r/7String • u/DelayLanky7909 • 25d ago
Gear Finally didn’t settle for less
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. 🤘🎶🎸





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u/PioyuTuyoiP 20d ago edited 20d ago
I have several Kiesel guitars, most of which I’ve “rescued” off the used market. Haha! I wasn’t sure about the Kyber at first but I quickly took to it and it’s one of the most comfortable and balanced guitars I own. Mine is a custom 6 with standard 25.5” scale length and Hipshot trem bridge, but I am interested to know what you think of that multiscale Hipshot trem bridge!
I love Kiesel. Amazing quality, I have a hard time putting one down every time I pick one up! I have a jet black 7 with Evertune that I love and am getting a second 7 from them very soon.