Chapman Guitars

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| 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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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-2 was limited to 250 pieces.{{cite web|title=Chapman Guitars ML-2|url=https://www.andertons.co.uk/p/CHAPMANML2C/solid-body-electric-guitars/chapman-ml2-custom-guitar|access-date=27 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227235258/https://www.andertons.co.uk/p/CHAPMANML2C/solid-body-electric-guitars/chapman-ml2-custom-guitar|archive-date=27 February 2017|url-status=dead}}

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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