Vic Wooten clinique awsome song

[maximvint]

Hard-low Victa))

[polyshednj]

clearly this is like quoting out of context. This is a small portion of what is his solo act, that he does at his clinics to explore the boundaries of sound. When I watched it for the first time on Bass Day I believe, where he "busted it out" it was life changing. For anyone who is not already there of course." How dare he mess with the tuning, and do things that I dont know how to do..." - those types of comments are a result of videos like this. Put the whole thing up or explain the context

[TheJazzman86]

Yesterday I saw him on a live show here in Palermo with J. D. Blair and Steve Bailey... It was the greatest show I've ever seen!!!

[sweetlikeADAM]

This is what it sounds like after I eat White Castle.

[alanpbass]

whats happening? lol

[TheJazzman86]

There is a video here on youtube where Victor is playing a live solo quite similar to this and suddenly he start tunig up the bass with an amazing perfection!!

DOES ANYBODY KNOW THE NAME OF THIS VIDEO? I saw it just once and I can't find it anymore!!! :(

[GabrielMaverick]

@TheJazzman86 Just search for "Victor Wooten - All Star Guitar Night - Nashville"

[TheJazzman86]

@GabrielMaverick thanks! I've been looking for this vid for a long time :D

[PetrosPYannopoulos]

@TheJazzman86 just type in ''bass clinic''

[cutoffs8]

thats freaking sick. i want to try it. if you can make it sound presentable with a weird tuning than you are golden.

[petruswoo]

haha this clip misses the part when he tunes back up while doing a rather impressive percussive bass solo.

[FeloX3220]

El weon pitiao >_>

[janken919]

That's quite the tuning process he's got.....I'll stick to my relative tuning thanks,LOL!

[chrisbyebass]

nice

[horaciothebest]

wtf???



[popsbuilt]

Call HIM MASTER. U FARKEN GRASS HOPPERS

[gobrother77]

that was all him and u dont teach stuff lyk dat

[AMES942]

man come on guys, i think that this video is awesome, i mean if you've seen an entire performance where he is in standard tuning, tunes down here, and tunes all the way back up, it's amazing and totally innovative.

[spoofzilla]

I have to disagree with most of the people commenting here: I think he's doing some really cool percussive stuff, even if its not conventional. I like it. It's so creative it has to be vic.

[S4ukk0]

hmh i didnt know that Vic used drugs

[endocry]

What's with all the hating comments.  God forbid the guy ever just screw around and have some fun.

[evilek]

of course it's him... check more his videos and you'll find more of such cool music from him ;)

[freedomjazzdancer]

no way is that vic....

[freedomjazzdancer]

no way is that vic for real! It cant be......his musicality wouldn't allow it!

[sebamacedo]

mnn :\

[streetniggaman]

wow he is dam good player when he is drunk

[DOwhoYOUare]

he's channeling the energy from another dimension...duh.

[DOwhoYOUare]

rules? what rules?

[BassSlasher]

"Okay class, this is how you're NOT supposed to play."

This video is freaking hilarious!

I love ol' Vic!

[Mrwafflefacehead]

I think he got too high to remember to tune hiss bass ... Or maybe that's his daily warmup haha

[andreking84]

i think he somked a blunt befor he performd and didnt realisze he was high!lomao

[BassRorro]

Im a Big Fan of Wooten's Music, but this ist music .personally i Think is only percusion, and dont have armony :(, but victor is a great bass player

[n0br3ass]

totally crazy hahaha

nice job!!!!!!!!!!

[Childinfaith]

Is he doing is "Remmenicence" solo here?

[iLoveOlivaMunn]

this guy is annoying and fucking boring

[VonStoven]

Is this at LA music is Mississauga? Looks like it...

[PunkizCursed]

omg now this is when u know ur good when u can take barely recognizable notes and make them amazing.

[sigsegv11]

I think he's channeling Les Claypool here.

[march1959]

He s the top of Bassdom for me. He isn t afraid to try new things, and that s what makes a great musician.

[hellbaron5]

VIC IS AMAZING

no one can ever compare to this virtuoso and musical god

[guitarsympathy]

holy sh...

that bass is tuned so low.

