The first 'proper' guitar I ever owned was a second hand ’86 Fender American Standard Strat that I bought with no pickups and no machine heads. It had been heavily altered by its previous owner as was modified to take an HSH configuration of pickups. I still have that guitar and when I first started making videos with Chappers it was my go-to guitar.
When the Chapman Guitars project started to take off, Rob suggested that I design my own Chapman model, so I took the basic Chapman ML1 design, changed the fret board, pickups, scratch plate and colour so that it looked a bit more like my Strat. The CAP10 was born and I still have (and use!) serial number 1 of that guitar. In 2018 we decided to give the CAP10 a face lift and altered the body to be even more like my old Fender. The results are insane – the guitar looks so fresh, plays great and sounds fantastic. I can’t wait to hear what you think of it too!
- Lee 'The Captain' Anderton
Features
- Straight Heritage Headstock
- Chapman Locking (18:1 Gearing) Tuners
- String Retainers
- 42mm Graph Tech TUSQ Nut
- Dual Action Truss Rod
- Maple Recessed Bolt-on Neck with Satin Finish
- C Shape Neck Profile
- Indian Ebony Fretboard with Rolled Edges
- 648mm (~25.5") Scale Length
- 22 Jumbo Stainless Steel Frets
- Glow-in-the-Dark Side Dots
- 12th Fret Pearl Infinity Inlay
- Ernie Ball Regular Slinky Nickel Wound, 10-46 Strings
- Wilkinson 2-Point Tremolo, Brass Block
- Flat, Gloss Finish
- Mahogany Body with Gloss Finish
- Arm Carve
- Rear Tummy Cut
- Rear Lower Spoon Cut
- Rear Heel Contour
- Chapman Strap Locks
- NECK PICKUP: Chapman Stentorian Humbucker
- MIDDLE PICKUP: Chapman Venus Witch Single Coil
- BRIDGE PICKUP: Chapman Stentorian Humbucker
- Master Volume (500k), Master Tone (500k)
- 5 Way Blade Switch with Coil Split on Switch