Chandler Limited Curve Bender Equaliser

The Chandler Limited Curve Bender is a modern TG equaliser based on the legendary console used by The Beatles and Pink Floyd. Designed by Chandler Limited, it expands the original EQ to 51 points with selectable cut/boost up to ±13.5dB, bell/shelf options, and precise stepped controls. It combines standard and mastering features in one unit for versatile, high-end analogue EQ shaping.

Chandler Limited Curve Bender Equaliser

The Chandler Limited Curve Bender is a high-end TG equaliser created to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Abbey Road Studios. Designed by Chandler Limited’s Wade Goeke, it is based on the classic EMI TG12345 console used on recordings by The Beatles and Pink Floyd. Continuing EMI’s long tradition of equaliser design, which began with the RS57 in 1954, the Curve Bender draws directly from the 1969 TG12345 and the 1974 TG12412 units.

Wade expanded the original’s limited EQ range to offer 51 selectable EQ points, along with a multiplier switch that allows for up to ±13.5dB of cut or boost. The multiplier also sharpens the Q and enables further tonal shaping. Both the high and low bands include filter and bell/shelf options for added flexibility.

From 2011 onwards, the mastering and standard versions were merged into a single model. When the multiplier is set to x1, EQ adjustments occur in 0.5dB increments, offering up to ±5dB of gain per band. Switching to x1.5 expands this to ±13.5dB per band. The main left and right output level controls always operate in 0.5dB steps for precision gain adjustment, with a range of ±5dB.

Specifications

  • Circuit Type: EMI TG, Discrete, Transistor
  • Channels: Stereo
  • Feature Set:
    • Treble: Switchable (3.6, 4.2, 6.5, 8.1, 10, 12, 16, 20 kHz, Out), peak/shelf switchable
    • Presence 1: Switchable (.8, 1.2, 1.8, 2.8, 3.6, 4.2, 6.5, 8.1 kHz, Out)
    • Presence 2: Switchable (.3, .5, .8, 1.2, 1.8, 2.8, 3.6 kHz, Out)
    • Bass: Switchable (35, 50, 70, 91, 150, 200, 300 Hz, Out), peak/shelf switchable
    • High-Pass Filter: Switchable (20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 80, 100, 160, 200, 320 Hz, Out)
    • Low-Pass Filter: Switchable (30, 20, 18, 14, 10, 8.1, 5, 3, 2 kHz, Out)
    • X1/x1.5 (per band, switchable): Bell x1 narrow/x1.5 wide, cut/boost x1 in ±0.5 dB steps and x1.5 in ±1.5 dB steps
  • Output: Switched in ±0.5 dB steps
  • Bypass: True Bypass
  • I/O: XLR (pin 2 hot), Transformer balanced, custom wound
  • Power: External (PSU-1), Purchased separately

User Manual

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