Justin Chancellor

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Justin Chancellor (born November 19, 1971) is an English-born musician; currently the bass player for Tool and formerly of the band Peach (GB). After settling in the US - besides his engagement in his musical projects - he and his wife Shelee run a store called Lobal Orning in Topanga, California, dedicated to music, literature and film "that shaped and changed" both of them.

[edit] Tool

He joined Tool as their bass player after Paul d'Amour left, despite heavy competition from other musicians such as Kyuss's Scott Reeder, Filter's Frank Cavanagh, ZAUM's Marco Fox - who performed the vocals for the track 'Die Eier Von Satan' on Tool's 1996 album Ænima - and Pigmy Love Circus's E. Sheperd Stevenson.

Justin first met Tool in New York, and kept in touch with band members for a couple of years until Peach (Justin's band in England) did a European tour with Tool in 1994.

When original bassist Paul d'Amour left, Tool gave Chancellor a call, but at first he turned them down. Peach had broken up about six months before, and he was forming a new band with the guitarist. Chancellor felt very loyal to the friend whom he'd played with since he was fourteen, but eventually decided he couldn't deny himself the opportunity. He then flew to the US, auditioned, and got the job.

[edit] Trivia and Side Projects

• Chancellor appeared on bass in the Isis song 'Altered Course' on their 2004 album Panopticon.
• Justin is often seen wearing football shirts, which makes him stand out as the English one in Tool. At Download 2006, he wore an England shirt onstage, on the eve of England's opening World Cup game against Paraguay.
• Justin is of Norwegian descent and, according to toolarmy.com, he speaks the language fluently.
• Justin is synesthetic.
• Justin's full name is Justin Gunnar Walte Chancellor.
• Justin has a tattoo of a shell/spiral on the inside of his lower right fore-arm

[edit] Equipment

• Justin uses Wal basses, which he fell for while recording Ænima.^[1]
• He formerly used Musicman Stingrays and used them to record three songs on Ænima.
• For amplification he currently uses a Gallien-Krueger 2001RB and older Mesa Boogie 8x10 (eight ten inch speakers) and 4x12 (four twelve inch speakers) cabinets. On Lateralus he used Mesa Boogie amps, an M-2000 with no effects and a Mesa Boogie M-Pulse with a ProCo Turbo Rat and Boss GEB7 EQ with Mesa Boogie 8x10 cabinets, he also ran a third channel through a Demeter Amplification VTBP-201S preamp.
• For effects he uses a Proco Turbo Rat, Tech 21 SansAmp GT2, Colorsound Tone Bender, Boss DD-6, Boss GEB7 EQ, Boss BF-3, Boss CEB-5, Digitech Bass Whammy, Guyatone VTX, Guyatone BR-2 Bottom Wah Rocker and a Crowther Prunes & Custard.
• Justin Chancellor is a pioneer when it comes to using the Digitech Bass Whammy. It is featured in many songs which makes him sound like he's playing a guitar or synth. Songs with the Whammy are "Eulogy" (fifth up harmony), "Third Eye (octave up)," "Schism" (octave up), "Lateralus" (octave up), "Disposition" (fifth up/octave up harmony), "Vicarious" (octave up harmony), "The Pot" (octave up), "Lost Keys (Blame Hofmann)" (octave up) and "Right In Two"(fifth up/sixth up harmony).
• Chancellor uses Ernie Ball Hybrid Slinky strings

[edit] External links

• www.lobalorning.com

[edit] Notes

1. ^ "Famous Wal owners", Wal Basses.