@@michaelfury9423 you're fucking high. A 10th of the price of an average Kiesel build would be $250. Also they automate parts that dont matter like body and neck shaping and do the steps that matter by hand (like fretwork). The result is a guitar that probably plays better than whatever your shit local luthier made for $300 (as you claim) Get over yourself and go practice.
I have to say I'm excited about what Kiesel makes, really beautiful and fantastic guitars, but for the love of god.... Kiesel really needs to modernize and clean up their terrible website, its so hard to navigate and read. It looks like it was made in 1997 or something. There are many ways they can reduce the huge walls of text but still make information accessible, same with the images which you cant easily flip through. I want them to succeed of course.
100000% agree with that. Terrible website how is it possible to have a website like that in 2021 ? The customisation is Also horrible. I will never buy one New if they don't improve their website .
.....when queried about the website’s dial-up kinda vibe Jeff Kiesel probably said something like this, “It’s fucking fine, shut the fuck up, you don’t know shit!! You’re fired!!”
Much respect for Ola always spotlighting other guitar companies, even though he has his own guitar line. That's how you know he loves his craft and his instruments.
He's not doing Kiesel a favor with this. They're paying him. Also, he gets to learn how other guitar companies do it without having to buy their guitars. Ola's awesome. That said, assuming altruism in cases even like this one is naive.
My Kiesels and old Carvins are maybe the best guitars I ever got, value for money they re amazing. Out of the box transatlantic shipment and still ready to play, in tune, and amazing action.
I recently picked up a hyperdrive 7 (ms) and one of my first thoughts before I even touched it was, “Well that’s a unique aroma.” Glad Ola “felt” it too!
Beautiful guitars. It’s amazing to me that you remember your old solos from Masters of the Universe. Once I complete a song a rarely play it again and most I would have to figure out what the hell I wrote to play them again. Lol.
I am considering getting a Kiesel headless at some point. The thing is when I was in the market, Solar did and still does what I need. However damn man, they have the best finishes and killer options. I’ve played a few and they rocked!
@@DANCEDWAT what about strandbergs? Ok just checked no aus dealer. Pity. Get one custom made plenty good luthiers here would make you one. Have you checked ethereal guitars?
I have an Aries 7, and it is the best guitar I have ever played in my 25 years of playing. Sometimes Kiesel can be a meme, but they make killer guitars.
I haven’t played any of their guitars since they changed from Carvin to Kiesel, but I have two Carvins (a guitar and a bass), and both are absolutely excellent.
I have been using EVO fret wire for 5-6 years now. It’s almost as long lasting as stainless steel but much easier on your tools than stainless. It does look and feel awesome.
I have several guitars and always go back to my 21 year old Carvin DC150 that I recently purchased after it sat in storage for that long un-noticed. Their quality is second to none. Now selling a high end Ibanez bass and will be using the builder on Kiesel to order something special.
The styling is a bit extreme for my taste personally, but I have been to their showroom and played everything there, and the fit/finish on these things were all consistently lovely. Everything-the necks, the fret treatment, everything-felt meticulously dialed in and high quality. Pretty darn nice.
They have pretty much every shape there is except an sg. They have the strat body, the single cut gibson style, v, and a whole slew of their own unique stuff. Only thing else I can think of that they don't have is an explorer.
Killer builds Ola! I have 7 kiesels with 2 more on the way and they are amazing guitars! I have an Aries and a hyperdrive and find the Aries is very comfortable and the hyperdrive is more aggressive shape but still nice to play almost like a streamlined explorer. They are really the best value custom shop on the market. Awesome video! 🤘
Hello from California! I just wanted to say how much I enjoy you and Louise! You two are awesome, funny, and so cute together! I'm not a death metal fan, but enjoy your videos thanks to my husband who started watching (actually benging) your videos recently. You are so entertaining. Thanks for the laughs! Keep it up.
