Victor Wooten: Amazing Grace

[rafaelbalieiro]

Nice man!!!!

[LJTravis95]

You know, all Vic is doing is feeding into the stereotype that all black guys are good at bass. I mean, look at Stanley Clarke.

[Theedeniser323]

@LJTravis95 So just because he is black, he shouldn't be good at bass as that would be feeding the stereotype? That's just as racist as saying that all black guys are good at bass...

[johncellis89]

Jaco's been considered the best bass player of all time for the past 3 decades. Might be time for him to step down.

[BlckSbthMan]

Audience has no groove.

[10yrubikscubeguy]

Q_Q



[moshxpit420]

I really want to meet the 26 people who didn't like this

[jcgax70]

this was so HOT and steamy that i had to switch to porn when my mom walked in! : /

[TheAscenio]

cheater. his hands moving just a bit but sound is like his hand would move in light speed.

[MrEdsonxp]

afff esse cara nao existe ,,um dos melhores baixistas que ja vi ate hj

[Nudgeableable]

Don't blink, you'll miss it. :)

[TheMedicTronn]

NICEEEEEEEEEEEE!

[Ginley311]

get out of here with that harmonic slide... holy shit

[tomaspepino]

victor wooten have a tutorial showing how to do it, isnt really hard if u practice :)

[LJTravis95]

@tomaspepino Where is this tutorial?

[tomaspepino]

If u want to slide a harmonic, it must be a artificial harmonic, like in the guitar .

""PutSlap Harmonico - Victor Wooten.""

In bass u can bendin the artificial harmonic and slide.

Sorry my english, but it isnt my native lenguage :

[rubens1309]

o cara é muito fera, muito bommmmmmmmmmmmmm

[masterjoker287]

25 people are not funky enough to enjoy good music. :/

[FormacjaY]

playing impossible, he is like a new revelation, grace :)

[zrrnblknlr]

amazing



[zebercetul]

harmonic slide ? how ?

[ltolleyyyy]

@zebercetul barely touch the fret where the harmonic is while plucking the string.. then immediately afterward, keeping the light pressure on the string, quickly slide to another fret (right above the fret to retain the harmonic) and it should work out for you.

[OlduserNewabuser]

harmonics



[MisterMelrose22]

i'm telling you, this is just plain wrong! He is absolutely ridiculitis** on that baaasss...:)

[Herkario]

this song was called "grace" until victor played

[joe1969812]

@80sMeavyHetal What comment??

[80sMeavyHetal]

@joe1969812 Herkario's

[Infernomuso]

How much is gona cost to get this guy to South Africa...For goodnesss sakes we has the world cup and we still didn't get Victor...

[MHBeats]

Hold shift and press like ;)

[vannifinex]

cacchio.....geniale.



[owynia]

"Amazing Bass"

[icelemoncoffee]

is that standard tuning ?

[thecrashinghighways]

@icelemoncoffee ya thats in EADG. I like his version when he plays it ADGC but this is still ok i guess :P

[aaa567ify]

There's a lot of cool things in life, yet this is one of the coolist things i've heard and seen.  Nice bass playing Victor. Inspirational.

[YummyCookies232]

22 people used a pick :P

[LEFitzing]

amazing grace, how sweet the sound...

21 people are blind, and still can't see.

[nickcg]

i prefer lemmy :P =X

[azkeyz]

1:40 to 1:47 threw me untill 1:48 which rectified the matter.

0:47 didn't seem to fit.

where did the ending go ?

[Janel1335]

The Best....................

[fredsmithlikespotato]

1:40 the meth kicked in

[Punks1Not2Dead3You4R]

@fredsmithlikespotato Not meth, pure soul, which is just as addictive as meth:)

[GeorgySviridoff]

1:50 Balalayka on bass?!? Played by American who never been in Russia? Tchaykovsky would dig it, I think.. I mean it's Wooten! Who wouldn't dig it? (except those 20 poor deaf people of course...)

[deDqq2Hu]

screw hendrix, that was pimp man!



[pentacleofvenus]

sweet harmonics...don't know of many other bass players who are so elaborate and expressive with harmonics, Jaco is the only other that comes to mind.

