Chapman Ghost Fret Guitar Review: It's Not Even That Haunted.

[@goddessintriptych7046]

5:22 Speaking of messed up guitars... This past weekend, I was in a local GC. One of the employees accidentally knocked about 7-8 Fenders off of the wall behind me. Every pore in my body just cringed up when I heard the DONKDONKDONK. Don't buy bottom row, kids!

[@TheGuitarPit]

Ooph. Guitar center display models have such a hard life haha.

[@josephmears3537]

i was at guitar center a few weeks ago and a bass randomly fell from the top row of hangers all the way down. almost hit someone i think... i kind of felt worse for the bass tho

[@enriquerodriguez9590]

@@josephmears3537 imagine getting knocked out and waking up to "take anything youd like, just dont sue us"

[@SoleilCustomGuitars]

It’s meant to be modded! That’s the idea with these guitars. That’s why they spent time make the guitar body and neck great. I have made many cheap guitars sound and play awesome. I think it’s an excellent buy. Who needs an expensive guitar.

[@TheGrandmaMoses]

Imo, you cannot use the phrases 'it is supposed to be modded' and 'cheap gear, excellent buy' in one sentence. If it's supposed to be modded, it's no longer cheap gear. It may be a cheap basis for a mod, but it's no cheap gear if you do not plan on using the gear you bought, but instead mod everything. Changing pickups on this alone would set one back at least 200 more bucks. New tuners? 50 more gone. And swoosh, you are at 800 for this guitar 'modded', which is the price of a Mexican Strat or a used Les Paul Standard. Heck I've seen new LP Studios from last year's range go for 899 bucks at my local shop. And that Chapman guitar will not end up favorably when compared to them, even with new pickups and tuners. Now I know Chappers spouts the modding nonsense on his channels every day, but for this to be a mod-worthy guitar its price would have to be at around 200 bucks maximum. Because then you could mod it and come away with a mod for 500 bucks. Then it doesn't have to compare to the 800+ bucks guitars and everything's fine. TLDR: If you want to change most things about a guitar because it's 'supposed to be modded', the guitar should not cost 500 bucks.

[@goemonronin]

@@TheGrandmaMoses Not only that, but I really don't feel like most people can just drop $500 and go "Oh yeah that was cheap." I mean my house payment isn't that much and sometimes i struggle to pay that. I have spent a lot less on guitars and had just as much, and don't forget what you can get for $500 on the used market.

[@notsure1135]

Picked one up for $400AUD, so far I am reasonably happy, but the high E falls of the cliff a little. The tuners are a fair point. Want Sperzels. Looking forward to modding this.

[@CzowiekWojny]

it is not cheap

[@Gothguitarist]

13s means it's for down tuning, going from 13s to 9 without a truss rod adjustment and intonation setup? That's why you aren't staying in tune man not to mention 13s would have made the nut more wide

[@TheGuitarPit]

I did adjust the truss rod. It didn't take much, I think the original owner put 13's on it and didn't make the other adjustments needed to get it right. Either way, the tuners weren't great, but that's to be expected for guitars in this price range. They were tolerable but I'd put a set of nice locking tuners on it, if I intended to keep it.

[@Gothguitarist]

@@TheGuitarPit 13s would need to be drilled through the tuning pegs, also intonation?

[@TheGuitarPit]

@@Gothguitarist Not sure if that's true. My 7 string has a 62 on it and it fits through the peg fine. I measured it with calipers so it's probably +/- 2 cause it's not perfect. Maybe it depends on the tuner? And yeah, intonation wasn't perfect but it was good enough with 9's on it.

[@Gothguitarist]

@@TheGuitarPit yeah I had a ec1000 I did 17-77 on and needed to do the rod intonation and drill the tuners

[@darktempest53]

@@Gothguitarist what did you tune to where you used a 17 for your high string? An F#?

[@guitarz]

Great review for an entry level guitar. Honestly it deserves credit for a starter guitar mine in 1990 similar to the explorer shape basically a cheese greater.... this will inspire a newb to build up from. Affordable, looks 😎 good for Chapman.

