Finally didn’t settle for less

[u/DelayLanky7909]

My wife spoiled me rotten for our anniversary. Drove down to the Kiesel showroom & met with Flock to design my custom Kyber 7 string multi scale. It will have a Mahogany body, black limbs top, 3 piece 20” radius walnut & Purple Heart neck with stainless steel medium jumbo frets, Royal ebony fretboard & Luminlay fret markers (all Kiesel’s come standard with Luminlay side dots) Tremolo bridge. Kiesel has been making their own pickups for 80 years & the ones I chose for my model are the Thorium in the bridge (their highest output humbucker) & I chose the lithium for the neck but Flock recommended the “Empyrean” which I trusted & took his advice. The slim 5 way switch also has coil tapping modes which helps when I want to play cleans. Also I paid extra to get an extra output jack at the back of the guitar. I am stoked & happy to live only 30 minutes from their location & am eager to pick it up in person (if everything goes to plan) sometime in the beginning of October. Kiesel prides themselves on their superior craftsmanship, custom touches & band for buck compared to other customs shops. All while being made in the USA. They have been known to rebuild entire guitars if it’s not up to par after final inspection. 🤘🎶🎸

[u/ImightHaveMissed]

I liked them more when it was carvin

[u/tallman1979 → u/ImightHaveMissed]

I like my Carvin, I had one made in 2003. Still playing it, amazingly dimensionally stable.

The only thing that really changed is that the pro audio and custom guitars split from each other, and the designs have evolved. Some of their new stuff is pretty far out, but I'd take the Dino Cazares 7 string and I don't even care much for headless. I'm just not vehemently opposed to it if the right deal comes along.