Spouse Shelee Dykman Chancellor Role Musician | Name Justin Chancellor Instruments Bass | |
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Birth name Justin Gunnar Walter Chancellor Born 19 November 1971 (age 53) London, England ( 1971-11-19 ) Occupation(s) Musician, Book and record store owner Similar People Adam Jones, Danny Carey, Paul D'Amour, Theo Travis, Steve Hillage |
Ernie Ball: String Theory featuring Justin Chancellor of TOOL
Justin Gunnar Walter Chancellor (born 19 November 1971) is an English musician formerly in the band Peach but best known as the bass player for rock band Tool. Chancellor is of English and Norwegian descent. 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 with his friend Zack Daniels in Topanga, California, dedicated to music and literature "that shaped and changed" both of them. The store closed in 2008. He started M.T.Void music project with Piotr "Glaca" Mohammed from Sweet Noise. In October 2012, Chancellor featured as bass player on the song "In the Spirit Of..." on The Fusion Syndicate album, released by Cleopatra Records. His track also appears on the 2014 album The Prog Box.
Contents
- Ernie Ball String Theory featuring Justin Chancellor of TOOL
- Tool Parabola Justin Chancellor plays Bass Solo
- Early life
- Basses
- Amplification
- Effects
- Guest appearances
- References

Tool "Parabola" - Justin Chancellor plays Bass Solo
Early life

Chancellor 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 eponymously titled tape featuring a song of the same name. Chancellor went on to study at Durham University. He later joined the band Peach.

Peach released an album and supported Tool in the early 1990s in England. In September 1995, Justin moved to the United States and joined Tool full time. He has remained with them since.
Basses

Amplification

Formerly used
Effects


A DunlopTV video suggests that the Guyatone BR-2 has been replaced by a Dunlop MXR Bass envelope filter. Since the DunlopTV video was filmed in 2010 a photo of Justin at one of the 2013 Austrian tour dates shows an MXR Bass envelope filter next to his Boss DD-3. This spot on the pedalboard was formerly occupied by the Guyatone BR-2. Close inspection of the photo will reveal a black pedal with 5 knobs as opposed to a black pedal with two knobs. The picture is featured on triple j's top 10 gig moments of 2013.

Distortion(dirty) channel-(Comes after the modulation signal is sent to the Radial JD7 splitter. The modulated signal is then sent to the clean amplifier(8x10) the split modulation signal is sent to the grit/distortion channel then sent to the dirty amplifier(4x12))
Misc Effects-Live "play" extra pedal board
These pedals have not been confirmed to be used on any recordings, but have been seen on his board in studio snapshots.