Detail 01
Right-handed, six-string
Built around a standard right-handed electric-guitar layout with six strings.
Product detailSKU #1500000355777
ChapmanML3 Traditional Electric Guitar - Black Gloss
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Chapman’s ML3 Traditional is a mid-range, right-handed solid-body electric guitar with six strings and a Black Gloss finish. Its tags describe a modern, contemporary voice that is tight, dynamic and responsive, paired with a comfortable, ergonomic, easy-play feel. It is positioned for intermediate players who want a traditional-named Chapman model with modern sound character.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Intermediate right-handed players wanting a black gloss solid-body six-string with responsive, contemporary sound tags.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Left-handed players.
- Players seeking a non-solid-body guitar.
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
Solid body
A solid-body electric-guitar format.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01Confirm that a right-handed, six-string solid-body electric guitar is the format you need.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01What finish does it have?
Black Gloss.
02How is its sound characterized?
It is tagged as modern, contemporary, tight, dynamic and responsive.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
3 detailsPickups & controls
- Neck pickup
- Chapman Vintage Tone Alnico V single-coil
- Pickup Configuration
- SS
- Bridge pickup
- Chapman Angry Mule Alnico V P90 single-coil
8 detailsPlayability
- Factory strings
- Ernie Ball Regular Slinky Nickel Wound
- Fingerboard radius
- 13.78"
- Number of Frets
- 24
- Scale Length
- 25.5"
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Number of strings
- 6
- Number of frets
- 24
- Number of Strings
- 6
14 detailsBody & build
- Body construction
- Solidbody
- Neck material
- Maple
- Fingerboard material
- Maple
- Nut material
- Graph Tech TUSQ
- Available finishes
- Gloss Black, Tobacco Ash
- Color
- Black
- Body Material
- Mahogany
- Neck finish
- Satin
- Neck Wood
- Maple
- Fingerboard Material
- Maple
- Body Shape
- T-style
- Body finish
- Gloss
- Neck joint
- Recessed bolt-on
- Body material
- Mahogany
2 detailsSize & weight
- Nut width
- 1.65"
- Scale length
- 25.5"
24 detailsOther
- Pickup configuration
- SS
- Fingerboard edges
- Rolled
- Side dots
- Glow-in-the-dark
- Neck profile
- C
- String gauge
- .010-.046
- Product type
- Electric guitar
- Korena Special
- false
- Tuning machines
- Chapman Classic closed-gear, 18:1 ratio
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Bridge
- Chapman string-through T-style
- Body shape
- T-style
- Pickup type
- Passive
- Inlays
- Black dots with Infinity inlay at 12th fret
- Truss rod
- Dual-action
- Pickup selector
- 3-way blade switch
- Tier
- new
- Controls
- Master volume, master tone
- Category Source
- detail
- Cutaway
- Single cut
- Series
- ML3
- Product Type
- Electric guitar
- Model
- ML3 Traditional
- Source Id
- site51500000355777
- Strap buttons
- Chapman Classic
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