Justin Chancellor

Bass player magazine May 2001 "When I joined TooL, the band already had a few songs written, and I wanted to get Paul's sound and style-I loved it. WHen I auditioned, my approach fit what they were already doing. My MusicMan sounded good in rehearsal, but when we started recording AEnima, the StingRay didn't really work. The Music Man has a lot of lows, but some mids were missing. A friend recommended Wal basses. I tried one out and it was great. "

As recalled by his guitar tech Chris Schlyer, Justin Chancellor uses the Wal Mark III Bass on "Right in Two".

As recalled by his guitar tech Chris Schlyer, Justin Chancellor uses the Wal 4string fretless Bass on "Lateralus" and in "Rosetta Stoned".

In this 1995 live Oakland performance of TOOL, Justin Chancellor also known for his repertoire in Peach, ISIS, and M.T. Void, is seen playing a Gibson Thunderbird Bass for the song "Prison Sex".

He states in this interview that he used it on the track "Culling Voices." He can also be seen using this bass in the studio with Death Grips when working on their most recent album, Year of the Snitch, here: https://twitter.com/bbpoltergiest/status/974390662081667072/photo/1.

During current live shows when playing for Tool he uses his Wal MK 2 bass mainly

"Streamer Stage II built for Justin Chancellor (Tool) with Bubinga Pommelé body, Tigerstripe Ebony fingerboard and custom made @nordstrandaudio MM-style pickups" - Official Framus and Warwick Instagram.

Justin recieved this bass in September 2017 and many theorise it will be used to record the 5th Tool album which at the time of writing has yet to be released or officially confirmed. The bass has a Bubinga Pommelé body, a Wenge neck with Afzeilia stripes and a Tiger Stripe Ebony fretboard. The bass also has custom made Nordstrand MM style pickups.

He talks in this interview about Ernie Ball building him a custom Stingray special HH with a brass pickguard and 12v preamp. He states that he used it for the intro of Descending and he can be seen using it live for the song as well.

In a photo published by Bassplayer, Justin Chancellor is seen with a Rickenbacker 4001CS Chris Squire Signature bass, positioned as the fifth bass behind him.

Carey Nordstrand built Justin a custom J bass with a pair of Big Blademan pickups as a prototype for the custom Warwick bass Justin was having built. According to the video posted by Carey, Justin liked the prototype bass so much that he kept it (at the 03:26 mark on the video)

He used this bass in an "Aenima" instructional video for Bassiste magazine.

In the YouTube video titled "Justin Chancellor Fools Around" by Tyler Roland, Justin Chancellor is seen playing an Ernie Ball Music Man Stingray Bass with a rosewood fretboard and distinctive black triangles painted on it.

In a video captured by Tyler Roland and titled "Justin Chancellor Fools Around," Justin Chancellor can be observed employing an Ernie Ball Music Man Stingray Natural 4-String Bass Guitar. This particular instrument features a single humbucker, a rosewood fretboard, and a natural finish, distinctively adorned with black triangles painted around its body. The footage, taken during a bass charity event aimed at rainforest preservation, showcases Chancellor's versatility on the bass.

In this photo of Justin, you can see him playing a Warwick $$ Corvette

In a screenshot from Justin Chancellor's story, he is seen holding the Pachyderm Instruments Bass, which was gifted to him by Les Claypool.

In this wall of basses presumably owned by Justin, a Wal MKI can be seen among them. You can tell it’s a MKI due to it having 21 frets and less upper fret access. Justin also borrowed Greg Edwards’ MKI to record the album Aenima