Gould

Gould

Also known as: G. Gould, G. Gould Music, Gould Music

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G. Gould Music is a small-batch builder of basses and guitars founded by Geoff Gould in 1996, based in San Francisco, California. Before launching the company, Gould served as founder and president of Modulus Graphite for nearly two decades, where he developed the graphite neck for stringed instruments (U.S. patent #4,145,948) and pioneered the 35-inch scale length on production basses to impro...

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G. Gould Music is a small-batch builder of basses and guitars founded by Geoff Gould in 1996, based in San Francisco, California. Before launching the company, Gould served as founder and president of Modulus Graphite for nearly two decades, where he developed the graphite neck for stringed instruments (U.S. patent #4,145,948) and pioneered the 35-inch scale length on production basses to improve clarity and tension on the low B string of five- and six-string instruments.

The company specializes in hand-made, custom-ordered electric basses and guitars built in limited numbers, often featuring graphite-reinforced or composite construction that draws on Gould's earlier research. Alongside the instruments, G. Gould offers extra-long-scale 35-inch five-string bass string sets in both Standard and Taper-Core configurations, intended to pair with the company's own basses and other long-scale designs.

Guitarist Henry Kaiser has credited Geoff Gould's graphite-neck innovations as a foundational influence on his own guitar sound, and bassist Andy West of the Dixie Dregs has cited Gould's work as instrumental in his adoption of five- and six-string basses with a low B.

Gould has 3 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Solid Body Electric Guitars and Electric Basses.

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