Justin Chancellor

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Justin Gunnar Walter Chancellor (born 19 November 1971)[1] 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.[2] 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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". He started M.T.Void music project with Piotr "Glaca" Mohammed from Sweet Noise.

Early life

Chancellor is of English and Norwegian descent.[3] 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

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.[4] 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

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. 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.[5][6]

Amplification

  • 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)[5][6]

Effects

  • 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 [5][6]
  • Dunlop Justin Chancellor Cry Baby Wah

Discography

With Peach

  • Giving Birth To A Stone (1994)

With Tool

With MTVoid

  • Nothing's Matter (2013)
  • Matter's Knot, Pt. 1 (2023)

Guest appearances

  • 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.[7] 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.[8]
  • In May 2018, Chancellor collaborated with Death Grips in the album Year of the Snitch, providing bass on the track "Disappointed".[9]
  • Chancellor played bass on Author & Punisher's album 2022 Krüller, on the track "Centurion".[10]
  • Chancellor and drummer Aric Improta of Night Verses collaborated on a 2021 track called "Exu".[11]
  • 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".[12]
  • Chancellor played bass on Adam Jones's 2020 single "The Witness"

References

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