Schecter Keith Merrow KM-7 FR S Demo/Review || The Most Fun I've Had On Guitar In a While!!

[@agufish]

SO MUCH FUN! What do you think of this lambo blue beauty? ➤ Get the Schecter Keith Merrow KM-7 FR S: bit.ly/2uRfLgV ➤ And for my European/International friends: www.thomannmusic.com/schecter_keith_merrow_km_7_tbbs.htm?ofid-1&affid=203

[@tatteredhope911]

Agufish I love it! I want one so bad! Great Horse Peckers of Zeus Batman! Sex on the fingers is what it looks like to me!

[@xXEmbracetheMetalXx]

Personally, I'm not a fan of the finish. The guitar sounds BA. The looks... not so much. My suspicion is that they don't sell as many of these as they otherwise would have, if the guitar was produced with a different finish. I know it's a Merrow signature, but even so, I think the finish would scare people off. A lot of metal bands take to the stage in a decent amount of darkness. They wear dark-colored clothing, and they like dark finish instruments to go along with that theme. I wouldn't want to be a metal guitarist on stage with such a vibrantly colored guitar. Maybe if the headstock and neck were different color or something. It's too much.

[@fistinair1979]

It is a signature guitar, why would they sell it in a color that the artist didn't choose? There are plenty of black Schecter guitars.

[@xXEmbracetheMetalXx]

Personal opinion.

[@xXEmbracetheMetalXx]

I didn't say the guitars had to be black. I just don't see the lambo colors selling extremely well. A high-priced guitar is produced to play great, feel great, sound great, look great, and SELL. Sell or they get lost in guitar history with countless other unique guitars. Sad to see, but it happens all too often.

[@MichaelLeeMetalProject]

I got this Kieth Merrow Model years ago after wathing this demo you made, lambo blue sold me.. lol It's a killer Shred Machine for sure.. Thanks Bro!!

[@JordanDoss]

How do you not have more subs man?? The quality of your videos are amazing \m/

[@agufish]

Lol, not sure, still trying to figure it out. Maybe I need more tats and a bigger beard? :P

[@Kaiokendrew]

Agufish Lol! I love your vids, man. You're a very down-to-earth kind of guy and you are always honest in your reviews. You are an awesome guitarist and your production quality is excellent. Keep it up, man. I'll be sure to tell my friends about your channel.

[@YashVardhanTanwar]

No, you totally don't need that. We need more clean shaved guys!!!

[@bigdankmemesauce9874]

Why is this channel so freaking good this is like hundreds of thousands of subscriber quality.

[@agufish]

I don't know about hundreds of thousands, but I try and make sure my videos don't suck that bad lol.

[@bigdankmemesauce9874]

Agufish omg you noticed me i love you.

[@Zodicus]

At least now you can say you're a Blues man, Hunter.

[@agufish]

buh-dum-tissssss

[@ZenonShandro]

Absolutely fantastic videos man. You really are meant to be doing this. Deep analysis and thorough testing, with a dash of humour. But honestly, thank you for not being an insufferable histrionic "comedian" like 90 % of KZbinrs. I really like how you do your thing.

[@robertriggs7789]

3:30 fixin' to kill that wiggle stick!! Another awesome review. Thanks Hunter.

[@seabear6663]

6:19 Exactly what I did when i fist got a sustainic! Lol

[@michoochan6014]

So much for out of your comfort zone, that demo sounded fucking awesome! had to rewind the bit at 2 mins to listen again. A musical double take if you will

[@agufish]

The guitar felt weird to me compared with what I normally play, but I'm glad to hear you guys enjoyed what I came up with :)

[@wagnernoise]

Killer riffs man! Great demo :) Cheers!

[@Saiko_Drums]

Finally you heard me ! ... or some others who might have suggested this guitar. Anyways great video hunter. Keep it up! \m/

[@agufish]

Haha, I actually forgot if anyone in the comments suggested it. Mah b. The guys at Sam Ash wanted this guitar in their store so asked me to request one lol.

[@yeonatanp]

Man you nailed that opening song, super awesome!