[@TheGuitarPit]

Yeah, this is much better than my first "real" guitar, an Ibanez JS100. I think I paid $599 and it wasn't great. Playable, but meh. This thing is much better in almost every respect, for cheaper.

[@cameroncirini2690]

Stoked to see a review on one of these that isn't from Rob and his crew. Seems like that'd be a cool modding platform, could be a metal workhorse with a little love!

[@TheGuitarPit]

Thanks Cameron. I agree, it's a solid start and the neck and fretwork is good enough to make this a great guitar to tweak to your personal taste. Right out of the box...ehhh, it's ok. It just sounds like a $300 guitar. Which is...bad.

[@pocketman5510]

Watch a very old video of Lee Andersons guitar collection. What do you notice about it? Oh yeah he has like 4 guitars which were either free or so novelty reason. What does this tell you, they sell you all this gear they don't actually use themselves

[@daleskidmore1685]

Ergonomically I found the Explorer made surprising sense when played standing up. It changed my perception of the guitar. The one you have there looks very cool.

[@TheGuitarPit]

Yeah I thought it would poke you in every way possible but it's totally comfortable. Very cool shape!

[@PicksPaints]

Yeah, I'd have to ditch those generic ceramic pickups in a hot minute. To bring something like that into the price point, they have to skimp where they can. They obviously didn't skimp on the fit and finish and fretwork. That's always a major bonus. Thanks for the review!

[@TheGuitarPit]

Exactly! I vastly prefer skimping here, rather than in really weird places like that "heat treated maple fretboard" on the Harley Benton. This thing is all the real deal, minus the hardware. Easy fix.

[@greekfreak1980]

What you say about this guitar,pretty much applies to my 2013 PRS SE Tremonti Custom. Great neck,fretwork,finish,playability,but pickups were mediocre,the nut was a cheapo plastic nut, cut only for one string size and the bridge was made out of inferior metal(propably some aluminum alloy).As a result,the guitar went out of tune,the moment you would just touch the trem. After putting a Duncan ''Hot Rodded Set'',Schaller mini-locking tuners,a Graphtech nut and eventually replacing the trem system,with a Hipshot Contour whammy bar,the guitar became a real blues/ rock/metal machine. I would mod the living shit out of this thing,with some Duncans or DiMarzios,locking tuners,new bridge,nut and turn it into a workhorse guitar.

[@TheGuitarPit]

Yeah a good quality, straight neck, comfortable body and decent fret work is all you need...after $300~400 mods hah.

[@greekfreak1980]

You buy this type of ''budget'' guitars,as modding platforms and turn them into workhorse instruments. The thing is,if the construction/neck/fretwork is good,everything else can be upgraded and you will have a great guitar,if you're willing to do some work and spend money on the parts. A cheap guitar,can be turned into a great guitar,a cheap amp however,will always sound crappy.

[@ja7941]

Well Jackson head stock was like that in the early years and I love how they brought that back

[@bearmadden1776]

I really like your speaking voice. It's nice that you're not screaming at your audience. You also don't seem to be on meth like some other guitar KZbin people. Cool channel.

[@TheGuitarPit]

WHATS UP BROS! ITS YO BOY CHRIS HERE (JUMPCUT) WITH ANOTHER GUITARREVIEWWWWWWWW *horn noises* *sirens*

[@rich5354]

That made me 😂😂😂

[@metalliholic]

Fret issues should be a thing of the past if my two $130 squier bullet Teles have amazing fit and finish. The playability and quality on those are insane and I didn’t even get to pick them out. I ordered online and hoped for the best.

[@TheGuitarPit]

Chapman seems to get it right but most of the sub $500 guitars I've played recently had a lot of fret issues. Not that hard to fix if its a rosewood board but it's just extra work that I'd rather skip. Wish more companies would prioritize that part of the guitar.

[@metalliholic]

The Guitar Pit oh I know what you mean, but companies are definitely getting better. I had the lunar ghost fret standard and I agree the neck was superb. I was glad to see that I agreed with pretty much everything you said about the guitar.

