Chapman ML2 Pro Modern Demo/Review || What a Guitar!!
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2017
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0:29 Demo in a Mix
3:44 My Thoughts
7:50 Dirty Playthrough (Dry Tracks)
9:48 Clean Playthrough (Dry Tracks)
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Chapman ML2 Pro Modern Demo/Review || What a Guitar!!
What a freaking guitar! Thanks to Chapman Guitars and Octave Music for sending it out :)
It looks great but I don't get what makes this guitar more expensive than all the LTDs and Schecters that come out of the same factory. I'm sure anyone who spends 1200 euros/dollars on a guitar would be super nitpicky and those finish issues would be a no go so I for one really appreciate you showed them! :)
They use more expensive wood. Steel frets and glowing sidedots are also a good bit more expensive. As for other hardware I'm not sure what other brands use but those tuners cost quite a bit on their own. Also all LTDs and Schecters that are cheaper than this I've seen so far came from indonesia, so propably the factory where the Chapman standards are made.
Metallix not a chapman fanboy but at that price having stainless steel frets and neck through guitar and u even get a hardshell case which schecters of the same price dont. The only issue i have with it is its fairly unknown pickups but theres no complains about it online so its a pretty good guitar
So I just had a look at the LTD EC-401 which is made in Korea. Just about all specs on that thing are weaker or even tot this. The Pickups being the exception but then again the Chapmans are custom voiced for the model. Add to that the fact that the wood and construction are a lot cheaper without a solid flame cap und with a cheaper construction. The EC-1000 comes a bit closer but is barely cheaper and doesn't have any case coming with it which makes up for the price difference. And even that thing is massive mahogany and set-neck.
How do you know they use more expensive woods ? That is what you assume. Steel frets and brand tuners should not account for 30% more money compared to lets say an LTD EC-1000 series made in the same factory. Maybe its the neck through construction... but this thing is more expensive than an american made Gibson LP Studio. Id say that while the guitars are good/great, customers have started paying for the name quite a bit. Personal 2 cents
It's stevie T when he TAKES his meds. Lol great vids man.
Stories&Morals stevie t is kmac when he takes his
"It's kinda like a satin, blueburst, stain...thing." I love it when Hunter gets all technical!
It's the kind of quality descriptive content y'all subscribe for haha!
Riff Wars hunter vs fluff
I love the format of these demos. Keep making them sir.
As you probably already have heard, I think your content is extremely underrated. Great review. I have been on the fence about buying a Chapman but I can't find any to play first. Very helpful.
Thanks man! And glad I could be of help.
Alex Martini underrated is a wrong word, he's just not very known.
Agufish I t really is top notch though
Agreed!
Nice job, man! Loved this review. I own a ML-1 and had my eye on the ML-2 pros....you have convinced me i need one in my life.
Great opening lick dude. I was banging my head against the monitor
Uhhh the new track you have in the intro, is so good! much more produced sounding than the previous, great stuff.
Your face says it all. Seems like you are really enjoying that guitar.
Thanks for sharing, mate 🤘
dude! your lead guitar skills have gone through the roof!
Nice guitar and a good fair review, I don't know how many others would have highlighted the issues. Keep up the good work man.
If you can stomach him there's Henning xD But I agree the content and reviews are quite refreshing ^^
I vote for more of Simon reviewing things!
Yeah, just give simon the guitar first! :D
Woah, buddy! Major improvement on the intro theme (and your sound in general), sounds wicked!
Thanks for the review Hunter!!!
You just made me regret buying my Les Paul in June lol!!!
Hope they still have the same colours available next year ;)
Just like you, I absolutely love the ML-2. I'ts probably the only single cut I found comfortable to play. Super thin body with comfortable carves and even though I am not a fan of those kinds of bridges at all, I found it incredibly easy to play. That's definitely on my wishlist since i tried it.
Awesome video, though! I've been watching you for a while and I really enjoy your content. :)
Love the videos man.
Thanks man!
I had to pause and get all the laughs out of me when T H I C C popped out on the screen. Lol
10/10, would watch again.
