Victor Wooten amazing grace

[plizzle]

74 people are not impressed by sweep picking on a bass...

[Corgblam]

wootenskoot

[samburgini]

1:08-1:12 always reminds me of the forest temple in LoZ: OoT

[madmanhahaha]

tis guy is not unknown...

[thewrathofshane]

Humbling.

[Jellyfishication]

im a total flea fan but i would like to see him play this with as much finesse as victor places it :D

[abr3acadabra]

kid at 4:10 - crap, i'm white :(

[taarna96]

just fantastisk!

taarna fra københavn..

[nodymnds4u]

this man is my entire inspiration for playing bass. he does what he does because he loves doing it and it really comes across through his music...just listen to it, its beautiful.

i hope to learn lots more in the years to come :)

[DonnieHoWaRd0889]

3:20

[Tsax2012]

and this is why I believe in god.

[priamyvate]

I'm 14 and a bassist, I've been playing for 2 years and I am currently doing my grade 6.

As much as an inspiration Victor Wooten is, he kind destroys me as i know it doesnt matter how much i practice I'll never be half as good as he is

[Stough83]

@priamyvate Dont say that, Victor didnt get that good by just doing nothing. He practiced, practiced, practiced. And dont be as good as him, be as good as you are. All of us musicians bring something special that only we can. Try not to emulate him so much his style becomes yours. Use what you can from him to develop your own unique gift musically. Keep grooving my friend.

[priamyvate]

@Stough83 Good point. And i didnt mean that i was going to give up, i was just pretty much saying that i didnt know this was possible and just dont see myself getting this good.

And no, its not my style, most people describe me as a mix between Jaco Pastorius and Geddy Lee (very generous). Although now i would love to play some of Wooten's style

[casperellis]

im a drummer, i play keys as well, but im hating on him so hard. lol. he's too good man.

[carsrulemost]

@tmkxl I'm not a player of any instrument, so I'm not looking at any of his fingerings... But could he be tuned in C, and he actually didn't fret the top string at all? Not trying to argue, I'm just curious.

[spectorkid31]

@carsrulemost His bass is tuned as a tenor, ADGC (Normal bass tuning is EADG). He doesn't fret on the top string often besides a few little notes for licks and whatnot, but most of what he is doing is just harmonics. Cool stuff! I learned this performance of it and it is very cool.

[joshTHFRO]

Those harmonics....how? So clean!

[Ginley311]

i dont think people understand what was done at 3:02

fucking FLAWLESS

[scoffer2829]

73 people use picks



[Killerdragon397]

mental sick disorder

[baddaboomb]

Never underestimate the power of the groove side

[Helton2121]

I tried for 3 hours and yet I think that is not possible to slide an harmonic and get such a clean sound.

or this video is edited or Wooten learned to play with god himself.

[LigaraProg]

the flavour of jimi hendrix and jaco

[christianorigenes]

who's the dick who started screaming in the beggining

[MongodPenguin]

He slides a harmonic. Is that even physically possible?

[Yakushii]

@MongodPenguin I watched this video for the first time, 4 years ago. I STILL cannot believe he slides a harmonic =/

[hiperion80]

@MongodPenguin he makes the harmonic with right hand (with fingernail) and slides with left hand

[EliAndRYAN]

by other guy do you mean gustavo del fara?



[TMKXL]

1:39, that low C, how the hell does it continue to sound even though he takes his hand of the frets to tune?

[maulingunow]

@TMKXL It's a harmonic

[TMKXL]

@maulingunow No it's not. Im talking about the low note and not the harmonics, which he frets with his thumb, but then takes his hand of the neck to tune. It has to be edited in, it's impossible. Cannot believe nobody else commented on this!

[AMPLITUDEBANDA1]

youtube.com/watch?v=noqQRl0aIH­k

[AMPLITUDEBANDA1]

ASSISTAM QUERO BUSCAR TE BANDA AMPLITUDE

[kankanlovers3]

FUCKKKKKKKK...FUCKKKKKK....bas­s shouldnt be calles "bass" they should call it wooten....THIS FUCKING ASSHOLE PLAY PERFECT NOTE END TO END....AND GOT THE MOST EPIC ENDING YOU NEVER EVER IMAGINE...I WOULD KILL IF I CAN TAKE THIS GUY ARM AND BRAIN...

