Victor Wooten has played with a number of bands (Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, Vital Tech Tones, the Chick Corea Elektric Band and SMV). He has a number of solo works out there. Reggie has less material out, but he has played on some of Victor's albums (Palmystery, Yin-Yang, Soul Circus etc). Hope that helps.
That's a Fodera bass, He meant Reggie's guitar. Squiers are okay guitars in my opinion, pretty cheap, so I see his point. However, the music comes not from the instrument, but from the self.
reggie's guitar sounds unique it's time to stop considering somebody as a great guitarist just because he plays just like everybody else but faster.Open your minds metal heads of the stone age
This is from Bass Day '98. It's on C.D. Seen him 4 times. Always good. As cool as they are talented. Reggie went backstage and came back out with his orange Kramer bodied homemade guitar, handed it to my and said "Here, play it for a bit". all I did was ask him if he still used it live. Look up that guitar and what all he has done to it. Amazeing!!
I know this is YouTube, but damn, I feel like I should be paying to see that! I love how Victor gives props to those who came before him too. He honors Stanley Clarke in his attack and phrasing. Vulcan Worlds is one of my favorite RTF songs and my g-d did they do it justice. Also for being one of the best bass players that has ever lived, Victor is one laid back dude.
there is no winner imo... both these guys are very original and aproach their art with nothing held back. i have never ever heard anything that you could really compare these guys against, and if you were gonna try, they would own who ever you were gonna compare against lol. reggie didnt really open the bag o tricks, he laid back a lil.
xDxDxD "its fake" "how the fuck is this fake you idiot" "its fake"
sry i had to laugh. :>
regi is a talented good guitarist but i think hes slapping too much. it doesnt always sound good.. victor is in my opinion the yngwie malmsteen under the bass players. *_*
lol at 1:02 the look on victors face says 'great...here we go again' haha. amazing playing by both guys. If anyone has any tabs (guitar or bass) and that then please let me know. ta.
I play bass, and when i tap, it doesn't sound right. A different note plays on the lower notes, not where the pickup is. it just sounds bad. I hit the notes with accuracy and strength, but it still doesn't sound right. Someone help me. Is it my bass, or something i am doing?
well if you are playing acoustically it isnt completely fixable or at least i haven't found a way yet, but when playing through an amp you can't hear the sound coming out of the lower part of the neck so you aren't doing anything wrong really...
It sounds like your intonation. Play your 12th fret on a string then play the 12th fret harmonic and see if there the same note. If there a little off then that's your problem...and unless your an expert I suggest you take it to one to be tuned. You can try changing the bow of your neck and the height of the bridge yourself but it takes forever and you gotta know exactly what you want. The lower the better (without fret buzz) I would assume if your tapping.
To keep all the extra noise away. Near the Head of the guitar where the pegs are there are extra strings not connected to the fretboard. If you put a head band it keeps that noise away.
oh wow i cant believe there trio jamming vulcan worlds thats beast and btw does anyone know if thats futureman playing drums i cant tell theres no good shots
both of them or absoloutely amazing. I wish I could steal victors hands and use them on my bass. I would probably pay him to play my bass. Look at his face at 7:02 he looks like he has been possesed. That palm sliding sounds s o cool.
BTW for anyone whose curious, the grove which starts at 2:10 that they jam around before the Thump-off is based on 'vulcan worlds' by Return to Forever. Check it out for a bass-history lesson.
The bands on the guitar kill the sustain, and basically prevent the upper side of the string from vibrating. If you tap the string, you create 2 notes, one for the side of the string below reggie's fingers, (the note he wants), and one for the portion of the string above his fingers (essentially the upside down, when considering the nut and head as the "bottom" of the string for this purpose). This 2nd note is undesirable.
There's also the unwanted movement of the adjacent strings to the one intended to be played. If you hammer or pull off on one string, you're likely to accidentally pluck others...
you cant say that reggie isnt unique. but i think victor just has the edge on reggie, onli because i think their style suits the bass more than the guitar
i kinda agree. Slap doesn't work very well. Now, had reggie been playing some funky grooves, and groovy riffs, the situation would have turned out much better.
