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Neckthrough walnut/BL that sounds like a pretty hefty guitar! I'm sure it's beautiful though 🙂

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Not a fan of Kiesel guitars? have you tried buying something else? Maybe just allow others to continue enjoying their builds?

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haha yeah man hit that button for me, more videos to come! :) Yeah I've had sooooo many guitars over the years its fun to go back and revisit them. If I had seen more deep dives I probably could have saved a lot of money myself! haha Yes I absolutely am a car guy! I also have a car channel as well. Have been putting out automotive content since 2018 ua-cam.com/channels/RkOe2_OsOwJ7YSPMZwYKtg.html

@@TopShelfGear That's awesome! I have a mk7 golf R myself, seems we have great taste in guitars and cars haha. I'll keep it to talking about guitars on this channel though ;) I'll definitely check out your other stuff!

Definitely a great brand overall. considering a real blackmachine guitar sells used for $10,000+ these days, $1,000-1500 sounds pretty reasonable. Lol

The world we live in in 2024 bro. Made in China Epiphones are going for $1300 🥲

@@Metal-lz8td that's so sad when you realize how little our dollar goes. 😔

I was able to get mine for $750 locally for a 7 string used one.

Yeah man I couldn't really see that being a huge benefit. Cool potential I suppose bit yeah I think they really need to make thinner bodies. Would just make more sense overall.

@@TopShelfGear I dunno, it seems like a made up reason. Guitars with floating trems are usually really thin. Like the Ibanez S series, the middle part of the body is as thin as it possibly can be to fit the tone block. Petrucci models. Even my Ibanez AZ is thin. I’m comparing it to my schecter Keith Merrow with a fixed bridge right now. They’re almost the same.

@bearmadden1776 I agree, that definitely sounds made up. The main issue Ibanez ran into with the thinness of the s series was the electronics if I remember correctly, not the trem.

Dimebag. He did that very thing to his early ML guitars.

@@mrtexican8302 okay. But why would you do this now when all kinds of guitars are available a few clicks away?

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Glad it was helpful! Yeah really cool overall. I want to give them another try at some point in the future. Best thing about it was the neck shape. One of the best I felt. Just bummed this particular one had that rough grain that didn't work out.

Yup! gorgeous wood but can be fairly heavy. (surprised a lot of people have been tryin to dispute that for some reason) Bloodwood is really cool too. It is a heavier wood as well. Feels slick and smooth like ebony. I really like my 3 piece walnut/bloodwood neck. Something to be aware of though like purple heart it can lose some of that red and fade to more brownish over time. If you are going for a solid painted color body I probably would consider a different fretboard than bloodwood. I'd suggest a bloodwood fretboard on something that has some texture on the body like a raw tone finish natural build. Comes down to personal preference. Maybe a jet black or blacked out raw tone ash with the blood wood :)

Super fast necks indeed! I was so impressed with this one. I believe this Axis was actually a 41.5MM neck so it was like a toothpick lol I had a buddy with a sillouette it was amazing. He didn't like the floyd rose so he ended up trading it but it was very well made and souded great.

@@TopShelfGear That sounds about right. I'm not really a trem guy either...

Hahaha well said lol

Haha right!

Yep and that one rare occasion that worked out for me in that one example with the OD lol

@@TopShelfGear For realz. Playa!! Aint frontin on Kiesel........just reppin that all custom be cut up and domed............then be straight tryin to sell........ain't no fool got time for dat noize

May not be the brand for everyone. I've owned 6 of them without issues but to each their own.

@TopShelfGear no such thing as a brand that suits everyone. I'd sooner own a kiesel before a fender, for that matter. But it's not about the brand when there isn't an issue, it's about the brand when there is an issue. FWIW, I agree with your list when it comes to any custom guitar, let alone kiesel. Someone like me, would gladly buy a few used kiesels. However, on principle, the way I've personally seen the owner talk to people...and second-hand stories online, is a deal breaker. A shame really, because most of them look and sound great, and would fit my collection/style quite well.

Makes sense, fair points for sure

totally fair points indeed. The 27.5" on the low end feels nice. My OD is setup where the bone nut is actually sitting at an angle so doesn't stick up as much on the treble side. (Still less extreme of a fan though) Often comes to personal preference! :)

yup, nothing against the brand at all. The more one-off, specific, & obscure the guitar is, the less appealing it may be to the next guy.

