ESP Horizon FR-II Review

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Overall Rating 4.75

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Features 4.85

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Quality 2.38

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Reliability / Value 4.65

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ESP Horizon FR-II Specs

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  • Body Shape: Soloist  
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  • Number of Strings: 6  
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  • Body Type: Solid Body  
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  • Scale Length: 25-1/2"  
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  • Body Construction: Double cutaway  
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  • Body Construction: Neck-thru  
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  • Body Wood: Mahogany  
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  • Body Top Wood: Maple  
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  • Finish: Gloss  
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  • Binding: White  
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  • Carved Top: Yes  
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  • Neck Shape: U-shaped neck  
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  • Neck Joint: Neck-through  
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  • Neck Wood: Maple  
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  • Fingerboard Material: Ebony  
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  • Fingerboard Inlays: Offset Dots w/Name at 12th fret  
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  • Number of Frets: 24  
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  • Nut Width: 1.65"  
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  • Locking Nut: Yes  
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  • Tuners: Gotoh  
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  • Bridge: Floyd Rose  
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  • Hardware: Black Nickel  
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  • Fret Size: Extra Jumbo  
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  • Number of Pickups: 2  
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  • Pickup Switch Type: 3-way Pickup Selector  
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  • Bridge Pickup Type: Active Humbucker  
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  • Neck Pickup Type: Active Humbucker  
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  • Controls: Tone  
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  • Controls: Volume  
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  • EMG 81 (B) / 85 (N) Active p.u.

Following review text is verbal representation of numerical rating information:

There are some guitars that stand out from the bunch, and ESP worked out a way to produce just that kind of instrument. Horizon FR-II is truly an amazing guitar that performs well and sounds terrific. You may safely head over to online music store and grab yourself one of these without ever trying it, if you believe your fellow musicians who gave this instrument the highest grades. Horizon FR-II really deserves those, and will surely make you a happy guitar player!

Guitar features are a very important aspect to evaluate when buying a new instrument, and that is just what ESP's Horizon FR-II has to offer: excellent features with a matching price. Top grades for Horizon FR-II depict what most musicians feel about this instrument's features; therefore you should feel confident about its value. A job well done by ESP!

Horizon FR-II is a professionally built guitar that is extremely easy to set up. Action is great, and easy to tweak. The finish is traditionally great, a main characteristic of nearly every ESP guitar model. This is an instrument that has both beauty and endurance. Fit with the best hardware, this guitar will provide you with joyful years of playing experience.

Horizon FR-II is reliable and durable guitar that goes shoulder to shoulder with top built guitars. It will perform well in any imaginable situation, and will stand the test of time, if you take the usual care of your instrument. It is no secret that ESP makes good, quality instruments, and that is surely the case with Horizon FR-II guitar.