Fantastic book. Very comprehensive. This book has transcriptions for every song not previously published in the old Stu Hamm book from the 90's. The material is not for beginners. Be careful not to tie your fingers in knots trying play these tunes. (Posted on 3/7/11)

'Having previously published the acclaimed Ultimate Slap Bass book along with a highly successful series of Level 42 transcriptions, Bass Transcriptions - Outbound & Beyond featuring the music of Stuart Hamm is the latest book authored by Stuart Clayton. As one of the most influential electric bassists of the past half-century, Hamm has released five projects as a leader and a number of collaborations as a sideman to guitarists such as Joe Satriani and Steve Vai. Expanding the non-traditional function of the bass guitar by fusing rock, jazz, fusion, classical, country, and urban sounds with virtuoso technical facility comprised of unconventional techniques including two-handed tapping, slapping, plucking, chords, and harmonics, Hamm has become recognized as a pioneer of his generation and one of today's leading bassists. After a biographical summary of Hamm's career spanning from his childhood in the early 1960's through his Bx3 tours alongside Jeff Berlin and Billy Sheehan to the release of Live Stu X 2 in 2007, Clayton outlines Hamm's collection of Kubicki Ex Factor and signature model Fender Urge basses that he has utilized on his productions. Clayton has also included detailed performance notes to guide you through each track with extended tips and comments supplied by Hamm. In addition to the standard notation, tablature, and chord symbols, Clayton has provided all of the proper slap, pluck, and tap articulations required to execute each of these complex pieces in their entirety. This compilation of 17 songs contains every track from Outbound, Hamm's fourth studio session as a solo artist, along with Hamm's classic solo bass arrangements of standards from the piano repertoire such as Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" and Bach's "Prelude In C" as well as Debussy's "Dr. Gradus Ad Parnassum." Other transcriptions consist of Hamm's renowned live bass medley and three compositions Hamm recorded as a member of the fusion trio GHS with guitarist Frank Gambale of Chick Corea's Elektric Band and former Journey drummer Steve Smith. Bass Transcriptions - Outbound & Beyond showcases all of Hamm's signature slapping, plucking, tapping, and chordal techniques which have earned him extensive accolades and award-winning acknowledgment on a global level since the 1980's. There is no better source for learning the style and advanced techniques employed by this legendary bassist which have helped him to redefine the contemporary application of the bass guitar within a band context and as an unaccompanied instrument.' (Posted on 9/18/09)