That guitar looks amazing!!😍😍
awesome video dude. must have watched it plenty of times by now. I don't mind what the specifics are because this guitar in its original form is just so cool. great tone, great look, great video and I love the riffage dude im a riff guy so I appreciate that as well. thanks!
yeah! nice review hunter!
Thanks dude!
mean ass freaking riffs bro awesome
Jep. First video i´ve seen from you. Instant subscribe. Nice job man.
Thanks dude!
Love your riffs brah!
Thanks man :)
The guitar is super awesome. Love the finish, so planning to get the ml2 modern standard range
Great playing
Digging the new intro song!
Those leads were awesome man!
The track gave me goosebumps with that clean intro...it sounds like a song you've heard before but can't place it because in truth, you haven't actually heard it. I love songs like that.
Personally, I think Chapman’s single cut is my favorite with especially that beautiful paint job
I think the fireburst one is even better. But this is also really cool of course
Damn you now I want one so bad! Keep up the awesome playing and reviews. Also can you try out some more strat style LTDs and ESPs? Thatd be sweet
I nearly bought this guitar. The positives are I love the satin finish, it feels sleek and fast. The body is shaped like a sportscar, it's like a Les Paul built for speed. Its heavy enough to feel substantial but considerably lighter than a traditional Les Paul style guitar. The neck through construction makes it look fancy and the natural binding is nice.
However, the pickups sound like icepicks. Painfully bright and 1 dimensional. If you play metal and want something to cut, this will be good but if you like fuller more balanced tone, not the pickups for you.
Then there's the price. This is where they lost me, there are just too many better options in the $1000 range. I bought an American made PRS S2 standard 22 for a little less and I dont plan on changing a thing. The feel was just as nice, it looked better to me and had a full balanced tone that sounded beautiful clean and with crunch. The Chapman's are too expensive now and there are too many better options. More established brands with better resale value without the need of buying new pickups. To make this guitar a keeper I would need to spend another $300 on pickups. To
Hopefully you get a few more Chapman guitars to review in the future. I love the Tele style one.
I'm also a single-cut fan. My first mid-level guitar was a Kirk Hammett style ESP with reverse headstock. It had a goddamn Floyd Rose on it that made me want to smash it against a wall sometimes. Locking tuners somewhat helped but it made me want to look elsewhere. I stumbled on the EC-1000 series and found my soulmate. I've been with them ever since. Tried Jackson, Dean, Ibanez, Schecter, Gibson, Fender, and others and they never had that mean crunch or the feel of the EC-1000's. Of course, PRS are in a class all their own but I decided I would rather buy a car than a guitar with that much money.
I've been watching Rob Chapman's guitars penetrate the UA-cam scene for a few years now and I've become a believer. I don't think you could buy off that many YT guitarists. Jared Dines, Rob Scallon, yourself, and all the rest are prolific musicians and I enjoy what you guys create. I'm now going to sample one of these bad boys myself to see what all the hype is about. I will say that this model looks as though I designed it myself. The aesthetics are exactly what I'm looking for.
My only concern relates to the pickups. I've been a hardcore EMG-81 in the bridge for over a decade. My tone is centered around active pickups and I prefer the boost they give my signal. Could this guitar handle EMG's or the Fishman Fluence Will Adler set? I know they're a brushed, antique gold but I'm referring more to the shape and functionality of the set placed into this body.
Yeah, there's a reason the majority of feedback towards these guitars is overwhelmingly positive. They're just good, good guitars. And yeah, there is absolutely no reason why you shouldn't be able to drop those pickups in there. The pickup routs are pretty standard. Man, this thing with a set of Willies...
Nice goatee hunter !
Sweet guitar man!! I'm thinkin I really want one!!
Watching these vids, it's quite easy to see the axes that you really, really dig. This one is a top of the rock axe. Your face says it all.
It looks great. I love how the neck becomes the "binding". Very cool. Nice attention to detail. Curious to see how it will be here.
