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Some
comments from Chapin customers
"Guitars
that capture the soul of the great vintage instruments, while looking
toward the future."
-Billy Johnson
(John Lee Hooker, Chet Baker, Stan Kenton)
Hear Billy on John Lee Hooker's CDs "Chill Out ", "Boom Boom" and "Face to Face" As well as Zakiya Hooker's CDs "Another Generation of the Blues" and "Flavors of the Blues""
"I can honestly say that not only is my Chapin Stratahoula the finest guitar I’ve ever owned, it’s also the finest guitar I’ve ever played. I had a “number 1 “guitar for over 13 years. I never ever put it down. Every session and every gig this guitar was there. I of course owned other guitars, but I never wanted to play anything but that number 1. Well I received my Chapin on July 5 2005 that was the last day I used my old number one. That’s all I can say. Also, not only is Bill an amazing builder, he and his family are just great people. I’ll be a friend and Chapin user for life.."
-Josh Smith (Solo artist, session guitarist)
Hear Josh on his excellent CD "Deep Roots", or with soul sensation Rick Fante
"My Chapin gives me an amazing choice of tones from jazz to rock to acoustic,
it's beautiful and it plays like butter."
-Tim
Volpicella (Chuck
Israels, Russ Ferrante, Dann Zinn, Solo)
Hear Tim on his outstanding debut "Unspoken Words", Dann
Zinn's "Ten Songs", or Hafez Modirzadeh's "People's Blues"
"“Bill Chapin is among the best guitar builders that I know and knows more about the relationship between acoustic and electric instruments than anyone I’ve ever met..”
-Tom Ribbecke
Archtop guitar building deity
"I
highly recommend Bill Chapin's instruments and repair work to any serious
musician."
John Stowell
(Guitar
Player Magazine lesson columnist, David Freisen, Paul Horn, Billy Higgins, Ralph Towner,
Herb Ellis, Solo)
"My T-bird is too cool! The UberTele! Twang for days, but not an ounce of ice-pick to be found anywhere. The pickups are warm and sweet and every tone in the thing is useful. Handles the rock, the blues, and all the weird things too. And the color - oh my! Bottom line - what you don't know about finding the perfect combination of wood, wire, magnets, strings and finish isn't worth knowing. ."
-David Kelly
The Hawk
has a distinct tone all its own. In fact, it doesn't sound like any guitar
I have ever heard, and I have played guitar for well over 20 years. Most
guitars I pick up (We're talkin' solid bodies, now) either have a "Strat"
vibe to them, or a Les Paul (Fat Humbucker) sound. Your Hawk seems to
have forged these two sounds together so that both tones seem to meld
into one unique sound. I will recommend your guitars to anyone looking
for a new direction in their search for "Tone to Dee Bone."
-Matthew
Guest via internet
Full Review:
http://www.harmonycentral.com/Guitar/Data4/Chapin_Guitars/Tbird-01.html
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