This video is 4 years old, and I still come back to it every now and again, because I still can't believe these absolute works of art exist. Keith picked the best company to flesh out his vision. In my opinion these are hands down the best guitars ever made in ALL Variations. Thank you Keith!
Pretty awesome having watched you go from bald and playing Agiles years ago, to long hair and super boutique style USA Schecters with your name on it. You deserve it!
@@rickfeith6372 I have a Damien Elite 7 so I'd probably put Keith's pickups in it before buying his signature guitars. I'm not good enough to be worthy of playing his anyway.,
@@cloudrun654 which 3x3? they have a few I have one that is the traditional c1 headstock, I’m not crazy about the tempest and worse yet the S. Gates one the km7 has the best one IMO
Just received mine last week.. I have now found my favorite guitar. I'm sure that I will be using this for years to come. Great build. Awesome pickups. Thankyou Keith. Thankyou Schecter. Thankyou Fishman.
When the KM 1 came out, I was still a student dreaming about owning a "real" guitar. The MKII came out and blew my mind, and I just graduated at the time. Now the MKIII is out and I gotta tell you...it feels like a sign. I've bee working at my first job for a couple of years now and I'm proud to tell you that I'm gonna buy this one pretty soon. It's been a long time coming, but I can't wait to own the sig of my favorite youtube metal guitarist! Thank you as well, Keith for the inspiration!
i remember for years, schecter hellraisers being kind of a meme and butt of a lot of jokes in the guitar community but I've been playing schecters for years, even the cheap ones play well and are dependable. as i've stepped up the models I've owned over the years I've never been disappointed. My neck step up is definitely going to be one of these and I'm really looking forward to it.
Own one of the first releases of this guitar and it’s without question the best 7 I’ve ever played out of many high end custom builds and great offerings from other prominent builders. Plays like a dream and sounds phenomenal. Quite easy on the eyes too.
This is amazing. As soon as I caught wind of this project I started saving up, and now I'm stoked beyond belief. The vision put into designing this axe is incredibly impressive. Not to mention how awesome Keith has been to his fans and customers throughout the process. This will be a lifer. To quote Wayne..."It will be mine. Oh yes, it will be mine."
My god dude, I've been subscribed to you ever since 2011 and watching this video... the first thing that comes to mind is how fucking far you've gone. I remember when you first started talking about your gear on TH-cam. Holy shit man.. you're the best. Absolutely zero competition. Keep rocking on man!
This was definitely a cool video to watch. My guitar was not assembled in the United States, but I still appreciate my KM7 MK3 to the moon and back! It has been years since I was this inspired to pick an instrument
Schecter is just stepping up their game a lot recently, I'm really excited about all their new guitars, especially the C-1 SLS Elite, and these KM models... freakin' beasts :)
Youre the homie man! Saw your band conquering dystopia with Animals as leaders and Chon in Jax FL few years back. Top show ive ever seen. Thanks for the experience bro. Inspiration
I just got my KM6 MkI a month ago and love it! I like some of the changes spec-wise to the MKII but I just love the look of the MKI so much. And it sounds fantastic too!
It's been cool watching your journey Keith. I remember finding out about you and chatting a bit on Sevenstring.org years ago. It was really cool to see that there was an "underground" guy that was just fucking amazing. And now to see everything you've grown into, well it's inspiring and just brings a smile. The MKIII is sick!! Keep it up man, and I know we all can't wait to hear your next music project!
Just want to say I'm enjoying this guitar. Picked one up not to long ago. My first ever high end guitar. Slowly getting acclimated to it because its been a while since I've played a 7 string. Thank you for designing a great guitar along with Schecter and Fishman.
Seeing the Schecter guitarbuilding process compared to some other well known brands... man, just quality. Just bought a C1 SLS Elite and looking forward to getting it!!!