Man this song is so awesome :D
great guitar, great song and keep the goatee ;)
Yes, thanks, and I'm strongly considering it lol
Doooooo it....i am currently sporting a 1900's handlebar moustache and, let me tell you...it is a conversation starter...not good conversations...but they are started
This is my favorite Guitar I have bought in the last year and that includes a Les Paul Players Edition , I like to deep tone on the neck PU of this guitar. Just overall play ability and wanting to pick it up and jam with it.
Damn Hunter, you should make these banging riffs into full songs
Holy shit! This was the first vid that I actually watched all the way through and didn't just forward to what you thought about it. It wasn't because I didn't enjoy the songs or anything, it was that the guitars themselves didn't hold my interest. This one however did!
Agufish, really enjoy your reviews. Great stuff. Do you use different tunings depending on the instrument?
Greetings from Egypt man keep it up
great opening riff this time.
hey dude, really enjoy your no bullshit reviews. I get that you do "heavy" but i am older and i cannot tell what sounds good from great.. its just a lot of gain to me.. just wondering if you could throw in some nice crunchy stuff or even toy with the volume pots on these demos so we can explore their versatility?
Always love the videos. Any chance of a review on a PRS exotic wood SE
Haven't watched this yet but YEAAAA!!
Gotta say im a sucker for chapman guitars😂 I have only 2 guitars and they are both chapman. The ml1 modern standard (v1) which was my first electric and still is an ablosute joy to play and my new ml1-7 pro.
Both guitars are stunning and amazing
I probobly wd ve already pulled the trigger and bought a chapman,but till now.I hadnt seen a good enuff review outside of robs content..love my singlecuts so....
Glad you liked the guitar. I'm selling my chapman cap10 blackout, cuz i just never really bonded with it. Not a bad guitar and sounds really good, but just not for me.
P.S. I love that there's a random jar of peanut butter in your room lol.
Lol that's Simon's peanut butter. I'm allergic :(
I just sold my Cap10 blackout as well. Same deal. Never bonded with it. Plus I hated the JB in the Bridge. It needed more switching options HSH guitars need a 5 way and push pulll in my opinion
AmbrosioustheBrave I had a Cap10 too. Same story. Nothing remotely special
Nice video keep the goatee! I carnt decide this but in red or the ml3 pro bea baritone! Hmmm so many choices
Congrats on being featured on Chapman Guitar's instagram! Did your picking hand ever roll back the volume knob accidentally? Knob layout is my only concern with this beauty. Keep up the good work, and can you start demoing products through multiple amps?!
Great Guitar Hunter.
I have a similar singlecut guitar.
The Hagstrom Select Ultra Swede.
Sounds awesome, but has the selector switch on the bottom next to the volume & tone & a coil split switch.
See if you can Demo some Hagstrom's,
I think you'll like them, fluff did...
Honest opinion, keep the goatee
That is a sweet axe, brother.
Love your videos bro! How was the tuning stability on this beast?
fretbuzz like crazy
Andrew Levister @10:50
Andrew Levister I really love this guitar but would have to try one before buying, wouldnt want to order a 1000+$ guit with fret buzz like those lol
yea thanks, I ilve in N-B canada, theres no one carrying them nearby.
@@gabrielchiasson6594 just fix action
@@gabrielchiasson6594 just fix action
This is the first usable review of this guitar so far. I'm still a little sceptic about the consistency (QC) of the first run since I saw that some are not flawless. Do I see correctly that the jack socket is not parallel with the line of the cap?
I think we have to wait a couple of months or a year to see the following runs (series) and let them make the corrections. It'll be also interesting to see the prices of the new and second hand guitars and the experiences.
The Simon part is great :D
SO NICE TO HEAR THE ''Blind Man'' Song from Black Stone Cherry!
I'd really love to see your take on an EVH Wolfgang Special.
That would be awesome and I am a huge fan of the Frankenstein
So good
Hey man, what are the chances of you doing a review on the Precision Drive pedal? I've been debating on getting one of them, and would love to hear your input on them (pun intended). Thanks in advance, and great video!
