Stuart Clayton

Most of these have gone now, although there are a few that I'm still waiting for people to pay the postage on. If they don't for any reason, I'll offer them up again. Cheers Stuart

[color=#333333][size=4]Hi everybody,[/size][/color] [color=#333333][size=4]Good news! I have some damaged or mis-printed books (Bassline Publishing stock) to give away. These are all books that have a minor printing error that means I would not sell them on our website, but would like to see go to a good home. The content of all books is unaffected, they just don't look quite right! The list is as follows: Ultimate Slap Bass (5 copies available) Cover is slightly mis-printed and has a thin white band along the bottom (see photo) Stuart Hamm Bass Book (9 copies available) Cover is slightly mis-printed and has a thin white band along the bottom (see photo) The Mark King Bass Book (3 copies) This book contains a full colour bassography and biography section that is 12 pages long. This was left out by the printers on these copies. The rest of the book is fine. If you would like one of these books, they are FREE, but I ask that you pay the shipping cost to your country. Email me at [email protected] to grab your free books now!![/size][/color] [color=#333333][size=4]Cheers,[/size][/color] [color=#333333][size=4]Stuart[/size][/color]

You can do the same thing with Transcribe! from www.seventhstring.com. I use this pretty much every day, and it's invaluable. When I was a kid I discovered that if you played music back through a double tape deck on high speed dubbing (so copying to another cassette), the bass 'popped' out of the mix, an octave higher. I realised that this was an excellent way to pick out difficult to hear lines, and found that it works particularly well for low 5-string parts. This can be replicated in Transcribe! by transposing the piece up one octave, making the bass pop out of the mix. You can further enhance the bass using the preset EQ filters and adjust to your liking using the graphic. Anyway, it seems that this app does the same thing, which is certainly very useful. It's a little bit cheaper as well. Good find! Stuart

Or this: http://www.basslinepublishing.com/tab-books/the-level-42-bass-book.html ;-) Stu

I've got a Bogart 5-string. I picked it up from Mansons at the London Bass Show 2012. It was a horrible black and blue paint splatter effect when I got it, but I had it refinished in a midnight blue metallic colour. You can see it in this video, which is my rendition of Alain Caron's 'D-Code'. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDcc2zD62Ag Gorgeous bass to play! Stu

Thanks Marvin for plugging my group Up4Grabs - we're highly experienced with weddings and cover everything from 50's rock and roll to modern day stuff like Taio Cruz and Jessie J (neither of which are my faves...). You'll get us through: http://www.theliveweddingband.co.uk Cheers Stu

Renaissance is the best Marcus Miller album in some time in my opinion. That said, Silver Rain, The Sun Don't Lie and Tales all have excellent moments as well.

[quote name='iconic' timestamp='1374821467' post='2153536'] Well sort of....but its more of a tease to me...why not write in C major at the start of that stave type thing....wouldnt take much ink. [/quote] You can generally see what the key is if the music has chords written. What you are suggesting here is actually used sometimes though, particularly where modes are concerned. For example, a piece might have a key signature for E major (or C# minor) but state 'key signature denotes B Mixolydian'. This would be done if the piece revolves around a B7 tonality. Stuart

One of the multicoloured ones is in Hirst's shop in Ilfracombe. I saw it a couple of weeks back. It didn't have a price tag on it so I had no idea it was as expensive as it is. In retrospect I probably shouldn't have picked it up and had a quick slap on it...!

As an update to my last post, the attached screen shot is the Amazon listing for one of my books. They state 'order now, only one left in stock' - they have NO stock, nor will they ever have any. Amazon automatically lists anything with a barcode/ISBN. Stuart

Thanks 2Wheeler, although you won't be able to get it from Amazon as I choose not to supply them. Amazon expects a HUGE discount from independent publishers (far more than any shop or wholesaler) and expects us to ship the books to them at our expense as well. This makes selling through Amazon commercially unviable, and is the reason why you'll only ever get these books through Bassline Publishing. Stuart

I get about five requests a day for the TAB for my solo bass version of 'Nothing Else Matters'. I don't mind, except that if they bothered to read the text under the video it says where to go to download the free score! 'tabz plz.' is the usual request, which seems rude. 'Hey, any chance you could share the score?' would be far more polite...! I delete them all.

