Kiesel guitars is one of the more more impressive direct to consumer guitar manufacturers is America where everything is customizable. And for a good price, too!
Funny to see Kiesel mentioned here. I have two, plus a mid 90s Carvin.
What's your impression on the build quality? Which models do you have? I'm constantly playing with their online builder. Their headless stuff has me intrigued.
I have an Aries and a CS3. Both are made really well. It's really cool to have the builder now vs calling them up and talking them through it. I do recommend calling them, because the sometimes have options that aren't in the builder.
These are the ex-Carvin folks, so it's unsurprising.