Chapman Guitars ML1

SCOUT

Close-up of a guitar headstock showing tuning pegs and strings.
Close-up of a guitar headstock with tuning pegs and strings.

TRADITIONAL

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Introducing the Chapman Scout Traditional.

Designed with the same focus that shaped the very first Chapman Guitar, built around versatility, feel, and a clear sense of identity.

The roasted maple neck with its rosewood board is built to feel natural as soon as you pick it up, almost like something you’ve known for years, with that familiar, no-nonsense feel guitarists recognise straight away. The HSS setup, with a push-pull coil split gives you plenty of room for shaping tones or building riffs.

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FEATURES

ROASTED MAPLE AND ROSEWOOD NECK

The classic combination of roasted maple back and rosewood fretboard that players know and love. With a 25.5” scale length and 22 jumbo stainless steel frets, this guitar is designed for precision and versatility, and with matching headstock, looks good while doing it.

Chapman Scout Traditional Hot Cherry

PREMIUM CONSTRUCTION

Crafted from Mahogany with a Flame Maple veneer, the Scout Traditional is a visual and auditory delight. The gloss finish accentuates the wood’s natural beauty. The Wilkinson WVS130-2P tremolo with locking saddles gives the ultimate in tuning stability and reliability.

CHAPMAN PICKUPS

Made in partnership with Wilkinson, a Chapman Redline Special bridge humbucker and Chapman Straight-Six single coil pickups in the middle and neck, this guitar delivers a versatile tonal palette.

  • FINISH HOT CHERRY, WILDWOOD, SHADOW BURST, TIGER EYE

    BODY WOOD MAHOGANY

    TOP VENEER FLAME MAPLE

    BINDING REVEAL


  • NECK WOOD ROASTED MAPLE

    FRETBOARD WOOD ROSEWOOD

    SCALE 647.7mm / 25.5"

    FRETS 22 JUMBO STAINLESS STEEL

    NUT BLACK TUSQ XL 42mm

    NECK WIDTH 1st 43mm, 12th 52mm

    NECK THICKNESS 1st 21mm, 12th 22mm

    NECK RADIUS 350mm / 14"

    NECK PROFILE C

    NECK JOINT BOLT-ON

    HEADSTOCK ANGLE 8 DEGREES

    BINDING REVEAL

    TRUSS ROD DUAL ACTION SPOKE WHEEL ADJUSTED

    FRET INLAYS INFINITY AT 12th PEARLOID

    SIDE INLAYS 2mm GLOW IN THE DARK

  • TUNERS CHAPMAN 6 IN A LINE LOCKING TUNERS

    BRIDGE WILKINSON WVS130 TREMOLO WITH LOCKING SADDLES

    POTS MASTER VOLUME A500K, MASTER TONE A500K WITH COIL SPLIT

    CAPACITOR SPRAGUE ORANGE DROP 0.22uF

    TREBLE BLEED (0.002uF & 1/4 RESISTOR)

  • PICK CONFIG HH

    BRIDGE PU CHAPMAN REDLINE SPECIAL, BY WILKINSON

    BRIDGE PU SPEC 14.5K, CERAMIC

    MIDDLE PU CHAPMAN STRAIGHT-SIX, BY WILKINSON

    MIDDLE PU SPEC 7.2K, ALNICO V

    NECK PU CHAPMAN STRAIGHT-SIX, BY WILKINSON

    NECK PU SPEC 7.2K, ALNICO V

    SWITCH TYPE 5 WAY BLADE

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