dlloyd Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 I'm taking delivery of a new guitar tomorrow. Really looking forward to it, but this one could provoke controversy if other guitar forums are anything to go by... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Pics on arrival please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlloyd Posted November 15, 2018 Author Share Posted November 15, 2018 Absolutely... delivery time is between 14:19 and 15:19 (oddly specific) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dlloyd Posted November 15, 2018 Author Share Posted November 15, 2018 Really pleased with it... nice thick maple cap (as opposed to the veneer you get on so many), through neck, nice low action without any buzz... the stainless steel frets are slippery smooth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Ooh, hello pretty! Is that a Chapman? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlloyd Posted November 15, 2018 Author Share Posted November 15, 2018 Yep, ML1 Pro Modern... photo doesn't really do the flame justice. It's really nice. Fit and finish are as good as anything I've owned. The spec is excellent... I haven't played it for long as it still has nickel strings on, but there are a couple of sets of Ernie Ball Stainless steel slinkys on their way to me. Reasons I bought it... it's essentially the guitar I wanted as a kid, 30 years ago... Mahogany body, flame maple top, strat-ish shape, maple through neck, ebony fingerboard, minimal fret markers, two humbuckers... I was looking for a new guitar with stainless steel frets and thought "what the hell... I can return it if it's disappointing." I had been looking at Strandbergs, but they're a bit spendy. Korean guitars have really come on in the last few years and we're definitely at the point we were with Japanese guitars in the early 90s. Part of it is that they've been making them for so long, part of it is that their economy has strengthened to the point that you cannot build cheap guitars there any more. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