Thank you Keith! The KM7 MKII is my favorite instrument even over my prestige ibanez. The stainless steel frets, neck curvature, and hipshot just make the instrument unstoppable. Oh and the natural finish is amazing! I'm proud to own your signature and if anyone here is second guessing get one, all I have to say is stop what you're doing and get one now because you will not be disappointed
So true mate! I've played quite a few guitars...including USA made and high end ones. Believe it or not ...one of my all time favourite guitars in terms of feel and sound is the schecter KM II ( Korean made). Insanely well built and so easy to play!! Now I need this USA custom Shop guitar 😍😍
Those are killer!!! I was in a band called Straight Line Stitch (playing drums) a while back and we went to the Schecter shop/office and met some of those cats and they were really cool and nice. Definitely an experience i'll never forget. We went to Ibanez the same day but I got some pretty cool pics of the place. Happy for ya for all the success you are having! You definitely deserve it man!
I have to say you knocked it out of the park with this guitar. I have owned quite a few guitars through the years and current have about 9, which include mostly signature models. I picked up the MKII when I saw that lambo blue, just had to have it. But this MKIII is absolutely killer, on another level and I find it hard to put it down. The tone, feel and playability is outstanding. I’m am sure my other guitars are feeling lonely and hate you for birthing this perfect creation. Great job man.
Kieth Merrow, god of badass metal mood music. I'm old as fuck, heard so many guitarists, and think Keith's music is hands down THE coolest shit. I'll even repeat songs when listening and that is RARE. Keep up the awesomeness, Keith.
Same man, I might get the hybrid though I already have a Standard and it’s the best 7 I’ve played besides a Strandberg. Are you saving for the hybrid or the Artist?
damn, even the choice for the voicing for the pickups man. your taste evolved. so glad you went with mid gain, vintage brown sound, and split coil sound. Allows for more versatility and more expressive playing, definitely! Great job keith!
that's so good man! i'm reeaally happy for that achievement of yours! they must be a dream to play and i'm sure they sound even better then they look! you also said that a more affordable model is coming later on, i'm looking forward to that too, maybe it will be more suited for my ability and pockets :3
I need fresh pants. Quick it's happening again. @Keith Merrow CONGRATS on this amazing instrument and career!!! You deserve this so much. Fanboy, yes I am. I hope those Fishmans will come in Soapbar Format too.
Finally got my hands on one of these a little while ago and it's so sick. Been wanting the KM for so long they came out with the MK3 by the time I was ready 😂
Awesome thanks for sharing the journey. You’re an inspiration brother. 👍. Just recently got the km7 trans white and I love that thing so much n by far the best guitar I’ve owned. Maybe when the mk4 comes out I can afford a mk3 lol
I played one of these models at guitar center encino ca now I'm not a schector lover but the sound and feel is good played thru a line 6 amp and was solid good paasives pups real good model good job man
I own a km7 MK1 and I've been browsing for a 6 string for a while. Couldn't find anything that had all the features not even for 2 times the price. Bottom line, I'm getting a km6 mk2. Congrats, man. They are incredible
Keith Merrow " I Love Your Schecter USA Guitars It's My Dream To Own A USA Keith Merrow Signature Schecter 🎸 One Day, I Love Your Music And Style Keep Rocking Keith Merrow, 🤘 On, PS , Troy Frost
Always excited to see what you do next Keith, and I gotta say, that purple MKIII looks fucking tremendous. Its looks only beaten by its sound. If I could afford to go out and buy a guitar right now, I'm damn well certain what I'd get. Congrats and keep it up my man!
