Victor Wooten is simply one of the best bass players in history. If you are a musician, especially a bass player, then you will know how true this is. Victor Wooten FTW!!!
It's so rare to see the bass utilized to its full potential. We're so used to seeing it as a background rhythm instrument that we forget that it can convey the full range of emotional dynamic. I don't think more than a handful of people are capable of doing it the way Vic does.
Saw this guy at bluesfest in byron bay Australia a few years back and got to meet him afterwards... he is that good and totally humble about it... made me wanna pick up the bass and learn it properly, but at the same time realised i could never be as good as that... haha...
Man I've always been a huge fan of Vic but I never came across this footage before. Always have loved More Love but it this is so much better than the studio version
Also the message about how people are "more comfortable to watch two men kill each other rather than kiss each other" is so true. What's wrong with the world?
I think he's only using a phaser for effects. I could be wrong though.
What I want to know is...
What the hell is JD Blair (if it is JD Blair) saying in the beginning? It sounds like "We need to love each other "iaidren" or something, haha. If we wouldn't slur his words like that then maybe I could understand. I know it helps with the mood and feeling of the song, but still. also, at 1:43... I just can't understand him. can somebody help me out?
For all those people who say technical players can't play expressively, I present you this song. Beautiful and mesmerizing, Victor is a master of every aspect of bass playing.
Very true. But what makes it even more sad is that channels like MTV or VH1 wuold rather show b.s. reality shows than something like this. I'm just glad its getting shown SOMEWHERE. Great performance
this guy is just unbelivieble........he has a unique technique, simply the best ever (better the Jaco or any other).....and he plays with his heart and in such a natural way..... almost from other planet
You could just try to do it standard. Vic does it standard tuning in a video entitled "Victor Wooten live in Greensboro 3/9" Or something to that effect. You could watch that and try to figure it out.
wow this shit is beautiful. eventhough it seems ( seems cuz i cant play any of this ) easier than norwegian wood and amazing grace this piece sounds way more beautiful. Victor is the man.
yeah man i agree with apc467.. ive started to look at it that way a bit, like at first i was like owah cool technique (the whole fast 'up-down double pop slap thing) but i learnt how to so it, an its only cool like, played every once in a while, if its muted it can sound bad. but when i learnt it i was like.. i dont really need this lol. i still love vic tho man he's cool
to be honest, i absolutly love victor wootens style of jaming, but i hate his shreading. like i think that classical thump sounded auful, exept for the slow part in the middle, and the part based off of the bach chello suite. same with a show of hands. but this song and stan the man with steve baily, god damn, now that is some real music. i belive people need to let down the hype of playing fast, and just listen to real music.
i think that's one of the most hypercritical and ignorant things you could say..... when he plays fast it is amazing, no doubt, but it is true that a lot of the music and harmonic complexity is lost in it. He turns the bass into a drum, and loses the melodic side of it. You can argue with that. I play bass, and when i her him doing that fast slapping, and popping it just makes me think of him as a little bit of a wanker (as in guitar wanking).
lol I think retards such as yourself need to stop broadcasting their ill educated opinions and let the people of the world learn for themselves. like victor
So he's a retard for stating a personal preference? Everyone's entitled to their opinion even if you don't agree with it. For instance, I love Classical Thump, but I can also see why someone wouldn't like it. When he "double-thumps" followed by a quick succession of "pops" live, occasionally notes get lost or become nothing more than clicks. In all seriousness, it was a warm-up exercise that includes all his techniques in one song that he expanded upon for the fun of it.
i like how JD blair plays...they call him the groove regulator. He can set an intense groove without playing very much drums at all. I hope i get an opportunity to play with a drummer as good as him. Its hard for a bass player to keep the groove right if the drummer is bad, and i've played with quite a few poo drummers lol!
why does the replay button have to be "free"
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ellenostlund 2 weeks ago
what pedal efect did victor use on this song ? please tell me !
tomaspepino 3 weeks ago
@tomaspepino it's a phaser. I think there's nothing else
0starhopper0 3 days ago
7 dislikes from bass players who use picks.
Barimah21 1 month ago 5
7 dislikes from bass players who use picks.
