Abbey Road Studios
REDD Microphone, RS124 Compressor, REDD.47 Mic Amplifier, Curve Bender, Zener Limiter, TG1 Limiter, TG Microphone Cassette, TG2 Pre Amp/DI, TG Channel MKII, TG2-500 Pre Amp, Germanium Pre Amp/DI
Bill Stevenson
( Black Flag, Descendants, Rise Against, The Lemonheads, Only Crime ) - TG Channel, TG2, Germ Pre, LTD-1
Billy Bush
Producer, Engineer, Mixer ( Garbage, Tegan & Sara, Muse ) - TG2 Pre Amp/DI, TG1 Limiter, Germanium Pre Amp/DI, Germanium Tone Control
Blackbird Studios
Blues Saraceno
( Melissa Etheridge, Ziggy Marley )
Brad Fernquist
( Goo Goo Dolls )
Chase Park Transduction
( REM, Drive By Truckers, Queens of the Stone Age )
Chris Testa
( Jimmy Eat World, Dixie Chicks, Switchfoot, Backstreet Boys, Hoobastank, Barenaked Ladies, Pink, Matchbox 20, Edie Brickell, Audioslave )
Claudius Mittendorfer
( Interpol, Glasvegas, Ash )
Counting Crows
Critter
( Guns N' Roses, Angels and Airwaves )
Dave Wood
( Jesse McCartney, Marie' Digby, Lil Wayne, Ludacris, Gladys Knight, music director for Hilary Duff )
David Kahne
( Paul McCartney, Stevie Nicks, Sublime, MTV Unplugged: Tony Bennett, Sugar Ray, The Bangles )
Dennis Sands
( Erin Brockovich, American Beauty, Pleasantville, Good Will Hunting )
Emanuel Kiriakou
( Celine Dion, Jordin Sparks, David Archuleta, Nick Lachey, Backstreet Boys, Jesse McCartney )
Erykah Badu
( Grammy Award Winner )
Ethan Mates
( Linkin Park, Korn, Black Eyed Peas, Tupac, Slipknot, Lionel Richie, Jennifer Lopez, Tom Petty, Motley Crue, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Haze, Good Charlotte, Sting )
Evan Taubenfeld
( Avril Lavigne, Tyga, MTV, Warner Bros Records, EMI music )
Goo Goo Dolls
Green Day
(Grammy Award Winners) - RS124 Compressor, Curve Bender, Zener Limiter, TG Channel MKII, TG2 Pre Amp/DI, LTD-2 Compressor, Little Devil Colored Boost Guitar Pedal
Greg Wells
( Taylor Swift, Adele, Keith Urban, Elton John, Celine Dion, Katy Perry, Deftones, Mika, Pink, Rufus Wainwright )
Jimmy Eat World
Jimmy Messer
( Kelly Clarkson )
Joe Barresi
( Hole, Weezer, Queens of the Stone Age, TOOL )
John Feldmann
( Goldfinger, Story of the Year, Good Charlotte, Ashlee Simpson, Hilary Duff, Atreyu )
John McBride
John Paterno
( Joan Osborne, Los Lobos, Faith Hill, Phil Vassar, Bonnie Raitt, Tim McGraw, The Black Molly's )
Matt Bayles
( Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Mastodon )
Matthew Sweet
Michael Beinhorn
( Korn, Marilyn Manson, Soundgarden, Soul Asylum, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Verve Pipe, Ozzy Osbourne, Social Distortion, Black Label Society )
Michael James
( Jawbreaker, New Radicals, Janes Addiction, Chicago, Hole )
Michael Wagener
( Mötley Crüe, Overkill, Accept, Great White, Poison, Alice Cooper, Extreme, Megadeth, Janet Jackson, Ozzy Osbourne, Dokken, Metallica, White Lion, Skid Row )
Peter Katis
( Interpol, Guster, Longwave, Ours, Robbers On High Street )
Ralph Patlan
( Megadeth, Jamie Foxx, Rick Derringer, Michael Schenker, Brian "Head" Welch, Chris Poland/OHM )
Rammstein
Ross Hogarth
( John Fogerty, Ziggy Marley, Edgar Winter, Jimmy Eat World, Lifehouse, Clay Aiken, John Mellencamp, Melissa Etheridge, Coal Chamber, Roger Waters, Jewel, Black Crowes, Mötley Crüe, Keb' Mo')
Ross Robinson
( Vanilla Ice, Slipknot, At The Drive-In )
Ryan Hewitt
Producer, Mixer, Engineer (Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Avett Brothers, Blink-182, Tom Petty, The Lumineers, Bob Dylan)
Shawn Dealey
Engineer, Counting Crows
Slipknot
Steve Evetts
( Dillinger Escape Plan, The Cure, He Is Legend, Sepultura, Story of the Year, Every Time I Die, Earth Crisis and Our Last Night )
"Man, your GERM preamp is the Holy Grail... run old digital stuff thru it and it miraculously comes back to life... I'm in awe. The XXXXXX used to be my favorite preamp but even the XXXX can't revive dead tracks like the GERM can. IMO you've created the coolest piece of gear ever.
–Aaron
"I gotta say man, this thing is INSANE. I was going to buy two XXX. PLEASE never retire."
–Andrew
"Suffice to say that the TG2, Germ pre and EQ, and TG1 are there anytime I track drums, TG2 for guitars and the LTD-1 is there whenever I do vocals!"
