😎🎸Info: This is the first Kiesel I have ever tried! The pickups are the Johnny Hiland signature pickups with the unique JH switching system! This allows you to get a mix of Tele and Strat pickup combinations. Thanks to Brandon at Kiesel for sending this out! Links and timestamps are in the description. Please let me know what you think of this guitar!
@@midpupposIII Thanks, mate. It's really nice and its a great point of difference to the rest of my guitars. I'll be using this thing a lot coming up :).
Shane, Your first little Lick for demonstrating the clean tones was so sublime. I will play that over and over! Your are such a pleasure to listen to! Keep up the fine work.
As a card carrying member of The Fender/Gibson Snobbery Club, I have to say that this Kiesel is..... a guitar I’d buy BEFORE a lefty Strat!!!😮😧😲😯 I really like the Strat pickup configuration with a Tele styled body!! Add the Johnny Hiland wiring and you have a really cool sounding guitar!!😁 As much as I want to keep the number of guitars I own down to a reasonable amount, opening options to all brands makes it difficult! Definitely checking out this spec. Great video!!! Cheers!!🎸🎸🎸😎😎
Prior to Kiesel was Carvin Custom built guitars.. had one built to my specs in 1998 and still my favorite playing guitar today. Mine is a TL60 which is the old copy of your new Kiesel. They are fabulous guitar and detail oriented. Pick ups are very nice as well! Pretty sure you will stick with that one and your fender might find itself getting lonely 😊😊
Carvin was a way better guitar. and I missed the boat buy a TL60 . I will just build one in my shop. Jeffy is killing the company . quality sucks. and so does Jeff.
Sounds really good Shane, but you make all guitars sound great. There are so many outstanding guitars to try out. Your videos always are first class. Keep it up
Thank you, Bill! I am glad I am more open minded these days. A few years back I wasn't that interested in many other brands but the guitar World is far bigger for me now :) Thanks for the kind words mate, I put a bit of work into this track.
I really enjoy your channel. Great video! I have a Kiesel Theos and it is a great guitar! Kiesel make quality instruments. I planning to order the Johnny Hiland next! Keep up the great work!
Just got my second Kiesel in the mail a couple weeks ago and it goes everywhere with me. I love my dc600 but my new delos is unreal. Ive had numerous other brand guitars both cheaper and more expensive than Kiesel. For my money, Kiesel is my go to.
The first electric guitar I ever bought was a Carvin DC200C. It’s the one pictured in my avatar image here on UA-cam. My current main guitar is a Kiesel HH2. I love the guitars this company makes. They’re not cheap, but they’re an incredible value for custom guitars. Nowhere else can you get such an incredible instrument made in the USA to your specs for this kind of money.
Have a Kiesel Sophie Lloyd Aires VI. I love being able to customize virtually everything and at a great price for a custom guitar because they sell direct. Amazing sound, great playability, looks great. Much better guitar than my American made Strat and Les Paul.
Thank you! :) The drums are really fun but also sometimes really frustrating because I can't get what I hear out of my head on the recording a lot of the time haha. :)
I like the player more than the guitar specially the beginning had a certain vibe. Really expressive. The guitar is no bummer too. Sounds great but I attribute a part of that to you. I bet that rudder isnt too cheap.
Hi Shane! I just wanted to say thank you real fast for all of your hard work! You're one of the people who have helped me to stay motivated and kept my guitar playing going! All the GAS i've had from your channel is insane! So it's safe to say you are one of the reasons i've started my UA-cam Channel. Without you i wouldn't have as much gear as i have right now haha. So i just wanted to say a small thank you, from some random danish guy who still enjoys your videos to this day
Congrats on your first Kiesel! I love them. I have three. Technically 2 are Carvin models. A V220T from 1984, a DC127 from 1996, and my newest is a 2020 Type X headless. All play and sound great. My next guitar may very well be one similar to yours. I like the Tele/Strat combo. Now to decide on the exact specs. It's great to be able to choose your options and also daunting, lol.
I love the tones you got from that guitar I have 2 custom built kiesel guitars an Aries A6h electric and an Ac 375 acoustic and I rate them both highly it’s nice to get your guitar built the way you want it.
It sounds really good! (but I’ve never heard you play a guitar and thought otherwise!!) Really impressive getting a guitar spec’d the way you want. And a T (ish) guitar with gut cut and arm bevel hasta be a good thing. Congratulations!!
