r/kieselcarvinguitars

Hello everyone, I wanted to order a Kyber Headless 7 Multiscale but noticed the tuners are a little bit longer than the body. For those of you who play a Kyber Headless 7 Multiscale or 8, do you feel the tuners sticking out and poking your right thigh if played in the classical position?

Has anyone tried Vantium pickups? I’m torn between these and Illusionist/Empyrean. Big thanks.

Sorry for the rant, I’ve just recently had a new guitar day, it looks great, feels great, but unfortunately arrived with a string out and the bridge a bit loose. These things can happen in shipping or whatever that’s cool… but I needed a little bit technical advice and have had to chase for weeks, with scattered to now no reply.

When I wanted to spec up something before ordering I had some questions and got zero replies, and should have realised before ordering this would be the case after I’d paid.

I’ve seen a couple other posts here saying that CS has been similar for international customers, but great for domestic orders.

Time zone prevents calling up, I’ve tried the email forms and social media pages who finally got someone to email me back but they’re now silent. Can anyone help?

It’s really knocked the shine off what would have been a great experience.

Me (M43) and a high school friend of mine (M44) were recording some original music that we’ve been working on. He lives in Cincinnati and I live in Austin. I brought all of my guitars to record. He’s a Gibson Les Paul player and that’s about it. But he played all of mine which include few boutique brands. A Tom Anderson Drop top super strat, a K-line Texola, a Palir Titan tele style. My kiesel Kyber headless, and a Carvin CS4, and a Carvin DC127. I asked him of all of my guitars he thought was best, and he said The Kyber was by far the highest quality and best playing of all of mine.

Just thought that was cool.

Hey everyone,

I’m about to jump into the 8 string world with a US Custom Kiesel Headless Vader that I’m debating picking up for an amazing deal.

I had time to briefly test it out, the build is a 3-piece Black Limba neck-through with what looks like Lithium humbuckers. It plays well, though the tone pot is a bit loose (should be an easy fit however).

Before I fully finalize everything and start setting it up, I had a few questions for those who made the jump:

Transitioning - How rough is the learning curve involved with adjusting to the extra neck width and muting technique? Any tips or specific habits you recommend to start early so I don’t feel so lost on the fretboard?

Sound - How well do you find the stock Lithium pickups for low end clarity for regular standard tunings? Do they hold up well or would most people work towards eventually swapping them out?

Practicality- For anyone gigging or travelling with a headless guitar, how’s the day-to-day usability (string changes, tuning stability, balance on a strap)?

Would love to hear your thoughts on the build, or any advice for an 8-string beginner!

Does anyone else have stripping issues with an 8 string kyber headless? This is the second locking nut I’ve stripped at the 8th string. All of the other ones are no problem but the 8th this is the second time it had completely stripped and it’s not like kiesel charges cheap for these they’re like 60$ and it only has happened to that string all of the others are fine.

Any advice or has this been a problem for other kyber 8 headless players?

I had a Zeus 5 string made a few years back, but it arrived around the birth of my child so I'm only now getting back to my hobbies.

I noticed that the action of the low B string can't really get much lower than 2.0mm, and it seems primarily because of how it rests on the saddle. The other strings are thin enough to rest in the channel of the saddle, but the low B has to ride above it.

I'm not really a bass player by trade so my knowledge is pretty limited. Is this a problem best suited for bass strings tapered at the saddle? Seems like the only solution other than getting a different saddle, but it doesn't look like Hipshot sells different configurations of them.

Hello, i just put down an international order for a custom-built 7 string, and paid the down-payment of 20%. how do i proceed now? from what i looked up, i understand i just have to wait for the time being, but what about the rest of the payment? when do i need to complete it in full? will i be contacted only when the build is complete? or do i need to pay more upfront to proceed?

The title says it all. I'm curious who (if anyone) else here put in a Stage 1 order during the run and is still waiting on their Headless Kyber. There can't be very many of us left at this point.