WHAT'S THE FUTURE OF CHAPMAN GUITARS?

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In this video, I want talk about the future of Chapman Guitars. I want to elaborate of the loss of Rabea, and what I think they should do going forward to continue to grow the brand.

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[brandonbryson]

They just don’t standout in any way for me and I used to be a big Chapman and Andertons fan and that has waned over the years. I still tune into Andertons from time to time but Rob kind of lost me as a fan with his behavior the last few years.

[benlogan]

No artists, no luthiers among the team, no offices and no production site. It’s gonna be hard to relaunch a brand that’s just outsourcing specs to a manufacturer. A brand based on one’s personality is a difficult endeavor. Good luck to them I say. Hopefully all works out.

[weaselfart]

I completely understand if I come across as petty and childish in saying this but, the whole drama with Rob a couple years ago still runs me the complete wrong way and turn me off of the brand forever. Not to say the guitars are bad I'm sure they are great, it's just he himself comes across as arrogant and annoying

[frannyp]

“If it wasn’t for those meddling kids, sorry, KDH, I would have got away with this”. Rob Chapman.

[sonicallydisruptive]

I agree with your take. I never fully understood the hate. A YouTuber put out a negative video, Rob responded in a defensive manner, like most of us would and the guitar community lost their minds. I own a number of Chapman's. They are my favorite guitars I've played. I have personally had more qc issues with the big brands. But I hope they do well. I don't know Rob, and I don't know the business deals and I'm assuming most who are bashing him don't either.

[Dekulilkidnro]

I’ve had minimal interaction with Chapman guitars as a company, but I did purchase a thinline ML3 used a while ago, and it’s an amazing guitar. I’ve played other Chapman guitars, and they haven’t resonated with me as much, but they have all been nice guitars. Hopefully they can keep the quality up through this transition.

[rychenn]

I recently bought a Chapman ML1 Baritone and it's one of the best feeling guitars I've ever played

[adamcogan]

Rob tarnished the name of the company honestly. I still love Andertons and Bea but Rob really ruined the companies reputation. If he had called them anything else they probably would have been fine.

[rushtabconvideo]

Agreed. I just bought a new Chapman, and plan on another one down the line as well as a Solar. But they could use a better online presence to showcase them a bit more and keep them in the limelight and stay more relevant.

[kevinsparrow]

I love my ghost fret, plays great well built. I think that people’s dislike of Chapman guitars, centers around a general dislike of Rob Chapman, the person, & it’s being projected onto the guitars

[KaijuAlert]

This company is so greasy, I think they'll struggle to attract big name artists. The negative PR follows this company around like a stink cloud.

[rezner]

I think the problem with Chapman guitars is, Rob. He comes across all wrong . I think he needs to step back and let someone else be the face of Chapman. I had a ML2, loved it. I ended up swapping for a thinline Tele, love that more.

[aceshigh]

Chapman isn't really my thing, im more interested in ESP and Schecter.

BUT, i want to see good guitar companies succeed. I know about their reported QC issues, not a fan of Rob's behaviour in the past. But i've also heard people say good things about their Chapmans. Maybe a Chapman is someone's favourite guitar and that's cool for that person.

Im indifferent, they have some potential and i hope they don't set the bar too high.

Good on you for giving a look on both the good and bad and giving ideas about where Chapman could go. Really appreciate the positivity my dude

[samsara]

I got a ML1 special with Seymour Duncans last year and I love it. Great build quality, great playability, great tone, great looks.

[dahmersbraindrill]

Pretty sure people just don’t like Rob, not a like able person like Ola, that’s why solar is popular and has been since the start.

[Sticky_Tea]

doesn't help that Rob is basically a real life Jackie Daytona, regular human bar tender 🤣 dude's a caricature

[pfizzle]

Unfortunately for Rob and Chapman as a Brand is that "old school" Rob and his apparent "charm" doesn't really exist for a lot of people now. He comes across as disingenuous after all the BS. TBH, I think he's doing it best by staying away from YT and social Media all together. I don't think too many people miss him online.

[ugopaleni]

Let’s be real here, a huge part of the guitar community (you know…the one buying guitars) basically hate Rob Chapman. Until the name is on the headstock I don’t think they’ll ever get back to what they once had

[robwalsh]

I once checked out a used strat-style Chapman at a local music store up in Northern California. It was merely okay. Basically a decent studio instrument, but it seemed like something that would gather dust instead of being played frequently(by me, anyways). I checked out some others during NAMM and they looked great but didn't have that 'feel' that I look for in a guitar. Rob is the face of the company, and he did a very bad job doing damage control years ago. He has a lot of homework if he wants to help his image and his brand.

[remley]

When Rob left Andertons, it was doomed to happen. We all bought them because of Rob and Cpt Lee and sometimes Rebeah. When they split, Chapman guitars was doomed to fail and especially when I went to being a posh, upmarket brand was way too soon. They're fine, but just another brand without Rob AND Lee or AT LEAST Rabeahr and Lee lost the magic entirely. I don't think a comeback is even possible without Rob and Cpt Lee getting the band back together. That ship had well and truly sailed and the magic has gone. It's just another Chinese guitar brand now with, likely exact clones being rebranded by Chinese manufacturers coming soon. Their time has passed and ists just a downhill slide from here, but on the brightside. Lee probably made a few million pounds off of Chapman for Rebeah.