It's frustrating that in the year 2024, commercially made guitars is still such a 'buyer beware' industry! I started dealing with Carvin back in ~1989; and I had to blow through a few purchases first before finally received two perfect custom-ordered ones from their factory. More recently, I bought used Carvins on Ebay and actually had better luck finding perfect example instruments, all of which were made from the time before when the stock factory logo changed from 'Carvin' to 'Kiesel' on the headstock. That said, they are handmade objects, and sometimes a quirk or two can be acceptable. Sometimes not. I also once ordered a new Fender American hardtale Strat in about 1999, and the truss rod adjustment would not dial in well with a 10-46 string gauge, a pain-in-the- neck to say the least. All major guitar makes have their own marquee tone to think about. I love and rely upon Carvins for their tone, but the customer service has always needed to be better from them. Jeff Kiesel is partly right when he says that real wood is an imperfect commodity, and another thing is that we guitarists shouldn't be wasteful of rare tonewoods, either. However, we are seemingly living in an age of irrational price inflation. It was St. Thomas Aquinas who in the Middle Ages first defined the notion of a 'True Price', versus price on any other basis. A true price should reflect only the cost of materials and manufacturing work plus some profit. But in today's guitar market, we see a great deal of historical or collector pricing, which is all subjective and irrational. We should strongly AVOID buying at those prices because it overinflates the market. Therefore, it is a good idea to accept off-makes, or good guitars at a fair price; wherever and whenever one sees them and can play them in person, as sometimes the only protest that will be listened to is the protest delineated through buyer market free-choice!

Makes Jeff look a bit narcissistic and that he probably needs to put his ego in check with his customers and probably in general.

I just built 2 guitars on their website. After hearing this I won't be going forward with my plan to purchase this builders product. Thanks for sharing this information.

The way you were banned was very unfair.

What is the brand of the guitar? Very nice sound...

WHAT I THINK? I agree with the dual outputs....or at least a stereo out put that could use a Y cable to go two different ways. Maybie complaining to everyone on the Facebook site aggravated/embarrassed him? Maybie if you sent a message to him FIRST, it may have turned out different. I did NOT see the post so I don't know. If you said things like-'THIS IS STUPID!' -that certainly could have turned him off. -McFly

Never heard about you before the KZbin algorythm gave me this video.... Wow ! Ok... ! Completely seduced !!! What a technical and melody touch !

One too many horror stories about that company, especially the guy who runs it. Will avoid them like the plague.

Hi what ibanez model is that?

I love the song title, Grinning Monkey, hihi. Good play!

Nice melodies. I can enjoy jazz but only for few minutes. After that my head starts spinning, haha. Btw, if you are looking for a Fender Telecaster or Fender Stratocaster made in Japan, the Ritchie Kotzen might be a perfect fit. It has Gotoh hardware and Dimarzio pickups.

Bossa👎

Hey thanks for the review! I’m the creator of the Virtual Capo and wanted to give you some tips you might find useful. To address the transient “thump” you’re describing I would recommend setting Resolution to Low and even try Tracking at Normal. These settings will provide an improved and more natural transient behavior. Give it a try and let me know what you think!

Normal people rate in half points if they want to be precise. E.g. 7.0, 7.5, 8.0, 8.5, etc. Alienadin: 7.7 🤣

Damn nice playing! I didn’t bond with my RG565 unfortunately and re-homed it, like every other RG I’ve ever owned. Just wanted to say thank you for the Kiesel videos as well.

Круто, мне нравится

Had mine a while now. Works well. Thanks for sharing 🎶🎶🎶🎶👍👍

*laughing in helix

I stopped buying from Keisel after they lied about the status of my build for six straight weeks (I did not inquire until after 2 weeks after the projected finish date - was not houding them) - I was told it was in final assembly and "will ship in the next few days" multiple times. I had already paid fully for the guitar, ate the restocking fee, never took delivery, etc. It showed up on the in-stock page nearly two full months later. I immediately sold the 9 Kielsels I owned. One of them i regret - but I won't do business with liars - they could have just said it would be another couple months - it would have been fine. The thing that really bothered me is that is was employees I'd worked with for years that fed me the bullshit. It's 2024 there are NUMEROUS manufacturing ERP systems that can help you meet order commitments, track progress with precision, build manifests, etc. It's a far easier problem to solve than the builder, that's for sure. It's infuriating that Jeff is convinced this problem can't be solved. It's dumb. Jeff is dumb.

Was sagt dein Langzeitfazit nach nun mehr als 2 Jahren, immernoch zufrieden? Wie stabil ist das ganze, hast du langfristige Erfahrungen mit Nitrolacken in dem Ständer? Ich möchte mir nun ebenfalls einen Mehrfachständer organisieren, stehe jetzt zwischen dem Fender Classic Case Stand, K&M Guardian und Gator GTRSTD6.

