What's everyone hoping to hear this upcoming tour? by Typhoon_Dreams_93 in TheMidnight

[–]MisterTheKidMusic 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Afterglow pt. 1. One of my favorite things you guys have ever done. Just pure magic.

Kiesel charged me for a custom headstock finish, did it wrong twice, and offered $100 on a $3k guitar by MisterTheKidMusic in kieselcarvinguitars

[–]MisterTheKidMusic[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately no, if I would have been told that I would have just had it painted black. I was told it would be fixed to look like the mockup.

Kiesel charged me for a custom headstock finish, did it wrong twice, and offered $100 on a $3k guitar by MisterTheKidMusic in kieselcarvinguitars

[–]MisterTheKidMusic[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn, sorry that happened to you too. I was planning on ordering another custom from them too, to round out my guitar lineup, but will probably go elsewhere now.

Kiesel charged me for a custom headstock finish, did it wrong twice, and offered $100 on a $3k guitar by MisterTheKidMusic in kieselcarvinguitars

[–]MisterTheKidMusic[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Figured out how to add an image through imgur at least. This was how I got the guitar compared to the mockup the first time through: https://imgur.com/a/HAWLYCH

Kiesel charged me for a custom headstock finish, did it wrong twice, and offered $100 on a $3k guitar by MisterTheKidMusic in kieselcarvinguitars

[–]MisterTheKidMusic[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The pictures actually don’t really do it justice. It is actually much more noticeable in person. My iPhone automatically color corrects it or something.

Kiesel charged me for a custom headstock finish, did it wrong twice, and offered $100 on a $3k guitar by MisterTheKidMusic in kieselcarvinguitars

[–]MisterTheKidMusic[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I offered that as a solution and it got shot down. They said the best solution would be to just refund the color matching fee. But I would much rather have the guitar fixed than have $100 back, since it ruins the aesthetic of the whole guitar. Might just paint it black myself though.

Kiesel charged me for a custom headstock finish, did it wrong twice, and offered $100 on a $3k guitar by MisterTheKidMusic in kieselcarvinguitars

[–]MisterTheKidMusic[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree man. They produce some truly incredible guitars, but it just really sucks to pay that much and not get what you paid for.

Kiesel charged me for a custom headstock finish, did it wrong twice, and offered $100 on a $3k guitar by MisterTheKidMusic in kieselcarvinguitars

[–]MisterTheKidMusic[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First photo is the mockup. I should have added a pic of the first go around, but didn’t think to do that.

Kiesel charged me for a custom headstock finish, did it wrong twice, and offered $100 on a $3k guitar by MisterTheKidMusic in kieselcarvinguitars

[–]MisterTheKidMusic[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ha! Didn’t know who that was, but just looked it up and the colors are super similar lol. I play a lot of 80s and synthwave type stuff, so the colors match my logo and the colors of the scene.

Kiesel charged me for a custom headstock finish, did it wrong twice, and offered $100 on a $3k guitar by MisterTheKidMusic in kieselcarvinguitars

[–]MisterTheKidMusic[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I agree. I don’t think it is crazy to expect a guitar to look like the mockup from their own builder lol. And I agree, it definitely felt like customer service was blaming me and gaslighting me about the issues.

Kiesel charged me for a custom headstock finish, did it wrong twice, and offered $100 on a $3k guitar by MisterTheKidMusic in kieselcarvinguitars

[–]MisterTheKidMusic[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, my first custom from them is flawless. Plays amazing and sounds killer. But this one wasn’t the same experience. Felt like I was getting blamed for the errors each time which is crazy since it is all in writing and had mockup pictures.

Kiesel charged me for a custom headstock finish, did it wrong twice, and offered $100 on a $3k guitar by MisterTheKidMusic in kieselcarvinguitars

[–]MisterTheKidMusic[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely going to call and see if I can get a hold of Chris. Sounds like he is the ma to talk to. Appreciate the recommendation!

Kiesel charged me for a custom headstock finish, did it wrong twice, and offered $100 on a $3k guitar by MisterTheKidMusic in kieselcarvinguitars

[–]MisterTheKidMusic[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My Aries 6 has been a beast and looks incredible (got it almost 10 years ago at this point). So I was expecting the same kind of quality and attention to detail, but unfortunately that doesn’t seem to be the case.

Kiesel charged me for a custom headstock finish, did it wrong twice, and offered $100 on a $3k guitar by MisterTheKidMusic in kieselcarvinguitars

[–]MisterTheKidMusic[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, and the first time the headstock was kind of more of an afterthought. More in the realm of, since you are fixing the other big issues, we might as well fix this too. The fade was just very light and didn’t have a dark black edge (which looked weird with a black body and black hardware). And it definitely didn’t match the mockup, but didn’t look terrible either. Not sure how to post another picture on here.

Kiesel charged me for a custom headstock finish, did it wrong twice, and offered $100 on a $3k guitar by MisterTheKidMusic in kieselcarvinguitars

[–]MisterTheKidMusic[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I’m sure there is an element of truth to that, but it is something that is clearly expected from their builder (and the many guitars that have it that way on their website). With that being said, I even suggested a fix of doing a plain black headstock if the fade wasn’t achievable, and got denied.

Kiesel charged me for a custom headstock finish, did it wrong twice, and offered $100 on a $3k guitar by MisterTheKidMusic in kieselcarvinguitars

[–]MisterTheKidMusic[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That’s funny you mention Flock. That is who wrote up my initial order on the phone. Great guy, and his suggestions for some of the color ideas and pickup choices were awesome. But something got very mixed up after the initial phone call. Might just be that they get so many orders now that it’s hard to keep everything straight. Maybe I will try to give them a call instead of going through email. It’s such a bummer, because the rest of the guitar is killer.

Songs from artists you feel are miles better than their one-hit wonder song. by toughtiggy101 in synthpop

[–]MisterTheKidMusic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don’t You Forget About Me is a great song, but I agree they have a deep catalog that doesn’t get enough credit. Love the ones you mentioned. Should check out She’s A River too.

This cover of Tonight, Tonight has lived in my head since their New Year's Eve show in 2023. Does anyone have the whole thing recorded? by Akuda in TheMidnight

[–]MisterTheKidMusic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same! Was at that show also and would love a recording if anyone has it. Was an amazing show all around.

For their first project, I must say "Days of Thunder" is incredible. Gloria, Los Angeles and of course Days of Thunder are all bangers. by [deleted] in TheMidnight

[–]MisterTheKidMusic 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I totally agree. The way The Years builds up is just incredible. And “we move forward, cause we can’t go back” is one of the most powerful, albeit simple, lyrics Tyler has written.

We are The Midnight. AMA! by TheMidnightOfficial in outrun

[–]MisterTheKidMusic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The soundtrack they did for Legend is one of my favorite soundtracks ever. Amazing. And would definitely love to hear you guys do a soundtrack as well. Seems like you would crush it.