Victor Wooten Bass Battle @ NSJ 2008

[MrIykman]

Victor is the best bassist i have ever seen.

[Koolikoo]

I'm tired of these motherfucking strings on this motherfucking bass!!

[theDarkness4ever1]

samuel jackson vs static shock

[cgill004]

the black dude won...

[giddyt10]

Victor fucked him up when he did that amazing run at 1:15 that shit was amazing!

[SalemTheSalem]

Wooten raped Samuel L Jackson.

[Suicide1by1lemons]

Bassist on the left had SOUL!

[T0rnadohh]

i got a bowner

[RTKTS]

There seems to be a lot of smoke coming from that stage.

[raleighTOYO]

this thing is insane and freakingly mind blowing

[Charliedethklok7]

Replace a black man's gun for a bass and the ghettos will be funky as fuck.

[pebblefrog196]

@Charliedethklok7 They should do that.

[21knight21]

my face melt

[KevinReC82]

The black mens are gods on the Bass!

[xXRayray64Xx]

This is FUNKY as Shit

[LucianoDurao]

0:23...lucky girlfriend

[219allenzo]

@LucianoDurao LOL

[undiscokidd42]

@LucianoDurao I believe the term you're looking for is "wife".

[LucianoDurao]

@undiscokidd42 I don´t know about his personal life man...that was a J-O-K-E.

[undiscokidd42]

@LucianoDurao Are you saying if you were his girlfriend, you wouldn't want to keep that?

[LucianoDurao]

@undiscokidd42 han???

[MisterAnimann]

@LucianoDurao "Wait, what the hell is that supposed to *click*.... oh"

[BassGuitarGuy128]

I thought a bass battle would involve two guys clubbing each other to death with their basses and strangling each other with the strings… but anyway…

[KazanOzma]

I didn't know that Samuel Jackson played bass......

[BassGuitarGuy128]

@KazanOzma

ha

[kl201f]

@KazanOzma LMAO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[iwillsteel4u]

@KazanOzma hes black he can play bass

[bramkalalo]

wwwwwwwwooooooooooow

[taufoofar]

Vic wins in terms of technicality and creativity, Anthony is a bit repetitive in feel. (Although he's awesome!) But Anthony takes the cake in the tone department! Love that tone! *drools*

[edidepedi]

I need a Kleenex...

[Tsax2012]

this is so friggen epic.

I think i had an eargasm when they dueted.

[acousticflux1]

yyyyeeeeeahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!

[LOVESICKVIPER]

12 people cant slap da bass

[giddyt10]

Vic sealed it at 1:15

[giddyt10]

Vic sealed it at 1:15

[MrChadbag]

This is cool. Anthony is good for what he does and when they do it together it is awesome. I do with Anthony would do other than slap type techniques in public :-)

[MrChadbag]

@MrChadbag *wish

[mrmusica]

I've seen anthony's technique at 0:36 in a couple of vids, it's cool, but I think he needs to improve it a bit, in order to run scales or notes other than just be bouncing fingers. Then it would get really amazing.

[shadowmixx]

Cuttin' Heads baby!!!

[leachim6]

only a real bassist can wear this bass that high.

[azfryguy]

Victor at 0:39 "WTF how is he doing that?!?!"

[MrChadbag]

@azfryguy Hardly. Vic does the same sort of thing (Look at the Heineken Jazz Festival Stomping Ground vid). He is wondering what he is going to do next to "top" what Anthony is doing.

[azfryguy]

@MrChadbag I dont think that is topable

[MrChadbag]

@azfryguy I don't disagree. The whole thing is fun to watch and listen to.

[azfryguy]

@MrChadbag musically and visually entertaining

[TheHardcoreRasta]

Samuel L Jackson???? WTF

[tony9470652]

samuel L Jackson on the left?

[liavv6]

0:22

DAm got to try that on my girlfriend

[blocparty204]

11 people clicked the wrong button

[Zappafan1980]

The Bass Anthony Wellingron plays is the Manliest looking Bass ive ever seen

[abimeleccs]

no pasa nada esos principiantes...mejor toca mi pata junior....

[lithrann75]

i think anthony won imo

[milou80]

Victor without notes would sound like a Dennis Chambers drum solo <3

[milou80]

Victor without notes would sound like a dennis chambers drum solo XD

[AlexKalicinski]

CHECK OUT VICTOR PLAYING WITH FELIX PASTORIUS!

[dude12345274]

im suprised that victor wooten i always using a four string

[suprsteve77]

Great stuff!

[IIuneXpectedII]

I just recently read Victors book, and it is so cool to see/hear him play now cause he really does exactly what he teaches in the book. All the dynamics, resting and style he talks about is always in his playing!

[eucalyptus3480]

This is why having 6 or 5 string bass does not mean that you are cool...

[grillba]

Sounds like someone wants to get...funky!

[kaisezlim]

vic unbeatable awesomee basists

[BLEACH01Z]

i liked it when they played bass

[Libanass]

why didn't you keep filming, I love where the finger playing starts in this song :(

[7blueseven]

like 1:00

[awkwarderic]

0:32 secs! what the hell!