[alembicbassguy]

I think Vic is a genius bassist - but this leaves me cold!

[streethero9]

omg thats so awesome! bass is tuned so low that i can barely hear it!

[hamy90]

Too bad it didn't show the whole thing. He actually finishes with his bass completely back in tune. No joke.

[sesspleftocore]

wat the fuck is this, is this for real?the stupidest shit ive seen

[telsonater]

Yeah...like, when does he do something cool? It's just noise.

[bassplayerguy4]

weird, i thought music was noise. not to mention everything you hear is noise too. hm, weird concept.

[telsonater]

....I hope stupidity doesn't run in your family

[bassplayerguy4]

your the one who is to thickheaded to think outside of the standard musical sound. and by trying to insult me it just shows you have nothing to present a valid argument.

[telsonater]

Your comment was so stupid; there is nothing to say about it. I've dealt with people like you my whole life. You don't have the capacity for an intelligent thought. You just play devil's advocate and pretend to know what you're talking about. If you want anyone to respect your thoughts, you should improve your grammar and spelling to at least a third grade level. You're not worth my time....

[bassplayerguy4]

its youtube. there is no reason to use proper grammar. and i do know what im talking about seeing as i am studying music. you just call me stupid cause you really cant think of anything to say since it i prove a valid point. i hope one day you can step out of your box in way of thinking.

[telsonater]

HA HA!! What a joke! What a pathetic excuse for poor English. That just proves how dumb you are. Just because you study music doesn't mean you know anything. I study music too. What does that have to do with anything?? You're an idiot, but no one else will ever tell you that because you really believe you are intelligent. You make everyone that reads your posts a little bit dumber. Just shut your mouth and quick making an ass of yourself. I hope that one day; you may realize how stupid you are.

[lokitahippycrazy]

So three Chinese people screaming at each other sounds just as good/ the same as the London Symphony Orchestra to you then? Its noise. racket. Just because he's the best bass player on earth, doesn't make that sound GOOD. Put your helmet back on, and shut up.

[bassplayerguy4]

i never said he was the best bass player on earth. saying someone is the best is just an opinion. everything you have said is based off an opinion so far. and as far as the quality of sound, it could sound bad, but it doesnt mean its not music.

[lokitahippycrazy]

Your grammar is too poor. Your sentence makes no sense. Do you mean "based "ON" an opinion"? ...What does that have to do with anything? It's my opinion. My basic human rights allow me to have an opinion. I may express it any time I wish. When you have something intelligent to say, respond. Quit making yourself look dumb.

[bassplayerguy4]

i never said you couldnt have an opinion. and as stated above, and grammar doesnt matter on youtube. im saying that denying the fact that this is music is ignorant. you just sound like a copy of that other asshole above.

[lokitahippycrazy]

Here. Try this:

You no smart. you ain't got no smarts in you head. no one listen cuz you to dumb.

I figured that was more appropriate for your particular intellect.

[telsonater]

Now THAT's funny

[bassplayerguy4]

you two are both too hard-headed to grasp a simple concept, and instead will throw out insults that have no factual support. you sicken me to the deepest level possible.

[telsonater]

Tell someone that cares. Its scares me so much that there may be more like you out there. You want to talk about a simple concept: ENGLISH. Learn it.

[jazzbassdee23]

lmao... im still laughin!!!!

[ichi21121]

shut your fucking mouth, you ain't but a shit. do you now how to play.

[Accavarium]

keep it cool people. he just shows what possibilites a bass offers. that's all. and that has A LOT to do with creativity. and now shut up, y'all got no idea.

[Bifrons]

Agreed. Victor is incredible. One of the best bass players there is.

[taulantbytyqi]

watch this

fukin' losers!

[pristhi]

what fuck is that,,, i do this shit to!!!!!

