Rob Chapman, Eddie Kramer and Waves at the Strongroom – Part 1
Oct 13, 2009 Guitarists, Other Instrument
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Rob Chapman aka “The Monkey Lord”, was kind enough to invite me along to a Waves plug-in event at The Strongroom in Shoreditch. Hosted by the legendary Eddie Kramer (Jimi Hendrix, Steve Vai, The Beatles) it was certainly going to be an educational night for anyone interested in sound engineering.
Prior to the presentation, Eddie sat down for a chat and a thorough inspection of Rob Chapman’s new brand of guitar, the ML-1.
The ML-1 is due for release very soon and will be retailing at £290. A bargain considering what you get. Featuring a reverse head stock, from a “Telecaster” and possibly a reversed reverse headstock (don’t ask) on the left handed models (if they’re released!). The ML-1 is a good combination of a “Strat” and a “Les Paul. You’d think that this idea has already been done many times by now, but the ML-1 does it in a more subtle way. At first you’d think that the guitar was like any normal strat, but when you pick it up, you soon realise it feels more like a Gibson, or at least as heavy! The guitar uses a humbucker in the bridge, a single-coil in the middle and the neck, giving a good balance between a heavy rock sound (ala Les Paul) to an exceptional clean tone (ala Strat). The neck plays beautifully and is based on a strat neck, which should give it a familiar feel to those people that already have a Fender style guitar. The build quality is perfect and the fretboard is made of real ebony, which has an infinity symbol on it. The manufacturer’s have even engraved the Monkey Lord logo onto the neck plate.
Overall, for the money, this guitar is truly flawless and you certainly couldn’t go wrong with it. It fills the gap of a certain price bracket. Cheaper than an Epiphone “Les Paul” and something that’s a bit more adventurous than a Fender Squier. The bonus will be, that you get the best of both worlds at an affordable price. All the guitars and parts have been manufactured in China but come with Grover USA machine heads and Wilkinson trems.
Follow the link to Rob Chapman’s site to reserve your own ML-1 http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=tycFJlM2VKU75jMQhOc5Z0Q&hl=en
Tags: Eddie Kramer, ML-1, Monkey Lord, Rob Chapman, Strongroom, Waves
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