Schecter Keith Merrow KM-7 MK-III Electric Guitar. Artist L Lagoon Fade

Keith Merrow, an accomplished solo instrumentalist and clinician, is an absolute tone fanatic. He collaborated with Schecter in an effort to make his signature Keith Merrow KM-7 Artist more fantastically ferocious than ever. According to guitarists, they've succeeded with flying colors. This 7-string solidbody electric guitar comes loaded with a pair of hard-hitting Lundgren M7 humbuckers, which offer high-output tones with amazingly clear note definition. The KM-7 Artist centers around a 9-piece multi-wood laminate neck with carbon fiber reinforcement bars to fight warpage, no matter how heavy a string gauge you play. Navigating this guitar is a breeze, thanks to the ultra-thin “C” neck profile and compound radius ebony fingerboard. Finally, ash body wings and a poplar burl top give the guitar a balanced tonal foundation and eye-grabbing good looks. If you’re playing in the ultra-heavy genres, owning a Schecter Keith Merrow KM-7 Artist represents your keys to the kingdom.

Features

• Designed in collaboration with solo instrumentalist Keith Merrow
• Neck-through construction improves overall instrument stability and sustain
• Reinforced 9-piece wenge/maple/purpleheart neck offers quick, speedy playability
• Compound radius ebony fingerboard gives you plenty of room for soloing and playing lead
• Ash body wings provide a lightweight and balanced sonic foundation
• Poplar burl top makes each instrument a one-of-a-kind creation
• Lundgren M7 humbuckers deliver hard-hitting harmonic-rich tones
• Compensated Ernie Ball nut improves intonation
• Luminlay side dots help your fingers find their way on dark stages

Lundgren M7 pickups pummel your pedalboard
Plug into your new Keith Merrow KM-7 Artist and prepare to sow sonic destruction. This 7-string guitar is loaded with two Lundgren M7 humbucking pickups, which punish your pedals and amplifier with clear, high-output tone. The pickups use a combination of unique winding patterns and ceramic magnets to give you more harmonic saturation, too. Combined with a high-gain amplifier or modeling unit, the M7 humbuckers are ready to dominate any metal, hard rock, or prog mix.

Designed for stability and speed
Everything about the Keith Merrow KM-7 Artist centers around a neck-through design. For those unfamiliar with neck-through guitars, this design sees the neck span length of the guitar, eliminating unwieldy neck joints and ensuring the entire body resonates with the strings. This particular instrument’s neck is constructed from nine plies of wenge, maple, and purpleheart. The neck is carved into an ultra-thin “C” shape, granting you unfettered playability from the first fret to the 24th. Plus, the neck features two carbon fiber reinforcement rods, which resist the strings and prevent the neck from warping.

Rock-solid intonation and tuning stability
Achieving and maintaining accurate intonation is an absolute breeze with the Keith Merrow KM-7 Artist. First, it comes with a compensated nut courtesy of the folks at Ernie Ball. The compensated nut helps improve the overall intonation of your guitar. Meanwhile, a Hipshot hardtail bridge offers plenty of saddle adjustability, so you can achieve accurate intonation regardless of what strings you install. The bridge also helps bolster tuning stability. Finally, the Hipshot locking tuners make it easy to string up a new set of strings.

Specifications:

GENERAL
- Model Name: Keith Merrow KM-7 MK-III Artist L
- Item Number: 878
- Guitar Color Shown: Lagoon Fade

NECK
- Tuners: Hipshot Grip-Lock
- Fretboard Material: Ebony
- Neck Material: 9-piece Wenge/Maple/Purple Heart with 2 Carbon Fiber Reinforcement Rods
- Inlays: Offset/Reverse Aluminum Circles
- Side Dot Markers: Luminlay Glow in the Dark
- Scale: 26.5"
- Neck Shape: Ultra Thin "C"
- Thickness: 1st Fret- 0.748" (19mm) - 12th Fret- 0.787" (20mm)
- Frets: 24 X-Jumbo Stainless Steel
- Fretboard Radius: 12"-16" Compound Radius
- Nut: Ernie Ball Compensated Nut
- Nut Width: 48mm
- Truss Rod: 2-Way Adjustable Rod w/ Heel Access Spoke Wheel

BODY
- Guitar Colors: Lagoon Fade
- Hardware Color: Black
- Top Contour: Radius Top
- Dexterity: Right Handed
- Construction: Neck-Thru w/Ultra Access
- Body Material: Swamp Ash
- Top Material: Poplar Burl
- Binding: Black 1-ply
- Bridge: Hipshot 7-String Ibby

ELECTRONICS
- Controls: Master Volume/3-Way Pickup Selection Toggle Switch/Mini-Switch for Coil Split
- Bridge Pickup: Lundgren M7
- Neck Pickup: Lundgren M7

ACCESSORIES
- Knobs: Metal O-ring
- Strings: Ernie Ball 7-String (.009/.011/.016/.026/.036/.046/.062)
- Case: 1620 SGR-1C C-Shape Hardcase(Sold Separately)