Loading ...Welcome back to part 2 of my interview with Stu Hamm. This week we get more in depth on his thoughts as a player and composer. Stu talks about some of his writing techniques, who his inspirations are and a few of his road stories. JS - Are you currently studying any players, composers or new techniques? Stu - I’m always working on new stuff. I’ve got a [...]
In order to be a master you need to think like one and in order to think like one, you need to know how they think! Stu Hamm’s musical career has spanned decades. His first musical ventures were with Steve Vai, who he met at the Berklee College of Music, and Joe Satriani. Later he went on to play with Billy Sheehan [...]
In this modern era, guitarists have more sonic and tonal capabilities at their disposal than ever before. Multi-Effects, guitar synths…the list goes on. Yet still, many of today’s players look back at the pioneers who created sound tapestries that were truly ground breaking to try and catch the subtle nuances, even though today’s “toys” usually have these things pre-bundled [...]
Although many techniques in classical, flamenco and other fingerpicking guitar styles employ the right hand ring finger and occasionally the right hand pinky, you may begin studying these techniques using your three strongest right hand digits: your thumb, pointer and middle fingers. Here is example 1: Even if you’ve never played guitar before, you can attempt this example. Set your [...]
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