I have a 7 year old revelation semi hollow an east coast g35 and a cheapo Strat. I have decided to indulge and have just ordered a Chapman ML3 modern standard and am so excited tomorrow can’t come quick enough 😂
I think they'd all look good with the ML2 headstock. Also the white ml1 they used to make should be brought back and with gold hardware. That thing was cool
They need to drop the affiiliation with the name "Rob Chapman" which would help their image a LOT. The internet never forgets. You can run, try to hide, but the internet never forgets.
Forget what? That a gigging guitar fanatic puts out great guitars? I purchased mine at Andertons and, despite having a proper tele, custom SG, etc. I tend to gig with the Chapman. It has a great feel and the tones seem just right (to me, at least). When I first bought it, no one knew what it was. That seems to have changed and the brand is maturing. Congrats to all involved.
I recently bought a Pro series ML2 and ML3 Semi Hollow and I will not buy another guitar unless it has stainless steel frets. I hope the Pro series comes out with a new ML1 Pro Hybrid option. Maybe something with sunburst or black transparent finish. After looking at the website the ML1 X would be great.....just put some stainless steel frets on it. Everything looks great guys.
I for one love the reverse headstocks. There used to be a myth floating around (not sure if it's a false memory or if it's true at all) that having the low string a little longer can increase tuning stability and make it easier to bend. Which both of those things are great for metal 😅
Once when I was digging into effect of scale length, the topic of the overall string length came up. Somewhere I read that Jimi Hendrix's "sound" was partly because he used a reverse headstock.
The reverse headstock on them all is getting old, but I agree with other comment, they need a complete reboot, they just have that “Mitchell” or “Rogue” or “Harley Benton” look to them.
Branding - every time you change something, you potentially dilute your brand. Chapman didn't exactly have strong branding from the start though so agreed, perhaps a refresh is needed. However, we have no idea what sales numbers are, perhaps they are absolutely smashing it in which case changing the formula would be madness!
You say the reverse headstock is getting old, but there are some very valid reasons why reverse headstock is superior, relating to string length, thickness and break angle past the nut... believe it or not. Is reverse headstock necessary, not really, but it does come with benefit, not least of all the tuning pegs are more ergonomically accessible to the hand when the guitar is slung on you... IE the pegs are underneath rather than over the top. Ppl just don't like it so much because it aesthetically unconventional. Had Leo fender originally gone with this setup you'd be biased the other way completely.
The Intro shows how much fun you guys have with These guitars. But since I got my German handmade MGH Butcher, I really really don't have the space for more guitars... Do you sell Guitar-Room-Extensions for my House?
Ive never been one to bash chapman guitars on that hate bandwagon, owned a few too and they were decent. Fact is though, they depreciated SOOO bad which is great for people wanting a hell of a lot of guitar for their money on the used market. The only gripe I have with chapman is on the ML1 for yearssssss that selector switch has been in the wrong place. many people have said it and they never seem to listen and move it lol. Dave Simpson even went to the extreme of having a tech drill out the correct place and move it. I do find it odd theyve been glued to the reverse headstock thing too, it is quite annoying but not a huge issue.
I suggest bumping up the string gauge on the baritone. When I bought my PRS 277, it came stock with a 13-65 set, and it absolutely would not stay in tune, so a 12-60 certainly never will either. I decided to go with the XL 14-68 set, and that works perfectly for Drop A. So, if a 27.7-inch scale length needs a 14-68 set, a 28-inch scale should be able to get away with a 13-65 set, but nothing lighter than that is ever going to work.
Sorry guys but I’ll never buy another Chapman 🎸. And I’d tell anyone considering one to run a mile! between me and my bro we’ve had 4 (2 xnew 2x2nd hand) the new ones both had multiple defects and clearly had next to zero QC (tuner studs were actually loose and multiple frets weren’t even seated properly). My local 🎸 shop even tried help us out to get these issues fixed but received zero response from Chapman and we just ended up selling them for less than half of what we paid
These have been out in Australia for a few weeks now I believe. Too expensive for a Chapman here at least. Nice but too expensive. For the same money here you can get an Ibanez fitted with Dimarzio pickups or a really nice Fender. They're essentially more than double what I payed for my Chapman ML1 standard in 2020. And I purchased my Chapman ML3 Pro traditional in 2019 for the same price as these standards🤷🤷
£600 for a Chapman Standard now? I paid £367 for an ML3 Modern Standard Red Sea a year and a half ago here in Thailand. I know inflation is running high at the moment but that's just taking the piss to be honest. That's more than a 60% price increase in 18 months. It does make it very tempting for me to snap up one of the Rainstorm models with SD pickups in though, as they are still only £505 here.
