Chapman Guitars ML1 prototype 2 - Fitted with DiMarzio pickups

[kieranxRHCP]

i'd put in seymor duncans

[kieranxRHCP]

old camera which can go 720p nice

[Stevemcsteve]

This guitar everything has everything that I would want in a custom guitar!

[HIGHVOLTAGE393]

you are my favourite guitarist...period

[hasnachos]

he plays like god and has a blast doing so, gets free guitar stuff to reveiw and try out and is probably hung like a horse too. goddamn it.

[usetheforce93]

Love the monkey lord face on the neck joint bolt plate thing... Not sure what that part is called, but I love it. Thats Chappers for you making a bolt on stylish :)

[gitarrmicke73]

But what does this cost ???!?!

[99chrisjc]

@gitarrmicke73 like 200$, cheap right??

[gitarrmicke73]

This guitar is exactly what I´ve been searching for ..... a stripped down strat body with no hazzels or tazzels... love the reverse tele head and ebony fretboard also.... genius... Send me one =)

[oilpit]

So did anyone ever figure out if the neck pickup was a Pro Track or a Fast Track 1?

[londonkol]

@oilpit Pro.

[PeteHndrx]

Can I still buy one of those?

[dekzan]

You're right... LOL

[KingofPho75]

did not know the mojoe could have that much gain

[VIIZEROIIV]

@KingofPho75 Think that's the amp mate :P

[tibi1687]

fruck that ripps out balls\m/\m/\m/

[dekzan]

Which amp is on ?

[VIIZEROIIV]

@dekzan You're a fucking idiotic cunt! He tells you what fucking amp.

[narutoguy56]

Its fuckin badass :D.

[EricClaptonFan24]

Wow that's a coincidence. I used the pick-up picker from the Dimarzio site and he recommend exactly the same pick-ups you have!

[branin38]

could you do custom paint jobs? say I wanted it to say "THE BOSS" on the back of the neck and "BAMF" on the top of the body

[bigrock007]

are all pickups coil splitted?

[Copilot24]

that guitar sounds freaking amazing!!! you sir, are a genius.

[saintofbladez]

How's the whammy bar for it. One of those that goes out of tune straight away??

[TheMysterypotatoman]

@saintofbladez yes, atleast mine is so I'm going to get some locking tuners:)

[saintofbladez]

@TheMysterypotatoman Need Chappers to do a test of it to be honest. It's the one thing left out lol

[saintofbladez]

Hey Chappers, i'm looking to buy a new guitar soon. But i'm limited with money, so how well will this play heavy metal, like modern stuff like Lamb of God or Trivium for example. And how well does it make the transititon of that sorta music to softer stuff.

[rcpsycho]

@saintofbladez Its all in the pickups you fit. You can put anything from a p90 to seymour duncan blackouts or emgs thatll be able to crank out the metal. As far as woods go its definitely equipped to play the heaviest of metal.

[chuckbuntz]

1:40 i actually shat myself :P

[Dreamscapevirus]

@flem187 i noticed that too lol think he was confused with the fast track line

[asf1187]

great guitar for an exceptionally reasonable price!

[VALKRYE2009]

okay. i've got a esp kh-202 (basswood body) and i might have a lyon strat. i want to put some dimarzio d activator x's in it. i play alot of punk, metalcore, stuff like that. would these work?

[MeanGreenMovies]

@VALKRYE2009 d activators will work well for metal, but its really your opinion on what you buy cos i know guys who do jazz on ESPs and who do metal on Rickenbacker basses so its entirely up to you, did i mention that one of the guitarists for iron maiden used a squier tele for one of their videos cos he liked the guitar \m/

[TheMysterypotatoman]

I got one of theese guitars with a Mojoe and a protrack in it, its AWESOOME!!!!

[sunnyjim98]

1:41 - 1:48 YOU ARE FAR BETTER THAN MALMSTEEN!!!!!!!

also

I BOUGHT DAT SHIT!!!!! AWESOME AX!!! MINE IS NUMBER 174!!!

CGFTWMF!!!

