Victor Wooten guitar battle (complete)

[grisznik]

8:53 - 9:02 - best part for me!

[wa431]

9:03 WTF!!??

[johnjorgemusic]

my GOD those chord progressions are perfect....

[orenben1]

you know your god at bass when ur bros a god at guitar and noone knows his name

[zackery7702]

Damn... I need to go get my bass the garbage dump!!!!!!

[ohnodevo]

Thanks for posting this!

[OriginalMyWhiteNigga]

i wish i could be victors son

[Gingerkidzftw]

so there is a god...

[toddallenhooper]

Daaaaaannnnnnnggggggggg, I'm speechless...

[Flargenyargen]

What are the black and pink things Regi has on his guitar at 8:17? Some sort of capo?

[jblittlefield]

@Flargenyargen They stop the strings from ringing out to much while he's tapping

[Flargenyargen]

@jblittlefield Ah, awesome. Thanks for clearing that up for me. I'd never seen something like that before seeing this.

[blindsidedka]

That RTF tribute was awesome! I thought my ears was gonna fall off when I heard the first notes to vulcan worlds....

[ESPLTDBASSIST]

It all sounds like something from an 80's video game

[234semaj]

@ESPLTDBASSIST like pong?

[ESPLTDBASSIST]

@234semaj Yeah kinda or Old skool mario or galatica

[aloefgren]

cool thing i just realized. the first chords they play together is a part from legendary Stanley Clarke and Chic Coreas band "return to forever" - "Vulcan Worlds". Listen to it if you're a bassplayer, good stuff! Stanley clarke originally made the song

[aloefgren]

@aloefgren just realized its the whole song kindof haha

[mortess]

He plays so fast you can't even see his hand move... Pure Insanity.

[Charbok001]

Regi Wooten = 2:00 2:10 Fap Guitar

[Rums10]

8:53 = God Mode Activate

[TheYtseMan]

0:55 - 1:40 Super Mario World?

[chevyondubz]

Regi is good and all I just dont like his style. Some of that slap shit he does sounds like literally nothing. Victor on the otherhand, one of the top 5 bass players of all time

[TeleMA50c]

Regi should use the clean tone all the time...so much cooler without distortion.

[gcgilmer1002]

Like if you would pay $1000 to get a lesson from these guys

[toxx1d]

@gcgilmer1002 I think he'll answer to you "The only lesson I can give you is you have to learn by yourself"

[guitarnoodleluv]

jammin on return to forever groove :D

[bach2beck]

Regi Wooten shreds.

[MrNichobass]

Come on people we all know they dont really exsist our parents just made them i up like santa or the tooth fairy or slash, they're just our parents.

[sesamstr]

@MrNichobass haha love southpark :D

[frinkjames]

8:11 - 8:14

tastiest lick ever

[judojoe07]

Does anyone know what tuning the guitar is in?

[MasterOfTrapos]

@judojoe07 standard

[xomayimxo]

fingerblastin

[JAM2468]

14 peoples girlfriends died by Wooten fingering them...

[JAM2468]

this is just rude...

[dany3241291]

2:05 seriously? i did it when i was a kid, and sounds crap, bass is the best instrument for slap.

[Ifritowner]

8:53 My head exploded when I heard that beat. Astounding.

[hoobastankrulez]

i actually cant understand what regi wooten is doing with his guitar :S how does a guitar make a sound like that!?

[jguevarar95]

@hoobastankrulez Becouse they are black.. And picks are for white people :P

[hoobastankrulez]

@jguevarar95 haha :P it's actually true, black men never use picks

[jguevarar95]

@hoobastankrulez Haha that makes them powerful

[Moog168]

@jguevarar95 Race has nothing to do with it though....Their influences include a bassist by the name of Rocco from a band called "Tower of Power"

also Check out Pino Pallidino...he plays for EVERYBODY including a lot of Soul artists like "D'Angelo" even Questlove from the Hip-Hop band "The Roots" is a major fan of his playing.

[DalleDayul]

"chuck norris is the god of guitar"

fuck you, victor wooten is god o'bass

[oisam88]

chuck norris of bass

[nuck81]

I've seen this clip dozens of times and just now realized the chart was Vulcan Worlds

[GimmeSomeOno]

This made me smile

[CarletonM]

They aint got nothin on my man August Rush though!

[spinnerman247]

thumbs up if your watching this in 2011

[xauncor]

I'd like to see a bass battle with Victor and Flea which could be awsome but Flea is a minimalist :(

[SpearWieldingOctopus]

14 or so people aren't capable of experiencing joy.

[MasterOfTrapos]

for me regi's guitar slaps are not any problem, they are even good BUT regi with some one note tappings and mute pickings ruin the fun

[jayr131988]

very nice.



[MegaMikel33]

Good God

[1cruefan4life]

Regis good at guitar but they definately arnt meant to be slapped, hence the term slappin da bass :P

[MrLeoziin]

que foda pqp !

[fuzzyjem3]

Guitar neeeds to stop making noise... i mean he can obviously play but he goes over the top with those fuckin annoying slaps.. calm the fuck down black man

[youTian10]

rock on!