[@donniekellerman5833]

I don't know....there's a lot of competition in that price range. But it does sound really good & the satin finish on a set neck is is a real plus (especially at this price) & the paint job & finish are also a plus. At under or around $500 you could do a lot worse.

[@Roadking26]

Just an FYI for those waiting to get a V2 Ghost fret. They don't come with the nice gig bag. I feel ripped off by Rob. He really went out of his way to avoid telling people this. He made one comment in a vid. That's it. Why pay to upgrade a guitar that's meant to be modded, and leave out the nice gig bag. Shame on you Rob. You have lost my faith in you, and you company. Give them a year at guitar center, and they will be blowing them out cheap. I have spoke with smaller retailers that stopped carrying them due to slow delivery, and quality. Buy a Schecter, and get a real guitar. Not some mediocre player that had the financial backing of Andertons to start a cheap guitar company. I'm so fucking pissed. I have wanted a lefty Explorer for years, and I saw that gig bag on Phil McKnight's review, and was stoked. Now anyone connected to Chapman gives me the the runaround when all I want to do is purchase one, but apparently you cant even do that.

[@Utube-g3g]

Roadking26 including creepy Joe at riff city. Big creep in real life.

[@jakerichmond9624]

You’re that mad over a gig bag? I throw them away and buy a real case. Do cell phone company’s give you a case? No but you didn’t complain when you bought a 1000 dollar or so cell phone then went and bought a 5 dollar case. You were just looking for the first thing to bitch about and jumped on it. Give it a break there great guitars buy your own case and stop bitching.

[@AkiraSpectrum]

Another awesome review. Keep it up, I'm loving your videos.

[@TheGuitarPit]

Thanks man, appreciate it. Got something good for next week in the mail :)

[@evankeal]

Sounded good clean, the notes were clear/defined and they rang appropriately. I really can't tell if you like it or hate to be honest.

[@TheGuitarPit]

Eh neither. Wasn't terrible, but wasn't dying to buy another one. It was fine, for the used price I paid.

[@MegicShiba]

5:22 when i was at a guitar center, i saw a beautiful Gibson ES175, but there was this huge crack running from the neck pickup ring to the f-hole and the thing still had the fret board protective sheet under the strings. gotta keep the guitar safe, right?

[@TheGuitarPit]

Whoa, bruuuuutal. Hope they marked that down....a LOT haha.

[@honigdachs.]

A more direct comparison would be the Harley Benton EX-84 Modern, which is really exceptionally affordable and most certainly isn't any worse than this one. I own the snow white one that came with active Roswell pickups, which I swapped out for a EMG RetroActive set. Damn fine guitar for the money. Or you could get the EX84 EMG version that comes with the 81/60 set.

[@shadowsong1]

fixing frets requires tools and expertise. I'm learning and slowly gathering all that up. there are sure some great videos out there that cover it as a subject. However, changing tuners, pickups, swaping out saddles....most of us guitar geeks have those skills. If you're a guitar builder and you have to skimp...frets are most important. You can even leave the electronics out completely.....ill grab a harness and the pickups i want somewhere....but frets? much much different.

[@thomaschapman9093]

A brand new Ghost Fret comes standard with 9s

[@thehound2161]

"The cheapest metal ever", "but i am not going to complain". That might register as a complaint to some. Good for the price, but i prefer single coils. Nice vid. I prefer Harley Benton as they have come through 4X for me. $250 can get me a lot of sandpaper.

[@TheGuitarPit]

Thanks. This video was made before the Fusion series (or at least before I had heard of them or played them). Fusion is considerably cheaper and just as good as far as the neck and fit/finish stuff. So yeah, this was decent but I'd probably go with the Fusion now :)

[@notsure1135]

The coils split

[@band-maidsheep2665]

...I was just previously watching Chappers' demo on this V2, same Explorer-type Ghost Fret whatever he calls it, just with a different colour, but it sounded great there--- and here is what the REAL SOUND IS. O_O (Borrowing StevieT's words, I'd say "this sound SSSSSSSSSSUUCCKKSS!!!!") Switching back to choosing between Epiphone, or PRS SE (gonna get either by Black Friday), thanks for this review, you saved me 499quid!

