Chapman

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Since its founding, almost a decade ago, Chapman Guitars' core belief has been that, by listening to their customers and working with them through a system of open collaboration, they could make the instruments guitarists wanted to play, with amazing tone, playability and overall quality far above the norm. The result has been a rousing success, with increasing numbers of guitarists playing Chapman live and in the studio.

For those guitarists who want something special — individually hand-built, carefully crafted instruments made to exceptional standards, Chapman developed the British Standard Series of instruments, built in very limited numbers by a small team of talented, experienced luthiers in a small shop where each guitar can receive personal attention, their UK based shop is committed to building instruments that exceed even the highest expectations.

The ML-2 Modern British Standard features Chapman's take on the classic single-cutaway, dual-humbucker guitar, polished for the modern guitarist. With a smooth, fast 24-fret rolled-edge ebony fingerboard and roasted maple neck in a comfortable 25"-scale, it's incredibly responsive to individual touch. Hand-wound custom Chapman humbuckers with coil splits on a push/pull tone pot deliver a versatile range of tones, and the gorgeous flame maple top on a premium mahogany body offers up the classic looks and sounds you long for.
Chapman ML2 Modern British Standard Electric Guitar Vadar
Chapman ML2 Modern British Standard Electric Guitar Vadar

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  • Bound, gloss-finish solid premium mahogany body with carved flame maple top
  • 25"-scale through-neck design, 24-fret ebony fingerboard on roasted maple
  • Dual custom hand-wound Chapman humbuckers with push/pull coil split, 3-way switch
  • Hipshot tune-o-matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece, Hipshot Grip-Lock open tuners

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Body
  • Body shape: Single cutaway
  • Body type: Solid body
  • Body material: Solid wood
  • Top wood: Flame Maple
  • Body wood: African Mahogany
  • Body finish: Gloss
  • Orientation: Right handed
Neck
  • Neck shape: C modern
  • Neck wood: Roasted Maple
  • Joint: Neck-through
  • Scale length: 25 in.
  • Truss rod: Dual-action
  • Neck finish: Satin
Fingerboard
  • Material: Ebony
  • Radius: 13.78 in. (350mm)
  • Fret size: Jumbo Stainless Steel
  • Number of frets: 24
  • Inlays: Glow-in-the-dark side dots MoP Bars, 12th Fret Infinity
  • Nut width/material 1.69 in. (43 mm) TUSQ
Pickups
  • Configuration: HH
  • Neck: Custom Handwound
  • Middle:
  • Bridge: Custom Handwound
  • Brand: Chapman
  • Active or passive pickups: Passive
  • Series or parallel: Parallel
  • Piezo: No
  • Active EQ: No
  • Special electronics: Push-pull coil splitting
Controls
  • Control layout: Master volume, tone
  • Pickup switch: 5-way
  • Coil tap or split: Coil split
  • Kill switch: No
Hardware
  • Bridge type: Fixed
  • Bridge design: Hipshot Tune-o-matic
  • Tailpiece: Stopbar
  • Tuning machines: Hipshot locking
  • Color: Black
Other
  • Number of strings: 6-string
  • Special features: Straplocks
  • Case: Hardshell case
  • Accessories:
  • Country of origin: Great Britain