It is no secret that I am a huge fan of Kiesel Guitars which was previously known as Carvin Guitars. This brand is somewhat mysterious to most players as they will receive the catalogs in the mail and see that they have a completely different business model from other companies and all of their guitars are built to order to the customers specs but rarely see the guitars in real life. They are pretty uncommon because they do not have production models or sell out of brick and mortar stores, instead they ship factory direct and let you choose most aspects of the instrument from woods and colors to different fretwires and bridges. Since they are factory direct they are probably the best bang for your buck on the market given you know what you want and are looking for.
Not being able to try before you buy hurts their popularity quite a bit as well as the whole process being intimidating. Kiesel's are not cheap guitars, a common price range is $1300-$2500, but they are hands down some of the best on the market and are far better than their $5000 Gibson and PRS counterparts. I cannot begin to give this company enough praise for their quality and all around playability. If you know don't know exactly what you want in a guitar you may be better off simply buying a production model from someone else but if you know exactly want or want something that isn't currently being made by any other brand Kiesel should be on you must play list.
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