Taurus Bass Amplification & Pedals.

Hey All.

It's been a while since my last blog due to the fact that I've been touring with the Temptations for the past 2 months and trying to finish my 2nd solo album.

All seems to be coming together very well indeed.

Earlier in the year I was approached by a great new company over in Poland called Taurus.

Tito Dalmedo & myself had been in touch with them when finding onboard pre amps for the SG signature bass. We installed the Taurus TM1. Which consisted of master volume, blend, bass, treble and a punch switch. Sounds truly awesome.



Taurus asked me to consider joining their list of endorsees. I jumped at the opportunity. After liaising with Anna & Bruce at The Bass Barn UK I chose my perfect bass rig.

This consists of,

The Taurus Qube 450.

The Qube is a very lightweight powerful amp. 450W into 4 ohm. Active & passive inputs, bass, treble & middle knobs with contour switches plus the MLO system. This boosts the frequency range you select without boosting the volume.






The Taurus Slimline 112 & 210 Cabinets.

Taurus TUX BL Compressor & ZEBU Reverb/Delay pedals.

Bass player out there. I URGE you to check this gear out. YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED.

SIMON GOULDING 'LIVE Funky Bass' Sample Library.

The NEW Simon Goulding 'Live Funky Bass Guitar' sample library has been released by Samplephonics. 

This pack is ideal for composers, producers, DJ's etc. 


This 300MB pack contains over 480 4 & 8 bar loops in various keys and tempos available in REX2, Apple Loops, KONTAKT, 24 Bit WAV format. 


Basses Used.


Lakland 55-01
SG Signature 6 string bass by Dalmedo Custom Guitars
Ernie Ball MusicMan Stingray 5 fretless
Barker B1 5 string fretless
Yamaha TRB5


To purchase this pack please visit www.samplephonics.com

www.reverbnation.com/simongouldingmusic

Simon Goulding NEW ALBUM in production.

The new Simon Goulding album 'Open Window' is in production at the moment. The album is on track to be finished early next year and will feature,

• Simon Goulding. 5 & 6 string bass, EUB, Barker Bass, Keyboards, Vocals, Percussion & Programming.
• Adam Linsley.Trumpet.
• Simon Niblock. Alto, Soprano & Tenor Saxophones, Flute.
• Chris Taylor. Piano & Fender Rhodes.
• Dave Hassell. Timbales.
• Richard Pardy. Tenor Saxophone.
• Munch Manship. Flutes.
• Alan Wormald. Guitar.
• Paul Birchall. Synth.

You can check out advance rough mixes at www.reverbnation.com/simongouldingmusic where you can also join the official SGM mailing list and keep up to date with this release.


God bless you all.


Sy.

Bass Professor Magazine 'Familia' review. (Germany). 2011.

Familia - Simon Goulding


Aus dem britischen Lancashire stammt der Sessionbassist Simon Goulding, der uns mit seinem brand- neuen Studioalbum mit der Bitte um Vorstellung bemustert hat. Beim Hören der 12 Titel drängt sich mir un- weigerlich die Frage auf, ob Goulding Los Angeles mit Lancashire verwech- selt hat. Denn die smoothen Fusion- Tracks reihen sich nahtlos in die bekannte, seichte Fusion-Ecke ein, für die die Stadt der Engel seit den 80er Jahren bekannt ist. Trotzdem: Goulding ist ein klasse Bassist, der seine knochentrockenen Sounds aus Yamaha- und Music Man-Bässen und Verstärkern von Hartke herauskitzelt. (www.reverbnation.com/simongouldingmusic) CH 

SGM New album & SG Dalmedo Custom Bass Update.

There are some exiting developments here regarding the new studio album & the custom bass guitar build.

Two new studio blog videos are up on the 'Simon Goulding Music' channel on You Tube. I'll be posting more very soon. So, if you want to get an insight into the way I work on my own music in the studio, check these out. 

You can follow the build of the SG signature bass by checking out the album on photobucket.
Simply click on the link here,

http://photobucket.com/sgcustombass

For more news regarding tour dates, albums, videos, pictures and to purchase my 1st album 'Familia' please visit www.reverbnation.com/simongouldingmusic 

God Bless 

Simon. 

New Studio Album & Custom Bass Guitar Update.

Well, full steam ahead on the new studio album. It's coming together very nicely indeed. I have 11 tracks almost finished now so I need to start picking the album tracks..... decisions, decisions. You can check out 2 tracks (rough mixes) from it on the Reverbnation page. The new single 'Bahia De La Habana' is out now from CD Baby & iTunes.

www.reverbnation.com/simongouldingmusic

www.cdbaby.com/cd/simongoulding2

The tracks feature great playing from Chris Taylor on Piano & Fender Rhodes, Adam Linsley on Trumpet and Richard Pardy on Tenor Sax. The album will also feature Munch Manship on Flutes, Paul Birchall on Synth, Rex Freligh on Alto Sax, Alan Wormald on Guitar & Andy Crompton on Trombone. 

I will keep everyone posted on here or you can subscribe to the SGM mailing list at reverbnation. 

Dalmedo Custom Bass Update.

The woods are starting to arrive too for the custom signature bass. Flamed Maple for the neck from Michigan USA, Cocobolo from Mexico via Spain, Ebony for the fingerboard from India etc etc. It looks fantastic and it's not even sanded or treated yet.......

Cocobolo top & back with ash and mahogany centre board.

I'll post more pictures & updates as this amazing process unfolds. In the meantime please check out Luthier Tito Dalmedo & Dalmedo Custom Guitars here.

www.dalmedoguitars.co.uk

God bless everyone.

Bye for now.

"Simon Goulding Signature" 6 string bass.

Well, the planning is done. A couple of tweaks on the headstock maybe but all there really. Cannot wait!!!

The SG bass is being handcrafted by Luthier Tito Dalmedo of Dalmedo Custom Guitars from Preston UK. The bass has been co-designed by Tito & myself. After many many hours of research & endless conversations we came up with a spec that really suits my sound and playing. Here's the spec...........So far.

6 string 35" scale 24 fret.
Premium hand picked Ash body with Mahogany through insert.
Spanish Cocobolo top & back. (It's still in the Kiln in Spain at the moment).
5 piece flamed maple neck with 3 ebony pinstripes.
Custom cut premium ebony extra wide fingerboard.
Gold shaller bridge.
Gold shaller or gotoh machine heads.
Flamed maple & Cocobolo headstock.
Abalone & mother of pearl fret inlays.
Single truss rod with carbon fibre rod inserts.
Bartolini P4 active pick ups with Taurus pre amp. (For now).

Cocobolo top & back. (Un treated & un lacquered).

Flamed Maple (Neck wood).

I'll post more pictures as the project comes together.

All the best,

Simon.