hey bro, would you care to elaborate on the tonal differences as well? How was the neck of the H1007 similar to your Caparison's exactly?
Leading up to my first 7-string soon; seriously considering the LTD H-1007, the LTD MH-417, and the LTD SC-207. The Horizon I think is out of my budget.
The ESP Horizon NT-7 uses alder wood and all EMG 707's on bridge and neck pickup. Sound wise, i found it a bit middy to my ears. I didn't like the neck that much because it felt kinda thin and small which is not my cup of tea, but i prefer it still to an Ibby. That's just my opinion.
SO i tried the H1007. The moment i held the neck it reminded me of my caparison which was good because it was chunky and I'm so used to playing chunky necks. The wood of the body is mahogany with a flame top which balanced the highs mids and lows. The Floyd rose, suprisingly it was very stable despite my violent whammy abuse, the guitar stayed in tune!. The pickups were EMG 81 and a 707 on the neck, maybe one day when i change strings i'm gonna experiment and switch them around.
The LTD MH-417 is almost similar with the ESP Horizon NT-7, difference is color, MH is mahogany, ESP is glossy, LTD is flat. Chunky sounding, Djent Djent Djent sound.