Hey all! Mike here, just wanted to drop in and thank you all for your comments! Rob and I look forward to growing Cerberus and Guitarmory with you all, cheers!
@@DevilMayAsian Hey boss! While I would love to get manufacturing up and running in my home state, right now that's not part of the plan. Given I'm still in the Navy, Rob and I agree keeping things as streamlined as possible for the time being.
@@MichaelCampbellCerberus gotcha. All building aspects, guitars and pickups, are not currently happening in nashville? I would love to check out your stuff, if given the opportunity!
@@DevilMayAsian Currently our pickups are made a couple hours south of me in Northern California (where I am stationed at the moment) by an extremely high end shop, and our USA Cerberus models are made in Texas by one of the best luthiers I've met.
Just bought one.. 7 string, amazing. Blew all the other 7 strings out of the water, Ibanez, shecter, sterling, Jackson… this was the best sounding and nicest looking
I’m here! I don’t know anything about 7 string but I know guitars. I’m in an old codger band called “Me, Myself & I. We play often in the club called “Bedroom” until it closes every night. The average age of the member… uh…members, 71.
@@RobChappers , your not talking to my father. So keep it simple. Mike. And I’ll take it! Don’t know what I would do with it!!! Maybe myself can use a couple of strings 🫣
That guitar is possibly the coolest looking guitar I have seen honestly. Very professional appeal to the color scheme the way the edges are so sharp and beautiful wood grain showing! And the top fade is an amazing flat look. Gr8 job and congrats on the new venture!!!!
Owning one myself, I think the BIGGEST thing to improve upon is that dang neck heel. Please do something more molded/rounded! Overall contouring on the back would be nice to make it less blocky feeling, sounds amazing but that’s my two cents!
I'm a local in Tennessee just 30 minutes south of Nashville in a active band where can I send my EPK. The band im in is called Circus On Broadway we are a 6 string/baritone and 7 string brand we are actively recording a record and preparing for touring come October. Just wanna throw my name in the hat for the opportunity. We also charted with our single Undivided landing and holding #15 on Apple music for 8 days
The intent behind this initially was to allow consumers the mass to have a floyd added down the line if they wanted, but who knows, maybe a more slimmer model is on the horizon :)
I am super picky about headstocks but I love that one. Reminds me of the Parker Fly but cooler. The price on that 7 string seems reasonable and it sounds killer. Boss Katana in the house!
Oh dear God, I'm 53 years old, just learning to play guitars, in full Gear Aquisition Mode and now I have to add all your guitars to the list!!!! Stunning! Beautiful!
Well, some years ago I recorded a full length and an EP me alone. The project's called "Solitude Embroidery", is me doing one man band (everything, from shitty artwork to recording, every instrument, every lyric, mix, everything). I lost my office job some months ago and I have nothing to lose, now. I know this message won't do anything, but I need to do something to not blame myself 100% and try to live doing something I love. Who knows. Love as always, by Sir Chappers!
Just put my first order in after chatting with Michael. fantastic customer service and responsiveness. The fact that I'm not feeling like I have to sacrifice my options due to being left handed has for the first time, not left me with a sense of buyers remorse hahaha. Excited to see this company inevitably grown in popularity.
I went guitar shopping with my son today. We were looking for either a baritone or 7 string. We played a lot of guitars in several shops and the Cerberus not only sounded immensely better than all comers, it felt sick. I’m not a seven string guitarist but found it instantly fun. I may have to n+1 for myself also. Sick guitar guys.
Good Lord those are some beautiful guitars. They look extremely comfortable to play and holy smokes the tone and sound of the pickups. I'm definitely going to look into this brand.....very impressive indeed.
Hey Rob, I'm a guitar teacher, guitar tech and I suppose Luthier from Devon.. I'm in the process of building a prog metal/classic rock/viking metal set up. After being in a few "successful" gigging function bands we decided we wanted to do something different. We've just started writing our own original content and it's taking shape. I've been playing guitar for 24 years and my/our influences are dreamtheater, meshuggah, dorje, brothers of metal among others. I'd be honoured to own and support Cerberus if you'd have me.
6 string - Looks like a flat topped Ibanez with an Ormsby style headstock. Not bad! 7 string looks a bit neater with the finish, etc. Nothing too out of the box or new but they look like very solid guitars and I'd bet they sound MASSIVE. Can't wait to see more!