Started with the classic starter pack guitar and amp combo, few years later, teenage me got a Schecter telecaster dark brown burst with a black pickguard. ( xmas gift) few years later when I was knee deep embedded into the metal, another Schecter, this time a Hellraiser, seemed like the appropriate choice for a Jeff Loomis fan boy. Doubled my happiness with a 7 string Hellraiser 7 years later, and now tomorrow, I have arriving to my gaff, a KM MIII Schechter in blue/red burst. Within the next 10 years, I will have a custom shop Schecter and that is a guarantee. I love these guitars, every one of them I have ever played is quality. Even the cheap ones I've come across in my travels. Delighted to have discovered these guitars early, seems to have bled a lot of 'guitar bullshit' out of my life even If I didn't realize it at the time. XD
I own the KM7 MKII, together with a lower end Schecter 6-string (Omen Extreme) and both are absolutely wonderful guitars. I have installed a Black Winter in the bridge of my 6-string (which now sounds absolutely terrific and worlds apart from what it was before) and I record all my stuff on these guitars. Granted, I do have some issues with them. Mainly that the action on the KM is way too high (the store probably set it up like that, they usually don't sell 7-strings at all) and something's wrong with the volume pot, but I'm gonna get that fixed. Hoping to get the MKIII 6-string model so I can have some higher end there as well. I'm really pleased with the sound of all your signature-gear I have tried so far ^^ Edit: I forgot to say, I wanted to thank you. For all your music, your content, your gear, just everything. You were my main inspiration for starting to write and produce my own music and without you I wouldn't be where I am right now. So... I guess you kinda changed my life, you have every right to be fucking proud of your work!
I love how hands on your shop is. There's shops out there that have machines polish there guitars. I'd be happy to spend custom shop money with shecter if I played well enough lol thanks for sharing
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Dude- fuck yeah
You thanked the KM owners at the end, but we need to be thanking you too. Thanks for speccing out such great instruments and for shaking things up! 🤘
This video is 4 years old, and I still come back to it every now and again, because I still can't believe these absolute works of art exist. Keith picked the best company to flesh out his vision. In my opinion these are hands down the best guitars ever made in ALL Variations. Thank you Keith!
Pretty awesome having watched you go from bald and playing Agiles years ago, to long hair and super boutique style USA Schecters with your name on it. You deserve it!
These are beautiful man, congratulations!
Show us a video of your guitar playing dumbfuck
@Science Fiction tough guy over here. U stupid fuck.
@Science Fiction Lmao he's better than you'll ever be
Bea is a madman
@@rickfeith6372 I have a Damien Elite 7 so I'd probably put Keith's pickups in it before buying his signature guitars. I'm not good enough to be worthy of playing his anyway.,
Picked up a MK II a couple months ago and it still puts a smile on my face every time I pick it up. Hands down one of the best guitars Ive ever played
Closest I have to that is the Damien Elite 7 from years ago. similar body style ad sounds great
i've had KM7 mk1, and its one of the best production 7 string i've ever played. i'm stoked to try this one when it hit the stores!
khoirus sobri I fully agree
Really miss seeing your videos. So exciting all the new stuff coming!
I LOVE how they changed the headstock for this model.
I think they would see more sales if they used this headstock on their 3x3 guitars.
@@cloudrun654 which 3x3? they have a few I have one that is the traditional c1 headstock, I’m not crazy about the tempest and worse yet the S. Gates one the km7 has the best one IMO
Just received mine last week.. I have now found my favorite guitar. I'm sure that I will be using this for years to come. Great build. Awesome pickups. Thankyou Keith. Thankyou Schecter. Thankyou Fishman.
When the KM 1 came out, I was still a student dreaming about owning a "real" guitar. The MKII came out and blew my mind, and I just graduated at the time. Now the MKIII is out and I gotta tell you...it feels like a sign. I've bee working at my first job for a couple of years now and I'm proud to tell you that I'm gonna buy this one pretty soon. It's been a long time coming, but I can't wait to own the sig of my favorite youtube metal guitarist!
Thank you as well, Keith for the inspiration!
i remember for years, schecter hellraisers being kind of a meme and butt of a lot of jokes in the guitar community but I've been playing schecters for years, even the cheap ones play well and are dependable. as i've stepped up the models I've owned over the years I've never been disappointed. My neck step up is definitely going to be one of these and I'm really looking forward to it.
I love my hellraiser solo 🤘🏽
I’ve modded mine to the nine!!
Still feels great after 10 plus years
Damn man, I'm so excited for you, proud of you, and inspired by you. Looks like I'll be getting an import MKIII towards the end of the year.
I'll never get used to seeing you with hair ;).
