when the new pickups are in!
Ravens Creed
12-02-2007, 04:37 AM
Yeah man I only use the MT-2 to get a certain sound. Its a good pedal and mines Keeley modded. I only use the GT-6 for effects too and mainly for the prog band I'm in rather than the thrash/death band this guitars for.

The two overdrive channels are ridiculous on the JVM. When the Warpig is installed in this guitar it wouldnt suprise me if I can't have the gain any higher than 3. I dont have it any higher than 5 with my EMG 81 equipped MII UC.