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GARRY GOODMAN
"The first 7 string Bass Guitarist"
About Garry Goodman
Piano age 4
Trombone age 7
Guitar/bass guitar age 9
Tuba age 12
First band 1966
American Federation of Musician since 1970
BMI writer/publisher since 1987
Percussive Harmonic technique 1972
7-string bass concept 1978
Extensive live performances-casuals, clubs, showroom, conventions, concerts, musical theater, recording studio etc.
Composer, vocalist, 4,5,6,7,8,9,11 and 12-string bass guitars
Chapman Stick 1974
Introduced the first 7-string bass guitar in 1987
Recorder first 11-string bass in 2004 and introduced a bass line spanning 6 octaves.
Introduced the single course 12-string bass and developed the high Ab4 string 2005
Introduced the first high A 440 hz string for the 25.5" scale guitar 2007
Realized the first 3 octave tuning for the 4x3 12-string 2007
(along with the first G4 string for the 34” scale making this tuning possible)
CD “Tap Dance On A Cloud” featuring the first 7 and 11-string bass guitars debuts on NewAge top 10 charts at #6 2005
Started Octave4Plus strings in 2008
Endorsed by Basson Sound, GHS, Höfner Guitars
Composer/producer/bass guitar of title songs, scores for film, advertising Jingle, station ID, music libraries and records.
Currently plays Höfner fretless 4-string, Tobias 7-string, Adler 8, 11 and single course 12-string, Dean 4x3 12 with 3 octave tuning, Warrior 9-string bass, Chapman Stick Touchboard.