This Guitar is Not a Schecter | Schecter Keith Merrow Mark III Hybrid Review
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- Опубликовано: 18 апр 2023
- I’m this video we go into an in depth review of the Schecter KM6 Mark iii Hybrid guitar.
Tone for the demo song is STL Tonality Josh Middleton.
Tone for the studio section is STL Tones ToneHub Mega Jay Two Preset 03 
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Wow, what an amazing song and video. Thank you for the kind words about the guitar, I'm glad you like it. :)
Truly means a lot, thank you Keith 🙏
Abel is so good and Km is a legend ever since I saw this white hybrid and the km6 mkiii artist crimson I knew that was my guitar paired with a PRS archon 100 I had to find a way to get it I had Schecter sls elites evil twin and an apocalypse. Unfortunately I was hit by a car and had to be reconstructed unfortunately I made the wrong choice to end up with a very deadly addiction I sold all my gear I’ve turned my life around now not to whine or anything but conquering dystopia and Abel’s videos helped save my life all I want is to play again eventually I’ll get it keep trying to save for an km6 mkiii artist crimson I want that and a PRS archon 100 Keith merrow if you see this no lie your guitars are amazing and so specd 😮😮😮and well priced and made so well at world music-in Korea but any way Schecters are amazing Keith merrow is amazing gives me something to inspire to get to so I can have the rig I always wanted and Keith’s music and Abel’s videos and style along with Jeff loomis Wes haunch all the pickup and guitar videos helped me get clean made it easier made me know what I wanted and how I want to learn to play. People say that’s RUclipsrs are bogus but it made me know I want to play and push me to learn I always look forward to these videos can’t wait to start playing again. Long winded probably sounds dumb but it’s true for me so you guys all know you make differences in peoples lives and save some and help some find purpose cheers to the gods of rock lol
Hi man whats the difference between this one and the km-6 that has the other type of headstock, i think the other one has blackouts
I really want a gloss black version
Been watching a bit of beers and breakdowns and I gotta say, you kill it dude. I didn't expect to run into this video tonight and I am glad I did. Thanks a ton!
Haha thank you, glad you enjoy both channels! 🙏🙏
Great video! Love the demo track. Love how this guitar sounds. Also love your tones. Absolutely some of the best modern high gain tones period, like Josh Middleton level. It's crazy what can be achieve with plug ins. Looking forward to the next video!
Thank you!
Awesome review and demo. Your sound and playing style is always amazing to me man. I’ve got to say my KM-7 MK-III I recently purchased is literally the nicest guitar I’ve ever owned or played.
Thank you Pat 🤘🤘
I would've probably agreed with you a few years ago. Since Browne, Aaron and NJ have joined the roster, I think Schecter is becoming more of an umbrella for modern instruments. Pretty amazing to see how far they've come from 5-10 years ago.
Oh man years ago they sucked, i had a 800 bucks 7 string and it was a horrible guitar. Back then the Keith merrow signature was the only good model they had
Now ESP just needs to acquire Dean and do the same.
I'll strait out disagree with you guys, you've never owned a schecter then. I've owned them from going back 20 years now and they were great even back then. Not sure what you guys are talking about. I've never owned a sub 1000$ model so maybe you're talking about the entry level models? If so what do you expect? With every brand, you get what you pay for. That out of the way, these days it doesn't matter what brand it is, I'm seeing more and more guitars being sold that should have never passed qc. And that includes schecter as well, and doesn't matter if it's a 1k or 3k$ guitar it seems to be a gamble if the first one you recieve is going to be a keeper. It's sad but all companies are rushing them out the door and taking their chances that it won't come back to them. I'm sure thousands of us have seen this. I don't remember having or hearing much about these quality issues 10 to 20 years ago. It's not just guitars either, it's almost everything these days
@@HVACRTECH-83 I had a black Hellraiser C-7 string back in ~2009 and relative to other brands, the neck was absurdly thick and upper fret access was mediocre. That was common in their instruments under $1000 at the time (I played tons at my Guitar Center), and it wasn't a cost production limitation because other brands in the same price range were more playable. Otherwise it was great - tuning stability, nice pickups, quality control, etc.
Rob Scallon and Nikki Stringfield also have very modern looking and feeling guitars.
All the series with "Elite" or "Sunset" in their names also seem to be very modern specced versatile machines. SLS Elite, Omen Elite, Sunset Extreme it all looks like great stuff!
Your production quality is amazing dude! Great video
Thank you! 🤘
Hey man great content!! Straight to the point, and very knowledgeable!! Keep it up!
Thanks so much man 🤘🙏
That tone preset + plus that guitar is chainsaw!! I litterally slow turned, the clarity and definition is out of this world!! great demo!!
