WHAT IS GOING ON WITH CHAPMAN GUITARS, SECRET 2023 IBANEZ RELEASES & SCHECTER GETS JOHN BROWNE??

[@agufish]

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[@ertus306]

I wonder what Jackson is gonna do for 2023. Been a huge fan of them but I don't understand their business plans anymore :(

[@RokDAWG1]

Will you be finishing your Gibson rebuilds soon?

[@patriknessboLemoran]

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[@callenmcclusky4383]

I have had a Cerberus for quite awhile I bought there first production run. The owner Michael owns both guitarmory and Cerberus guitars so he is putting his pickups into his guitars. It is an absolutely killer guitar they do an insane job. Idk how I feel about the Chapman move in on it but still killer pickups and guitars

[@shanemiller6982]

@@RokDAWG1 I don't think Agu messes with the comment section at all.

[@hxclambfan]

It cracks me up literally Everytime you say something off beat followed by "we move" 😂

[@jcmoore5819]

Chris Robertson being a signature artist and getting a model for Chapman should be a great deal. His PRS signature sold really well and I think it’ll be safe to say the Chapman will too.

[@matejmikulcic9254]

I am so proud of John Browne to have a sig with a schecter. He is my favorite guitarist, just a bit sad that its so expensive

[@benlogan430]

Chapman needs a new mission statement. They are not the company they started as and haven’t figured out what type of company they are yet.

[@brianvillage5]

Honestly Chapman, rob and the company could fall off earth and I wouldn’t mind😂

[@kaivalentine9664]

The most pointless, uninspiring guitar brand ever created, zero original ideas copying all other brands and trends, nothing new or uniq to offer

[@StevenAlwine]

@@kaivalentine9664 I don't dislike their guitars, but they're proof that if you crowdsource, you run a decent chance to end up with the guitar equivalent of Boaty McBoatface.

[@jamiefookes1579]

@@kaivalentine9664 yeah, they're just copies of teles, strats and Les Paul standards

[@boggeshzahim3713]

I really liked when it was just the guitars fans voted on. As soon as they got rid of those designs I completely lost interest

[@JSEAUX]

I asked about the SRC6MS on your last video too! I got mine in pre-order the the day it announced.

[@zadtheinhaler]

I just did a preorder last Monday as well. So hyped for the arrival!

[@o.phillips2522]

Yo! Just a quick tidbit: Bea no longer uses Line 6 variax stuff for frogleap. Hes shown off his touring board for Frogleap recently, and its just a Quad Cortex, a Microcosm, and a fuzz pedal.

[@upsideofafaceplant9470]

he actually even mentioned (I think in an andertons video) that he didn't really like the way the variax guitars felt or played.

[@scottalcott7891]

The Tao is extremely close to the KM MKIII with a MKII headstock. Looks pretty sick. Wonder if Merrow has something new in the works.

[@lattjeful]

Apparently there's a prototype baritone KM model. 28" scale, 6 string, Lundgren M6. Different shape from the MKIII, too.

[@scottalcott7891]

@@lattjeful That sounds interesting.

[@Chris-yq7xv]

I bet Joe is glad that Chapman is losing artists!

[@hammyjammies]

Ariel Posen, Kirk Fletcher, Chris Buck and the fine folks at Baroness are those who I think should be considered for sigs, the first three sound good with anything in their hands and deserve it while Gina and John are another flying the flag for heavy riffs with fenders so another possible option for the bigwigs there

[@athmaid]

Ariel doesn't have a sig? Whaaat

[@connorsme71]

Chris Buck has a Signature Yamaha Revstar that isn't available to the public!

[@athmaid]

@@connorsme71 a "signature" guitar is usually available to the public, even if it's very limited. Otherwise it would just be "Chris Bucks's custom Yamaha Revstar" wouldn't it?

