Victor Wooten - Amazing Grace Bass Solo

[2008Jayx]

This guys the man

[andredidiergijon]

I GOTTA SEE HIM LIVE BEFORE I DIE

[lakifre]

better than a pussy....

[santanero320]

@lakifre you had me thinking for a while, im sure its a tie!!!!!

[Theblahblahblahdude]

billy sheehan?

[kidzoom221]

3:41 i like how he smiles as the of-beat clappers try and fail to keep up

[calidirtyhead]

one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard

[TheResolution5]

2:22 Yup.

[solo642]

Before Victor Wooten this song was just called "Grace"...

[soapbox187]

@solo642 hahaha Nice!!! :0)

[R0n1n078]

He kinda looks like he has down symdrome.

Wait.

Maybe...

He is rain man.

[SuperKodadog]

sloth

[BurntWaflles]

he messed up at 3:45. he always smiles when he plays something he didnt mean to. but you wouldnt be able to tell otherwise.

[MetalDark93]

3:01 HOW, in the name of god, he slided a harmonic?!

[yosemitesamiam]

3:03 look at that white boy clapping on 1 and 3! woot woot!

[123ipodvids]

I never liked bass until I seen this

[bjiggles]

how can you even compare Malmsteen to this....don't get me wrong.....he is a great guitar player......but don't compare yngwie until you've seen Tommy Emmanuel.

[monsen86]

been to his concert! greatest one and a half hours in my life!

[BigRedTonka]

I think one of the best parts is how laid back Victor looks the whole time. He just loves every minutes of this.

[mikeyray68]

i could listen to this on repeat. it soothes my soul!

[tonyster2]

@FightingFitKravMaga Do you not know the song cause its pretty obvious

[suziwant]

世界で一番うまいベーシストと言っても過言ではない・・

[mroxiful]

The ad is 51:34 minutes long!

[NubbyBuster]

Before the original piece was just titled "Grace" Victor decided it needed some more meaning and as you can see, its amazing ><

[befukuruzu]

woooaaaahhh!!!!!!!!!! HANEP!

[eldorbobes]

The only bad thing about this video is, that it has to end...

[TheDG1973]

Amazing Bass (How Sweet The Sound).

[Childinfaith]

The shirt....its giving him power!

[tmbasser]

Haha I like the kid at 3:20.

[adrianbpj]

I just watched this 5 times in a row

[DEND0HAV0C]

why isn't that nigger in a cotton field

[SgtFr3shXD]

@DEND0HAV0C Get the fuck out out of here you racist son of a bitch!

[OneandOnlyMusician]

@DEND0HAV0C hahahahahahaha

[dohjung]

@DEND0HAV0C Die!!

[coleclarkfl1]

@DEND0HAV0C ur a piece of shit, why would you say that, this is the most skillfull thing out, look what he can do, what have you done with your life moron

[wongisasinme]

@DEND0HAV0C fuck off cunt

[DEND0HAV0C]

@wongisasinme you have to admit he does have a cotton field face

[jorbv8]

what a virtuoso performance. I doubt if these multi-string bassists can top that. he's only got 4 strings......too good!

[jorbv8]

virtuoso....

[luigi132010]

cool except he copied his solo from a Bach's prelude =S

[Taxman461]

Those were harmonics right? ...-falls over-

[quinnbag26]

Wooton's the tits

[sonnysunny14]

3:14 not even chuck norris can do that.

[soundslike12345]

@sonnysunny14 Chuck Norris CAN do that.

[TheAlmightyBassist]

100000x better than that cliff burton kid

[phikhum]

Hy guys!! in 3:02 ter is a harmonic slide or a hammer on. how is it possible???

[davidcarey87]

@phikhum he does more of them during the set which are easier to replicate (ie at 4:34) the one you chose to pick out is very hard to do, but if you play a harmonic as normal, the fret the note down and slide up simultaneously. it should work, i have a really crap bass and it works for me so it should be more responsive for someone with a better bass. for example, playing a5th fret harmonic ong the slide it to the 7th, should be pretty clear

[corpussurfer89]

thats crazy, 43 people missed the like button

[TheKaizer0007]

Love the last part, where he tunes up to finish it off!