I want a Kiesel so badly. It’s a shame that I will never buy from them after multiple bad experiences with Chris/Kiesel. I don’t think I’ve ever been so rudely talked to before as a customer, especially when I am about to put down about 3.5K for a guitar. I never believed that the customer service complaints were true, but I definitely experienced it first hand. Beautiful guitars, though…
Really sad to hear that. My personal interactions when I ordered one were excellent. To the point discussions, put the order in and done. Pretty straight forward and fast replies. Who knows? Maybe some people in the PR department are worse than others?
@@truescotsman4103 Well Chris isn't the owner. Mark Kiesel is President and Jeff is VP. I'm assuming his sales person was Chris Hong because the only other Chris there is the artist relations guy. And this makes it even more surprising because in the Kiesel community, Chris Hong is generally regarding as the most friendly and patient sales member they have. I'm not sure what could have gone wrong here. Unless he actually talked to Mike who has a reputation of being a dick.
Been a fan off CARVIN( Kiesel) guitars since the 80's. Thye had the best catologs. Younger me would drool and drool over them. So well made back then. I bet Kiesel just as good. Cool vid. You are a lucky man.
I've had an amazing Kiesel Aries 8 for almost a year now. It's got an evertune, and an eye-popping highlighter pink finish. The stock bridge pickup was horrible, but I recently put in a Nazgul, and it's a total monster. Being limited to an 80 for the bottom string does suck a little bit, but I guess I'll just have to get a 2nd non evertune one XD
I have 3 Solar guitars that I love and will probably still play 20 years from now, but I also have a Kiesel Aries in the oven that I should receive in late August. Watching this video was like watching an Avengers movie lol
You’ll love the Kiesel. I placed my first build for a TypeX a year ago and have since bought a used Aris that was once played by Head from Korn, had a Vader build and am on week 13 of a LightSpeed build. They are my favorite guitars out of the 14 I own.
great sounding guitars. the only thing i dislike about the looks of the hyperdrive that drives me nuts is the exposed body wood in the very far right corner. You have a nice blue maple top and then something that looks like grandpa's socks peeking from behind. I wish they carved the body so that the shape of the body wood does not exceed beyond the shape of the top if that makes sense.
I Like keisel and I like the Aries. Don’t have one but I like how the wood looks on the Aries. Every time I see other reviews they don’t go to the chug factor. Thanks Ola for the chug life!
I loved mine but watch out ... I live in Ohio and they are from Cali. So when it came, all the frets were poking out (not their fault, climate change) but I sent it back twice for them to fix it well. I did climatize it too. I waited about 3 days to open the box and additional 3 days to open the case and about a month before I sent it back to fix the frets. There was also a backwards bend in the neck (so away from the fretboard) that I sent back to fix again. I LOVE there stuff but defiantly review it and send it to a guitar shop to review. Make sure its worth what you paid for and send it back to get fixed if not (I think you pay one way shipping at the most). This was also a few years ago. AGAIN NOT A BASH, I LOVE THEIR STUFF, but make sure its worth what you paid. They are human and they make mistakes but they fix them well.
Hey, nice filter for garbage. Great clean playing. For me it’s what I want to hear, can get a vibe of how resonant it is, that’s what I base my tone off. Great chops, once again!
a few of us in world of Warcraft where talking about you ola, and how cool your channel will it chug rocks, also had a conversation about Swedish metal and Albums like left hand path .. amazing how many of us gamers also watch your channel Hashanaha :)
Wow. I usually chug it out all day, but I must say the tone of that solo (Star shaped guitar) was fantastic. We need more guitars with walnut/maple/mahogany necks. It sounds amazing.
The negative customer service comments are hard to believe. Never had anything but very positive experiences with Chris. He's incredibly knowledgeable and a very cool dude. Got to meet him at NAMM a few years ago.
Neck thru guitars are the way to go imho. They just hit different, sustain better. Downside is obviously repairability and swapping out necks. If you haven’t tried one do yourself a favour.