[@trident1314]

@@athmaid maybe he doesn't want one... he's always struck me as that type of musician TBH

[@monarakudumbiya957]

Chris Buck is too good for Cheapmon guitars

[@davidtomkins4242]

Chapman is a brand that has so far been built upon the cult of personality. You buy one to be ‘in the club’ with rob, rabea , andertons etc. They are also a headstock branding exercise. They have no factory of their own, the guitars are made in a factory making lots of other brands and just have their spec options and name put on the headstock. Scallon’s signature 8 string was a Schecter in all but name. Now that the cult of personality with chapman is over, they need to find a new selling point.

[@joeferris5086]

Interesting

[@noggintube]

I'd partly agree as I think he's made his name off the back of hype. I bought an ML3 simply because I really liked it though. It's not a bad guitar to be fair but the QC is definitely that of most cheap Asian factories. I've had to file frets down to stop buzzing and some notes would even stop when bending as the next fret was so high. My Harley Benton Tele clone is better and half the price. I definitely wouldn't buy another Chapman.

[@tennisnutts7370]

Honest comments like this were buried 5 years ago.

[@justaguyonyoutube]

a lot of imports do that and there is no shame in it, this practice allows them to offer you higher quality instruments for the price point. just like harley benton, they offer guitars at a much lower price than a lot of other brands yet they are comparable in quality and sometimes much better for the price.

[@BasedHyperborean]

The other issue is that the particular cult of personality involved is kinda trash. Rabea and Anderton's aside, of course, Rob's an asshole. I'd never buy a guitar with his name on it based off of that alone. He's lost a lot of support over the years. Wouldn't surprise me if Chapman the company were struggling more than we realize. The hype around Rob's kinda dead.

[@M4ttNet]

I don't have any issues with Chapman guitars but I kind of don't understand how they currently fit in the guitar market. At first it was a mix of novelty and cheap user driven spec'd guitars that were better bang for the buck than others. It feels like that's gone, both the novelty and honestly there are more affordable options now. Not really sure what their brand is about now.

[@trident1314]

Agreed and I don't get the move into the high end stuff either it hasn't worked for them before and I don't think it will this time either.

[@francinebacone1455]

It's a novelty company for Rob's ego

[@MrJingles021]

I can't wait to see what Rabea does next. I love your channel, but watching him improvise with a new pedal or guitar is astounding.

[@BigPhi84]

That Ibanez Prestige RGA622XH in the background is such a tease! 😲

[@jeanlessisjeanless992]

King Buzzo deserves a signature Les Paul Custom. Yes, he already has signatures from EGC, but for the majority of his career he's donned many of them and Gibson even had him on an episode of Riff Lords. It's absurd that he hasn't gotten recognition from any other guitar company.

[@flapjack413]

That 7 string half fretless bass was goddamn bananas!!!!!

[@svalentine1992]

Rabea has been using an NDSP quad cortex with his JP, Chapman signatures and Mayones duvell for the last frog leap shows. He said that while the shuriken and line 6 combo worked, there was too much latency. The pitch shift utility of the quad cortex seemed to have less for him.

[@mrbeanbeany]

I fucking love John Browne's guitar playing and I'm not a big fan of signature guitars but I absolutely want a Tao 6.

[@wingsoficarus1139]

I'm a bit disappointed that its not exactly like the one he uses in his playthrough for the Cimmerian. Now that thing was gorgeous. The Tao series isn't bad but I don't like the finish as much.

[@acdclexu6296]

that’s definitely extreme cool he became the honour

[@D14V0R05]

All those Ibanez models have been listed on the website since December 31st, but you did miss some of those in your previous video about their 2023 lineup.

[@stefftrim]

I got a ML-2 classic gold top with Seymour Duncan 59 pick-ups. It has "belly cut" and valute on the maple neck. I remember it was built based on audience vote. It was built in Indonesia and stays in tune.

[@beautague9163]

Guitarmory pickups are the shit, I'd love to get a cerberus guitar soon

[@MichaelCampbellCerberus]

You = amazing

[@beautague9163]

@@MichaelCampbellCerberus you know I love you guys!

[@lyleanderson5407]

I see a lot of Chapman guitars on the local CL listings. Nice thought provoking video.

