Chandler

A stock model exactly like the white/tort one on the site. I once contacted the compnay for info but missed their response. The finish has some flaws,Im pretty sure it was a second ( the body). The trem has been restored , works well, and the pick ups are decent. Nice neck, truss access is a pain in the neck. Just had it dialed in and it is a great US made Strat style axe. The neck pup sounds fantastic, middle and bridge good enough. Not many of these around..? Hard to know. I never see them up for sale and I have put this one up in the past, no calls. That's OK as it covers strat territory well, and is more ergonomic than a strat. Maybe it will be a goofy kitsch thing in 30 yrs and people will want one. Not a cheap kitschy guitar. UTILIZATION Playes great now. great guitar. SOUNDS Covers lots of ground, nice axe.love the neck pup on this,round and punchy. the pots feel so good too. easy action and nice swell...nice neck,think its pau ferro board,birdseye neck,slim and compound feeling.no complaints at all, good quality wood,holds its tune. OVERALL OPINION I dont need this guitar but its pretty nice to have. I have 3 electrics(this one, a cheap tele,and a ce-22 wp90's)but mostly use the tele. now with phat90's in my prs, that thing is a lot of fun,great pick up for a clogged humbucker guitar. it howls with single coil-y goodness. oh yeah, the futurama rocks the strat turf. just beware the truss access at the body...under the pick guard.

The Chandler RH-2 Lap Steel is a well built steel, great for both acoustic and plugged in applications. I don't own this lap steel at home, but one of the producers I work with has it at his home studio and I've recorded with it a bunch there. I've played it a few times and recorded myself with it, but I'm really not the best lap steel player and of course it always sounds better when a real player is behind it. The instrument is made out of a mahogany body and has a single hand wired pick up. To control the pick up there are separate volume and tone knobs and a 1/4" connection to plug it into an amplifier. It's actually pretty loud when not plugged in as well but definitely sounds best through an amplifier. The playability with the Chandler RH-2 Lap Steel is high, although I'm not an expert lap steel player. I really like the way the RH-2 Lap Steel looks, as it has a unique body shape and is unlike most other lap steels that I've seen out there. To me, the RH-2 is the perfect beginner's lap steel for someone who doesn't want a very cheap instrument, as this will last a while and sounds great. It's a nice a thick sound, especially when plugged into a nice amp like the Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb that I've used it with. Of course there are going to be nicer sounding lap steels out there, but for the price this is going to be hard to beat. I'd definitely recommend spending a few extra bucks on the Chandler RH-2 Lap Steel to ensure that you're getting something that will last. Still, if you want to get even cheaper, I'd recommend taking a look at the Recording King lap steel, as it's the only lap steel I've seen that has as much bang for your buck as the Chandler RH-2, with the RH-2 still being the better instrument.

This is a classic overdrive pedal used by professionals such as by Eric Johnson, Joe Satriani, David Gilmour and many others. This is a unique and classic tube driven style overdrive stomp box. The tone feels very natural and cascading like a normal gain stage of a tube amp would do. The connection is easy but be prepared to use it in an outlet because it doesn't have a Boss style plug in, so the pedal power is out unless you don't have anything else with a three pronged cord. It is a standard analog pedal with no midi function or digital adjusting controls. The lay out is as follows... Level, Hi and Lo EQing, and Tube Drive. The controls allow you to get some interesting overdrive settings. You can do quite a bit of variation with this pedal if you have enough space on your pedal board for it. It is rather large so keep that in mind. UTILIZATION There are so many tones available in the pedal that a slight adjustment will change the dynamic of the gain and EQ. This peal is a good pedal with trying to get a tube screamer tone as well as getting a little clean boost as well. Great for classic rock and pop music. Easy as pie to set up. You have 4 controls and that's it. You have to let your ears be the judge on this pedal because the range or tone is so vast that you really have to be gentile when dialing it in. SOUND QUALITY Since this pedal is so synonymous with Pink Floyd and David Gilmore, I would test it out on a Hiwatt Dr103 and a Strat. Better yet use it with a Reeves custom 100 , keep the Hi Eq lower and the Drive bout noonish, and there you have that vintage Gilmorish tone. Couple that with an analog delay such as a Wampler analog echo or a MXR Carbon Copy and you are done. It works as a good clean boost with the Tube Drive lower and as you move it clock wise you will quickly get good overdrive. If you turn it all the up it starts to break up like a fuzz pedal or Big Muff. Not nearly as gainy as a BM but has similar characteristics as one though. My beef with it though is that it is pretty big. So you'll need some room on your pedal board to house this beast. Also, you'll need a separate outlet to power it since it does not have a normal Boss style 9v or 18v plug. I think it will sound better without it and the reissues keep to that original vintage style which I appreciate too. OVERALL OPINION I would recommend any Gilmore fan or any one who enjoys a vintage type overdrive pedal for classic rock. It sits around $300 a piece so be sure you are committed to it since it is sort of expensive. But it sure is a keeper!. This is a fantastic OD pedal with many options to boot. I think it sounds best with a Strat and a Hiwatt or a Reeves amp. For me it is hard to break away from this setup since I'm a huge Pink Floyd fan, but really this pedal with sound great with just about any decent tube amp.