Barimah21 1 month ago
I bet the seven dislikes are from unemployed guitar players.
bigpete951 1 month ago
7 pleople need more love
AlxDreamCore 1 month ago
Victor Wooten is simply one of the best bass players in history. If you are a musician, especially a bass player, then you will know how true this is. Victor Wooten FTW!!!
andrewg012 1 month ago
so divine...
jonahlim1995 1 month ago
love..love...love......
extraordinary song.. best bassist ever.....love this song so much....so deep in my mind....
pustul38 1 month ago
This song has one of the most beautiful melodies ever created. Wooten truly has a beautiful mind.........
spliffffstar 3 months ago
THIS IS PERFORMANCE OVER THE FEEL PART OF Victor Wooten, HE IS WITHOUT DOUBT THE BEST BASSIST IN THE WORLD, IT IS CLEAR IN ANY OF THEIR WORK
BAIXISTASCHOLES 4 months ago
beautiful harmonincs
MrTruckdriver2011 5 months ago
WOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOW!!!!!!!!!!
presofiwp 5 months ago
Tenor Bass!!
Brian19451 6 months ago
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alasdairmclachlan 7 months ago
completement incroyable
tilexboyqc 7 months ago
victor wooten was wrong the minute 2:14 :P
DanClemente96 7 months ago
@DanClemente96 I noticed that too! the next thing you know we are gonna find out he bleeds too!
miniski5 4 months ago
7 people need more love!
madeonamacbookpro 7 months ago
7 people have no souls!!!
FinnishBassBoy 8 months ago 4
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Victor Wooten change the bass history,,,imagine the world without Vic's Wooten...
this song is very beautiful,Wooten awesome,amazing,....he is all in the bass world..
I love the songs by Victor Wooten...don't can'' live without this bass lines by Wooten...
BAIXISTASCHOLES 10 months ago
Victor Wooten change the bass history,,,imagine the world without Vic's Wooten...
this song is very beautiful,Wooten awesome,amazing,....he is all in the bass word..
I love the songs by Victor Wooten...don't can'' live without this bass lines by Wooten...
BAIXISTASCHOLES 10 months ago 3
7 people hear with their anuses...
elgangsterchido 10 months ago 4
This is what inspired me to start bass
I still get chills now.
Lolacromptalopitus 11 months ago 2
best part 0:00 to 5:01
mrjaancaer 11 months ago 3
i NEED to fuck victor wooten.
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can anyone send me an mp3 of this song alfarin.rm@gmail.com please!
Gragon 1 year ago
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alasdairmclachlan 1 year ago
Such a powerful message through sound and speech. So touching...
Galv1nBass 1 year ago 3
good, very good, he is a god of bass
elionxango 1 year ago 3
good, very good, he is a god of bass
elionxango 1 year ago
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mamaperker 1 year ago 46
does anybody know which strings he uses??
DuffCowboy 1 year ago
@DuffCowboy
he uses LaBella now days.
not sure if used to use them back then.
TheBassMan533 1 year ago
@DuffCowboy
Chek this out ;)
ultimate-guitar*com/tabs/v/victor_wooten/more_love_guitar_pro
TheJOX666 1 year ago
@DuffCowboy The ones made from the hairs of god. cuz those are the only strings worthy of being played by vic
meb111 1 year ago 3
I love much more this version than the albums one, because of the drum playing
karur 1 year ago
fuck i hate the those children in the backround singing la
tiger130 1 year ago
master
seniorgomez666 1 year ago
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6y298 1 year ago
It's so rare to see the bass utilized to its full potential. We're so used to seeing it as a background rhythm instrument that we forget that it can convey the full range of emotional dynamic. I don't think more than a handful of people are capable of doing it the way Vic does.
PootStip 1 year ago 6
just amazing
boubouthebass 1 year ago 2
Saw this guy at bluesfest in byron bay Australia a few years back and got to meet him afterwards... he is that good and totally humble about it... made me wanna pick up the bass and learn it properly, but at the same time realised i could never be as good as that... haha...
OmnishowOfficial 1 year ago 4
in the beginning he says idren, its a sort of jamaiican dialect for children.
JazzMofo37 1 year ago 5
Listen to the man pleea de beeass.. Haha
Awesome. What a genius.
BedroomBassist 1 year ago 7
victor wooden...shame on that tv-station
DoktorDoof 1 year ago 3
Man I've always been a huge fan of Vic but I never came across this footage before. Always have loved More Love but it this is so much better than the studio version
Also the message about how people are "more comfortable to watch two men kill each other rather than kiss each other" is so true. What's wrong with the world?
bassfire700 1 year ago 11
@bassfire700 its full of humans.