Wow this is pretty cool.... congratulations on joining that brand or I guess brands as part owner....very best in the journey for you and your co-owner friend
I would redesign the headstock to make it look less like a Blackmachine. I like the inverted headstock though. Apart from that they look really nice, from the body to the finish.
That is quite the bad ass looking guitar. The headstock grew on me. I was iffy at first. Really rad of you to help the dude out and he is clearly talented in guitar making. Hope to get my paws on one soon to give it a run.
I’ve had my Moros 7 for a year and a half now, it’s an amazing guitar and the guitarmory pickups sound awesome. The Aegean fade looks really nice on it.
I’m definitely interested in any future V’s. I’m a V guy (specifically offset V’s) through and through and I was excited for the Chapman MLV when it was being released. It was cool, but not quite for me so I ultimately passed. With this being an obviously more straight forward metal brand, I’m curious where the winds take you. I’ll be keeping my eye open.
Two points that I find BAD : the volume pot should be near the bridge p-u , and the shape of the head is uggly and it could break easy being that narrow
Claiming to be an English company or American brand but making guitars overseas? Also I would suggest that the logo is not only ugly but could be a negative, but the good thing is its not on the headstock. The headstock does not look bad though.
They aren't my particular type of guitars, but I can recognize something of high quality. You can tell how beautiful the build, fit and finish is just looking at it here on RUclips. Those are both beautiful guitars. Best of luck on the venture to both of you!
Hi Rob, how are you planning on distinguishing between Cerberus and chapman? They seem to occupy a very similar niche in the market with a similar style. Very interested to see where this goes!!
Chapman is more of a twist on a classic, whereas Cerberus is very firmly 2 feet in the metal and progressive territory. We have headless models, lots of extended range - that kind of thing.
Woow Congratulations, Mr Chapman. I love your products (I offered my wife a gorgeous Dave Hollingworth signature bass), and this is already awesome, even if just beginning. That 7 string beast is gorgeous. I love it :-)
Actually not having a logo would be a big plus. A better marketing is to come up with a recognizable shape that doesnt need a logo on it (fender, gibson, prs, ibanez... the logo is redundant [although necessary for other reasons]). It's like a piece of haute couture... it doesnt need logos stamped on it to be recognizable. good luck!
I would love to be an artist for cerberus guitars , actually just picked up my first chapman ml1 last Nighy absolutely love the playability of the guitar! I had played an ibanez that had a sticker of 1600 just hours before getting the chapman and i am sold will be a loyal customer here on out ! 🤘🏻
Hi dude, standard stuff- it helps to have released music and a following. Of course you need to be a good player, but at this stage in our business we are looking for artists who want to come along for the ride.
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Hey all! Mike here, just wanted to drop in and thank you all for your comments! Rob and I look forward to growing Cerberus and Guitarmory with you all, cheers!
Hey Mike! Im in Nashville. Are you building in Nashville in any capacity?
@@DevilMayAsian Hey boss! While I would love to get manufacturing up and running in my home state, right now that's not part of the plan. Given I'm still in the Navy, Rob and I agree keeping things as streamlined as possible for the time being.
@@MichaelCampbellCerberus gotcha. All building aspects, guitars and pickups, are not currently happening in nashville? I would love to check out your stuff, if given the opportunity!
@@DevilMayAsian Currently our pickups are made a couple hours south of me in Northern California (where I am stationed at the moment) by an extremely high end shop, and our USA Cerberus models are made in Texas by one of the best luthiers I've met.
@@MichaelCampbellCerberushope to get my hands on a Cerb soon! The 7 string looks great!
Just bought one.. 7 string, amazing. Blew all the other 7 strings out of the water, Ibanez, shecter, sterling, Jackson… this was the best sounding and nicest looking
Thank you so much!!!!!
Both of those guitars are gorgeous. The headstock is wicked. Exciting new adventure for both of you, all the best.
hey Rob- hope you noticed that Paul Drew of the Studio Rats reviewed an ML3 Modern and loved it! congrats on the new partnership.
I’m here! I don’t know anything about 7 string but I know guitars. I’m in an old codger band called “Me, Myself & I. We play often in the club called “Bedroom” until it closes every night. The average age of the member… uh…members, 71.
