Koa BB76F owner here. I haven't actually weighed it but even with a maple neck-through it's very reasonable for a six string. 
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"Official" Carvin and Kiesel Club - Part 3
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Im actually thinking of calling and switching to humbuckers now from the singles for a growlier sound
anyone?
anyone?
My chambered Osiris is 8.8 pounds and my non-chambered Vader is 8.4 pounds. I wish I had weighed my non-chambered Osiris before I returned it but I thought I’d be getting it back.
As for pickups - for years I specifically got their single coils - until I got a used Kiesel with Humbuckers and found I like them more. Growler? I don’t think the soapbars are very growly. But I’d say thicker, and smoother.
Thank you! I always thought the humbuckers had a unique sound from the clips I heard but nothing with a low B growl
Having my old peaveys with VFLS they were super clear and growly
also being active
I know there’s an owner here who put TW pickups in their bass
if your around reading this, why did you ? Was it not the sound in your head or was it not what you thought it would be and made it something else?
I love the Emg J sound personally just curious
Having my old peaveys with VFLS they were super clear and growly
also being active
I know there’s an owner here who put TW pickups in their bass
if your around reading this, why did you ? Was it not the sound in your head or was it not what you thought it would be and made it something else?
I love the Emg J sound personally just curious
If it helps, I have three Icon five strings and they're all pretty comfortable in terms of weight.
Of note is that all three have the wide asymmetrical neck option, so I think that's reasonably close to the width of the standard 6 string neck. Also, I had them select the lightest piece of swamp ash they had in stock at the time of the build ($100 option 50) and it's chambered as well (free 4th of July option at the time). The chambering definitely made a difference in terms of weight... it's the lightest of the three by almost a whole pound.
2014 - 9.2lbs (quilt maple, alder wings, 5pc maple/walnut neck, birdseye board)
2017 - 8.8lbs (flame maple, alder wings, 5pc maple/mahogany neck, royal ebony board)
2019 - 8.4lbs (claro walnut, chambered swamp ash wings, 5pc maple/mahogany neck, roasted birdseye board)
If ounces matter, you could probably also shave some weight by going passive if that's your thing (which I think might have to be an option 50), and get some Hipshot Ultralite tuners.
5sg.
@Toptube would probably know for sure, but I believe the singles will actually get you more growl. Humbuckers are generally a bit more smooth across the board, in my experience (and not just with Kiesel).
5sg.
It is my first but weight is also a huge thing for me
See for me I ordered the B25 based on the colour special imperial but now I also own a Brian Bromberg peavey 5 neck hybrid and a bquad 4
and the 35 inch is awsome for bass
So I’m unsure how neck through 34 inch string through will yield for the b string
Beautiful! Those Brombergs look really comfortable as well. And his tone is always excellent.
I actually sold my Grind 4 string years ago to fund my first Kiesel.
What strings are those of you with J99s using? I have an LB20 from about 1999 that I absolutely love, but there are some tonal qualities I do not like. In the higher frequencies, I get some annoying (to me) honky "boing boing" noises, and there are some weird muted lower notes I don't like the sound of. I just put on a set of GHS Pressurewounds and was surprised to hear a lot of good things. I've never used anything but roundwounds. They seem to have tamed some of that annoyance on the G string notes and also fixed what I didn't like on some of the E string notes. I'm excited to stay with these for a while and try it out in the band mix. My #1 is my Gibson Thunderbird. This LB20 was my #1 until Gibson put out the first left-handed Thunderbird in 2013.
GHS is a great choice, as the majority of their sets were re-issued as balanced tension as standard.
Because of this, they have been my "go-to" brand for a couple years.
Balanced tension sets up better, feels better, plays better. And therefore, sounds better.
And for roundwounds, I love their round core bass boomers. And consider that an easy recommend.
For a regular parallel fret bass 5 string
Anybody know the gauge of strings they use from Dunlop?
wanting to switch to to something else when I get my bass
Anybody know the gauge of strings they use from Dunlop?
wanting to switch to to something else when I get my bass
My V5M arrived. Build took about 8 weeks. I’m very happy with it! Great wood & build quality, heavier than I expected for an alder body.
Setup was good with the Dunlop super bright strings, but I prefer flats so I changed them for LaBella Low Tension Flats (love them on my 4-string!). Intonation on the LTF’s required some serious bridge adjustment… barely got there on the B string with the saddle bottomed out… had to remove the spring to get there.
Anybody else use LTF’s on a Kiesel 35-33.5 multi-scale?
Setup was good with the Dunlop super bright strings, but I prefer flats so I changed them for LaBella Low Tension Flats (love them on my 4-string!). Intonation on the LTF’s required some serious bridge adjustment… barely got there on the B string with the saddle bottomed out… had to remove the spring to get there.
Anybody else use LTF’s on a Kiesel 35-33.5 multi-scale?
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Here’s a pic of the bridge with LTF’s properly intonated. Check out the B string!
Cool bridge. Is that made by Hipshot? Looks like their saddles.
Yes, it is made by Hipshot exclusively for Kiesel Headless basses. As someone who owns a Zeus multi scale 4 string (Vanquish MS 4 as well) it's a fantastic bridge and part of a very stable package. I almost never have to adjust the tuners or neck relief. Once I settled on a string type and gauge, the setup has remained for a year and a half. Pretty impressive for New England seasonal changes.