[whatupyoism]

Flat out amazing! I just started playing bass and am in awe.

[iLikesFenders]

more like amazing bass! fnar.

[Nessthegreat]

3:16

HOW THE HELL DID HE DO THAT SLIDE

[Funkbobble]

@Nessthegreat At 3:02 he slides a harmonic...now how the FUCK does he do that...

[ThriceDog]

@Funkbobble good point, i just noticed that

wizard, only explanation.

[terrythesheep]

stop clapping for christ sake! listen

[petronila7241]

AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!VICTOR

[baddaboomb]

It's a beautiful piece of music, no matter what its played on. It's one of those things that listening to gives me goosebumps.

[TheBassplayer013]

o ya i could play that... if i practiced 20 hours a day... for 20 years... fuck it no i couldnt

[Siggeism]

Woman at 4:37 don't know what hit her. Victor impregnated her with is playin.

[dasbonehaus]

For every kesha, one of these.

Have faith, humans.

[exhausteddad]

The crowd gets in the way of the beauty of his masterpiece a little too much. God dammit

[02souxina]

melhor do melhor do mundo

[BassFenderJazz]

Does someone know what is the way of tune this bass in this song?

[HomeAtChillin]

I just came funk.

[glenclosed]

Face at 4:35 says it all

[dkzman7]

awweesssome...i love the ending

[fatfatat444]

SLAPPA DA BASS MAN!

[joestock10]

Before Victor Wooten, the song was just called grace.

[noonispouette]

Amazing Bass !

[mscarolannstaples]

There's Ray Brown, Victor, Marcus, Stanley and EdMo....

[coolagenta1]

jeff schmidt!

[JsusDI]

4:37 she just fell in love with victor! lol

[RandomMetalGuy666]

i kindof got bored......

[601b1gt3x64]

Pretty sure the 73 dislikes are for his shirt and not his music

[TheLastZiggen]

@601b1gt3x64 The shirt is bad mo fuggin ass though!! I don't think anyone but Vic could pull it off however haha

[elfmanrice1]

God this is beautiful and insane at the same time

[BruceNorris1990]

I too agree with what many here have said. While its good to show your appreciation for an artist and his mastery, there is a time and place to do it. Its so inappropriate to do so during a particularly beautiful passage, it just ruins and cheapens the whole experience.

[Jecagao]

essa plateiazinha

monte de amostrados querendo aparecer um para o outro, tem até um tonto que começa a dançar pra mostrar que sabe....

monte de cu de burro que nao para de gritar ao inves de ouvir a porra da musica meu!

[00Zenigata]

The Groove man, The Groove! It's Mouthwatering!

[Polsson65]

I honestly wanna sit down and have a talk with the people who disliked this

[3234718]

This woulda been so much better without the sporadic "woooooo!!!!!"s from the audience. He knows he's awesome and I'm sure he appreciates the audiences appreciation. But just let the man play.

[JMLizardKing1971]

its guys like him that make me proud to play bass XD

[GR4C3W]

best version

hes feelin it 3:20

[kevaughn1030]

why are people dancing around and hollering?? the woman at 4:36 is more like what everyone should be doing - pondering the universe with jaws agape

[sleepx2]

@kevaughn1030 cuz they're on drugs.

[jeff3145]

Im a bassist and this guy is Fucking amazing i only dream to one day be able to play like this GOD!!

[larune]

the best bass player in the world..bar none..hands down...did you not HEAR the chords and the licks in amazing grace??....

[guitarroxtar991]

insane.

[TheNoudo]

Harmonic master!!!!!!!!!!

