Detail 01
HSS Alnico 5 pickups with 5-way switch
The guitar combines one humbucker and two single-coil pickups, selected from five switch positions.
Product detailSKU #1500000367278
ChapmanML1 X Electric Guitar Deep Blue Gloss
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Deep Blue Gloss ML1 X brings the X-range pickup layout and appointments into Chapman’s standard-series format. Its mahogany body carries a gloss ash veneer top, while the satin maple neck and Macassar ebony fingerboard combine with rolled edges and contoured body carves for a deliberately playability-focused build. The HSS Alnico 5 set works through a 5-way switch, master volume and master tone controls, giving you several pickup selections from one straightforward control area. A Chapman 2-point tremolo, 22 jumbo nickel frets and closed tuners complete the right-handed, 25.5-inch-scale design.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Players who want an HSS electric with five pickup selections and a Chapman 2-point tremolo.
- Stage or rehearsal setups that benefit from master volume and master tone controls in one control layout.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Players who require a fixed-bridge guitar rather than a tremolo-equipped model.
- Left-handed players.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
Master volume and master tone
Both controls govern the guitar’s full pickup setup rather than separate pickup volumes.
Detail 03
Satin maple neck; rolled edges
The neck has a satin finish, and the fingerboard edges are rolled for the comfort described in the design.
Detail 04
22 jumbo nickel frets
It has 22 jumbo frets made from nickel.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01Designed for right-handed players.
- 02The bridge is a Chapman 2-point tremolo with a steel block.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01What pickup layout does the ML1 X use?
It uses an HSS Alnico 5 pickup set: one humbucker and two single coils, selected by a 5-way switch.
02How are the controls arranged?
It has master volume and master tone controls.
03What is the scale length?
The scale length is 25.5 inches.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
6 detailsPickups & controls
- Pickup Switch
- 5-way
- Middle
- Proprietary alnico single coil
- Neck
- Proprietary alnico single coil
- Pickup Configuration
- HS
- Control Layout
- Master volume, Master tone
- Bridge
- Proprietary alnico humbucker
9 detailsPlayability
- Fret Size
- Jumbo
- Radius
- 9.45 inch (240 mm)
- Orientation
- Right-handed
- Nut Width
- 1.65
- Nut Width Material
- 1.65 in. (42 mm) Graph Tech TUSQ
- Number of Frets
- 22
- Number of Strings
- 6 string
- Scale Length
- 25.5
- Neck Shape
- C
15 detailsBody & build
- Joint
- Recessed bolt-on
- Bridge Type
- Tremolo/Vibrato
- Color
- Blue
- Bridge Design
- Chapman 2-point tremolo with steel block
- Body Material
- Mahogany
- Top Material
- Ash veneer
- Body Finish
- Gloss
- Body Type
- Double cutaway
- Inlays
- Pearl dots
- Neck Wood
- Maple
- Fingerboard Material
- Macassar ebony
- Body Style
- C
- Tuning Machines
- Chapman Classic closed
- Body Shape
- C
- Neck Finish
- Satin
2 detailsOther
- Configuration
- HSS
- Truss Rod
- Dual-action
