查普曼吉他也许是现代在线吉他世界中最著名，最引人注目的成功。从2009年开始，这是OG吉他YouTuber之间的合资企业罗布·查普曼and retailer Lee Anderton to crowd-source budget instruments for bedroom shredders has expanded in all directions, and now offers instruments both high-performance and traditional from the £500 ballpark all the way up to around £1,800.
Expanding the range beyond its shred heartlands has meant taking some risks in recent years, and this ML3 Semi-Hollow Pro might be Chapman’s most eye-catching and polarising instrument yet. You see, from the outset, this seems like a guitar that can’t quite decide what it wants to be.
On the surface, it’s a semi-hollow single-cut with a carved maple top and twin P-90s that make you wonder if the intent here is to mash up a 50s莱斯·保罗有60年代的薄线Tele创建最终的车库摇滚野兽。但是，即使有了复古的闪闪发光，细节也会感觉更加技术性 - 包括固定的烤枫脖子，带有反向床头柜，黑暗的侧面圆点，六个垫圈的硬尾透明桥和一个剥离的控制布局仅为主音量和音调。那么这吉他要走哪种方式？让我们插入并找出答案。
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Taking the ML3 out of its box, it’s hard not to be charmed by its mad, if unconventional, looks – the Aventurine Green Sparkle finish pairs nicely with the inviting caramel hue of that roasted maple neck, and the way the light catches the finish on the top carve recalls the three-dimensional fun of aGretschSparkle Jet。
Pick it up, and there’s a bright and direct acoustic resonance that reflects the maple top working well with the back (variously listed as both mahogany and perupok) and that roasted neck. The neck’s thin palmful of a C-shape is complemented by nicely rolled fingerboard edges, while the 13.5” fingerboard radius is definitely going to feel more comfortable to flat-board shredders than vintage noodlers, and the same goes for the 23 jumbo stainless steel frets.
While there’s an airiness to proceedings when playing through a crystal-clean amp, it doesn’t take much for this to get drowned out with the application of even the smallest sliver of gain, and we can’t help wonder if the西摩·邓肯（Seymour Duncan）船上的Vintage P-90拾音器负责这种缺乏响应能力。
他们可能会名称，但是桥梁的直流电阻尺寸为9.7k欧姆，这意味着这些欧姆均比实际的老式P-90高。如果您正在寻找大喊大叫的P-90声音，将放大器轻松地将放大器倾斜到自然的超速驾驶中，并在链条中使用一些绒毛或超速驾驶，这使您可以度过辛辣的美好时光。
这些Alnico v-magnet拾音器提供了清晰度，这意味着中间位置在任何方面都不会羊毛，并且非常适合作为节奏选项。您还必须在声音开始泥泞之前，将单调控制很长一段路。另一方面，您失去了人们传统上与P-90相关联的多功能性 - 倒退的音量控制确实可以清理好东西，但并不像您想要的那样多。
But these are only drawbacks if what you’re looking for is a guitar that ticks the traditional boxes. If you’re after something that offers a bold but vintage aesthetic and is set up to rock – and rock loud – this Chapman knocks it out of the park. The sculpted heel and chamfered cutaway also combine with the flattish board and rolled edges to make upper-fret excursions a doddle – this is far more ready to shred than your usual T-type.
因此，如果您想在雷达下飞行，但需要能够在情绪打击时燃烧竞争，这可能是您的完美隐身轰炸机。
主要特征
- 价格£959
- 描述单切半空心电吉他，韩国制造
- 建造室内桃花心木/佩鲁波克机身，带有雕刻的枫木顶部，固定的烤枫木脖子，半径为13.5英寸，23巨型架子，图形技术tusq螺母
- 硬件Chapman弦线桥，Hipshot Grip-Lock敞开式调谐器
- 电气2x Seymour Duncan Vintage P-90拾音器，主音量和音调，三向刀片选择器开关
- 比例长度25.5英寸 / 648mm
- 颈部宽度42mm at nut, 53mm at 12th fret
- 脖子深度20.5毫米首先，第12码22毫米
- 字符串间距36mm at nut, 56mm at bridge
- 重量3.4kg/7.5磅
- FINISHESAventurine Green Sparkle (as reviewed), Burnt Orange Sparkle, Atlantic Blue Sparkle
- 左撇子No
- 接触chapmanguitars.com，，，，andertons.co.uk