[@patrickrooney5710]

Great riffs dude!

[@agufish]

Thanks man!

[@LukeDKramer]

So....... it's good for jazz/salsa fusion right?

[@youtubeaccount7648]

Nah it sounds too clean for jazz and salsa needs less clean.

[@agufish]

For sure. In fact I hear that's what Mr. Merrow had in mind when designing it.

[@George_K.]

Agufish well I thought that guitar was built for blues

[@agufish]

+George K. Ha! Pun fully intended, I assume?

[@jburdsinfuse]

Six minutes of pentatonic noodling would have been hilarious.

[@Mar3K1996]

checking out the demo song again after watching recent askufish and daaaaaamn 1:59 riff is just epic

[@jazzy-j1620]

In my opinion this is the best demo song you‘ve ever written. Sick!

[@DCWelker]

I own a Schecter C-1 Platinum FR S in satin crimson red burst. beautiful guitar and so much fun to play with. The Keith Merrow KM-7 FR S is ok, but, I prefer the sustaniac paired with the EMG81 in the bridge position of my C-1 Plat. The KM-7 is still a super nice guitar and I am glad you finally demoed a Schecter.

[@DR31D]

damn man... \m/onstrocity! i particularly enjoyed the demo!

[@옥동스타일]

I absolutely like this review just like the things that you uploaded before.

[@Salamiel]

Really love your tone here man. Great review too.

[@kman080498]

I'm not a huge fan of Schecter by any means but great demo dude. That being said, The Schecter Tempest is actually a beast if I do say so myself. I would check it out. Again great demo, man.

[@mdsapro]

Agreed)))! It is really comfortable guitar to play riffs and solos as soon as you play on it it grubbs all your attention! It is a lot of fun to play indded!

[@davidanastacio8928]

Many thanks given to your for your honest, cut to the chase approach to guitar demos and reviews. I feel I receive an unbiased opinion, plus I don't have to wait until the end of the videos to really get at the meat of the tone each guitar is capable of delivering. Love your musical direction. Since I am an admitted tone chasing addict, with over 30.guitars in my quiver, I am ever seeking different guitar tones to offer artists, with direction in completing their masterpieces. Your demos/reviews are a welcome and appreciated resource for me at my music studios at Curbside Creative Compound.

[@croc3862]

Simon is back? I'm so happy

[@arturro545]

New intro? Nice review.

[@mandarin7728]

Today I have seen two videos that made my life a little but more complete. I saw Joe Bonamassa playing Deep Purple and Hunter using a Floyd Rose.

[@CrossGuardMania]

out of all the schecter's in the world you got one of their most stuck out, out there, bright paint job, full featured guitar in their 2017 range, its so Blue!! Great Video.

[@agufish]

Lol yeah, it's a blue guitar for sure! I figured if I was going to try a Schecter I was going to try the most ridiculous (in a good way) one I could get my hands on.

[@dylan.606]

The title pretty much sums it up for me. This axe kicks so much ass

[@ryancapen4187]

Great demo as usual. The guitar seems awesome. Nice seeing some more 7 string love on your channel. I was also wondering if you had seen the new upcoming Matt Heafy signature, the Epiphone Snofall? Its not out yet but I am super excited about it and was wondering what you think of it.

[@mhdz10]

I hope it plays as it looks and sounds. If so, this guitar is simply awesome!! 😀👍🏼

[@GuitarDudeJoel]

Dude I've loved watching your channel and your talent grow! You are a badass riff man! This is your most badass song yet!!

[@natorious314]

So uhhhh, this and the Mark Holcomb sig demo might just be the ones to get me to pledge you Hunter, cause I need them fuckin' tabs. Amazing demos dude.

[@GabrielRodriguez-kl7vx]

“So here are some dirty tones through a 6505+” *mishas precision drive commercial plays*

[@IPushHard]

I'm not a 7 string guy or an FR Trem guy, but I would get one of those. Just to have a 7 string and a Floyd to mess with sometimes.