[jeresbasso]

if u are guitarist u must remember one rule ! Dont take battle never with victor wooten because he never lose because he is Victor Wooten and he knows how to slap :D

[lovefelt1931]

i like regi's hat!

[AspireFly]

GO FUNK YOURSELF!

[AlexandreeM]

I WANT THIS MUSIC SICK GENETIC

[dario154635139]

capos totales...

[BabyEater585]

I know I'm going to get hell for this... but the Wooten Brothers are still better than Tosin. Tosin is amazing, but not even close in comparison.

[FSBass]

@BabyEater585

Sadly true ^^

[damaged01]

Before there was Tosin Abasi, there were the Wooten Brothers...

[122333445551]

every time i start hearin the bass line @ 9:14 , i find myself watchin seinfield like 2 mins l8r

[TheCoolooS]

go to @1:50 . then go to @4:02 . which one sounds better for you?

[GITTZA]

Idk if someone already mentioned it before, but the beginning song played starting at 2:11 was Vulcan Worlds by Stanley Clarke with Return to Forever.

[rollingproject]

one of the best..

[Fenorn]

yepp, Victor Wooten is definitely the best bassist I know of. Fucking amazing bassist!

[123exodus123]

Fantástico!!!



[MrCorny182]

@8.07 Victor Wooten Plays The Legendary Glide By Pleasure :D

[ronalds141]

only thing that i dont like that.. alll Victor Wooten vids are on 240p ;/

[MrMirmilloN]

They don't play guitar or bass... They play a new instrument, but the same x)

[dontloseyourfingers]

The people that disliked the video...I bet they are dumbasses that know nothing about music and think that these guys were just tapping the strings doing random sounds....

[PsychotropicAeonian]

I can't get past the first minute, I just replay that intro over and over...

[jacobhuffy]

Regi is playing a Squire :(

[MasterOfTrapos]

@jacobhuffy also, he's not using distortion

so his thumpings don't sound good at all

[jacobhuffy]

@MasterOfTrapos Im not to much worried about Distortion but man His tone is just straight up Awful! but i mean oh well what are you gonna do, its still one of the best jams i have ever heard (Victor makes everything good)

[diazconias]

@jacobhuffy so?

[mrblueonions]

Penner!!!!

[LetsPlayTheBass]

Is it just me or was Regi playing roller coaster of love?

[thejazzmadmax]

I like that regi plays on a squier!

[mrjotbentley]

u have to be a bass player to understand

[chickenugget]

Regi is just making a bunch of random sounds on his guitar. Anyone can do that.

[killerbass234]

@chickenugget im not exactly the biggest wooten fan (i prefer jaco), you cant just say that regi is just playing things randomly. if it were so random, it wouldnt sound musical at all, which clearly not the case...

[phboba2]

The battle itself starts at 6:45 but i recommend you to watch the whole video.

[phboba2]

lol, viewer no. 200000.

who cares?

[3piphone]

Victor's face at 9:00 is like Bob Marley.:))

[2PlayGuitarNow]

slap that guitar!!!

[mazman19]

They could so easily switch instruments and it would sound just as good

[jeremycohen96]

I'm really unsure if about half of this is just random hitting on the guitar neck being passed off as genius

[isaiah10098]

How come there is a thub pointing down? is it for dyslexiv people

[millifnvanilli]

@isaiah10098 14 dyslexic people...

[Ba55taztic]

Victor once fingered 5 women at once. There were no survivors.

[rowellbeej01]

@Ba55taztic Victor's daughters may read this one day.

could you please remove this particular comment?



[rowellbeej01]

@rowellbeej01 please

[Ba55taztic]

@rowellbeej01 really? dude, it's a joke. calm down. it's the internet. we make jokes here.

[buefyYT]

@rowellbeej01 lol shut up man, its a joke

[JsusDI]

8:11 les claypool's tone

[MasterOfTrapos]

i wonder why regi isn't using distortion

[MasterOfTrapos]

the first notes of the video makes me remember my childhood i don't know how

and i'm talking about before the first slaps of the video

[MasterOfTrapos]

victor's face at 1:01

[andredidiergijon]

THIS GUYS ARE GREAT BUT YOU PEOPLE HAVE TO CHECK OUT THIS GIPSY CALLED PEPE BAO SEARCH HIM ON YOUTUBE

[MurphyTheBand]

this is just ridiculous!!  SICK!!!

[kiko5almeida]

It is not a duel if victor wooten is envolved. its just rape

[WingNutLCC]

8:35  OMG!

[WingNutLCC]

the coolest!!!

[psdiegoj1810]

wow es genial victor wooten bravo que venga a Chile

[vanzXcyRus]

hmmm....can somebody tell what are thos in his guitar???

[hcbiukhciuweewbchiew]

@vanzXcyRus hair scrunchies he does alot of tapping it stops that ugly noise you get from the part of the sring thats not supposed to buzz plus if you hit and open by accident theirs no noise

[vanzXcyRus]

@hcbiukhciuweewbchiew woah....nice....might try that one someday

[TheJELN]

mother of god...