Really interesting! Neck pickup remind me of a 60s strat, next ones (pos 4 and 3) of a tele, bridge+mid knopfler, and bridge sounds like a more rounded out tele. There's also a vid of johnny himself demo'ing it when he switched to kiesel. This one was great to see how versatile it is.
I must have missed this video, Ive looking to do a Kiesel build, probably a CT6 24, Im very impressed with their guitars/options and price range, and some stellar drumming there Shane , great video
Switching and wiring are so cool. I might do this to my nashville tele which has 3 single coils. The missing sound on mine is that bridge + neck. Great guitar!
I have a Vader (V6X) and it’s by far the best guitar I own. Although equipped with a tremolo, it will not go out of tune. The guitar feels solid with a great neck.
Kiesel makes some great guitars. Been eyeing one for a while and love how you can build and price on their website. Great pricing for what you want. I'm jealous and love your new axe. Sounds great...congrats!
Thanks, Steve! It was a brand I was very unfamiliar with, with the exception of knowing about Johnny Hiland. I always thought of them as a Metal guitarists brand but they make some stuff really well suited to what I like too :)
Wow, that's awesome! I love the pickup and switching setup. I'd love this in a headless Delos for even less weight. Also congrats on passing 150k subscribers :-)
I had a Carvin CT3, back before the unfortunate name change. It was my first custom guitar made when I was still finding my sound. It was a well made guitar. Really nice all around. The only criticism I have, and I have told them directly, is to have an interactive & live update capability on their website to give you a much better idea of the guitar you're creating. It can be done. As it is you kinda have to keep in mind and visualize the end result you're looking for. I'd definitely do it again if I were in the market for a custom guitar. Watch out for resale value though when you do decide to sell it.
Judging from the smile on his face, I think it’s a keeper! I got dibs anyway! Carvin’s were always great. I’ve got five. And they seem to be getting better even with the name change. I saw a Jeff Kiesel video the other day. They had over 1000 guitars in production. That’s a lot to keep track of, and would require a lot more labor and time. It would be cool, but doesn’t seem feasible. Heaven forbid if 20% had to be stopped mid-production because some anal retentive guitarist changed his mind. They would never get anything done. What they accomplish with all the choices and quality is pretty amazing. I bought my first Carvin sight unseen, without the slightest clue as to what I was ordering. Opening that case the first time is still one of my favorite guitar memories. I still love that guitar! Used to drool over the Carvin catalog for years. Would love to see a Kiesel catalog at least once a year, that really listed all the options and possibilities, with examples of each. There are probably a few more Kiesels in my future, and I’m pretty confident I’ll be happy with the results anyway. The one Shane has is so close to my perfect guitar, I might just ask for “The Shane Special”.
Cheers mate. I have been off-loading the guitars I don't plan on keeping long-term and there's a few others coming up on the chopping block that isn't getting used either. I need to only keep the stuff I like using. :) (not getting rid of this one)
Kiesel guitars are amazing for the money. Carvin Amps were amazing as well. Carvin was the original company. It's a real shame that Kiesel doesn't make amps as well. American made, high quality. Blues On....💙
Nice! I have a G&L ASAT Classic S with alnico pickups which is like a "Nashville' Tele. The ASAT's Tele-style bridge pickup with a Legacy (Strat) middle pickup is just killer.
That sounds seriously good! There is NO hint of 'Strat' in it whatsoever! NO 'plastickiness' at all! It's ALL Tele like! (As if you'd have put 3 Tele bridge pick ups in it! That's HOW it would sound!) You still get that 'cluckiness' with bridge/middle, but it's Tele 'cluck', not Strat 'cluck'! The 'plastic' is not there! A Kiesel like that would run to about $12-1300, so a damn DECENT guitar! It seems we MAY go back to Stage 2 after Sunday, which means I can get out your way again! I haven't been to BL in over 2 mths! Cheers Shane! Great demo!
I can see why. I had no experience with them until now. I apologise if you are a metal guitarist mate! I am sure a lot of Kiesel fans are probably into heavier music and I can't do that to save myself! 🤣
Shane, every Sunday on Johnny Hiland’s official Facebook page from 2pm to 3pm EST Johnny Hiland films a Facebook live show from his living room where he plays and answers live questions from fans.
