I'm Just a Bass Player
Ed Goode - Extended Range Bassist
Artwork by Michael Jones c2009
My primary player, this is a beautiful custom made Barker Vertical Bass B1six, built by Lee Barker (Barker Vertical Bass), an excellent bassist as well as a great luthier!
Playing my 1948 West German Meisel 3/4 double bass, still a thrill every time I use it!
My "family" of basses
Some of the wonderful basses I have been blessed to own!
Left to right:
Dean Stylist semi-acoustic hollow-body 4 string (2003)
FBB Custom #020-00, fretless 6 string (2000)
Fender Power Jazz Special 4 string MIJ (1986)
Barker Vertical Bass #0076 fretless 5 string (2004)
Goya fretless 4 string MIJ (1968)
FBB Custom #1112-06 fretted 7 string (2006)
Left to right:
Dean Stylist semi-acoustic hollow-body 4 string (2003)
FBB Custom #020-00, fretless 6 string (2000)
Fender Power Jazz Special 4 string MIJ (1986)
Barker Vertical Bass #0076 fretless 5 string (2004)
Goya fretless 4 string MIJ (1968)
FBB Custom #1112-06 fretted 7 string (2006)
In addition to my bass fanaticism, I am a hard-core NY Football Giants fan! The Superbowl Champions in 1986, 1990 and 2007 seasons, I'm rooting for another ring in 2011!
Hi, and welcome to my web site! This site is primarily dedicated to the world of extended range basses (ERB's), i.e., basses with more than the standard 4 strings. Ever since I was first introduced to the concept through TalkBass (a worldwide online forum with over 100,000 bassists), I have been playing 6, 7 & 8 string basses. I hope you enjoy looking at my instruments and reading about some other really great basses, as well.
My beautiful FBB Custom seven string bass, "Irene", built in 2006
My other significant bass affiliation is with FBB Custom Bass Works. Matt Schmill, the luthier that builds these basses for me, is a gifted artisan and has done wonderful work for me.
My favorite bass, a fretless 6 string built by FBB in 2000. This bass just sings, the tone is clean and and has that magnificent fretless voice! My wife LOVES this bass!
"Zoned Out" - With my jazz partner & friend, Vinnie Gentile, a great musician! March 2009 at the Blue Moon in South Amboy, NJ.