[Lovethtshite]

Went to buy a bass today, and the twat at cash converters played the amazing grace solo. This guy is clearly awesome, but is it actually THAT hard? (the amazing grace part). Now, i dont claim to have the first clue about bass playing, i play pub covers and busking style stuff on a guitar, so any informed comments would be helpfull!

and just so you know, the fool at CC put me off, went to an independant and got a electo acoustic bass by Ibanez instead :-)

[MikeyGuitar09]

@Lovethtshite bc rich vortex signature, check dat. its cheap and fucking awesome

[duduledhyrule]

i don't like it when he plays really fast at the beginning it sounds bad i think( i know it's pretty hard to play like that but i think it's weird) i like the rest though

then again it's a matter of opinion

[Bigmac4578]

Watching Victor makes me feel like a little kid because, how interesting he is to watch :)

[importpappa]

Genius. The entire DVD with Bela Fleck is a must see.

[robertwc82]

haha the audience law like stunned mullets. jaws dropped in sheer awe

[robertwc82]

my version seems crude by comparison lol

[kay4x4]

This is the 4th time i listen to it today.

[wekilledkenny45]

3:14 I LOVE THAT SLIDE OMG ORGASMIC

[juanmsj]

Gente

[josi247h]

Incredible. Truly inspiring

[Joeyy411]

512 eargasms my poor ear.. must flag this viddeo for ear p*rn :L

[beatlemartin12]

he is the yngwie malmsteen of bass

[Volt644]

@beatlemartin12 No, Yngwie Malmsteen is the Victor Wooten of guitar

[beatlemartin12]

@Volt644 haha good one ;)

[jumpinjoe88]

@Volt644 Malmsteen is a failure in comparison to this guy.

[jimmyboy131]

@beatlemartin12

No, he's the Eddie Van Halen of bass. :)

[TheMultibass11]

how could someone not like this

[taknhoj123]

my ears had an orgasm 30 times listening to this

[taknhoj123]

my ears had an orgasm 30 times listening to this

[Guitarplaya1002]

i just came in my pants

[sethj1000]

Mind sufficiently blow; check

[dmbelafan]

I have to put a helmet on before watching this video so it doesn't make a mess when it blows my mind.

[Pouliot27]

42 people are racist as fuck! :(

[Ba55taztic]

prettty sure my ears were just laid down by the fire by victor wooten...

[Tseosilca]

Replay... replay... replay... replay... replay... replay... replay...

[YamahaDrums07]

No one can ever cover or replicate his pure perfection.

[jndkid013]

proof that jesus was black

[oisinholz]

Amazing Bass, how sweet the sound,

That saved a wretch like me....

I once was lost but now am found,

Was blind, but now, I see

[josiahVEVO]

I had my clothes on at first. Now, at the end of the song I'm naked. I don't know why.

[HoldingWay]

Whenever I am sad, I think about the drop at 2:23 and can't help but smile again :')

[xfactor5492]

wow

[rondoudou96]

Bach's Prelude at 0:33... Awesome

[carlosandregoes]

41 people would be enslaved by victor's third arm

[Imaweirdperson1996]

WOWZERS!!!!!

[DNCMF036]

Down with the 41 dislikes? I couldn't believe some people can ever dislike this track. D:

[itsapns]

FFS ITS NOT AMAZING GRACE BASS SOLO ITS THE BASS SOLO IN CLASSICAL THUMP

[7494mercer]

I <3 3:15

[TwoBoredTromboneGuys]

@7494mercer its unbelievable

[badfishy666]

My current guitar teacher Mr. Simpson taught Victor back in high school !!!

[kagen22222222]

@badfishy666

I'd be interested to hear what he says about how Victor was as a young student

[badfishy666]

My current guitar teacher Mr. Simpson taught Victor back in high school !!!