[@TheGuitarPit]

Yeah this guitar sounds like crap. The neck was really nice though, so it's a decent starting platform to tweak and maybe put your own pickups in. Good fretwork and neck shape -- stuff you cant really fix on your own.

[@band-maidsheep2665]

@@TheGuitarPit for £499 though, that's the exact same price as the Epiphone LP Custom Pro (the tuxedo guitars), and you don't need to switch pickups or upgrade those because they're already worth every £ you get,hassle free,out of the box. This one,if you upgrade it,you'd be spending like £200 more or so? Hence that's the £700-ish territory for the total cost and that's hitting the Jackson Pro or the PRS SE lines, or Ibanez RG models slot neatly at this price range. You can even get LTD MH401 models ar £700. Hence, you have to be an avid Chappers fan to want this thing.👎👎

[@5150show]

Awesome review! Like your natural style .

[@TheGuitarPit]

Thanks Fender Guru! Appreciate it, man.

[@RobSchauland]

Headstock looks like the old BC Rich Gunslinger headstock.

[@Roadking26]

I replaced everything from top to bottom. Locking tuners, Dimarzio pickups, string saver saddles, new pots, jack, and switch. You have a Version 1 They just came out with the version 2. That's what I have. Made in a different factory for better quality guitar. I got mine for $350 at Guitar center. The finish is much nicer on the blue one compared to the V1

[@TheGuitarPit]

Fair enough. If you don't mind me asking, what was the total cost for all of that, including the guitar, parts, etc? Did you do it yourself?

[@Roadking26]

@@TheGuitarPit I have a guy that has worked on my guitars for 15 years. I wouldn't let anyone touch them including me. Lol. The pickups were $69 a piece. A super distortion in the bridge, and a super 2 in the neck. Planet waves locking tuners. (they cut the string for you) the pots, and jack are dimazio. Made by CTS. Switchcraft switch, and The bridge saddles have the graphite string savers. I forget the name, but it is a popular brand. Make sure, and get 10.5" saddles. So a little over $150 in parts, and $100 in labor, but I got it for $350, so it comes out about $50 over retail. The V2 is $549. If your handy with a soldering gun you can do it yourself, but right now I'm rebuilding, an older SG, and had to install a tremel-no on another guitar, so it was easier to have him do the work. Rob said he made his guitars to upgrade, so they concentrated more on the body, and neck, so they put less money into everything else. From your review I can tell you found that out. I'm a lefty that plays strung right so if it has the slanted bridge I can't change the strings around. You can't set the intonation correctly. This bridge is perfect for that. Now I have a guitar that is just as good as one costing twice as much. If I would have had to pay full price, then I would have just gotten the pro model. I have a new Schecter V1 custom I'm going to sell cheap, and put that towards a Chapman pro model of some sort. I already have some V's so I won't miss it that much even though it is a sweet guitar.

[@starrguitarworks]

I’m not a fan of Chapman guitars, but a great review nonetheless.

[@TheGuitarPit]

Thanks man. This guitar was alright for what I paid, considering the very workable fretwork and neck. Pickups and tuners can be replaced. It's not my first pick style-wise, but the body was more comfortable than I expected. Not that bad!

[@R2R3Lockingnut]

Great video man but that headstock looks like a BC Rich NJ series. Rock on brother 👍 🎸

[@TheGuitarPit]

Ha, it sure does! That's why they had the cut off that tiny corner I pointed out. Dodging those lawsuits haha.

[@chuckbowie5833]

Great review!

[@TheGuitarPit]

Thanks, appreciate it.

[@iniquity7]

hey those giant strings u got with it are not the standard strings. It comes when u buy it new with D'Addario XL 9s

[@knifesharpeningnorway]

I would love your thoughts on the ibanez RGD61AL and what should i look for in quality issues? I can get a very good price on one tuned up from d til normal e and with a basic setup think it will be a good guitar that will serve me well for a good amount of years?

