Kiesel Guitars

Now, this guy's non-locking tremolo (Charvel San Dimas) and his general feel is very jazzy, but his technique blows my mind - in a different way - but in much the same as Yngwie...


For those of you who have never played one, that's an original non-locking Floyd Rose AND they use to come on Charvel's with a lock nut WITHOUT fine tuners and they stayed in tune. Floyd himself told me that the addition of fine tuners greatly disrupted the tuning stability of the Floyd Rose...
 
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Robert Herndon said:
I have to say that I absolutely LOVE early Yngwie....before he became so eccentric...the solo kicks off at 2:03, but the staccato phrasing in the rhythm section has incredibly difficult timing. His tone here is also VERY GOOD to be coming from a 25.5"/single coil guitar.

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Yngwie, Yngwie, Yngwie... Extremely talented and virtuosic guitar slinger. But everytime he does those high kicks, I just want to kick him in his little huevos... :bash:
 
Robert Herndon said:
Now, this guy's non-locking tremolo (Charvel San Dimas) and his general feel is very jazzy, but his technique blows my mind - in a different way - but in much the same as Yngwie...


For those of you who have never played one, that's an original non-locking Floyd Rose AND they use to come on Charvel's with a lock nut WITHOUT fine tuners and they stayed in tune. Floyd himself told me that the addition of fine tuners greatly disrupted the tuning stability of the Floyd Rose...
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Ah yes! Mr. Guthrie Govan. Another one of my favorites. The man can play just about any style and do it proficiently. Down to Earth type of guy, and has a great sense of humor. I was very fortunate to meet him at the 2009 Winter NAMM, where he was there to promote Cornford Amps.
 
Getting back to Kiesel/Carvin guitars...
I've always liked the looks and playability of their California Carve Top series. Here's one that's currently in Kiesel's "Guitars In Stock" inventory:
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Specs:
QDH6 - Deep Honeyburst Quilt
5HW - 5-Piece Mahogany Neck w/ 2 Walnut Stripes
HR33 - 6-String Pointed Headstock Reverse 3+3
QPH4 - Quilted Maple Headstock Matches Body Finish
TN - Tung Oil Finish Back Of Neck (Natural Wood)
EFB - Ebony Fingerboard (Less Color Variation)
IB - Block Inlays
IA - Abalone Inlay Material
PCC - Chrome Pickup Covers (6 & 7 Non-Multiscale Lithium/Beryllium Humbuckers Only)
ABL - Abalone Logo
TCE - Ebony Truss Rod Cover
BPE - Ebony Rear Electronics Cavity Cover
IVN - Ivory Graph Tech TUSQ Nut

Weight: 7.9 lbs.
 
syscokid said:
Getting back to Kiesel/Carvin guitars...
I've always liked the looks and playability of their California Carve Top series. Here's one that's currently in Kiesel's "Guitars In Stock" inventory:
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Specs:
QDH6 - Deep Honeyburst Quilt
5HW - 5-Piece Mahogany Neck w/ 2 Walnut Stripes
HR33 - 6-String Pointed Headstock Reverse 3+3
QPH4 - Quilted Maple Headstock Matches Body Finish
TN - Tung Oil Finish Back Of Neck (Natural Wood)
EFB - Ebony Fingerboard (Less Color Variation)
IB - Block Inlays
IA - Abalone Inlay Material
PCC - Chrome Pickup Covers (6 & 7 Non-Multiscale Lithium/Beryllium Humbuckers Only)
ABL - Abalone Logo
TCE - Ebony Truss Rod Cover
BPE - Ebony Rear Electronics Cavity Cover
IVN - Ivory Graph Tech TUSQ Nut

Weight: 7.9 lbs.
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What more could you ask for in a guitar?

I'm not trying to be a smarta**, but objectively, it really does check alot of must haves off the list.
 
syscokid said:
Getting back to Kiesel/Carvin guitars...
I've always liked the looks and playability of their California Carve Top series. Here's one that's currently in Kiesel's "Guitars In Stock" inventory:
View attachment 27107

Specs:
QDH6 - Deep Honeyburst Quilt
5HW - 5-Piece Mahogany Neck w/ 2 Walnut Stripes
HR33 - 6-String Pointed Headstock Reverse 3+3
QPH4 - Quilted Maple Headstock Matches Body Finish
TN - Tung Oil Finish Back Of Neck (Natural Wood)
EFB - Ebony Fingerboard (Less Color Variation)
IB - Block Inlays
IA - Abalone Inlay Material
PCC - Chrome Pickup Covers (6 & 7 Non-Multiscale Lithium/Beryllium Humbuckers Only)
ABL - Abalone Logo
TCE - Ebony Truss Rod Cover
BPE - Ebony Rear Electronics Cavity Cover
IVN - Ivory Graph Tech TUSQ Nut

Weight: 7.9 lbs.
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It’s to purdy to leave on a stand, that’s for sure
 
Robert Herndon said:
Now, this guy's non-locking tremolo (Charvel San Dimas) and his general feel is very jazzy, but his technique blows my mind - in a different way - but in much the same as Yngwie...


For those of you who have never played one, that's an original non-locking Floyd Rose AND they use to come on Charvel's with a lock nut WITHOUT fine tuners and they stayed in tune. Floyd himself told me that the addition of fine tuners greatly disrupted the tuning stability of the Floyd Rose...
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Guthrie is quite good, except for when he is playing 10,000,000 meaningless gnat notes.
When he does that, the only thing he is saying is "look how many notes I can put in here!".
He doesn't need to do that and I feel it actually takes away from his otherwise tasteful playing.
 
Tony M. said:
Guthrie is quite good, except for when he is playing 10,000,000 meaningless gnat notes.
When he does that, the only thing he is saying is "look how many notes I can put in here!".
He doesn't need to do that and I feel it actually takes away from his otherwise tasteful playing.
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That is the same way I feel about all those crazy shredder types, big fan of Trower, and Gilmour, for those reasons, but a Michael Schenker is what I want to play like
 
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