These guys are aliens and should be on the x-files! There was so much going on in this clip; I love the start form Reggie, and the muffled strings idea with hair ties (he is the only one I have seen do this) , but the part when Reggie stops thumping arpeggios and then bursts into the riff of 'Roller coaster' then Victor comes in with a killer riff after that has funk bass crawling on its knees... a true Musicians feast of raw talent.
wow this vidio is disgusting , i think that reggies headband things are to prevent the strings from buzzing and ringing out so he doesnt have to be so technical
I just think that, while woods, neck styles, and pickups are important, the most important thing is skill, and when you get right down to it, there's crappy players playing 10,000 dollar guitars, and there's amazing players (Like Reggie) who play crappy instruments (Like the Squire Reggie's playing)
no ur completely right, you DONT need to spend 4000 and neither does anyone. but mahogany isnt that expensive, and its a really good quality wood. i love the thickness and the sustain of a mahogany body with a set neck. i.e. gibson!!!
oh yes i love mahogany i had a bass a year or so back that was stolen but was the best bass i ever had it was mahogany i love the wood it has the best sustain in it and gies it such a warm deep tone i love it
just cause it's a squire neck doesnt mean it's a squire, even if it is im sure he has a serious amp and new pickups :P but yea, if ya suck yer gonna suck just as much on a squire as on a prs custom
Do these guys have recorded music to buy or download? and if so, what's the name of their band?
SnickersWasHere555 2 years ago
Victor Wooten has played with a number of bands (Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, Vital Tech Tones, the Chick Corea Elektric Band and SMV). He has a number of solo works out there. Reggie has less material out, but he has played on some of Victor's albums (Palmystery, Yin-Yang, Soul Circus etc). Hope that helps.
AgentEntropos 2 years ago
poor squier....
FABGuitarFAB 2 years ago
haha 2:20 sounds like a level from bomberman 64
Rzeznik410 2 years ago 2
why is he playin a SQUIER?
hockeypwnge4 2 years ago 2
Don't hate on squiers, they're good basses
SnickersWasHere555 2 years ago 2
That's a Fodera bass, He meant Reggie's guitar. Squiers are okay guitars in my opinion, pretty cheap, so I see his point. However, the music comes not from the instrument, but from the self.
Disturbed071 2 years ago
Yeah, there are some japanese squiers which are quiet good. And his Squier sounds amazing so I think he uses a very good squier!
litocool 2 years ago
Yep, totally good. I don't think any another guitar would make him sound better. Reggie and Vic are gods compared to the average musician.
Disturbed071 2 years ago
man i love tht groove at 2:11. i wish tht was a song i could download... they r just too good
awinagainof14 2 years ago
you can download it - free studio manager. just dL'ed it myself
mistaboogy44 2 years ago
I use the same thing. Excellent program.
Disturbed071 2 years ago
awesome : )
treman123456 2 years ago
sounded like the mahavishnu for a while 2:59
nin4lifefan 2 years ago
1:49 what the fuck
nin4lifefan 2 years ago
8:53 OWNED
emlbrj 2 years ago
i'm going to quit playing bass now! there is no point after that. lol
punker6506 2 years ago 2
Aw how so? That is a perfect reason to start playing bass! You are the only one in your way of being better than that :P
Disturbed071 2 years ago
wow i cant belive the shorter version of this has so many more views this is GODLEY
awinagainof14 2 years ago 2
2:00 - 2:12 Great !!
JohnPedruccii 2 years ago
Reggie sounds like crap in the funk-off. Guitar is not meant to be played like that, but god damn his tapping is amazing at the beginning.
Monticello24 2 years ago
reggie's guitar sounds unique it's time to stop considering somebody as a great guitarist just because he plays just like everybody else but faster.Open your minds metal heads of the stone age
askarpopoylos 2 years ago 6
His tapping was very pretty.
But you tell me where it says you cannot play slap guitar ;)
NathanCMusicz 2 years ago
I think this is "Vulcan worlds" by Stanley Clark
or at least a version of it.
Sounds like it.
Fun JAm!
eric1love 2 years ago 2
Definitely sounds like Vulcan Worlds.
sorencasonwood 2 years ago
Damn reggie's tremolo picking is downright inhuman!
nerdvincent 2 years ago
hes amazing, but im not digging the pop/slapping. its real technical, and i can see it being a bit more difficult to do than on a bass, but...nah
ihosvany 2 years ago
This is "Song to John" by Stanley Clarke, Al Di Meola, And Jean Luc Ponty from the acoustic album!
