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Justin Chancellor
Chancellor on tour with Tool February 2022. Tampa, FL.
Chancellor on tour with Tool February 2022. Tampa, FL.
Background information
Birth nameJustin Gunnar Walter Chancellor
Born (1971-11-19) 19 November 1971 (age 53)
London, England
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • book and record store owner
Instruments
  • Bass guitar
  • guitar
Years active1991–present
Member of
Formerly ofPeach

Justin Gunnar Walter Chancellor (born 19 November 1971) is an English musician, best known as the bassist for rock band Tool, a position he has held since 1995. Prior to joining Tool, he played in a band called Peach.[1] After settling in the US, along with his engagement in his musical projects, he and his wife Shelee Dykman Chancellor ran a store called Lobal Orning in Topanga, California, dedicated to music and literature "that shaped and changed" both of them. The store closed in 2008.[citation needed] He started M.T.Void music project with Piotr "Glaca" Mohammed from Sweet Noise.

Early life

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Chancellor is of English and Norwegian descent.[2] He was educated at Tonbridge School in Kent, England, where he was the bass player for a school band named Slice of Life and used to perform a cover version of Corey Hart's "Sunglasses at Night" in the dining room of his boarding house. The band released an eponymous titled tape featuring a song of the same name. Chancellor went on to study at Durham University.

Career

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Chancellor later joined the band Peach. Peach released the album Giving Birth to a Stone and two EPs, and supported Tool in 1994 in Europe before breaking up in 1995.[3] In September that year, Chancellor moved to the United States and joined Tool full-time to replace Paul D'Amour who departed during the recording of the band's second full-length album. Chancellor has been a full member of the band since the 1996 studio album Ænima.

Equipment

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Bass guitars

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Chancellor appearing with Tool at the Roskilde festival in 2006
  • Wal – Chancellor's main bass guitar is a Wal MKII 4-string he bought on a friend's recommendation during the recording of Ænima. Its woods and electronics help create the midrange cut and punch for which he is known. Chancellor also has three other four-string Wals. He normally plays Ernie Ball Hybrid Slinky strings (.045, .065, .085, .110)
  • Music Man Stingray – Used on "Forty-Six & 2", "H.", "Pushit", "No Quarter" and "Descending". Justin has used a Stingray live on "Descending" since 2020.
  • Gibson Thunderbird – Used once for "Prison Sex" live in 1995/1996, when he first joined the band.
  • Warwick Streamer - As of 2017, Justin has his own custom shop Streamer Stage II bass.[4][5]

Amplification

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  • Gallien-Krueger 2001RB head x3 (1 Dirty, 1 Clean, 1 Spare)
  • Mesa Boogie Roadready 4x12 (For Dirty)
  • Mesa Boogie Roadready 8x10 (For Clean)
  • Demeter Amplification VTBP-201S Bass Preamp running direct to PA
Formerly used
  • Mesa Boogie M-2000 head
  • Mesa Boogie M-Pulse
  • Mesa Boogie Bass 400+
  • Mesa Roadready 8x10 (in place of the 4x12)[4][5]

Effects

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  • Boss TU-2
  • Guyatone VTX Tremolo
  • DigiTech Bass Whammy – Used on "Eulogy" (fifth up/sixth up harmony), "Pushit (Live)" (fifth up/octave up harmony), "Third Eye" (octave up), "Schism" (octave up), "Ticks and Leeches" (fifth up/octave up harmony), "Lateralus" (octave up), "Disposition" (fifth up/octave up harmony), "Vicarious" (octave up harmony), "The Pot" (octave up), "Right in Two"(fifth up/sixth up harmony), and "Invincible" (octave up).
  • Tech 21 SansAmp GT2 Distortion
  • Boss CE-5 Chorus Ensemble
  • Boss BF-2 Flanger
  • Boss DD-3 Digital Delay
  • MXR Bass Envelope Filter
  • Prescription Electronics Rx Overdriver
  • Colorsound Tone Bender Fuzz
  • Foxx Fuzz/Wah/Volume-Volume Pot Removed [4][5]
  • Dunlop Justin Chancellor Cry Baby Wah

Guest appearances

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  • Chancellor played bass on the Isis song "Altered Course" on their 2004 album Panopticon. Chancellor also provided additional sounds/bass guitar on the Isis song "Weight" from their 2006 live Clearing the Eye [DVD].
  • Additional bass on the title track of Intronaut's 2010 album Valley of Smoke.
  • In October 2012, Chancellor featured as bass player on the song "In the Spirit Of..." on a The Fusion Syndicate album, released by Cleopatra Records.[6] His track also appears on the 2014 album The Prog Box.
  • Chancellor narrated on the Primus track "The Valley" from their 2017 album The Desaturating Seven.[7]
  • In May 2018, Chancellor collaborated with Death Grips in the album Year of the Snitch, providing bass on the track "Disappointed".[8]
  • Chancellor played bass on Author & Punisher's album 2022 Krüller, on the track "Centurion".[9]
  • Chancellor and drummer Aric Improta of Night Verses collaborated on a 2021 track called "Exu".[10]
  • Chancellor played bass on Night Verses's 2023 album Every Sound Has a Color in the Valley of Night: Part 1, on the track "Séance".[11]

References

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  1. ^ Mahaffey, Joel (6 August 2001). "The Tool Page: Justin Chancellor Biography". The Tool Page (t.d.n).
  2. ^ "TOOL: The Collective Unconscious". Toolarmy.com. Archived from the original on 7 January 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  3. ^ Prato, Greg. "Peach Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "The Gear of Tool: The Instruments Behind the Alt-Metal Masters' Sound". reverb.com. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  5. ^ a b c January 2020, Jon D’Auria08 (8 January 2020). "Tool's Justin Chancellor gives an inside look at the band's next album". Bass Player. Retrieved 30 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "The Fusion Syndicate (CD) | Cleopatra Records : Store". Cleorecs.com. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  7. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Live video of Primus performing The Valley with Justin onscreen". YouTube.
  8. ^ Yoo, Noah (15 March 2018). "Death Grips Working With Tool's Justin Chancellor on New Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  9. ^ Lesuer, Mike (10 February 2022). "Author & Punisher Takes Us Through His Industrial Vision of Krüller Track by Track". floodmagazine.com. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  10. ^ Enis, Eli (11 November 2021). "SEE TOOL'S JUSTIN CHANCELLOR AND FEVER 333'S ARIC IMPROTA PLAY TRIPPY NEW SONG "EXU"". revolvermag.com. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  11. ^ wookubus (18 August 2023). "Night Verses Announce New Double Album Featuring Members Of Tool, Incubus & More". theprp.com. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
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