Own one of the first releases of this guitar and it’s without question the best 7 I’ve ever played out of many high end custom builds and great offerings from other prominent builders. Plays like a dream and sounds phenomenal. Quite easy on the eyes too.
I'm really glad to hear that!
congrats on the guitar Keith! Had the pleasure of playing a version of it at NAMM with the new sig Fluence and it sounded / played amazingly. \m/
This is amazing. As soon as I caught wind of this project I started saving up, and now I'm stoked beyond belief. The vision put into designing this axe is incredibly impressive. Not to mention how awesome Keith has been to his fans and customers throughout the process. This will be a lifer. To quote Wayne..."It will be mine. Oh yes, it will be mine."
My god dude, I've been subscribed to you ever since 2011 and watching this video... the first thing that comes to mind is how fucking far you've gone. I remember when you first started talking about your gear on TH-cam. Holy shit man.. you're the best. Absolutely zero competition. Keep rocking on man!
I can see the love & passion that you guy's. Put into everything you do. 👍
We miss you dude! nice to see you again.
This was definitely a cool video to watch. My guitar was not assembled in the United States, but I still appreciate my KM7 MK3 to the moon and back! It has been years since I was this inspired to pick an instrument
PLEASE bring Conquering Dystopia back!!! Keith Merrow = BEAST
Schecter is just stepping up their game a lot recently, I'm really excited about all their new guitars, especially the C-1 SLS Elite, and these KM models... freakin' beasts :)
So beautiful! Been following your journey from the beginning. Insane! congratulations.
I bought the KM-7 MK-II on Mar 25, 2018, after I had the first model for 2 years. I love it! thanks, Keith for great guitars!
Just ordered my MKIII artist in crimson blue I am so stoked to try it out.
Ive bought the Km3 Tbb 7 String and its my favorite of all the axes I´ve ever had in my life... thx Keith for the awesome job !!!!!
The channel is ressurrected! 🤘🏾
Your tone in this video is the best you've ever sounded. It's been awesome to watch your gear transcend to this level of badassery.
Youre the homie man! Saw your band conquering dystopia with Animals as leaders and Chon in Jax FL few years back. Top show ive ever seen. Thanks for the experience bro. Inspiration
So good to see you after long time your music is a big inspiration for me and your signature guitars are just phenomenal 🤘🤘🤘🤘
Congrats Keith! Awesome guitars. All the Best to you and Schecter! God bless.
Loved to see the whole documentary, thx for sharing guys
I just ordered the MK-III Toxic Green and I can’t wait to get it!
Wow finally!!! I love my KM1 can't wait to add this beast to the collection! Congrats Keith
I just got my KM6 MkI a month ago and love it! I like some of the changes spec-wise to the MKII but I just love the look of the MKI so much. And it sounds fantastic too!
Welcome back Keith!
It's been cool watching your journey Keith. I remember finding out about you and chatting a bit on Sevenstring.org years ago. It was really cool to see that there was an "underground" guy that was just fucking amazing. And now to see everything you've grown into, well it's inspiring and just brings a smile.
The MKIII is sick!! Keep it up man, and I know we all can't wait to hear your next music project!
The guitar sounds killer! Thank you for creating something awesome for guitarists all over the world!
Just want to say I'm enjoying this guitar. Picked one up not to long ago. My first ever high end guitar. Slowly getting acclimated to it because its been a while since I've played a 7 string. Thank you for designing a great guitar along with Schecter and Fishman.
Awesome! You`re back!)
That's a bad ass guitar man! Welcome back and good to see you again Keith 🤘🎸🎵🎶👍
I love the neck joint on that bolt on. Looks awesome!
Friends of mine have kms and I’m so jealous lol. Unbelievable quality. I’m definitely sticking around for the production models of these to come!
Man I would LOVE to work at their custom shop, seems like they're really enjoying themselves and working there
Sup Keith! We need a new Morning Coffee with Keith Merrow. Sick guitar and congratulations on all of your success!
Seeing the Schecter guitarbuilding process compared to some other well known brands... man, just quality. Just bought a C1 SLS Elite and looking forward to getting it!!!
