I've met Rob a few times and he's a really nice guy. I have absolutely nothing bad to say about him, all my interactions with him have been nothing but positive and he's a very easy guy to talk to and hang out with. You should definitely look into owning one! The new Standard line (The ones from this video) are fairly affordable in the grand scheme of things. They're great instruments for not a huge amount of money.
Chapman guitars had a bumpy ride but they solved all well. Specially the PRO guitars are really good, i own a ML1 pro modern in black sun, a ML2 pro in azure blue and a ML3 pro trad semi-hollow in burnt orange sparkle, all Korea produced and great quality and value.
Yeah, I don’t think they had any more of a bumpy ride than any other brand would, but with Rob being in the public eye I think people scrutinised them a little more because everything they did was public. If Rob wasn’t a TH-camr I honestly think people wouldn’t have said have the stuff they’ve said. But as you said, they took the feedback and made it better. The Pro stuff is so good for the money. Even the top of the range Pro stuff comes in just over a grand in the UK which is insane value. The ones in this video are all from the Standard line and are all Indonesian made but they feel like they are way more expensive than they are!
ML3 traditional just catching the eye. The finish is great, especially if I can see the structure of the word. Additional things are P90, I don't have any experience with this pickup so, that guitar perhaps would be... in future. Thank you for soo many details about those guitars.
I also loved the ML3 Traditional. P90s are great pickups. A P90 is a type of single coil pickups, but it has a much fatter sound. Imagine a sound that is halfway between a single coil and a humbucker!
Dude, it’s about time, lol!!! I LOVE Chapman Guitars. I own 5 including two that used to be Rob’s personal guitars. Great video as always dude! So happy that I’ve been subbed to you since you had 150 or so!
It's long overdue!! They make some great stuff, I've always liked everything I played from them but for some reason I just never ended up getting my hands on one until now!! Wow... have you really subbed to the channel since then?! That would've probably been around March 2020 because that's when I started posting properly on here! Crazy!! I feel like that time has flown by!!
It was tough... I was really torn over the ML3 Traditional vs. the ML1X... the HSS layout won it for me. I did try a limited edition ML3 at NAMM which was HSS though.... that might have to come home too hahahaha
Hey, great question. As they are demo models they've been used by a few people over the months prior to this video so I assume at some stage someone somewhere has tinkered with something as happens with review models... BUT... if you buy one from Andertons in the UK they are all setup prior to shipping anyway. By the time a Chapman lands in a customers hands, it will have received a quick once over from the store that stocks it I believe. To my understanding, at least in the case of Andertons, every guitar (Chapman and more...) are setup before shipping. Hope that helps!
@@LeighFugeGuitar My ML2 gold top did indeed come with an Andertons check sheet. The first check on the list is action. I just can't work out if they mean it passed with fingers, or with a bow! I suspect your review guitars were given a full pro set-up before being sent on their merry way. Nothing wrong with that, it's just my observation.
The ML2 is so good!! I really like it, it sounds great too. I just rarely play twin humbucker guitars day to day. If they did a HSS or a P90 version I’d have one in a heartbeat
@@LeighFugeGuitar Fair point. I like the Hum/P90 arrangement on the top line Pacificas and I think the Shergolds have that too... if fact, I've seen one on this channel if I'm not mistaken.
I liked that one so much I actually ended up coming to a deal with Chapman to keep both the ML1 and the ML3!! I've been gigging that ML3 Tele style for the last few weeks and wow! It holds up so well on the road.
They're actually different pickups. The ML1 and ML3 Modern both have the Sonorous Zero Pickups (Bridge 12.5k, Neck 10.5k), but the ML2 has a set of Sentorian Zero pickups (Bridge 14.5k Neck 9.5k) Interestingly, the ML2 bridge pickup is not as hot as the ML3, but to my ears the ML3 sounded hotter the ML2 sounded, and felt a bit more open, less compressed and a bit more old school. On paper, the ML2 should have more grit, but the Sentorian is a brighter, more open sounding pickup than the Sonorous. The Sonourus in the ML3 is a gain monster!!
I think Chapman has a hard time. The competition in the cheaper guitarrange is fierce. Think Sire., but a FGN telecaster smokes a lot of guitars in the 700 euro pricerange. I tried a few Chapmans in the past. I found the tele models a tad thin sounding. Maybe they have improved.
@@chriss2452 thats fair. I've hung out with Rob a few times and he's always been nothing but a pleasure to speak to. Have you ever played a Chapman? If not, you might be pleasantly surprised :)
Please excuse me if I’m speaking out of turn, having just stumbled across this video, your asking for subscribers and then tell us that you’re being paid and being given a guitar from Chapman. So clearly you want us to sub so you can be sent a free guitar? What’s in it for the viewer?? Surely if someone wants reviews of guitars , a review from someone who has paid for their guitar is more trust worthy than an (employee). I’ll give you credit for the full disclosure however a better and more genuine title for this video would have been “ biased advertisement for Chapman guitars”.