I remember watching that Robin Hood show on tv as a kid. I think it was on Showtime over here in the states. I loved it. I found it again a while back on a certain website, tried watching it again. It's actually really bad lol.
I want to love the Chapman guitars, but I can't. I had a rainburst ML1 baritone. Massively heavy and neckdive of hell, sold it. Bought a regular ML1 in rainburst. Massively heavy and neckdive. Will sell it.
Love those finishes and colors. I picked up one of the "CHAPMAN ML1 MODERN STANDARD BARITONE ELECTRIC GUITAR IN ABYSS PURPLE/BLUE" form you earlier this year and love it. That Deep Blue Satin ML1 Baritone is a beauty!
@@danishpete Right Pete. I'm saying the platform has changed over time and that's ok. But it has changed from a mod platform to a fully realized guitar line. Cheers.
Those finishes look so good! More laid back compared to older chapman but I reallt dig it! Only think im not sure about is that color on the ML3 but hey thats just me :)
It's not got my preferred pickup preferencem but that black ML1X looks tasty. I am loving the black and chrome combination with the 'natural' wood exposure acting as a kind of body binding.
These are looking like one of the greatest alternatives to guitars with an F and a G in their name! No offence to Squier and Epiphone ...but that T-style in green with single coils is the mutts nuts !🙂
I really like the ML3 traditional with the p90 in the neck.4:03 Next video should be a documentary of Pete (Finally) purchasing a Baritone, but under $1,000 (peasant price) & what's the release date of the new Longhorn Baritone?
Morning gents. Great intro. Nice guitars. Not my thing though. Nothing about them really stands out or screams at me to own one. Not staying they are bad guitars. I'm nowhere near good enough to be able to effectively describe a "good" guitar. These ones just don't turn me on... So to speak.
Everything normally sounds great on here, but these sound awful to me. Dont think it's the guitars but a weird vibrating/clipping/gated sound. Are they playing thro an amp sim or something? Edit: Seems to be on the first guitar Pete had actually, from 5:10 probably just the gain
I agree it sounds a bit crackly in this video if you have headphones on. Wasn't sure if it was the guitar or the amp. They are on my wishlist but I hope we get another dorje album first.
More guitar companies should do the Steinberger/Spector/Warwick Streamer belly cut where it's concaved right in the center on the back of the body. That makes a bass body so much more comfortable, especially when you are playing 3 hour sets n such.
Great playing from both of you! Don't really like the tone and looks of these though. Also, why does Lee continuously say "they" when talking about Chapman Guitars? Shouldn't he say *we* since he possesses shares of the company, as far as I know? 🤨
I'm intrigued by the different kind of bridge on the Les Paul like guitar. I've always wanted like a Les Paul with a bridge that felt different like more like a Floyd Rose but without the instability caused by having a tremolo. Plus I never liked the set screws on fender style bridges jabbing me in the hands
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So I guess that means I was actually not selected at random in the giveaway. I’m just gutted.
I adore the reverse headstock, I spend so much time tuning that having the tuning pegs accessible makes everything so much easier.
Pete's playing never fails to impress me!!
Thank you kindly 🙌
Lee's channeling me as a teenager in that intro 🤣🤣
Now I feel old , I'd have to go back to 1985!😉
I have a 7 year old revelation semi hollow an east coast g35 and a cheapo Strat. I have decided to indulge and have just ordered a Chapman ML3 modern standard and am so excited tomorrow can’t come quick enough 😂
I do wish they would make some ML1s and ML3s with non reverse headstocks. It would also attract some more buyers to Chapman.
I think they'd all look good with the ML2 headstock. Also the white ml1 they used to make should be brought back and with gold hardware. That thing was cool
Pete is a hell of a player! ..and hilarious too! I wish I could play a tenth as good.
Hello Captain Lee, could you please make a dedicated video on the ML2 Chapman guitars both standard and pro? Keep up the great work! Thank you!
They need to drop the affiiliation with the name "Rob Chapman" which would help their image a LOT. The internet never forgets. You can run, try to hide, but the internet never forgets.
Forget what? That a gigging guitar fanatic puts out great guitars? I purchased mine at Andertons and, despite having a proper tele, custom SG, etc. I tend to gig with the Chapman. It has a great feel and the tones seem just right (to me, at least). When I first bought it, no one knew what it was. That seems to have changed and the brand is maturing. Congrats to all involved.
