Justin Chancellor Wikipedia Entry on Technique...

[YL_Bass]

A special kind of guitard awesome.

Who friggen wrote this.

Justin uses many guitar techniques which include using a pick, chords, harmonics, effects, and hammer ons and pull offs. He uses his many effects to create guitar like textures. For example, in the song "The Pot", he uses a delay, wah, whammy, and fuzz to create a guitar-like solo in the breakdown. The intro to the track "Schism" from the album Lateralus demonstrates his use of hammer ons and pull offs. He often plays harmonies with fellow Tool member Adam Jones; the intro to "Vicarious" is a good example of his harmony work. In addition, the track "Rosetta Stoned" features completely different riffs to those played by guitarist Adam Jones, giving the song a "push and pull" feel. He also often plays odd and complex rhythms, working with drummer Danny Carey to create an interesting rhythm section.
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[LDonnie]

Seems like there is a certain truth in there, though I think he tries to relate bass playing á la Tool too much to guitar playing.

 

[theunknowndude]

I saw this along time ago and never had an issue with it?? sure alot of those are considered mainly 'guitar' techniques but he DOES do them *shrug* I do get what you mean though, seems to come across as thought bass players aren't allowed/supposed to use those techniques...

 

[YL_Bass]

I have no idea how pulloffs or hammer ons are considered "guitar" technique.

Am I the only one that finds this weird then? I think he just plays like a bassist. I don't know why playing with a pick is all the sudden just a guitarist thing.

 

[DanRJBrasil]

who's he ?

 

[Bootzilla]

Pulloffs and hammer ons have been done on bass since motown and probably before that too. Kinda strange to call it a guitar technique. Maybe plucking is a guitar technique as well, I've seen some jazz cats do it on guitar so it must be a guitar technique right? I guess we bass players are just copying guitarists all the time.

 

[Beginner Bass]

He is a bassist who uses techniques that are primarily associated with guitar. I read it a while ago and didn't have a big problem with it. really, big deal. if I had 10 dollars for every time I did one of those things and was told I was playing like a guitarist, I could afford a new practice amp by now.

who's he ?

Bassist for Tool.