[@TheGuitarPit]

I haven't tried an RGD61AL. They look like nice guitars, but I've heard you should check the fret edges and look carefully for other finishing errors on those. Some are great, others need some work. Otherwise they come with nice hardware and look like a decent deal. Depending on where you live (Norway, I assume?), you may want to check the used market for a used Ibanez Prestige. You'll get higher quality fit/finish, but you might not get the modern pickups and stuff that the AL has. I'd also recommend a used Kiesel but I doubt you have access to them over there.

[@knifesharpeningnorway]

@@TheGuitarPit okay thank you and yes norway it is. Can get a new one with a 30% discount so 7500 norwegian kroners. Anything that someone that knows nothing about guitars should look for to determine of its good or not?

[@TheGuitarPit]

Fret work is usually pretty easy to tell. If you slide your hand down the neck and the fret edges aren't done right, they'll feel rough or sharp. Makes for a very unpleasant playing experience. You should also check that the neck is straight, and there are no notes that buzz or sound weird. I think that series has good hardware so you shouldn't need to worry about the pickups and bridge and other stuff like that.

[@knifesharpeningnorway]

@@TheGuitarPit okay thank you

[@infonator1]

So you play a little DT. Arrows fly!

[@budgrzo3361]

Played the thousand dollar version of that particular guitar at a guitar center. My opinion is it was way overpriced for what you get. I’m not looking to buy a guitar for 1000 dollars and have to buy tuners and pickups let alone how horrible it felt in hand ( similar to an AXL) . If someone really wants one of these I’d say hold off for awhile, they’re flooding the market with Chapman’s right now. They’ll be plenty of people offloading these .

[@TheGuitarPit]

That's good info, thanks. I haven't played the pro, but the ML3 BEA was a great guitar but I felt similarly about it. Just felt overpriced with that insane MSRP.

[@Utube-g3g]

bud grzo yep garbage but he’s making money off clueless guitar players.

[@booshting3520]

I've had bad fretwork on Mexican and USA guitars. My £2000 ÷ USA Jackson needed a full fret level

[@rowlandstraylight]

64? I don't even do that big on my drop A 7 string. Thanks for highlighting the fretwork, so many reviews don't talk about fretwork and it's frustrating. I see so many guitars that sound great but need a fret polish or a level.

[@TheGuitarPit]

Thanks, you bet. And yeah, the low E was either 63 or 64. The high e was a 13, so if must have been a hybrid set of some sort.

[@MrShadowofthewind]

What do you mean, you can't fix fretwork on affordable guitars, sure you can do that, you can even create rolled off edges, i never get that, you buy one of the better cheap guitars, you put in €100 max for some fixes or part replacement, and you have a great guitar, i mean, most times it even has to be done on expensive guitars so it's to be expected.

[@TheGuitarPit]

This guitar is almost $500 new, but the fretwork on it was fine. For that kind of money, I don't think you should have to level the frets or do a ton of work. If it's someone's first guitar, they aren't going to be comfortable going home and immediately sanding their frets. Sure, you can do it, and I have a video doing that to the East Coast guitar I recently picked up, but that guitar was $100 and I didn't mind putting in the extra work. Either way, the fit and finish on this was totally decent.

[@MrShadowofthewind]

@@TheGuitarPit But sharp fret ends and leveling is even a thing with $1000+ guitars, i mean, if you let someone else do it, it shouldn't be very expensive.

[@Urfaust1]

Hey, most times they need to be leveled due to changes in humidity. Ebony fretboards shrink. A guitar perfect out of the factory is not perfect months later.

[@jsyoukr1]

I played one off the shelf at my guitar store and i put it back up after strumming an e major chord lol that thing buzzed like a fucking bee. I probably picked up a bad one and i doubt that one guitar represents its overall quality but safe to say i was dissapointed

[@jacobhill3251]

Saddles made of Crabcore 🦀

[@cyb3r3vil30]

I'd probably have to go with the Korean built one Been thinking of getting one And I'm sure it's pots metal on the saddle's they do suck but that and tuners upgrade ain't bad also heard in the Korean made the pickup's are alot like DiMarzio in sound and looks that would be a plus

[@TheGuitarPit]

If you can get one used for about what I paid, it's hard to beat. If you are paying $499 new, you might want to shop used and see if you can find something with better hardware.

