Matt Heafy (Trivium) - Trying out the Keith Merrow Signature Schecter

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[@thetroubledmonk]

Well, that guitar is showing up on the new Trivium album. This is the way.

[@yagzsumer299]

This the way

[@nathanoneill8203]

I have spoken

[@Jack-bv3zg]

They should feature kieth on it too

[@jem550]

Dare I say....Please do a joint venture with Keith. I can only imagine the riffs that would come out of that collaboration.

[@shapeshifter7676]

That would end the world

[@ChristmasFireFly]

Been listening to Keith since he was a KZbin guitarist, crazy to see him have his own sig, let alone in the hands of one my favorite musicians.

[@PellitTube]

Yes! Remember when I found Keith online and he was still using Agile guitars and riffing like noone else. This video is so strange but awesome at the same time!

[@aligatorsandwitch72]

@@PellitTube that's how I feel about Ola having his own guitar brand. The dude literally started out selling reamping services and now Solar is one of the biggest brands in the metal game.

[@isaacdevlugt]

That is easily the best tone you've got on your channel. That guitar sounds absolutely crazy good

[@charlesrocks]

That is one sexy looking guitar.

[@AcidEnemaBand]

Hope you take some of these riffs and use them on the new album...These riffs are SICK Matt !! Also the clean tone is gorgeous (use these in the new album too :D) !!!

[@jameshatfield7165]

Totally! Love those iconic seventh string thrashy riffs

[@jasoncrump1886]

Wow man that guitar sounds so good. Your playing is just awesome as well brother. Appreciate you . Appreciate Kieth too for putting that beast in your hands.

[@omardahouk3629]

2:59 That was literally my face when i heard the clean tone

[@jackferis1656]

I've been waiting for more reviews on this guitar

[@jacksonunruh5076]

Matt, this is the only video I found with this color and this guitar you’re a legend thank you

[@Rygabo]

Man, you get sick guitars delivered seemingly everyday. So envious lol

[@dawtesla]

Cool demo. Great vibes

[@demondrive147]

So crunchy!❤️

[@thewikemeston]

To be honest, I watch these videos for the riffs. If you look back at a lot of these kinds of videos from before the new album was released, he would play a LOT of the riffs that made it on the album. Most memorable being playing the main riff from What the Dead Men Say on his signature fret wrap video.

[@skaldgard]

Keith Merrow is a blasting killer ! One of my favorite guitar player ever ! Congratz for the guitar, Matt !

[@HighGainsDrifter]

Merrow is a class act. Great video I'd like to check one of these out myself

[@L3AF]

my god what a smart tuner. i might be out of sync with tech but having a turner like that makes that you dont need to re grip because of tightness of the other tuning while turning it. that is really cool

[@joshforeman1648]

Been waiting on my left handed version of this to be delivered for a couple weeks now, so safe to watching this is making me feel very excited/jealous

[@deibbiedsg]

Hey bro, buying a left handed version too today. How did you get on with yours?!?

[@joshforeman1648]

@@deibbiedsg Hey, still playing it to this day, it’s a great guitar. Hope you enjoy it!

[@cliffsharp1771]

Dude! So envious RN FR

[@CZitoMusic]

That guitar is so damn nastyyy and sounds so awesome!🔥🤘🏻

[@TheKillANIC]

You are awesome cant wait for another trivium concert!!!!! Curious how much is ur setup just for recording and live stream?

[@toemasmeems]

I love MERROW AND HIS GUITARS WOOO

[@hemmygrant]

The chugging at the beginning was incredible, super tight right hand

[@theman4543]

As soon as I got my KM-7, I realized that every other guitar I had ever played had only been a child's plaything in comparison. The KM-7 ranks in my top 3 favorite purchases of all time

[@iancohen9743]

i already knew i wanted this guitar but now i NEEEEED that strap! reminds me of Amos from The Expanse!!

[@wmgreen00]

BRO THAT RIFF AT 6:12 IS FUCKING BADASS I NEEEED THAT IN A TRIVIUM SONG

[@kylandsanders546]

Dang I just bought that guitar December 28th haha then just found this video so cool great guitar!!!