[bootzilla82]

can't wait to get my hands on one of these bad boys,need a back up guitar to my ibanez js 1000 for giging this guitar by far is the best...going to get dimarzio pickups as well..how do i order for the uk

[broomiester]

I'm still gettin 1 of these when I get the cash :P

[Telecaster132]

Nice shirt...

[SuperGuitarplayer14]

what kind of amp is that above the Marshall jvm

[damadstuntman]

@SuperGuitarplayer14 Coolidge Outlander, Rob has a couple of videos on youtube about this amp.

[mean0machine0]

i just got a Mo Joe, a Chopper and a Pro Track for my ML1. is there anything special you did when you had your ML1 wired or is it the same as the ML1 wiring diagram?

[MrShredder666]

dude having just watched your video yor a big inspiration to me and my band my guitarist in my band has your ML1 i hpe to buy one soon as we both love and would love to be sponsord by you sometime in the future amazing inspiration and thanks

[mandolion816]

Has anyone got a wiring diagram for this pickup/switching configuration?

[bengrockson]

hahaha fucking awesome

[leepetersonuk]

thinking of 2 humbuckers.

DiMarzio Mo Joe in neck

PAF PRO in neck

Then take the middle out, thinking that would be killer.

[NICKGMOAR]

Is lick at 1:42 the first part of the infamous shed solo from Phantom Power?

[naveed211]

Sounds sooo much better with the Dimarzios than the stock pups.

[Justasssu]

Man, im so bummed since i get enough money for one of these on summer, and im so sure these are long gone by then.

[kyleshut]

will you ever bring an ml2 and maybe keep it on production instead of a limited run guitar? id love a chapman guitar i just dont have the money for one at the moment

[74LesPaul]

What is the finish on the guitar. . flat black done with? Thanks, great video.

[ZomBLord]

The killpot is a nice touch.

So is the Coil tap.

Someday, when I get this thing, I'm fitting it with a Rockfield SWC.

[triviumgibson]

great guitar!! where is it made?

[Stu411]

Looks promsing man, good idea to start something like this up and have a guitar for the people not just made to fit what you like :D

[esdreas10101]

whats the amp sitting on top of the marshall, the big yellow one? looks sexy :D

[linitweapon]

chappers would you think the air norton s, chopper and super distortion would be good pickups for this guitar? i play metal, rock etc. all hail the monkey lord

[awsumEFF]

man id kill to get an ml but i spent all my ca$h to customize my 10 year old squier strat :'/

[Rikk303]

Any chance of a Takamine emulation on that thing?...snort

[saronrock]

i got teh ML1! :D

[laxduck]

Interesting you have the Pro Track in the neck and the Mojo in the Bridge, especially because that's what Satch has in his new JS 24 fret model. Great stuff as always

[MrLosfuegos]

Hey Rob, could you do a video with the trem? I know you're not a tremmy but I'm really curious about how it feels!

Thanks, Nick the lefty ;)

[JayJayChaCha]

anyone got some input/experience with this pickup in the neck?

[JayJayChaCha]

@ RobChappers .. hey man, that neck seems really comfortable.. size is the nut? ... got some big hands myself :)

[StaulkHolm]

1:45 = Phantom power "mother fucker" solo

[highwaytohell13]

Not only does the guitar sound great, but he's a great player too.

[RobChappers]

@highwaytohell13 Thanks mate ;-)

[rickyjshiznit]

after all these sell is there ever going to be an ML2?

[SR5127CL]

@RobChappers How is the Mojo mate it's has a bloody good sound .

[danielwrightguitar]

hey rob, would you be able to do a review of the Mo' joe pickup- i'd really like to hear about it in more detail. if you could that would be great.

dan

[cyril185]

Rob,in the "DiMarzio Day" video, you say you'll make two guitars :

1/ Fast Track 1 + Cruiser + Mo Joe

2/ Pro Track + Chopper + Fred

In this one, you said :

"Pro Track 1" + Chopper + Mo Joe, which is not matching any of the upper two.

Could you confirm the ones you really use in this video please ?

Sounds awesome, and I assume the DiMarzio guys gave you some advice regarding the balance of the pickups, so I was planning to copy the mod directly.

