FEATURES
ROASTED MAPLE NECK
If international touring is in your plans, a roasted maple neck on your guitar that reduces its vulnerability to warping in different climates is essential.
PREMIUM BODY CONSTRUCTION
Fun fact about Alder wood: it doesn’t really rot in water. We use Alder wood for guitars as it makes them light resilient, which is great for touring, but that said, we would not recommend that you throw your guitar in the hotel pool or the sea after a heavy night. The flat top, ergonomically contoured arm and tummy cuts, lower horn and neck transition makes this guitar comfortable to play, particularly if you are playing for hours on end.
V2 CHAPMAN HENCHMAN PICKUPS
Powered by the new and improved Chapman Henchman pickups, the ML3 Standard Baritone BEA is an elite guitar with a rich sound.
FULL SPECIFICATION
BODY
- BODY SHAPE
ML3 BEA Baritone
- BODY TOP
Flame Maple Veneer On Flat Top with Satin Finish
- BODY BACK
Alder with Satin Finish
NECK
- HEADSTOCK
Angled Heritage Headstock
- TUNERS
Chapman Locking (18:1 Gearing)
- STRING NUT
42mm Graph Tech Black TUSQ XL Nut
- NECK
Roasted Maple – Medium Colour with Satin Finish
- NECK JOINT
Recessed Bolt-on Neck with Volute
- NECK SIZE
WIDTH: NUT 42mm, 22F 58mm
THICKNESS including fret height: 1F 21.5mm 12F 23mm - NECK PROFILE
C Shape
- TRUSS ROD
Dual Action
- FRETBOARD
Macassar Ebony Fretboard with Rolled Edges
- FRETBOARD RADIUS
350mm (~13.5″)
- FRETS
22 Jumbo Nickel Frets
- FRET MARKERS
Glow-in-the-Dark Side Dots
- 12TH FRET INLAY
Pearl Infinity
- SCALE LENGTH
711mm (~28″)
ELECTRONICS
- NECK PICKUP
Chapman Henchman Mini Rail Humbucker
MAGNET: Ceramic
DC RESISTANCE: 8.5k ohms - BRIDGE PICKUP
Chapman Henchman Humbucker
MAGNET: Ceramic
DC RESISTANCE: 15k ohms - PICKUP SWITCH
3 Way Blade Switch with Coil Split on Push-Pull Tone Knob
- CONTROLS
Master Volume (500k), Master Tone with Push-Pull (500k)
HARDWARE
- BRIDGE
Chapman String-Through Hardtail
- STRAP BUTTONS
Chapman Classic Strap Buttons
- STRINGS
Ernie Ball Super Slinky, Nickel Wound, Custom 12-60 (.012 / .016 / .020 / .034 / .046 / .060)
PICKUP SWITCHING
- POSITION 1
Bridge
Bridge Split (outer coil)
- POSITION 2
Bridge + Neck
Bridge + Neck Split (outer coils)
- POSITION 3
Neck
Neck Split (outer coil)
"I’m truly excited to bring out my new ML3 BEA Standard models with Chapman Guitars. The thing I love most about my signature guitars is the solidity and versatility of them, so the main priority designing these models was to make sure nothing was compromised, especially for touring and recording. I decided to simplify things and create 2 hardtail models; one baritone and one 25.5”. As much as I wanted to keep the woods as close as possible to my original signature ML3 models, change is always good, thus the addition of new baked maple necks! Visually, I thought I would bring back the look of the original ML3 prototypes, after they received so much love online. Overall, I couldn’t be happier with how these have turned out; the new V2 henchman pickups sounds incredible, they look sick and play so well! I can’t wait to take these on tour!" -Rabea Massaad