@@eded9202 When you have nothing of interest to say, it's best just to shut up.
@@eded9202 Blah blah blah, as you would say. Don't get confused, I'm not your 'mate'.
@@ukmanthailand 😜try some cleverness once in a while, then read slowly: i was being ironic mate..
Great to hear something a bit edgier in the intro instead of bluesy stuff all the time.
I recently bought a Pro series ML2 and ML3 Semi Hollow and I will not buy another guitar unless it has stainless steel frets. I hope the Pro series comes out with a new ML1 Pro Hybrid option. Maybe something with sunburst or black transparent finish. After looking at the website the ML1 X would be great.....just put some stainless steel frets on it. Everything looks great guys.
@20:30 wow you nailed that intro mr.honore!!! absolutely enjoying playing!!!
Lee coming with the heat. Sounding good, gents. Love the videos and the axes look sick!
Lee riffing with that hood on is quite funny and fitting.
Lee has gotten a lot better over the years and Pete is always a tasty dude with his licks
them boys rock loved the all wood axe , thats gona fly baby.
The colours/colors are interesting. I like the black one with the trem.
That baritone sings!🤘🏿😎🤘🏿🎸
I for one love the reverse headstocks. There used to be a myth floating around (not sure if it's a false memory or if it's true at all) that having the low string a little longer can increase tuning stability and make it easier to bend. Which both of those things are great for metal 😅
Once when I was digging into effect of scale length, the topic of the overall string length came up. Somewhere I read that Jimi Hendrix's "sound" was partly because he used a reverse headstock.
The reverse headstock on them all is getting old, but I agree with other comment, they need a complete reboot, they just have that “Mitchell” or “Rogue” or “Harley Benton” look to them.
Yeah reverse headstocks are pretty ugly tbh. I wish they and ESP would make more regular droopy headstocks.
Branding - every time you change something, you potentially dilute your brand. Chapman didn't exactly have strong branding from the start though so agreed, perhaps a refresh is needed. However, we have no idea what sales numbers are, perhaps they are absolutely smashing it in which case changing the formula would be madness!
You say the reverse headstock is getting old, but there are some very valid reasons why reverse headstock is superior, relating to string length, thickness and break angle past the nut... believe it or not. Is reverse headstock necessary, not really, but it does come with benefit, not least of all the tuning pegs are more ergonomically accessible to the hand when the guitar is slung on you... IE the pegs are underneath rather than over the top. Ppl just don't like it so much because it aesthetically unconventional. Had Leo fender originally gone with this setup you'd be biased the other way completely.
Also the ♾ logo is really meh… I mean it is a question of tastes but that would prevent me from buying one tbh…
String tension is higher on the lower strings with a reverse headstock.
Great to get a fresh video so early .
The Intro shows how much fun you guys have with These guitars. But since I got my German handmade MGH Butcher, I really really don't have the space for more guitars... Do you sell Guitar-Room-Extensions for my House?
Those are the nicest I have seen in the Chapman guitars, good job!
The ML2 is nice. My Les Paul Special has a similar shape.
The intro was full 80’s action movie 🤘🏼 loving the Singlecut
Lee killing it in the outro, those last couple of notes! I'm not sure what it was but it sounded like a small cute animal that he was killing? LOL
Guys, your jamming gets better and better every video. When are you going to drop an album?
Ive never been one to bash chapman guitars on that hate bandwagon, owned a few too and they were decent. Fact is though, they depreciated SOOO bad which is great for people wanting a hell of a lot of guitar for their money on the used market.
The only gripe I have with chapman is on the ML1 for yearssssss that selector switch has been in the wrong place. many people have said it and they never seem to listen and move it lol. Dave Simpson even went to the extreme of having a tech drill out the correct place and move it. I do find it odd theyve been glued to the reverse headstock thing too, it is quite annoying but not a huge issue.
I suggest bumping up the string gauge on the baritone. When I bought my PRS 277, it came stock with a 13-65 set, and it absolutely would not stay in tune, so a 12-60 certainly never will either. I decided to go with the XL 14-68 set, and that works perfectly for Drop A.
So, if a 27.7-inch scale length needs a 14-68 set, a 28-inch scale should be able to get away with a 13-65 set, but nothing lighter than that is ever going to work.
i love chapman lee and rob i own 3 of them a gost freet an ml1 and the red sea baratone i jus love them all sooooo mouch
I think it’s about time I finally finished my knock off ML one build (personal use only, not intended to compete nor will it have the signature)
I’m not a fan of the reverse headstocks but I LOVE the transparent finishes. Especially the green 💚
Yeah they can be a bit of a pain in the ass when changing strings! It is a cool looking color though...
