Udonitron
Well-known member
The other forums have not had much interest in my Chandler thread so I thought I might spark some interest here?
Now I know Chandler is still a thriving guitar company based out of California but from what research I have done, they made REALLY nice custom Les Paul copies until Gibson came in and told them to stop and destroy all remaining copies. They then put out an order to destroy all stock but there were a few that managed to be sold and are still circulating to this day. I woke up to bid on another guitar and was about to head back to bed and I saw a Chandler ending and it perked my interest. There were a lot bids on it as well...had what looked to be an ebony fretboard, fret edge binding, a gorgeous solid flame maple figured top, and 2 piece center seamed back. The Harmony Central reviews on them are 10/10 and Chandler answered every single one of their emails about the guitar in a quick fashion along with some history and rarity of the Les Paul copies. I know it isn't MIJ but being that it was bought from Japan and originated in the US, it has a history so I had to pull the trigger on it
I have emailed Chandler but no reply as of yet.
Some well known artists still play Chandlers:
Tom Petersson
John Entwistle
Joe Bonamassa
Some interesting reviews on HC and they all gave em 10/10! Seems the flame tops were rare and their higher end guitar that was stopped mostly due to Gibson asking them to and the high production costs. This should be a keeper and a good call on an impulse buy
http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar/product/Chandler/Les+Paul+Standard+Copy/10/1
Now I know Chandler is still a thriving guitar company based out of California but from what research I have done, they made REALLY nice custom Les Paul copies until Gibson came in and told them to stop and destroy all remaining copies. They then put out an order to destroy all stock but there were a few that managed to be sold and are still circulating to this day. I woke up to bid on another guitar and was about to head back to bed and I saw a Chandler ending and it perked my interest. There were a lot bids on it as well...had what looked to be an ebony fretboard, fret edge binding, a gorgeous solid flame maple figured top, and 2 piece center seamed back. The Harmony Central reviews on them are 10/10 and Chandler answered every single one of their emails about the guitar in a quick fashion along with some history and rarity of the Les Paul copies. I know it isn't MIJ but being that it was bought from Japan and originated in the US, it has a history so I had to pull the trigger on it
I have emailed Chandler but no reply as of yet. Some well known artists still play Chandlers:
Tom Petersson
John Entwistle
Joe Bonamassa
Some interesting reviews on HC and they all gave em 10/10! Seems the flame tops were rare and their higher end guitar that was stopped mostly due to Gibson asking them to and the high production costs. This should be a keeper and a good call on an impulse buy
http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar/product/Chandler/Les+Paul+Standard+Copy/10/1
