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.

Luthier Report

Our ID: 1291125158190

Weight: 7.25lbs

Serial Number: W140004

Aesthetic Condition:

Headstock: Overall very good condition. A moderate indentation is present to the bass side of the front face, this has caused a chip to the finish exposing the wood beneath. Very light indentations are present to the tip of the headstock, these can only be seen under close scrutiny.

Neck: Overall very good condition. Light indentations are present across the rear of the neck, these can only be seen under close scrutiny and can be felt slightly in the playing position. All other aspects of the neck and fingerboard display light signs of past use.

Body: Overall very good condition. The body has previously been routed to a professional standard to a HSS format. Light to mild indentations are scattered throughout the body, the most apparent of these can be seen around the bottom edges of the body. A Floyd Rose route is present near the bridge from when a floating tremolo system was once fitted.

Condition of Frets:

The frets demonstrate light signs of use, not affecting playability. There is moderate material remaining for any fret work the new owner may wish to perform.

Current Set Up:

Truss Rod: Fully functional. Truss rod tool (4mm hex) not included.

Hardware: Overall very good condition. A previous owner has installed a scratch plate to the body to fit extra pickups, with this other modifications to the hardware consist of a wide Graphtec nut to accommodate where a locking nut was previously installed and a Schaller bridge. None of the original parts are included. Tremolo arm included.

Structural: No concerns or issues to note.

Height of the string from the 12th Fret-1.5mm - Bass 2mm

Please be aware that the action on a guitar may move slightly in transit and this measurement is the current height.

Strings on Guitar - 10-46

Electrics:

Fully functional. A previous owner has installed a set of IronGear Texas Loco single-coils in the neck and middle positions as well as a push/pull coil split function to the volume control.

Case & Accessories:

Chapman hard case.

Overall very good condition and fully functional. Mild scuff marks and ripping of the tolex is present to the exterior of the case, most apparent to the edges.

Tremolo arm included, allen keys included.