[TheBleuBlurr]

This is hot shit.

[greentealovin]

Every Time I Watch A Victor Wooten Bass Battle, I Always Be Sure To Look At Victor's Right Hand. His Licks May Not Sound The Best, But The Show Of Technique Is Always Impressive. Notice How Anthony Only Thumps, And Plucks While Looking At His Left Hand To Fret, Where Victor Almost Doesn't Even Look At His Hands At All, And Uses Different Techniques With Skill.

[Rafaelsw1]

victor wooten the best! I have not seen better than him

[mrjaancaer]

malditos negros tocan demasiado bien

[GhostBarbieDog]

lol somebody loses their shit at 1:17

[th1nkman]

Obviously, they are both amazing, but I think Anthony had Victor's number on this one.

[pebblefrog196]

lick at 1:03 when Victor comes in was BEAST

[ninjahottie]

that was bibidybopidy amazing

[Allday518]

sorry dude but there is only ONE Victor wooten lol

[Skyless0rebirth]

I wish I could be black, only to have a f*ckload of rythm like them ha ha. Damn they're great.

[Xioaxioa10]

does any one know what key this is in?????? i wanna jam with cambo later

[mikestermusic]

@KH13JPLAZMA ...May God have mercy on your soul

[osuruk5000]

thats just sounded like a divine thunder!

[JBLgangsta]

Anthony's bass sounds just like marcus miller, almost identical haha!

[BenveBass]

OHHHH LOOOOOORD!

[primitivefiremusic]

Fuck yeah! RaGE!

[blarg4847]

I think victor won, barely.

[jstew345]

TEBOP TIME!

[pakozzooo]

OMFG

[8bitmercer]

slap ada bass

[Zerathul7]

its victor and... who is the other bassist ? sorrry :s  need to know

[pianorenamon]

Hey today is celebret this video everyone 2 years. old

[rvdpadt]

@pianorenamon not only that, but it's also the 17th birthday of the guy filming it! congratiolations to my little brother! gratz him yourself at his account : JazztrumpetNL, or my fav video of him, playing nadalin (my vid) :)

[stoneybrook516]

@rvdpadt Funky!!!Looks like they are having fun!

[sasukeuchihalb]

its not really a battle, its them funking with eachother, trying to funk the other up by funking with th bass and saying get the funk out of my face!

[melikeit23]

Wow I got a boner from this

[maazisworld]

Awesome!!!!!!

[DivineWindOfTheSnow]

DAMN!

I just had to let it out.

[ChrisTripleSixxx]

WOW I like this music!!If I'm 15 and I play in a metal band I love this music too!

[rockolokko]

Que Claje e Pejteee!!!!

[MrGuim06]

Victor Wooten is my favorit bassPlayer,

come in my youtube space, i try yo play some of his music, enjoy ;-)

[Oreomeister]

Prefer victors tone. It's fatter.

[furbymetal83]

Most people don't quite get the concept behind music battles... they re not competing against each other, Id say that they re working together like a dynamo of awesomeness.

[Ateisthortlak]

bassmania...

[jdubbjazzbass]

he cannot hang with vic,but he is okay

[SnorkyTheInept]

@jdubbjazzbass : Actually, he;s one of the few people on Earth who *can* hang with Vic. That's why he's in Victor's band.

[WiiGamerof1995]

how much you want to bet ladies watching this get aroused

[ArseneWengerIsGod]

1. Bass battles are gay.

2. Anthonly Wellington got smoked...but really who didn't see THAT coming?

[AznLoke]

Yo victa....

u unbeatable.

[ZioPanik]

Wellington is incredible,but Wooten is Wooten:)

When Vic did the cromatic scale it was like he wanted to say "Hey Anthony,there are more notes you can play with:) However,epic "dialogue"!

[midnightdreamss]

I prefer how anthony wellongton play !

[fatmanbob2]

Either Anthony Wellington is a short man, or that is a giant bass.

[CJbass420]

Fun-kay

[markopher16]

MOAR!

[pranky4]

music aint a fuckin competition you fuckin nerds

[slickred01]

@pranky4

wow dude. way to completely miss the point. wow...

[MetalKidDanny]

Oh look, it's Samuel L Jackson against Wooten, hahahaha jk.

[dbt07]

That was sick when they both start to play together....crazy.

[diegokillua]

0_0 genialisimo

[mephistofleas]

no wins here... just awesome!

[ZioPanik]

shit,they're talkingXD

[ZioPanik]

shit,they're having a conversationXD

[DJnaggin]

victor was not even trying, wellington was trying his damn hardest, wooten is a the bass god.

[thecool9]

@DJnaggin I don't think Victor, or any musician for that matter, is ever "not trying". That's an insulting thing to say for everyone and anyone.

