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This was a master class not to be missed, Stu Hamm is one of the biggest names on the
bass guitar scene because of his amazing technique and his great songwriting ability.
His influences include the amazing Jaco Pastorius, Larry Graham and Stanley Clarke.
Stu studied at the Berklee college of music, in Boston, where he met Steve Vai and
through him he met Joe Satriani. He would later appear on many of their albums and on
their tours. He has also played with Jazz legend Frank Gambale and appeared with the
Michael Schenker group.
Stu started the master class with a few of his own songs and then played his versions of
Beethoven's 'Moonlight Sonata', and 'Star Spangled Banner'. He played piano in high
school and he learned many classical pieces on bass guitar. He explores techniques like
slapping, pops and slides to create different sounds.
Stu was later joined by John Wheatcroft and Erik Stams, they performed songs from Stu's
albums. Overall the master class blew me away. His amazing music covers all different
styles. I would recommend all bass players to check him out.
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