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They have opened a vote for a semi-hollow:
https://chapmanguitars.co.uk/voting/
Honey burst and P90s would be nice, but I'd spec some high end P90s and pay more if it was an option. Doubt we will see many of these in the UK though.
That said, Rob did a Facebook Q&A a couple of weeks back where he talked about maybe going to other UK retailers besides Andertons, on the basis that Andertons isn't really an option for most of the country if you want to try before you buy.
https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/chapman/guitars/electric/
The biggest example of this was Academy Of Sound and Sound Control. There couldn’t have been more competition between them if they tried. My father in law owned AOS and had a great relationship with Pat and Kip who owened SC. They worked very closely together to do major shows like Music live as well as working on huge deals with suppliers to get better prices.
Chapman at GG or any other store isn’t competition. It’s a very good business decision. I’m sure you will see more of it and Victory around in the coming years. They have become strong brands and any retailer that knows what they’re doing would be very smart to take them on.
I play guitar and take photos of stuff. I also like beans on toast.
If you live in the north (in in Edinburgh) and would only buy one if you could try it first what are you going to do? Drive to Andertons? One company expands their range, the other expands their market exposure - win-win.
I saw something the other day where it was explained that the original intention had been to have half-frets on the guitars (effecitvely fretless on the top three strings, fretted on the wound strings) and that was something they were maybe looking to pursue in the future, as it didn't come off originally. But the name stuck despite the lack of "ghost frets".
Back in the 60s you could have had basically the same car with either a Morris, Austin, Riley, Wolseley, Vanden Plas or MG badge.
Its a bit ridiculous to be honest. I mean guitar companies are essentially all making the same thing but at least they maintain the illusion that we are buying different style guitars by making them look differently.