Your tones are always damn good. I love them
Thanks man 🙏
Amazing content dude! Keep going!
Thanks man 🤘
Fantastic review..I've been torn between this exact guitar and the PT Evil Twin
Really good demo and review 🤘🏻
Thanks so much 🙏
Awesome demo! When this came up on my feed, I asked myself “is that Abel from FNG Academy!?!”
I had no idea you were a gear nerd. Thanks for the great content!
haha that’s awesome man I’m glad spotted me 🙏
Excellent video mate as always 💥 the demo song is really sick! I have both a KM-7 MK I in TSW and a KM-6 MK III Artist and I am totally in love with them and I am fully agree with your purpose about Keith Merrow’s compare to other Schecter’s guitars even though new Schecter artists especially the ones coming from Mayones are now jumping on following Keith’s path. (John Brown, Aaron Marshall…) Cheers!
I fkn love Shecks. Great playing and tone. Well done dude.
Dude! I didnt know you were a guitarist. I saw the thumbnail and was like hey thats Abel from the FNG videos ! Great song man!
Those guys owe you a drink 😆 you sold me on this guitar..should be here early next week..killer job on this review!
Awesome man! Glad to hear it. Enjoy 🍺🤘🤘
Loved the Andy James excerpt from After Midnight at the end there!
I play this guitar for months and its simply amazing. When I tried this guitar at store I left the store without buying but guitar itself recalled me and I got back an hour later and actually bought it. Fun fact: my intention was to buy a sick sounding heavy metal guitar, as far as i remember when i checked the clean tones with neck pickup at store i found myself playing jazz. Fishman KM pickups are top notch. Thanks for this review, and demo was so nice.
Agreed and thank you 🤘
This demo song is so good, Abel! 🤘
Thanks man! 🤘🤘
Sweet riffing man! A lot of the same influences here and I noticed the monuments one almost immediately 🙏
Thanks man 🤘🙏
Beautiful cleans with the reverb/delay wash.
🙏🤘
Jackson player myself, but the Merrow guitars are the only ones I would consider from Schector. I wish the floyd equipped 7 string came in some other color options. Agree with you about the headstock for sure, but it is very Mayones-esque. Great demo tune, that right hand was moving man, reminded be of John Browne.
That's a great looking guitar. And I LOVE that headstock. Schecter needs to adopt that headstock for a lot more of their guitars.
FINALLY an answer regarding the "Hybrid" label. Thank you very much for that. The guitar is beautiful, stunning and yet something I must have. lol
Sounds sic!! Great mix!!
Hi Abel, Great video, thanx. How was the balance of this hybrid KM-6? I read about the Artist version and that type seems to have the neck dive syndrom. Is this the same with the hybrid model? Thanx in advance for your answer. Regards Abel
I gotta km6 mkii and love that guitar . Also have a Solar that I love. Those Keith fishmans are badass too.
I have the US custom shop version of this guitar. It's a thing of beauty !
I bet man! Super jealous 🤘
I have the KM7 mark III Hybrid (snowblind). It’s dope as hell, I do not regret buying it. It rocks!!
Really enjoyed the demo track.
Appreciate that 🤘🙏
Nice, got some Andy James After Midnight in there towards the end 😎
Sure did man! Just the beginning though, the rest of that song is hard lol 🤘
What is the difference between the mk-II and mk-III? Is one of them considered to be "better"? And is this hybrid version the best KM (other than the USA model)?
Thanks, great review and demo!
Just got the artist version in blue crimson, my god it is a work of art… Flawless finish compared to 4 Synyster customs i had to exhange due to bad QC. One of the best looking guitars in my opinion and the pickups are insane, goes from really high gain to sparkly clean
Awesome content! Definitely agree with it not looking like a schectre as I was never really a fan of the common schecter aesthetic, but these are definitely right up my alley. Thanks for the video 🤘
Agreed, the KM presents itself as a whole different guitar aesthetically. Thanks man 🤘🤘
I have an MK-1 7 string in transwhite satin. I absolutely love it to death, so much so I don't think I'll ever need another 7 string. I also have the white KM Hyrbid (6) and equally love it. Keith also just teased a hybrid with the transwhite satin coming this year for his 10 year anniversary with Schecter. Seriously, those 2 guitars are hands down, some of if not the best instruments I have ever owned and played. I have 8 total Schecters, but I tend to gravitate towards them the most. Best brand🤘🏻
I want that white hybrid mkiii with lundgren m7s.... I want it now.... when that goes on pre order I'll be one of the first in line
@Beau Tague Dude I would have waited, even though I love my hybrid, had I known that was coming. It's my favorite finish that they do.but I think I still have my sights set on a USA model next
@karterestill I've got like 3 different USA models on my watch list, the artist is SUPER hard to beat for the price (I got it new for 1300us) only reason I'd rather have this hybrid is because I don't even want to take my artist out of the house
Nice! Crazy downpick skills there
Is this finish telesto gray? It looks like a grayish blue but I’m not sure, other pictures that finish looks straight up gray.