[@evanhancock4657]

I have a guitarmory atlas set in one of my guitars. They are incredible. My favorite passive pickups ever!

[@Govagent101]

Can't believe that Jesse Cash doesn't have a signature guitar yet. Dude is an inspiration with his song writing and his playing ability.

[@corekidwithclearvison]

Jesse's Red and White evertune is nuts, Id buy one if I had the funds *cries*

[@Tomurow]

'My luthier, Wendle...', sounds like something a court lutist might say in the the middle ages... 😏

[@roaddog7542]

Lee made an error by putting a friend and KZbin influencers name on the guitars vs. going the Rondo Music route with Agile or the old St Louis Music Supply with Electra. Headstock names sell guitars more than anything else.

[@noonecares7730]

Yeah, controversy is not good for business, especially if your name is attached.

[@D4veJap4n]

That ERRA tip lol. I’ve never heard of them and that clip made me check them out and holy hell!! I love them! Thanks fish!

[@rumbletruck1]

Rebecca Lovell of Larkin Poe was a huge Jazzmaster Fan and has been working the Strats for a while now. She can seriously play, has a following and could get some traction with a signature model. 🤘🏻

[@jeffnduran]

I was so happy to see Jesse from Erra on your video. Thank you!

[@flashbackshape]

I’d love to try a guitarmory pickup but I tried emailing them multiple times just simply inquiring about which pickup I should purchase for my guitar and no response lol.

[@williamdesilva67]

Bruh!!!!!!! U need to get a cerberus on your channel.. I bought an erebus model Aegean about 6 months ago and I fkn love it.. comes stock with guitarmory atlas set and they are straight up cruuuustyyyy!!! They take bigger steing sets well and in my opinion would fit right in with what your doing.. the only retailer I know of off the top of my head is pitbull audio.. which for the record is a killer company whom I've bought 5 or 6 guitars from at this point. Always been a good experience.. anyway hope to see one soon.

[@MichaelCampbellCerberus]

Thanks for supporting us bro!

[@williamdesilva67]

@Michael Campbell for sure.. my pleasure

[@px4storm9x19]

Rumor has it, Chapman is dropping all uncircumcised signature artists.

[@mattjns]

I’ve never seen someone more comfortable than Rabea on that Strandburg he’s been rockn.

[@clockworktoastboy]

Re: signatures and Fenders, I think they could also look at what Baroness are playing on stage

[@Ockis27]

Guitarmory Pickups are straight 🔥. Just put my first USA Hermes 7 order in 🤘.

[@zadtheinhaler]

Thanks bru! I actually put a deposit on the SRC6MS last Monday, I couldn't *not* have it. Thanks for the shoutout!

[@nicolasaraistrujak208]

I always wanted the Explorer and that superstrat with EVH feelings from Chapman Guitars, but they arent available in my country

[@Masterfighterx]

For what I know, Bea is very fond of Mayonnaise guitars and VERY fond of Fender Strats, so either of those 2 would be my guess for a new artist deal.

[@e_david]

He really likes MusicMan guitars too and used a Sabre during the last Frog Leap tour. We will see...

[@hammyjammies]

So we finally know..... Mayonnaise IS an instrument. FYI think it's spelled Mayones :)

[@g.koch.]

@@e_david think that too, especially since EBMM really targeted that kind of players and aswell KZbinrs lately

[@Masterfighterx]

@@hammyjammies I know, it's just a play on the name, everyone does it, John Browne even literally said ''Mayonnaise'' in a Mayones video 😂

[@Masterfighterx]

@@e_david Yeah, MM too!

[@gigsandguitars6921]

Great move for Rabea, Going to massively sting for Chapman!

[@sublimingmule6356]

The string tension shouldn't be a problem with a 30 inch scale length, it's a full octave down....