[bumscinelli]

dude this is the greatest bassist ever ur talking about, hes just experimenting, only good people can do that, if ur an amateur u probably think that playing by the rules and reaching someone else's standard is a goal, while he has enuff time to fool around and be creative

[rockandrollbrah]

i'm not impressed by his performance in this clip

[lokitahippycrazy]

Thank you! Its just racket

[Cgeorge311]

i agree man, this part is just racket.. but it is the whole act he does that is cool. for this particular "song" he starts out all tuned, then slowly un-tunes all his strings and plays with a drum type sound (like what is shown here). Jams for a bit and as he's playing tunes all his strings back to normal and ends the song like that.. you should check it out on here, it is actually quite fun to watch

[zao144]

This isn't fake. He does a solo similar to this on the bonus footage in the Making Music with Carter Beauford Dvd. It's alot better than this one though.

[choodomoodo]

lol.

[SafetyMan911]

He has been known to use his bass as a percussion instrument. It looks like he's tapping but he's actually beating it, which he has done on more than one video (You're the expert, I'm sure you already knew that). I don't remember if YT gives you the option to delete comments, but maybe you should.

[slashofdeath]

yt dose let you deleted comment but only if you the user who posted the moive

[pramayana]

skvely!! miluju hudbu jako ten sokol v knize! hura:)

[wertizzz]

Dam sounds good

[NickandLayne]

dude your a dum fuck! hes using a fucking loop pedal you dumshit fucktard. look it up he always uses them. especially live. now go fuck your mom and kill yourself bitch.

[NickandLayne]

stupid ass hes using a loop pedal now go do some reasearch and go fucck yourself

[JesusSanchezz]

lol this is very very real. you ever been to his nature camp? Open your mind

[gillesva51]

it is real, i figure wooten would really be 'capable' of doing this... i mean why wouldn't he...

[andybass23]

it could actually be real

[ohchaaase]

wtf is this shit

[palynchuk93]

holy crap

thats where i go to get my bass stuff

LA music in port credit Ontario canada

they have great gear there

[e1mgrande1]

NI PARECE QUE ESTA TOCANDO EL VERGAS

[BassClefFTW]

Its not the whole song

[BassFace316]

yes, but you did know what you were playing!

[sorvetaodecasquinha]

whaaat??

[HippoHunter147]

biggest delay ever

[JesusSanchezz]

lol its called a loop pedal

[mdb205]

On purpose?!

[Jam6813]

Great Christmas song!!!! LOL

[Diegorfeo]

exelente para mi es el mejor bajista del mundo maneja una sincopa increible

[alparker3]

whaaaaaaaaaaaat?

[21BasS21]

Goddamed my room whas clean and after this video its like a mess :O

[gordonS2]

the taping sound like a helicopter

[PAUL0core]

buuuuuuu

[Mich2kDrums]

This is making my house shake.

[janeitor2001]

malabarista

[phobicbass]

at the first time it seems fake but later i've noticed that the sound isn't sincronized with the video and all the chords are tuned down a LOT

[gleventhal]

I'm gonna go ahead and say tyhat sound is not the audio from Vics bass playing.. this is a joke right? You may have filmed it, but that audio is from some other sorce.. kinda sounds like the beginning to my name is mud.

[bassbreaker]

lol it definitly does sound like myname is mud, but this is actualy him playing for real, its just delayed with the camrea, if i can find out how to sink it ill repost

[scat4u]

you can tell it is because he keeps messing with the pegs.

[JEVentrillon]

@gleventhal thats actually something he does sometimes, he completely detunes his bass and then screws around

[joeglimmix]

the scary thing is that you can see that is his cable isn't even plugged in, which can only mean one thing, that he was farting this whole song

[PhysicalDecay]

Why the cable isn´t plugged in? O.o Sure it is

[gleventhal]

good point!

[onehundredfortythre]

You idiot... Of course it's plugged in...

The cord goes in the spot right next to the volume and tune knobs... In case you can't find it you DOLT!

[PwnStarr]

hahah, yes. I see a pretty funny potential animated gif in the works. It just looks really funny because at some points it seems like he's starting an earthquake!

[tupapa88]

yo if you havent check out the carter and vic dvd den you have no idea what this is... but i swear its the freaken craziest thing ive ever seen...he untunes all his strings...jams for like 6 mins and somehow at the end hes perfectly intune...its freaky...but incredible

[vital20]

haha what the hell is this?