sounds amazing :)
Since my very late start hearing Nevermore and the all mighty Jeff Loomis, it has branched out to Merrow and England because top shelf hangs out with cutting edge quality. I love the guitar so much. But more importantly, "It has wires that vibrate, and makes music!" I cant believe I didt hear of Loomis till 2 years ago, then Merrow and England. Oh I forgot, Bernth is occupying my time as well. Im a good self taught drummer, (thanks Peart) but there is nothing better than excellent guitar work. Im 61 and I thank Iommi, Page, Beck, Lifeson, Blackmore. I defend the honor of Metallica, Exodus, and Slayer. Not leaving out WARGASM Ugly! Anyway, your an outstanding guitar player and I love this guitar because of Merrow's DNA in the pickups.
Never been a Schecter guy but I’m also really digging that guitar. By the way, your videos are very well done. Do you put any post-processing on the raw tones?
Thanks man 🙏 and no there is no post processing on the raw tones I just bounce them out of the DAW as they are.
Appreciate the reply!
Awesome Review! Liked #400 & Subbed 🎸👍🏻
Thanks so much 🙏🙏
What did you use for the clean tone? Sounds fucking awesome
I've had the mk3 artist 7 string for two years now. Neck is rock solid, super light and comfortable, and plays amazing. My only complaint is I wish the pickup cavities were routed for soapbar style Fishman fluence pickups. I just don't like his voiced pickups very much. Little harder to dial in a tight low end compared to the moderns.
Yeah Keith definitely targets a very specific sound with his pick ups, appreciate the comment man 🤘🙏
I thought the neck was super thin. Not sure why but my hand was getting a bit tired in the metacarpal area after a short time of playing tho did feel nice..
How did you grow up in the YT guitarist era? I'm quite a bit younger, only 28, and I was a teen already playing for several years before they hit the scene really..
how would you compare the playability of this guitar to any custom shop/high end guitars. i owned the km7 blue crimson but sold it and im looking at this exact guitar vs an eii horizon. im going for playability over looks.
This guitar plays great compared high end custom shop guitar, it plays right there with my hand made Mayones and Skervesen guitars which are much more expensive. I highly recommend it.
@@AbelHernandezguitar not the reply i was expecting but its given me a second thought about buying the ESP EII. Also nice like from andy james in there
sick tone
Thank you man 🙏🤘
Keith merrow signatures and Gibson les pauls are the only guitars I know where the bridge pickup is closer to the bridge and that's actually the right place for the most harmonic content
i have a KM-6 MK III artist and its my fav guitar. however i was not a fan of the fishman pickups ( i love most fishmans.) i am convinced i got a dud set because it did not sound like it should have to me it sounded very shrill and like it lacked all bass even when bass was cranked. also squealed like crazy.. i traded them for some stephen carpenter 7 string pickups for my Hellraiser C-7. the guitar however is a dream to play and look at!
I can literally hear the voice of god (metaphorically speaking of course) when you're chugging on that beast, but..... what I really wanna know is how that Mac Studio is working for you as a home audio workstation? I'm a fan of AMD processors for my personal build, and I have a monster of a workstation, but I love Logic and core audio in lieu of drivers that don't work, and if you have the Ultra then you have 64GB of RAM which should be sufficient to run 20+ plugins in your Logic projects without ANY noticeable difference. If you would be so kind as to respond and tell me how it's working out for you if that's what you're using as your primary home audio workstation.
How would you say this compares to the Mayones in terms of playability? I’m assuming there probably isn’t much point in comparing the quality given the price difference, but from a player’s perspective is the Mayones really a $1500+ nicer guitar than something like the Artist model that has comparable specs and construction? Genuinely weighing the pros and cons of buying the Artist over a Duvell elite.
In my opinion there is no downgrade going from a Mayones to an artist model Schecter. I would find a way to play both and then pick, it will all come down to which set up and neck you like more.
@@AbelHernandezguitar thanks for the response. I played the Artist not too long ago and I really enjoyed the feeling of the multi piece neck and the body shape. On paper, the only thing it “lacks” for me personally was the bolt on neck. I’ve been a huge Monuments fan for a while now and always wanted one of Brownes Mayones guitars, the price was always the limiting factor there. Now price is less of a concern, but after playing the Artist it’s really hard to expect the Mayones to be twice as good at twice the price. I was hoping to get one of Brownes Schecters but I can’t live with the aesthetic and I actually think the KM is a better value.