Same here on the finishes. Wish they’d have done the green on the ML2s
That M3 is pretty sweet looking!👍
"And my mum" made me laugh
Surprised it went unnoticed 😅
The new ML2 looks better with the new headstock and is really cool 🤘🏿😎🎸.
"Coily coily, tappy tappys"! Lol
Man I want to throw in a harmony part with Yall on that opening jam
Nice to see the dot inlays on that ML2
Nice having a 28" scale baritone. You could really go low and not have it be too loose and floppy. 🎸😄
It's kinda weird not having Chappers there don't you think?
Pete you are the man ✌️
Sorry guys but I’ll never buy another Chapman 🎸. And I’d tell anyone considering one to run a mile! between me and my bro we’ve had 4 (2 xnew 2x2nd hand) the new ones both had multiple defects and clearly had next to zero QC (tuner studs were actually loose and multiple frets weren’t even seated properly). My local 🎸 shop even tried help us out to get these issues fixed but received zero response from Chapman and we just ended up selling them for less than half of what we paid
Enjoyed the demo fellas, now a challenge to the master knob twiddler, an EVENTIDE H 90.👍👍👍🥃Respect to you fellas
These have been out in Australia for a few weeks now I believe. Too expensive for a Chapman here at least. Nice but too expensive. For the same money here you can get an Ibanez fitted with Dimarzio pickups or a really nice Fender. They're essentially more than double what I payed for my Chapman ML1 standard in 2020. And I purchased my Chapman ML3 Pro traditional in 2019 for the same price as these standards🤷🤷
£600 for a Chapman Standard now? I paid £367 for an ML3 Modern Standard Red Sea a year and a half ago here in Thailand. I know inflation is running high at the moment but that's just taking the piss to be honest. That's more than a 60% price increase in 18 months. It does make it very tempting for me to snap up one of the Rainstorm models with SD pickups in though, as they are still only £505 here.
Sounded cool guys happy Friday 🤘🎶😈💥🛸🍻
These videos are like the Home Shopping Network for guitars. I can’t even watch them anymore.
Man, the Chapman logo in silver is surprisingly amazing. The light glinting off is sik
I thought the intro is played by Matt Bellamy with Danish Pete, but it's Lee haha, this is nice.
i learned from last time not to bother asking about any lefty versions,the captain 👨✈️ already told me it’s not happening
The Captains teenage cousin 🤣
Did Chapman do away with the ghost fret? That was my favourite model
Dunno but I think it may be time to re brand ?
I know he moved to Malta but has something else happened since then ?
@@tomofthepops I was only talking about re branding I know nothing of what you speak of Tom?
@@Neil-Aspinall I thought you meant they should rebrand because he'd done something bad again lol
@@tomofthepops No I just think the brand name needs a re fresh. Re branding can do wonders for a product.
I remember watching that Robin Hood show on tv as a kid. I think it was on Showtime over here in the states. I loved it. I found it again a while back on a certain website, tried watching it again. It's actually really bad lol.
Great lineup. Unfortunately looks like we will have to wait a little longer for green lefties.
Lets go Emo Lee get them! 🤣😎
I want to love the Chapman guitars, but I can't. I had a rainburst ML1 baritone. Massively heavy and neckdive of hell, sold it. Bought a regular ML1 in rainburst. Massively heavy and neckdive. Will sell it.
Love those finishes and colors. I picked up one of the "CHAPMAN ML1 MODERN STANDARD BARITONE ELECTRIC GUITAR IN ABYSS PURPLE/BLUE" form you earlier this year and love it. That Deep Blue Satin ML1 Baritone is a beauty!
Clannad did the theme to Robin Hood, just in case you were interested. Love your videos guys, keep up the good work.
Remember when Chapman was cheaper and meant to be modded?
Remember when milk and pasta was cheaper? ;-)
@@danishpete Right Pete. I'm saying the platform has changed over time and that's ok. But it has changed from a mod platform to a fully realized guitar line. Cheers.
Yes! these look awesome, I kinda want a dual humbucker guitar anyway ^^
🤘🏿😎🤘🏿🎸 They sound and look amazing. That finish is great.Lovin the natural grain look.🤘🏿 Getcha Pull 🥃-CHEERS 🍻
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Those finishes look so good! More laid back compared to older chapman but I reallt dig it! Only think im not sure about is that color on the ML3 but hey thats just me :)
Man whats up with Andertons website it keeps crashing! Is that just me??