Love the review, Shane! Maybe a rep from Kiesel could jump in and explain why some of the options shown on your guitar aren't available when you step through building a Solo S6 on their site. Mainly talking about the "double-fat" neck option, the Gotoh 510 trem (only Hipshot on the site) and the Johnny Hiland signature pickups (Kiesel Lithium Single Coils seem to be the option on the site). Do you have to phone them directly to access these options?
There's a phone number on their website from the link in the description. I communicated via email for some of the particular specs listed on the guitar. They should be able to make you anything you like. :)
They will custom build it about however you can dream. The website shows lots of options, but since they are hand made to your spec, they can do almost anything. Don't be afraid to call them, they really want to make you what you want. The plain painted finishes are not much higher than out of the box USA Fenders.
Thanks, Mark. This was one of the only good things to happen during the lockdown. I can't wait till it's over then we can all move out of Melbourne/Vic! 🤣
@@intheblues Heading bush bro as soon as the "ring of Steel comes down" Finally worked out, as long as I got shelter, power and internet access. I don't have to live in the burbs, nothing keeping me in town anymore. Take care mate 👍
Same here in Canada with currency exchange, shipping , customs brokerage fees and then taxes. This guitar would be at least 50% high than what the Kiesel website shows.... :-(
does your guitar not have any "humbucking" positions? my johnny is my fave guitar ever but sooooo noisey. theres no way to cancel in position 2 3 or 4 . any thoughts?
Giving away the neck-middle position is something I can't understand. Would you switch guitars mid-song if you want that sound? With a 6-way switch (Free-Way Blade), you could have everything in one guitar.
They do make a lot of more traditonal shape guitars, but don´t promote them much for some reason. Their Delos model, which is a modernised Strat, puts any Fender custom shop Strat to shame and the CT ("carved top") models are PRS Killers. They even make various semi-hollow body models and a modernised Les Paul style model (CS).
how do u not get sooo much noise? my johnny is as noisy if not more than my single coil guitars and the johnny doesn't have a switch position that's hum cancelling? cheers peace
One of my favorite guitars ever was a Carvin SC90 which was kind of like a Les Paul. It played so amazing. But alas it got stolen. I think a lot of us have that one guitar that was taken from us 😞
Is a special 5 way selector required to achieve these combinations? how is that possible for position 5 get the neck pickup without position 4 having it, but middle instead??
@@intheblues That's great. I tried just now to spec this guitar and I think it is at least $1250 before shipping assuming you go for the required $80 gig bag option.
Dang it, Shane, I just sold a Kiesel as well as a LP Junior and now you have me wanting to blow those funds on yet another Kiesel!!! I have a set of Texas Hot Antiquities that need a home anyway so... Is that wiring/switching standard?
😎🎸Info: This is the first Kiesel I have ever tried! The pickups are the Johnny Hiland signature pickups with the unique JH switching system! This allows you to get a mix of Tele and Strat pickup combinations. Thanks to Brandon at Kiesel for sending this out! Links and timestamps are in the description. Please let me know what you think of this guitar!
@@midpupposIII Thanks, mate. It's really nice and its a great point of difference to the rest of my guitars. I'll be using this thing a lot coming up :).
It's a ROCKIN' axe! \m/
@Soilent Green GAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!
@Soilent Green GAS is an acrynom for gear acquisition syndrome.
sounds great dude!
Now you need a Kiesel. Come on, man! 😄
Thanks, Robert :-)
Shane, Your first little Lick for demonstrating the clean tones was so sublime. I will play that over and over! Your are such a pleasure to listen to! Keep up the fine work.
As a card carrying member of The Fender/Gibson Snobbery Club, I have to say that this Kiesel is..... a guitar I’d buy BEFORE a lefty Strat!!!😮😧😲😯 I really like the Strat pickup configuration with a Tele styled body!! Add the Johnny Hiland wiring and you have a really cool sounding guitar!!😁 As much as I want to keep the number of guitars I own down to a reasonable amount, opening options to all brands makes it difficult! Definitely checking out this spec. Great video!!! Cheers!!🎸🎸🎸😎😎
They make great guitars, sounds awesome!