[juninhoBragabass]

this my video friends ,GOD BLESS YOU . watch?v=VQqy-DK0FGE&feature=mf­u_in_order&list=UL

[danieldeerejones123]

3:47 getting in the groove

[BennyGaberMusic]

@ThePetethebass yeah please tell us who is this other guy

[barryleonard7]

Wow!! The Amazing Grace of Victor Wooten!!! I want this played at my funeral. Fantastic stuff! =)

[deanokane2k11]

wow

5 minute ear-gasm

[funnybonez72]

3:43 hehehe now try to clap >:)

[danieldeerejones123]

my bass teacher can play this:)

[mrsatanicbassist]

i guess jesus is black

[kank117]

I allmost bought an fender bass then i heard him play and in that moment i ordered my ibanez bass :)

[tomascury1]

It seems soo easy... But it ain't!!

[lifejontingly]

4:01 = the best resolve I've ever heard in my life.

[nzacousticsound]

God created 72 more accounts and disliked it.

[peter8036]

best damn ending of a solo ever...

[LAXisTHEbestSPORT]

73 people are deaf

[Prettyflyforabassman]

my friend said victor wooten was boring.... he ended up beating retarded.

[TheForerunnerlv]

how can you dislike this!?!?!?!?

[joedude523]

3:01 ..... what?!

[joellisbandwebmaster]

@joedude523

[StubbornOrange]

Victor Wooten: "Playing the bass, was easier than brushing my teeth."

[brianownsall123]

Wootenful.

[champion0084]

i dont think theres another guy. IF there is, just tell him to listen to "The Lesson" so he can learn a thing or four from Vitor Wooten.

[theDannyAllanBand]

Unreal....wow!

[zeus2196]

LOL he looks like Cleveland from family guy if he was real and pwned at bass.

[Orgasmic97]

The "other guy" must be God!

[djluis49]

Maldito loko.

[andersondavid802]

this is proof that good fingerstyle will always sound better than slap and pop

[djluis49]

@andersondavid802 actually, i think that if you tell wooten to make a solo, he will slap way more than anything else. Lol.

[andersondavid802]

@djluis49 haha yeah but he fingerstyles in most of this one and it sounds so much better than most of his slap stuff

[fletchers4]

@andersondavid802 Yeah you're right, it's not as if music is subjective is it.

[andersondavid802]

@fletchers4 Ok I've gotta admit you just virtually kicked my ass.

[Nessthegreat]

I taught him that.

[Dotario147]

I think what has always impressed me the most about this video is the way he utilizes the tuning pegs so flawlessly to change the pitch of the harmonics. He is truly a genius.

[neroxtreme1380]

Vic is so much more than "omg he can play bass relly gud lol." He's one of those rare ones who can make you actually feel something powerful and ultimately spiritual. His music is more than beautiful, it's moving on a level that not many are able to reach.

[thegoonden]

This always reminds me of what our musical director called us when we tried doing clapping/fingersnapping interludes....

"Yous are like a bunch of white cats at a jazz gig"

This audience is full of the the rhythmless fools :D

[Levibav117]

@ThePetethebass gaz rackham... a brother of a friend, he is pretty handy

[jeremiahjbarnes06]

This is great and all, but they have an entirely different instrument designed for that octave, it's called a guitar.

[achickensandwich]

@jeremiahjbarnes06 That would be great and all if he never played in the bass octave.

[millz726]

@jeremiahjbarnes06 True, but why pay for 2 guys when one does it perfectly?

I'm bored of guitars now anyway.

[shadowgold1]

billy shehan is the best bassist player dude

[OfficialTracesBand]

@shadowgold1 hahahaha funny joke

[FalseMarkl]

1:01 That is definitely Ocarina of Time Forest Temple music

[erkalert00]

I Sh*t my pants at 3:01

[Paradox1618]

also

3:16

the proper use of a slide

[Paradox1618]

1:02

i hear the forest temple

[TheBleuBlurr]

@Paradox1618 Oh god, I hear it too.

[Paradox1618]

@TheBleuBlurr

^^

[NguyenVanThock2185]

Lol!!! I love it when white guys get funky.

[Paradox1618]

73 people are retarded from being dropped on their heads after being born of a mother sister of the father. Lobotomy was then chosen as remedy for compensation.

[kshirley001]

73 people owe the rest of us an explanation...