[@emayfrit]

Sounds just like Keith Merrow! I've been hooked on Schecter and love my Diamond Series Damien 7, couldn't find the Loomis signature. Matt, You can't Let Go!!!!!!!!!!!! Hahahaha, jam on!!!

[@unmike19]

I legit thought for a small section I had the playback speed set at 1.5.....that's just Matt playing.

[@eric145]

Happy birthday

[@sm-oh8ef]

that thing is a beauty! you are so lucky

[@Wrathofkala]

That guitar looks amazing....

[@kevinmatthews9469]

Love Keith. I know he's a busy dude, but a collab would be rad!

[@joeantolak4629]

You have the best tone

[@alhemming3481]

I have the same on but 6 string. My favourite guitar

[@eramismetal]

I have that exact model only grey!

[@sankthelios9547]

keith merrow is AWESOME!

[@jaydenkenney5281]

i have this guitar as well one of the best purchases I've made.. if yo uare someon who likes variety everything on this guitar sounds amazing. even the clean tones are killer

[@cliffsharp1771]

Good, maybe you can convince Keith to make covered versions of his Fishman pick-ups so you and I can both replace our current ACTIVE pick-ups with his Sig's. You'd be doing the WHOLE GUITAR COMMUNITY a service.

[@helloworldmo]

Will be someday your riff from 7:10 published as a song? We would love that

[@Celestial_Being666]

🔥 🎸

[@dreammachine86]

This certainly is my dream hardtail 7 string (well...realistically attainable dream, excluding crazy price custom shop stuff). Just looks like it will be absolutely perfect for me. I love the feel of the slim neck on my Reaper-6, the resonance from the set neck construction, and just the overall feel is incredible for a £600 guitar. The first decent guitar I ever got and has really set me on to Schecter. Everything points towards the KM7 III Artist having all of these great aspects and taking it to the next level. The Fishman pickups are a big draw to the KM7 Artist too. It seems like Keith has chosen a perfect variety of pickup tones - an aggressive metal voicing, a classic voicing and a dedicated single coil voicing too. The single coil mode sounded particularly great in this demo. I have the Fluence Moderns in a Cort 7 string which is my stopgap hardtail 7 whilst I save for the KM7 so I've already experienced just how impressive these pickups are. The Cort is a multiscale which I'm finding quite tricky to get used to for playing chords on the lower frets. TBH I think 26.5" would be the best compromise..yet another tick in the box for the KM7! I can see Shecter has some USA production KM models too...they seem to be quite rare! Doesn't really seem like you get anything more specs wise though, although there does seem to be a stunning finish exclusive to the USA model.

[@continuum288]

You try the KM7 MKIII Legacy ??? I have all marks including this one and they are all amazing! i can't even play another guitar lol..

[@msi1985]

I agree this guitar is an absolute UNIT ;P

[@war1ordman]

After hearing new Artistade Beast it's hard to beat that now.

[@Rygabo]

My god that guitar was beautiful.

[@flamienator7566]

Like light to the flies in low tuning is a beast

[@InfamouslyCantankerous]

The schecter km6 blue crimson and km7 black burst happen to be my favorites. I fee like I should of bought them over my sls elite 7, sls elite evil twin, and schecter apocolypse. But oh well.

[@riheg]

Sonic violence. Love it 🤩

[@russellzauner]

That guitar makes me..Merrow...wanna lol

[@bradleyhart8487]

Im a schecter man myself.

[@nathanoneill8203]

Well can’t get matts epiphone left handed so might get this schecter! Little similar but purple and blue and that stripe up the neck is 🔥

[@zacharyjacoby9244]

I’m holding out to see if they’ll make his new ones left handed but I’m going to either do the same and get this or a solar

[@nathanoneill8203]

@@zacharyjacoby9244 same the solar is if I can’t put the money together for this one 😂 can’t remember what model but really nice red 7 string they have!