Pickups sound amazing, and I dig the switching options! Just an overall cool guitar
Thanks, mate. Agreed. I've actually owned two different sets of JH pickups over the last 10 years and these are perfect for what I like. :)
Prior to Kiesel was Carvin Custom built guitars.. had one built to my specs in 1998 and still my favorite playing guitar today. Mine is a TL60 which is the old copy of your new Kiesel. They are fabulous guitar and detail oriented. Pick ups are very nice as well! Pretty sure you will stick with that one and your fender might find itself getting lonely 😊😊
Yep, had my Carvin built in 2008. Still my #1 guitar.
@@MrAxman53 miss Carvin Guitars and their Amplification
Carvin was a way better guitar. and I missed the boat buy a TL60 . I will just build one in my shop. Jeffy is killing the company . quality sucks. and so does Jeff.
It’s so nice that you showcase so many guitar brands.
Love it - wonderfull guitar and well played 👍
Sounds really good Shane, but you make all guitars sound great. There are so many outstanding guitars to try out. Your videos always are first class. Keep it up
Thank you, Bill! I am glad I am more open minded these days. A few years back I wasn't that interested in many other brands but the guitar World is far bigger for me now :) Thanks for the kind words mate, I put a bit of work into this track.
@@intheblues I second that. Very nice track!
Amen!
I really enjoy your channel. Great video! I have a Kiesel Theos and it is a great guitar! Kiesel make quality instruments. I planning to order the Johnny Hiland next! Keep up the great work!
Just got my second Kiesel in the mail a couple weeks ago and it goes everywhere with me. I love my dc600 but my new delos is unreal. Ive had numerous other brand guitars both cheaper and more expensive than Kiesel. For my money, Kiesel is my go to.
No denying that it sounds great. The finish looks good too
Sounds amazing! Great jam track
I have a Kiesel 8-string multiscale Tele guitar. It’s so fun to play. Awesome guitar! 😄
Really like that ax Shane, sound-wise brilliant too. Love the headstock as well. Winner.
Excellant guitar! I wouldn't mind one myself.
Oh man. Im a sucker for white guitar. Especially the good ones 😁🙀
Thanks, Francis! Same here. The white really looks great although its always harder to film a white guitar haha.
The first electric guitar I ever bought was a Carvin DC200C. It’s the one pictured in my avatar image here on UA-cam. My current main guitar is a Kiesel HH2. I love the guitars this company makes. They’re not cheap, but they’re an incredible value for custom guitars. Nowhere else can you get such an incredible instrument made in the USA to your specs for this kind of money.
The tone! That neck pickup is phenomenal! I have a Carvin(now Kiesel) and ill say they're probably my favorite single coils. Great guitar!
Love the jam you created. Great tone and vert tasteful.
That is an absolute badass guitar! I want one really bad. Only thing I'd do different is make it a string through hardtail.
Have a Kiesel Sophie Lloyd Aires VI. I love being able to customize virtually everything and at a great price for a custom guitar because they sell direct. Amazing sound, great playability, looks great. Much better guitar than my American made Strat and Les Paul.
Your new guitar sounds great! You look more comfortable beatin' on the skins now. ROCK ON!
Thank you! :) The drums are really fun but also sometimes really frustrating because I can't get what I hear out of my head on the recording a lot of the time haha. :)
That's one pro-level classy guitar you chose there Shane.
That's a really nice looking axe, and a great gesture by Kiesel.
Well done Kiesel
You always sound great! Great choices on this custom guitar!!
That's some super-sweet playing at 9:48 on the "tele configuration" setting Shane! It seems like this guitar is pretty inspiring!
Thanks! 😀
Very NICE!! Great tones!!
I like the player more than the guitar specially the beginning had a certain vibe. Really expressive.
The guitar is no bummer too. Sounds great but I attribute a part of that to you.
I bet that rudder isnt too cheap.
Had a chance to play those Hiland pickups and they are absolute killers! Have owned several Carvins and Kiesels and will vouch from their excellence.
Hi Shane!
I just wanted to say thank you real fast for all of your hard work! You're one of the people who have helped me to stay motivated and kept my guitar playing going! All the GAS i've had from your channel is insane! So it's safe to say you are one of the reasons i've started my UA-cam Channel.
Without you i wouldn't have as much gear as i have right now haha.