Thank you Keith! The KM7 MKII is my favorite instrument even over my prestige ibanez. The stainless steel frets, neck curvature, and hipshot just make the instrument unstoppable. Oh and the natural finish is amazing! I'm proud to own your signature and if anyone here is second guessing get one, all I have to say is stop what you're doing and get one now because you will not be disappointed
So true mate! I've played quite a few guitars...including USA made and high end ones. Believe it or not ...one of my all time favourite guitars in terms of feel and sound is the schecter KM II ( Korean made). Insanely well built and so easy to play!! Now I need this USA custom Shop guitar 😍😍
I've been wanting a KM since the first iteration and this only increases that desire.
Awesome video, great editing...seeing the process was really interesting! And those guitars look pretty damn neat as well. ;)
These guys love their work, and that is the secret to making quality. Schecter is on my to buy list now
Gorgeous. Can't wait to check out the import version!
killer vid amazing watching the process of a great product look forward to new vids.
Those are killer!!! I was in a band called Straight Line Stitch (playing drums) a while back and we went to the Schecter shop/office and met some of those cats and they were really cool and nice. Definitely an experience i'll never forget. We went to Ibanez the same day but I got some pretty cool pics of the place. Happy for ya for all the success you are having! You definitely deserve it man!
And thank you Keith Merrow for the great music that you produce. It'll never die! \m/,
I have to say you knocked it out of the park with this guitar. I have owned quite a few guitars through the years and current have about 9, which include mostly signature models. I picked up the MKII when I saw that lambo blue, just had to have it. But this MKIII is absolutely killer, on another level and I find it hard to put it down. The tone, feel and playability is outstanding. I’m am sure my other guitars are feeling lonely and hate you for birthing this perfect creation. Great job man.
That's awesome dude, I'm stoked you like it.
That MKIII Studio is BEAUTIFUL!!
Love that dark fretboard. Beautiful instrument
Those necks look incredible! You can feel the quality just by looking at it! Killer guitars
Kieth Merrow, god of badass metal mood music. I'm old as fuck, heard so many guitarists, and think Keith's music is hands down THE coolest shit. I'll even repeat songs when listening and that is RARE. Keep up the awesomeness, Keith.
Dude you produce some of the best schecter guitars available on the market, definitely grabbing one of these at some point!
Incredible guitar. Congratulations to you all.
I want a import version. Cant afford the custom shop. SO happy when he said there will be an import.
Keith this was fucking awesome man! much love homie and can't wait to see what the future has!
Just ordered a Mkii Natural this week, cannot wait !
Wow I haven't checked your channel for a while, and now your hair..wow!
Saving my pennies. 2021 will be the year I claim this beast.
Same man, I might get the hybrid though I already have a Standard and it’s the best 7 I’ve played besides a Strandberg. Are you saving for the hybrid or the Artist?
VERY COOL process and vid! Learned a lot, thanks!
Good progress Kieth and you're extremely lucky as a musician
That’s definitely a sweet signature fiddle. Looks great Keith.
Badass, Keith! Super stoked for you, the new guitars look killer. :)
My KM7 mk1 is by far the best guitar I own. And I own a bunch of good ones.. Is awesome to see how this beautiful axe is evolving
damn, even the choice for the voicing for the pickups man. your taste evolved. so glad you went with mid gain, vintage brown sound, and split coil sound. Allows for more versatility and more expressive playing, definitely! Great job keith!
I got the km6 mkii and getting ready to get me a mkiii soon. Appreciate ya Keith.
that's so good man! i'm reeaally happy for that achievement of yours! they must be a dream to play and i'm sure they sound even better then they look! you also said that a more affordable model is coming later on, i'm looking forward to that too, maybe it will be more suited for my ability and pockets :3
This video makes me proud to own a KM-7 MkII. I might be picking up a MkIII now, too...
Own a KM6 MK III. Love it! Excellent guitar. 😊
Top quality video prod., top quality guitar, great song!! What's better than that :) Good job Keith!
Can't say I've ever wanted a Schecter or a 7 string, but I definitely want this one. Great job on the guitar! Also, the new album is fantastic!
