Guitar Setup Tutorial - Episode 6 - 2021 Schecter Keith Merrow 6 (KM6) MK3 Lefty Electric Guitar

In this tutorial we’re working on a 2021 Schecter Keith Merrow Signature 6 MK3 Guitar, in Snowblind finish! This guitar belongs to my good friend Kris Dawson, guitarist of Bury Tomorrow. In this video, we’ll be installing some fresh Bare Knuckle Ragnarok Pickups (the Misha Mansoor Signature Set), a new pot, some thicker / chunkier strings and work through the usual full guitar setup process.
All guitar setups include cleaning and lubricating the nut slots, clean and polishing the fretboard and frets, adjusting neck tension, action, and intonation, cleaning and tightening all the electronics, stretching the strings and much more.
A quick note for left-handed players, be aware that if you wish to have your pot turn on clockwise and turn off anti-clockwise, you’ll need a reverse taper pot for this. Otherwise, a standard 500K pot will roll on & off the wrong way round.
Guitar Specs:
Tuning - G# D# G# C# D# G# (DADGAD Tuning in Drop G#)
Strings - D’Addario EXL158 - amzn.to/46aTigD + Single 68
(68/46/36/26W/17/13)
Radius - 12" to 16” Compound
Scale - 25.5”
Guitar Service Certificate Download -
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Parts & Tools Used in This Video
Neural DSP Quad Cortex - amzn.to/47MkN1d
Bare Knuckle Ragnarok - www.bareknucklepickups.co.uk/...
CTS 500K Pot - www.armstrongmusic.co.uk/elec...
Armstrong Brass Pot Sleeves - www.armstrongmusic.co.uk/elec...
Music Nomad Truss Rod Kit - amzn.to/3PiAhBI
Waverly String Winder - www.stewmac.com/luthier-tools...
Nut Drivers - www.stewmac.com/luthier-tools...
Adjustable Toggle Switch Wrench - www.stewmac.com/luthier-tools...
Radius Gauge - www.crimsonguitars.com/produc...
Tune-O-Matic Tools - www.stewmac.com/luthier-tools...
Pure Tone Output Jack - www.armstrongmusic.co.uk/elec...
Weller Soldering Iron - amzn.to/45FMarG
WD-40 Contact Cleaner - amzn.to/3sUo8ez
Lindstrom Snips - amzn.to/3KZGlh7
Lindstrom Pliers - amzn.to/3qRojXt
Peterson StroboStomp HD - amzn.to/44sJHQB
MusicNomad Fret Shield - amzn.to/3Eggfmi
The GigRig G3 - shop.thegigrig.com/collection...
Chapters
0:00 // Introduction
0:41 // Initial Inspection
3:36 // Tools
4:41 // Removing Strings
5:03 // Initial Clean Down
7:04 // Eyeballing The Wires
7:16 // Wiring Diagram
7:35 // Wire Removal
8:54 // Prepping The Switch
10:50 // Removing 25K Pot
11:30 // Installing 500K Pot
15:24 // Removing Pickups
16:12 // Fitting New Pickups
19:12 // Drilling Mounting Holes
21:35 // Securing Bridge
21:54 // Tightening Switch
22:19 // Prepping Pickup Wires
24:05 // Ground Wire
25:06 // Wiring New Pickups
27:30 // Testing
28:00 // Pot Sleeves
28:25 // Cleaning Electronics
28:50 // Polishing Frets
30:28 // Installing Strings
33:10 // Adjusting Neck Tension
34:13 // Adjusting Action
34:54 // Checking Radius
36:35 // Adjusting Intonation
35:47 // Normalising Pickups
38:59 // Final Inspection
39:44 // Outro

[@ashrouse9893]

You’re making Saturday mornings even better! Let’s go!!!

[@deanrowbothamguitars]

Thanks Ash! Glad you’re enjoying them!

[@deadbyplay638]

Great video! Can you tell me about Fishman's orange and green wires named "boost"? Do they work or not? Do I need to solder them together under rubber or are they useless? I dont remember how it was in stock. I remember only that they was under rubber