Chandler 12-String Bass Guitars
Royale Green Supersparkle Finish 12-string bass
Royale Blue Supersparkle Finish 12-string bass
Royale Burnt Apple with Red Booster Finish 12-string bass
Royale Tuxedo Black Finish 12-string bass
"Flying V" Miller
Genuine Draft 12-string Bass
This was the first Chandler 12 built
Royale Metal Flake Candy Apple Red Finish 12-string bass
Previously owned by Tom Petersson
Royale Olympic White 12-string bass
Royale Gretsch
Orange Finish 12-string bass
From a Chandler Ad
Royale Shoreline Gold Finish 12-string bass
Blue Pearl and Green Pearl finish basses played by Tom Petersson
"TP" inlay is included on some of Tom's Royales
Typical Royale 12-string bass Headstock
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Royale 12-String Bass Pickguards
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The first Chandler Royale 12-string bass that was made for Tom Petersson is shown here. In addition to having a more squared off headstock than other Royales, this bass also has a "one-off" pickguard. At Tom's request no other basses incorporate this exact same pickguard. After receiving requests for this same style of pickguard from several Royale buyers, Chandler began offering one that was very similar to the one on Tom's Royale. This version is slightly larger than the first pickguard. At least three Royale 12-string basses are known with this style of pickguard. Other Royale basses made for Tom and others have included this more streamlined pickguard:
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Three Royales with the larger pickguards.
Chandler Royale Standard Features:
Headstock Overlay
of Italian Celluloid, White, Tortoise Shell or Black
Chandler Guitar
Tuners (octave strings) and Gotoh GB-7 Bass Tuners (fundamental strings)
10-Piece Laminated
Maple Neck with Graphite Nut
and Brazilian Rosewood Fingerboard
Two Graphite Rod
Stabilizers on either side of a Single Truss Rod
Extended Neck
Design up to the middle pickup adds extra stability
8-Saddle Bridge
Swamp Ash Body
White Pearl,
Tortoise Shell or Black Pearl Body Binding
White Pearl,
Tortoise Shell or Black Pearl Pick Guard
Three Passive SUPER 60 Pickups with
Volume and On / Off Control
Three Output Jacks, one for each pickup
Stereo or mono output
Body Color: Transparent Stain /
Opaque / Opaque Metallic / Sunburst 2 or 3 Tone / Super Sparkle Top
Custom Hardshell
White Tolex Case
Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters) backstage, checking out Tom Petersson's green Chandler 12
Chandler Royale Ad:
"Designed in collaboration with Tom Petersson of Cheap Trick, this instrument offers outstanding tone and playability in a cool, retro package. The neck's comfortable shaping provides sufficient width for clean execution of low-register notes without being too large to play easily. Chandler's highly acclaimed finishes range from beautiful stained wood colors to outrageous Super Sparkle colors and everything in between."
"The SUPER 60 pickups are voiced to bring out the twang of the octave strings while retaining a solid fundamental with ringing overtones. The neck position pickup is a split-humbucking design offering deep, resonant low end. The middle and bridge pickups are large "soap bars" which give plenty of single-coil bite. Each of the pickups is located under a harmonic for best tone. Individual volume and on/off switches offer control over all possible pickup combinations. Other control layouts are available by customer request."
