CanserDYI
Yeah, No, Definitely.
I think you'll like it, it's actually surprisingly chatoyant too, the light catches it in cool ways. On top of looking cool, it's smooth as silk, and my hand just flies over it.
The Carvin / Kiesel thread
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RadoncROCKs
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I want to give the one piece limba neck a try as it seems closer to wenge from a feel perspective from everything I've read
But now I know that walnut is awesome it'll be hard to change. My Aries has a three piece walnut purpleheart and the Vanquish with one piece walnut they are both amazing. Only thing I've felt similar is my Ibanez RGA Axion panga-panga/walnut neck.
Kiesel may have its haters but they make some great stuff and I love their customization options.
I really want a Skervesen or Mayones but the sticker shock freezes me when I realize I can get 2-3 Kiesels for the price in half the time and they are a known quantity.
But now I know that walnut is awesome it'll be hard to change. My Aries has a three piece walnut purpleheart and the Vanquish with one piece walnut they are both amazing. Only thing I've felt similar is my Ibanez RGA Axion panga-panga/walnut neck.
Kiesel may have its haters but they make some great stuff and I love their customization options.
I really want a Skervesen or Mayones but the sticker shock freezes me when I realize I can get 2-3 Kiesels for the price in half the time and they are a known quantity.
KnightBrolaire
chasing the GAS dragon
I have limba and wenge necks. They're not similar in feel at all. Wenge is much more porous and stiff. limba is very smooth and tight grained comparatively.
Hollowway
Extended Ranger
Yeah, I was going to hop on here and say the same thing. Limba feels more any other dense grained wood, like maple or ebony, than wenge.
RadoncROCKs
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Well that's very helpful and I'll stick with walnut haha saves me a few Gs of experimentation
ExMachina
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Got this back in April. First new guitar since I was a young lad, jumped straight from 6 to 8 strings. Can't complain about anything, major upgrade from my old epiphone. Now I just need to get a second one as a backup, maybe in orange or something.
mbardu
SS.org Regular
I like the way you think
CanserDYI
Yeah, No, Definitely.
I got mine last July and there was literally not a thing wrong with it and here we are almost a year later and it hasn't moved a at all and plays as good as the day I opened it.
apparently ymmv.
NoodleFace
Delicious Noodles
Aries vs dc727?
I have an Aries 7 with the thinner neck profile and I really love it. It's a mainstay in my collection.
A guy on FB has a DC727 for sale for an attractive price that looks nice (carving).
How do those things feel compared to Aries? Much thicker neck? Thinner?
Big difference is it's neckthru and has two humbuckers.
I have an Aries 7 with the thinner neck profile and I really love it. It's a mainstay in my collection.
A guy on FB has a DC727 for sale for an attractive price that looks nice (carving).
How do those things feel compared to Aries? Much thicker neck? Thinner?
Big difference is it's neckthru and has two humbuckers.
CanserDYI
Yeah, No, Definitely.
Pretty sure they only have 3 neck profiles at Kiesel/Carvin. The regular then an option to go thinner or thicker. So unless noted with that feature, I'd say it's probably pretty dang close.
NoodleFace
Delicious Noodles
That's what I figured. Only other concern is I think the carvins used licensed Floyd's
spudmunkey
SS.org Regular
They were a licensed trem (I believe made by Ping) for most of their life, but there was some overlap with Carvin-branded 7s and the Original 1000 they switched to for a while.
It really depends on how old it is.
Old pre-Kiesel DC7x7 models had rounder, more "C" shaped, medium-thin necks. Not too thick, not too thin. They felt a little wider and heftier than more recent stuff.
I think if you like the current, "regular", profile you'll find them adequate.
They're not bad. On par with the 1000 series Korean OFR stuff on everything these days, just a bit uglier and finding replacement parts can be hit or miss.
NoodleFace
Delicious Noodles
Thanks for the info.
Just something to consider when I send this lemon of an RG back. Pretty nice one for sale on Facebook
Just something to consider when I send this lemon of an RG back. Pretty nice one for sale on Facebook
spudmunkey
SS.org Regular
Here is the original purchaser's NGD post over on the carvin/kiesel forum:
Feel like a real member: 1st Carvin is here! Bump weekend - KieselGuitarsBBS.com
www.kieselguitarsbbs.com
This thread was when he ordered the guitar, with the option specs: https://www.kieselguitarsbbs.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=32002&p=371449#p371449
I've never owned a Carvin 7, so I can't speak from experience, but a common refrain about their guitars from this era is that the pickup cavities are tiny.
He went with the active system which is just an active preamp: the pickups are still their normal passive pickups (I don't remember if they would be the C26 or D26 at this time...if I understand correctly, the later D26 were effectively the same pickups as the C26, just a tiny bit larger). This is important because when you start fiddling with the controls, if you just "dime" every knob, you'll actually be applying a full-throttle boost to two of them, which you may not want.
NoodleFace
Delicious Noodles
This is one of the most informative posts Ive received on this forum. Thanks a lot man!Here is the original purchaser's NGD post over on the carvin/kiesel forum:
Feel like a real member: 1st Carvin is here! Bump weekend - KieselGuitarsBBS.com
This thread was when he ordered the guitar, with the option specs: https://www.kieselguitarsbbs.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=32002&p=371449#p371449
I've never owned a Carvin 7, so I can't speak from experience, but a common refrain about their guitars from this era is that the pickup cavities are tiny.
He went with the active system which is just an active preamp: the pickups are still their normal passive pickups (I don't remember if they would be the C26 or D26 at this time...if I understand correctly, the later D26 were effectively the same pickups as the C26, just a tiny bit larger). This is important because when you start fiddling with the controls, if you just "dime" every knob, you'll actually be applying a full-throttle boost to two of them, which you may not want.
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Bassnguitar
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Does kiesel roll fretboard edges?
spudmunkey
SS.org Regular
No, not really. Softer than some edges I've played, but wouldn't consider them "rolled". From 2020:
