Description
The Chapman Scout Traditional Electric Guitar in Wildwood is a modern workhorse built around feel, versatility and a classic shape that’s subtly modernised. With a weight relieved mahogany body capped with a flame maple top, a roasted maple neck and a powerful yet flexible HSS pickup configuration, it is built to cover everything from glassy cleans to high gain riffs with ease.
Shaped by real player feedback, the Scout Traditional is packed with thoughtful details that make a genuine difference when you plug in night after night. Stainless steel frets, a carbon reinforced neck and Chapman locking tuners deliver rock solid tuning stability and long term reliability, while premium electronics and hardware ensure your tone stays clear, expressive and consistent at any volume.
Modern Classic Feel
The roasted maple neck with rosewood fretboard is designed to feel instantly familiar, with a comfortable carve and a 14 inch radius that makes bending, vibrato and fast runs feel effortless. Stainless steel frets offer a super smooth playing surface and exceptional durability, so your Scout Traditional will feel fresh and precise for years of gigs and sessions.
Versatile HSS Powerhouse
At the heart of the Scout Traditional is an HSS pickup set designed by Rob Chapman and Trev Wilkinson. The ceramic bridge humbucker delivers punchy, high output tones that stay tight under gain, while the Alnico V single coils in the middle and neck positions provide clarity and chime. A push pull coil split on the tone control and a 5 way switch unlock a wide palette of voices, from classic single coil sparkle to thick, muscular rock tones.
Stage Ready Stability
From the carbon rod reinforced neck and dual action truss rod through to the Graph Tech Tusq nut and Chapman locking tuners, the Scout Traditional is engineered for tuning stability and consistency. The precision spoke wheel truss rod adjustment makes on the fly tweaks quick and easy, while glow in the dark side dots keep you oriented on dark stages so you can focus on the performance.
Refined Construction and Electronics
A weight relieved mahogany body with an updated modern carve keeps the guitar comfortable for long sets, without sacrificing sustain or resonance. Under the hood, treble bleed circuitry on the volume control, Orange Drop capacitors and full size A 500k pots preserve clarity as you roll back your controls, giving you a responsive, expressive instrument that reacts to every touch. Every guitar is inspected and approved by Chapman luthiers, so you can trust it is ready to go from the moment you open the box.
Key Features
- Versatile HSS Pickup Configuration with Coil Split – The combination of a ceramic bridge humbucker and Alnico V single coils in the middle and neck positions, plus a push pull coil split and 5 way switch, gives you everything from crisp single coil sparkle to thick, saturated rock tones, making the Scout Traditional ideal for players who cover multiple genres.
- Roasted Maple Neck with Stainless Steel Frets – The roasted maple neck and rosewood fretboard feel broken in from day one, while stainless steel frets provide a slick playing surface and exceptional longevity, so your bends stay smooth and your intonation stays accurate over years of playing.
- Rock Solid Stability and Easy Adjustment – A carbon rod reinforced neck, dual action truss rod with precision spoke wheel adjustment, Graph Tech Tusq nut and Chapman locking tuners work together to keep your tuning stable and your setup dialled in, even with frequent string changes and climate shifts.
- Player Focused Construction and Electronics – The weight relieved mahogany body with modern carving improves comfort without losing resonance, while treble bleed on the volume, Orange Drop capacitors and full size A 500k pots ensure your tone stays clear and articulate at any setting, giving you precise control from clean to driven sounds.
Specifications
Body
- Body Wood: Mahogany
- Top Wood: Flame Maple
- Finish: Tiger Eye Burst
- Construction: Weight Relieved
- Body Carve: Updated modern carve for improved playability and comfort
Neck
- Neck Wood: Roasted Maple
- Fretboard Wood: Rosewood
- Neck Joint: Bolt On
- Neck Radius: 14″
- Neck Width: 1st fret 42 mm, 12th fret 52 mm
- Neck Thickness: 1st fret 21 mm, 12th fret 22 mm
- Reinforcement: Carbon rod reinforced neck
- Truss Rod: Dual action with precision spoke wheel adjustment
- Frets: Stainless steel
- Side Dots: Glow in the dark
- Nut: Graph Tech Tusq
Hardware
- Bridge: Chapman Hardtail
- Tuners: Chapman locking tuners
- Control Plate: Magnetic cavity control plate
- Strap Buttons: Straplocks
Electronics
- Bridge Pickup: Chapman bridge humbucker
- Bridge Pickup Spec: Ceramic, 14.5k average
- Middle Pickup: Chapman middle single coil
- Middle Pickup Spec: Alnico V, 7.2k average
- Neck Pickup: Chapman neck single coil
- Neck Pickup Spec: Alnico V, 7.2k average
- Controls: Volume knob, tone knob with push pull coil split
- Switching: 5 way switch
- Electronics: Treble bleed on volume knob
- Capacitors: Orange Drop
- Pots: Full size A 500k
Miscellaneous
- Strings: Ernie Ball
- Inspection: Every guitar inspected and approved by Chapman luthiers