[hcbiukhciuweewbchiew]

why do people hate on regi wooten hes so talented and inventive regi and victor are probably the two best on their instruments alive today i mean just amazing

[DrFunkness]

@hcbiukhciuweewbchiew, not to mention that it was Reggie that taught Victor how to play bass

[hcbiukhciuweewbchiew]

@DrFunkness hey thats a good point i legitimetly forgot about that see their fricken awesome

[TheLastPowerlifter]

"right about...right about now. thump on!"

love it

[artifical007]

Solo in the beginning of this vid is just beautiful!

[demivee23]

reggie wooten looks like a homeless dude

[HMAPLE]

10:20 WAAAAA. EN SEIRO AHROA IS ES LO AMXIMO YA NO PODR´E DOMRIRR..!

[HMAPLE]

8:50 victorrr.. es un putoo QUE BUENA MANO ACASO HAY AGO QUE NO PUEDA HACER??

[worldssmallestfan]

How is one family this talented?

[Snakebite1208]

That's FUNK off...

[WingNutLCC]

wow his bro is just as good!

[TheSneakyballs]

What is Regi playing at 7:55? I've heard that tune before

[castorres7]

@TheSneakyballs Love rollercoaster, I think

[RegisteredTrademark]

@TheSneakyballs I believe it's Rollercoaster of Love by RHCP

[TheLastPowerlifter]

@RegisteredTrademark it's Love Rollercoaster by The Ohio Players, dude. ask RHCP they'll tell you the same thing :P

[pakko2taco]

Black August Rush

[captainmorgan555]

Show me the store from which Victor buys his shirts! 

[BbrMx]

sibling rivalry has never been so awesome

[JoeDaTrumpet]

I nearly jizzed myself when I heard them start playing Vulcan Worlds. That was superb playing!

[mynameisbaldwin]

I liked the drums

[guitarmeister109]

I thought this was sped up, but then again, it is Victor Wooten ;)

[topdog2328]

almost the whole time Regi was just making wierd sounds :(

except for the beginning that was quite awesome

[MosesHightower]

@topdog2328 - more like sick-ass funky sounds that were outside the scope of "familiarity" so you call them weird.

[zacnolegal]

Everytime i watch this i intend only on watching the very beginning but end up watchin the whole thing.

[F990]

8:53 the greatest bass groove of all time

[ChaseOfBassII]

who is the Goddess who spawned these two Musical... Wootens? there is no other word to fully describe their awesomeness than their own Last name.

[darkeclipse420]

this video has always been awesome and crazy

[stefanick378]

elves? or elvis? blacks didn't creat rock and roll

[isayah85]

@stefanick378 - lol you better be joking

[zacnolegal]

Bahaha I love when i come back to a video months later on my account and see that 31 people thumbs up my shit!

[belita101]

"Blacks are good at music when given the chance, asian are good at copying the sound black produce, and whites are good at playin music similar, putting a new name on it and saying they created example: rock and roll was created by blacks. The sound elves produced was not his own"

That is what my granddad told my when I tried to quit band because all of the whites students made fun of me being the only black

[bboy2388]

@belita101 your grandad's perception of asian culture is amusing

[mcfc48]

@belita101 Youre grandad was just trying to make you feel better anyone has the abiltity to play good music if they practice a lot

[etermal07g]

What the hell just happened? O.O I watched the video and wth?!?!?

[damianpunkbajista]

greatt!

[bullrage74]

all victor needs is some baby powder to officially make the bass his bitch haha

[fugazi0311]

Around 2:25 when they all started playing. Mind. Blown. It just sounds so yummy.

[MaxShlochz]

Even though that was very impressive technically, the guitar part was terrible IMO.

[GogofromRio]

playing with pick are for pussies, unless you're metallica... then you're gods

[AyahuascaSage]

@GogofromRio

Or it's just intrinsic to a lot of guitar music... Finger picking is just not feasible for some genres.

[soloben2471]

next hurrican should be named after victor

[blueblazinfox]

8:53 - 9:03 feel the groove!! that's sick as hell!

damn I wish I could play the bass T_T #trueinspiration

[theMarsFusion]

2:21 Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah! Vulcan worlds! I love it!

[warpvolta22]

i didnt like the slap guitar

[baixista60]

muito bom eu me inspiro no victor wooten

[OmgItsGaryBusey]

their calluses must be made of fucking steel

[CherryPiFilms]

fucking LEGENDARY

[theeuprise]

i can never get sick of watching this!

[SlidingHorn]

...to have grown up in that family.

btw...love rollercoaster @ 7:54 gets mad props.

[Woollettification]

THUMBS up if you get this slapping joke.

[DerekYeray]

I sometimes think they are so good that may not belong to the human race !!

[MrMachoman47]

i didnt know u could shred on the bass until i saw this video

[Moog168]

@MrMachoman47 Check out Jaco Pastorius,Stanley Clarke and Marcus Miller or most electric Jazz/Fusion bassists.

But Jaco is one of the reasons why Victor plays the bass the way he does.

[speaker1993]

I believe Regi is making a joke on victors playing (during the "battle"). xD