[Flowflo78]

@kshirley001 Their poor internet connexion wasnt able to load the video, juste the like/dislike bar, that's why ;).

[Denzos22]

73 delayed...

[pantlessBen]

@ThePetethebass Jaco Pastorius

[KRyPToNiTe1923]

@pantlessBen yeah hes not very famous is he

[dude33ism]

Jesus plays bass!?? I KNEW he was black!

[bassfreak74]

thumb sweep!

[PanekPL]

I saw the other guy live yesterday and he sucked

[McBobtheruggaman]

you just made my ear pussies cum

[clix411]

72 people play bass with the "insert thumb-in-ass" technique ;)

[baconbag]

omg, and the tuning peg trick to get the octave!!!! This guy is so inovative and awesome!!

[baconbag]

omg, the natural harmonics part was awesome!!!

[baconbag]

I want that vest

[luvcomedy123]

Don't you just love watching talented people.

[nEettHoOzZz33]

Eso es ser cabron!!!!

[mangalegends]

I believe this "other" guy's name is Gustavo Dal Farra

[fd95117]

anyone got tabs?

[josue345mn]

i just got a 8===>

[mouldyteabag]

Outstanding is not a good enough word to describe this.

[Tsax2012]

I hope some day i can be 1/8th as good as he is.

[poiklmnbvcxw]

have you any video of this other guy that isn't famous ?

[MrDLB28]

@poiklmnbvcxw His name is Martell Padgett and he is on youtube

[poiklmnbvcxw]

@MrDLB28 thanks

[ThePeeplet]

haha i like the description

[amazinggrace5478]

It's high because he is playing it harmonically...cutting the string in half and barely touching it brings up the tone. I heard him explain this on "Tapestry" on CBC Radio 1June 19

[TheWebkinzluvR]

Saw him in concert the other night! he fliped his guitar around WHILE palynig it!!

[Martingeeo]

From 1:01 to 1:11 you can hear the music from The Forest Temple of Zelda's Ocarina of Time

[Ginley311]

@Martingeeo THANK YOU I KNEW IT!!

[zerovash7]

those who disliked this video don't have ears.

[TheOustider]

I love that he uses a tenor bass for this (that's why it's a 5th higher than usual) it makes the piece more beautiful in a way.

[cheesegrater999]

I'm supprised how high his bass is

[zfriderici]

71 people are still blind, lost wretches who haven't heard the sound.

[MrDevilius1]

As much as I love this guy, it ain't about speed. Sure, i could never play as fast as him, but when it's so fast you can barely recognize the song, what's the point?

[mabilisable]

@MrDevilius1 try watching his other videos. he is not also fast but he can play also nice melodic tunes that can be a lullaby for a baby. :)

[stankyslayer]

@MrDevilius1 my dear sir, wait till after the intro, than you hear the angels enteing his fingertips to bring us all the blessing that is Victor Wooten's rendtion of "Amazing Grace"

[aceridgey]

Hi guys, what is the full concert called, I see some steel pans there! :D

[zfriderici]

@aceridgey Bela Fleck and the Flecktones: Live at the Quick

[Saugori]

i'm gonna have to point out to the guy who posted this video if you know a guy thats better than wooten and not famous in some way then he isn't better than wooten

[MrChadbag]

@Saugori I think you missed his point. (He is referring to himself jokingly)

[bayabryan]

grabi . . . . . amazing baser

[johanstone]

jajaja white boys cant dance right?

[thegoonden]

I never understood why when our big band made a mess of clapping parts that our musical director said we were like "a bunch of white cats at a jazz gig" until I seen this video.

[sweetsoad]

Love that..4:00 to 4:07. Just. Awesome.

[PointlessVideos48]

71 people are stupid

[OvertheHills821]

That is the ugliest fuckin sweater I've ever seen. Good thing I don't have to look at the guy to appreciate the music he makes.

[drsnyc05]

Simply magnificent! No one can touch Wooten!

[ragglefraggle09]

3:01

not even sure how to respond to that lick... i just laughed... lol

[pilotenhandboek]

@ragglefraggle09 This would be the proper responce -----> 0_o