Chapman ML-1 Hot Rod Natural 2014 Electric Guitar w/ Mods

This is a Chapman ML-1 Hot Rod Electric Guitar in Natural Satin finish. Made in Korea in 2014, this guitar consists of a Swamp Ash body, a Maple neck, and a 22-fret Ebony fingerboard. Other appointments include an upgraded Schaller 2-Point Tremolo bridge, Black Grover tuners, a Wide Graphtec Nut, a Seymour Duncan TB4 JB Trembucker in the bridge position, and two IronGear Texas Loco Single Coils in the neck and middle positions. These pickups are wired to a master volume (push/pull coil split), a master tone, and a 5-way pickup selector.

The Maple neck sits comfortably in the hand, with the ‘C’ profile allowing for easy fretting in any register and providing ergonomic thumb positioning up and down the neck. The Satin finish to the rear of the neck assists with smooth and speedy navigation of the 25.5” scale length. The Ebony fingerboard is pleasant to the touch, and with its 13.78” radius makes bending and vibrato techniques a breeze. Certainly, the fingerboard offers a nice balance between comfortable chord playing and practicality for quick lead lines. The Jumbo frets enhance vibrato techniques at speed whilst also providing a rock-solid and smooth playing experience.

The Seymour Duncan TB4 JB Trembucker has a balanced output, producing a thick and powerful modern tone whilst offering a tight bottom end, and a searing high frequency cut, making a great pickup for heavy styles of music and modern techniques. The IronGear Texas Loco Single Coil neck pickup provides crystal clear clean sounds, with more aggressive mids and increased sustain as you crank the gain. This is perfect for high-speed solos and melodic interludes. The IronGear Texas Loco Single Coil in the middle position sits great with a nice balance of bright trebles and full warm bass, and lends itself well to rhythm tones. Providing a great feel and clarity, allowing the player to achieve a wide variety of tones all at the fingertips.