StringTheoryMusic409 2 years ago
yes they were
dam these guys are awesome
MATT003391 2 years ago
were all wootens born with the ability to slow down time?
Maorish1 2 years ago 13
If I were a bass string, I would consider being popped by the index finger of Victor Wooten the most honorable of deaths.
BobBobGobGob 2 years ago 7
Victor is extremely talented, but he has the weirdest choice in clothes
AmgitoR 2 years ago 3
He's big into comic books
HyphyG123 2 years ago 2
damn the beginning sounds nice
hardboiledguts 2 years ago
i liked to see people say regi sucks after that
halpinghand 2 years ago
does reggie play a squier?
litocool 2 years ago
No, Victor even mentions it's a Strat.
H057IL3 2 years ago
victor said that reggie was playing a japanese fender strat. But in the beggining it seemed to be a squier
lintuxter 2 years ago
This is from Bass Day '98. It's on C.D. Seen him 4 times. Always good. As cool as they are talented. Reggie went backstage and came back out with his orange Kramer bodied homemade guitar, handed it to my and said "Here, play it for a bit". all I did was ask him if he still used it live. Look up that guitar and what all he has done to it. Amazeing!!
BLS1313666 2 years ago
it'd be like getting a massage from a very mad russian woman haha
b0d0mB3acht3rr0r 2 years ago 2
I know this is YouTube, but damn, I feel like I should be paying to see that! I love how Victor gives props to those who came before him too. He honors Stanley Clarke in his attack and phrasing. Vulcan Worlds is one of my favorite RTF songs and my g-d did they do it justice. Also for being one of the best bass players that has ever lived, Victor is one laid back dude.
THANK YOU FOR POSTING!!
kdkkdkdd 2 years ago 3
That is talent... i wish i cud even imagine doin somethin like that
blakman2688 2 years ago 2
Victor's part at 8:06 is some of the funkiest bass playing ever. Gotta love it.
pickle965 2 years ago 4
Thats part of a song,
The song is called: Pleasure - Glide,
It's real nice
litocool 2 years ago
This is beyond words. Can't imagine what they were like as kids...DAMN! Gotta post this on my Facebook wall for everyone to check out....Whew
seand67 2 years ago 2
i mean 9:07
daouju 2 years ago
9:11 - He messes up and recovers
daouju 2 years ago
the wooten brothers both are extremely good musicians
daouju 2 years ago 2
there is no winner imo... both these guys are very original and aproach their art with nothing held back. i have never ever heard anything that you could really compare these guys against, and if you were gonna try, they would own who ever you were gonna compare against lol. reggie didnt really open the bag o tricks, he laid back a lil.
leshreddur 2 years ago
1:01 vic is jellous!
1peep 2 years ago
Bass won.
I mean, reggie isn't bad, it's just... Goddamn that bass was awesome.
Audioslayer 2 years ago
you have to listen to the notes Regi's not playing ;)
lordemmet 2 years ago
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victor is a bastard. by the way does anyone hear what reggie plays durin vic's solo?
riquelmei 2 years ago
these two boys can play faster than most people can hear haha the bas dives that start at 08:55 sound unbelievable
therealkingfuse 2 years ago
This shit rocks
TenFingersSixStrings 2 years ago
xDxDxD "its fake" "how the fuck is this fake you idiot" "its fake"
sry i had to laugh. :>
regi is a talented good guitarist but i think hes slapping too much. it doesnt always sound good.. victor is in my opinion the yngwie malmsteen under the bass players. *_*
GodfatherxD 2 years ago
lol i like this contains content from an instructional drum dvd!!
ata1136 2 years ago
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its fake
memberofslash 2 years ago
how the fuck is this fake you idiot
JustinSchneider 2 years ago 6
This has been flagged as spam show
its fake
memberofslash 2 years ago
i have no doubt reggie is an amazing guitarist but i think what he's doing is basically what it sounds like when a cat dies
rougem001 2 years ago 7
hah lol
ParabeII 2 years ago
I was at this show... They smashed this show... JD Blair the drummer had a decent solo too....
