“I wanted him to be very successful because he seemed pretty nervous”: Original Tool bassist Paul D’Amour recalls coaching Justin Chancellor to be his replacement – and giving him an in-depth lesson in his wild pedal protocol

Paul D'Amour and Justin Chancellor.

In 1995, Paul D’Amour decided to depart Tool. With a studio album, EP and five years service under his belt, he left the prog rock institution he had helped found and launch, passing the bass guitar torch to his successor: Justin Chancellor.

Chancellor has remained a member of Tool ever since, going on to become one of prog-metal’s most celebrated and popular bassists after first making his debut on 1996’s Ænima.