If aggressive, melodic and powerful extended range filth is your thing, then look no further than the ML1 Modern Baritone. Fully-loaded with 12-60 gauge strings, you can effortlessly tune to drop A and shake the pillars of heaven. Every note slams you in the chest like a war hammer courtesy of the Chapman Zerø Sonorous Alnico 5 humbuckers. But don't be fooled into thinking that the ML1 Modern Baritone is simply just a 'djent machine'. With its alder body, satin-finished maple neck and ebony fretboard a veritable cornucopia of tones are ready for you at the flick of it's three-way blade or the pull of it's coil split-able tone pot. Action-packed with features such as rolled edges and locking tuners, finished off with a natural reveal binding, the ML1 Modern Baritone is your to take away... just don't feed it after dark.
FEATURES
FLAME MAPLE NECK
Our C-shaped neck carve and rolled fretboard edges are what you expect from a Chapman. Our guitars are comfortable to play, good to look, durable and produce great sound. The ML1 Modern Baritone is an amazingly versatile guitar with high playability in the unique Chapman style.
PREMIUM BODY CONSTRUCTION
Chapman’s ML1 Modern’s thin lightweight Mahogany body and a Swamp Ash veneer top 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
Equipped with a Chapman Sonorous Zero humbucker, the tonal breadth of the Chapman ML1 Modern means you can achieve both punchy tones and saturated sounds on high gain amp settings. Nice.
This guitar is excellent condition and has undergone a full in-store professional inspection and setup. The neck is nice and straight, fits comfortably in the hand and exhibits only gentle fretwear. Cosmetically, the finish shows no discernible imperfections as can be seen in photos. Hard shell case is included.
FULL SPECIFICATION
BODY
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BODY SHAPE
ML1 Baritone
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BODY TOP
Swamp Ash Veneer On Flat Top with Gloss Finish
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BODY BACK
Mahogany with Gloss Finish
NECK
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HEADSTOCK
Straight Heritage Headstock
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TUNERS
Chapman Locking (18:1 Gearing)
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STRING NUT
42mm Graph Tech Black TUSQ XL Nut
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STRING RETAINER
Vintage String Retainers
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NECK
Maple with Satin Finish
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NECK JOINT
Recessed Bolt-on Neck
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NECK SIZE
WIDTH: NUT 42mm, 22F 57mm
THICKNESS including fret height: 1F 23.5mm 12F 25mm -
NECK PROFILE
C Shape
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TRUSS ROD
Dual Action
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FRETBOARD
Macassar Ebony Fretboard with Rolled Edges
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FRETBOARD RADIUS
350mm (~13.5″)
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FRETS
24 Jumbo Nickel Frets
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FRET MARKERS
Pearl Side Dots and Pearl Front Dot Inlays
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12TH FRET INLAY
Pearl Infinity
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SCALE LENGTH
711mm (~28″)
ELECTRONICS
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NECK PICKUP
Chapman Sonorous Zerø Baritone Humbucker
MAGNET: Alnico 5
DC RESISTANCE: 12.5k ohms -
BRIDGE PICKUP
Chapman Sonorous Zerø Baritone Humbucker
MAGNET: Alnico 5
DC RESISTANCE: 16.5k ohms -
PICKUP SWITCH
3 Way Blade Switch with Coil Split on Push-Pull Tone Knob
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CONTROLS
Master Volume (500k), Master Tone with Push-Pull (500k)
HARDWARE
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BRIDGE
Chapman String-Through Hardtail
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STRAP BUTTONS
Chapman Classic Strap Buttons
PICKUP SWITCHING
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POSITION 1
Bridge
Bridge split (outer coil)
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POSITION 2
Bridge + Neck
Bridge and Neck split (outer coil)
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POSITION 3
Neck
Neck split (outer coil)