Damusicmandmw 2 years ago
great brothers + great groove = great sound
soundman131 2 years ago 3
u preto é fei mais toka bem um dia vo tirar um x1 com ele!!!!
robinhog2 2 years ago
uhm... i think he said THUMP off.....not FUNK off.
rbkl 2 years ago
dear god, i have never seen something like that!
Fantastic, more then fantastic!!!!
:)))
87SaleSo 2 years ago
victor le dio pesto
plancton76 2 years ago
when in doubt, just smack the guitar
domoerigato 2 years ago 3
clash of titans
inuki69 2 years ago
holy crap 4:39 thats the sickest transaction i have ever heard. thousands of hours of practice and jammin pays off. thanks for post
bassbiff 2 years ago
at 1.02 the look on victor's face
BoxOfLife1 2 years ago
such skill...my eyes...they're bleeding :O
sachaka1992 2 years ago
so much talent on one stage... i love them
15381472 2 years ago
magical atmosphere at the beginning! Great regi!
drebinable 2 years ago
lol at 1:02 the look on victors face says 'great...here we go again' haha. amazing playing by both guys. If anyone has any tabs (guitar or bass) and that then please let me know. ta.
SkiHigh911 2 years ago
haahaha i totally got too
jackamomo630 2 years ago
I think the look on his face says something more like, "Yeah, yeah. I'm still gonna kick your butt."
RobertELee01 2 years ago 4
this is just fucking amazing, no need for any more comments
otomwaho 2 years ago 2
Does any one have the TABS? And or wristbands
josh1111111111111100 2 years ago
it's a dampener ,keeps the sound clean.
HmongGuitarPlayer 2 years ago
I play bass, and when i tap, it doesn't sound right. A different note plays on the lower notes, not where the pickup is. it just sounds bad. I hit the notes with accuracy and strength, but it still doesn't sound right. Someone help me. Is it my bass, or something i am doing?
Sk8er1103 2 years ago
well if you are playing acoustically it isnt completely fixable or at least i haven't found a way yet, but when playing through an amp you can't hear the sound coming out of the lower part of the neck so you aren't doing anything wrong really...
picklesthemagicaluni 2 years ago
It sounds like your intonation. Play your 12th fret on a string then play the 12th fret harmonic and see if there the same note. If there a little off then that's your problem...and unless your an expert I suggest you take it to one to be tuned. You can try changing the bow of your neck and the height of the bridge yourself but it takes forever and you gotta know exactly what you want. The lower the better (without fret buzz) I would assume if your tapping.
aquenepahokee 2 years ago
I just noticed that reggie's using a squier
BeefArmy 2 years ago
I think muting but not sure really.
systemcat 2 years ago
im just wondering what reggie uses the sweatbands on his fretboard for
sammypeaceplease 2 years ago
To keep all the extra noise away. Near the Head of the guitar where the pegs are there are extra strings not connected to the fretboard. If you put a head band it keeps that noise away.
xhaku2121x 2 years ago
I think its to make the open strings sound a certain note
ozzy2026 2 years ago
my mind has just been blown
dwdrummer180 2 years ago
lol, i don't think guitars are meant to be played this way, but fuck me... great ;)
lirchfein 2 years ago 2
i really love victors sound...i would really kill to get that kinda of sound out of my fender p...any suggestions?
thebassist1000 2 years ago
get a j haha
xXxdeanmanxXx 2 years ago
ALTER SCHWEDE
Diao456 2 years ago
oh wow i cant believe there trio jamming vulcan worlds thats beast and btw does anyone know if thats futureman playing drums i cant tell theres no good shots
floorgraphix 2 years ago
How long ago was this battle?
JackieChonk 2 years ago
maybe 1998
Bassgeek91 2 years ago
both of them or absoloutely amazing. I wish I could steal victors hands and use them on my bass. I would probably pay him to play my bass. Look at his face at 7:02 he looks like he has been possesed. That palm sliding sounds s o cool.
gogoyoghurt123 2 years ago 2
4:37 is AMAZING COMPLETLY AMAZING.