[xykwnetto]

VICTOR IS ONE DEMON RSSRSRSR TOCA MUITO CARA!!!!!!!LOUCURA!!!!

[xykwnetto]

visto is one demonio srsrsrsrrsrs

[zer0s0und]

The only bad thing about this video is the yelling monkey in the audience (who claps off time also...)

[javi420ws]

@zer0s0und That's soo true...

[tonyrivera35]

Brutal! desde Puerto Rico te admiramos por tu musica, profecion habilidades y destrezas, tecnicas inigualables y perfecta ejecucion, historico...gracias por grandes lecciones de aprendizage para todos los bajistas del mundo...VICTOR WOOTEN pa' Rato...

[KMA51resort]

A-M-A-Z-I-N-G

[bumblefunk]

Hey God/Cosmos - thanks for putting victor on the planet at the same time as me : )

[12uuutube12]

its amazing how many times i can watch this video and i still find my mouth ajar in amazement everytime

[UnearthAlex]

lol it looks so weird when people play their instruments that high but if youre that good then who gives a shit

[MagicMirror981]

fuck and i thought Cliff Burton was good

[basscovers1]

@MagicMirror981 cliff burton is god.

[Redhotnirvanalover]

i had goosebumps the whole time!!

[yhohoho1124]

his playing says passion



[wilson4987]

Best bassist . Well..

[fuggindoosh]

Victor Wooten sucks black dick. His own.

[punkmonkey0913]

its the vest

[LethalViiper]

the worst part was 5:12.

[henrihasalargedong]

3:15

God like.

[Tre326]

the chord at 4:23 Killed it!!!!! WOW!!!!

[banhaz]

2:44

Whos the best?

I am the best, oh yea

[clamburgerler]

unfunkingbelievable

[kvmadj]

If I could live for 500 years, i might be able to learn the first 45 seconds of this song.

[Egomantis49]

geez, he could at least LOOK like he's trying

[Negi3946]

I could beat him in a bass off... NOT he would out bass me and hang me by my balls from the stage I love his bass playing he got me into the bass!!!!

[MusicandSteve515]

4:37 - ahahahahahahaha her look is so priceless.

[FerimixBasslines]

@jbasscrew Harmonics are also a good way to tune a basssimply by lightly putting ur index finger on the 5 fret of a string and your ring finger on the 7th fret of the next string and plucking and letting go of the string.

and i love thhis solo Vistor Wooten, is one of my Bass Idols !!

[curak147]

Bass (electric or not) is the only strumming instrument you can play only with your hands i think :)

[staygold96]

victor wooten, neil peirt, bucket head in a band would be crazy

[whatthehellwasdatfor]

@jbasscrew those are harmonics I think

[jbasscrew]

those notes.. i dont know what they are called.. but those weird high notes are awesome! not ghost notes.. it is something else.. someone knows how they are called? and how to do?

[stonerabbit83]

@jbasscrew They're called harmonics. Usually made by one of two methods: placing fretting hand finger lightly over the string at certain point (called "node"), then plucking the string while removing the finger. It's easiest to make a node at the 12 fret, but they're all over the neck. Those're natural harmonics. One can also take string & create node with plucking hand & pluck string right under it: those're pinch harmonics. Harmonics divide note: get different notes depending on where node is.

[jbasscrew]

@stonerabbit83 okey! thanks man! im going to practice them now!

[2LoneAngels]

hey just to let u know why it sounds like guitar is because he is playing harmonics, I would know because I do play bass but besides that he is f***ing amazing on the bass lol

[BIGDADDYF50]

is this bass solo or guitar solo?

[StreetPizza54]

@BIGDADDYF50 read the video title dude

[BIGDADDYF50]

@StreetPizza54

but how come it sounds like just regular guitar strings. It doesn't sound like a bass guitar at all mate !