I wish my Vader bass would be nice...I had all possible problems with that you probably can have with a guitar...I have a feeling that the quality of those they send for promo to artists are different than the regular people get.
Man Kiesel, Solar, Abasi, Musicman and Ormsby are beautiful guitars its really hard to decide, there are so many options now days. But the only problem is each of these brands cost an arm and a leg.
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I love it that you own a guitar company and still feature other brands on occasion.
Can't ignore the chance of reviewing awesome guitars ;)
What guitar company did he owned?
I have a hyperdrive 8 incoming and I'm stoked 🤙🤙🤙
Stoked to see that one Dean. Your builds are rad! 🤘
Hey, look at this fuckin overachiever. Get outta here.
JK. Luh U, boo
@@michaelfury9423 you're fucking high. A 10th of the price of an average Kiesel build would be $250. Also they automate parts that dont matter like body and neck shaping and do the steps that matter by hand (like fretwork). The result is a guitar that probably plays better than whatever your shit local luthier made for $300 (as you claim) Get over yourself and go practice.
I have to say I'm excited about what Kiesel makes, really beautiful and fantastic guitars, but for the love of god.... Kiesel really needs to modernize and clean up their terrible website, its so hard to navigate and read. It looks like it was made in 1997 or something. There are many ways they can reduce the huge walls of text but still make information accessible, same with the images which you cant easily flip through. I want them to succeed of course.
Agreed, it looks like a school project.
100000% agree with that. Terrible website how is it possible to have a website like that in 2021 ?
The customisation is Also horrible. I will never buy one New if they don't improve their website .
The funny thing is, it used to be way better.
.....when queried about the website’s dial-up kinda vibe Jeff Kiesel probably said something like this, “It’s fucking fine, shut the fuck up, you don’t know shit!! You’re fired!!”
“Call my guys”
Much respect for Ola always spotlighting other guitar companies, even though he has his own guitar line. That's how you know he loves his craft and his instruments.
He's not doing Kiesel a favor with this. They're paying him. Also, he gets to learn how other guitar companies do it without having to buy their guitars.
Ola's awesome. That said, assuming altruism in cases even like this one is naive.
@@pickledparsleyparty all Isis was point out the leel íf respect he gives others. I didn't say he was goddamn Batman.
My Kiesels and old Carvins are maybe the best guitars I ever got, value for money they re amazing. Out of the box transatlantic shipment and still ready to play, in tune, and amazing action.
Definitely thought some System Of A Down was gonna kick in on the intro there haha
Welcome to the jungle
Youre not the only one man! XD
Was thinking the same
Damn, I almost made a comment about that. Sounds like P.L.U.C.K.
P.L.U.C.K.? :D
4:58 That was some proper Chuck Schuldiner tone right there
What a kick ass solo you have played with the Kiesel „Star-Shaped“ guitar!
How did you made this effects.?? .. I want it!!!!
wonder if that was from a song or improvised because that sounded like magic, and I don't usually enjoy solos on the guitar!
I have a Kiesel Aries 7 string coming in the next 6 weeks or so.
The guy from Axe of Creation usually plays a single cut Kiesel that looks pretty good.
This video showed up again after 3 years and that Hyperdrive still looks sooo good!
I love my 2014 Carvin SH65 & 2016 Kiesel Aries 6... lifers for sure!
Love the Aries with the clean, ebony headstock cap with the nice top.
05:51 "While I'm playing, I feel a smell." Another priceless quote from the book of Ola.
I recently picked up a hyperdrive 7 (ms) and one of my first thoughts before I even touched it was, “Well that’s a unique aroma.” Glad Ola “felt” it too!
Good friend of mine recently purchased a Kiesel headless strat. Looks and sounds fantastic.
Beautiful guitars. It’s amazing to me that you remember your old solos from Masters of the Universe. Once I complete a song a rarely play it again and most I would have to figure out what the hell I wrote to play them again. Lol.