[montenegrorocha1]

Gostaria muito que Victor fizesse uma visita ao Brasil pois aqui ele não faz idéia dos milhares fana que ele tem aqui... Hey Victor venha ao Brasil

[mUsICmAnINYoMouF]

i seek for great renditions of amazing grace in many different styles on many different instruments, and this one Definitely makes the cut

[killumoron]

Why don't I like this?

[ak7wyf]

@killumoron u dont have any taste thats why. victor is amazing. victor wooten, flea, and geddy lee are my faves

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[prepkilla55]

@killumoron cause your fucking high

[RadioMasterDude]

@killumoron Maybe it's not your kind of thing, not everyone can like everything.

[GabrielDhalaman]

CHECK CHICO GOMES OUT,PEOPLE...

revolutionary...on youtube,he is old himself

invented THE TRIPLE DOMINIUM for bass

[spacemoomoo]

Love how the first person to clap along has the precise musical timing of deaf roadkill

Great bass player tho

[redh0tl0ve]

Didn't know that Frank Rijkaard play bass haha :)

Amazing skill!

[koalinyt]

I love it. Could listen to this over and over and over again.

[mjgotgame15]

omg thats beautiful

[TheSonsofHorusx]

wow those pitch harmonics are impressive

[kevinjamesomahony]

Healthy Food For the soul :)

[jhino25]

is this bass tuned in standard tuning?

[friskydeadman]

@jhino25 yup.

[JagannathMxO]

If you were to cut off one of his arms, a second, full Victor Wooten would grow from the stump, and he would only grow more powerful.

[kododragon]

@JagannathMxO makes you wonder how many times his arms have been cut off them cus... oh my Wooten this is epic!!

[neckeonbass]

How does he play the Harmonice Slide at 1:17 ?????????????????????

I'm very familiar with playing harmonics on bass but that...?

[booschman]

@neckeonbass HOLY SHIT!!!! I didn't notice that before, that is crazy!

[Nobetta1]

@neckeonbass godlike!!!!!

[kododragon]

@Nobetta1 godlike? nay... he IS the God HAHAHA

[alemas12]

@neckeonbass Hey man. I'm from Brazil and my english sucks, but i'll try to explain that for you. The harmony slide is like this: --Play the harmony note, then you press the string until it touches the fret. Then you slide your finger with the string pressed, slide back to the original harmony fret and lose the string again! It's a very quick technique. Practice this technique that is easily assimilated.

Hope you undurstand me.

cheers :D

[friskydeadman]

@alemas12 Sweet! i was doing it right, or partly right, i just need to speed up, iv been learning this by ear for the past couple of days and you just verified what i thought, thanks man!

[alemas12]

@friskydeadman You'r welcome man. Glad to help. ;)

[mjgotgame15]

amazing

[desire19800124]

wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

[HoleyCrapFilms]

it's all in the shirt.

[bobbisawesome2]

this is wut i call a roll model for wannabe bassist like me

[nickcg]

chuck norris son

[Sirhc3167]

@nickcg

chuck norris is too lame to spawn this awesome bassist.

[nickcg]

@Sirhc3167 hahahahaha maybe

[SuperChamona]

@Sirhc3167 No......

[Sirhc3167]

@SuperChamona

Yes...

[asdfghjkl4099]

Beautiful...

[knyqjee12]

The crowd is so bad at clapping

[wendyrug]

I adore the way he respects the "blank" spaces. 

[isabelucas]

muito bom

[fatmonkey00]

i think Tommy emanuels version is way better

[jorockeur]

It sounds like beatbox on a bass !

[MJD016]

I didn't even know those notes existed on a bass!!!

[sampfankifla]

@MJD016 they do know :)

[GabrielDhalaman2]

SEARCH FOR SERGIO GROOVE,PEOPLE

ANOTHER BEAST from our days,i would LOVE to see these 2 together some day

[rushnut2112]

Absolute genius.

