Primed for Extreme Technical Prowess
Keith Merrow's USA-made signature Schecter KM-7 MK-III Stage USA Signature is the technical player's dream come true. If this guitar's exotic looks don't woo you, its far-reaching tones and flawless playability will. For progressive metal and neoclassical to contemporary jazz and straight-ahead rock, the KM-7 MK-III Stage USA Signature's nine distinct voicings are engineered to deliver clarity, bite, and balance at all gain settings. Loaded into its lightweight, resonant alder body is a pair of direct-mounted Keith Merrow Custom Fishman Fluence active humbuckers and a Hipshot Low Profile fixed bridge, all in matching black. Joining the body is a fast-playing Thin Fast "C"-profile 5-piece maple/walnut neck, reinforced by both a 2-way truss rod and carbon fiber reinforcing rods to ensure that once this guitar's set up, it stays set up. A compound radius (12"–16") ebony fingerboard with offset silver ring inlays, glow-in-the-dark side dots, and stainless steel frets suit this modern player to any environment and any style of music. Matching black Hipshot open-gear tuners complete the package.
5-piece maple/walnut neck
The KM-7 MK-III Stage USA Signature's 5-piece maple/walnut neck is a must-feel experience. Keith's Thin Fast "C" neck profile stays out of the way as your fingers cruise up and down the ebony fretboard, whose 12"–16" compound radius permits easy chording and wide bending up and down the neck. Beyond that, this guitar's 26.5" scale length is great for modern metal, whether playing in standard or dropped tunings. And its carbon fiber reinforcement rods and spoke wheel truss rod adjustment keep the neck right where you plant it.
Keith Merrow Fluence humbuckers
Anyone familiar with Keith Merrow knows that he's a tone fanatic. And up until recently, he's been a hard-nosed passive pickup devotee. He loves their earthy tone. He revels in the way that a passive pickup responds to his pick attack. Only Fishman's Fluence technology could inject an active pickup with the tone, feel, and dynamics of Keith's favored passive humbuckers, without the technological constraints of traditional designs. Conquering dystopia requires killer tone, and fortunately, the Schecter Keith Merrow KM-7 MK-III Stage USA Signature from Sweetwater has got what it takes to deliver the goods.
Schecter Keith Merrow KM-7 MK-III Stage USA Signature 7-string Solidbody Electric Guitar Features:
- American made and designed by Keith Merrow
- Strong, stable 5-piece maple/walnut neck with 12"–16" compound radius ebony fretboard
- Keith Merrow Custom Series Fishman Fluence active humbucking pickups with 9 voicings (3-way selector x 3-way voicing switch)
- 26.5" scale is great for standard and dropped tunings
- Graphite Ernie Ball compensated nut ensures accurate intonation
- Hipshot locking tuners provide exceptional tuning stability