Churchhill
Inspired
Can't really tell from the third pic, but it looks like there might be a treble-bleed installed on the volume pot. If so, that might be contributing to the brightness. You could try removing it or changing the value of the cap and/or resistor.
Another thought might be changing the volume pot to a 250ka. While this isn't what most people use for HSS, there isn't anything wrong with doing so.
I'd vote for changing the pickups, though, especially if you've got that set from a DK24. Worth a shot, at least, and won't cost you more than a little time if you don't like them in your Kiesel.
Another thought might be changing the volume pot to a 250ka. While this isn't what most people use for HSS, there isn't anything wrong with doing so.
I'd vote for changing the pickups, though, especially if you've got that set from a DK24. Worth a shot, at least, and won't cost you more than a little time if you don't like them in your Kiesel.