Such a bad ass demo, I've been waiting for a demo of this caliber, on this model.
If you had to choose one post-apocalyptic scenario to live in, what would it be?
Also, have you considered doing a demo of the Yamaha THR10X or C, they're bad ass little amps for $300 and I think it would attract views/subscribers to your channel. Sorry for the lengthy comment.
Hey Agufish! How thick would you say this neck is? I just bought a Chapman BEA Baritone and the neck is ENORMOUS so I was wondering how the ML2 Pro Modern compares. I might need to exchange for something a little more manageable haha.
A video by one of my favourite gear reviewer youtuber, reviewing one of the guitars I want the most recently, and playing my favourite Black Stone Cherry riff on it, what could I ask more? :D
BSC is life :)
wow hunter that neck thru cutaway ..24 frets !! beautifull fingerboard, nice hi specs!! Im diggin it..give me seymores or fishmans..but its kill
Haha yeah. The pickups don't NEED to be replaced... but Fishman Moderns would be nice...
personally i prefer the traditional neck join over through neck, but i guess Chapman were going for a modern take, hence the name. Got to be the best looking single cut I've seen though, and as for the pickups i think they've done the right thing by choosing pups that sound best with the guitar, rather than going with duncan's for the sake of it.
I got a very Alice in Chains meets Lamb of God vibe off of that bro, and look at you becoming a lead player :D. If you like it so much you should get you one :). I've thought about it myself, but I'm afraid I'm to attached to ESP to do it lol.
I was excited to get my hands on one of these. I love single cut guitars. I had the opportunity to play one recently. My excitement quickly waned. Thing buzzed worse than someone with Parkinson’s playing Operation. The body was so thin that the pickups protruded out of the cavities and just looked horrible. It was too light for my liking. Single cuts should feel “substantial “. This one felt weak and as a result was a bit top heavy. Now it’s completely possible that I got my hands on a lemon. The fret edges felt nice, and the neck felt good. But they didn’t sound as good as they appeared. The pickups were decent. The fit and finish on the rest of the guitar were ok. But should’ve been a little better for the asking price. Machine heads were great. But for the money, you could buy a nice LTD Eclipse decked out with EMG’s. Or you could get a slightly used ESP E2 Eclipse. They’ll probably get it dialed in within the next generation or two. But for now, I’ll stick with ESP/LTD, Schecter, Solar, Ibanez etc. 👊🏻 Have a nice day 🤘🏻
Nice
Were you able to keep that one? Or are you buying it? Great review man.
another cool Chapman gear.
PLZ get official seller in Korea too. I could not get ghost fret yet even that guitar is just produced in Korea.
Iam getting one of these soon and i have a pair of emg 81/85 lying around would you recommend replacing the stentorian chapman p/ups with emg's? I play metal and heavy rock and roll.
Saw Metallica last night, Papa Het is a beast, just saying. I like the natural binding on this axe :) How they've done it around the contours. Also, you make it sound pretty wicked.
I´ve had a couple LTDs and a Dean guitar from the same factory and they do seem to make a lot of minor mistakes when with the finishes (mostly around that same area where the neck and fretboard meet the body). Pretty much everything else on the guitars have been immaculate though. Really well built and resonant guitars.
Mezziah777 I agree! I have a Michael Kelly made there and it has that issue too.
I love your roomies reviews!! He's mad genius... Lmao
man those PuPs look almost out of the body
That's because they don't have pickup rings like how traditional Les Pauls have. :)
@@ermonski I know it's like a year late but if I were to put on the pickup rings separately would that get me a more flush look? I'm considering this guitar but I don't like the way that looks so I would want to change that if possible.
@@iamDBA1 it could look more flush if you have pickup rings on it. Not sure if you could fit one on the neck pickup of this ML2 though!
I came from the EC 401QM demo and I was a bit weirded out by your unusual voice there. Then I suddenly went here and you went through the whole process of puberty
Yeahhh those early videos 🙃🌴🤦♂️
Those Chapman boys need to send you one. Think you more than qualify and deserve one. Looked killer. What would you say between the Esp Ltd Ec1000 traditional or the Chapman?