[@infonator1]

I like the headstock a lot! As far as headstocks! It can go very wrong! Case in point, Hammer, Jackson, Schecter, Diamond guitars! Holy cow dude, I can go on and on! Chapman guitars are pretty good!

[@aidenholmes5588]

These guitars are $700 on reverb today.

[@barrywoodguitar9215]

Awesome guitar! Here is Like 4 💎

[@TheGuitarPit]

Thanks Barry!

[@goemonronin]

I hate how nothing in the standard range has a floyd. You have to spend a lot more to get that.

[@TheGuitarPit]

It's an expensive part (for a good one) so maybe they are trying to avoid putting bad floyds on there.

[@goemonronin]

@@TheGuitarPit Maybe but I have several floyd rose specials that aren't horrible

[@AdolfFauci]

I bought a ghost fret from riff city and absolutely hated it. The pickups sounded cheap and I hated the tuners being on the bottom. I played it for a couple of hours trying to like it but just couldn't get into it at all. My 15 year old son wanted to buy it from me because he thought it looked cool but he played it for a couple of days and didn't like it either. For what they charge for that guitar I didn't expect to hate it as much as I did. Not worth the hype! Luckily riff city has a really good return policy so back it went! I ordered a Harley Benton sc450 in the tobacco sun burst finish and I absolutely love it! I had to set it up and condition the fret board when I got it because it was so dry. Other than that I was very pleased with how it played and sounded through my blackstar combo. I would definitely order a Harley Benton again and actually have a few on my wish list on the thomann website.

[@TheGuitarPit]

Fair enough. I thought the fretwork and fit/finish on the chapman was much much better than the HB, but I can't argue with you on tuners and pickups. Either way, if you're replacing some of that stuff, either is a good starter platform. The Ghostfret at $500 is pretty steep to gut the electronics though.

[@Utube-g3g]

Killer Tom Johnson yea riff city btw he’s in Rob’spocket somehow. Can’t stand either of them.

[@the72u7h4]

I tried this guitar a few times, I think it's a piece of crap. No matter if you have .10s on it or up (I don't use 9's because those just break to often for me) it won't hold a tune. The guy I was yapping with suggested I put a locking nut on it......and I was like dude I can just buy an ibanez that has all that I want and also less cost so what the hell?

[@TheGuitarPit]

I've heard a lot of these, especially the early ones, are very hit or miss. Tuning wasn't great but overall fit and finish was very decent for the price. But at $449 or whatever their retail is, you're right -- you got a lot of options so they need to get it right.

[@pocketman5510]

Why would you buy something new and have to upgrade? gr8 product

[@the72u7h4]

@@pocketman5510 Exactly. I said "So If I buy this, I'd have to do some work to it? How does that make any sense?" lol.

[@megostryder]

Nice review. The chapman quitars are interesting. Since they are now in guitar centers i think just like what happened to schecters-- everyone will buy one and then the novalty wears off and your be seeing a ton of used ones at dirt cheap prices. Swapping the pickups and tuners will cost $150 to $200 depending on your pickup choices (of course there's used ones too) and you got a decent guitar at $500. I'll be watching the Chapman guitars and watch the market get saturated....then will be time to snag one.

[@TheGuitarPit]

Yup, sure will. Reverb is pretty sparse right now, there was 1 of these and 1 pro model...the pro is about $800. This was a cheap guitar, but a very decent platform to swap some hardware on. Much better than the Harley Benton's neck/materials/finish work.

[@christopherdaly1258]

SChecter are awesome guitars,......I got a Hellraiser Elite with passive pickups in ex condition for $270,...they still sell for a lot on ebay for some strange reason,...but they are top quality Korean guitars

[@alexandert696]

Whats wrong with the pups again? Lack of highs ?lack of 3k ? mids hole ? I dont get the word flat.