[@frankiechan9651]

Chapman Guitars is just in a phase that many businesses go through as they mature. Originally, as a startup, they couldn't offer the mutually exclusive deal to huge artists and focused on 2 up-and-comers in Rabea and Rob Scallon. I'd hope everyone got something from the deal and it's fair that Bea and Rob S might try and leave the nest and spread their wings. Now Rob Chapman (and co-owner Lee) need to decide what their strategy is - continue to nurture new artists from the YT/social media space or are they mature enough to go hunting for sign ups from more advanced artists? Or both? They may be pulling back from the pointy end of things and focus on modernised classics - and the audience/artists that want that thing. Probably something that should have started a few years back, but I expect the global lockdown thing put a hold on things, then they were caught as people re-emerged and re-evaluated their lives.

[@barryb90]

@@TheRemulosEpsolonProgramme yep, that ordeal a few years ago with Rob reaction to KZbinrs criticizing him or the brand done some serious PR damage, I haven't seen anyone fanning over them since. It's hard to believe there was a time when you'd get mobbed for the smallest critique of Chapman guitars.

[@icemanire5467]

@@TheRemulosEpsolonProgramme It will be very hard to recover from that. The QC was already in question. The drama with Rob, KDH, Davydos, Riff City Guitars done a colossal amount of damage.

[@MR-um9ck]

@@icemanire5467 with zero sign of recovery too. Lee Anderton needs to go it alone, get rid of the toxicity on the headstock.

[@MR-um9ck]

This is the winding down the company phase.

[@darenwalker2517]

Jesse Cash recently did an interview where he showed off a custom shop Ibanez he has and it's so cool. Would love something similar in a signature model

[@donnix1192]

The bass vi is a bass, it’s not a baritone. It is tuned an octave below a guitar, EADGBE, bass register with two higher strings. Another note, John Cruz is now doing custom guitars with Casino guitars.

[@joeloneill7137]

Wow already flexing the Ibanez axe lab lol

[@diptamoikakati1806]

Schecter bringing in the heat.....also their highend inhouse pickups are just incredible. Ive got the apocalypse 6 in my guitar.

[@john_kalen_mcclain]

I don’t really care about the Rob Chapman stuff. I’m excited to see what company Rabea signs with next!

[@1972Georges]

Any reviews of sire larry calton guitars? Thanks.

[@chrissgardiner]

Ugh. I'd love to see Seth and Cody get signature models. Especially Seth's painted orange Jazzmaster. Wage War have become one of my absolute favorite bands in the last decade and as you said, they've been rocking with Fender for a long time.

[@ZL1LoVeR]

For that price on the JB sig, I wish we got a maple top instead of a veneer… also the faded purple burst color is so much cooler than the purple veneer. All in all it’s a great guitar and that neck looks incredible. I’m eyeing the 7-string

[@alpeterson]

Chapman Guitars has two major issues: 1-Rob Chapman. 2- they aren’t offering anything special. Other brands do anything they’ve done or claim to do, so it better, bigger names and cheaper.

[@IDGAF_PLUS]

I'm trying to learn some theory. What's a Major 5th?

[@18hot30]

major 5th tone from the root of the scale. or with a power chord, it's root and 5th

[@IDGAF_PLUS]

@@18hot30 I thougt it was called either a perfect fifth, dimished fifth, or augmented fifth. I hadn't heard of a major 5th.

[@BenBreeg1138]

@@IDGAF_PLUS You are correct, it's a perfect 5th.

[@Erik.Fernandez__]

Came back after noticing something to point out on here, cause I like giving you “the scoop” if there even is one. Hopefully you can make sense of what I mean. I think Guitarmory being a boutique brand might soon be an “exclusive” thing, or at least a selling point for future Chapmans. The same way the standard now for modern metal guitars is coming with Fishman pickups, a boutique pickup being a stock item for Chapman could be their way of getting a leg up on the competition. I make tons of guitars in the virtual builder on Balaguer’s website cause I love their V. Guitarmory was one of the pickups offered, but since this announcement I don’t see it anymore as an offered pickup, and they’ve been on there for quite some time until recently. Could be coincidence, but I’m not inclined to believe so based off nothing.

[@RainyLodge.]