[@keith.loves.lasagna]

Great demo. Awesome guitar. On my wish list now... One day lol

[@agufish]

His new sigs are being released soon, so these might drop in price!

[@ivandeus]

The Best Solo Ever

[@Dan122365]

FINALLY A SCHECTER !!!!!! :D

[@KobeDo240594]

Big fan of Schecter ! Price / value ratio is unbeatable

[@lordsludge5678]

it actually suits u quite well tbh.

[@TrevorMDavis]

You should totally review the Schecter Jeff Loomis Cygnus!!!!

[@PadraigBoggis]

I love that shade of... blue.

[@TheSolfilm]

You maybe are not a lead guitarist but your sense of the metal rythmes are so good that I am definitively going to steal you some riffs (not steal but learn from you). That's odd to think that I prefer laern from a KZbinr than a actual known musician in a famous band. But yeah,in some way, the fact that you made a video is more instructional.

[@Thekhoa28]

All of your videos is so amazing ! I pretty like your riffs style and please make a review PRS SE Mark Tremonti Vintage Sunburst...I hope to see that

[@YeOldeMachina]

Great demo, as always. A Schecter? Interesting. I'm like you, a single cut man at heart... But I'm starting to open up. Ive actually seen some Ibanez's I've really liked lately. Jus sayin... Sweet ass whammy action at the end of the track.

[@honzakrcil7454]

Juicy riffage

[@AnnaAnnaYes]

Was Dancing Naked to your Demo!!!

[@agufish]

LMAO

[@no1spretty]

Don't like the tone but damn those riffs are fun to listen to. Great job! Any other 7 strings up for review in the near future?

[@agufish]

Definitely! It's like playing a different instrument, and I'm liking it more and more. I could tune my 6-string down, and I still wouldn't come up with riffs like these. There are a couple on my list, but it's been hard getting a lot of guitars in lately.

[@300WINMAG360]

The pickup problem is interesting. Awhile ago I bought the KM7 MKII brand new. They put threaded brass inserts into the body to screw in the pickups. After a week I realized that the factory pushed the inserts in too deep and they were bulging out of the back of the guitar and slightly cracking the wood. I sent it back and didn't get another one.

[@sander2935]

U shud try the schecter solo 6, it's a singlecut guitar in mat Black and other collors, it alsow comes stock with saymore duncan blackouts

[@PadraigBoggis]

I think you should do a review of a eight string. That would be hilarious.

[@agufish]

Oh for sure. I've already written the song. Tab: 0 000 000 0 0 000 0 0000 0 000 000 0 0 0 000 00000 0 0 0..... 0 1.

[@mcmstralex6431]

Agufish but all on the high e right

[@dominikrejmak6926]

Maybe a demo of some baritone guitars?

[@MetalHeadHippie]

Always down with the Schecters. I'm thinking about getting Ola's V with the evertune bridge. See what you can do and let me know what you think.. Try looking into Demo'ing an Evertune. Thanks Budz.

[@CatsMakeRacket]

No Eiffel 65 cover?

[@derekdlick2516]

Gonna get blue about it?

[@skelekiankurata713]

Amazing review, I already know ;)

[@agufish]

+Skelekian Kurata haha I saw that cheeky thumbs up right as the video went live. Appreciate it man!

[@definitelynotgore]

If you liked that one, check out the MKII models!

[@kevinfeatherstone6062]

I love Merrow but hate Schecter. If I owned it I'd probably re-wire everything, but I know nothing about the sustainiac. Knowing my luck, if I took this apart the Sustainiac would not function properly when back together. I hate the normal Schecter headstock, but the 7 string Loomis and Merrow headstocks are ok. If you review anymore sustainiac guitars could I suggest the new Ibanez Satriani 6 string in red to review. his sustainiac has 3 modes. Yes, I know that type of guitar is not in your wheelhouse, but I believe you are ready to work outside of your comfort zone. solid review, so good work sir.

[@iamdavymarquez]

This sustainiac has three modes as well, fundamental, mixed and harmonic. In fact, it's the same pickup, but they give you a choice on humbucker or single coil cofiguration. Don't know if that afect the tone of the pickup when off at all...