[StreetPizza54]

@BIGDADDYF50 it probably has guitar distortion on it. but its defiantly a bass dude. listen to how low in key he goes. very few guitars can do that. and notice he slaps it? bass trait

[BIGDADDYF50]

@StreetPizza54

oh yes, i see now ! because I didn't watch the full video, i got the impression from the beginning that it was mostly percussive clarity strings instead of full bass.

This video definitely has a weird sound quality. lol

[xMACKx1]

the single best thing i've ever seen in my life so far :D

[paleofwater]

@xMACKx1 I LOVE MACK!!!! THIS IS JUSTIN!!!!!!

[navydoc53]

Thid guy is phenominal... Qudos to all us musicians, and especially, thos most fortunate. Enjoy this classic.... Amen!

[bleggett2]

amazing

[shabbawabby]

I love it when it gets funky :) @ 2:24

[wordnerd129]

I like how people keep trying to clap at the beginning, and everyone else is like "shhhh!"

[MrRammsan]

Amazing Dude!

[gringoloko211]

wtf!! cant believe there are 39 fuckeres out there that disliked this video!!

[Kikianbassplayer]

@gringoloko211 i bet they are not even bassplayers lol

[Guitarone619]

Holy Crap. That is freakin amazing

[Blood790]

always reminds me of kenan o.o

[BASSMASTATIMMIE95]

FAAAAAACKING AMAZING!

where does he come from?

[canesbacker]

so amazing

[LordShigi]

Whats the tune on 1:38

[Meseroth]

@LordShigi check the name of the video :) 

[chrisdizzle100]

redicoulas

[joshie4330]

People who say Jaco is the best have their heads in the sand. Victor is a beast among boys as far as any other bassist is concerned.

[alfredoalakad]

Que ritmo es el que empiesa en 2:24? Resonde por fabor o.O

[h00k3d0nkr0niks]

i saw this guy at the nam show. i always watched his videos before. i thought it was too good to be true. i was walkin thru and i could recognize that bass from a mile away. he's the nicest guy too! keep playin vic!

[mrockon007]

ARE U RONALDHINO???

[1990banks]

gets abit annoying at 1:25+

[bakersman12]

@1990banks Yeah from 1:25-1:37..it's col to be able to do it, but...eh. I probably don't care for it because I can't do it, but then again, I can't slap nearlyyy as good as he can but I still like that.

[Canadianraveneffect]

So relaxing and amazing to listen to

[16frogger]

I didn't know Jesus was a black man.

[TheKevinWalker]

@16frogger There are so many things wrong with that statement, but yes this is win.

[jozigy2gud4u]

legendary. You are a fucking god Wooten.

[widehero]

i just realised. is he wearing a westsuit under that?

[silverflamewolf]

It's because he's black.



[babyleeleee]

@silverflamewolf and so wat

[johnnycoolguy9554]

It's even better when you see it live. He kicks fucking ass.

[pingpongpung]

Who the hell are those 38 fucktards that dislike this??

[Nabby1993]

@pingpongpung 38 people with unsteady hands who missed the "like" button

[xxxhendrixjoe555xxx]

@Nabby1993 i dont whats wrong with those haters

[tcook999]

It just takes soul plus talent plus practice from childhood that's all you need.

[plectrumthepickypick]

WOOOOOW!!! That is all!!! My god!!

[leungyatsum]

Amazing

[Prebendaddelballe]

3:16 it just sound...perfect..

[imper246]

thumbs up if it sent shivers down your spine...

[raleiti]

@imper246 Guess what. He;s good but, is not in the same conversation with NHOP. Search on utube for him . start with donna lee and go from there and every song is is better than this great guy.

[thesolution171]

he is the best bitch get it right

[str8witdachops]

FREAKIN SICK DUDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[scrambles12]

if victor wooten grew a thrid arm he could enslave humanity

[JBLgangsta]

@scrambles12

hahaha got that right

[Flarga1]

@scrambles12 while playing a bass.

[Flypig777]

@scrambles12 he already has a third leg...

[Noseheros]

@scrambles12 And he'd do it with that third arm, while the others entertained himself with bass playing