Justin Chancellor of Tool...

Totally

 

I haven’t heard anyone bashing him but not much praise either. For me he is one of my absolute favorite bass players of all time. He isn’t particularly fast, he isn’t flashy, no slapping tapping or very much finger playing at all except some on 10,000 days. But all that aside in my opinion he has written some lines that are master pieces the way he layers over the Danny’s drumming. For me musically Danny and Justin are 80% of the music. His tone is to die for and I think he is a master of using effects in a musical way that blends into the music. His sense of rhythm and winding bass lines are some of my all-time favorite bass lines I have ever heard. I still remember where I was in my car driving in Lititz PA when I heard The Pot for the first time. I had to pull over and close my eyes and just listen. My goose bumps had chicken bumps I was so floored I couldn’t believe his tone and how much of the melody and timing of the whole song was his bass. I also believe his playing and writing works in Tool and he is in the perfect setting for his playing and that helps him sound as good as he does. I don’t think a funk band would work so well. But me too he is a master IMO.

 

JC's bass lines are more lyric than those of a conventional bassist. When listening to Tool I really don't hear a bass line, but more so the way his tone/style just forms another piece of puzzle of thier sound. Very Unique. I am a fan of his, and also of Paul d'Amour, whom I never really thought got the credit he deserved because so much attention was focused on JC when he replaced Paul. IMO the earlier material with Paul is more heavy and "bass-like"...both great players, but very different. I like them both.

 

Hop over to the Effects sub-forum and you'll find almost everyone to be a fanboy of JC to a certain degree. He's a very talented musician with an unbelievable tone. I love the way he drives Tool in every single song.

 

Yep, JC is one of my Faves.....

 

I agree with all of this, especially the love for d'Amour. Very under-appreciated.

 

I've always thought he was up there with Pastorius, Wooten, and Miller in terms of well-liked bassists on TalkBass!

But yeah, I haven't listened to as much Tool as I'd like to (mostly because I have trouble finding CD's of them and they aren't on iTunes... :scowl, but everything I've heard from them agrees with what y'all are saying.

 

JC joined up around the time that I REALLY got into Tool.

I've seen them a half a dozen times and JC was a major influence on me for picking up the bass.

And yes, I went through a major fanboy phase with a pedal board that would stagger the weak of heart.

 

No one else amazing by him? He gets his fair share of praise on here, that's for sure. There's at least a handful threads in the effects board about his tone a week.

 

Not mad about Tool. But I can't deny that he is a good player and writes good lines. I like more up tempo and fast paced rock though.

 

You know, there hasnt been one thread on JC on TB! But what I really want to know is how to get his tone with a $200 bass and 15 watt Gorilla amp!

 

It's crazy when you listen to pre-Tool and post-Tool Justin Chancellor, his tone really changed for the better after he got in the band and re-recorded Paul's parts from Aenima. I think he must've spent a lot of time emulating what Paul had going on because that basic sound never really left the band. The thing he brought that was new was all the trippy bits and weird effects.

 

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