The Carvin / Kiesel thread

[spudmunkey]

I have to assume it comes with the 20" fretboard radius and thin neck option. Assuming all of those, I'm getting around $1750 for a "normal" DC700 with all of those visible specs (tung oil neck, polatiry pickups with black pole pieces, an upgraded headstock, a $100 finish (just a guess there), black hardware, etc).

 

[Albake21]

I'd love to know if I could add a neck pickup. I doubt it since it's his signature, but I'd love to know.

EDIT: Looks like it comes standard with a Polarity set in the bridge and neck, but you can delete the neck pickup and 5 way blade if you want.

 

[spudmunkey]

The headstock has a Solar vibe to it, i think. It somehow seems a bit "swoopier" than their 6-string inline angled "reissue" pointy.

 

[HungryGuitarStudent]

Different strokes for different folks, but if I was going for that look, I’d prefer having something like a strat or a Schecter Nick Johnston than this.

Personally, I play headless guitars mostly for ergonomics, but I still find these models not very sexy when compared to Vaders or Strandbergs. If there’s a market of people who like them, then who am I to judge.

 

[Hollowway]

It certainly looks better than this one, to me anyway.

You mean the Letchford sig? Yes, I agree.

 

[Jeff]

Gah I knew it...

I recently bought a headless with junk in the trunk and now i'm on a one way train to no taste ville

with the normal Strat body, it just looks like a travel guitar.

 

[spudmunkey]

Not that anyone was expecting anything different, but it appears that Carvin has no NAMM presence this year. I remember one of the last years, they had their products in the Vola and Acacia Guitars booths, but there's no mention of anything like that this year that i've come across.

 

[Albake21]

Not that anyone was expecting anything different, but it appears that Carvin has no NAMM presence this year. I remember one of the last years, they had their products in the Vola and Acacia Guitars booths, but there's no mention of anything like that this year that i've come across.

It looks like they are still around though as their site has been updated for 2020. Honestly I'm amazed they still exist as I never see anyone with any newer Carvin equipment.

 

[spudmunkey]

It looks like they are still around though as their site has been updated for 2020. Honestly I'm amazed they still exist as I never see anyone with any newer Carvin equipment.

Yeah, they even just came our with a new pedalboard power amp (seems to be just a re-badge of the same one Harley Benton which sells for 30% less than the Carvin.

 

[Hollowway]

Anyone know if the flake Kiesel does is strictly silver (MFS) or is it available in other colors? I’m specifically wondering if it’s available in gold, as I love the Ohmura twinkle pink finish. But I can’t find any info online.

 

[spudmunkey]

They have done gold metal flake before, but I'm not sure if they still offer it. Code is MFG (Metal Flake Gold).

Gold on black:

Gold on pink

 

[Hollowway]

Ah, so there was a MFG! I thought I remembered that. Although, the gold on pink doesn’t look like the ESP Twinkle Pink, so I might have to rethink that....

 

[spudmunkey]

If I had to describe what I see when I google "esp twinkle pink", I would describe it to Kiesel like, "Your old Pearl Purple color with rainbow sparkle."

A new build of their old pearl purple:

Their rainbow sparkle on lavender, with aqua and black bursts:

 

[mbardu]

If I had to describe what I see when I google "esp twinkle pink", I would describe it to Kiesel like, "Your old Pearl Purple color with rainbow sparkle."

A new build of their old pearl purple:
View attachment 76491


Their rainbow sparkle on lavender, with aqua and black bursts:
View attachment 76492

Geez that would be awfully close.
'yer a Wizard Spud!

 

[spudmunkey]

Damn...might be my favorite K series to date!

 

[LeviathanKiller]

Damn...might be my favorite K series to date!View attachment 76509

Matching bevels ftw

 

[spudmunkey]

Matching bevels ftw

I'm normally a sucker for the "natural binding effect", but for my next one, I'm likely doing a matching edge kinda like that with the trans black burst, but in an aqua sort of color.

 

[mbardu]

View attachment 76516 Hmmm...bindings

 

[r3tr0sp3ct1v3]

I am a sucker for their RNC wih a solid color top. I had a VM8 with ash body and top and the top was seafoam rawtone. I miss that guitar

 

[Hollowway]

Damn...might be my favorite K series to date!View attachment 76509

That is a killer quilt, and a very cool way to use the slight burst to offset the bevels.