[LuGiah]

hahhah! :DD

[musiconsinvida]

whats this?

[arandaz]

shat makes this thing cool is the part that isnt shown, where he tunes the thing back up without the audience knowing then starts playing a song

[BadASSPlayeR]

that was... .......weird

[RUMPproductions]

wow the sound is CLEARLY not aligned with the video, whether that be the right audio for the video or not.

[andym87]

Search for him playing at Bassday 2001. He does the same thing there.

[ILoveHandles]

So he does... but I never said the technique doesn't exist. That's just not what he's doing here. I'm not going to rehash all the points I've made, you're welcome to look through them again yourself.

[therealcord]

YES victor

[ILoveHandles]

None of that is real. Someone just overdubbed on the video with the sounds of them beating the shit out of their own detuned guitar like a mongoloid having a spasm attack.

My guess is that it's just to troll people and mess with your heads. Jeez, people, you can even look at him play and hear that it's not the same audio as what he's playing.

[cncrinabag]

The video's timing's a bit off, but that's definitely him playing. I've seen him play using that method before, and although it's strange, he's got a unique sound with it for sure.

[ILoveHandles]

I can see why you'd say the timing is off, but it isn't. The patterns don't match what he's doing with his hands at all for the most part.

He might use that method, but that's not him using it. You've been duped by an internet troll that is giggling madly because you're praising his mania-induced bass-abuse as the work of a guitarist of Vic's caliber.

[bassbreaker]

i luv it... cuz ure trying to sound so smart... but ure wrong

[ILoveHandles]

Actually, I used pretty plain and easy to understand terms.

Not my fault if you have issues comprehending anything I write or making any kind of argument based on fact. :/

[bassbreaker]

lol ok... but what i meant is that you are trying to sound smart by saying the ppl that belive this are wrong and why they are wrong, you say "You've been duped by an internet troll that is giggling madly because you're praising his mania-induced bass-abuse as the work of a guitarist of Vic's caliber." thats quite the metaphores and expresions u are using, i doubt you use that in everyday life, but just letting you know again... you are wrong

[ILoveHandles]

I hate to break it to you, but not everyone has a vocabulary as small as yours.

If writing things the same way I talk is "trying to sound smart", then you're just as guilty of it as I am, though you don't seem to be trying very hard.

Wrong? Give me a good enough reason to think this is real and I might reconsider. I doubt you have any, though. Oh, and "Because I said so" isn't a good reason. :/

[bassbreaker]

k listen frankly i dont care if you think its real or not im just telling u ure wrong thats all im not gonna go through a bunch of trouble just to please some random guy on youtube who doesnt belive what me, and this has nothing to do with my vocabulary, youve never talked to me in real life, and i clearly said "metaphores and expressions" not "big words" anyways im not gonna argue with you, the only thing i can think of is watch my version of amazing grace (although badly played) same delay

[rickybazz]

just dont be smart ass, my goodness, maybe u have to go check ur ear, that technique is real, dont u see his finger always tuned the strings?, or maybe ur brain is too slow 4 it..?, and ur guess is totally... WRONG...stop comment if u dont know anything, its just make ur self looks stupid for the others..

[ILoveHandles]

Haha, and people say there aren't hypocrites left in the world.

You, my friend, are hilarious.

Have a great day, and make sure to keep everyone smiling with that lovely attitude of yours.

Oh, and you'll have to pardon me a chuckle or two at your expense. I can't help but find that kind of ignorance comical.

[dookiebl]

he's using probably a digitech whammy with the down octave on

[bassbreaker]

nah he just detuned all the strings

[dookiebl]

oh lol

thats some crazy loose string tension

[richiebb]

what kind of shit is it? /q clase de mierda es esta? q me quiere maravillar con sus ruiditos como si estuviera creando un universo sonico paralelo? clolrocrlocrlcorlo clloonn ..wwaaauuu como mola

[palynchuk93]

im sorry

but i am not a fan on victor

he is such a wanker

thats not a bass sound

thats a freaking type writer

go ahead reply

but did u really enjoy that??

like really?