I am considering getting a Kiesel headless at some point. The thing is when I was in the market, Solar did and still does what I need. However damn man, they have the best finishes and killer options. I’ve played a few and they rocked!
Kiesel are the first brand that have me interested in headless, sadly in AUS.. importing them is insanely expensive.
@@DANCEDWAT what about strandbergs? Ok just checked no aus dealer. Pity. Get one custom made plenty good luthiers here would make you one. Have you checked ethereal guitars?
I think it's badass they sent you them to demo!
I've always wanted a Kiesel.
Thanks for the video man!
I have an Aries 7, and it is the best guitar I have ever played in my 25 years of playing. Sometimes Kiesel can be a meme, but they make killer guitars.
Hyper Drive has a Dime spirit to it. I would buy it.
love the fact that besides you owning solar you still review other guitars and love them..
Those guitars looks so high quality! Since Carvin they made great guitars! Reminds me the great *JASON BECKER* !
Cheers from Portugal 🍺🤘🇵🇹
I haven’t played any of their guitars since they changed from Carvin to Kiesel, but I have two Carvins (a guitar and a bass), and both are absolutely excellent.
After a long time,this review is finally come.
those were both gorgeous. That neck on the hyperdrive though... wow! I would just keep staring at it. so pretty! great sounding chugs too!
I own one of Kiesel best guitar ever plays and feels so good straight out of box very impressed with quality
Ordered myself a Type V, super excited waiting for it to be built!
Everything from kiesel guitars is a work of art, one of my dream guitar brands to have
I really liked the new camera angle, shooting down the neck, from the headstock.🤘
I have been using EVO fret wire for 5-6 years now. It’s almost as long lasting as stainless steel but much easier on your tools than stainless. It does look and feel awesome.
That Aries though, dude...classic superstrat look, GORGEOUS finish and woodwork, and sounds absolutely wicked!
I have several guitars and always go back to my 21 year old Carvin DC150 that I recently purchased after it sat in storage for that long un-noticed. Their quality is second to none. Now selling a high end Ibanez bass and will be using the builder on Kiesel to order something special.
I like the way the Hyperdrive sounds best. I love neck-through-body guitars 😍🤘🏼
Ola playing clean tone always brightens my day
Man, I love the woods and finishes Kiesel do. Even dyeing the fetboards sometimes! Amazing stuff. I just don't like any of their guitar shapes
Yeah even if Jeff wasn't a tool, they don't actually have a body shape I'm a fan of.
@@TheShinyShow they look like they were designed by drawing on a napkin lol.
The styling is a bit extreme for my taste personally, but I have been to their showroom and played everything there, and the fit/finish on these things were all consistently lovely. Everything-the necks, the fret treatment, everything-felt meticulously dialed in and high quality. Pretty darn nice.
@@johnfrenette I have no doubt that they play as good as they look
They have pretty much every shape there is except an sg. They have the strat body, the single cut gibson style, v, and a whole slew of their own unique stuff. Only thing else I can think of that they don't have is an explorer.
I have always been an Ibanez kind of guy and I have a Jem... but that guitar gives me wood ;o)
Glad you're loving these guitars Ola! Kiesel make fantastic instruments
Awesome vid. Kiesel guitars are works of art for sure. I'm still blown away with my build. They really took care of me. Cheers 🤘🏽
@@marcxdestroyer any pics of your build? I’m looking to order one soon! 🤘🔥
Killer builds Ola! I have 7 kiesels with 2 more on the way and they are amazing guitars! I have an Aries and a hyperdrive and find the Aries is very comfortable and the hyperdrive is more aggressive shape but still nice to play almost like a streamlined explorer. They are really the best value custom shop on the market. Awesome video! 🤘
Hey Justin!🤘
Thanks for reviews . I've bought quite a bit of gear based on your reviews . Keep up the great work !!!
My Aries 7 string multiscale is my profile pic. It and my Balaguer Archetype are tied for my favorite guitar.
No surprise here, great instruments. I think Zappa once sang " I love your Carvin style" in one of his songs.
