Chapman Guitars?

xmrchi

Haha neither did wulf, plus I quite like Chapman guitars, it seems pretty hard to make a bad guitar these days, I grew up with a b and m classical and a horrific columbus dred, if any brands need lolling it's them :-D

Chalky

In all seriousness I don't get the appeal of the Chapman guitars - they aint cheap or classy and apart from the marmite design, nothing about them is remarkable. Triumph of a Youtube marketing strategy.

XWulfhere

mrchi said:

Haha neither did wulf, plus I quite like Chapman guitars, it seems pretty hard to make a bad guitar these days, I grew up with a b and m classical and a horrific columbus dred, if any brands need lolling it's them :-D

It wasn't me!

DrJazzTap

The newer stuff looks better put together I think. Personally speaking I can't stand the look of a reverse Tele headstock. I've not tried one, but I imagine they are decent enough though. If a cheap one was in grasp I wouldn't poo poo it, just because it's a chapman. To me I've always thought of the company on the same price range wise as a Yamaha (£400-600 new, then half that or a bit more second hand).

daveyh

I was watching a vid recently of an American band and one of the guitarists was playing a Chapman. Buggered if I can remember who it was though as I completely forgot about it at the time. That's helpful isn't it.

blueskunk

Hertz32;695763" said:

"Oooh, a chapman thread. Better post about how someone will make a point about him as a person, that way I can say I told you so and laugh about it when people get pissed off!"

Honestly. If the thread isnt about Rob. Don't fucking mention him. Even to say he's marmite.

Back on topic:
I like the guitars, the upside down headstock is a bit love it/hate it and the ML-7S I saw had a horrid mismatched 2 piece body. Play one in person is my advice, or buy used.

You ok buddy?

blueskunk

Where's drewski when u need him?

blueskunk

U fuckin nobody's !!!

Loobs

Naff as fuck, IMO.

Deijavoo

Hertz32 said:

Don't fucking mention him. 

Rob Chapman.

blueskunk

Rob Chapman.

Fiftyshadesofjay

Never played his guitars so can't help there, sorry.

I am however more than happy to discuss Rob Chapman's bandana/dreadlocks combo if you like?

57Deluxe

@Mathew_Taylor - nuff said...

http://i57.tinypic.com/2yni7na.jpg

gubble

I was in Andertons this weekend and they had the range on the wall.

They do look very well made guitars and the ML-2 looks properly good (to me). Maybe I should go back and try one?

digitalscream

For what it's worth...I played a few ML1s from the first run, and they were horrible. Overweight, chunky necks, nasty pickups and a neck joint that pretty much got in the way from the 15th fret upwards. Then I played Rob's production-model ML2, and it was vastly better - much nicer neck profile, comfortable to play all up the neck and sounded much better. I suspect that the playability was down to who designed it - I could definitely tell where it came from.

My thoughts at the time were, "This feels like it can easily compete with £500 - £600 guitars". At the time, that meant it was punching significantly above its weight; now, with the new pricing and ever-increasing range with tiny changes, I'm not so convinced of the value-for-money aspect.

I also played an ML2 which popped up in my local shop second-hand last year, and it was significantly less good. The fretboard was coming off the neck in a couple of places, frets were lifting, the inlays were badly finished, the switch was blatantly knackered and the pots were scratchy; that guitar can't have been more than two or three years old. I can't draw conclusions from a single guitar, but it would certainly make me think twice.

Sassafras

I prefer Vegemite to Marmite.

GuitarMonkey

I'm indifferent to both

johnonguitar

His name is Robert Chapman

not_the_dj

johnonguitar said:

His name is Robert Chapman

Robert Sutherland Chapman

(not sure why that's important though?)

johnonguitar

However, I do like his stick