Justin Chancellor is the bass player for Tool, and as Jim Dunlop's artist page puts it, he "provides the low end glue that holds Tool's intricate, multi-layered sound together"1. He is a Dunlop artist who plays Tortex picks exclusively1.
Gear
Chancellor keeps a carefully configured pedalboard for crafting tones and exploring sounds2. The gear Dunlop names on his board includes:
- Tortex Picks, which he plays exclusively1
- The Cry Baby Justin Chancellor Wah, his signature pedal1
- The MXR Bass Octave Deluxe1
- The MXR Bass Envelope Filter1
His signature Cry Baby wah came out of an artist collaboration with Dunlop, announced in November 2021, which Premier Guitar described as "a multi-tool of sonic craftsmanship"3. Guitar World's Joel McIver reviewed it as "Tool bassist Justin Chancellor's own signature Cry Baby"4. Dunlop says the pedal combines some of his favorite ways to explore tones: filter, wah, and fuzz2.
"he keeps a carefully configured pedalboard at his disposal for crafting tones and exploring sounds. This custom Cry Baby Wah combines some of his favorite ways to do just that, filter, wah, and fuzz."
For players interested in the effect types on his board, see the pages on wah pedals, fuzz pedals, filter pedals, and octave and pitch pedals.
Sources (4)
- Justin Chancellor is a Dunlop Artist., Jim Dunlop (www.jimdunlop.com)
- JUSTIN CHANCELLOR CRY BABY® WAH, Jim Dunlop (jimdunlop.com)
- Dunlop Releases the Justin Chancellor Cry Baby Wah, Premier Guitar, 2021-11-02
- Dunlop Justin Chancellor Cry Baby Wah review, Guitar World, 2022-03-29
