Chapman Guitars
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{{Infobox company
| name = Chapman Guitars
| logo = Chapman guitars logo.png
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| type = Private
| industry = Musical instrument
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| founded = 2009
| founder = Rob Chapman
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| hq_location_country = United Kingdom
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| key_people = Rob Chapman, Lee Anderton, Matt Hornby{{cite web|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/10625893/officers|title=CHAPMAN GUITARS LTD - Officers (free information from Companies House)|website=beta.companieshouse.gov.uk}}
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| website = {{url|https://www.chapmanguitars.com/|chapmanguitars.com}}
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Chapman Guitars is a guitar company established in 2009 by Rob Chapman, a guitarist known for his video uploads on YouTube.{{cite web|url=http://performermag.com/new-music-and-video/interviews-and-features/how-rob-chapman-rallied-a-youtube-army-to-change-guitar-design-forever/|title=How Rob Chapman Rallied a YouTube Army to Change Guitar Design FOREVER! - Performer Mag|website=performermag.com}} The company designs its guitars "collaboratively", with the design, features, and specs of new models selected by public votes in online polls on their website.{{cite web|title=Chapman Guitars Vote|url=https://www.chapmanguitars.co.uk/voting/|access-date=27 February 2017}}
History
The ML-1 featured a solid mahogany Fender Stratocaster-style body, a maple neck and an ebony fingerboard. The ML-1's body and distinctive reverse-style head-stock had a simple, satin black finish. The ML-1 was priced for the entry level market when it initially retailed for £299, the second batch price reduced to £199.
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Category:Guitar manufacturing companies
Category:Musical instrument manufacturing companies of the United Kingdom