[benito334455]

And he does it all WITH HIS EYES CLOSED

[Theendisnear24]

SO AMAZING!!!!!! :O

[roguemofo8]

its pretty cool that he did all the harmony on natural harmonics

[Tzachi076S]

0:39

Groove face

[MahmodFTW]

13 people are deaf and blind and dumb.

[kiwimattman07]

i think it sounds good!

[AERA681]

edan keren abisssssssssss

[videocakes]

this guy is crazy good my guitar teacher told me about him now i listen to his music everyday.

[andrewbautista23]

it's actually easy to play this...if you have 8 hands that is.

[dreadtodred]

victor has soul baby

[Number4Bass]

victor wooten is the best bassplayer ever i dont know why much people think cliff burton was soo good i dont think so! he is dead yes but he wasnt the best victor is the best

[wilky1189]

@Number4Bass they were both masters of their styles. Cliff Burton helped define metal bass as a lead instrument that could play solo lines and use distortion, rather than sit in the back of the band playing the root. also, his classical training brought a more harmonic sensibility to the music. for example, listen to Orion, especially during the guitar melody in the bridge.

[LOD034]

@wilky1189 i agree with you 10 steps of the way there isnt a best yet only way to prove theres a best is by waking the dead and watchin victor in cliff jam there both extremely great bassists with there own styles no one cuz say someones the best evry1 has there on style

[redoutband]

@Number4Bass u gotta realize Victor has been playing for 44 years, cliff had only played bass for 11 when he died and is still considered a master, not saying either is better, but just think what cliff could have done had he lived

[pwnage51]

@Number4Bass nobody is the best at any instrument. there are too many styles of music and styles within those styles do determine who is better at an instrument. people just need to listen to music without comparing who is better. it's stupid.

[carrillo232]

11 people...

Wait a minute...

Who the hell has ANY reason for disliking this?

[GamerforceUnleashed]

His face is derpy.

[tymdor1]

that bassplayer claiming to be better than victor is a real not job! (LOL)

[cd31247]

Everyone on YouTube just wants to be funny.

[GirTheRobotV2]

I just don't get how he makes it sound like there are two basses playing...

[amdestuiani]

@GirTheRobotV2 He plays the notes from both of the bases. If you couldn't figure that out it means you're a complete retard

[GirTheRobotV2]

@amdestuiani Oh Jesus Christ. When I said that I meant "this man is so god damn talented that he makes it sound like two basses are playing at once and i just don't know how he does it"

Don't be an asshole.

[xAZZAx1]

i'm playing this for my solo performance! :D

gosh, soooo difficult to get the harmonics good, and i'm learning by ear, so, 10x the difficulty ://

oh well, we bassists do what we must to prove to the world we are real musicians and not jsut people who pluck strings and fiddles with keys. :D i love this song!!! <3

[JamesGoncalves]

Makes me cry... So amazing!

[therealbullTA]

is...he...playing the melody....completely in...HARMONICS?

while playing the background at the same time....

wowza!

[invictusonline]

1:17 how is that even possible?

[brownrt12684]

10 people had seizures while watching this vid and their hand slipped

[cobojojo]

Does it look like when he plays he falls to sleep dies, goes to heaven, and then when he comes back he's done with the song? He plays like an Angel!

[Moshinmysocks]

he looks so fucking stoneeddd! though that just be me....so chilled this guy just like "yo, this bass is gnarly dude...i love it..." <3

[jundzill]

Who the hell dislikes this!?

[Callanbassplayer]

@jundzill 10 people that fell victim to Victor Wooten's thumb

[AlexBassified]

the power comes from his shirts....

[TheAlan929]

wonderful sound.....

[666TheBassKing666]

best part is the replay button

[asdhfushnfjasv]

what a beast...

[MegaDutchdude]

"victor wooten and the art of fuckin up a classic"

[dabassblaster]

I can play this with harmonics :))

[TwoBitSodapop]

he looks so like he's playing his bass so gently, like its fragile or something

[thefadetoblack12]

1:17 did he hammer on that harmonic? Dude wat an amazing version, wat an amazing artist.