[DJnaggin]

@thecool9 that is an opinion just like mine, i believe there is a fine line between applying yourself and trying, he is not trying he is applying himself, when trying(in my opinion) there is a sense of forcing, sonetimes more than others, when applying it just lays out naturally, not even thinking about what note to hit next, sorry i didnt ellaborate but yah, and of coarse how i said he wasnt trying is kind of like a figure of speech, victor is my boy all love to him and every other musician!!!!

[HornedBee]

AWESSSSSSSSSSSSSSOME!!!!!!!!!

[cjtrapper]

First off, this should be viewed less as a battle and more as a conversation. I saw them on tour and was totally floored at what the two of them did on stage together! Anyways, does anybody know of Cambo being performed live online in full?

[KendrickMan]

I think victor might have actually lost

[WWWNATHAN]

that bass is massive!!!!!!

[tribalpath1]

This video rocks, they are both very talented with slightly different slap techniques

[Shug964]

i think Anthony Wellington beat Victor

[JaizTee]

I never knew Samuel l Jackson played bass :O

[jfmucis]

omg ....victor wooten at 1:14- 1:17

[delaiMo]

esto es PORNOGRAFIA... dioses

[michaelhutchinson]

great

[ryananzo]

surprised that these guys still have thumbs

[FOVoid]

nice

[shick1337]

well anthony kinda, used victors double slap technique a fair bit

[pumberdog]

@shick1337 who ever said it was his technique?

[Poppomatic64]

Freakin Amazing!

[GILSONLONGA]

espetacular !!!

Gilson - Rio de Janeiro

[qjbomb1]

I'd like to see Victor Wooton versus Les Claypool go at it. Classic!!!

[drinksquash]

both were good.. but i still think victor is unbeatable

[StreetPizza54]

amen bro

[drinksquash]

dude, I'm glad you agreed to that^^

[scarfacial79]

@drinksquash victor rulz tha bass

[PissyWissyGuy]

victor wooten is unbeatable

[StreetPizza54]

amen

[PassionOfGuitar]

lol pwned xP

[SVWillmer]

Victor Wooten is MR FUNK

[fefiss86]

@SVWillmer That's james brown, then is victor

[bass0322]

@SVWillmer No, professor funk

[tommyandtammy1]

great job.5. God bless.

[austinelwood]

beautiful!!!!! This is so inspiring.

[Azerbaizham]

My god. Victor Wooten Pwns.

[TheMaliciosos]

arrechisimo ese bajoooo!! :a

[listen2cmase]

ay dude aint no punk but vic ripped his face offf and that sad part ol dude was cold!!!!!!!!!!!!

[drigerlily]

WOW.......AMAZING [ :

[zulawoo]

Als ik wist dat ze op nsj waren, was ik zeker geweest! Erg goed gefilmt!

[uumke]

zo robert, succesvol filmpje!

[rvdpadt]

goed he? maar nu maak je michiel boos, hij filmde...

[DelakroaBass]

what the fuck... o.O

[Xelanderthomas]

Who is who?

[grendelson5]

@Xelanderthomas

Wooten is the one in blue, Wellington is the one in black.

[Xelanderthomas]

@grendelson5 Yes, thank you. I actually ended up looking at some other videos and realized who he is. I swear, at 55 years old, I think I've been in a time warp bubble. I am from the days of CTI & Stanley Clarke (and old Stanley Clarke at that) haven't progressed much beyond. How did I miss this amazing musican? I need to get hip again LOL freaking incredible.

[grendelson5]

@Xelanderthomas

Woah. I'm 19 and yet I just get magnetized to good artists. Stay on the internet. You're bound to find more great content.

[geosh78]

Anthony has the hat and is playing the 5 string Fodera, Vic is playing the 4 string.

[MTRodrigo]

MUITOOO IRADOO

[Adub0stubb123489]

holy shit i didnt know anyone could play bass like that, that was amazing

[nagrathmridul]

sheer brilliance. the bass producing more melodious notes than a flute

[nagrathmridul]

anthony wellington is just amazing.

rock on.

brilliant music by both

[xxMURDERFACEx]

I'd like to hear the rest of the song. Does anyone know the title?

[rvdpadt]

I have no idea, and good luck with it, ow and don't forget to tell me when you know :D

[umdidoo]

It's Cambo from the album Palmystery

[rvdpadt]

Thanks a lot!

[xxMURDERFACEx]

@umdidoo Ah, thank you very much! :) I asked my friend and they said it was Flex from Palmystery, but I didn't think that was right...thanks again!

[brettsticks]

@xxMURDERFACEx The song's name is cambo, it's off Victors's newest album palmystery, if you like this i recommend you buy the record

[m0uk0nFUNK]

their hands are so sexy

[RandomoVideos]

funky...

[Steelman2yuo]

Mindtaking Slapping !!!!!!!! Y-E-A-H !!!!!

[joshidrumerboi777]

victor ur the man!!

[gunlak]

black people dominate the higher end level of the bass.

[xjxfx]

you sir are and idiot

[GreenbergBass]

@gunlak

And Adam Nitti.