NobleLumpkin 1 year ago 2
so beautful.... holy shit.... that little bridge part makes me go crazy...
SebastianRocks02 1 year ago 2
tis amazing , its great!!! master!!!
jpcupe69 1 year ago 2
AWESOME!
odinreyna 1 year ago 2
I think he's only using a phaser for effects. I could be wrong though.
What I want to know is...
What the hell is JD Blair (if it is JD Blair) saying in the beginning? It sounds like "We need to love each other "iaidren" or something, haha. If we wouldn't slur his words like that then maybe I could understand. I know it helps with the mood and feeling of the song, but still. also, at 1:43... I just can't understand him. can somebody help me out?
tehmusician 1 year ago
@tehmusician he says "we need to love each other, idrin"
mamaperker 1 year ago 2
what effects is he using on his bass? i WANNA KNOW :\
thtmusicloser 1 year ago
has these relase on dvd?
ensumare 1 year ago
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TheDigo 1 year ago
<3 <3 <3
stuartdwade 1 year ago
Great!!!!!! 6 stars!!
JerrySatch 1 year ago
this is so funky jamaican smoke weed everyday mon
krungski 2 years ago 3
this is awesome,
waht a shame that they spelled his name wrong...
DoktorDoof 2 years ago 2
i could cry man is so fucking beautiful
Rockocoz 2 years ago 7
Magic!
pablomiel19 2 years ago 3
♥
polykaaa 2 years ago
beautiful beautiful playing
rio197 2 years ago 3
For those who are hating on Victor understand what musc truely is then you would understand this song..........
ChamorroBoy08 2 years ago
For all those people who say technical players can't play expressively, I present you this song. Beautiful and mesmerizing, Victor is a master of every aspect of bass playing.
papabungle 2 years ago 5
dude victor wooten can get harmonics even from a negative 5th fret somehow..
Rafescow 2 years ago
i thought i likes alot before, but now when im all hiiiiiigh, i love it even more! damn, you realy do understand the song!
KrizziWhite 2 years ago
mos def on the drums
yoylosotros 2 years ago
More like Ja Rule.
woutertron 2 years ago
lol...uhh jd blair
cjtoota1 2 years ago
does that say BET in the corner? i doubt the people who watch that channel can appreciate how amazing victor is.
BOOLsheet 2 years ago
Very true. But what makes it even more sad is that channels like MTV or VH1 wuold rather show b.s. reality shows than something like this. I'm just glad its getting shown SOMEWHERE. Great performance
drockpizzle5 2 years ago 5
What... you mean black people?
woutertron 2 years ago
Is he tapping all the time, or is it like finger picking style?
Fantasmo81 2 years ago
Mostly tapping, but in the interludes he uses finger picking
Venix946 2 years ago
he is tapping all the time, except in the intro, that is muting
kiko6641 2 years ago
I love especially this version, because on the cd's version, there is not any drums. In this one, drums make it feels much more "reggae".
karur 2 years ago
yeah i agree totaly, prefer this version! does anyone know how i can get this version?
KrizziWhite 2 years ago
speechless...!!!
dbp9z 2 years ago 2
oh man im i play the play the bass but man when i hear this beautiful sound coming out of the bass it makes me so cold all over
and the message is incredible
well done mr. wooten
RayRoss21 2 years ago 2
We need to love each other more.
Venix946 2 years ago 3
one of the most badass victor wooten songs, imo.
shinobicorg 2 years ago 2
mmmhm. such a true song
TwoTrippinBrosSTUDIO 2 years ago
MEDIO CARTON DE GUEVO!!!
policiadecarabobo 2 years ago
this guy is just unbelivieble........he has a unique technique, simply the best ever (better the Jaco or any other).....and he plays with his heart and in such a natural way..... almost from other planet
victorartagao 2 years ago
rare slipup at 2:14
mistaboogy44 2 years ago
This song reaches my heart... Music for the soul
clsamx 2 years ago 47
tabs tabs tabs! where are the tabs!!??
sebleton 2 years ago
@sebleton
Use google .....