So i just wanted to say a small thank you, from some random danish guy who still enjoys your videos to this day
Congrats on your first Kiesel! I love them. I have three. Technically 2 are Carvin models. A V220T from 1984, a DC127 from 1996, and my newest is a 2020 Type X headless. All play and sound great. My next guitar may very well be one similar to yours. I like the Tele/Strat combo. Now to decide on the exact specs. It's great to be able to choose your options and also daunting, lol.
I love the tones you got from that guitar I have 2 custom built kiesel guitars an Aries A6h electric and an Ac 375 acoustic and I rate them both highly it’s nice to get your guitar built the way you want it.
Dam that’s awesome sounding! Beast of a guitar
Sounds great Shane! That is an amazingly balanced set of pickups in all positions. Cheers!
It sounds really good! (but I’ve never heard you play a guitar and thought otherwise!!) Really impressive getting a guitar spec’d the way you want. And a T (ish) guitar with gut cut and arm bevel hasta be a good thing. Congratulations!!
That thing sounds awesome!!!
Really interesting! Neck pickup remind me of a 60s strat, next ones (pos 4 and 3) of a tele, bridge+mid knopfler, and bridge sounds like a more rounded out tele. There's also a vid of johnny himself demo'ing it when he switched to kiesel. This one was great to see how versatile it is.
I must have missed this video, Ive looking to do a Kiesel build, probably a CT6 24, Im very impressed with their guitars/options and price range, and some stellar drumming there Shane , great video
super cool!
Switching and wiring are so cool. I might do this to my nashville tele which has 3 single coils. The missing sound on mine is that bridge + neck. Great guitar!
That's an awesome guitar
If you asked me about Kiesel, I would have thought you auto-corrected Diesel. I’ve never seen their stuff before. I like that one a lot!
I have a Vader (V6X) and it’s by far the best guitar I own. Although equipped with a tremolo, it will not go out of tune. The guitar feels solid with a great neck.
That is a nice sounding guitar 👍
I have a Keisel Vader 6 Fantastic Guitar!!!
Kiesel makes some great guitars. Been eyeing one for a while and love how you can build and price on their website. Great pricing for what you want. I'm jealous and love your new axe. Sounds great...congrats!
Thanks, Steve! It was a brand I was very unfamiliar with, with the exception of knowing about Johnny Hiland. I always thought of them as a Metal guitarists brand but they make some stuff really well suited to what I like too :)
Your solos were great!
Cool TeleStrat. Love the finish.
That is flippin' sweet. 😮
Wow, that's awesome! I love the pickup and switching setup. I'd love this in a headless Delos for even less weight. Also congrats on passing 150k subscribers :-)
That's the same spec I'd go for as a fellow left hander Decision made.. Time to place an order!
damn that sounds awessome!!
Jeff gets some bad press for his attitude but they sure make some fantastic guitars. I’d love to own one someday.
That is stunning mate, congrats!!!
Thanks, Andrzej! :)
Good sound n good play!!!
I had a Carvin CT3, back before the unfortunate name change. It was my first custom guitar made when I was still finding my sound. It was a well made guitar. Really nice all around. The only criticism I have, and I have told them directly, is to have an interactive & live update capability on their website to give you a much better idea of the guitar you're creating. It can be done. As it is you kinda have to keep in mind and visualize the end result you're looking for.
I'd definitely do it again if I were in the market for a custom guitar.
Watch out for resale value though when you do decide to sell it.
Judging from the smile on his face, I think it’s a keeper! I got dibs anyway! Carvin’s were always great. I’ve got five. And they seem to be getting better even with the name change. I saw a Jeff Kiesel video the other day. They had over 1000 guitars in production. That’s a lot to keep track of, and would require a lot more labor and time. It would be cool, but doesn’t seem feasible. Heaven forbid if 20% had to be stopped mid-production because some anal retentive guitarist changed his mind. They would never get anything done. What they accomplish with all the choices and quality is pretty amazing. I bought my first Carvin sight unseen, without the slightest clue as to what I was ordering. Opening that case the first time is still one of my favorite guitar memories. I still love that guitar! Used to drool over the Carvin catalog for years. Would love to see a Kiesel catalog at least once a year, that really listed all the options and possibilities, with examples of each. There are probably a few more Kiesels in my future, and I’m pretty confident I’ll be happy with the results anyway. The one Shane has is so close to my perfect guitar, I might just ask for “The Shane Special”.