Sir I think you need an 8 string and a full stack!! 🤘🏽🤘🏽Thanks for watching
@@RobChappers , your not talking to my father. So keep it simple. Mike. And I’ll take it! Don’t know what I would do with it!!! Maybe myself can use a couple of strings 🫣
That guitar is possibly the coolest looking guitar I have seen honestly. Very professional appeal to the color scheme the way the edges are so sharp and beautiful wood grain showing! And the top fade is an amazing flat look. Gr8 job and congrats on the new venture!!!!
Look like the Ibanez RG421PB-CHF
I hate those sharp edges, it looks like the body was cut out on a band saw!
It looks like shit
Read that back to yourself and pay very close attention to how stupid your comment sounds and edit it so you don’t sound quite so damned ridiculous!
Owning one myself, I think the BIGGEST thing to improve upon is that dang neck heel. Please do something more molded/rounded! Overall contouring on the back would be nice to make it less blocky feeling, sounds amazing but that’s my two cents!
Done :)
I'm a local in Tennessee just 30 minutes south of Nashville in a active band where can I send my EPK. The band im in is called Circus On Broadway we are a 6 string/baritone and 7 string brand we are actively recording a record and preparing for touring come October. Just wanna throw my name in the hat for the opportunity. We also charted with our single Undivided landing and holding #15 on Apple music for 8 days
WoW, LOVE the logo...! My only critic is that the body looks a bit thick for that type of guitar.
The intent behind this initially was to allow consumers the mass to have a floyd added down the line if they wanted, but who knows, maybe a more slimmer model is on the horizon :)
the 7 strings looked wicked great job cerberus
Congrats Rob. Looking fwd to new models.
Cheers from NZ 😎🎸🤘
Welcom, in business, to my home state! I'll be keeping an eye on what yall produce. I love my old school ML3 trad.
I am super picky about headstocks but I love that one. Reminds me of the Parker Fly but cooler. The price on that 7 string seems reasonable and it sounds killer. Boss Katana in the house!
Just a tad inspired by the blackmachine b-2. Just a tad ;)
That Cerberus logo looks so dope! I kinda wished it was on the front of the headstock tho! It's gonna be interesting to see where this brand goes.
That is a great design. Congrats on the new venture.
That guitar looks great , nicely finished and awesomely playable.
Having your experience in the industry should be a big help. Design is nice but I'd cut the length of the lower horn in half to be different.
Ooooh!!! I love these!!! Good timing too. I'm in the market for a new 7 string!!!
Those finishes are lush! :D
I miss that word ha ha, grew up with it in Wiltshire
Awesome!!! Really nice guitars.
Thanks man 🦄
Oh dear God, I'm 53 years old, just learning to play guitars, in full Gear Aquisition Mode and now I have to add all your guitars to the list!!!! Stunning! Beautiful!
if you are already 53 you should probably spend the time practicing not buying shit
@@Smokeslikelightningband Why not enjoy both, he he he..
Grrreeeetings from Middle TN, Chappers! 🤙🏻
Greetings
Proud of you, been following since day one. That blue guitar is just too sexy
Man those Cerberus guitars are so nice! I love those
7 string goodness and stunning to boot, you have my interest sir. Look forward to seeing more on these. Have a great day, travelers.
Thank you kindly sir 🤘🏽
Well, some years ago I recorded a full length and an EP me alone. The project's called "Solitude Embroidery", is me doing one man band (everything, from shitty artwork to recording, every instrument, every lyric, mix, everything). I lost my office job some months ago and I have nothing to lose, now. I know this message won't do anything, but I need to do something to not blame myself 100% and try to live doing something I love. Who knows. Love as always, by Sir Chappers!
Just put my first order in after chatting with Michael. fantastic customer service and responsiveness. The fact that I'm not feeling like I have to sacrifice my options due to being left handed has for the first time, not left me with a sense of buyers remorse hahaha. Excited to see this company inevitably grown in popularity.
I went guitar shopping with my son today. We were looking for either a baritone or 7 string. We played a lot of guitars in several shops and the Cerberus not only sounded immensely better than all comers, it felt sick. I’m not a seven string guitarist but found it instantly fun. I may have to n+1 for myself also.
Sick guitar guys.
Not in a band anymore but I would LOVE to get my hands on one of these.
Some very nice axes you got there, that 7 string sounds absolutely mega!