[@tylersaltmarsh9025]

kevinfeatherstone the headstocks between this and an normal c-1 are different how??

[@DylanMcNulty2003]

Hey man, still love the videos! It seems like I'm commenting on every one of your videos now xD. I was wondering if you would ever demo the Schecter V-1 custom? It's a v shaped guitar which i know you're not a big fan of but I remember you liked the James Hetfield signature v. There is also a lack of schecter v-1 custom demo/reviews on youtube so it would be cool to see! Also, have you ever thought about putting you're songs on spotify or Itunes?

[@Martinroot]

I use to have a Schecter C-1 Hellraiser from around 2010. I had for it a vary shot wail. The neck is simply to small for me. Not thickness wise (Don't mind the baseball bat's) but width wise ... 42 mm... It was then i truely realist, that i prefer wider neck, like B.C. Rich, Ibanez, Gibson, Jackson, older Schecter and ESP's 42 mm i just not enough for me... Look. A mm or 2 do'ent sound of mutch, but it makes a HUGH defrense, Desturbently i'v seen the same trent at ESP/Ltd over the last cople of years, wich is why i prefer the older model and not the newer once. Again, this is just my own opion. Hope you'll find is interasting. Like to know what you think. Nice vids BTW Horns up Martin DK

[@rendyandrian7149]

Hunter, I love how you play rhythm guitar. It's very tight. How do you train both of your hand to achieve it ? And what practice do you do to maintain it ? I hope you can answer this in the next askgufish.

[@humani1100]

Nice ref

[@JoshAintSoCool]

That’s one complaint I have about schecter. I’d bought a blackjack avenger a few years back and It came with no case. In fact the guy at Guitar center felt bad enough to give me a fender gig bag for it which was too short lol. Schecter makes some great guitars but at $1000 you’d figure they’d give you something to protect It.

[@naneek2]

would it be crazy to buy this guitar for surf music and jazzy fingerpicking? is it pretty versatile, or just for shredding? this is the first demo I have found that featured the clean tone, it sounds pretty good although a little sterile.

[@RocktCityTim]

Gorgeous, and at $1,200 - $1,300 is a great Schecter deal. But - was it just my ear or was the low B a bit sharp? :D Oh, and love the cat's "whatever" attitude.

[@averytheamazingone]

Timpraetor I would rather soend that on a Kiesel but thats just me lol

[@marshallrich7391]

The blue reminds me of a more glossy DG-335 (Dave Grohls signature guitar) Maybe you could review one some day!

[@ashpighetti6970]

Hey Hunter, have you ever considered releasing your own music?

[@basezero4674]

Sick riffs dude, love your reviews. I have the orange model and it has some fret buzz while playing on the lower strings but does not extend while playing thru amp. Does all the extended range guitars buzz while playing or do we have to set the action? Sorry I am all new to the extended range guitars. Thanks in advance!!

[@shannnism]

Its beautul axe. I will give it that

[@imtheiceman13]

Fucking great guitar!! Now try the Jeef Loomis sygnus please!!

[@jordanmayer5932]

The cleans are surprisingly good! I mean not that you'll be using the clean channel with an axe like this.

[@ArcticChonk]

Mmyeah I just got this one and I really need to raise the bridge pick-up to get more juice out of it, but I can't because as seen in this video the pickup will just flabber about unless it's screwed all the way in. Not sure what to do about it..

[@masheen_]

You may try to find some spacers and longer screws.

[@smilph]

While on the subject of demoing Schecter guitars outside of your comfort zone, why not consider trying out either the Schecter Synyster Custom-S (another Floyd Rose/Sustaniac combo - just with a wackier shape than you're probably used to), or if that's a little too much, then maybe the Schecter Zacky Vengeance? Both guitars do have rather noticeable graphics/finishes that attribute them to their respective artists, but ultimately it should be more about how the guitar sounds rather than looks, right? Unrelated question, but are there any old arcade games that you like?

[@josecampos8376]

Try the DJ Ashba next... It's pretty cool.