[deinpare]

bass harmonics O_O

[xMattMasterFunkx]

wowtruely love pure rytham hhmmm

[IrisGuitar]

I swear he has tiny trackers in his fingertips, bound to play the perfect sound whenever he picks up his bass. Ahhhh, if only that were true. But alas, I can't even fathom being as good as he is, unless I am reincarnated later on, in which case, give me about 60 lifetimes....

[ianidinuse]

All you need is that MARVEL T-Shirt. OH YEAHHHHHHHH

[givemeajackson]

he's amazing

[shaneless1000]

what a f**kin bass legend, mr pastorius would be envious.

[glogloerich]

Victor wooten, you are a  god at that bass. how old were you when you started playing the bass?

[BigBDizzle]

@glogloerich i was 6

[vinggert]

@glogloerich

When he was a lill baby he already trained on feeder

[HaightandAshbury]

Victor...Where do we sign up for lessons?

[sjmzeldaavgnfan]

aaaaawwwwww man the viewer dropped the beat xD

[HontouniZoom]

that taping at 1:28 feels really good ah~......

[Zcarbon]

The little slide at 1:17 makes me happy in my pants

[cpreston5]

it looks like he's about to sneeze when you press 3

[jhbonarius]

why need a band if you can do this...

[spritedblue]

forget about big dicks. i want have both of his arms.

[JuliaAston]

@spritedblue

true ;)

[efzt]

@spritedboob Thanks for sharing fowl mouth.

[tersinetersine]

@spritedblue its useles unless you got his brain too.

[dd9313]

@spritedblue Nothing to forget about, most of us don't have to fantasize about big dicks, we have them. It is true though that most of us would probably trade that for his arms.

[frodo8888]

@spritedblue when you're this good, there's a good chance you can play bass with your dick too. i would not even be surprised if he could

[Cozzaabassist]

@frodo8888 that would be slap bass.... if he did play with his cock..

[Hesoworthy1]

@frodo8888 As perverted as that is, I found that to be undoubtedly the funniest thing I've read all year!LOL

[Starcraft2Rogue]

@spritedblue i want Ronny James dio voice : ) I can play the bass like a god already

[plaviprozor]

@spritedblue probably the awesomest (is this even a word?) comment I've ever read of youtube!!

[pucarecord]

@spritedblue you´re forgeting something, the magic isn´t in his arms, the magic begins on his heart and his mind, his arms, are just instruments of his wisdom! c u

[edawg792]

@pucarecord That was beautiful.

[kayline87]

@spritedblue the only problem is he has more than 2 arms

[PianoKammy]

@spritedblue His is probably same size as his bass' neck as well...

[epic00L]

at the begging it was a bit rubbish but then it got FRIKIN AWSOME!!

[CWMUSIC27]

Pancada!!!! SOU FÃ DEMAIS

[Widck1]

To learn to play one day you'll be like playing.

[Widck1]

This guy plays so hard, I almost cry listening to him play.

[sjmzeldaavgnfan]

the visitors srewed up the beat! xD and as they realize they imediatly stop. xD

[flyingfishsurf]

get to see him on st. patrick's day. woot!

[JorgsnewYTaccount]

DAMN!

Before this, the song was just called "Grace"

[awfulguitarplucker]

@JorgsnewYTaccount hell yes!

[CmnDmn]

@JorgsnewYTaccount thas awesome

[TheWarriorXander]

Don't particularly enjoy the music, but even someone who HATES his style of music has to admit that he is an incredible player and many modern day bass players should aspire to be even half as good as he is. I love watching him play and at least have an appreciation for the effort he puts into his music. Absolutely phenomenal Victor, keep it up.

[sjmzeldaavgnfan]

DAMN! my friends always tell me:" why do you play bass? its totally boring!" well thats the truth my friends are fucking dickheads who dont know anything about music!!!!!!!

[haxxoromg]

@sjmzeldaavgnfan you should unfriend them on facebook. thatll show em.

[sjmzeldaavgnfan]

@haxxoromg i dont have facebook xD

[haxxoromg]

@sjmzeldaavgnfan you should get it, friend them, immediately unfriend them, then delete your account. pwned.

[sjmzeldaavgnfan]

@haxxoromg xD. you got the power the facebook power xD