It's just you
The intro has a Steve Stevens vibe.
Come a long way from my original run ML1 (which is currently on eBay haha!)
It's not got my preferred pickup preferencem but that black ML1X looks tasty. I am loving the black and chrome combination with the 'natural' wood exposure acting as a kind of body binding.
Pete must have been watching some John Wayne or Clint Eastwood movies lately. Lol. Played a lot of old western movie-style licks.
I might just have ;-)
These are looking like one of the greatest alternatives to guitars with an F and a G in their name! No offence to Squier and Epiphone ...but that T-style in green with single coils is the mutts nuts !🙂
I wonder why they changed the nut for bigger one 🤔
It doesn't look very blue to me, it looks purple? I love purple guitars, and I wish there was more of them!
I thought the same. Looks purple to me as well.
It's probably because I am playing it ;-)
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I really like the ML3 traditional with the p90 in the neck.4:03 Next video should be a documentary of Pete (Finally) purchasing a Baritone, but under $1,000 (peasant price) & what's the release date of the new Longhorn Baritone?
The Captain unleashing his inner emo / Leemo
Surprised that Chapman guitars are still a thing
How come?
Ouch
I hope they stop being a thing soon
Who hurt you?
Why? Always thought they were great playing guitars for a lower price
Morning gents. Great intro. Nice guitars. Not my thing though. Nothing about them really stands out or screams at me to own one. Not staying they are bad guitars. I'm nowhere near good enough to be able to effectively describe a "good" guitar. These ones just don't turn me on... So to speak.
Everything normally sounds great on here, but these sound awful to me. Dont think it's the guitars but a weird vibrating/clipping/gated sound. Are they playing thro an amp sim or something?
Edit: Seems to be on the first guitar Pete had actually, from 5:10 probably just the gain
The pickups on all of these seem on obnoxiously loud. Everything seems very compressed with little dynamics. :/
Dunno - nice guitars 'n all but if we make Chappers any richer he'll probably buy Malta
To experience TRUE SLUDGE you gotta get to New Orleans!!! ;)
The single cut looks like it might need a little extra off the behind the bridge area…and covered pickups
Good spot, yes that body proportion from bridge to centre strap button looks odd
I feel like I can hear how unimpressive the chapman pickups are. Please go back to the duncans!
Pro series has Duncans, Standard Series has Chapman own pickups. 👍
you can say what you want about chappers, but he knows his pickups
@@andertons they both had Duncan's for awhile!
I agree it sounds a bit crackly in this video if you have headphones on. Wasn't sure if it was the guitar or the amp. They are on my wishlist but I hope we get another dorje album first.
I always thought a baritone was for country music?
More guitar companies should do the Steinberger/Spector/Warwick Streamer belly cut where it's concaved right in the center on the back of the body.
That makes a bass body so much more comfortable, especially when you are playing 3 hour sets n such.
what happened to the ghost fret??
I always thought it was ‘The hooded man’
Nice geetars, y'aawl BUT...those rootin' tootin' upside string stranglers really mess with my tiny mind.
Chappers just got KDH‘d again😂
Apparently not a lot of people in the comments realize or remember that Chapper and his guitar brand have been sorta cancelled.
I can't believe I'm saying this, but it's too much distortion in your intro jam. In the rhythm playing that is. But it was fun!!!
Release brooding Lee upon the Earth! Tat Lee up!
First .🎉 and Chapman guitars. Bonus
Great playing from both of you!
Don't really like the tone and looks of these though.
Also, why does Lee continuously say "they" when talking about Chapman Guitars? Shouldn't he say *we* since he possesses shares of the company, as far as I know? 🤨
When Pete didn’t get the cool tele-like at the end it made me sad 😕
Is anyone in the US carrying Chapman Guitars?
@@eded9202 Think they went bust a few years ago.
Looks like a lot of nice changes but Chapman won’t be getting any of my money.
I'm intrigued by the different kind of bridge on the Les Paul like guitar. I've always wanted like a Les Paul with a bridge that felt different like more like a Floyd Rose but without the instability caused by having a tremolo. Plus I never liked the set screws on fender style bridges jabbing me in the hands
Please make Basses
can we please have a singlecut with trem ?
they look terrible imo, shame that such experienced guys produce such instruments, you can really do better