Victor Lemonte Wooten 3 - Freestyle

[85gower]

He's my hero!!! I don't even play bass either! I just love to watch this guy play. A true Mr Music Man

[TwoBitSodapop]

I wonder how much fun it is just being him...

[arzgga]

Damn He's good...

[pbarnett221]

This is me playing me bass...in my dreams!

[MaxNoname]

thats the delay!!!!

[AceOfHearts1321]

i wanna try playing thumb wars with him..

[luvetohate]

@AceOfHearts1321 LOL he would break ur thumb his fingers look so hard and strong LOL

[powerfarttt]

@AceOfHearts1321 lol



[CooleyCoolenson]

hes got an awesome bass face

[ilovethenewdaze]

At :29

I thought he was playing the bass part with no hands.

One side of me was like, "THATS IMPOSSIBLE"

the other side of me wasn't fazed because its Victor Wooten at the strings haha

[catstomp500]

lol that is one of the best youtube comments

[Romans10Verse9]

Aw man, I was sooooo into this. It was something I hadn't heard before. Then he went into Norwegian Wood. I wish he didn't ALWAYS do that. He ALWAYS goes into Norwegian Wood or Amazing Grace or something. I mean, I LOVE Victor and he's one of my favorites but it'd be nice if he didn't always do those.

[terrykumar]

not everyone had heard that.

[diamondbass11]

hahahahaahaahahahaahha his face

[Romans10Verse9]

What about his face? He's into it dude.

[theschepa]

amazing video

[CptChaos88]

here you can see how much he is influenced by jaco pastorius - and how he made his own style

vic rulez...

[hesingshesobs]

I don't see any Jaco influence here.

[CptChaos88]

not in the beginning, but if you listened to more than the first 30 seconds, than you'll hear kinda jacoish jazzlines.

that's what I meant

[Moog167]

WHOOOOO!!!!!

[Rzarector101]

dude this guy was playing bass before he could walk

[rhythmsync]

A master at work~ At one with his bass~

The total real deal!

[guitareluver]

Does anyone know if the song at 3:30ish is a song or just improv ?

[Wetter02]

It is a song but i cant remember what its called :/

[Zuchtsau]

I think he improv. it one time and remembered because the sound was a bit wack at this time.

[Shadowfistthewise]

I love how this is so real. Set up right near a beautiful waterfall on a warm sunny day. With my favorite bassist sitting right at the bottom, making beauty with the hands we all have. He's merely showing you what your hands can do. That's heaven in my eyes. :D

[HELLOISAIAS]

if he can do that with 4 strings(much better solo than some bs that i've heard in the guitar)what would he be albe to do with 6?

[Saxement]

In some ways less is definitely more

[rockwarnick]

check out the video of him with bela fleck and the flecktones when he does his solo on sinister minister...he only needs three.

[iplaybass77]

people have you noticed that the start of his double thumbing tecnique is not notes, its just a thumping sound and on that point if you are going to have such a versitile and such an advanced tecnique you have to make music out of it becaues thats what relates to bass players of the world to be so inspired by victor

still though good playing :D

[Romans10Verse9]

Those thumps are a nice rhythm. That is just as musical as if he were to hit notes.

[Romans10Verse9]

What?

[ka8911]

@Romans10Verse9 Ahmen to that!!!!

[deez840207]

He makes the I have to take a dump face...lol

[naneux]

Does anyone know what kind of loop effects pedal would be best for the price range of 200 to 250 dollars

[BleuNight]

a korg one i don't remember the model though

[scat4u]

yeah i want to get one too...when it's worth it and i can actually solo of course.

[Mightymo76]

Man, Its a sad day for bassists. I wuz gonna post something like "I Love Vic" or "this guy inspires me every time"

But you guys are on this forum thingy fighting and arguing! I don't wanna post here. Thats not why vic plays. Don't play bass to plant seeds of discord. Play for the world

Everyones method is right in their minds. Take what you like and continue on your way. Please guys, what r you doin? Just go play and have fun with it. Thats all. Im done.

[exacly9989]

rock on.. i play bass, i enjoy playing bass and i'm keeping the flame alive to pass on.. the thing that is starting to intreague me is that .......... some pianist can play any tune they have heard, so the day will come where a bass playing musician can play anything that comes to mind,and vic amongst others is a vital catalist for this to happen and i can't wait for that day to come as soon as poss. Bass is the sound of the future.

[xaznnotsmartx]

"Omg he's amazing!"

[mrbssmn]

Let me ask you this. Do you make up new words when you are trying to say something new? I don't think so. I have played every note on the neck of my bass. I am forced to replay some of them every time I play. I am also forced to use the techniques I already know. Your definition of "free style" is impossible. "Free Style" is just that. You play what you feel. Period.

