Victor Wooten bass exercises # 3

[funkymonk816]

1:30-2:17 only victor can make playing one note sound so cool

[AnneasWolborg]

damn, i have the fucking shoemaker thumb!!! i never noticed that before xD

[bloodsuckern]

his fingers not really different at all. looks like J cuz hes pushing it down on the string. if you try to press your thumb to look like an L it will look like an L

[kodmanyagha]

is victor's first finger different?

[markdurocher100]

love thoses guys .....its called music what they are doing as opose to me trying to be musicain i suck and i will be dead soon

[unopepito06]

Problem is, Victor wasn't made for youtube. His fingers defy all human concept of movement and expected outcomes, so everyone just thinks their video is synced wrong and broken.

He is the man who could not be filmed.

[trouble1macker202]

@unopepito06 He is fast as hell, and an absolutely amazing bassist, but most of his action is actually in his left hand.

[bourgeoisbrats]

You can tell that he hears what he's going to play in his head, before he plays it! That;s why it always comes out so musical :-) The improv on this was sic! Up there with Dizzy, IMHO.

[2bluefor1]

Yup,double jointed,Jaco thumbs were like that,Stanley Clark's thumbs also,pretty much requisite for playing superstar bass,LOL.....I gots to grow me some rubber thumbs...!

[albafro]

what is the melody he is playing at first? It's so familiar, but I just can't place it

[MrEbayStuff]

@albafro the Andy Griffith theme

[albafro]

@MrEbayStuff

haha yeah it is. thanks

[Pipoli123]

how is this supposed to be an exercise?!?!?!?!?!

[AhYaOk]

hes got triple joints in his bone jone. whhdaaaw

[tr0bal]

this guy is the king of groove

[p3rs0n42]

2 Bass guitars... this is how music should be!

[Raaschid]

@p3rs0n42 you might check out molotov, they got 2 bass players

[p3rs0n42]

@Raaschid oh my god, that's awesome!!!!! :O Thanks for the heads up!

[spamuel44]

LOL he has a double jointed thumb (me too) makes playing so much easier

[CommBreakDown]

@spamuel44 lucky bastard! lol i thought that was the case, thanx for confirming

[akros1989]

tienes las tabs de los ejercios?

[Jamsessionroom1337]

@akros1989 The dude said if you have the tab for the exercises.

[Breathor]

dude has a WEIRD thumb. it looks like dis --> L

[freddys93]

@Breathor if you play to much bass it gets like that hahaha

[Breathor]

@freddys93 dude can probably pick the BEST boogers.....

[alex620620620]

@Breathor I've got a feeling that having a thumb like that helps a lot for the sort of double-slapping he does. He kinda uses the end of his thumb like a pick, so yea.

[Breathor]

@alex620620620 oh yeah i know, i have the envys dont worry but still.... lol....

[kilsmudge]

@Breathor I have the same thumb.....double jointed. I didn't realize it was weird until I realized none of my friends had it. hehehe

[VomBudd]

@Breathor wish I had one, looks so practical when playing bass :(

[bloodsuckern]

@Breathor it's called a shoemaker thumb. its genetics. each fourth child could have it but maybe if both parents have it the child will have it i dunno man read into genetics on wikipedia or something

[deanoevo74]

@bloodsuckern Should be called a Bassmaker thumb!!! :)



[xxxhendrixjoe555xxx]

lol



[CFbandplaya13]

man this was def one of my fav parts of the dvd, really helped me out and expand on my soloing just by changing the notes of a recognizable phrase

[VanDalgyonTheDark]

@CFbandplaya13 whats the name of the dvd?

[Zooperman]

@VanDalgyonTheDark Groove Workshop