TravisMoore 2 years ago
who here has the tabs of this song???
eisen316 2 years ago
he's too good. it almost makes me mad. almost
pb0o6 2 years ago 4
wow. did bet spell his name wrong.
pb0o6 2 years ago
they write " Wooden"
JavieRegaladoBass 2 years ago
go buy his video lessons, dude... it's all in there!
thompera 2 years ago
just one man, just one song, just the best bass song ever! thanx Wooten .. we need much more love... people wake up!
rzito26 2 years ago
wooten is god
fatcomedian 2 years ago 2
Thanks! So great and heartful music!!
JoergB 2 years ago
V ictor, to my mom, Mario, and all who died.. Lovely. Tks,
porkusmag 2 years ago
leesten to the mon play tha bess
pococurante55 2 years ago 4
If you want to play this on a normal bass, how should you tune it or what?
ThijsProductions 2 years ago
you need to tune your g string to f. you should also get a phaser pedal and a compresion sustainer
mace9697 2 years ago
you cant really not unless you want to break your neck. I suggest piccolo strings or sonmetibng like that
apc467 2 years ago
A D G A#
dasburzum 2 years ago
You could just try to do it standard. Vic does it standard tuning in a video entitled "Victor Wooten live in Greensboro 3/9" Or something to that effect. You could watch that and try to figure it out.
Romans10Verse9 2 years ago
Nope sorry, I was wrong about that. He's got it tuned EADF there like Mace said.
You'll have to play it in a different key on a normal bass than tenor.
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jamescarr462 2 years ago
in the video they spelled his name wrong lmfaoo
a7x0987654321 2 years ago
@SleazMetal It's on the album "A Show of Hands". Buy it, it's utterly mind-blowing.
Aqueously 2 years ago
does anyone know where i can download the audio from this show? or the clip:)
SleazMetal 2 years ago
i usually play it EADF, just tune the g string a half step lower, but he plays it ADGBb.
jacobi117 2 years ago
he uses his tenor bass which is tuned ADGC not Bb :)
fenderbass15 2 years ago
i know he uses tenor, but in this song, his high string is tuned down a whole step
jacobi117 2 years ago
what an amazin dude
rikochikoniko 2 years ago 3
wow this shit is beautiful. eventhough it seems ( seems cuz i cant play any of this ) easier than norwegian wood and amazing grace this piece sounds way more beautiful. Victor is the man.
msh9322 2 years ago
This is just... amazing. I'm awestruck.
ghosty422 2 years ago 2
man i miss the old BET channel
polishpirate123 2 years ago 2
B-E-A-Utifull
ThijsProductions 2 years ago 3
Do I hear a little phasing effect? Or am I wrong?
Nhanion 2 years ago 3
the fact it says victor "wooden" at the beginning always tickles me!
alinack69 2 years ago 3
you can tell he gets great joy from playing, this is part of the reason why i like victors so much he just shows feeling very well
ironcode57 2 years ago 2
amazin'!!!!!!
What is this?????
keigompc 2 years ago
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why doesn't bob marley hit the f***in drum already?! f***in dummy
joeglimmix 2 years ago
your a fucker why do you edit yourself anyway,
popesaintcurtis 2 years ago
what?
thedj437 2 years ago
i can do the first tap part i cant figure out the rest cuz hes amazing and i worship him cuz hes god
popesaintcurtis 2 years ago
"We live in a place where we're much more comfortable seeing two men kill each other than two men kiss each other."
brobguy 2 years ago 61
@brobguy yep and thats the way we should keep it gaylord
all9existance 1 year ago
@all9existance No.
brobguy 1 year ago
1:36
The Jamacian just fits so well. It's sweet.
slapbassgood 2 years ago 2
yeah man i agree with apc467.. ive started to look at it that way a bit, like at first i was like owah cool technique (the whole fast 'up-down double pop slap thing) but i learnt how to so it, an its only cool like, played every once in a while, if its muted it can sound bad. but when i learnt it i was like.. i dont really need this lol. i still love vic tho man he's cool
peace
CUN7FACE 2 years ago
wow i really love this so nice, never heard this before
gypsy1324 2 years ago 2
He is so awesome!!