[@rizzotheratful]

Can you review the Schecter Sun Valley Shredder?

[@VforBieber21]

Not my style guitar either but ay schecter!! More schecter pls lol!

[@agufish]

Lol iunno. They don't seem to be that great for the money. For this amount of money I kind of expect both pickups to be fastened to the guitar, and a gig bag.

[@VforBieber21]

Agufish oh yea, I totally agree. It was disappointing. I like schecter and all but honestly ESP/LTD are the bee's knees for me

[@MrHollywood611]

So the Floyd and the sustainiac tech is kinda like if EVH or Dimebag was djent. That thing looks gorgeous btw. But the pickups have that stereotypical 8th or 7th string dead lifeless tone.

[@666shredder6]

ftw that riff, sooo tastyyyyy

[@ZZiiNNggEErr987]

Been thinking about getting one of these in the white satin. This might be a dumb question, but was it able to be tuned to standard B with the longer scale length?

[@jackonj9050]

FatherSnacks ofcourse! It's a 7 string and B standard is the standard tuning on 7 string guitars! And thats not all! It has a 26,5 inch scale neck which makes it even better for B standard because of the longer scale lenght! Your welcome!:D

[@jackonj9050]

The longer scale lenght, the more tension in the strings

[@ZZiiNNggEErr987]

Oh ok, thanks. I wasn't sure if the extra tension would cause it to be in A standard instead. I guess it might depend on the string gauge, as well. The concept of Ibanez RGD guitars confused me, I think.

[@bernieorbust6104]

Righteous \m/ What string gauge and tuning were you using here?

[@lifewithdev3008]

hey bro please do a review of schecter cls1 elite.... Love from india❤️

[@parisbarber2748]

I notice you're using the Digitech drop pedal, I'm thinking of getting one (I only have the one guitar but play in different tunings) Is this worth getting? are there any latency issues?

[@loganend8185]

paris barber I highly recommend it, it doesn't change my tone until about 5 steps down, then it starts getting really synth like and muddy and everything, I do like octave and down plus dry I can make cool sounds with it, but yeah I have my one guitar and that's in Drop c most of the time and I can go down to a with out it sounding gross and then I just tune down my actual guitar if I need to go lower with the pedal

[@johnnyjohnson4087]

That's weird that the pick ups were falling out because when I got mine and inboxed it 4 of the strings were snapped and I could never figure out why especially when it came in perfect condition other wise

[@BradleyMask16]

Schecter Tempest Custom Hellraiser please!

[@GuitarGodsUnite]

Schecter might have quality control issues. I bought a new schecter sun valley and it came from the factory with a bridge pickup that didn't work at all.

[@agufish]

Hmmm... that's not good. What pickup was it? SD?

[@kappachino2569]

The sun valley ones are made in Indonesia, which might explain the technical issues

[@M3TAl89]

I've got a 1st gen KM-6 (trans white with the black winter pup's) and the bridge pickup mount has the same problem... Oh and the volume pot started to cut in and out after about 3 months (3 months of barely playing it because my other guitars are much nicer to play). I personally can't stand the super thin neck either. All in all, I hate the guitar. Need to get the vol pot fixed and sell it.

[@bernytails3012]

My KM-7 also came with the bridge pickup floating around.... It's still an amazing guitar but if a £250 guitar can have pickups installed, paying £1400 in England for it is a bit of a downer

[@АндрейПрыщак]

Berny Tails It seems like schecter have some quality control problem with this model. There are posts and videos about KM-7 with unscrewed pickups and with bad pots. It's a great instrument, but like you said, such troubles in this price range are frustrating.

[@DingusMcBrungus]

Same thing happened when I got a KM-6 Also wasn't quite happy with the fretwork so I returned it and later got an Ibanez Prestige instead

[@ReubensLair]

Mine came with the bridge pickup unstable and rocking back and forth? I couldn't believe it. Also guitar was setup pretty awful. It was hard to play out of the box. Not acceptable for 1300 bucks. My Jackson Chris broderick was perfect right out if the box. Am I the only one experiencing this issue?