[nativeofsandiego]

I think its funny people say free style, but what he plays is everything from the past that he already made up... His skills are amazing, no doubt...

[nativeofsandiego]

There are alot of great bass players that do that. I don't blame them, they are monsters. They have made so many records its like when I play a jaco lick over and over, they jsut play thier own stuff over and over...

[pulldownc]

Consider "freestyle" as it applies to any art form: music, visual art, lyricism. You are obliged to use some sort of language that has been established by your predecessors, and yourself. Sure, Vistor has played these phrases before, but they have meaning now: he's speaking his language. Attempt to rap "freestyle" without using an established language. You will get strange looks.

[xdux]

victor is THE best. period. also hear gary willis, manring, jaco, geddy lee, and so many others....

also dickens, clarke, miller, dipiazza, hadrien feraud, etc... patitucci also. GODS

[mrbssmn]

He is improvising. If you have ever heard any of his recordings you would never use the words "yukulele sound" he has numerous awards and is without a doubt "The Best!!"

Wooten has won the "Bass Player of the Year" award from Bass Player Magazine three times in a row, and was the first person to win the award more than once.

[bassswings]

this man have always the same way to play and same plans ;always doying mistakes .nice for beginners.

[xdux]

jazz is about mistakes, all art came from mistakes. some people make great mistakes. you are a hater and jealous it seems. victor is always evolving i have been watching him since 1990. i can honestly tell you he gets better and better every time. a tru artist.

[davidleeroth123]

stick to your I-V samba lines basswings...if you had one thousandth the talent of victor wooten you would be in a band and not playing along to your casio...

[bassswings]

let him be you re favorite if you want ....

in bass the are schools ...and i don t like this way ...some people call him a god let him be for them ...i m with a band man and i learn every thing by my self ...auto ......and i respect this artist and every man playing bass ..just i don t i like ...for me the are many many best players of jaco(the genius) ;jeff berlin ;richard bona;marcus...like this kind of players ..

[davidleeroth123]

that is fine if you dont like victor's playing, but you dont need to go on a public forum and disrespect him as a musician. you are a good player, but not good enough to criticize victor wooten. and even jaco had his bag of tricks...(do you think its a coincidence that vic always plays norwegian wood?)

[davidroque]

he uses this fodera since i remember to watch him playing! :)

[musicmaestro88]

Not a new bass - that is his #1 old faithful. ;)

[ka8911]

Naw thats his tenor :)

[Probot4]

New bass? New Fodera? :O

[Apple0192]

he's umm...does alot of working out...he's a wearing a really baggy shirt...so it looks like he's fat the man is really strong..I met him three times and then challenged him to a arm wrestling match each time lol...I won once. and I think thats just cause he let me lol.

[colorfulbuddy]

Victor Wooten could be as fat as Rosanne and a blimp made of cheese and he would still be a god amongst men.

[xdux]

im one of the fattest bassists myself ( overweight) , so who cares about weight? u ever heard of bill dickens or chris chew? they are bigger then me they are amazing.

[ka8911]

Victor got his shirt dirty at his Bass/Nature camp so he changed it and I saw under his hirt and that's not fat it's a six pack and some massive pecks.

[Darkit2099]

Victo Wooten is god

[Darkit2099]

I mean Victor, damn typos. I wanna get some of his books. I live in nashville with his family, I've never met them.

[bassswings]

there are no god s at bass.

check about:

dominique di piazza - jeff berlin -richard bona -ethien mpabe -nico assunçao..

and you will hear the real sound of the bass .

not yukulele sound

[xdux]

listen man, i love dominique , but playing with a thumb pick, is NOT the real sound of bass so check yourself b4 u talk smack about victa. your comments are making you sound like a puke a lele btw.

[Romans10Verse9]

Haha, you're a funny guy!

[raggacore]

Too much carbs and not enough fats and protein. This doesn't sound as distinct as usual. It could be anyone playing this.

[free4202130]

This clip is actually the tail end of a 20-minute jam he opened the workshop with. So the lame opening solo you're referring to is really 13 minutes into the jam.

[mynamehere1212]

victor's amazing...but that was a lame opening solo, i dont like it when people do double thumb and slap solos and dont use any notes. im surprised victor did that of all people.

[Bassman1026]

That's Norwegian Wood at the end, where is the tab for that

[Darkit2099]

try learning it, it's gonna be tough but you can figure it out

[Bassman1026]

AMAZING!!!!! This is GREAT

[vakbrain]

Wow !!!

Did you see that loop !?!?

Amazing