HeHasTheJazzHands
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Yeah, I remember when he was actually debating on making 26.5'' the default scale length, but it never came to be
Schecter KM-7 (Keith Merrow) Signature Thread
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Yeah, I remember when he was actually debating on making 26.5'' the default scale length, but it never came to be
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HeHasTheJazzHands
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Baritones do sound pretty harsh, it's why you need to use fatter sounding pickups
I meant the murder, but I appreciate your style.
CloudAC
Chaz
I’m strongly considering getting one of the Schecter KM7 MKIII models soon. I love the aesthetic of the Crimson Blue Artist, but I’ve also found a White Hybrid for a good (new) price. So I wanted to ask any owners of either model their thoughts and also ask whether they think the Artist is worth the extra cash?
The Hybrid is £1200 and the Artist is £1600, so a £400 difference which equates to roughly $500. I assume craftsmanship will be the same between models since they come from the same factory, and it all boils down to parts like the pu’s, bridge, finish/materials and tuners? I’m really struggling to decide between the two lol.
The Hybrid is £1200 and the Artist is £1600, so a £400 difference which equates to roughly $500. I assume craftsmanship will be the same between models since they come from the same factory, and it all boils down to parts like the pu’s, bridge, finish/materials and tuners? I’m really struggling to decide between the two lol.
MrWulf
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The Hybrid's PU is single voiced with no switch to change up the voicing like the Artist. The Hybrid finish is gloss with matte neck, while the Artist is full on matte. Artist is ash wings, multiply neck and ebony fingerboard while Hybrid is mahogany wings, maple neck and maple/ebony board. If you want to save some money, white hybrid definitely. If you want the full on KM7 mk3 experience, the Artist is way to go. That being said my Artist is one of the best guitar in my stable (and my stable is full of "best" guitar).
Lorcan Ward
7slinger
I saw on Facebook the Fishman Keith Merrow picks are being discontinued so maybe a KM4 is coming by NAMM or they are also going out of production.
MrWulf
Well-Known Member
Probably back to Nazgul/Sentient or Black Winter tbh
Vegetta
Pixel Farmer
Yeah he isnt using the Fishaman pups any more - for whatever reason. I like them pretty well tho but I do prefer the simplicity of passive pickups. His neck pickup was just a regular Classic. I am wondering if fishman is going re-releases these under a different name.
I would like to see a Mark IV maybe with a bolt on and a baritone 6. An 8 string wouldn't surprise me...
NoodleFace
Delicious Noodles
He's always been the type of guy to me that is searching for the next greatest thing in tone, so I wouldn't be surprised if he went in a different direction.
I do wonder though with him constantly deleting social media and YouTube videos if he's going to be... Not relevant anymore to newer guitarists. I mean most of us knew him from pillars of creation, but I haven't seen him do ANYTHING in over a year. I know he posts about his depression a lot, so I feel for him. I hope he starts pumping stuff out again too because I think he's a great guitarist.
I do wonder though with him constantly deleting social media and YouTube videos if he's going to be... Not relevant anymore to newer guitarists. I mean most of us knew him from pillars of creation, but I haven't seen him do ANYTHING in over a year. I know he posts about his depression a lot, so I feel for him. I hope he starts pumping stuff out again too because I think he's a great guitarist.
HeHasTheJazzHands
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I think one of the Fishman guys claims he's still a Fishman artist, so i'm not sure what's going on.
secretpizza
Well-Known Member
I loved my USA KM-7 Mk III, but the Merrow Fishmans didn’t really do it for me. The “low output” voice was just not really useable on the bridge pickup, and the voice 3 single coil didn’t have much going on either. I would have much preferred a voice 3 that gives you the in-between strat tones/inner coils tone that the Abasi and Reyes pickups give. And I’ll say again for the record - the Reyes pickups are the best pickups Fishman makes, full stop.
Honestly, they have their uses. They're like any other tool. I mean, people used to love EMGs, then hate them, then go back to them. Anytime there's something new in the world of pickups. Bareknuckle went through the same cycle.
Sidenote: which of the fishman pickups has the best single-coil voice 3? New guitar has Moderns on it, but I like having a single-coil tone to use.
RobDobble6S7
Professional shit talker
Merrow is definitely working on and is close to finishing a new solo album. Sounds like this time it'll have vocals and be extremely dark, musically and lyrically
CanserDYI
Yeah, No, Definitely.
Oh no I'm not shitting on Fishman at all, I actually really dig a few of them. I'm just sick of everyone acting like they are this end all be all of pickups and throwing them in literally every production guitar there is. I can easily say the same for EMG and BKP's.
CloudAC
Chaz
I just bit the bullet on a KM7 Hybrid Snowblind. For £230 less than MSRP! I didn't get to try it out (thanks covid) before purchase, so its a wait on see on the QC side of things. Hopeful I wont regret not going for the Artist, but since the Hybrid ended up being almost £600 less than the Artist it kind of felt like a no brainer to be honest. Should be here in 1 week.
Is the KM Standard line being discontinued? Practically every store shows the ad "Sorry! This item is no longer available."
Just when i wanted to buy a stealth grey KM6 MKIII to complete my KM collection (have a MK1 and MK2)..... and those were on sale at guitarcenter for 499 like a year ago. Fuck
Just when i wanted to buy a stealth grey KM6 MKIII to complete my KM collection (have a MK1 and MK2)..... and those were on sale at guitarcenter for 499 like a year ago. Fuck
HeHasTheJazzHands
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Is the KM Standard line being discontinued? Practically every store shows the ad "Sorry! This item is no longer available."
Just when i wanted to buy a stealth grey KM6 MKIII to complete my KM collection (have a MK1 and MK2)..... and those were on sale at guitarcenter for 499 like a year ago. Fuck
https://www.schecterguitars.com/vault/keith-merrow-km-7-mk-iii-standard-toxic-stealth-grey-detail
The KM7 is in the vault. The KM6 isn't, but I guess it's on it's way there
HeHasTheJazzHands
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I've been wanting a 28+ 7-string for awhile now.
But given how the KM8 and baritone KM6 didn't pan out, I doubt it'll happen.
