ESP LTD H3-1000 Black TB

The Horizon III is possibly my favourite "superstrat" shape, slick, not too big, interestigly asymmetric... I Just love it.

The colour is gorgeous, very deep, changing slightly under different light-angles. Not quite as green as in the photos here :-)
This specimen came perfect: well-built, high quality finish, no imperfections or factory errors.

The pickup combination allows for good flexibility, while remaining a perfect metal axe, aggressive and modern sounding.
The neck is a very comfortable thin-U (very similar to a couple C-shape necks I have), slightly thicker than on my other H3-1000 with Floyd Rose.

So, yes, this is my second guitar of the same kind, I already owned a see-thru-black H3-1000FR - I bought a second one because I was very happy with that, but the new one actually exceeded expectations.

Both are great guitars, and this one with fixed bridge will definitely be a keeper, also allowing me to drop on-the-fly - for those interested in the differences:

The H3-1000FR is Made in Indonesia, while this H3-1000 is Made in Korea.
The main differences are how the guitar was built: the indo shows more approximate sanding and pore-filling, with imperfections still visible under the paint, and the finish itself: it has a much thinner finish and its quality is slightly inferior, while the korean has thicker, higher quality and more homogeneous finish.
Also, the korean is thicker and heavier (the indonesian gets progressively thinner towards the outer boundary, though it's the same thickness at neck-body joint... this might be due to the year of production or a one-off thing, no clue).
As mentioned previously, the neck is slightly thicker on the H3-1000, and the frets and fretboard better polished.

I really like the sound of that guitar. With the set of pickups I have a lot of possibilities to really change the tone of guitar sound, and even sort of emulate fender "glassy" sound with coil split. Generally nice choice for universal instrument. Clean sound is quite generic, but will do almost at any genre.
Guitar itself looks stunning, that was the prime reason to buy it. Ergonomically it is like all the Ltd superstrat series, a bit more narrow then Ibanez, but with the same feelings from playing an instrument. Playing it also comes in very handy, so I have no problems in general.

Amongst cons I can only complain about topnut - it is cheap plastic one, and also quite high, so I'd recommend changing it after purchase.

All and all - decent instrument for low-medium level guitarists (as I am) and ones who are looking for more or less universal guitar to play multiple genres. Also for those who like stunning guitars:)

This the one I've been searching for! I have owned several guitars with the aim of finding one that sounds like the mother of all metal guitars and that plays fast as a shark and this is it. This is my keeper. I also love the traditional but slightly more aggressive look than a standard super-strat. Superb quality and finnish. It is really light weight and for my smaller than average hands the neck is a dream. In a way it feels tiny but it is not flat at the back of the neck like some brands which makes it difficult to get a good grip on the neck while chugging those heavy riffs.