.strandberg* Sälen Jazz vs Kiesel HH2 - HEADLESS BATTLE (Francesco Landi)

00:39 Kiesel HH2 Holdsworth signature Boss Multi Overtone
01:01 HH2 Sugar Blue+Proco RAT
01:19 HH2 Sugar Blue+RAT+Friedman BE-OD
01:54 .strandberg* Sälen Jazz Boss Multi Overtone
02:14 Sälen Jazz Sugar Blue+Proco RAT
02:31 Sälen Jazz Sugar Blue+RAT+Friedman BE-OD
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[@francescolandi70]

New Headless battle here 😅 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnS3epmMl7KemMU

[@LordKlektar]

They both sound great! Must be the hands.

[@francescolandi70]

Thanks! They are both excellent guitars 😉

[@guitartherapy7208]

Thank you. I have a Vader with Holdsworths (was. now with Slash) so i have some ideas how the Salen will sound when it finally arrives.

[@francescolandi70]

Thanks to you for the comment! 🙏🏻😊 Between the two, the important differences are: 1) Salen's five-position selector (my HH2 is three) which makes it much more versatile; 2) greater soundness and comfort than the Salen, applied to my playing. For the rest, they are both splendid! 🤟🏻

[@flips220]

This was a couple years ago, but I had Kiesel build me a custom guitar and they sent me an absolute stinker. Jagged frets and one of the pickups was a lemon. Just cut out and stopped working. Checked all the solder and everything was in place. They wouldn't take it back because I had a roasted maple neck on it. Had to change the pickup and wound up selling the guitar on reverb for a big loss. Never dealing with those tools again, and won't hesitate to let anyone know what a trash company they are.

[@francescolandi70]

I am very sorry for your bad experience ... Thank you for providing your opinion!

[@lex.cordis]

That's what happens when you have a grown 16 year old running a company.

[@angusorvid8840]

I've looked at the guitar builder function on their site and there is warning after warning about Don't Choose This Option/That Option Because Your Guitar Will Be Unreturnable. I couldn't help but think, "If all these options make an ax unreturnable, why offer them in the first place?" It makes no sense to me.

[@angusorvid8840]

@@lex.cordis The site warns you about every other option you choose as making a guitar unreturnable. I don't understand their business model. A lot of their guitars look pretty nice to me, but I've heard too many negative experiences of dealing with them. Back in the 80s when I started getting custom axes I had nothing but great experiences with the builders I worked with. They were very clear with me on every option I chose. This was in L.A. in the 80s, during the metal/shred craze, and I had a rep as a shredder in a number of bands I was in. So I was always souping up my guitars for high performance or getting them built from scratch. I was lucky to find great builders. I've also had very good experiences recently with Sam Ash where I've gotten a lot of work done on my guitars, usually with specialized pickups/electronics, fine fretwork, nut replacement, etc. Very satisfied. Guitar Center also did some good work for me. If I ran Kiesel I would modify the guitar builder function and put up a notice about why we don't have certain options and an explanation about the business model for the sake of transparency and good communication with artists.

[@francescolandi70]

@@angusorvid8840 Yes, many choice options make the guitar non-returnable. I built my HH2 standard, as Holdsworth wanted it, but the matte sunburst finish, it seems to me, already gave me non-returnable. However I would not return or sell it for anything in the world!

[@turbodownwarddog]

Virtually no sound difference between them with all of the pedals on. Which one feels better to play?

[@francescolandi70]

They are completely different. Short scale (Gibson) the HH2, long the Salen. The handles are extremely different. They are both easy to play, between the two, as a feeling, I prefer the Salen, but it's a personal matter ... 😉

[@lumena1921]

I really like the sound of the Holdsworth. Do you know which pickups are in it? Keep up the great jazz.🌟

[@francescolandi70]

Thanks!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻 The pick-ups are the Kiesel: KHB - Kiesel Passive Bridge Pickup Holdsworth - KHN - Kiesel Holdsworth Passive Neck Pickup

[@jazzydog]

Agreed no winner!! 😀 In your hand both guitars sound awesome man!! Great demo & playing as always!! 👍👍

[@francescolandi70]

Right, no winner ... 🙂Thank you so much! 🙏🙏

[@tonyklatt6962]

You could've just played a Squire through those pedals. I have no idea what the guitars actually sound like with clean tones.