Cheers,

Cyril

[TheJackattack666]

i have got me self one of those today cant wait till it comes :P

[saronrock]

@TheJackattack666 i got one too :D

[TheJackattack666]

i bet you to very excited for when it comes :D

[Progfather]

How much would it cost with a dimarzio crunch lab, chopper and the pro track and sperzel locking tuners?

[FarazR2]

You should do a demo with the stock pickups. Just to know if I have to replace every pickup, cause that would end up costing around 700 US dollars or more, depending on the pickups.

[SevranceMetal]

holy crud that is nicer than sin brother, gotta love the face on the bolt on haha, that is some nice stuff, i wish i could buy this but $400 is a little tooooo much haha

[Stratboy999]

Is it possible to play a clean tone on this guitar? Just to balance out the review? Some of us don't only want filthy distortion....lol!

[gargano3000]

david brent

[geicowithdagheko1]

Would a tone zone sound good in this guitar

[tweezy99]

Not everyone prefers a HSS setup. Perhaps for your next prototype you'll consider a dual humbucking design?

I used to own a schecter that had a similar finish to this, and it would always blemish. Does anybody know on how to avoid this?

[drkdvl725]

You could put something like the GFS Lilkiller in the bridge making it more like a HSH setup.

[tweezy99]

good idea!

[RaidenNoKishi]

I think the next one is going to be a single-cutaway design like a Les Paul-ish sort of axe. I'm lobbying for a trio of P90s, though. *evil grin*

[danielwrightguitar]

hey rob! i was planning on putting a mo joe in my ibanez js100. does it handle satch stuff well? and how does it sound like when playing a bit of heavy metal?

thanks from dan

[bergaminivideos]

argh!

i cant get this for christmas!

im going to like commit suicide in the comment box!!! noo!

virtual suicide

v

gun + no chappers guitar = kaboom

[trex257]

So basically, this kick ass guitar with regular pickups is going to cost about $420 US dollars? You have got to be kidding me. That is awesome. Also, are you just demoing these amps for someone else or did you buy all of these Marshalls? Either way they are badass amps.

[XAlphaZEROX]

i want one of those... if i had enough money :P

i love the sound of the guitar, truly beast and full of win.

[Fightere]

Looks great, sounds great, and has an ebony fingerboard, damn how I like that ! If I got it well, it is kind of possible to customize the guitar right? Can we choose the color then, for instance?

[RobChappers]

Hi mate, it only comes in one color - However I have only used a very thin lacquer for tonal reasons and also because if you want to paint it there is not a lot of prep to do ;-)

[Fightere]

Ok, and just one part I'd like to understand, the guitar comes equipped with pickups? Or do we have to buy ones separately? Do you have an idea of how much would cost shipping to france? And last question (i promise), when will it be available? :P Thanks for your answers mate !

[RobChappers]

hi mate, the guitar comes fitted with pickups - they are affordable so I recommend that you fit your own. No idea on the shipping, that will be something which will be annouced in a few weeks. Available early Feb - But you have to reserve to get one ;-)

[rfwood77]

chappers has started a petition for a left hand only guitar on the Monkey Lord forum. The guitar will be limited to 100 guitars, the guitar will probably be designed by the input from us Lefty's just like the ML1. So if your left handed and want an exclusive guitar that no right handed guitarist will own, here's your chance!!!

[MIKEHOWW]

From 1:40-1:52, i repeatedly and uncontrollably came in my pants

[RobChappers]

Ha ha thanks mate ;-)

[ems81ar]

wow, love the sound of the mo joe

[JackHargreave]

i need to stop watching your videos firstly it makes me sad for not being super awesome like you and secondly i say bad ass well to much if there is such a thing

[RobChappers]

That's badass mate \m/

[hideki12345]

wow sounds really powerfull

[drkdvl725]

I dont know why but I love strat shapes with the telecaster headstock.

[Amnesiam]

I've got a telecaster with a stratocaster head stock! xD

But I agree, it looks so darn great!

[thebassman07]

I really love that, sounds fantastic!

[hospitalhunting]

Hey Rob after the ML1 hits the market, will you be making a floating trem guitar with contoured heal?

[guysapire]

you can buy a ml1 and install a floating bridge.

