Schecter KM-7 (Keith Merrow) Signature Thread

[Albake21]

Man that looks like something that would come out of the Daemoness shop.

Schecter's custom shop is by far the most underrated shop I've seen. The quality is some of the best you can possibly get.

 

[Blytheryn]

Schecter's custom shop is by far the most underrated shop I've seen. The quality is some of the best you can possibly get.

So I’ve heard. That thing looks killer!

 

[Meeotch]

Did you guys see my NGD? More pics here!
https://www.sevenstring.org/threads/ngd-schecter-usa-km-6-mk-iii-pro.338689/

 

[itll_be_ok]

From Keith's facebook

 

[Seabeast2000]

Hmm, is that a Not-C carve?

 

[Zado]

^Not a guitar that I'd personally purchase as it's far from the genre I play, but it's the first "modern metal guitar" in a while that fills me with a Wow factor.

 

[Yul Brynner]

Is it just me or does that have the regular hipshot and not the ibanez hipshot? Also is it just me or do those pickups have double slugs and no screws? That thing is sexy af tho.

 

[itll_be_ok]

It's definitely standard hipshot 7. It looks a bit high so maybe it is .175 instead of .125?

 

[Yul Brynner]

Also is it just me or is that body more thicc?

 

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

Is it just me or does that have the regular hipshot and not the ibanez hipshot? Also is it just me or do those pickups have double slugs and no screws? That thing is sexy af tho.

The hipshot does look like a standard one. And the guitar does have active pickups. There's a battery cover on the back. Curious to see if it's a new set of Merrow pickups.

 

[Alexlopez]

The hipshot does look like a standard one. And the guitar does have active pickups. There's a battery cover on the back. Curious to see if it's a new set of Merrow pickups.

it looks to be his fishman set. But with white bobbins.
Im curious why the switch to the regular Hipshot vs the Ibby high mass.
Also looks to have schecter branded tuners. This guitar is probably gonna replace the KM7 MKII, As a cheaper alternative to the blue and black KM7s...
I hope that’s the case. And that it’s made of mahogany lol

 

[Siggevaio]

Man, that's clean! Unfortunately, QC seems to be 50/50 on these guitars so I wouldn't buy one if I couldn't try one before opening my wallet. 100% return policy works as well though.

 

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

it looks to be his fishman set. But with white bobbins.
Im curious why the switch to the regular Hipshot vs the Ibby high mass.
Also looks to have schecter branded tuners. This guitar is probably gonna replace the KM7 MKII, As a cheaper alternative to the blue and black KM7s...
I hope that’s the case. And that it’s made of mahogany lol

The Keith Merrow Fishmans have screws, not all slugs. Must either be a new set or an alteration to his current set. Also it's called the KM7 hybrid, so it's probably why they're calling it that. Combining specs of the previous 3 incarnations into one guitar.

 

[NoodleFace]

Is it just me or does that have the regular hipshot and not the ibanez hipshot? Also is it just me or do those pickups have double slugs and no screws? That thing is sexy af tho.

Why would it have the Ibanez hipshot?

 

[NotQuiteWes]

Why would it have the Ibanez hipshot?

Because that's what the MK-III Artist models have. It's a style of bridge. I think it's Hipshot's version of a Gibraltar bridge (commonly used on Ibanez guitars).

 

[LeviathanKiller]

Why would it have the Ibanez hipshot?

What NotQuiteWest said and the fact that is amazingly comfortable being the reason for that

My only complaint is that the saddle screws are offset due to the design and I find it really odd aesthetic-wise

 

[Masoo2]

It's been a while since I've kept up with the production MKIIIs, how have they been overall?

I remember in the beginning it seemed like lemon after lemon that people kept returning, but was that simply SSO being SSO or were the guitars actually mediocre?

 

[NoodleFace]

Because that's what the MK-III Artist models have. It's a style of bridge. I think it's Hipshot's version of a Gibraltar bridge (commonly used on Ibanez guitars).

Thanks didn't realize it was actually called.a Ibby model by hipshot

 

[GuitarMegaFan]

Keith Merrow Grandpa Blues!

Schecter KM7 MK3 blues demo song!

 

[KnightBrolaire]

I got to try a KM7 MKIII Pro today. I loved the feel of the wenge neck but the fit/finish was pretty janky for the price point. Granted it was used so I don't know if some of the scratches/bruises were from the original owner, but the edge of the fretboard had some visible tool marks and there was a bunch of paint bleed visible on the edge of the body. The merrow pickups were pretty damn good though.