CHAPMAN LAW MAKER LEGACY BARITONE £1099
A T-style bruiser to handle all your lower range needs
Photography Phil Baker
There’s a lot to like about Chapman’s Law Maker Legacy Baritone. The alder body, flame maple top and rosewood neck go well together to create a highly responsive instrument, with the balance of snap and warmth resulting in a remarkable amount of articulation. It also feels reliable and robust, holding its tuning no matter how adventurous you get with your picking and bends.
Much like the tonewoods, the Seymour Duncan pickups are a perfect match: the ceramic bar Little ’59 is a mini-sized humbucker that’s usually found in the bridge, but works well here in the neck, while the Alternative 8is a high output trembucker that uses an Alnico 8magnet for extra warmth. The five-way blade switch is the trick to unlocking all the options here and, while the bridge pickup sounds a little sterile when plugged into a clean amp, it’s also what provides the firepower when fed into overdrive channels and distortion pedals.