Loved that guitar when I played it.
I need fresh pants. Quick it's happening again.
@Keith Merrow CONGRATS on this amazing instrument and career!!! You deserve this so much. Fanboy, yes I am. I hope those Fishmans will come in Soapbar Format too.
That is so badass and well deserved. Congrats mr. Merrow !!
Now I have another guitar to chase. ffing gas.
Omg these look fantastic, huge fan of the all of these the mkI II and III's. Cmon lefties :P
You really need to post more often Keith, we miss you bro!
Finally got my hands on one of these a little while ago and it's so sick. Been wanting the KM for so long they came out with the MK3 by the time I was ready 😂
This is art in it's truest form. Beautiful guitar.
Awesome thanks for sharing the journey. You’re an inspiration brother. 👍. Just recently got the km7 trans white and I love that thing so much n by far the best guitar I’ve owned. Maybe when the mk4 comes out I can afford a mk3 lol
I played one of these models at guitar center encino ca now I'm not a schector lover but the sound and feel is good played thru a line 6 amp and was solid good paasives pups real good model good job man
I'm waiting on your new Fishman sig pickups, can't wait to try them out!
Vicious dude, I'm still saving up for a white MK1. Pain in the ass getting them in Canada!
I own a km7 MK1 and I've been browsing for a 6 string for a while. Couldn't find anything that had all the features not even for 2 times the price. Bottom line, I'm getting a km6 mk2. Congrats, man. They are incredible
Damn these videos! They caused me to buy both USA models. Awesome guitars!
Beautiful guitar man. It will take me a long time, but I'm saving up for one.
He's alive! Nice vid man.
Damn !! This is a masterpiece for sure! Loved it!
Keith Merrow " I Love Your Schecter USA Guitars It's My Dream To Own A USA Keith Merrow Signature Schecter 🎸 One Day, I Love Your Music And Style Keep Rocking Keith Merrow, 🤘 On, PS , Troy Frost
Always excited to see what you do next Keith, and I gotta say, that purple MKIII looks fucking tremendous. Its looks only beaten by its sound. If I could afford to go out and buy a guitar right now, I'm damn well certain what I'd get. Congrats and keep it up my man!
Started with the classic starter pack guitar and amp combo, few years later, teenage me got a Schecter telecaster dark brown burst with a black pickguard. ( xmas gift) few years later when I was knee deep embedded into the metal, another Schecter, this time a Hellraiser, seemed like the appropriate choice for a Jeff Loomis fan boy. Doubled my happiness with a 7 string Hellraiser 7 years later, and now tomorrow, I have arriving to my gaff, a KM MIII Schechter in blue/red burst. Within the next 10 years, I will have a custom shop Schecter and that is a guarantee. I love these guitars, every one of them I have ever played is quality. Even the cheap ones I've come across in my travels. Delighted to have discovered these guitars early, seems to have bled a lot of 'guitar bullshit' out of my life even If I didn't realize it at the time. XD
I own the KM7 MKII, together with a lower end Schecter 6-string (Omen Extreme) and both are absolutely wonderful guitars. I have installed a Black Winter in the bridge of my 6-string (which now sounds absolutely terrific and worlds apart from what it was before) and I record all my stuff on these guitars. Granted, I do have some issues with them. Mainly that the action on the KM is way too high (the store probably set it up like that, they usually don't sell 7-strings at all) and something's wrong with the volume pot, but I'm gonna get that fixed. Hoping to get the MKIII 6-string model so I can have some higher end there as well. I'm really pleased with the sound of all your signature-gear I have tried so far ^^
Edit: I forgot to say, I wanted to thank you. For all your music, your content, your gear, just everything. You were my main inspiration for starting to write and produce my own music and without you I wouldn't be where I am right now. So... I guess you kinda changed my life, you have every right to be fucking proud of your work!
I love how hands on your shop is. There's shops out there that have machines polish there guitars. I'd be happy to spend custom shop money with shecter if I played well enough lol thanks for sharing
you guys have made some great guitars.