EVERY 1 SHULD LISTEN TO IT.
nathanbossoh 2 years ago
07:57 what is that song called? i really wanna know........... great vid
psico234 2 years ago
Rollercoaster :)
wootwezz 2 years ago
im trying to search it but i cant find it can u help me?
psico234 2 years ago
/watch?v=aBkVV9xxCHE there you go
Ohio Players - Love Rollercoaster
wootwezz 2 years ago
BTW for anyone whose curious, the grove which starts at 2:10 that they jam around before the Thump-off is based on 'vulcan worlds' by Return to Forever. Check it out for a bass-history lesson.
rory09 2 years ago
The bands on the guitar kill the sustain, and basically prevent the upper side of the string from vibrating. If you tap the string, you create 2 notes, one for the side of the string below reggie's fingers, (the note he wants), and one for the portion of the string above his fingers (essentially the upside down, when considering the nut and head as the "bottom" of the string for this purpose). This 2nd note is undesirable.
And it's a strat. He says so himself at 5:35
frenzee2000 2 years ago
There's also the unwanted movement of the adjacent strings to the one intended to be played. If you hammer or pull off on one string, you're likely to accidentally pluck others...
rory09 2 years ago
in the beginning Reggie kinda plays something off
of a Mario game. kinda sounds like it.
nflrush1 2 years ago
Yeah kinda, but I think his name is spelled Regi, not Reggie. I'm not too sure though...
XxPaztheSpazxX 2 years ago
I love that groove at 8:13...
XxPaztheSpazxX 2 years ago
How come ther are som many fools who think to knlow one thing about anything these guys are doing. Who else could do any of this stuff?
lionelflax 2 years ago
I just came.
converse5973 2 years ago 3
Man this is amazing. did anybody notice reggie hit his plectrum flying at 2:03? lol. peace
SkiHigh911 2 years ago
Reggie Wooten is fucking good!
mongeymould 2 years ago 2
red hot chilli peppers - rollor coaster of love
jeromeitzler 2 years ago
its Ohio Singers, Love Rollercoaster! RHCP covered it!
hisdudeness09 2 years ago
it's ohio players...
ejapaga 2 years ago
thats right. good save man. haha
hisdudeness09 2 years ago
7:55, i really know this song, but.. I can't fukin' remember the name.
Shit.
Megatrane 2 years ago
love rollercoaster
fenderbassplayerr17 2 years ago 3
Yeeeeeah men thx ya!
Megatrane 2 years ago
holy shit this should be censored by how violent this is
kylej88 2 years ago 2
any1 know wut those bands are on the guitar neck?
giostorm14 2 years ago
I'm pretty sure they are to kill the sustain
skeeterthecellist 2 years ago 3
you cant say that reggie isnt unique. but i think victor just has the edge on reggie, onli because i think their style suits the bass more than the guitar
jaydeebassman 2 years ago
you must be a bass player lol
giostorm14 2 years ago 2
i kinda agree. Slap doesn't work very well. Now, had reggie been playing some funky grooves, and groovy riffs, the situation would have turned out much better.
rushfloydzeppelin 2 years ago
I think there both very well talented
And both of them in my eyes are
Both equally Talented
Gabelleroux 2 years ago
Holy shit, Victor Wooten got FAT.
That being said, he's a God.
Vicarious16 2 years ago
Realmente.. sem condição esses.. dois... Muito bons.....Victor.. the best...
pierro18 2 years ago
victors better than reggie
sunnyjim98 2 years ago
yeah its a squire ^^ lol
sax them both playing together live like a year ago ^^
thewiglie 2 years ago
Somebody help me contact Victor Wooten, check my web and the project. Please pass this on.
John M. Hamilton
JMHamilton1 2 years ago
is that a Squier?!!!
mejzenabi 2 years ago
it is...
ubergoo 2 years ago
Hey that's "Vulcan Worlds" by Return to Forever they're playing. Awesome :D
viper914 2 years ago
BEST VIDEO EVER!
earlycuyler84 2 years ago
These guys are aliens and should be on the x-files! There was so much going on in this clip; I love the start form Reggie, and the muffled strings idea with hair ties (he is the only one I have seen do this) , but the part when Reggie stops thumping arpeggios and then bursts into the riff of 'Roller coaster' then Victor comes in with a killer riff after that has funk bass crawling on its knees... a true Musicians feast of raw talent.
