114 - Stu Hamm
In episode 114 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with bassist extraordinaire Stu Hamm. In their conversation they cover What Stu is up to currently including a project in Oregon “Guitars Under the Stars”, a tour with Greg Howe and a bass camp in Estonia called “the Estonia Bass Oasis”. They discuss Stu’s family: his father, a well known composer and musicologist, Stu’s brother Bruce who plays the Sarod and ran the Ali Akbar College of Music in San Rafael, California and Stu’s mom who was a voice teacher and an opera singer. Stu takes us through his love/hate relationship with guitar players. They discuss Stu’s musical relationship with guitarists Steve Vai and Joe Satriani as well as Alex Skolnick. They discuss Stu’s Fender signature Urge bass and his signature Markbass amp and gear in general. Stu has a website where you can find out more about everything Stu: dates, gear, recordings and how to go about getting lessons