[spirogrinder2]

why not just buy a guitar with a floating bridge...

so u mean float the bridge? thats diffferent. easy to do

[RobChappers]

Chapman Guitars will make what the people want - There will be a vote coming up soon for the next guitar model ;-)

[spicbuddha]

us lefties need the win! come on chappers, i know you can do it

[suckit69er]

I know these come out around the end of January chaps, its just, i preorderd one, and my birthday is feb 9th, would i had to buy it the day of release or can i leave it behind couple of days??

looks awesome btw!

also...demo fx with dimarzios??? :)

[broomiester]

this is my 8th view at least!!! love it!!!!! i got a couple of questions though:

1. has it still got the trem block?

2. does it come with a whammy bar?

[RobChappers]

Hi Broomiester, thanks mate! Yes it actually comes with two gauges of block in case you want a smaller one, a tremolo bar and it comes with a scratch plate in case you want to fit that as well ;-)

[broomiester]

nice! just made it even better! I'll have to start a money pile to start saving and just hope there's one left :D

[broomiester]

oh and i voted against that headstock logo but i gotta say it's turned out great

[Conor4049]

Awesome Rob...It's turned out insane...If the fingerboard plays as well as it looks, I think it should be branded as butter instead. Haha.

Can't wait for mine! Any info on the release date?

Cheers man.

[RobChappers]

Hi Conor, yeah everyone who has played it just loves the feel and playability! Should be in the UK at the end of Jan - They are already being manufactured ;-)

[Powerloaded]

Hey Chappers, the guitar turned out nice.

Is that a Marshall 18watter ? down on the right ?

Have you done a demo of it ? I couldn't find it in your videos. If not please do one, and play some GN'R and VanHalen riffs.

[RobChappers]

Yeah I have a Haze and the Class 5 I will demo both soon ;-)

[joshthemangojunkee40]

have you thought about opening a custom shop a while after the ML1 is launched?

[RobChappers]

Chapman Guitars will be making a few "Master built" models of each run we produce. Hand made in the UK ;-)

[Nick184]

How long will the ML1 be available for?

Will you continue to produce them after the first batch?

[RobChappers]

Sorry mate no - I will only make limited edition runs, so once they sell out you own something unique.

[spidaman25x]

I was wondering if it would be possible to add dot inlays and medium jumbo frets? And btw the guitar sounds like sex.

[StaulkHolm]

sounds great, but are there going to be any variations with Alder bodies?

[dirtydonki]

Nice presentation but I'll stick with my Dean thanks all the same. LOL

[Schpudd]

what pickups will come with it stock?

[Schpudd]

i shouldve probably commented this on the other video, ah it can be answered here :]

[RobChappers]

@Schpudd It comes with cheap chinese pickups, the idea is that the build money goes in to the parts you can't upgrade. The stock pickups are fine but I absolutely recommend that you choose your own tone but retrofitting your favorite pickups ;-)

[matrix0892]

that's a sweet guitar

[yoyodunno]

damn i wish i had a job right now so i could buy this thing!

[xxxEnterSandmanXxX]

holy shit thats cheap...

congrats dude ill defos be purchasing one in the future!

[saronrock]

When is it coming out???!?!

[Adji87]

Fantastic man! Can;t believe that we can get all that at such a low price. Really GAS-ing for one now, hopefully I can stretch my money that far.

[bizzle1783]

well polish my nuts and serve me a milkshake,that does indeed sound awesome ml1 fot the mfw my brothers

[voodoo778]

Hang on, that's a three-way switch! does this mean that you can't run bridge+middle or middle+neck...?

[RobChappers]

@voodoo778 It has a coil tap which I have wired to get loads of cool combinations - I just prefer a 3 way for live work. You can get 6 different tones.

[voodoo778]

That is a beautiful guitar.

Congratulations; you must be overjoyed!

Any plans on expanding the range...?

[66Titan66]

If he sells a number of these he's allowed to make another model. I think he said before that it would be a shredable single-cut, but that might change.

[RobChappers]

@66Titan66 About to start work on concepts for design's 2 and three - Voting will take place Jan ;-)

[66Titan66]

YYEEESS can't wait Chappers. I can see Chapman guitars in lights in the future and i'll be glad I secured my own piece of the win at such an early stage in its life.

