CARVIN GUITARS SAN DIEGO CA SERIES
Bassist Brian Bromberg has a series of basses based on a body of his design, while Roy Vogt has a signature 6 string model based on the Vanquish model. Lee McKinney of Born of Osiris has signature six and seven string models, based on the DC600 model line. Craig Chaquico has a signature thinline acoustic/electric model. Neil Zaza's signature is based on the Carved Top model line, featuring his preferred control layout. Greg Howe's has 24-fret bolt-on signature models. Frank Gambale's model is a semi-hollow carved top, available with MIDI synth. The JB100 entry level Jason Becker signature guitar was released in 2017.Īllan Holdsworth was an endorser, and Kiesel has several models based on Holdsworth's designs, including headless and MIDI synth variants. The JB200C is based on the original DC200 models that Jason played, while the newer JB24 "Numbers" guitar is based on Jason's original Peavey custom model with the numbered fretboard markers. Jason Becker has been a long time endorser of Carvin Guitars, and Kiesel offers three tribute models in his honor.
At the 2016 Winter NAMM, Super NAMM Awards were won from Guitar Aficionado for their 70th anniversary K-series model, and from Guitar World for their 24-fret bolt-on Aries model. In January 2015, Kiesel Guitars won Revolver's Best of Show award at the winter NAMM Show, for their headless guitar model, the Vader.
Example of a Kiesel Guitar's 4x3 headstock design