[@francescolandi70]

Hi Tony! You're right, the clean sound can't be heard here, but my channel is full of videos where I play the Salen and Kiesel in clean mode. If you feel like it, go ahead and search, You will certainly find 😉 The difference is under your fingers and it's not easy to make it feel... I'm sorry you didn't like the video 😔

[@cortical1]

Someone gives you something for free and instead of thanking them you say they should have given you something else. 🤣👌🏻

[@francescolandi70]

😂

[@psonra1827]

Hi Francesco! Amazing playing on your channel. Can i ask, a year later, which of these guitars do you prefer? They are in similar price range and i think many peole, like me, will be in the position of having to decide on one or the other without trying. Grazie!

[@francescolandi70]

HI! Thanks first of all for the appreciation to my channel 🙏🏻🙏🏻 A year ago the choice fell on Salen, even if every now and then the passion for Kiesel came out and I played the HH2 for a while. They are two very different guitars, especially for the feeling of the neck. Today, if I didn't have Klein, maybe I would choose Strandberg between the two, but it's a personal matter and a feeling with the tool... I hope I've been helpful 🤗

[@elenbrandt290]

Thank you for the comparison - it was something I was curious about. Cheers!

[@francescolandi70]

Thanks Elen, I'm glad it was useful to you 🙏🏻

[@steveweilhart2359]

strandberg had more character more attack not overly smooth

[@sakoty]

I was interested in Kiesel and Strandberg. Thank you for the wonderful sound!

[@francescolandi70]

Thanks a lot! 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@sakoty]

@@francescolandi70 Thank you for your comment! I subscribed to your channel.

[@francescolandi70]

@@sakoty Thanks! Honored 🙏🏻

[@angusorvid8840]

You're an excellent player! Wow! And great tone as well. I love both of these guitars, but have been leaning towards the Kiesel. They are also much closer to where I live in Los Angeles.

[@francescolandi70]

Thanks Angus! 🙏🏻🙏🏻 The HH2 is an excellent guitar and you are very lucky to live near the Kiesel factory! The Salen Jazz is just as special, believe me ... try one, you will be thrilled! 😉

[@angusorvid8840]

@@francescolandi70 I will definitely try Strandbergs as well. I've been wanting a headless ever since I tried a Steinberger back in '86, but they were incredibly pricey then and if they didn't have one at a store there was a very long waiting list. I like the idea of a highly ergonomic and lightweight guitar as I have bad back issues. This is why I could never play a Les Paul. I played one during band rehearsal in '87 or so and had a terrible backache the next day. I had to put a Hot Rail in my strat so I could get a big metal sound out of it for the band I was in. When I tried a Steinberger I loved it immediately. I have a PRS and really love it because it's ergonomic. I'll be trying Strandbergs soon.

[@francescolandi70]

@@angusorvid8840 Try one if you get the chance. Believe me, it's worth it (also - but not only, of course - for your back!) 😉

[@npvaughn]

Love your tone here with both!

[@francescolandi70]

Thank You! You’re very kind 🙏🏻

[@bloodyfrets]

Thank you. I wish there was same review but with a clean sound and an amplifier not PC

[@francescolandi70]

Thanks for comment 🙏🏻 The amplifier is not from a PC. The rig can be found in the description. For the clean sound I will do another video later 😉

[@francescolandi70]

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[@KeshiaCabrera]

I subscribed 😊

[@francescolandi70]

Thank You!!! You’re very kind! I hope you’ll appreciate my channel! 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@KeshiaCabrera]

@@francescolandi70 headless guy here as well, currently owns a 7 string strandberg Boden prog; it's an awesome instrument but I am currently curious to get another headless from a different brand as I'm feeling a few limitations from the typical strandberg design Cheers 😁

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@@KeshiaCabrera 😉

[@shitmandood]

I’ve heard next to nothing about the Multi Overtone pedal until I saw this video!! What an amazing sound.

[@francescolandi70]

it actually manages to give you many opportunities, perhaps even greater than the POG mini or nano. I saw it on Mike Stern's pedal board! 😉

[@shitmandood]

@@francescolandi70 Amazing. It's like a secret pedal. lol.