[@ericthompson2323]

Fernandes sustainer was the original. I'm sure they work much the same way and you can find a lot of info on how that works on the web.

[@YeOldeMachina]

Eric Thompson, remember the Fernandez Vertigo Elite? That was a badass guitar

[@ericthompson2323]

Adam Harmon I do actually. I just emailed Hunter about playing one. If he ever finds one try it out. I own a vertigo x with a single humbucker from 1998-99 and it's amazing. I play it as much as my American PRS and IMO the perfect guitar for dropped tuned rhythm pmaying. No guitar hangs on a strap like a vertigo. I've been searching for a vertigo deluxe with a hard tail in white for years online.

[@YeOldeMachina]

I always loved the shape of those, a lot. No other guitar looks like that. I really dug the Elite models in Satin Black

[@ericthompson2323]

Adam Harmon I've been searching for a white one for about a year online. Get it throw some Fishman fluence pups in it and shred. I hate the fact though that the elite only came in 14" radious. I LOVE the profile of the 16" of the X. You're right nothing really comes close to the looks. With guitar hanging a bit lower than belt height, I've never played anything more comfortable. Bridge sits perfectly when your palm just naturally goes to without elbow bend.

[@YeOldeMachina]

Yeah, I've always wanted one. Never played one though. Fishman Fluences are also my favs. I just bought a Killswitch set for my PRS SE.. They'll be here next week.

[@patrickbailey7141]

I like it :D

[@muhammadpattiemirarisaris2082]

so rare of you mate to these kind of guitar... you usually goes for les paul types of guitars 😂

[@jaked7163]

Great vid. So confused as to why u don't have more subs. Could u do a review of Stephen carpenters telecaster 8 string?

[@whyuyellinginmyear3476]

Yeah, that would be cool.

[@teviscorey]

What ever happened to the Q and A videos?

[@agufish]

I got really busy haha. There will be one next... sometime lel.

[@teviscorey]

R.i.p sir

[@shigeon2668]

Looks like Hunter is in a Blue Period. Hope you feel better buddy.

[@agufish]

Thanks man, just a bit sick at the moment.

[@jackonj9050]

Should be including a hardshell case with the guitar because of the price

[@GodSan0001]

could u pls react to the Epiphone MayDay Monster i want to buy it soon but Iwant to have some professional opinion before i do

[@JoneHoftun]

Although it looks awesome, i cant help but shake the feeling that this guitar is a bit...big and clunky? not sure how to put it, but by the looks of it, the Km7 mk3 is alot thinner and comfortable compared to the mk2 and mk1

[@zac88anderson]

Any chance of demoing a dean vmnt?

[@agufish]

Probably not unless a Dean somehow sneaks its way into one of my local stores. Dean have 0 interest in sending me anything :(

[@zac88anderson]

Agufish Those fucking bastards. I hace two and love them, it would be cool to hear ypur opinion and riffs on one.

[@scarmetalman]

Just ordered this as the Stupid Deal of the Day from Musicians Friend for 759!

[@agufish]

Bro you basically stole that guitar! This guitar is easily $1000 worth of fun!

[@brettmarlar4154]

They CLEARLY dropped the ball on the pickup mounting, and for the price point they should include a hardshell case!! I found the pickups incredibly thin and unbearably bringht with the clean tone. Which would suggest that it is either a pure metal machine, or is in dire need of e.q. tweaking.

[@SavedbyGraceAlone84]

Well Keith Merrow is pretty much a metal player so it makes sense.

[@strawman3059]

I can't understand why they don't do this as a 6??

[@robertcuff5704]

I want it so bad i love grabber blue but i could do without the floyd...

[@whyuyellinginmyear3476]

I have noticed that every time you review a new brand that there is a nice jump in subscribers....maybe people affiliated with the brand....I heard that Ibanez has lots of employees.... :-)

[@agufish]

Sometimes, but not all the time. You're right for the PRS Holcomb, but there's no way this video will catch the performance of the Gary Holt GH600, Kelliher Sparrowhawk, and Hetfield Vulture LTD demos. Might be interesting to experiment though!