[@TheGuitarPit]

I guess they just didn't have much character. Sound like any other cheap pickup in other guitars. You'd never pick these out of a lineup the same way you could with a strat, LP, etc. These sounded a bit shrill, didn't have much for mids, and just sounded boring to me. Personal taste though -- if you think they sound great, keep em!

[@alexandert696]

No dont get me wrong, I do think there is a mid hole in there but my amp is middy anyways. I get a boss ge7 and fiddle with the freqs to get a clean sound I like and then a driven on. And thats how I can tell whats wrong with the pups. Had a HH Sterling By MM that had insane mids and highs. Although high Output they smoothed out the distortion, which is good for lead. Maybe. I even subbed,great channel btw

[@TheGuitarPit]

Thanks Alexander! Yeah fair point, some pickups suit better with different setups. Or as you mentioned, you can EQ most of them to where you want to be. But with that in mind, these pickups didn't exactly inspire much out of me. They just felt "about the same as other cheap pickups."

[@alexandert696]

I get you. I cant really tell if I like them or not unless I try them out myself. That goes for all gear, I have to spend at least 10 mins to form a decent opinion. From this video alone ,they sound above average. There are grades of "el cheapo pups" and those 100$ axes do sound shrill and mid holed. Duncan designed are not worth the upgrade ,unless you dont like their eq.

[@MrBeblis]

These are very poor quality guitars, I've tried many models and the fretboard feels like sandpaper very uncomfortable to do bends on and just not very comfortable. Be honest at this price you can get 10s guitars and/or Wolf guitars they are way better than this at the same price

[@TheGuitarPit]

I have a 10S, and it's much better than this Chapman lol. That said, it was a bit more money, but the Chapman was used. But yeah, I prefer 10S by a long shot. Haven't played a Wolf.

[@Silkaz7]

Is this guitar neck heavy?

[@TheGuitarPit]

I don't have it anymore but I don't remember it being specifically neck heavy. The shape was actually pretty comfortable overall.

[@Silkaz7]

@@TheGuitarPit thanks!

[@zacharyperkins1981]

What was he playing from 6:40 - 8:25

[@TheGuitarPit]

The first bit is Pull Me Under played poorly haha. The clean stuff is just some random stuff I made up for the clip.

[@Rose.Of.Hizaki]

When Chapman started copying other guitars that other manufacturers were copying off each other anyway. Thats when the brand started becoming less relevant. Had Rob kept it to how it was before where he would get people to vote on what sort of features, specs or body shapes they wanted and make the guitar from all the highest voted suggestions. Then at least the brand would still have some form of identity or unique selling point. I always quite liked the idea that his guitars were more of a 'blank canvas' that one can buy and upgrade at their own leisure but you can do that with any other guitar too. But theres nothing really unique to them - They are copying the same body shapes as the hundreds of other guitars that are available out there. Rob cant keep running their business the same way because brands like Harley Benton have been recently making waves as far as budget/working-man's-guitars goes and they come in much cheaper than Chapman guitars and the finishes and colours are pretty good too. From what i have gathered even though Harley Benton do copy the body shapes of other guitars, the hardware they ship with is very serviceable but of course the guitar is so cheap that you'd probably upgrade the hardware anyway.... They are just so much better value for money from that point of view. ::EDIT:: On a side note -- With how much time he has to devote to other projects like DorJe and his family. Maybe this move was a way to close one chapter so he could dedicate more time to another while still getting a little income from it. There is a hardcore following for Chapman guitars so Im sure they'll still get sales since they are available in the UK and the USA (though im sure these retailers also ship internationally)

[@TheGuitarPit]

Harley Benton is certainly going to change the way some companies operate, but in America, Chapman can be purchased from many large stores and returned easily if you have a problem. Harley Benton on the other hand is much harder to get in the states, and if you get a dud, you're in trouble. And agreed, I thought the voting thing was a cool idea.

[@goemonronin]

@@TheGuitarPit To me he has always copied other guitars, even with the voting.

