Editing Stuart Hamm (section)

==Style==
Hamm's first solo album, ''[[Radio Free Albemuth (album)|Radio Free Albemuth]]'', inspired by the [[Philip K. Dick]] novel of the same name, was released in 1988.<ref name="LarkinHR"/> On it, Hamm demonstrated his abilities on a number of original compositions spanning a variety of genres including fusion, country, and classical. On solo pieces like "Country Music (A Night in Hell)," he demonstrates his [[Slapping (music)|slapping]] and two-handed tapping proficiency as well as the ability to make the bass imitate the sounds of a wide range of instruments; the piece has since become a popular live piece. On the same album, he performs an arrangement of Beethoven's "[[Moonlight Sonata]]".<ref name="LarkinHR"/>

Early in his career, Hamm was associated with Philip Kubicki's Factor basses. Later, [[Fender Musical Instruments Corporation|Fender]] musical instruments produced two signature model [[bass guitar|electric bass]]es designed and endorsed by Hamm himself, the first artist model bass ever made by [[Fender Musical Instruments Corporation|Fender]]:  the "Urge Bass" and the "Urge II Bass" upgrade with a D-Drop Tuner. Features include a sleek alder body, a graphite reinforced maple neck with a 2-octave rosewood fingerboard, a pair of dual-coil Ceramic [[Vintage Noiseless|Noiseless]] Jazz Bass single-coils (neck/bridge), a custom-wound split-coil Precision Bass humbucking pickup (middle) and a 3-band active EQ with 18V power supply. These basses were discontinued in 2010. Hamm then had his own [[Washburn Guitars|Washburn]] signature models since 2011, the AB40SH acoustic bass and the Hammer, featuring EMG pickups, Hipshot bridge/tuners and a 3-band active EQ - followed by a fretless version (SHBH3FLTSS) and the Stuart Hamm Electric Bass series, introduced on January 20, 2012. In 2014, he moved to [[Warwick (bass guitar)|Warwick basses]] and started work on a signature model based on his Washburn with the Warwick Streamer model shape.<ref>{{cite news|author=Jordan, Waylon|url=http://kekbfm.com/behold-be-among-the-first-in-the-world-to-glimpse-the-new-stu-hamm-signature-bass-photos/|title=Behold! Be Among the First In the World to Glimpse the New 'Stu Hamm' Signature Bass|newspaper=[[KEKB (FM)|KEKB]]|date=May 20, 2014|access-date=February 7, 2015}}</ref>

Hamm's slapping, popping and two-handed tapping techniques are demonstrated on his solo recordings, as well as in his instructional videos, ''Slap, Pop & Tap For The Bass'' and ''Deeper Inside the Bass''. A popular part of his live performance often includes a two-handed tapping arrangement of [[Vince Guaraldi]]'s "Linus and Lucy" (from the animated television special ''[[A Charlie Brown Christmas]]'').

Since March 2011, Hamm has performed with "The Deadlies," houseband for KOFY-TV's ''Creepy KOFY Movie Time.''

In July 2011, Hamm accepted the position of Director of Bass Programs at [[Musician's Institute]] in Hollywood, California. For the past two decades, Hamm has also toured as one of the world's premier bass clinicians.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://basscamp.gitarrebass.de/dozenten/Stuart-Hamm.html|title=Stuart Hamm|newspaper=Gitarre & Bass Magazine|access-date=November 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204074907/http://basscamp.gitarrebass.de/dozenten/Stuart-Hamm.html|archive-date=December 4, 2013|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Falkowski, Jens|title=Bass Camp|url=http://www.dw.de/bass-camp/a-17100137|access-date=February 7, 2015|newspaper=Deutsche Welle|date=September 20, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Herrera, Jonathan|title=Warwick Bass Camp 2013: The Best of the Bass|url=http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/19723-warwick-bass-camp-2013-the-best-of-the-bass|access-date=December 4, 2014|newspaper=[[Premier Guitar]]|date=September 30, 2013}}</ref>