Peavey Welcomes Stu Hamm to Artist Roster
(Peavey | Posted 2002-10-16)
Peavey Electronics Corporation is proud to announce the addition of bass virtuoso Stu Hamm to its distinguished roster of artist endorsers. Widely recognized as one of the most innovative and influential bassists in the music industry, Hamm's groundbreaking style incorporates slapping, flamenco raking and polyphonic two-hand tapping, as well as chords and harmonics. Through his numerous solo albums, side projects and work with seminal guitarists such as Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and Eric Johnson, Hamm has completely redefined conventional approaches to playing bass guitar.
The need for an amp to match such unparalleled musical prowess led Hamm to Peavey's powerful Pro(tm) bass amp series. His Peavey arsenal now consists of a Pro 500 head running into Pro 410 and Pro 115 enclosures, as well as the BAM(tm) 210 combo, the only bass modeling amp in existence. This high-powered, full-range professional setup not only complements Hamm's diverse styles, but also allows him to further explore bass soundscapes unreachable with other amplification systems.
"My new Pro series setup has really wide depth-a full sonic range of tones, detailed articulation and a lot of bottom and punch," Hamm said. "My first professional bass rig was a Peavey, and although I experimented with different amps through the years, I always made my way back to Peavey. This amp expresses why."
Hamm's unique playing style has garnered him countless awards and accolades, including the prestigious Berklee College of Music Distinguished Alumni Award. Hamm also won consecutive Guitar Player Readers Poll awards for Best Jazz Bass Player (1990-92) and Best Rock Bass Player (1991-92), and has served on Bass Player's advisory board since the magazine first published in 1988.
Throughout his career, Hamm has played on many landmark albums, including Steve Vai's Flex-Able (1984) and Passion and Warfare (1990); Joe Satriani's Flying in a Blue Dream (1989), Time Machine (1993), Crystal Planet (1998) and Live in San Francisco double CD/DVD (2001); and G3 Live (1997) as part of Satriani's band.
His 1988 debut solo album, Radio Free Albemuth, and its 1989 follow-up, Kings of Sleep, brought his unorthodox approach to the forefront of instrumental music. On his 1991 album The Urge, Hamm collaborated with an all-star lineup of contemporary musicians, including Eric Johnson and Tommy Lee. He later recruited production team Youth Engine to add urban beats to his 2000 solo effort, Outbound.
Hamm's latest release is the 2002 jazz exploration GHS3, a collaboration with guitarist Frank Gambale (Chick Corea Elektric Band) and drummer Steve Smith (Journey). The trio, dubbed GHS, released Show Me What You Can Do in 1998 and The Light Beyond in 2000.
Peavey Electronics Corporation is one of the largest manufacturers of musical instruments and professional sound equipment in the world. Peavey holds more than 130 patents and produces more than 2,000 products, which are distributed throughout the United States and to 134 other countries. To find out more about Peavey Electronics and its artists, visit www.peavey.com.
