spudmunkey
Well-Known Member
There is a small (maybe about 3/16" diameter metal pin, kinda like a small dowel, probably an off-the-shelf roller bearing or something) metal pin. However, I wonder if they use it any more.Sorry to bring hot fire here:
Not looking to discuss the argument at hand, just curious what is the pin that gets mentioned in regard to neck alignment? Is it like a dowel in the neck pocket?I unknowingly bought a Kiesel that someone made a 22 page thread complaining about.
I love Kiesel guitars, and I also think that Jeff is a bit of an ass. I praised their customer service rep Cal for being great and people were like "but Jeff's a dick". People assume (especially on here) that if you like Kiesels you automatically approve of Jeff. I think the song Stranglehold...www.sevenstring.org
I've only ever taken apart a Fender, and that's just 4 screws, I'm wondering if Kiesel uses other things in their neck pocket other than the bolts that attach the body and neck together.
A Strat's neck has a stopping point in the pocket. The neck can only go in so far before it hits a wall. Kiesel's pocket was open-ended shared with the neck pickup route. This pin helped ensure that the neck was in the proper place when it was screwed down Since it was free to slide in "too far".
Since the launch of the A2 and then the Bolt-On Vader, they've started to roll out this new neck heel and pocket design across the line to the other bolt-ons. This new designs pocket now has 3 "walls", so that pin may not be necessary for the models that have received this updated pocket/heel.