It's like a family trip to Disney world man, you pay for the fun and experience. You get to keep that family photo, but it's money you won't get back 😂

I have 14 basses. AND everyone is custom.

I would say yes depending on what a persons expectation is for the guitar. For example myself I like a guitar that's lighter weight with a smaller form factor so when it comes to a body shape so a model that's larger like a DC600 wouldn't be a good fit. (can always reference advertised dimensions on the kiesel site) That's a great idea! I would definitely be open to that. Awesome suggestion :)

Thanks for your input. Yeah its no secret I do see some rather unappealing color combinations people will order lol Let's say your average person expects some neutral colored inlay and you come across a guitar with pink and green inlays that just might not work for everyone haha

@@TopShelfGear yea true, i agree with that, good point! Haha

well said! lol

Fair point 👉

haha thats such a good point! lol its like aftermarket wheels on cars with used listings lol Like bro, that doesnt add value to the car lol

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@@TopShelfGear recently I saw a grabber blue Aries with red inlays and green pickups. The seller was asking pretty much what you'd pay for it new 😂

Lmaooooo

@@TopShelfGear btw do you have any other channels? You seem super familiar but I can't place where I've seen you before.

@@CrustyBollox yes! I do have another channel! youtube.com/@savagepandaprojects?feature=shared

Well said! always gotta aim for the best value. No sense in paying near full price when you can put that towards your dream build!

thats not bad! yep I really like them too, great guitars, honestly I can't really find much of anything I like better aside from some rare boutique builders.

there we go! scavenging those bottom dollar deals haha

@@TopShelfGear the first metal flake infused that goes up for sale I’m throwing an offer on for sure 🔥🔥

@@zz-.- dude those are soooooo cool

Idk 🤷‍♂️ there tons of them for sale on reverb for often 50% of original cost...

@@TopShelfGear Hmm, I’d better check again then. I only saw 45 or so listed and no great deals. I’ll check my filters.

Getting guitars half off used to be very normal. Still happens a lot too. I see Gibson SG standards going for 1k. That's about half off. You can score a mexican fender for 400, I'd say that's half off. I scored a USA strat for 800 a few years back. Half off? Lol. It's not a bad investment if you ask me just don't get carried away with specs or do something ugly and you should be able to sell it.

Well said, thx for your input 👍

Walnut is so amazing! It's definitely become my favorite neck wood. Thx for watching

Yep! Gotta get the right process in place to run things right!

What is inspiring you to sell it? fwiw, my reverb shop went from selling stuff within 3 days to many weeks over the past year or so. Demand has just slowed across the board. Prices are getting higher and higher and people are sick of it. The new Ibanez Prestige model that dropped yesterday is $2400!!! That's old J.Custom pricing.

To be honest, I got it as a trial/experiment. I just wanted to see if I could comfortably play a baritone and if I enjoyed the tone of it in various tunings. I don't absolutely have to have it. But I'd rather keep it and maybe put some other pickups in it If I'm not going to sell it for much.

I did a separate video on Chapman guitars, worth checking out. I really like 6 string baritones but I wish there were more options out there.

@@TopShelfGear I saw that one and it definitely answered a lot of questions I had about their offerings :) If anyone is interested in the player grade guitars ESP LTD sells direct on their site, I have a fairly crappy video up about them.

​@@12to3Guitars sadly that's the same price it always was, just inflation adjusted and it's never gonna go lower again

Glad you like them!

Very well said! Lol that sounds like the worst inlay ever btw 😂

@@TopShelfGear well there’s a reason why we call those super special personal inlays “tramp stamps,” right? Most of them are too cringe to own.

Never tried one! I do like Ola's channel been following him for years. A little more pointy for my taste but I hope the brand is doing well

Lol I've seen plenty of those "reviews" myself. I'm glad your enjoying the videos!

That's your opinion but there's a fb group of 25k people that love their kiesels so 🤷

It's like a family trip to Disney, you get a nice photo but it's money you won't get back 😂

Thanks for checking out the channel, you know I originally started this channel about 10 years ago mainly posting guitar covers but quickly stepped back due to copyright restrictions. I then later started an automotive channel in 2018 which I have continued to post regularly up until recently. I've always been a gear head so figured might as well share some info on here and see what happens. I'm getting ready to move and will be in a better place to actually post sound demos etc.

Thanks! Planning the build in many cases is the most enjoyable part 😄