Chandler Guitars - Other Information
Chandler Strings
The Chandler Royale 12-string bass was shipped with the following string gauges, 34" scale:
Fundamentals: G .045, D .065, A .080, E .105
Octaves: G .018, D .024, A .034, E .044
This string set was referred to as the "TP Spec" set. Chandler did not reveal the name of their string manufacturer or the country of origin. New basses came with a spare set of strings.
A Lite gauge set was also available with fundamental gauges running from 40 to 95. Adrian Chandler stated about this string set, "A slight difference in size - a huge difference in performance."
Octave strings: G .016, D .022, A .032, E .042.
Strings included with a Royale 12-string bass.
Chandler octave strings had the smaller guitar-sized ball ends which were too small to work properly with tailpieces on some other brands of basses. This implies that these strings were of Korean origin. No string package or label was ever produced. Chandler strings were sold for $50.00 per set directly from Chandler Guitars.
Cheap Trick at the Hard Rock Café in Tokyo in 2006. The blue Chandler 12-string bass is in the background.
The Blue Supersparkle Chandler Royale 12-string bass was delivered to Tom Petersson in March, 2000. It was later autographed by Petersson and donated to the Hard Rock Café in Tokyo, Japan in 2006.
Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters) takes Tom Petersson’s Green Supersparkle Chandler Royale 12-string bass for a test drive.
Green Chandler Royale 12-string bass on the cover of a Guitar Center catalog.