Beautiful! Those guitars would never get back in their case at my house!
There are just too many incredible guitars in this world for a mere mortal like myself 🥲
Hello from California! I just wanted to say how much I enjoy you and Louise! You two are awesome, funny, and so cute together! I'm not a death metal fan, but enjoy your videos thanks to my husband who started watching (actually benging) your videos recently. You are so entertaining. Thanks for the laughs! Keep it up.
we need flame maple necks on solar guitars
Been waitin' for you to revisit these two. Cool stuff man.
I think those P/U's sound pretty brutal & very articulate.
Some people don't like them because they have a bit more treble in there, perhaps. Sound pretty great here!
Love the necks on both guitars!
Do more guitars demos . I dig those
I want a Kiesel so badly. It’s a shame that I will never buy from them after multiple bad experiences with Chris/Kiesel. I don’t think I’ve ever been so rudely talked to before as a customer, especially when I am about to put down about 3.5K for a guitar. I never believed that the customer service complaints were true, but I definitely experienced it first hand. Beautiful guitars, though…
Really sad to hear that. My personal interactions when I ordered one were excellent. To the point discussions, put the order in and done. Pretty straight forward and fast replies. Who knows? Maybe some people in the PR department are worse than others?
@@irmasil3 I think he's talking about the owner of the company.
@@truescotsman4103 Well Chris isn't the owner. Mark Kiesel is President and Jeff is VP. I'm assuming his sales person was Chris Hong because the only other Chris there is the artist relations guy. And this makes it even more surprising because in the Kiesel community, Chris Hong is generally regarding as the most friendly and patient sales member they have. I'm not sure what could have gone wrong here. Unless he actually talked to Mike who has a reputation of being a dick.
I’m starting to think it depends on your contact. I’ve always talked to Mike Jones for my builds and he’s a saint.
Really, Chris? That’s kind of hard to believe, Chris is a pretty nice guy.
spectacular the kiesel guitars, the Hyperdrive model is brutal ... like the solar ones ... make them scream man
Badass opening riff!
Been a fan off CARVIN( Kiesel) guitars since the 80's. Thye had the best catologs. Younger me would drool and drool over them. So well made back then. I bet Kiesel just as good. Cool vid. You are a lucky man.
I've had an amazing Kiesel Aries 8 for almost a year now. It's got an evertune, and an eye-popping highlighter pink finish. The stock bridge pickup was horrible, but I recently put in a Nazgul, and it's a total monster. Being limited to an 80 for the bottom string does suck a little bit, but I guess I'll just have to get a 2nd non evertune one XD
I have 3 Solar guitars that I love and will probably still play 20 years from now, but I also have a Kiesel Aries in the oven that I should receive in late August. Watching this video was like watching an Avengers movie lol
You’ll love the Kiesel. I placed my first build for a TypeX a year ago and have since bought a used Aris that was once played by Head from Korn, had a Vader build and am on week 13 of a LightSpeed build. They are my favorite guitars out of the 14 I own.
great sounding guitars. the only thing i dislike about the looks of the hyperdrive that drives me nuts is the exposed body wood in the very far right corner. You have a nice blue maple top and then something that looks like grandpa's socks peeking from behind. I wish they carved the body so that the shape of the body wood does not exceed beyond the shape of the top if that makes sense.
Makes sense, my thoughts exactly.
The driven solo part at 04:55 has a cool Death vibe
I Like keisel and I like the Aries. Don’t have one but I like how the wood looks on the Aries. Every time I see other reviews they don’t go to the chug factor. Thanks Ola for the chug life!
I love that you showcased them while running a competitive brand.
Whoa! Those are Beautiful! Great riff buddy. Heavyyy
I have a Kiesel bass and a guitar. Both of them are quality guitars.
