Chapman ML1 Baritone Modern Bright White Satin

At the heart of Chapman Guitars, there has always been a love of dropped or altered tunings, this ultimately stems from an appreciation of progressive heavy music and a love of percussive, creative riff writing all blended together over years of playing together in our various bands and projects.

When we design a guitar at Chapman Guitars we are not just making a product to sell, we are lovingly creating something that we will eventually either play live with or create music with, and that is something that has made Chapman always feel a little bit different. Our new Standard series Baritone guitars carry this sentiment as a stripped back, workhorse machine delivering clarity and articulation through our own Chapman Sonorous Zerø, ALNICO 5 Baritone Humbuckers.

A simple and understated Satin finish, coupled with some beautiful woods like Ash, Maple, Macassar Ebony, and Bass all allow your playing to do the talking, while the stunning rolled edges, TUSQ nut, and 18:1 ratio Chapman locking tuners help you to deliver the tuning stability and feel that we all need in the studio or live.

MAPLE & EBONY, PERFECTION

A Macassar Ebony fretboard on a flame maple neck is an irresistible combination for the guitarist considering the ML1 Modern. As well as the C-shaped neck carve and the rolled fretboard edges, there’s a glorious satin finish that makes this guitar smooth to play.

PREMIUM BODY CONSTRUCTION

Chapman’s ML1 Modern’s thin lightweight Alder body and satin Ash veneer is an exquisite blend of form and function and is perfect for the cross-genre musician. It’s ergonomically contoured but the shape and build also provides a balanced tonal foundation.

PICKUPS

Bristling with a pair of Chapman Sonorous Zero humbucker the tonal breadth of the Chapman ML1 Modern is something to behold. Attain punchy, saturated sounds with a high-gain amp settings, or achieve glassy clean tones via the 3-way switch and the coil-split feature on the tone pot. Whatever the genre, the ML1 Modern delivers!

BODY

BODY SHAPE: ML1 Baritone
BODY TOP: Ash Veneer On Flat Top with Satin Finish
BODY BACK: Alder with Satin Finish

NECK

HEADSTOCK: Angled Heritage Headstock
TUNERS: Chapman Classic Closed (18:1 Gearing)
STRING NUT: 42mm Graph Tech Black TUSQ XL Nut
NECK: Maple with Satin Finish
NECK JOINT: Recessed Bolt-on Neck
NECK SIZE: WIDTH: NUT 42mm, 24F 57mm
THICKNESS including fret height: 1F 23.5mm 12F 25mm
NECK PROFILE: C Shape
TRUSS ROD: Dual Action
FRETBOARD: Macassar Ebony Fretboard with Rolled Edges
FRETBOARD RADIUS: 350mm (~13.5″)
FRETS: 24 Jumbo Nickel Frets
FRET MARKERS: Pearl Side Dots and Pearl Front Dot Inlays
12TH FRET INLAY: Pearl Infinity
SCALE LENGTH: 711mm (~28″)

ELECTRONICS

NECK PICKUP: Chapman Sonorous Zerø Baritone Humbucker

MAGNET: Alnico 5

OUTPUT: 12.5k ohms
BRIDGE PICKUP: Chapman Sonorous Zerø Baritone Humbucker

MAGNET: Alnico 5

OUTPUT: 16.5k ohms
PICKUP SWITCH: 3 Way Blade Switch with Coil Split on Push-Pull Tone Knob
CONTROLS: Master Volume (500k), Master Tone with Push-Pull (500k)

HARDWARE

BRIDGE: Chapman String-Through Hardtail
STRAP BUTTONS: Chapman Classic Strap Buttons
STRINGS: Ernie Ball Super Slinky, Nickel Wound, Custom 12-60

PICKUP SWITCHING

POSITION 1: Bridge

Bridge Split (Outer Coil)
POSITION 2: Bridge + Neck

Bridge + Neck Both Split (Outer Coil)
POSITION 3: Neck

Neck Split (Outer Coil)