5:20 Great design for a seven string Guitar. If there was an option with an evertune bridge It'd be cool to see aswell.
i love how you make alot of your axes reverse headstock-so important every guitar should be.
Good Lord those are some beautiful guitars. They look extremely comfortable to play and holy smokes the tone and sound of the pickups. I'm definitely going to look into this brand.....very impressive indeed.
Awesome stuff - Michael sounds like a great guy! All the best with your brands dude.
Damn I love that Headstock!
Looks good keep it up
The 7 string Aerobus looks stunning
Thank you dude, I do love this guitar to pieces 🤘🏽
can't wait to see how this takes off and how things evolve and where this leads.
Bravo, Chappers and Mr Campbell. That is one astonishing guitar! An absolute beauty. I don’t expect these to last long. Best of luck for the future.
Hey Rob, I'm a guitar teacher, guitar tech and I suppose Luthier from Devon..
I'm in the process of building a prog metal/classic rock/viking metal set up. After being in a few "successful" gigging function bands we decided we wanted to do something different.
We've just started writing our own original content and it's taking shape.
I've been playing guitar for 24 years and my/our influences are dreamtheater, meshuggah, dorje, brothers of metal among others.
I'd be honoured to own and support Cerberus if you'd have me.
Best of luck with the new brand. The headstocks are really eye catching. Beautiful looking axes.
I hope you have tremendous success good Sir!
6 string - Looks like a flat topped Ibanez with an Ormsby style headstock. Not bad! 7 string looks a bit neater with the finish, etc. Nothing too out of the box or new but they look like very solid guitars and I'd bet they sound MASSIVE. Can't wait to see more!
Those guitars are sick! Can't wait to see what the future holds for the brand
Thanks dude ❤️
The Cerberus are so nice! The tops look great and the headstocks get me moist.
good to see you doing well!
Always happy to see my bro happy 😍😍😍
Love you dude 🤘🏽
@@RobChappers back at ya 😘
Would love to try one. I could be an artist but I'm in asia and dont have a considerable following.
They look great.
Wow this is pretty cool.... congratulations on joining that brand or I guess brands as part owner....very best in the journey for you and your co-owner friend
Thanks so much!!
@@RobChappers absolutely...have watched your journey for so long now I feel invested and happy for you genuinely
Waiting to get my XRC, cannot wait to play it! 💪🏼
Fantastic stuff....the fact your part of two companies...is epic.
I would redesign the headstock to make it look less like a Blackmachine.
I like the inverted headstock though.
Apart from that they look really nice, from the body to the finish.
Congrats brutha! Always good to see and hear you play.
I WANT ONE!!!!!!!!! Please, please, please! That is a stunning piece of art dude!
Not sure how many are left now, head over to cerberusguitars.com
Mindblowing quality of the guitar...
That is a stunning piece of art.
That is quite the bad ass looking guitar. The headstock grew on me. I was iffy at first. Really rad of you to help the dude out and he is clearly talented in guitar making. Hope to get my paws on one soon to give it a run.
He’s not “helping him out.” He came in, took a chunk of the company, and is now trying to turn a profit. It’s just business.
Beautiful call out!
beautiful guitars and beautiful sounding pickups! definitely gotta get my hands on one of these
the chapman brand is one of my favorites on the market
Suspicious say no more
That's badass chappers I wish I could be on the roster
nice one looking at the ml3 blue looks stunning
I’ve had my Moros 7 for a year and a half now, it’s an amazing guitar and the guitarmory pickups sound awesome. The Aegean fade looks really nice on it.
Sounds awesome. Looks beast. Just a shame I'm not into metal.
Beautiful instrument. I am inspired to finish designing my bass.
I’m definitely interested in any future V’s. I’m a V guy (specifically offset V’s) through and through and I was excited for the Chapman MLV when it was being released. It was cool, but not quite for me so I ultimately passed. With this being an obviously more straight forward metal brand, I’m curious where the winds take you. I’ll be keeping my eye open.
I’m a big V fan so that defo going to happen bro
@@RobChappers Ahhhh sick man. Glad to hear/read! Can’t wait for sure.
headstocks are pretty cool remind me a little of the old parker ones. Gl with it all Rob and Cerberus
Im after a 7 string, looks like itd be a boss addition to my collection!!
Congrats Rob! It's a sick guitar for sure. Excited to see another high end small brand out on the market.
