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USA Artist Signature 6 from Keith Merrow





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Keith Merrow's USA-made signature Schecter KM-6 MK-III Pro 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-6 MK-III Pro's nine distinct voicings are engineered to deliver clarity, bite, and balance at all gain settings. Topping its lightweight, resonant swamp ash body is an incredibly figured flame maple top that's equipped with 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 plays-anything Thin Fast "C"-profile 3-piece wenge neck with sumptuous purpleheart and maple laminates, 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.





Maple/swamp ash body





The USA-built KM-6 MK-III Pro's flamed maple-topped swamp ash body gives it unique style and flavor. These tonewoods sound incredible together, delivering a balanced blend of brightness, warmth, and midrange snap. This guitar's beveled top provides exceptional comfort for hours of playing. Its Hipshot hardtail bridge accentuates the body's natural sustain, while its low profile provides excellent control during speed picking.





3-piece wenge neck





The KM-6 MK-III Pro's 3-piece wenge neck with laminated purpleheart and maple 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 fingerboard, whose 12"-16" compound radius permits easy chording and wide bending up and down the neck. Beyond that, this guitar's 25.5" 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 USA Artist Signature Keith Merrow KM-6 MK-III Pro from Sweetwater has got what it takes to deliver the goods.





Schecter USA Artist Signature Keith Merrow KM-6 MK-III Pro Solidbody Electric Guitar Features:


American made and designed by Keith Merrow


Flamed maple-topped swamp ash body provides unique style and flavor


Strong, stable 3-piece wenge neck with maple and purpleheart backing laminates and 12"-16" compound radius ebony fingerboard


Keith Merrow Custom Series Fishman Fluence active humbucking pickups with 9 voicings (3-way selector x 3-way voicing switch)


25.5" scale is great for standard and dropped tunings


Graphite Ernie Ball compensated nut ensures accurate intonation


Hipshot locking tuners provide killer tune support