–Billy Bush
"Used it for the first time yesterday for male/female vocs, elec gtr. Uhhhhh...Holy shit. Nice job dude. In particular, I have a tube mic that is often a little on the bright side, and dialing the feedback just right doesn't take any clarity from it, but smoothes the highs in just the right way. Much better than using EQ!"
–Brandon
"Run and buy one... They exceed all the hype in my opinion. The pre is amazing in that FINALLY a guitar amp'd in a room can be bettered without altering the fundamental character of it. Quite a feat IMO, really amazing."
–Brian Lucey
"This album wouldn’t be the same without your products. I've been chasing these sounds for years. After buying the Chandler products (TG Channel MKII, TG-2, Germ Pre) it all fell into place. I think your products just might save Rock-and-Roll."
–Chris Day, Plan-D Studios
"Your Germ Pre is INCREDIBLE... We did lots of guitars and basses...wow...wow...and once more, wow.... simply infinite tones and every single one is so musical and close to what you want it to be... thank you again...I just wish I had more units of yours, but that won't take long"
–Gavrièl Pardi, Italy
"The options like the feedback control and those switches are really wild too. I still cant believe that it is where it is in terms of price point. I thought this would be 2G's. Thank God it's not though. Especially cuz I heard clips on here where it sounded better (IMO) on the source than the XXXX."
–Gearslutz, quote
"Thank you. In fact, THANK GOD FOR YOU. I'm serious! No one is making shit like this and it makes me verrrrrry happy."
–Greg
"Wow...... I've never been this excited about a pre amp before. With 1 Microphone and the new Germanium chandler, I got some pretty insane guitar sounds instantly.... from crystal clean with lots of body to pure overdriven hell. Unbelievable flexibility...."
–Joe Barresi
"The Chandler germanium mic pre gets used on almost every session I do these days! Thanks for making a mic pre that can be big, up front, clean, aggressive... It can truly change flavors to suit the session I am in at any given moment. Thanks Wade!"
–Joel
"I have a lot of mic pres from every kind of angle, from pristine clean to iron to tube and I decided to try one of these Germanium units to see what all the talk was...and holy crap... I was so blown away instantly... no eq...I even forgot to patch in a compressor....and it was polished from the get go... I still hear what I want to hear but it just added so much flavor...Well done gentlemen... Well done!!!"
–Lou, Alberta Canada
"I have received my first two Germaniums, and am waiting for two more. They are PHENOMENAL! Your designs are sensational, man. I must say I couldn't be happier with choosing Chandler for preamps (now you make up most of my arsenal!). Thanks for all the hard work Wade. Most of all, thank you for staying close to your customers. Did you know people are now calling the germs the "Holy Grail" of preamps? I think I also read somewhere the quote "Wade is a f****ing genius!" Get ready for some awards man!"
–Luiz
"All I can say is WOW! I had a single coil Strat sounding like a hollowbody jazz guitar. This thing is really versatile!"
–Marc
"Please tell Wade that I just love my Chandler limiter plug-in, and the germanium i got recently is my favorite preamp ever--just fantastic!!!! Like many recording artists, I work mainly at home these days, and your stuff is absolutely essential in my work. These are modern classics!"
–Matthew Sweet
"It's not only another paint brush, it's a whole paint brush store."
–Michael Wagener
"How does it sound? In two words: shizzly dizzly! (That means great for those without the 2005 edition of the Hipster Dictionary). It has its own tone. If you use Neve and API as common reference points, I'd say that it can sound like both depending on how you set the Feedback. With the knob in the 9 o'clock to 11 o'clock range, it has that punchy fast slew-rate vibe of the API. When you turn it up, its more of the classic Neve vibe. However, throughout all this, its fundamental tone is big and round."
–Mike Caffrey
"I just wanted to drop you a quick note and let you know how much I am loving my Germ and TG2. Like most people I am kicking myself for not getting a second. The thick switch is a living breathing entity all its own. I have tracked acoustic guitar, stand up bass, vocals and violin through this sucker (as well as the TG2) all with amazing results."
–Paul
"I put on the pad & added the thick and opened the pre up all the way. I got such an explosive sound everybody was S@!*TING. Later, I used it on the Bass rig almost the same way. That f#*!@ng pre has so much character and low-end, I don't know what the hell to say... It is sooooo sick... I need more of these goddamn pre's, it is unbelievable!"
–Ross Hogarth
"Its now a month into using my Germaniums, and words can't describe how amazed I am! I'm blown away on a daily basis. I think the best way to describe these are just "instant cool." They definitely have the 'it' factor sorely missing in most modern designs."
–Steve Evetts
"I've had the Germ for a couple of weeks, and I've come to the conclusion that something must be wrong with it. I've tried it on acoustic guitar and it sounds great, tried it on electric, same thing. Tried it on vocals, sounds great. Since most preamps usually sound super on some things and not so super on others, I have to assume something must be wrong with mine since it sounds great on everything. However, I've decided not to have you repair it, because I like having one pre that sounds so good on so many different sources...keep up the great work!"
–Tom
"I thought you'd like to know that one of my Hip Hop clients I sold pair of Germanium pre's to for vocals and DI is blown away! He's a personal studio client of mine from Florida and just called me to say he's literally going back and re-tracking the vocals on every song he's ever recorded because they've made the biggest difference in his sound and performance over every piece of gear he's ever had. You rock brotha!"
–Trent Thompson (Sweetwater Sound, Inc.)
“It makes me feel very good to have invested in your product. Thank you very much for helping me so quickly.”
–Yutaka