[quote name='Mr Lizard' timestamp='1363088474' post='2008120'] Are there any plans to release these as a digital edition (ibooks etc)? I am going through the Scales and Modes book you have done on my ipad, and I love the convenience over traditional book and cd. Great job on the books by the way! (The Jamiroquai book has provided me with hours of fun!) [/quote] If you mean the iPad books, absolutely. I'm working on these as we speak. I had been hoping to release them at the same time as the physical versions, but a severe chest infection back in December scuppered those plans! I'm aiming to have them released in late April, pending Apple's sometimes lengthy approval process of course. Kindle/generic ebook format books will follow later in the year. Cheers Stuart

Hi guys, First of all, thanks for the nice comments about the new books - believe me, it's much appreciated! Secondly, it was great to meet and talk to a few of you at the London Bass Show. I really enjoyed the show this year, and as a teacher I was really pleased at how many people (young kids especially) were keen to learn to read music. Over the last seven years I've been teaching at least two days a week at BIMM in Bristol, where I am head of the bass department. Teaching has really inspired me to turn my attention more towards theory/training books rather than transcription books, and it's a genuine pleasure to see these titles being well-received. The Reading Music books were written to follow a very logical path to learning to read, one that will be simple to follow for anybody. I've had excellent results with these exercises through my teaching at BIMM, and I'm hoping those results can continue within the wider bass community. If anyone has any questions about the books, I can be reached here on the forum, or via email at [email protected]. Thanks again, Stuart

Hi all, Just posting to let you all know that I will be releasing my new series of Reading Music books at the London Bass Show this year. What originally started as a single book eventually grew into three separate books, aimed at specific levels: beginner, intermediate and advanced. These books are built around a solid path of study that I have been developing over the last seven years as a sight reading teacher at BIMM. They contain no TAB, and cover everything from the absolute basics right up to reading fast show tunes in cut common time. There are audio files (for reference) that are free to download from the Bassline Publishing website as well - I've found that these are crucial for students when they are studying at home, with no teacher present to correct them when they go wrong. The books will be available at the show at a special price of £10 each (normal price £11.99). We're on stand D6, so please come along and say hello if you're around. We'll also have all the other books I've written on sale at show prices. If you want to find out more about the books, visit www.basslinepublishing.com. Looking forward to seeing you all at the show! Best wishes Stuart

Oops, sorry Joe, didn't mean to hijack your thread like that! Joe is a great teacher (I've had the pleasure of a lesson in the past), and I've no doubt his book is excellent. Best, Stuart

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1358842619' post='1945781'] Wow! It's great to hear the author's viewpoint. Someone told me the answer is "masking tape". But defacing a book isn't something I'm comfortable with. I should add; I wrote the last post on a "bad day" It's a great book and I WILL stick with it. I would actually recommend it. [/quote] Hi Grangur, Masking tape is one way of doing it for sure! I used to do that with all my old Bassist magazines. Don't worry, I didn't take your comments as a personal insult, I just wanted to clarify why TAB was included in that book. I generally disapprove of 'crash course' books, and 'learn X in 24 hours', which was one of the reasons I stopped writing for other publishers. I dislike the implication that there is a shortcut to learning something that takes years of patient study to master, which is why I prefer to publish independently now .If you're interested in learning to read properly, let me have your address and I'll send you a complimentary copy of my new book 'The Bass Guitarist's Guide to Reading Music - Beginner Level'. It's being released (along with the other two in the series) at the beginning of March at the London Bass Show. No TAB in sight! Best wishes Stuart