This is made by APC in Portugal. Don't think you still find them as HB brand, but as APC for sure.

Beautiful playing! PS you’re looking great Rob! Wishing you great health, wealth, and an exciting 2022! Thanks for all the great playing over the years!

Nice to see you going after the acoustic guitars...new year new directions brother..cool guitar

i dig this big time!! My main "sofa guitar" to play while just chilling watching movies and stuff is an old half size classical that i bought at a bootfair for £3 (haggled down from £5 lol), had it atleast 7-8 years now and barely change the strings on it but man, its so nice to play a classical that dosent feel like im holding a cruise ship on my lap. It's time to put it to rest soon since the intonation is a bit knackered and 3 of the tuning pegs have just crumbled away, so im tuning it with a pair of pliers

Beautiful Rob thanks!

Sounds really good. And looks cool 😎

That was beautiful playing!

@RobChappers

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Janice :-)

So me and my one-year-old son watched this together and he pointed at the screen and I said Rob Chapman and he laughed so now I’ve been yelling your name repeatedly at my son and he is cracking up.

@jeffleecust

2 жыл бұрын

About the guitar and your playing…. Great stuff thank you.

@RobChappers

2 жыл бұрын

Ha ha that’s amazing!! Thanks for sharing such a nice moment with your boy :-)

Hi Rob it's made by a Portuguese company called apc I've had an acoustic electric for years unbelievably long sustain and tone and it's so easy to play

Wow, made in Portugal is awesome. I can picture it being used in those Portugese pubs where there's always live acoustic music. Love that first piece you played - makes me want to transfer my pension to Scottish Widows!

Oooh - suits you Sir - oooh :) 🎸

I actually wish Harley Benton would strip back it's name on the headstocks, a nice wee HB symbol would perfect, I got a teletype and it's a nearly an essay on there 😆

I think that guitar looks lovely on how it is really slim compared to a normal classical guitar, and that it is black on the body.

I bought a blueburst HB round back Ovational-style acoustic electric last year for a ridiculous price from Thomann, and I absolutely adore it! Cheers Chappers!

@ThePierrezx

7 ай бұрын

Yes the HBO 850 ... Very good

Really nice to see you play Steve Hackett!

This is very similar in concept to my Eko MIA Nylon - also very slim but still nice sounding acoustically as well as when plugged in.

I play classical and electric and this looks like an interesting guitar. I checked out the link on Thomann and was surprised that it is actually pretty cheap. Looks-sounds like a decent beginner-intermediate guitar for someone who is interested on working on some classical stuff, but doesn't want to spend a fortune. A top end classical and you're looking at 10x the price or even more!

@sergeantslowpoke1550

2 жыл бұрын

more like 30-50x the price source: conservatory student classical guitar

@razztastic

Жыл бұрын

@@sergeantslowpoke1550 everything's expensive when you're a student, and it doesn't matter what you go to school for lol.

@sergeantslowpoke1550

Жыл бұрын

@@razztastic the point was that I'm very well informed on the market value of high end classical guitars. Mind you I've also noticed I missed the "or even more" part of the comment above so that was a small oopsie but point still stands.

Nice to see you in my world for a change. haha I am a Classical Guitarist, and that Classica sounds nice. I've never seen a classical guitar with an Oak top before (Cedar and Spruce are far more common) Nice to see the bit of the Bach Cello suite no.1 there. The amplified sound is quite nice too. Usually mic'ing classical guitars is a NIGHTMARE, because they just end up sounding synthetic. This one actually doesn't.

@thenormie

Жыл бұрын

Random question but do you prefer cedar or spruce more and considering the density of oak as a top wood, could you see it being more common in the future? Coming from a person who plays on a classical often as well.

@Anton_the_Vampire

Жыл бұрын

@@thenormie I like cedar for its dark, romantic tone. I have 2 Cedar & Indian Rosewood Ramirez guitars & I love 'em. I'm not sure about oak. I suppose it could.

@thenormie

Жыл бұрын

@@Anton_the_Vampire cedar is my preference too, I have a spruce top but I’m trying to work on my nails, technique and changing strings to get a darker warmer tone. 👍

Nice demo - interesting as oak is new to me, too. However I would have loved just a slight bit of what I would be looking for in a classical guitar: the sweet, fat, sustained appoyando (rest stroke) melody? Maybe you can consult your dad about that ;)

Rob im satin man if u venture a lottle into great acoustics, PLEASE make a sweet B bender w some nice inlays like the gibson

interesting guitar, I was looking at a 2nd hand Yamaha AEX but this could fit the bill instead.

Rob nice find. Shame you didn't try it on an electric guitar amp, to see if you get any output. I tried my resonator on my electric guitar amp and had to change to the clean channel and then only got a low output, though it doesn't have a built in pre-amp to be fair.

I have a USA strat and a Harley Benton, I find myself picking up the Harley more 🎸

"Out of my comfort zone" ha! I feel like that any time I pick up my electric, even tho I massively love blues.... could it be because I've never had a decent one? Or that I'm just shit lol

Hi Rob, just wanted to let you know that I really enjoy your work with Clockwork Wolf & Co. I'm looking forward to Time is the Enemy.

@RobChappers

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Charlie, we are so excited to release it :-)

Try a felt pick next time! Works great and sounds like your finger.

you should get them directly from APC or any of their resellers and you'll save a lot on the price.

Is that a xlr jack on this thing also? Whats the purpose everyone? I mean, I can understand going stereo, but wouldn't you just need a dual 1/4" jacks?

Was expecting some distorted pedals or something. Would have been fun

Cool guitar. Why not using an overdrive and playing blues with this guitar. It has a special sound. 😉

I really wana buy this guitar. Any idea when will it be available in thoman!

Needs a HB branded version with a 46mm neck.

Is nut narrower than 5 cm ? I would like to have a nylon string but I cannot stand too wide and fat necks

@thenormie

Жыл бұрын

48mm nut width according to the site

Are they currently out of stock or not in production any longer?

Any update for the Chapman 2022 line up? I'm about to purchase my third Chapman guitar, and I'm curious about what may be in the works!

@RobChappers

2 жыл бұрын

Hey dude, lots of stuff coming out this year, including new ML2 and some beautiful semi hollows!!

@East_Coast_Ghost86

2 жыл бұрын

@Rob Chapman I've got an ML1 pro, and the ml3 pro modern semi hollow, and had recalled in an earlier video that you had mentioned another semi hollow. Any ballpark idea on info/specs/release date? Probably don't want to spill the beans just yet, I get it. But a general time frame? Like... before summer? Fall release?

Unfortunately, the link to the Thomann page does not lead to the guitar.

What is the full name of this Harley Benton series?

What’s that first tune Rob. I want to give it a try.

@RobChappers

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Steve, It’s Bach I think it’s Cello Suit number 1, thanks for watching :-)

APC no seu melhor APC instrumentos Antônio Pinto de Carvalho Portugal

There is no link in the description

so you moved from Anderton's to Thomann?

But, the Indonesian hard to get the product Boss...

We'll always have Paris.

Made in Portugal you say? What sorcery is this...

You should play it through a Miku

What? No "Stairway To Heaven" ? Ha!! Just kidding.....

A shoe box with some rubber bands wrapped around it would have better tone...