Schecter Always Wins, Always.

[@RJW14]

yeah that schecter is just his mayones duvell but with bevels and a headstock with even pegs on each side.

[@mark6302]

the string space on the ibanez 6 multi bass looks hella tight

[@djmessina9278]

Pete Loeffler from Chevelle should have had a sig years ago from PRS. Now that he plays Fender Subsonics, how about it Fender? I’d love to have a new baritone!

[@torturedsoul8066]

does Malta have extradition?

[@ericwalker8827]

Dude, apparently I’m ten years late to the ERRA party. Freaking-A, Hunter, my life is over now that I’ve watched the Snowblood playthrough. Stupid good!

[@ozi76]

Any chance you'd be able to get your hands on Rob Cavestany's signature Jackson to try out?

[@werdna_sir]

I heard that Rob Chapman deleted Rabea's Dark Souls 3 save file. This caused a huge fallout, resulting in Rabea leaving the company.

[@ellocalcrew613]

Man , DS3 is a great game . Playing through 2 again right now . I'd leave if someone deleted my save too !

[@werdna_sir]

@@ellocalcrew613 Nice, man. 2 gets a lot of hate, but I love them all!

[@thepainter1956]

When is *YOUR* Harley Benton signature single cut coming to the market!?

[@aduayer]

When it comes to my mind guitar players who should have a sig model and don’t, I immediately think of Emil Werstler PRS JA15 trem, Mick Mars Fender HSH Floyd , Scott Hill Gibson Les Paul with Floyd HB / P90 and a Mark Lettieri PRS SE baritone with trem. None of those should be a block buster but I’d love to see and get one of each

[@octaaka4757]

anything on new harley bentons?

[@donovanolguin6549]

He has the rga 27 fret in the background. Nice

[@boggeshzahim3713]

Rabea moved on from the line 6 guitar a while ago, as soon as he got a quad cortex. I think he's more likely to end up with music man or something

[@samwelsh1846]

Iirc Bea actually really disliked the variax due to the huge latency and inflexibility in his rig. Pretty sure he talked about that in a video he did on the neural quad cortex for Anderson’s.

[@PaulCooksStuff]

Rabea posted an update vid on his channel after conspiracy theorists still tried to read between the lines of his announcement. Paraphrasing, he always had a nagging doubt maybe he was given a Chapman deal out of friendship rather than merit. Breaking out on his own is going to tell him where he really stands. Seems to me he genuinely just wants independent affirmation that he's worthy. But conspiretards will probably still find some obscure interpretation of that vid too.

[@MR-um9ck]

Rob Chapman doesn’t give anyone anything out of friendship, he gives things if it ultimately benefits Rob Chapman to do so. That’s not a conspiracy theory, it’s just how the man works and always has done.

[@PaulCooksStuff]

@@MR-um9ck I'd say Rabea knows him better than us.

[@MR-um9ck]

@@PaulCooksStuff yes but do you feel Rabea is the kind of guy to air dirty linen in public? Of course he isn’t, he’s leaving with minimum fuss.

[@PaulCooksStuff]

@@MR-um9ck I don't feel Rabea is the kind of guy who'd go through the pretence of faking very friendly conversations and reminiscences with Chapman across social media if they weren't genuinely friends. He has nothing to gain by going the extra mile in doing that. If there was ill will and a desire to distance himself, he'd simply keep contact to a polite bare minimum, not put out an extra vid to counter the speculation. You appear to be the kind of determined conspiretard he made his video for - maybe you should watch it.

[@MR-um9ck]

@@PaulCooksStuff you obviously can’t read people and you think that what you see is what you get in the world of KZbin guitarists. You’re a lost cause if you can’t see that Rabea is doing a PR campaign to bow out in the least damaging way. He doesn’t want enemies but underneath that friendly exterior he’s no fool like you’re making him out to be.

[@fgoindarkg]

"I'll play them from time to time" What a ringing endorsement.

