Stuart Clayton

[quote name='alexclaber' post='20854' date='Jun 20 2007, 04:48 PM']I am a HUGE supporter of hearing protection, having bought musicians' earplugs relatively soon after joining my first band. Before spending your next £150 on a bass, amp or pedals, go and get some custom plugs made, their are truly the best thing since sliced bread. You will not believe how much clearer everything sounds - simply because your ears are distorting much less. And bear in mind that when your ears are distorting they are being damaged and they never recover. Alex[/quote] I'm off for a hearing test tomorrow as I am starting to suspect my hearing has suffered in recent years. After that, I'm definately going for some full-on protection, probably from here: [url="http://www.soundguard.co.uk/one.htm"]http://www.soundguard.co.uk/one.htm[/url]. I'll let you all know how I get on with them! Stu

[quote name='bassfunk' post='20700' date='Jun 20 2007, 12:22 PM']Stanley Clarke interview is good. But does anyone else think they could do with more exercises/transcriptions? They have 2 months to write the bloody thing. The American bass magazine i sometimes buy normally has a couple of song transcriptions and just as many exercises if not more as BGM, and it's monthly. Is it a lack of contributors?[/quote] We'd all like to see more transcriptions in the mag, and there are several writers, myself included, who are more than up for doing them. The problem is print licenses are very expensive, and mean that they can't happen in every issue. Bear in mind that the US bass mag is run by an enormous company that is undoubtedly more able to do such things. One of the reasons for revamping the columns last year was to get more music into the mag in a different way. While they may not feature all your favourite riffs, there's plenty of musical content - Steve Lawson has looked at a variety of interesting melodic applications, Dave Marks has covered several different musical styles, and my column provides some ammunition for general improvisation. Stu

[quote name='Alun' post='19254' date='Jun 17 2007, 08:00 PM']Ignore me, just found the answer on your site. For anyone else who's interested, more info here... [url="http://www.basslinepublishing.com/stuhamm.html"]http://www.basslinepublishing.com/stuhamm.html[/url] Cheers, Alun[/quote] Thanks for the mention Alun! The book should be out by now, but has been delayed by two things. First is a licensing issue that should get resolved very soon, the second is the fact that Stuart (Hamm) has offered to check the transcriptions himself, so that's what's happening at the moment. Good news is that it should be out in late July, and the first 20 copies will be signed by Stu. I'll mailshot everyone on my mailing list, and post here (if I'm allowed) once it's available. Cheers Stu

[quote name='Hamster' post='18987' date='Jun 16 2007, 11:42 PM']Ah, the joys of subscription - but I bet Stuart gets a free one [/quote] Well i do write for them quite a lot...! Stu

[quote name='Paul Cooke' post='18964' date='Jun 16 2007, 10:51 PM']wasn't in Smiths today... still had the May/June issue there...[/quote] Bear in mind subscribers get their copies a week or so early... Stu

[quote name='Waldo' post='9811' date='May 31 2007, 12:12 PM']The problem I've found with some tab books is that they contain mistakes, which is unacceptable quite frankly. If the music industry wants people to buy tab books rather than downloading them off a site, they better damn well make sure that they're correct![/quote] I tell you what, my books are always painstakingly accurate. I know, many tab books that are on sale are rubbish (some of the Jaco ones spring to mind), but I take pride in getting the transcriptions absolutely spot on. Stu

[quote name='lukeward2004' post='9249' date='May 30 2007, 03:04 PM']+1 - I get really wound up by the lack of tabs these days, however it has done me a favour in the sense that it makes me use my ear and this has meant that my overall ear for a bassline has improved. Record labels make me sick - rather than take a proactive approach they decide to simply attack the very musos who provide thier profits in the first place. They close these tab sites as they deem it to be taking money away from the original performer - but I am yet to see a comprehensive "official" tab book for sale with the tabs I need.[/quote] That's a void I'm attempting to fill with the transcription books I publish through Bassline Publishing. Luke - if you or anyone else can suggest books you'd like to see, I'll look into doing them. The whole idea of my company is to publish books that would be considered too 'niche-market' for the big publishers, but which would still be of interest to bassists. Incidentally, I am currently going through the possibilities of the Bernard Edwards book that was suggested, and will let you all know soon whether it's a goer or not. Cheers Stuart

[quote name='Pbassred' post='5634' date='May 24 2007, 11:54 AM']Good luck with the site Stu it looks good. Perhaps you should run an ebay site too. That Bernard Edwards book will be great went you get it (if its notation). I'm not so interested in tab by itself, though alongside notation its great. (I know that this could open up the whole tab versus notation debate but they each have their place.) It would be great to be able to just pick up individual song scores. Do bass scores even exist? Would that be a bussines for someone? No better way to become proficient than to write each line out, but I expect that there would be troubles with publishing houses .[/quote] Thanks - I'm working on finding out about the Bernard Edwards book at the moment. All the books I publish are in standard notation AND tab - while i obviously prefer notation, you have to include tab in order to reach the widest audience. Glad you liked the site! Stu

[quote name='Pbassred' post='3115' date='May 20 2007, 10:36 PM']I was thinking more about books with songs in them ( that we might know).[/quote] Check out my publishing site www.basslinepublishing.com. We do a series of Level 42 books, KISS books and have a Stu Hamm book coming out next month. Not the biggest range in the world at the moment, but we're working on it, and there are plans for a Red Hot Chili Peppers book (covering early stuff), a Bernard Edwards book and a general bass theory book. Aside from that, Simon Merrick published some Jamiroquai books (which I think are currently sold out), and I'd recommend checking out the Bass Tab White Pages (TONS of stuff), the Jaco books, and there's some great Hal Leonard books with playalong CD's that are well worth a look. Cheers Stu

[quote name='Gizmo' post='1801' date='May 18 2007, 10:21 PM']Hey Rich Thx for the heads up i look forward to your mini review Cheers Gizmo[/quote] I have Pondering Bass Technique and it's very good indeed. Norm has developed some great techniques and he explains everything very clearly. I recommend them for sure. Stu