Ok, so there’s a few things to unpack here… Chapman paid for my time, not my opinion. Brands don’t get to see videos before I publish them, nor do they get to tell me what to say. I’m not a Chapman employee and it’s not a biased review. In fact I even open talk about one of the guitars in the video that wasn’t to my taste. Chapman didn’t know which guitar I was going to keep… but also, after this video I also BOUGHT the ML3 in the video from them too. As in what’s in it for the viewer, that’s down to whatever value they feel they get from my content. On my channel I create a lot of educational content and a lot of my viewers come to watch videos to learn things. Some of my subscribers come for the educational content, some for the gear content, some for both. I am also very transparent with my subscribers and many of them trust me and my opinions. Outside of TH-cam I’m a touring guitarist and if I like a product I take it out on the road with me to show I trust it. If I get paid or get a product I give full disclosure on that, if I don’t like something I will mention it. The only thing I will not do is create a video trashing a product. If a brand sends me something I don’t like i will send it back and decline the video. I do this for me, because it’s what I want to do. I have no interest in creating negative content or content trashing brands. I only make the videos I want to make and I make them how I want to make them. Sorry you feel this is potentially a biased video.
@@LeighFugeGuitar I stand corrected. Maybe my view has been coloured by less than genuine content creators. I apologise for my preconceived ideas and lesson learned.
I get it, I understand, I’ve seen those kind of videos myself. I’ve seen people who I know are saying something is good because they are being paid or because they benefit in someway. I totally understand and we all know there are some people out there that do it, but there are also a lot of us that don’t. I’m just someone who loves guitar and enjoys talking about it with people. That’s why I don’t make negative videos, I don’t want my enjoyment or experience of a guitar to be negative. The fact this is my job is a bonus, but first and foremost I’m someone that just loves guitar. As I said, I am super transparent with anyone who subscribes to me or follows me on socials and I’m more than happy to answer any questions about things, I’m very open with the people that trust me and my content. I always disclose payments/product placements but I’d like to think I back up my opinions by using things more than once. If you see a product crop up time and time again, or on my live rig, it’s a product I trust 😃 But believe me, I fully understand where you’re coming from, this is why I am very transparent with people, because I want people to see my opinion isn’t the thing that is paid for, it’s my time that’s paid for 😃
@@LeighFugeGuitar thankyou for the in depth reply you could of just deleted my comment I’m glad you didn’t. If you would like me too I’d be happy to do so however I’m sure there’s plenty more doom mongers like me out there who would benefit from reading your responses. Sincerely, best wishes for the future.
No need to delete it 😃 I think having open discussions about this sort of thing is important. I appreciate you taking the time to raise your concerns, thanks for having an open discussion about it. So many people won’t be as open to discuss as you. Pleasure to discuss this with you! If you ever have any questions, or concerns, about any of this stuff comment anytime or write me on any of the social media platforms! More than happy to discuss 😃
This kind of gushing reaction is disappointing ! You owe it to your viewers to be honest and credible. Otherwise you’re just making fanboy videos ! I mean this as constructive criticism only.
Understood and appreciated but I am being honest, I do genuinely like the guitars. After the video I actually ended up buying the ML3 to go alongside the ML1, both of which have been on tour with me a lot in the last 2 years. I’m a fan of the brand and I enjoy the instruments they make, not sure how else to present that in a video when it is my opinion.
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Thanks for the video Leigh, glad you liked them. Great choice on the ML1 X.
Thank you guys for allowing me to make the video! I'm glad to be teaming up with you guys on this! Looking forward to road testing the ML1X!!
I have lot of respect from Rob. Love people who drive his passion to business. That’s why I will have a Chapman guitar one day.
I've met Rob a few times and he's a really nice guy. I have absolutely nothing bad to say about him, all my interactions with him have been nothing but positive and he's a very easy guy to talk to and hang out with. You should definitely look into owning one! The new Standard line (The ones from this video) are fairly affordable in the grand scheme of things. They're great instruments for not a huge amount of money.
Chapman guitars had a bumpy ride but they solved all well. Specially the PRO guitars are really good, i own a ML1 pro modern in black sun, a ML2 pro in azure blue and a ML3 pro trad semi-hollow in burnt orange sparkle, all Korea produced and great quality and value.
Yeah, I don’t think they had any more of a bumpy ride than any other brand would, but with Rob being in the public eye I think people scrutinised them a little more because everything they did was public. If Rob wasn’t a TH-camr I honestly think people wouldn’t have said have the stuff they’ve said. But as you said, they took the feedback and made it better.