[@jordansmith444]

So at the beginning of your video with rebea, you said it’s always sad yet exciting to see guitarist you like leave a brand in pursuit of another. The only time this hasn’t been true for me is John Browne leaving mayones. Mick Gordon and John Browne are the reason I know this brand and why I own one. So this one just made me sad, in a good way haha. And schecter, no offense to anyone who has or likes them, but just for me, they don’t do anything for me. But much luck to him!

[@StevenAlwine]

Teppei Teranishi of Thrice made his own guitar, and I think it would be really cool if someone would be willing to pair up with him to get it from a one-off to a boutique version. It looks almost exactly like a Revstar at first glance, so is Yamaha taking on any new artists?

[@EnigmaOnStrings]

Chapman guitars are on their way out, just watch. Rob barely gets views on his own content, interest in the brand is just not strong.

[@SevenDeeone]

my thoughts Rabea is a seriously awesome artist with his own style . I would love to see him play Mayones that would be awesome....

[@thseed7]

I know a lot of people want to hate on Greta Van Fleet for basically being Led Zeppelin, but they sound good. I love Led Zeppelin and getting something new that shares a lot of that sound doesn't really hurt my feelings. Chapman Guitars are decent budget guitars that look good and play well. If I had something like that to start with I would have been a happy kid.

[@jacobwooten5137]

Agu would it be possible to ask you to check out the schecter SiM SHOW-HATE signature model from back in 2015 I've been thinking about buying one recently for a lot of reasons but there are not a lot of reviews

[@cafesociety8525]

I've no idea why anyone ever did or ever would buy a Chapman guitar... truly baffles me.

[@MR-um9ck]

Planks for planks is the company motto 😀

[@MrJingles021]

For new signatures, I'd love to see Bjorn Gelotte get a new signature or re-release. Ibanez doing a signature for the guys from Avatar would be cool. A signature explorer for Niclas Engelin from The Halo Effect.

[@Mikelennon78]

Is Chapman still a thing.

[@unknowninfinium4353]

How come he never tried a Yamaha Revstar?

[@whyuyellinginmyear3476]

I heard Rubea is joining AguFish guitars. :-)

[@CurrieNerd]

Re: Signature models. It's not all about the artist, all the time. I've seen a lot of people using J Mascis Squiers, because they're great guitars, rather than because they're fans of J. It could be a great marketing angle for Fender/Squier to support smaller artists with signature models, if they make them a bit different to a regular line up, but 'great' on their own merit. PRS's SE model Zach Myers is another example. Maybe some artists that aren't 'primarily English speaking country based' too.

[@MrPoilleke]

I guess Chapman's guitars got a better place on the us market? Cheaper rates maybe?

[@kylepoetsch]

I’d love to see a Ray Toro Gibson signature LP. My Chem might have another album in the works so coming out with a sig around then would be great to see, he’s been playing gibsons live for almost 20 years now

[@muzmalek]

I share the same sentiment, but i have a feeling that Ray himself might be the one not into the idea. I'm pretty sure the guitar companies know Ray Toro & his skills - which is pretty superior yet underrated imo, but him being the humble and reserved person that he is, I wouldn't be surprised if he had rejected offers from companies, including Gibson, for signature guitar opportunities.

[@kylepoetsch]

@@muzmalek I’ve thought the same about him turning down an offer especially with epiphone approaching Frank in 2011 for the signature Wilshire but nothing from Ray. He may have turned down the offer previously, it would be interesting to see though.

[@mcswordfish]

If memory serves, Line 6 specifically endorse Frogleap live, so Bea uses them because he's in Leo's band (and they're well suited to the needs of the tour)

[@vladv5126]

He said he doesn't use them anymore because of latency issues.

[@mcswordfish]

@@vladv5126 That's a shame as on paper it seemed the perfect setup

[@vladv5126]

@@mcswordfish true but at tge same time having to play leads especially while compensating for latency during the whole show sounds like not a great time.

[@Utubesup7890]

Uses the quad cortex now.

