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Chandler 555
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 3:59 pm
by jwilli
Has anyone here had any experience with a Chandler 555? I made my first non-RIC purchase in over 10 years...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7390097492
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 5:06 pm
by beatlefan
See what happens when you let a strat and a Ric alone together for just one minute?
No experience with the Chandler....but congrats on the acquisition! It looks very cool.
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 5:18 pm
by jwilli
Once I get it, I may replace the p/ups with RIC p/ups. Of course, it may sound great with the stock ones. These 555s are licensed by RIC. Or they were.
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 7:12 pm
by jingle_jangle
Interesting. I'll bet the Rick did all the seducing of the Strat...or is that too anthropomorphic?
Jwilli, do you know if the same licensing agreement applied to the old Charvel Surfcasters?
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 4:03 am
by jwilli
Paul, I've never asked JH about the Surfcaster deal but I'm sure that Charvel had some type of licensing agreement with RIC.
Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 4:07 pm
by jwilli
Well, it arrived today. A very cool guitar. It feels like a 660 to me with a wide/thin neck. JUMBO frets. I mean JUMBO, unlike a RIC. The mini humbuckers are pretty hot and i still may replace them with RIC toasters. I'll have to post a pic. Hey, its licensed by RIC......
Re: Chandler 555
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 2:09 pm
by jcreasy
What ever happened with this?
Thanks,
JKC
Re: Chandler 555
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 4:54 pm
by jwilli
I've still got it right here. I never changed the p/ups, they sound great as they are. Will put a pic or two up later.
Re:
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 6:27 pm
by johnhall
jwilli wrote: Hey, its licensed by RIC......
Begrudgingly. It's a long story that I'm not going to tell.
Re: Chandler 555
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 9:57 pm
by LenMinNJ
They used to have slotted headstocks - now they're solid.
Re: Chandler 555
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 1:44 am
by antipodean
The 555 is a great guitar - looks somewhat 350ish (which I suspect is behind the licencing) but is more like a Les Paul Special/Firebird/Strat hybrid. The slab body and moderately chunky neck profile hark back to the LPS, the triple minihumbuckers to the three-pickup 'bird, and the string spacing and pickup switching are Stratesque. I've seen a few go on ebay at around $1k, which is cheap given the build quality, playability and sonic versatility. Doesn't do the Rickenbacker jangle brilliantly, which is ironic given the cosmetics, but does a good job of covering most other bases.
Re: Chandler 555
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 4:03 am
by weemac
antipodean wrote: but does a good job of covering most other bases.
Not bad considering its a guitar....
Eden.
Re: Re:
Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 9:25 pm
by jwilli
johnhall wrote:jwilli wrote: Hey, its licensed by RIC......
Begrudgingly. It's a long story that I'm not going to tell.
Well, alrighty then! That clarifies things.