Compare this to the Jackson Misha Mansoor Juggernaut. They are nearly identical guitars in shape and headstock. The radius on the Mansoor is a flatter but realistically if you like this then you'll like the Mansoor.
Dude, let's be honest, you could pull tones out of a meat grinder if you had to. Nice job on the demo and the opener track slaps!
Thanks brotha I appreciate that 🤘🙏
Hi! Hybrid in schecter actually refers to guitars that have a gloss body but a satin neck as that one!
According to Keith himself he says its the mix of parts between the mark ii and the mark iii that makes it a hybrid, either way it’s a sick guitar.
@@AbelHernandezguitar must have changed that for this models then, it is a sick guitar man!!
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Monuments style song. I really like it.
Thanks man, those guys are awesome 🤘
I don't understand any hate towards "in the mix" demos. It's crucial information towards the decision making process. Doing so without it is like trying to complete a puzzle that you know is missing a few pieces.
I agree man! I’m used to most videos having an in the mix demo but I know there’s an argument to be made that the final tone is too polished and not 100% of the guitars natural tone since people will eq, compress and alter the tone until it sounds good. Writing songs and Making the demo videos has always been my favorite part of this process.
@AbelHernandezguitar That is a great counterpoint without a doubt. Also a fair criticism, though only if a out of the box live playthrough isn't included in said video. That's easier said from the perspective of a passive viewer with a voracious appetite for guitar YT though.
i just cant justify spending insane money on that brand after owning a damien 7 fr elite and getting burned so hard on qc. its been years and still the gloss necks are such a downer imo. nice review though bro. i left a like.
Thank ya much man 🙏🤘
But the neck is matte/sanded down...? It doesn't have a gloss finish.
good guitar sound From Japan^_^
I'm in between this and the Schecter Keith Merrow KM-6 MK-III Artist
That artist model is gorgeous
i am love inlays. Skull and bones made of corian is mine favorite.
That one is nice
tab for this song?
Currently not producing any tabs for my demo songs but the tuning is in DADGAD
You're that video?? ;)
Still loving my Mk 3 Artist. It punches with the weight of my custom guitars, and it’s half the price. I think Schecter might have discontinued these, though. They’re all out of stock in Sweetwater and other online retailers I’ve tried.
I really hope this is a hint pointing towards a potential Mk 4, and not Keith leaving Schecter, cause he’s got the best guitars in their lineup imo.
Pitbull Audio, Zzounds and guitar center are showing as having them in stock currently 🤷🏻♂️
I hope so, dude. Pound for pound, I think they’re some of the best guitars on the market. I wouldn’t even know what to do if I had a USA custom shop version cause this thing is so sick.
the down picking is too tiring to watch. I do hope this motivates me to really pursue the KM Mark III. Thank you...!!!
The original Km guitars set the standard for quality instruments in my opinion.
Ive played one. Its the only shecter i liked
Dude....schecter artist guitars are legit my km7 artist is fucking wild
Nope. Don't ever EVER stop doing "in the mix" demos. I love hearing how the guitar sounds in a mix. Haters be haters.
Absolutely love the aesthetic. But for the price not having SS frets and carbon reinforcement in the truss rod is crazy
It has both of those specs.
This Guitar is Not a Guitar. Guitar Review
The body is absolutely copied from ibanez. Just saying.
I'm pretty sure this guitar is a schecter. Those clickbait titles are getting out of hand
Yeah after all of the hard work we go through as creator’s to make a detailed and informative video why would we try and get people to click on the video? doesn’t make sense to me either.
@@AbelHernandezguitar but it's too obvious to bait anyone. it's literally a schecter. people know that Keith is THE schecter guy. it's even in the title of same video. maybe i just don't understand how this particular one works
@@6oundStudio it’s meant to compliment Keith Merrow by saying this guitar carry’s his identity as opposed to just being a Signature guitar from Schecter. As far as “clickbait” this is much more of a personal opinion than any form of deception which is why it literally says that’s it’s a review of the Schecter in the title.
@@AbelHernandezguitar I'm starting to understand. is it fair to say that by that logic PRS Silver Sky is not a PRS?
@@6oundStudio I mean sure, if the guitar only says “John Mayer” to you as opposed saying PRS then sure, but the silver sky still has the prs headstock as to where the KM line of guitars is a complete redesign with no other guitars from Schecter resembling it.
Merrow is Nerrow.
Nice play at 23:20.
Metal today is so FUCKING speedy all the way and everything is boring (Youth for no BRAIN today.... digital dictatorship world).
Fixed bridge..... I HATE 😠 Floyd-rose is needed to make the guitar speak..... Again, people today are dummies at everything because of lazy app phones (in near future people cannot ude their legs anymore because of battery 😠 ).