[@stephenceruolo2659]

I still think Matt Pike should get a signature Les Paul. Gibson was like a go to brand for doom and sludge players, but they have lost that world by letting brands like the old First Act custom shop and Dunable basically take that market over the years. A three pickup non chambered Les Paul with high gain pickups stock would sell like crazy imo. Also I am still a regular Bass VI defender. There are a lot of short scale basses that only have a half inch more scale length than the Bass VI, like the Gibson SG basses, so I don't really mind calling it a bass at all, and also the context that they're used is just a lot different than normal basses. Think the Twin Peaks theme or The Cure.

[@TIMExBANDIT]

I just think Bea got big enough that someone else has barked up his tree about a signature guitar ALA Rob Scallon. It's something that they can't say no to, having a sig from a 'big' brand would be silly to pass up. I also think Rob probably wanted a high end guitar line and now he's got a custom shop that he owns that could make them. So it's going to feed the beast so to say. Same for the pickups.

[@leer5505]

Ricky Warwick from Black Star Riders needs a custom. Fantastic player

[@michaelcordero5588]

Rebea saved his soul just in time.

[@steveburman5957]

I have a wild guess that Rabea is going to end up with Strandberg, dont know why i feel that but i do.

[@andrij.demianczuk]

Bea’s associations with Universal Audio and Neural DSP are still strong I believe. I know his neural archetype plugin is the number 1 selling plug-in right now from Neural, and that’s considering he’s up there with the likes of Nolly, Tosin Abasi and Tim Henson. I think Bea will be just fine and honestly, I can’t wait to see what he comes out with next.😊

[@thedondeluxe6941]

I don't think Rabea uses the Variax with Frog Leap anymore. Ironically, he switched back to his Chapman Signature a while ago😆

[@sergiolucio947]

The John browne guitar looks sick but my only concern is the warning they give about it possibly exposing you to chemicals that can cause cancer or birth defects, I’m just curious about what they’re doing with those specific guitars that requires that warning. Any thoughts?

[@whyuyellinginmyear3476]

I think that is a reference to heavy metal life style and not guitar specific. Hahaha

[@angusorvid8840]

I still haven't tried a Chapman. In fact, I've never even seen one in a guitar shop and I live in L.A. which has no shortage of guitar shops including Guitar Center and Sam Ash. The only thing I don't like about them from an aesthetic level is the upside-down headstock. It's just too metal for me. I tend to prefer strats and PRS anyway, the more vintage or vintage inspired guitars. BTW Rabea is an awesome guitar player.

[@SA8TER21]

I know there are a lot of things going on with people's view of Rob personally with just things he says and then it turns out to not be true. There are some videos that explain it better. Hopefully Rob can turn things around and get that fire lit under his company again.

[@brianvillage5]

If any of you haven’t played the ultra thin C schecter necks. You need to.

[@francinebacone1455]

It's weird how you aren't covering any of the Chapman controversies. Rob Chapman basically destroyed his company and his reputation by being a shady narcissist.

[@edwardjons8684]

I see Bea going with a company that is big in the mid-price range, like Ibanez. He’s not a big enough artist right now for the likes of MusicMan and Fender, and his name would not sell high end guitars in sufficient numbers. A mid-price sig with Ibanez would fit him well I think and could be a great guitar. They already have a pointy T-shape if he wants to go the same way as his previous sig, and could put a bling cap on without it becoming too expensive. I think Bea likes a chunkier neck though so they’d need to adapt.

[@modelcitizen1977]

I see a PRS signature guitar in the future.

[@dougulman6700]

Every inch does count?? No wonder i'm single.... Priceless cut my man! Lmfao

[@nickalderman5943]

mark heylmun needs a signature Jackson Rhodes v. His customs are fuckin fuego. I'd probably kill for an affordable one.

[@wriglarzzz]

Four year strong should get a model(s) And The Blue Stones should. Very popular band in Canada

[@acledfloyd]

Fender invented the electric bass as we know it, so as far as I’m concerned they know if something is a bass or a baritone.

[@AdamManley7]

They called their tremolo bars that since forever even though it was completely the wrong term for it

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