BigViolin
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Great info! Would be doable as you say but I might just opt to see if Ethan has seen a lithium baseplate or send him one.
Kiesel ZEUS Bolt on headless waaaaaaaaaaaaaat
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Esp Griffyn
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Hideous, one of the most boaty, unwieldy guitars I've ever seen.
the back is a standard issued Kiesel bolt-on, doesn't look too comfy there IMHO.
This works a lot better. It hides the contours more. Seems to be another Kiesel model that just doesn't work with all finishes and looks best with more strings. The bass also looks more in proportion.
The Kiesel bolt-on heel, even though it doesn't look like it, is the absolute best bolt-on heel I've played. It is shaped in a way that it doesn't get in the way at all.
r3tr0sp3ct1v3
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Well I ordered the first multiscale 8 string version within the first hour of release.I genuinely like this shape. I also like all my other Kiesels. I've never had a single problem with them.
My specs:
Ash Body
Antique Ash Treatment in Raw Tone (I wanted it to look like an old piece of wood)
3 piece walnut with purple heart stripe neck
Purpleheart Fretboard with Luminlay Inlays
Thinner Neck Profile
White pickups with black pole pieces
White over black drop shadow logo
My specs:
Ash Body
Antique Ash Treatment in Raw Tone (I wanted it to look like an old piece of wood)
3 piece walnut with purple heart stripe neck
Purpleheart Fretboard with Luminlay Inlays
Thinner Neck Profile
White pickups with black pole pieces
White over black drop shadow logo
MrHelloGuitar
Well-Known Member
That's gonna look siiiiiiiiiiiick
KnightBrolaire
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movingpictures
Well-Known Member
Now this looks killer! I want a gloss black multi 7-Macassar Ebony board.
Hmmm...should be getting a tax refund in a bit....
Hmmm...should be getting a tax refund in a bit....
KnightBrolaire
Say yes to Chugs
SamuraiShred
Active Member
The more I see it, the more I like the guitar. How long does it take usually to get the guitar from the time you order it?
KnightBrolaire
Say yes to Chugs
3 months or so normally.
Grand Moff Tim
Some call me... Tim
That white one makes me wish there was a white pickup covers option for their bass pickups.
Definitely like these as a 7 and 8... wish they would have scaled the body so it was proportional though as a six that didn't look "off" would be awesome.
Also what is up with all the low grade poplar burl?
Also what is up with all the low grade poplar burl?
KnightBrolaire
Say yes to Chugs
I don't know what you're talking about, those are clearly 10A poplar burl tops
caspian
wanderer
Out of all the headless guitars I've seen it's definitely the one I hate the least. Yeah it's a fairly big, boaty, bloated sorta shape but i guess I'm a fairly big, bloated guy, so I feel like it fits!
Even the 25 million colour ones get 5/10, which for me, talking about gaudy kiesel guitars- that are headless!- is really high praise
Even the 25 million colour ones get 5/10, which for me, talking about gaudy kiesel guitars- that are headless!- is really high praise
Hollowway
Extended Ranger
So YOU’RE the one ordering all that nasty Antique Ash!
I see a lot of it, and not being a fan of it myself, I didn’t know if it was hugely popular. (Also didn’t know it came in a raw tone option.) At any rate, I agree with the others that the 8 looks faaaaar better proportioned that then 6 (or 7).
And you’ll have to do a Kiesel family shot when fat Uncle Zeus shows up.
Discoqueen
Dang tootin
I personally like how the 8 string multiscale looks. But I’m wierd. But can someone tell me why in the hell gloss finish on the neck is standard? Is that a mistake in the builder or a ruse to get money because no one buying a headless guitar wants a gloss finish on it ?
marcwormjim
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This may belong in the unpopular opinions thread, but:
Kiesel’s track record is so well-documented that their complicit customers deserve whatever they’re charged.
Kiesel’s track record is so well-documented that their complicit customers deserve whatever they’re charged.
KnightBrolaire
Say yes to Chugs
satin finished neck is no charge right now iirc.
some people are so picky about neck finishes, I've got satin, oiled and gloss necks and they all feel great to me.
satin finished neck is no charge right now iirc.
Not according to the builder they put up... actually compared to the Aries builder from a few days ago it looks like a LOT of things went up in price.
That said it also looks like they still have some work to do on the builder as on the 7 the option for a clear coated back and sides and a colored top like on most of the demo guitars is missing. It also looks like the elixir 10-52 7 string set isn't on there either.