LOG riffs at 7:50
Hey, great review! Any chances you will try Washburn pxl20 ? Thanks.
get down with it.. smokin jam.. i like!!!!
That neck through though!
I knowwwww. It's so nice lol
@Agufish i love your videoes man. can u review a chapman ghost fret standard for me please
my current guitar has the epiphone slim taper profile. it is very comfortable in the lower position and a bit less so in the higher position. do you think this neck would be too thick? also I'm thirteen and have slightly smaller hands than an adult
Hi from the uk Hunter , love the review and awesome playing guitar looks awesome, I have two of the previous ml2's from korea and love them to bits really are great guitars but unfortunately for me I'm a lefty and it doesn't look like they're going to make anymore korean ml2's in lefty ,or for that matter Indonesian ml2s either which is a real shame as the new ones look fantastic and i would definitely have bought one already, FROWNIE FACE 😣
Awesome review Hunter! Chapman make some truly unbelievable instruments for the money. I have one of the first series Ghost Frets (with the SD pickups) and I love it. It plays every but as well as my USA made Jackson SL2H. Hoping to get my hands on an ML1 Pro someday. Keep up the great work!
Wow. Lots of features. The body and headstock look cheap to me but I didn't know it came with all that!
Nice fingering techniques 🙄 in your riffing 🤘 loved the guitar 😍 loved the video 😍loved the song 🤘
No underwears included 🙄
The only thing that I don't like about Chapmans is the lack of pickup rings. I know that it may be good for a sound to mount pickup directly to the body but still prefer the look of a solid chrome rings.
Great vids, dude! Given the choice would you buy this ml2 pro or an ltd ec-401 if you could only have one guitar?
ML2 Pro :)
Agufish thanks for the response, dude! Just went to guitar center and played everything and end up buying the BK-600. It’s so brutal and awesome. Thanks for the vids.
Hey, Hunter, that Chapman looks just freaking amazing!!
In a scale from 0 to 10, what will you give it?
And, do you prefer esp ESP iron cross, or this fantastic chapman?
I am looking fordward to buy one.
Thanks Hunter, keep shredding. \m/
Ugh, I hate giving ratings which is why I don't in videos.. but I guess for me it would be an 8/10. I'm a pretty harsh grader lol. If it had no finish issues and Fishman Fluence pickups in there, it'd be a 10/10.
Looks and sounds quite nice, but wow, starting at 11:00 there is a ton of buzz. Wonder if that could easily be fixed with a setup.
Would need a pretty drastic change in action/bow. that was a TON of buzz
If you pay attention you can hear the buzz at he beginning as well. If it does indeed just need a setup, why is he reviewing a guitar which isn't setup correctly? Why isn't he pointing that out as he did in his other videos? Negligence or bad guitar? I've noticed he bashed the crap out of the cheap Thunderbird (fret buzz too), and he was right because Gibson is a shitty fuckin company today. I'm not attacking anyone, but things are not clear here, especially when you definitely hear it sounding bad and the guy is just like mmm yeah let's pretend it's all right. Chapmans have good specs, look really nice but i've seen too much people complain mostly about action and neck, enough to stop me buying one. I'd love to try one, i'm really curious.
Glad to see Chapman guitars gain popularity. I've been a fan of Rob and the captain for years now. That being said. How hard is it to match the headstock to the body? Other than that...dope!
Apparently, quite. Matt Hornby mentioned it in the NAMM 2017 video. They weren't happy with how sometimes the headstocks wouldn't match the body, so went with a uniform ebony veneer. I actually like it better this way!
BronzDano completely agree. Look at the old blue ghost fret, the matching head stock looks incredible. Hopefully the 2018 line will have matching ones.
You need to review the PRS S2 Singlecut!
I want to! They're never in stock at my local Sam Ash!
I love that shade of British.
Comparing this is the LTD EC1000 piezo, which is better? Which would you pick?