Really cool Shane!
kiesel? formerly carvin. they're made just north of me! great guitar. i disagree with the middle pickup, but that's another thing :P
Looks good mate. Your collection has really gone up in spec lately. One quality axe after another.
Cheers mate. I have been off-loading the guitars I don't plan on keeping long-term and there's a few others coming up on the chopping block that isn't getting used either. I need to only keep the stuff I like using. :) (not getting rid of this one)
That is one freakin sweet guitar...I wonder if they make it in a right-hand version?!?!...
Yeah they can build anything mate even weird right-handed ones ;-) haha
intheblues ....hahahahaha...NICE!!!!
Great guitar. Checking them out
Kiesel guitars are amazing for the money. Carvin Amps were amazing as well. Carvin was the original company. It's a real shame that Kiesel doesn't make amps as well. American made, high quality. Blues On....💙
I believe they're still making amps under the "Carvin Audio" name.
@@lawnmyster Do you have a link ?
@@lawnmyster I don't think they are but I hope I am wrong.
Hands down the beat guitars made by man.. sure there are equals. But nothing better..
Nice! I have a G&L ASAT Classic S with alnico pickups which is like a "Nashville' Tele. The ASAT's Tele-style bridge pickup with a Legacy (Strat) middle pickup is just killer.
That sounds seriously good! There is NO hint of 'Strat' in it whatsoever! NO 'plastickiness' at all!
It's ALL Tele like! (As if you'd have put 3 Tele bridge pick ups in it! That's HOW it would sound!) You still get that 'cluckiness' with bridge/middle, but it's Tele 'cluck', not Strat 'cluck'! The 'plastic' is not there!
A Kiesel like that would run to about $12-1300, so a damn DECENT guitar!
It seems we MAY go back to Stage 2 after Sunday, which means I can get out your way again! I haven't been to BL in over 2 mths!
Cheers Shane! Great demo!
There are other Strat bridge pickups that are voiced like a Tele actually. DiMarzio made the Red Velvet for that exact purpose and it sounds killer.
@@ErebosGR I bet!
I love my Kiesel!
I can see why. I had no experience with them until now. I apologise if you are a metal guitarist mate! I am sure a lot of Kiesel fans are probably into heavier music and I can't do that to save myself! 🤣
Looks amazing!
Cheers mate!
Shane, every Sunday on Johnny Hiland’s official Facebook page from 2pm to 3pm EST Johnny Hiland films a Facebook live show from his living room where he plays and answers live questions from fans.
thanks Michael. I retired my personal Facebook account but I'll see if I can jump in :)
I smashed the "like" so hard I may have damaged my keyboard.
Nice !!!!
Love the review, Shane! Maybe a rep from Kiesel could jump in and explain why some of the options shown on your guitar aren't available when you step through building a Solo S6 on their site. Mainly talking about the "double-fat" neck option, the Gotoh 510 trem (only Hipshot on the site) and the Johnny Hiland signature pickups (Kiesel Lithium Single Coils seem to be the option on the site). Do you have to phone them directly to access these options?
There's a phone number on their website from the link in the description. I communicated via email for some of the particular specs listed on the guitar. They should be able to make you anything you like. :)
They will custom build it about however you can dream. The website shows lots of options, but since they are hand made to your spec, they can do almost anything. Don't be afraid to call them, they really want to make you what you want. The plain painted finishes are not much higher than out of the box USA Fenders.
Love the white ,the only thing I would change? Make it a hard tail ! Cheers mate ! 😎🎸👍
That would be more traditional for sure with a hardtail but I already have a few of those in my Tele's :)
@@intheblues Good point but, you do have a whammy bar on your PRS ,do you use it ?😎✌
I like the Vader’s.
A friend of mine got a Aries last year, talk about resonant WOW and very fast fretboard 🤘🏽
11:53 that’s using the force 😂
(Unlike your MISuse!) ;oP
Great video Shane, thanks. If that was a hard-tail I'd be thinking about worrying my credit card about now...
You can essentially get any configuration you like. I wanted something that wasn't too close to my Tele's. :)
@@intheblues Fair enough. I'll check out the website. Cheers.
Love Kiesel...you get what you pay for ......but not cheep !!!!!!!!!!!!