The Pro stuff is so good for the money. Even the top of the range Pro stuff comes in just over a grand in the UK which is insane value. The ones in this video are all from the Standard line and are all Indonesian made but they feel like they are way more expensive than they are!
ML3 traditional just catching the eye. The finish is great, especially if I can see the structure of the word. Additional things are P90, I don't have any experience with this pickup so, that guitar perhaps would be... in future. Thank you for soo many details about those guitars.
I also loved the ML3 Traditional. P90s are great pickups. A P90 is a type of single coil pickups, but it has a much fatter sound. Imagine a sound that is halfway between a single coil and a humbucker!
Yessss a fantastic review of ML3 Modern Standard. Thanks Leigh 🤘
I'm finally getting one!!!!
Thank you for checking out the video!! What colour ML3 did you choose?
@@LeighFugeGuitarThe dealer here in the Philippines only has the Sage Green and Deep Red. I prefer the Slate Black, so I'd have to wait for that one.
Dude, it’s about time, lol!!! I LOVE Chapman Guitars. I own 5 including two that used to be Rob’s personal guitars. Great video as always dude! So happy that I’ve been subbed to you since you had 150 or so!
It's long overdue!! They make some great stuff, I've always liked everything I played from them but for some reason I just never ended up getting my hands on one until now!! Wow... have you really subbed to the channel since then?! That would've probably been around March 2020 because that's when I started posting properly on here! Crazy!! I feel like that time has flown by!!
I currently own a Cap-10, ML3 Pro traditional, ML1 Hybrid and ML1 X, love them all! I’ve owned 11 others too
Oh man, I really want a Cap-10 I keep looking at them on eBay haha!
@@LeighFugeGuitar haha 😂, brilliant guitar. I’ll have it back from my tech soon and do a little video on it
That’s definitely the one I would have kept as well. It looks very much like a Suhr. Great choice dude
It was tough... I was really torn over the ML3 Traditional vs. the ML1X... the HSS layout won it for me. I did try a limited edition ML3 at NAMM which was HSS though.... that might have to come home too hahahaha
Are these guitars typical of what leaves the factory, or did they benefit from any set-up prior to you receiving or playing them? Thanks.
Hey, great question.
As they are demo models they've been used by a few people over the months prior to this video so I assume at some stage someone somewhere has tinkered with something as happens with review models... BUT... if you buy one from Andertons in the UK they are all setup prior to shipping anyway. By the time a Chapman lands in a customers hands, it will have received a quick once over from the store that stocks it I believe. To my understanding, at least in the case of Andertons, every guitar (Chapman and more...) are setup before shipping.
Hope that helps!
@@LeighFugeGuitar My ML2 gold top did indeed come with an Andertons check sheet. The first check on the list is action. I just can't work out if they mean it passed with fingers, or with a bow!
I suspect your review guitars were given a full pro set-up before being sent on their merry way. Nothing wrong with that, it's just my observation.
Great video! Loved your thoughts 🤘
Thanks man! Glad you enjoyed it!
That ML1 is lovely, but that ML2 tickles my fancy!
The ML2 is so good!! I really like it, it sounds great too. I just rarely play twin humbucker guitars day to day. If they did a HSS or a P90 version I’d have one in a heartbeat
@@LeighFugeGuitar Fair point. I like the Hum/P90 arrangement on the top line Pacificas and I think the Shergolds have that too... if fact, I've seen one on this channel if I'm not mistaken.
@@ChrisFranklynyou are correct! I own 2 Shergolds. A H/P90 Provocateur and a SSS Masquerader 😃
Dayum. You and that p-90 telecaster.
I liked that one so much I actually ended up coming to a deal with Chapman to keep both the ML1 and the ML3!! I've been gigging that ML3 Tele style for the last few weeks and wow! It holds up so well on the road.
To me there was a surprising difference between the ML2 and ML3 even with the same humbuckers. The ML3 seems like it has way more grit
They're actually different pickups. The ML1 and ML3 Modern both have the Sonorous Zero Pickups (Bridge 12.5k, Neck 10.5k), but the ML2 has a set of Sentorian Zero pickups (Bridge 14.5k Neck 9.5k)
Interestingly, the ML2 bridge pickup is not as hot as the ML3, but to my ears the ML3 sounded hotter the ML2 sounded, and felt a bit more open, less compressed and a bit more old school. On paper, the ML2 should have more grit, but the Sentorian is a brighter, more open sounding pickup than the Sonorous. The Sonourus in the ML3 is a gain monster!!
