E-II HORIZON NT-7B HIPSHOT
BLACK SATIN
E-II HORIZON NT-7B HIPSHOT
BLACK SATIN
Created at the ESP facility in Tokyo, Japan, the ESP E-II Series is our highest-quality factory-produced instrument collection. With the E-II Horizon NT-7B Hipshot, you might have found your dream guitar, as long as you're able to take advantage of its many world-class features. Let's start at the beginning: it's a 7-string baritone guitar built at 27" scale. Downtuning to extreme levels will never be a problem with this professional-caliber instrument. It offers neck-thru-body construction, with all of the benefits of sustain and stability you'd expect. Adding to this is the Hipshot hardtail bridge with string-thru-body design. The guitar's active pickup set includes the EMG 85-7H (neck) and 81-7H (bridge) for a range of terrific tones from dark and moody to screamingly aggressive for your most brutal rhythms, riffs, and solos. Top-tier components on the E-II Horizon NT-7B Hipshot include a Schaller straplock, Gotoh locking tuners, and a bone nut. Available in Black Satin or Snow White finish.
- Construction
- Neck-Thru
- Scale
- 27" Baritone
- Body
- Alder
- Neck
- 3Pc Maple
- Fingerboard
- Ebony
- Fingerboard Radius
- 305mm
- Finish
- BLACK SATIN
- Nut Width
- 48mm
- Nut Type
- Bone
- Neck Contour
- Thin U
- Frets/Type
- 24 XJ
- Hardware Color
- Black
- Strap Button
- Schaller Straplock
- Tuners
- Gotoh Locking
- Bridge
- Hipshot w/ String Thru
- Neck PU
- EMG 85-7H
- Bridge PU
- EMG 81-7H
- Electronics
- Active
- Electronics Layout
- Vol/Tone/Toggle Switch
- Strings
- Elixir Nanoweb Super Light (.009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042/.056)
- Case
- MH XL GUITAR FORM FIT CASE
- Case Included
- Y
Hey Michael, strings and tuning is a very subjective topic as no two players prefer the same strings or tuning. This is currently equipped with 9-56 gauge strings set in standard so for lower tunings you could always go with a thicker gauge of string. Perhaps you could pick up a couple sets and see what works best for you and the music you are trying to create.
On my 24.75" scale, 6-string guitars, I play a .012 set tuned to C standard. I have a 6 string 27" baritone and I use the same strings and tuning. The benefit is a bit more tension and makes open string things a bit clearer sounding.
I'd try it with the stock .009 set and see how it feels to you. But It wouldn't surprise me if you decided to go up to a .010 or .011.
I’m sorry but I have to ask, why do you guys always do this? In order to get this guitar with Fishmans, I have to buy a sparkly purple one. You guys did this with the new EC-1000s as well. If you want one with the SD Custom/Jazz pups, you have to buy Purple or Green. Why aren’t the Fishmans in this model but they’re in the EXACT SAME model but with a different color? I absolutely love your guitars and have played ESP for 16 years now but it’s incredibly frustrating when pickup/hardware changes exist on identical models but with a different color. It should be the same options across multiple finishes.
Hi Jonathan, Thanks for your comments. I understand your frustration. We try to offer a variety of colors and pickup choices, however since these guitars are fully manufactured overseas before we receive them, we build them up according to each model's specifications. In other words its not possible currently to have the same guitar but with different pickups. We can only take this feedback from customers like you that point this out to us and try our best to improve our offerings in the future.
Hi, I ordered one of these a few months ago. Looking to do heavy djent without the complications of the 8th string on an 8-string.
1. What do you recommend for tuning levels for optimal performance? Standard B, or dropped a few stepa?
2. Could I use 8-string strings and just drop the high E?
Thanks!