Your review videos are always top notch. I like you going into details. Soon the Fender cult will discover your channel and subscribe, especially if you would make a review video of the Tone Master Pro. Looking forward to it, hihi. I wouldn't be too worried about the plastic parts. Plastic is a strong material and has many benefits over metal. What will happen though is that the stitching of the threads will come loose over time. But that will not happen over night. The gigbag will still be usuable.

dude they did you a favor. you’re gonna look back on this when you’re older and laugh that you cared about a goddamn brand and even wasted your time in forums or online. just get rid of all your kiesel stuff and make some music without focusing so much on buying stuff or a goofy company’s fanboys.

Yup that is why I stick with Schecter guitars...

Dang! You make that virtual capo actualy sound great! Totally not my experience though. Everybody should be warned... Aliendin is a freakin' amazing player! You might not have such incredible results with that crazy effect.

Thank you for biting the bullet for us. It actually looks fairly decent. However I would think with a premium name such as Fender, I'm suprised that they wouldn't make it finer quality. What ever happened to pride of top name-brand items?

Very nice sound and playing! Awesome new update (we have waited very long!)

Why no chords to show off the polyphonic nature?

Thanks for the video, I wanted to ask you if it is possible to use the bass sound only on the two E and A strings (like the Boss OC3 does), it could be very useful :-)

Wow Alienadin, I enjoyed listening to your playing. And it sounds really like a bass guitar.

For decades I wanted a Carvin, by the time I got into the game it was Kiesel, put together a build and it came with issues, sent it back got it back repainted, there was even a note on the box about crack in neck!? I never should have kept it, sounds weak next to my charvel or les paul, looks pretty but I probably couldn't get half what I paid for out of it.

I love Ibanez she's a beauty

I asked for the Kiesel logo to be stenciled on a different part of a custom headless bass. They pretty much accused me of trying to do something nefarious and trying to steal their work. WTF? I just asked, it was a preference. I will never deal with these clowns.

what guitar is rhat in the top left? love the finish

THERE'S A SAYING, "NEVER BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS YOU!"....

After the Carvin Corporation let their guitar business go to Kiesel, the quality took a dive.

Beautiful guitar

That guitar is just beautiful ❤️

Great playing and beautiful guitar ❤

Thank you for your music. I have a doubt. Can I know if the body size of your RG550 Genesis and RG652ahm-NGB is the same?

Congrats. This piece is just a fine piece of crap. If this is your best composition , no wonder no one cares about your “music”

I bought a Left handed 8 string aries recently. They had the pick up switch backwards, there was a burn/melted spot on battery housing, they left an allen wrench loose in the case where the body of the guitar sits (causing damage to the backplate, no key to lock the case, poorly installed kiesel plackard (on case) The guitar came with damage to the case, and missing paint on the headstock. IT TOOK A HARD DIVE IN THE SHIPPING PROCESS. SINCE THEY ONLY GOT $100 FOR THEIR INSURANCE CLAIM... They did not want to rebuild my guitar because it is a lefty. They told me we repair it or you can go with another builder and get a refund. I chose to get a refund. They are trash guitar builders with a pretentious attitude towards customers. DO NOT BUY KIESEL GUITARS!!!!!!!!!

Waaaaaaaaa Stage 4 Dooshbagitis

If he did it to you he'll do it to me. Thanks for the warning.

The dual AC output in now available on the virtual builder. I have the feature on my Aries 6. It is excellent and greatly improves the existing sound when you plug it into an acoustic amp too. I think Kiesel heard your feedback and sorted this out. The acoustic output and saddles costs around $200 to add to your build.

The dual AC output in now available on the virtual builder. I have the feature on my Aries 6. It is excellent and greatly improves the existing sound when you plug it into an acoustic amp too. I think Kiesel heard your feedback and sorted this out. The acoustic output and saddles costs around $200 to add to your build.

I’m glad I saw your (and others’) video about problems with this company. 40 years ago when I was a kid, a guy I knew bought a Carvin. I was blown away by it (I guess that makes me a “Carvin Boomer” even though I’m not a “boomer’). I always wanted one, and thought that if I could ever afford one, I would choose that brand. After recently discovering all of the unnecessary drama and childish comments from Jeff Kiesel, no way. What a great disappointment.

I've been pondering ordering a Kiesel for many years. The main reason I didn't is because of the horrible resale value. Spend $3000, you instantly have a guitar worth $1200. On the flip side of that, I bought a Carvin CT6 maple quilt for $800 used.

How's the artritis? 😅🤣

Thinking twice about getting a Kiesel now.

Jeff's a fascist in the purest sense. He can't handle any criticism, any dissention, any detraction - nothing. He can't handle the truth. He can handle a airbrush gun, quite well, and maybe, he should stick to making guitars and keep his mouth shut/his face off the internet.