ExtremophileElite
17 Guitars&Counting
My wonderful wife surprised me with this yesterday for Christmas. I'd been checking these out online for a little while now, but couldn't really find too much information/reviews on them except for what was made available by Rob Chapman himself.
Really light guitar in relation to its size. I own a Gibson Explorer and RD that are much, much heavier. Neck is really thin and comfortable. Fret edges are filed and not sharp. It does have some neck dive, but I half expected that. I was pleased find that this guitar was loaded with Seymour Duncans rather than the Chapman Passive Aggressive pups. Quality was pretty much on par with anything coming out of Korea. The Hipshot bridge and locking tuners are a big +1 for me. The placement of the tuning keys make it a little awkward to tune if you're playing standing up, but I guess I just need to get used to it.
Sounds great through my 5150iii. Excels at super heavy tones and does a great job with cleans, due to the coil-tap.
I may not be the biggest fan of the man himself, but I'll definitely say that I'm impressed with this offering.
Really light guitar in relation to its size. I own a Gibson Explorer and RD that are much, much heavier. Neck is really thin and comfortable. Fret edges are filed and not sharp. It does have some neck dive, but I half expected that. I was pleased find that this guitar was loaded with Seymour Duncans rather than the Chapman Passive Aggressive pups. Quality was pretty much on par with anything coming out of Korea. The Hipshot bridge and locking tuners are a big +1 for me. The placement of the tuning keys make it a little awkward to tune if you're playing standing up, but I guess I just need to get used to it.
Sounds great through my 5150iii. Excels at super heavy tones and does a great job with cleans, due to the coil-tap.
I may not be the biggest fan of the man himself, but I'll definitely say that I'm impressed with this offering.
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