[@zacharyjacoby9244]

@@nathanoneill8203 the red seven string it what I would get too! I’ve always wanted a seven string Les Paul though so I’m really hoping for this one

[@Zyborggian]

5:28-5:42 was super sick A lot of the riffage here was tbh but that part stuck out to me

[@furyan82]

Been thinking about getting myself one of these they look and sound amazing what are u thoughts 🤔

[@toemasmeems]

They have the best feeling necks and the timbre of it is so throaty l love mine

[@InfamouslyCantankerous]

Yeah Matt Heafy im gonna need you to send me the km7. Now granted your a vastly superior player who deserves it more. And Matt i luv ya bro have for 16 years but ill battle Royale you for it.

[@joshg6127]

GOD

[@southofheaven4321]

its guitar madness so for this year and i love it. really hope you get 1 of your new 1s to agufish matt.

[@chalifarhikmawan324]

I think matt heafy will using schecter guitar for the next record. Please review your signature dean guitar 🙏

[@nopejohnson1323]

Playing twister with those pedals and running through every possible sound available in 1-2 minutes....A.D.D. much?! Fuckin shit!

[@menaceP875]

Have to admit, I'm not a trivium fan, but just got a new found respect that you are a Merrow fan. I will endeavour to listen to some more of your stuff with an open mind in knowing this.

[@LeeJoRo]

I have the same in trans black. Great guitar. I can't fault anything on it - wouldn't change a single thing on it

[@mchughmusic]

Matt when will your signature pickups be released? Looking to upgrade mine atm

[@gazzaduce3424]

I’ve been told they are exactly same as the moderns bar a gold stripe in them.A bit of a let down really as I wanted something unique to him but I do like the moderns anyways but I won’t be paying extra for a little bit of gold in them.

[@gtrpls7300]

When you getting the K-man in on a recording?

[@guitar_goes_brrrr8237]

Im grabbing a km-7 mk2

[@brownsparlour9813]

that guitar sounds unreal.what model is that?(i know its merrow but which one?)

[@caiuswolf7725]

KM7 MKIII in blue crimson

[@brownsparlour9813]

@@caiuswolf7725 what a guitar man !!

[@gelloyangsteryang6481]

Schecter Gang here!

[@romanpleshkov1125]

certainly not a trivium sound , but the lead part sounded nice, something trivium can use

[@jesseparrish9198]

Hey Matt, do you still have your Dean guitars?

[@vripidiskiparissis511]

He does not, he sold them a big while ago

[@JoeBidensAdderall]

Schecter the has the best production guitars

[@5150forevermore]

I have it. As good as a 7 string gets imo

[@jasoncrump1886]

Man that was too short . Do an hour video of you jamming on that thang please. Lol

[@jannatinkarlen8702]

That sounds heafy

[@kevindavid37]

Matt, please make a djent EP just for fun.

[@Earth-Worm-Tim]

Oh man, it's one of the neck-thru models too. So fellow Floridian, I'll trade you my girlfriend for that guitar... What do you say?

[@JE12334]

So no review, thoughts, likes, dislikes about it?

[@goner.9989]

Can you do guitar lessons plz? It doesn’t have to be riffs, just techniques like pinch harmonics for example.

[@shotguncrucifix]

I'm not a fan of these blue and purple tops that have been on a lot of guitars in recent years. I think it looks cool af on Les Pauls tho

[@GeorgeZimmermen]

I hate the necks on the merrows. I have his original model and it’s my least fav guitar I own. Built like a tank tho and looks cool

[@drgnlord2]

How well does your stay in tune ? Any buzzing. Issues ?😀

[@GeorgeZimmermen]

@@drgnlord2 any guitar can have fret buzz issues if it’s not set up right. My merrow is fine, no flat frets either because I think it’s stainless steel. I just never play it.

[@JobForAMaxboy]

It looks to me like brands are getting more scared than ever before to keep their own identity. This guitar could be an Ibanez, esp, Jackson, schecter, bc rich, solar... etc...

[@kidder83]

Yet none of these guitars feel like one another, I guarantee you.

[@xchaosinfamous]

Schecter may look the same as others but i promise you they sound totally different and cleaner than most guitars. My Banshee is a standard c body but still sounds different than this KM edition

[@williamkramer9731]

I have an frs....I love the sound, but schecter quality control has been dropping the ball than Gibson at their worst

[@gastongarant5648]

Please don't play guitar no more for ever please please