I loved mine but watch out ... I live in Ohio and they are from Cali. So when it came, all the frets were poking out (not their fault, climate change) but I sent it back twice for them to fix it well. I did climatize it too. I waited about 3 days to open the box and additional 3 days to open the case and about a month before I sent it back to fix the frets. There was also a backwards bend in the neck (so away from the fretboard) that I sent back to fix again. I LOVE there stuff but defiantly review it and send it to a guitar shop to review. Make sure its worth what you paid for and send it back to get fixed if not (I think you pay one way shipping at the most). This was also a few years ago. AGAIN NOT A BASH, I LOVE THEIR STUFF, but make sure its worth what you paid. They are human and they make mistakes but they fix them well.
I'd love to see you unbox these next time.
My friend has 2 and they're 2 of the best guitars iv ever played. The pickups rule too. Seriously great stuff.
I’ve been wanting a kiesel for years I really want a Vader and a Aries one day one day love that beginning riff btw 🤘
Great stuff! Always love your riffs. That Ares is gorgeous too!
Great video! I’ve always liked the aesthetics of Kiesel guitars, and they sounds wonderful! Might send for one someday.
I am mostly intrested in superstrats, but that hyperdrive is freaking amazing
Man, if i was a good guitarrist and had the money i'd buy a kiesel vader. So damn good
Loved hearing that The Haunted riff on the Aries!!!
That opening was brutal!!!
Love my Kiesels. The headless models are sick.
They both sound really good. I dig it!
Was gonna buy a solar but now I’m gonna have to get a kiesal. Thanks ola
Killer builds! Great video man!
Awesome guitars. And you make it more awesome when you played it Ola🤘
Great intro man! Shiiiiit! I really like the Aries.
Kissel Custom Guitars
Are Great i know this because
Andy James Him self Plays Them!😉
My brothers worked on those guitars! 😊👍
Hey, nice filter for garbage. Great clean playing. For me it’s what I want to hear, can get a vibe of how resonant it is, that’s what I base my tone off. Great chops, once again!
Beautiful guitars Ola
Beautiful! Man, they make some amazing guitars. I ordered my custom Aries in April. The wait is brutal but I’m sure it will be well worth it.
I have a Kiesel Zues and a close friend has a Solar 7 string. Hopefully post-lockdown We can play each other's guitars and compare for ourselves.
"While I'm playing, I feel a smell"????
How does one accomplish that feat!
Easy.
Step one - be born in Sweden or Russia.
Step two - speak English.
No problem for the giant Swede!
He put that stank on it why of course
a few of us in world of Warcraft where talking about you ola, and how cool your channel will it chug rocks, also had a conversation about Swedish metal and Albums like left hand path .. amazing how many of us gamers also watch your channel Hashanaha :)
They both sound massive!
I have always loved watching your videos, but sometimes it's like watching someone else eating the cake I can't have. Thanks for all you do
It's called: envy
Wow. I usually chug it out all day, but I must say the tone of that solo (Star shaped guitar) was fantastic.
We need more guitars with walnut/maple/mahogany necks. It sounds amazing.
That Aries on clean was really nice
They sound amazing!
The negative customer service comments are hard to believe. Never had anything but very positive experiences with Chris. He's incredibly knowledgeable and a very cool dude. Got to meet him at NAMM a few years ago.
Neck thru guitars are the way to go imho. They just hit different, sustain better. Downside is obviously repairability and swapping out necks. If you haven’t tried one do yourself a favour.
loved hearing some chugs from my favorite The Haunted song 7:42 💜🖤💜🖤
I wish my Vader bass would be nice...I had all possible problems with that you probably can have with a guitar...I have a feeling that the quality of those they send for promo to artists are different than the regular people get.
Those pickups sound so tight and punchy
Love my ct6 and dc135.
Such Awesome guitars but out of my reach price wise. I do have an old Carvin. Was my first custom made guitar in 1988. Someday i will get a kiesel
Man Kiesel, Solar, Abasi, Musicman and Ormsby are beautiful guitars its really hard to decide, there are so many options now days. But the only problem is each of these brands cost an arm and a leg.