Morkolo Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Stu is a great bassist. I own one of those basses, and they are awesome and very versatile. I don't like that "burpy" tone, either, BTW, but I can assure you that it is not a constraint placed on the player by the equipment. Stu must have decided on that himself. I liken Stu Hamm to Danny Gatton in the sense that he is a player with monster chops, taste, and talent that lurks in the shadows of the "B" circuit... Regards, J/W B) Country Music, Surely The Best, Count Zero, Sexually Active, I know there were a few more I liked. I know you need to have your hands in great shape to play that stuff though, changing from fingerstyle to slap to tapping so smoothly takes a lot of practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryUK Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_E7ph66kVw I've seen him through Martin Taylor on Facebook. He's a good player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted November 22, 2011 Author Share Posted November 22, 2011 He reminds me of Van Epps.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Stu is a great bassist. I own one of those basses, and they are awesome and very versatile. I don't like that "burpy" tone, either, BTW, but I can assure you that it is not a constraint placed on the player by the equipment. Stu must have decided on that himself. I liken Stu Hamm to Danny Gatton in the sense that he is a player with monster chops, taste, and talent that lurks in the shadows of the "B" circuit... Regards, J/W B) Why Danny Gatton isn't as famous as John Mayer, I'll never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duende Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 (off topic from the very interesting clip in the original post... ) Re Shred (edit - please note, not the lovely Shred of the Gibson forums I never have never liked - (and never entertained either) the word 'shred' as anything more than a slang word, as it doesn't really say much about the music! I wonder if there is an argument for 'shred' -and fast playing being two very different things? Recently Al De Meola said that the style of shred was 'a bullshit way of playing that doesn't really say a lot' (paraphrased). Yet of course Al himself has a ridiculously fast and efficient technique, so the can of worms as always with music, is who really decides if something is fast and musical (i.e purposeful) or fast and superfluous... Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShredAstaire Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Re Shred I never have never liked I got a little nervous here Matt. You scared me! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duende Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 I got a little nervous here Matt. You scared me! :) I am a suffering iPhone forum anxiety - I am at work, my phone is on 3 percent, I hate the way my post reads and I can't wait to get home and fix Matt Ps That Shred guy; what a tosser :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duende Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Now, Joe Pass or Herb Ellis (so I'm not comparing Apples to Dinosaurs) I could listen to all day. They have a tastier approach. I knew it would begin to catch on!!!!! 1 plus awarded LMAO Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShredAstaire Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 That Shred guy; what a tosser :) Thems fightin words!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 I knew it would begin to catch on!!!!! 1 plus awarded LMAO Matt It's a pleasure spreading the word LOL And It's funny you should mention Shred as nothing more than slang. It used to be a word reserved for those that were good at Snowboarding around here. You can imagine the trouble I had with the transition from Snow Sport Slang to Guitar Slang <_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted November 23, 2011 Author Share Posted November 23, 2011 I just did a web search, typed in "shredding guitar" and got 12,400,000 sites..but is still a slang. (don't tell Uli Roth that) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duende Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 I just did a web search, typed in "shredding guitar" and got 12,400,000 sites..but is still a slang. (don't tell Uli Roth that) As a joke I typed in 'bullshit' and I got 64,700,000 LOL BTW Does Uli like the definition shredder then? Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 I googled *Matt*............It said " Classical Shredding Expert ".......... :) .....a good thing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted November 24, 2011 Author Share Posted November 24, 2011 As a joke I typed in 'bullshit' and I got 64,700,000 LOL BTW Does Uli like the definition shredder then? Matt Only 67,700,000? Uli just came to mind as one of the early "shredders". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duende Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Only 67,700,000? I know!! LOL Uli just came to mind as one of the early "shredders". He is awesome and I completely agree in the sentiment of his awesomeness - It's just that word 'shredder' - the word makes it sound as if the person's best attribute is their ability to blaze around the fretboard regardless of what notes they are playing...BTW I love virtuoso players! John 5, Paco de Lucia, Randy Rhoads etc, but they are not shredders to me... I think I am on a losing streak here and going to have to fold...I am being greedy; I should stick to my apples and dinosaurs campaign Off to do some important work and teach bar bar black sheap for 6 hours... see you soon!! LOL Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy R Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 I like most everything in the right moderation.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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