Billy Gould
- January 4, 2024
- Bassist
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Billy Gould |
| Occupation | Bassist |
| Date Of Birth | Apr 24, 1963(1963-04-24) |
| Age | 61 |
| Birthplace | Los Angeles |
| Country | United States |
| Birth City | California |
| Horoscope | Aries |
Billy Gould Biography
| Name | Billy Gould |
| Birthday | Apr 24 |
| Birth Year | 1963 |
| Place Of Birth | Los Angeles |
| Home Town | California |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Aries |
Billy Gould is one of the most popular and richest Bassist who was born on April 24, 1963 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Bassist who was part of the band called Faith No More, the band that has released albums such as Album of the Year in 1997.
His group Faith No More opened for His band Faith No More opened for Axl Rose during the Guns N’ Roses and Metallica Stadium Tour. during the Guns N” Roses and Metallica Stadium Tour.
Billy Gould was born and raised in a Catholic family. Gould started playing the bass while he was at Loyola High School in Los Angeles with future Faith No More keyboardist Roddy Bottum. His first band during these early years was named “The Animated,” a genre-bending new wave outfit that sounded something like a cross between The Buzzcocks, XTC and Michael Jackson. That band also featured future FNM vocalist Chuck Mosley on keyboards, and Mark Stewart (aka Stew) on guitar, of Negro Problem fame. In the early 1980s he moved to San Francisco to begin his studies and got involved with several underground bands. At this time, he met drummer Mike Bordin and guitarist Jim Martin. Soon after that Gould formed a band with Bordin, keyboardist Wade Worthington (quickly replaced with Roddy Bottum), and guitarist/vocalist Mike ‘The Man’ Morris named Faith No Man, which eventually became Faith No More once Morris was out of the band.
For most of Faith No More’s career, he has used a Zon bass, but started with a Gibson Grabber bass and used that for the first two faith No More records up until early 1988 when he got his full endorsement deal with Aria basses which he was endorsed until late 1992. He used his prototype 1986 Aria Pro II SB Integra bass which he received in 1986 on 1989’s The Real Thing. And he used his 1990 Aria Pro II IGB-DLX bass from summer 1990 to late 1992 on 1992’s Angel Dust. Even though he did have his SB Integra bass by 1986 he still used the Gibson for most of touring and recording from 1986 to early 1988 when the Grabber had according to Gould from a Q&A for the 30th anniversary of The Real Thing album, “was being literally held together with duct tape and the Aria was a better bass overall”. In the music video for their song “Evidence”, he is seen using a Fender Jazz. He began with Peavey amplifiers, and has used them his entire career, mainly for the way he loved that the speakers in their amps broke up easily. He also at times used Ampeg SVT heads and cabinets too off and on at select shows, mainly during the first part of the Second Coming tour. He stated that he used a Fender Bassman 300 for the recording of 2015’s Sol Invictus, saying that “it sounded like a tractor going through a supercharger”. He also in the 90’s used a Peavey TB Raxx rack preamp recommended to him by Lee Sklar at the 1990 MTV VMA’s, and a Tech 21 Sansamp PSA-1. Although, since approximately 2014 he has been endorsed by and began using, Aguilar pedals, amps and cabinets. He is known for employing a wide variety of playing styles, alternating between using a plectrum, slapping, and fingerstyle. He also used an Ibanez Tube Screamer and a DOD Stereo Bass Flanger on The Real Thing album and the following tour for that album. Here is a list of the strings he has used over the years: Rotosound Swing Bass 66 (Early years-Early 1989) Dean Markley Blue Steels (Mid 1989) D’Addario Pro Steels/Nickel Bass Strings (Late 1989-1997) Dunlop Nickel Bass Strings (1997-Present Day).
He was married in 2012.
Billy Gould Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Bassist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Billy Gould is one of the richest Bassist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Billy Gould 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was a bass player in high school along with his the band’s future friend He played bass in high school with future bandmate Roddy Bottum in a band called The Animated. in a group known as The Animated.
He was a bit of a successes as a producer for bands such as The Beatsteaks and as a participant on albums with The Axis Of Evildoers.
William David “Billy” Gould (born April 24, 1963 in Los Angeles, California) is an American musician and producer. He is best known as the bassist of Faith No More.
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During the same year, Gould joined as bassist in Jello Biafra’s new band The Axis of Evildoers along with Ralph Spight (Victim’s Family) on guitar, and Jon Weiss on drums. They made their debut at Jello Biafra’s 50th-birthday celebration June 16 and 17, 2008 at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. The band has since been renamed Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine and an album Audacity of Hype was released on October 20, 2009.
Facts & Trivia
Billy Ranked on the list of most popular Bassist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Billy Gould celebrates birthday on April 24 of every year.
In 2011, he released an experimental album called “The Talking Book”, a collaboration between himself and sound artist Jared Blum, known for his various projects on the Gigante Sound label. In 2012, he collaborated with Charles Hayward of This Heat and Mads Heldtberg on a project and release entitled House of Hayduk. Also in 2011, Billy contributed to the production of the soundtrack for the documentary “The Sequential Art” [1], by Norwegian director Espen J. Jörgensen.
What kind of bass does Billy Gould play?
Equipment and style. For most of Faith No More’s career, he has used a Zon bass , but started with a Gibson Grabber bass and used that for the first two Faith No More records up until early 1988 when he got his full endorsement deal with Aria basses which he was endorsed until late 1992.
Who played bass for Faith No More?
Billy Gould
Who plays Faith No More guitar?
Guitarists
Who is the drummer for Faith No More?
Mike Bordin