I'd be torn between them both also 👍👍🇦🇺
I actually ended up coming to an arrangement to keep both. I couldn’t bring myself to send the ML3 back too! It’s such a fun guitar!
I think Chapman has a hard time. The competition in the cheaper guitarrange is fierce. Think Sire., but a FGN telecaster smokes a lot of guitars in the 700 euro pricerange. I tried a few Chapmans in the past. I found the tele models a tad thin sounding. Maybe they have improved.
Take a shot every time he says modern
MODERN!
I'll buy a Harley Benton over Cheapman any day of the week
Any reason for the preference? HB make some great stuff
@@LeighFugeGuitar personal reasons.
I have a bit of a hard time with Mr C.
@@chriss2452 thats fair. I've hung out with Rob a few times and he's always been nothing but a pleasure to speak to. Have you ever played a Chapman? If not, you might be pleasantly surprised :)
Please excuse me if I’m speaking out of turn, having just stumbled across this video, your asking for subscribers and then tell us that you’re being paid and being given a guitar from Chapman. So clearly you want us to sub so you can be sent a free guitar? What’s in it for the viewer??
Surely if someone wants reviews of guitars , a review from someone who has paid for their guitar is more trust worthy than an (employee).
I’ll give you credit for the full disclosure however a better and more genuine title for this video would have been “ biased advertisement for Chapman guitars”.
Ok, so there’s a few things to unpack here…
Chapman paid for my time, not my opinion. Brands don’t get to see videos before I publish them, nor do they get to tell me what to say. I’m not a Chapman employee and it’s not a biased review. In fact I even open talk about one of the guitars in the video that wasn’t to my taste. Chapman didn’t know which guitar I was going to keep… but also, after this video I also BOUGHT the ML3 in the video from them too.
As in what’s in it for the viewer, that’s down to whatever value they feel they get from my content. On my channel I create a lot of educational content and a lot of my viewers come to watch videos to learn things. Some of my subscribers come for the educational content, some for the gear content, some for both.
I am also very transparent with my subscribers and many of them trust me and my opinions. Outside of TH-cam I’m a touring guitarist and if I like a product I take it out on the road with me to show I trust it. If I get paid or get a product I give full disclosure on that, if I don’t like something I will mention it.
The only thing I will not do is create a video trashing a product. If a brand sends me something I don’t like i will send it back and decline the video. I do this for me, because it’s what I want to do. I have no interest in creating negative content or content trashing brands. I only make the videos I want to make and I make them how I want to make them.
Sorry you feel this is potentially a biased video.
@@LeighFugeGuitar I stand corrected. Maybe my view has been coloured by less than genuine content creators. I apologise for my preconceived ideas and lesson learned.
I get it, I understand, I’ve seen those kind of videos myself. I’ve seen people who I know are saying something is good because they are being paid or because they benefit in someway. I totally understand and we all know there are some people out there that do it, but there are also a lot of us that don’t.
I’m just someone who loves guitar and enjoys talking about it with people. That’s why I don’t make negative videos, I don’t want my enjoyment or experience of a guitar to be negative. The fact this is my job is a bonus, but first and foremost I’m someone that just loves guitar.
As I said, I am super transparent with anyone who subscribes to me or follows me on socials and I’m more than happy to answer any questions about things, I’m very open with the people that trust me and my content. I always disclose payments/product placements but I’d like to think I back up my opinions by using things more than once. If you see a product crop up time and time again, or on my live rig, it’s a product I trust 😃
But believe me, I fully understand where you’re coming from, this is why I am very transparent with people, because I want people to see my opinion isn’t the thing that is paid for, it’s my time that’s paid for 😃
@@LeighFugeGuitar thankyou for the in depth reply you could of just deleted my comment I’m glad you didn’t.
If you would like me too I’d be happy to do so however I’m sure there’s plenty more doom mongers like me out there who would benefit from reading your responses.
Sincerely, best wishes for the future.
No need to delete it 😃 I think having open discussions about this sort of thing is important. I appreciate you taking the time to raise your concerns, thanks for having an open discussion about it. So many people won’t be as open to discuss as you. Pleasure to discuss this with you! If you ever have any questions, or concerns, about any of this stuff comment anytime or write me on any of the social media platforms! More than happy to discuss 😃
This kind of gushing reaction is disappointing !
You owe it to your viewers to be honest and credible.
Otherwise you’re just making fanboy videos !
I mean this as constructive criticism only.
Understood and appreciated but I am being honest, I do genuinely like the guitars. After the video I actually ended up buying the ML3 to go alongside the ML1, both of which have been on tour with me a lot in the last 2 years. I’m a fan of the brand and I enjoy the instruments they make, not sure how else to present that in a video when it is my opinion.
No.Not for me even with the gain.