[broomiester]

this is my 4th time watching this video so amazing cant believe how high spec it is for the price!  looks amazing too!

[voodoo778]

It doesn't come with DiMarzios.

[GibsonGuitarsForever]

awesome guitar man!

[EvermathBand]

Rob, you are GOD!

Guitar manufacturers always spend too much

money on parts i end up taking out, IMO.

Absolutely gorgeous guitar! I hope to own

one in the near future!

Keep up the great work!

[GuernB2]

how much for one of these shipped to the U.S?

[eric793]

Sick I wish I had that thing!

[TheRandomSandwich]

i wish your face could adorn my behind :(

[JayFromEarth]

you chose the best logo! that one looks awesome & the thing sounds beastly with DiMarzios in it

[webanton]

3:15 Killswitch is amazing piece of gear :)

I've just compared the sound of ml1 in the prototype 1 demo, if I'm not mistaken it sounds much much better with DiMarzio pickups =)

This guitar made in Korea?

[JohnTheGodOfBiscuits]

Sounds WAAYYY better with those pickups in! I'm glad you've put those in to show us how it can sound with better pickups in!

[DjTsakalos]

3.16 htw does he do this??

[JohnTheGodOfBiscuits]

@DjTsakalos Kill switch in the volume control :)

[hug0areias]

ML1, what a f-ing sick guitar!

UG FTW

[demonaca123]

SEXY!

[suckit69er]

ive waited aloooong time for this!

played my first gig ever today :)

[ENRRIO]

the CRUNCH on that metal tone is amazing o_0

[lighteningboy]

Does this guitar come in other colors? Will it come with an H-H configuration? It sure is pretty, love the reverse Tele headstock!

[demonix888]

That run @ 1:43 was an awful lot like Allegiance by firewind :D

Sounds wicked man.

Shame I can't afford one after buying Cokie XD

[GeetarGuy101]

Yu bought Cokie?

AWESOME!

[demonix888]

I did indeed. Best purchase I've ever made.

[1jack369]

is that your gibson?

[FelineGuitars]

Hi Rob - whats the wiring on the two single coils then if you have a 3 way toggle switch ?

[VintageMord]

I was also wondering that.

[RobChappers]

@FelineGuitars Hello mate it goes like this:

Bridge, outside bridge tapped and middle, neck. But if you tap it you get inside bridge tapped, all three, neck and middle.

Cheers

[RobChappers]

@RobChappers However that's how I like it, I would recommend that when you put your own pups in you choose your own wiring set up! There are many combos available with the tap ;-)

[garrethdavis]

awesome machine you got there

[jcallseven]

great sound.

[TheGoldiniac]

you have done it again chaps. good thing you switched the position of the kill pot and switch. sounding and looking awesome. cant wait for mine.

[Rekilo]

How much would all those pickups be together?

[TheAkaviri]

alot haha. he gets em free.

[mhskeide]

not too much if you find yourself a nice deal on eBay, I`ll bet you`ll find a nice HSS set for <200 $

[TheEnglishWay1]

You still going to be selling the Brown version ?

[JackHargreave]

290

wow i want like 7 of these

[cderycke]

Beard trimmage!!!

That peice of wood gives me wood!!

[theboywhocantollie]

where did you go to make your own  guitars?

[MetallicA4eva]

Woowowowowow

I need to get a job to get me one of them!!!

[bouncepogo22]

Why didn't you get a guitar that doesn't look like fail.

[bouncepogo22]

InB4 'where's your sig' etc

[bikerpastor71]

You strike a deal with Dimarzio pickups to sell that configuration. I like the coil tap and kill switch very much. Just goes to show that in the right hands a guitar can sound good without costing 2or 3,000 dollars.  Great Job!

[EddyH7]

I want one of these. Rob you're gonna be a freakin' millionaire from the sales.

[Kohe321]

Awesome guitar and awesome playing

[guysapire]

can I get this in israel? and what is the price on this thing?

[RobChappers]

@guysapire Yeah mate - Worldwide shipping my friend! About £290 ;-)