It's a really beautiful guitar. I have never played one before and straight out of the box it is really quite something beautiful. :)
Congrats mate. 👍
Attracting some cool attention 👍👍
Take care, hope we're out of this Lock Down stuff soon, getting real old ')
All the best.
👍✌😎
Thanks, Mark. This was one of the only good things to happen during the lockdown. I can't wait till it's over then we can all move out of Melbourne/Vic! 🤣
@@intheblues Heading bush bro as soon as the "ring of Steel comes down" Finally worked out, as long as I got shelter, power and internet access. I don't have to live in the burbs, nothing keeping me in town anymore. Take care mate 👍
I was always and still am curious to try one of those Kiesel guitars, sadly import and customs fee for Europe would destroy my wallet.... -.-
Same here in Canada with currency exchange, shipping , customs brokerage fees and then taxes. This guitar would be at least 50% high than what the Kiesel website shows.... :-(
Is the bridge pickup a "proper" tele style pick up with a metal baseplate?
It's a pretty guitar, and you make it sound nice. Enjoy!
awesome! curious as to why the vintage trem over the kiesel trem? tone?
Love your videos Shane! Any chance you could review the budget Aria Pro MK-II AKA Fullertons? Cheers!
Love the finish! The pickups sound a tad plasticy compared to say, a Mexican strat, but I think they sound plasticy in a good way. Great guitar
Lots of great, usable tones there. Why aren't builders adding a 6-way switch like the one I just installed in my Nashville Tele build? :)
does your guitar not have any "humbucking" positions? my johnny is my fave guitar ever but sooooo noisey. theres no way to cancel in position 2 3 or 4
. any thoughts?
Giving away the neck-middle position is something I can't understand. Would you switch guitars mid-song if you want that sound?
With a 6-way switch (Free-Way Blade), you could have everything in one guitar.
I never use that pickup combination on my strat (or rarely). This is Johnny Hilands switching so it's not a Strat. :)
I alway thought kiesel guitars were for shredders that looks and sounds great 👍👍
They do make a lot of more traditonal shape guitars, but don´t promote them much for some reason.
Their Delos model, which is a modernised Strat, puts any Fender custom shop Strat to shame and the CT ("carved top") models are PRS Killers. They even make various semi-hollow body models and a modernised Les Paul style model (CS).
Nice!
how do u not get sooo much noise? my johnny is as noisy if not more than my single coil guitars and the johnny doesn't have a switch position that's hum cancelling?
cheers peace
One of my favorite guitars ever was a Carvin SC90 which was kind of like a Les Paul. It played so amazing. But alas it got stolen. I think a lot of us have that one guitar that was taken from us 😞
Is a special 5 way selector required to achieve these combinations? how is that possible for position 5 get the neck pickup without position 4 having it, but middle instead??
Shane, is there a spec sheet available for this guitar if I wanted to go spec out the same guitar on their site?
I got emailed a PDF I will update the description tomorrow with the details.
@@intheblues That's great. I tried just now to spec this guitar and I think it is at least $1250 before shipping assuming you go for the required $80 gig bag option.
What's the import duty on that.
@@peterjoseph11 I think in my country they would charge me about 80 bucks import duty. Shipping to Japan would be 150 bucks at least. It all adds up.
Good Question! It is close to my perfect guitar, and I would love to see the exact spec sheet. Their web sight leaves something to be desired.
I had headphones on and the drum recording as well as the total mix sounded great! What kind of setup did you use to mic and record those drums?
I use a rode M3 as the overhead and a JTS NX2 as the kick mic. The magic of the kit sound is thanks to the Waves CLA and JJP plugins.
intheblues very nice, love the channel...!
Oh no Kiesel has gotten to you too! Im out if you start playing headless fanned fret guitars. 😆 😆 😆 😆 just kidding its a cool guitar.
I have a headstock-less travel guitar 🤣
nice licks
Like a Fender parallel universe
Dang it, Shane, I just sold a Kiesel as well as a LP Junior and now you have me wanting to blow those funds on yet another Kiesel!!! I have a set of Texas Hot Antiquities that need a home anyway so...
Is that wiring/switching standard?
I cover the switching and setup in the video mate.
DVD... Old School...wow. Dear Lord I am old.🤐
Great looking guitar! (If you remove a link or two on your watch band it won't flop around.)
Cheers, Paul. I like the watches loose. :)