Strandberg or Kiesel ?

guitarmangler

I want a new headless, and don’t know if I should go for a new Kiesel Vader (they have a Black Friday sale with options at mo) or a strandberg.

Both would be about the same price, new. I can’t find any good deals on either secondhand.

I’ve played a few strandbergs and they were great (I especially liked the telecaster one) . I’m put off a little bit by the fact they’re made in Indonesia but cost as much as the USA Kiesel’s.
I’ve not played a Vader , but have a couple of Holdsworth models so I assume they’ll be similar but more ergonomic. 

Has anyone had both? How do they compare? 

skunkwerx

I’ve not played either I’m afraid and I dont know much about either company.. except the videos Mr Kiesel has posted of himself which kinda put me off the brand rightly or wrongly