[@HollowRick]

Could you do a review of the Gretsch 6118T? :D

[@TheGuitarPit]

Would you settle for a G5420T review? I just bought one yesterday. 6118T looks awesome too..but 4x the price :P

[@HollowRick]

@@TheGuitarPit haha I'll settle on that but :D I'm currently looking at the player edition of the 6118T has some very good modern appointments mixed with the old

[@TheGuitarPit]

@@HollowRick Yeah it's a super cool looking guitar. The 6118T is Japanese, I assume? I'm not super familiar with the Gretsch lineup.

[@HollowRick]

@@TheGuitarPit yes its made in Japan it's their Pro seres and then after than you get into usa custom shop territory :)

[@MESSIAHCUSTOMS]

The Ghostfret headstock is hideous. I reshaped mine. It's up for sale on reverb in lunar.

[@noeffnwaypal]

Oh the fret markers.....Ugh

[@ILLRICARDO]

Over priced guitars with very poor quality, for similar prices you can get the schecter e1 or for cheaper you can get the Jackson Kelly, which is a vastly superior guitar.

[@tobiaswhelan20]

She is Beautiful.

[@felimeister1]

in my country that piece of crap sells for 700usd aprox new... so

[@justhavnfunhere590]

I watch a ton of guitar videos. I own several guitars from a fender american down to a epiphone les paul. 15 guitars in all. With that said I really tried to watch your video because I want a Chapman guitar. I couldn't get very far because of that sound you make when you speak. I'm not knocking you. This is corrective criticism. Swallow before each sentence. Just a thought.

[@TheGuitarPit]

It's the crappy lav mic. Hopefully that's fixed in my more recent videos.

[@Rolanditou]

Sounds like a food Guitar to buy it and Customize it

[@thesentinelguitar6306]

Is this a v2 or a v1

[@TheGuitarPit]

V1.

[@thesentinelguitar6306]

Thanks love the videos

[@TheGuitarPit]

Thanks Dylan, appreciate it!

[@actuallyitskevin]

I think you have a weird headstock.

[@agastyeet8362]

Uhm what 😂

[@ja7941]

And for kids that are broke and still what to look good with a bad ass guitar then they can afford it when the market right now is guitars are way way too high

[@TheGuitarPit]

Yeah, looks cool and the stuff that really matters -- the neck, frets, etc -- are spot on. Cool platform to tweak and get what you need out of it.

[@tagentma7105]

this type of bridge that this guitar has, is always a deal breaker for me... sooo no thank you.

[@notsure1135]

What is it about the bridge you don’t like? I don’t mind it personally.

[@BB-pi2wd]

Played this and the Pro. This review was too kind as there is nothing about this model that makes it stand out from any other $200 junk Indonesian guitar. Cheap trash. And the Made in Korea “Ghost fret Pro” model is grossly overpriced.... That thing could be compared to $599 guitars and still barely hold its own. I feel sorry for anybody who paid retail for these. Both were mediocre or slightly worse than that, especially given their very optimistic pricing.

[@TheGuitarPit]

Well, depends on where you're at. This was cheap used, and fine. But in my opinion, all Indo guitars are trash with the exception of Strandberg. See my other reviews if you want some better options :)

[@giovannifiorini5108]

M2 Standard!

[@kambion]

God these things are shit... at least it's not Legator.

[@tippydripbumskeetr1745]

NOPE- havent seen them around!!! "lol" - been over a year since G.C. claimed to start stocking chapman , and 8 mo's ago, even requested they stock at least one by x-mas & my b-day - but nope... apparently they dont give a damm bout their customers...trust me since then, they have lost bout 3k in purchases from me, cause i have all band equipment and recording equipment to tend to...

[@TheGuitarPit]

Weird, they don't have them at all? What about online?

[@marsattacks7071]

Weird looking ebony ? Get yourself a little bit more educated before saying dumb things. So, it's better finished than a Gibson ? That's what I thought...

[@Daddysboys75]

Wouldn't buy one. Crappy. He's a wanker.