Hmmm...it look´s like some CHARVEL copy to me, but chunkier / Heavier too ? ...and no color variation to choose from ? Why ?
Legit and wonderful story! Cheering for you all! The guitar looks sick! Metal!
That 7 is stunning. Wish I was an artist ha ha
I love that neck and headstock! I’ll definitely check them out!
Rob, I’d love to be one of the artists in question but I’m way too small for it to make sense for you guys right now
I think Keyan Houshmand would be a pretty good fit for the 7 string baritone line.
Beautiful tone!🖤
Two points that I find BAD : the volume pot should be near the bridge p-u , and the shape of the head is uggly and it could break easy being that narrow
I'm all on dealing with 6 strings let alone 7. That said they look amazing guitars.
Claiming to be an English company or American brand but making guitars overseas?
Also I would suggest that the logo is not only ugly but could be a negative, but the good thing is its not on the headstock. The headstock does not look bad though.
Cerberus has a workshop in Texas, we make guitars in Texas, but also make more affordable runs from Korea.
Congrats , how cool is it to own these two companies
This is a lovely story. Wishing you all the best with your exciting new venture!
I love the finish on both, especially the second one. And I'm from Tennessee so that is awesome! It would look great sitting beside my ML2 Pro lol
Man I need to visit the big T soon 🤘🏽
@RobChappers you do for sure! It's a beautiful place, I do recommend the fall time though. It's currently hot and humid as all hell over here lol.
They aren't my particular type of guitars, but I can recognize something of high quality. You can tell how beautiful the build, fit and finish is just looking at it here on RUclips. Those are both beautiful guitars. Best of luck on the venture to both of you!
Damn that’s some
Sweet sounding beast! And the playing is pretty superb dude!!
Hi Rob, how are you planning on distinguishing between Cerberus and chapman? They seem to occupy a very similar niche in the market with a similar style. Very interested to see where this goes!!
Chapman is more of a twist on a classic, whereas Cerberus is very firmly 2 feet in the metal and progressive territory. We have headless models, lots of extended range - that kind of thing.
@@RobChappers cool!! Cerebrus guitars look awesome
Drop dead gorgeous fiddles you have there. Don't mind if I do....
The reason is very simple - money
Congratulations Rob. Very cool guitar. I'm sure that you will continue to do great things!!!!
That seven string is killer looking ❤
Fledgling company? I’m a guitar player with fledgling guitar skills. “Artist” here I come lol
Sweet guitar, guys! All the best going forward!
Woow Congratulations, Mr Chapman. I love your products (I offered my wife a gorgeous Dave Hollingworth signature bass), and this is already awesome, even if just beginning.
That 7 string beast is gorgeous. I love it :-)
Looking forward to the updated 6 string version. Those pickups sound fantastic!
Actually not having a logo would be a big plus.
A better marketing is to come up with a recognizable shape that doesnt need a logo on it (fender, gibson, prs, ibanez... the logo is redundant [although necessary for other reasons]). It's like a piece of haute couture... it doesnt need logos stamped on it to be recognizable. good luck!
I would love to be an artist for cerberus guitars , actually just picked up my first chapman ml1 last Nighy absolutely love the playability of the guitar! I had played an ibanez that had a sticker of 1600 just hours before getting the chapman and i am sold will be a loyal customer here on out ! 🤘🏻
Also congrats on your new opportunity and journey! It's a really cool story and will be cool to have some of your influence in the states!
Wow, I really appreciate that dude 🤘🏽
@RobChappers I appreciate you and all your hard work! I definitely will be buying more Chapman guitars!
That is really nice looking and the headstock design is exciting and fresh. Best wishes!
Thank you! Cheers bro
Might wanna check on that 3 headed dog logo, it's all over boxes at my work and has been for years, ever on our work gloves, sound awesome
What criteria is needed to be one of your artists?
Hi dude, standard stuff- it helps to have released music and a following. Of course you need to be a good player, but at this stage in our business we are looking for artists who want to come along for the ride.
Where is the best place to send stuff for you to check out?
That’s a pretty wicked looking guitar. Best of luck. Welcome to Texas. If you’re in Dallas, hit me up. Dinner is on me for up to 4 of you guys.
I’m from Texas and I go to Roberto venn in a month, after I’m done I might look into this 👀
Looks awesome! Has that Black Machine vibe to it!