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At A Glance

Model Name
Keith Merrow KM7 MK-III PRO
Item Number
7073
Country of Origin
USA
Guitar Color Shown
Blue Crimson Pearl
Tuners
Hipshot open gear locking with Knurled Barrel adjustment
Fretboard
Macassar Ebony
Neck Material
Wenge 3-piece with purple heart and maple laminates
Inlays
Custom offset silver metal rings
Side Dot Markers
Glow in the dark dots
Scale
26.5"
Neck Shape
Thin fast C
Thickness
.765" 1st fret- .825" 12th fret
Frets
24 Jescar Stainless Steel
Fretboard Radius
12" to 16" compound
Nut
Graphite Ernie Ball compensated nut
Nut Width
1.89"
Truss Rod
2 way rod with spoke wheel and carbon fiber reinforcement rods
Guitar Colors
Blue Crimson Pearl or Trans Black Pearl
Hardware Color
Black
Top Contour
Full radius
Dexterity
Right
Construction
Bolt on 5 bolt with recessed plate and extended tenon
Body Material
Swamp Ash
Top Material
Flame Maple
Bridge
Hipshot Low Profile contoured 7 string fixed bridge
Pickup Configuration
HH
Controls
Master volume / 3-way pickup selector / 3-way pickup mode selector
Bridge Pickup
Keith Merrow Custom Fishman Fluence
Neck Pickup
Keith Merrow Custom Fishman Fluence
Strings
7-string
Description

Schecter built the Keith Merrow KM-7 MK-III Pro USA Signature as a USA-manufactured, artist-driven seven-string instrument positioned at the top of the Schecter signature line. It represented the third major iteration of Merrow's KM-7 platform, constructed to the specifications he developed for extended-range performance.

The body combined a Swamp Ash core with a Flame Maple top finished in a full-radius contour, paired with a three-piece Wenge neck incorporating Purple Heart and Maple laminates — a bolt-on joint secured by five bolts with a recessed plate and extended tenon. The 26.5" scale Macassar Ebony fretboard ran 24 Jescar Stainless Steel frets over a 12"-to-16" compound radius, with a Thin Fast C profile measuring .765" at the first fret and .825" at the twelfth. A Graphite Ernie Ball compensated nut at 1.89" width anchored the string path, with a two-way truss rod supported by carbon fiber reinforcement rods and a spoke-wheel adjustment. Hardware throughout was finished in black, centred on a Hipshot Low Profile contoured seven-string fixed bridge and Hipshot open-gear locking tuners with knurled barrel adjustment. Both pickup positions carried Keith Merrow Custom Fishman Fluence humbuckers, controlled by a master volume, a three-way pickup selector, and a three-way pickup mode selector. The fretboard used custom offset silver metal rings as inlays, with glow-in-the-dark side dots.

Owners requiring setup work, fret maintenance, or parts sourcing for the Hipshot or Fishman Fluence components should consult a qualified guitar technician familiar with extended-range instruments.

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