UrbanTaxi99 2 years ago
drum king really dnt seem to know too much about victor wooten.
nt in a negative way but.
victor wooten is one of the best bass plyers in the world and hes already been places aand places and places.
nathanbossoh 2 years ago
does anybody else think that guitar slapping sounded crap?
slapping should be left to the bass
carnos6 2 years ago
Considering how hard it is to slap a guitar that was fucking awesome!
mongeymould 2 years ago
agreed
dnnydllr 2 years ago
i think victor and reggie should go on time warp, i want to see their hands when they play at least
jakehr3 2 years ago
i dont think anybody is noticing how reggie is murdering that guitar.lol
Quintbuddy5 2 years ago
that victor guy is pretty good at bass. he has alot of potential. he could go places.
drumking8 2 years ago
haha I hope you are joking
anonymousfury 2 years ago
drumking victor is one of the top bass players in the world
mrguga15 2 years ago
he has been places. he's PRO. :D
estesy1992 2 years ago
dude he has gone places.......
badzwa1 2 years ago
LMAO
oODajmarNOo 2 years ago
What song are they playing in the start?
hjorthan 2 years ago
victor rules!
bobrad96 2 years ago
wow this vidio is disgusting , i think that reggies headband things are to prevent the strings from buzzing and ringing out so he doesnt have to be so technical
pmasta333 2 years ago
8:50 HOW THE HELL!!!! is he doing that!?!?!
Underwaterbass 2 years ago
Dunno, but it's freaking awesome anyways! There will never be another bass player as good as wooten.
Deadstar6969 2 years ago
Drum Pattern and Slides on the bass...
PhysicalDecay 2 years ago
this is possiblely the best video on the internet
kylerpoo 2 years ago
Reggie is amazing!
starsigns 2 years ago
are those wrist bands around the neck?
henry142003 2 years ago
This Makes Me Wanna Watch SeinFeld O.O
ClAeLvEiB 2 years ago
HAAHAHA dont it?
JustunLivae 2 years ago
I just think that, while woods, neck styles, and pickups are important, the most important thing is skill, and when you get right down to it, there's crappy players playing 10,000 dollar guitars, and there's amazing players (Like Reggie) who play crappy instruments (Like the Squire Reggie's playing)
Spugh601 2 years ago 2
it really does not matter what guitar or bass your playing it really really matters down tot he pick ups and the players
brandonBRKDWN 2 years ago
actually the type of woods used effect the sound and set necks vs bolt on necks make a diffrent sound.
JustunLivae 2 years ago
yeah that helps but i mean you dont need a $4000 guitar to have a good sound
brandonBRKDWN 2 years ago 3
no ur completely right, you DONT need to spend 4000 and neither does anyone. but mahogany isnt that expensive, and its a really good quality wood. i love the thickness and the sustain of a mahogany body with a set neck. i.e. gibson!!!
JustunLivae 2 years ago
oh yes i love mahogany i had a bass a year or so back that was stolen but was the best bass i ever had it was mahogany i love the wood it has the best sustain in it and gies it such a warm deep tone i love it
brandonBRKDWN 2 years ago
word!
JustunLivae 2 years ago
At 8:20, the guitar work is insane.
= P
Marzook37 2 years ago
just cause it's a squire neck doesnt mean it's a squire, even if it is im sure he has a serious amp and new pickups :P but yea, if ya suck yer gonna suck just as much on a squire as on a prs custom
joenailface 2 years ago
Vic says so himself, it's a Japanese made Fender Strat (that Reg is playing), ("very cool, he says")
See 5:35
frenzee2000 2 years ago
wooooaaaahh...some major fuck goin down right myah....regis arm looks fucked when he plays the roller coaster of love riff lol a lil after 7:55
Satanus66 2 years ago 3
i no its weird. but he does get sum pretty decent speed on it though. sounds good to. i wish i could play like that lol. S/
SkiHigh911 2 years ago
hes playing a squire wtf
F00dle 2 years ago
idiot its a fuckin strat..if it was a squire it would sound like fuckin shit
Satanus66 2 years ago