Harmonised Major Scale Arpeggio Patterns.

Hi There.

Welcome to the new lesson. This is based on a very simple chord progression found in thousands of tunes. Based on the harmonised major scale in C.

The harmonised scale is basically any major scale played in chords.

Cmaj7    Dm7    Em7    Fmaj7    G7    Am7    Bm7b5    Cmaj7

When playing this avoid using a metronome to start with. Get it under your fingers first. Place your fingers at one finger per fret. Don't bunch up your fingers, try to avoid fret-buzz, alternate your picking fingers on every note.

  

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Interesting.........The First Electric Bass Guitar.

This is interesting for all Bassists......

This is the first electric bass guitar. The Tutmarc AudioVox 736 dated 1937.

Specs:

Solid body: fretted bass guitar.
Body & Neck: Black Walnut.
Fingerboard: Purpleheart.
Pick ups & electronics: One single coil pick up.


Many people credit Leo Fender and the Fender musical instrument company with the creation of the electric bass guitar with the advent of the Fender Precision Bass in 1951. However as the Fender P Bass was the first mass produced bass guitar, The Fender company was by no means the inventor of the electric bass.


That innovation lies with a Seattle based musician and inventor Paul H (Bud) Tutmarc. Tutmarc was experimenting with reducing the size of the double bass and in 1935 he built the electric upright bass but the crunch year for the bass guitar was 1937 when he developed the Audiovox model 736 "Electronic bass fiddle". It was designed to be played in the horizontal position and therefore is the first electric bass guitar as we know it.


Bad timing, Bad luck were the main reason why Mr Tutmarc didn't get the accolades he deserved. The 736 certainly wasn't a commercial success. The price was massive in 1937 the Audiovox cost $65.00 and en extra $75.00 for the matching 936 amplifier making it simply out of reach of many many musicians. It also came out just before the outbreak of World War II when the whole of guitar manufacturing was deemed "Non Essential" plus it really didn't fit in to any of the styles of music at that time.


Paul Tutmarc's Audiovox 736.............Way ahead of it's time?

 

New Album. OUT NOW.

Hello Folks.

Well, it's been over 3 years since I released my debut studio album Familia. I've been, and continue to be overwhelmed by the response and very kind comments. I'm really glad you enjoy it.

So.......Here goes! 

The brand new album Open Window is out NOW. If you enjoyed Familia then you'll LOVE this CD. It features 14 new original tracks with many guest artists. Due to touring, sessions and gigs etc it's taken quite some time to get it completed. But I'm over the moon with the finished results. 

The album has already been featured on PBS's Fiesta Jazz in Melbourne, Australia as well as Samia Panni's Brazilian music show in the USA. Again, as with Familia all the guests recorded their parts in their own studios and sent them to me over the internet. I really love this way of working. I always end up re building the track once the parts are slotted into the project though :-) plus many last minute decisions, last minute tunes written, last minute mix changes happened but it all turned out better than I could have ever expected thanks to some truly world class musicians who shared their hearts & souls on this album. 

I really hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed making it.

You can buy the CD or download the album (However, I would suggest the CD so you can the experience the full package, artwork, design & liner notes) here......

 www.cdbaby.com/cd/simongoulding3

You Can still purchase Familia too.

www.cdbaby.com/cd/SimonGoulding

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

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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