Ok guys so I had this guitar for about a week now and I figured I'd post my thoughts on it after the initial giddiness wore off.
Specs:
Ash wings - Antique Ash finish
Maple 5-pc neck with Black Limba stripes - Tung Oil finish
Zebrawood fretboard
SS frets
Lithium pickups - Duncan Pegasus/Sentient...
They lithiums are not bad at all. They hang well with just about any pickup I've put them against. Yes they were all in different guitars so it's not an exact comparison, but they're definitely not a "Get these things out of my guitar" pickup. Also, quite possibly the best clean pickup I've...
Completely different guitars so it's not a scientific test by any means... But it'll give you an idea of what the new Kiesel pups sound like compared to something more familiar.
https://soundcloud.com/vradstudios/dunc ... l-lithiums
Same here. I've had the 5150II, 5150III. My kid has the 5150 Combo.
Yeah this one thing is like brand new. The guy I bought it from even had the original manual and footswitch. Original tubes too :lol: :LOL:
Nope it's not some boutique fancy ass amp... It's a cheap old 5150... Not even the Block Letter.
Guess what! It fucking rocks! But you guys already knew that! :rock:
Thanks man!
When I opened it up... I had to take a step back.. and just soak it all in. It was amazing-looking!
Well here's the story. I ordered it originally with the CS Duncans. Somewhere around the 20th week of waiting for Duncan to get the pickups over to Kiesel I decided to give the...
I've thought about this same scenario. Officially-licensed amp profiles. It would be fantastic, but yes the intellectual property portion of it is an issue. At the end of the day, I really think that folks are either going to use the Kemper or they're not. Look at this forum? Most people still...