[froman5588]

its not so much the sound that he is demonstrating...i mean shoot you could make jaco pastorious sound like ass if you put him through an amp missing half its cone and on a bass made of plywood...he is demonstrating technique he is demonstrating how trained he has his muscles...how he can play a very technical finger tapping riff without even thinking about it...i do agree its a god awful sound, but he sure has a mastery of his craft.

[firephoenixx]

This must be the only song youve ever heard from him. Check out waterfall or amazing grace, those aint typewriters

[palynchuk93]

like ive heard more songs but when ever he does that weird thumb thing (nnot poping and slapping) it gets me very irritated. irts when he does all the weird stuff

his finger style is so graceful but his other stuff is annoying but i have to admit amazing

it does not appeal to me is what im trying to say

[TBass234]

I did like it.

[Gundamwingex]

you understand you can't hear anything, right?

hence the sorry about the sound in the caption bar.

idiots...

[Cakehater]

I can't believe I found this clip again, I thought it was lost in the abyss of youtube! What a gem.

[demolitionbmxd]

haha, whats with everyone saying it's shit and probably fake??? Search other wooten video's, there's one of him playing this at a festival somewhere, can't remember.. I might try find the link.

[alexpulselamp]

lol idiots! its jus a delayed sync thats all, somehow get a good proper video onto the internet and post it to prove the people wrong

[funkbeastbasslover]

DEATH METAL WOOTEN hahahaha i love when people fuck with vids like this

[guldwin]

no it's just off synch by about 2-3 seconds

[ahsoman]

lol!!!! this is funny as hell to watch when hi. whoever played over this is fuckn funny as hell.especially at the end when he detunes the strings. fukn hilolarious. nice vid i mean fake vid

[santucci218]

....lmao at the people who think this is real

[bassbreaker]

...lmao at the ppl that think this is fake n thats u cuz it IS real but the sound is just delayed

[santucci218]

...you're an idiot

[bassbreaker]

...im not the one thinking the people who think this is real are stupid, but really it is real and ppl who think its fake are idiots

[demolitionbmxd]

Here you go haters, look like vic now? Does it make the song ok?

Go to about 4 minutes.. Knew the title was something to do with water..

[pippozzolo]

this is shit and probably it's a fake video!

[demolitionbmxd]

Hope you don't think wooten is shit pippozzolo? lol.. Check the link below.

[pippozzolo]

Absolutely no, I love how Victa Play the Bass, but Honestly in this video I didn't find expecial performance, only noise for my ears!

[eastdale21]

wat da hell?????????

[Ultrabassman]

Does Wooten ever come to England?

[dragonfry]

He played a concert with the flecktones at shepard's bush on the world tour. Don't think it's likely to happen again any time soon though. Not sure about solo, would be great if he did though! Tends to be in America alot from what I've seen :( too darn expensive to travel!

[skulpcha]

hope Wooten doesn't get like John Coltrane during his final years of playing....weird incomprehensible stuff after years kick ass sax playing while searching for the musical truth he ended up with this weird freaky free jazz type 'unified theory " of improvisation that no one could undrstan

[anatticwit]

john zorn. ornette coleman. roland kirk. coltrane wasn't bad, but these guys have contributed far more to the instrument, saxophone in general, and also did the weird freaky free jazz.

[skulpcha]

one man's meat is another man's poison

[Jack458111]

I was at the clinic where he first experimented with this song, and while he was doing all the percussion he was slowly tuning his bass back up, without even checking pitch, and out of nowhere he just starts playing these perfectly in tune chords, it was incredible

[anatticwit]

i seriously saw the same thing. i was at guitar center in burbank illinois.

it was the most wicked thing i've from him, to date.

[Jack458111]

yeah! he didnt even play any actual notes, and he just starts comping crazy chords. i was like OH SHIT. he put all other musicians to shame.

[leporidus]

Can't get enough of it!

[edbingey]

Sounds like he's rapeing a Jew!!

Smashing stuff!!

[Razoul]

Im for all things vic. This is the oddest solo I have heard from him. You should check him out on his new site with steve bailey called the bass vault.