Kiesel Guitars: Lithium vs Frank Gambale vs Greg Howe pickups
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I'm in the process of building a custom guitar from Kiesel guitars and I've been trying a couple of their models so I can make a decision on the pickups that I want for my guitar.
In this video, I'm comparing the Lithium vs Frank Gambale vs Greg Howe pickups.
I love the definition on the Frank Gambale neck pickup and it's a great combination with the Greg Howe bridge pickup. On the other hand, the Lithium pickups sound very modern and bright.
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That Gambale is like the perfect fusion between single coil tone and humbucker clarity.
The Lithium bridge humbucker is a sort of "hybrid pickup" it has an Alnico 5 magnet in it´s core and ceramic boosters outside,similar design with the Misha Mansoor "Juggernaut" pickup by BKP.
Do not get this bridge humbucker if you want to get a warm,vintagey blues/classic-rock or 80´s style hard-rock tone.
It is designed for modern type of rock/progressive-Djent and metal styles,with modern high-gain settings and specifically with extended range guitars.If you wanna play some Periphery style stuff on a 7-string,it´s perfect though.
For more oldschool styles get either the Berylliums,the Holdsworth set or combine a Greg Howe bridge humbucker with either a Beryllium/Holdsworth/Gambale neck pickup.
Oh.. and if you wanna go really brutal metal,get a Thorium humbucker (ceramic high-gain type) with a Lithium.
If you are more into metal the thorium bridge is insanely aggressive and it pairs incredibly well with a lithium in the neck. Very balanced sound and that lithium retains a lot of clarity in that position as well which I find some pickups will not do
Personally I liked the Greg Howe bridge and the lithium neck
Jason Johnson lol dude I just ordered one with this exact combo
I like the Gambale/Howe combo much more. (Warmth)
+1, the lithium pickup seems to produce some hissing noise
I love Carvin/Kiesel Guitars. I have a 1980 Dc150 and 2012 Bolt.
I have a Vader VM7 with the Lithiums. I did have to adjust my rig settings due to the extra brightness. That being said, with my drop A tuning and relatively high gain, these pickups stay super super defined, no mud whatsoever, even on the neck pickup. The bridge pickup oddly enough works really well for lead work above the 12th fret, does not get too shrill or biting. Good note definition overall. Definitely not warm / vintage, but that's not the sound / vibe I am after so I am very happy.
You should try the Holdsworth pickups !
Man that gambale neck is gorgeous
Love the clarity of the Lithium neck. While I like the Lithium bridge, I'd be torn between that and the Greg Howe bridge. Very curious how this would pair with a Beryllium bridge. Maybe at some point you can ask Kiesel to provide a test guitar with that combination. Thanks for posting this!
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Gambale/Howe. Hands down.
I have a Steve Vai Gravity Storm in the neck that sounds nice like that Frank Gambale version. DSH+ Suhr in the bridge which might be a contender with the great Greg Howe.
Great demo. Thanks!
you need to try the beryllium pickups. they're low output humbuckers but honestly I love them for high gain as well.
Darker lower sounds is always 👍
I love the definition. It's very defined.
I have the GH-24 with the Howe pickups (obviously) and I LOVE it. I'm shopping for guitar #2 and the one I have picked out has the Lithium pickups in it.
The Greg Howe was my favorite, so I agree with your decision! I’m wondering if they’re sending you some Beryllium pickups. Are you going with the Vanquish body style?
They are sending me some to try! I’m probably going with a Tele body. 3)
Don't know if it is the whole guitar og just the pickups, but definitely the Lithium guitar - so much more personality. Especially the Lithium in neck position!
The pups on the blue guitar
Blue guitar sounded leaps better. I actually look for the heavier guitars. Light ones always sound thin.
Love Kiesel. To complicate things I have the Greg Howe signature GH3---and it doesn't use his pickup. He replaced it with a duncan lil '59 and paired that with 2 s60s single coils. These are lower output and better suited for my needs because I use pedals and anything ceramic and high output sounds terrible. I'm a Alcino low output guy which work much better with pedals. but your setup is very different and your getting good tones out of them. You also have the Johnny Hiland pickups in his solo based sig guitar as well as Kiesel's Beryl's available. The Ap11s are gone and replaced by the beryl's. So maybe try those as well before deciding. Great vid.
Okay i noticed when you went to the Lithium pickups on clean neck, you had the pickup split, i could tell from the buzz and the sound was thin. So not a fair comparison of those pickups, plus ash compared to alder , ash will always sound thinner.........
2 new guitars! Sweeet, you lucky man!
As soon as you played the gambale pickups through your lead patch I knew you preferred them. You just seemed to be in the zone from the first note
You made the right choice. No contest.
the Tele shaped one looks gorgeous.
Great post! I was just thinking today that I'd really like to see a comparison of the different Kiesel pickups. Please update us if the next Kiesel comes with Berylliums. Those are my current pick because they are supposed to be a little warmer than the Lithiums.
Thanks a lot, I will!
By the 2nd note of the Lithium neck demo, I was sold on never wanting this pickup.
The Lithium pickups is the worst pickups ever IMO... PS. I have 25 Carvin builds in my belt (and have ripped out 2 sets of Lithums - Replaced with M22SD/M22V and M22SD/M22N).
Howe/Gambale any day of the year... But make sure to try out the Berylliums
I hope this is the next set he tries. I'm thinking about getting my first Kiesel with berylliums.
Choix tres personnel,mais preference pour le Lithium en bridge, et le Gambale en neck....
I just did a replay of your video...Wholly cow man I would keep both lol
Do you know what the finish is called on the Tele shaped one?
Frank Gambale bridge and Lithium neck
beautiful playing man,, the tele one is beautyful, the other one ugly,, for the sound lithium is very carlton ish of the late 70tis the way you had effects with it
Does Kiesel make left handed guitars???!!
I would love to know!!!
Thx!
Pretty sure they do!
The blue sounds better, its bolder. That grey one sounds cheap though.
Kiesel freaks out while watching your video - you may drop one of them or ding them together by accident. Lol
You committed a crime by laying the Keisel on the floor 😨😀
Gambale Howe no doubt.
Lithium sounded p90- ish to my ears.
Frank at neck and lithium at bridge
I don't suppose they'd let you have both, would they. After all, they'd be stopping you from implying one of their guitars didn't measure up.
That probably wouldn't imply anything because so many people have different tastes. And that's how it should be! 👍😎🍺
SS Frets? ?
They probably are because if I'm not mistaken stainless steel frets now come standard on Kiesel stuff. But I could be wrong about that.
your probably right
Lithium
Gambale/Howe. Or, Lithium/Howe
Hmmm... those Kiesel's are pretty pricey. ThInk I'll stick with Ibanez Prestige. At least I know that I'll like the neck.
What's wrong with your other guitars... For me they sound better...Go back and try those again... you might cancel your order... and why test them with distortion??? You didn't seem to try a 'clean' sound. anyway, that's my opinion
Nothing wrong with the others, I love them all! I am looking for a guitar to do leads mostly, hence that tone. :)