Amazing song!
summerpeace9 2 years ago
awesome, "wooden" on the opening credit tho lol
slinky1killed1bill 2 years ago
It ia fuckin msterpiece, this is this track, i cant stop listen this shit !
sasak0123 2 years ago
Que capo que es este gordito
<3
xandyxvx 2 years ago
to be honest, i absolutly love victor wootens style of jaming, but i hate his shreading. like i think that classical thump sounded auful, exept for the slow part in the middle, and the part based off of the bach chello suite. same with a show of hands. but this song and stan the man with steve baily, god damn, now that is some real music. i belive people need to let down the hype of playing fast, and just listen to real music.
bassbrothaUG 3 years ago 2
I think most people will agree with you. I like his music, I don't much care for his technique.
then00best 2 years ago
one day if you learn music you may understand
JesusSanchezz 2 years ago
I play bass guitar, what are you getting at? His fast muted slap and pops sometimes just don't do it for me, like that guitar battle
then00best 2 years ago
i think that's one of the most hypercritical and ignorant things you could say..... when he plays fast it is amazing, no doubt, but it is true that a lot of the music and harmonic complexity is lost in it. He turns the bass into a drum, and loses the melodic side of it. You can argue with that. I play bass, and when i her him doing that fast slapping, and popping it just makes me think of him as a little bit of a wanker (as in guitar wanking).
apc467 2 years ago
the technique is just the means for him creating great music... and if you like the end product then i guess the technique is successful.
andym87 2 years ago 2
lol I think retards such as yourself need to stop broadcasting their ill educated opinions and let the people of the world learn for themselves. like victor
JesusSanchezz 2 years ago
So he's a retard for stating a personal preference? Everyone's entitled to their opinion even if you don't agree with it. For instance, I love Classical Thump, but I can also see why someone wouldn't like it. When he "double-thumps" followed by a quick succession of "pops" live, occasionally notes get lost or become nothing more than clicks. In all seriousness, it was a warm-up exercise that includes all his techniques in one song that he expanded upon for the fun of it.
thereverendedward 2 years ago
es increible la sensacion q te da al combinar tanto la tecnica con su increible musicalidad!..grande!
fodera14 3 years ago
WOW.....
savagness1 3 years ago
i like how JD blair plays...they call him the groove regulator. He can set an intense groove without playing very much drums at all. I hope i get an opportunity to play with a drummer as good as him. Its hard for a bass player to keep the groove right if the drummer is bad, and i've played with quite a few poo drummers lol!
and vic was amazing as usual!
RAHMYULIS 3 years ago 2
fucking amazing...
666slipknot666jd 3 years ago
<3!!!!
PongoPower 3 years ago
victor is amazing!
Listen to the man playing the bass
chabooga 3 years ago
that deserved a much bigger clap than what was given.
Alebrak94 3 years ago
i think if i was there i would bawling my eyes out.
victor lemonte wooten. thank you for all of the love.
AMES942 3 years ago 2
ADGBb.
Check out the project he did with Dennis Chambers ad Greg Howe/ nuts!
Cshihadeh 3 years ago
i love this man!!!!!
Austincostello 3 years ago
Now is he playing with tuning ADGBb or EADF?
xMattSto 3 years ago
tenor bass tuned A-D-G-Bb.
apc467 3 years ago
I could have sworn it was A-D-G-C to keep it in fourths. He might have detuned the C string just for a particular song though.
thereverendedward 2 years ago
shit i said Bb??? ugh yea it is c. When palying on normal bass you have to play a perfect 4th lower, so yea you are right. My mistake.
apc467 2 years ago
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Icanplaybassme 2 years ago
to clear everything up, it says on the cd his bass is tuned...........
A-D-G-Bb
ejlarsonstratford 2 years ago
I wonder why he did that. The only thing I can think of is fingering issues he might have. I should have asked him when I saw him a week ago.
thereverendedward 2 years ago
i think he did that so he could get specific harmonic intervals.
ejlarsonstratford 2 years ago
He tunes it like that he can get a higher pitch
saucebobby45 2 years ago
but he tunes his bass lower
ejlarsonstratford 2 years ago
It's higher
then00best 2 years ago
he plays on a tenor bass : A_D_G_C ....
Bassist4evar 2 years ago 2
Its a tenor bass so its already tuned up a forth
arnbassbaritone 2 years ago
i got love all over the boxers i was just wearing, i dunno how much more i could take
calibrasskisser 3 years ago 3
One of the best bass songs in the world.
clarinet343 3 years ago
yo people deep song i know lol but whos the drummer in vics band he looks kool i wana kno what else he does
creeper8884 3 years ago
oh mah gah
otherside65 3 years ago