Justin Chancellor

Justin Gunnar Walter Chancellor (born 19 November 1971)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> 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.<ref name="tdn">Template:Cite web</ref> 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.Template:Citation needed He started M.T.Void music project with Piotr "Glaca" Mohammed from Sweet Noise.

Early life

Chancellor is of English and Norwegian descent.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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

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.<ref name="reverb gear">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="guitar world">Template:Cite web</ref>

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)<ref name="reverb gear"/><ref name="guitar world"/>

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 <ref name="reverb gear"/><ref name="guitar world"/>
• Dunlop Justin Chancellor Cry Baby Wah

Discography

With Peach

• Giving Birth to a Stone (1994)

With Tool

• Ænima (1996)
• Lateralus (2001)
• 10,000 Days (2006)
• Fear Inoculum (2019)

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Archived at GhostarchiveTemplate:Cbignore and the Wayback MachineTemplate:Cbignore: Template:Cite webTemplate:Cbignore</ref>
• In May 2018, Chancellor collaborated with Death Grips in the album Year of the Snitch, providing bass on the track "Disappointed".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Chancellor played bass on Author & Punisher's album 2022 Krüller, on the track "Centurion".<ref name="flood-mag">Template:Cite web</ref>
• Chancellor and drummer Aric Improta of Night Verses collaborated on a 2021 track called "Exu".<ref name="revolvermagExu">Template:Cite web</ref>
• 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".<ref name="the-prp">Template:Cite web</ref>
• Chancellor played bass on Adam Jones's 2020 single "The Witness"

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