Peter Chandler

[bass_snake]

Hi guys,

Just wondering if anyone of you had experience with Peter Chandler basses. http://www.peterchandler.net/

How' s the quality, sound, playability, price...

thanks,

Fred

[Dr Rod]

Originally Posted by bass_snake

Hi guys,

Just wondering if anyone of you had experience with Peter Chandler basses. http://www.peterchandler.net/

How' s the quality, sound, playability, price...

thanks,

Fred

Mine sounds like a $20k bass, but after sweating for a whole year with the setup.

I did the setup myself so it didn't cost me much, but if you had to try all the different things I tried with a hired luthier, you would understand why they only go for $6k.

[bass_snake]

Cool, thanks Rod. I' m thinking of checking out some of their basses. He has few left.

[mattfong]

One of my friends just bought one and it's great. Big sound. He had to get a bunch of work done to it (new fingerboard, some cracks repaired, etc.). Apparently it was the nicest of the bunch he had left.

[bejoyous]

I really like my Chandler. Like DrRod said in his response, I had to tweak the setup as well.

Unfortunately, Peter's instruments were inconsistent. One bass may sound awesome and the next mediocre. You can't beat the price, that's for sure.

I'm not sure how many Sybil has left in her basement. You may find the best have been picked over. Say hi for me.

[bass_snake]

Originally Posted by bejoyous

You may find the best have been picked over.

If that' s the case then maybe I' ll look elsewhere.

[bass_snake]

Has any of you guys tried the collapsible ones?

http://www.peterchandler.net/pictures.html

[neal davis]

the collapsable one did not really have that big a sound, it was a shame or I would have bought one myself. What has been mentioned about Peters instruments is very true, some sounded fantastic and was the best deal you could get some others were just very beautiful pieces of wood. If you find one that sounds great go for it.