Im 30 feet from Victor Wooten...

gscroggin · #1 07-09-2011, 06:24 PM

My wife and I came to Newport today...only to find that Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, the original line up, are playing now...and we got 5th row center! Crazy!

voodoobassist · #2 07-09-2011, 06:28 PM

Very cool ! Enjoy it! I got to see Vic's and Stanleys bands earlier this year, same scenario, we were row 3 center stage. You're gonna love it!

DeltaPhoenix · #3 07-09-2011, 06:28 PM

Lucky You!

**colcifer** · #4 07-09-2011, 06:39 PM

Sweet!

knigel · #5 07-09-2011, 06:42 PM

I see you are violating your restraining order.

**pacojas** · #6 07-09-2011, 06:45 PM

cell phone pic or "you-know-what"!!!

snyderz · #7 07-09-2011, 06:46 PM

Stick around after the show and he'll come out and chat with you.

fourfinger · #8 07-09-2011, 06:46 PM

All Right!! Flight of the Cosmic Hippo was the original lineup; the first time I heard V.W. was that record -- amazing music.

Roy Vogt · #9 07-09-2011, 06:53 PM

I bet that's great! The closest they've come to Nashville so far is Bonnaroo-you're really lucky! Enjoy and tell Vic I said hi!

Soul Power · #10 07-09-2011, 06:57 PM

Matt Clark says hi!

gscroggin · #11 07-09-2011, 09:03 PM

Well, it was a great show. Of course everyone played fantastically, but IMO Howard Levy stole the show. He was just beaming with energy and did his crazy multi-instrumentalist thing so well. The best part of the night was when Abigail Washburn's band came onstage, and Vic and John Estes (I'm guessing) traded back and forth on the double bass...it was quite fun to watch. Unfortunately I was way to slow on the draw with my phone and missed a shot of it. Johns bass remained intact (for those familiar with his disaster).

Vic played what looked like a newer Fodera Yin Yang, a natural finish fretless 5 string with what looked like a "C" on the headstock, and a beautiful blue fretted J style 5 string. Kind of looked like a Nordstrand that I've seen before, and had a fantastic sounding B string.

My mom was also there and said "that bass player guy did things I didn't know you could do on a bass". Too funny.

SBassman · #12 07-09-2011, 09:20 PM

Nice.

I came within a foot of Victor one time before a concert in town. He was walking around town with his bass on his back, I was walking around town. Suffice to say - I didn't know what to say.

Just Thumpin' · #13 07-10-2011, 11:11 AM

The blue 5-string is a Fodera NYC...the fretless is his Compito..

J

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Originally Posted by gscroggin

Well, it was a great show. Of course everyone played fantastically, but IMO Howard Levy stole the show. He was just beaming with energy and did his crazy multi-instrumentalist thing so well. The best part of the night was when Abigail Washburn's band came onstage, and Vic and John Estes (I'm guessing) traded back and forth on the double bass...it was quite fun to watch. Unfortunately I was way to slow on the draw with my phone and missed a shot of it. Johns bass remained intact (for those familiar with his disaster).

Vic played what looked like a newer Fodera Yin Yang, a natural finish fretless 5 string with what looked like a "C" on the headstock, and a beautiful blue fretted J style 5 string. Kind of looked like a Nordstrand that I've seen before, and had a fantastic sounding B string.

My mom was also there and said "that bass player guy did things I didn't know you could do on a bass". Too funny.

gscroggin · #14 07-11-2011, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Just Thumpin'

The blue 5-string is a Fodera NYC...the fretless is his Compito..

J

What pickups does it run? Damn that thing sounded good!

**Mound of Sound** · #15 07-11-2011, 08:19 AM

I saw him play with his band earlier this year in New Hampshire - a tiny venue called Tupelo Music Hall. When I say tiny, it's basically a gutted old house. Holds about 250 people. The musicians have to walk through the front door and through the crowd to get to the stage. Killer time. He hung out afterwards and talked to everyone.

Drop him an email - he usually responds back.

kobass · #16 07-11-2011, 03:17 PM

AJBrown and I were there in Newport Saturday night-third row center! Amazing musicianship!

Here's some pics...

Hifiguy · #17 07-12-2011, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by snyderz

Stick around after the show and he'll come out and chat with you.

Indeed he will. I introduced myself to Vic when I saw his and Stanley's bands here at a jazz club in Minny last March. He's a hell of a nice guy and we chatted bass for a few minutes.

T-MOST · #18 07-12-2011, 09:06 AM

Thats about the same distance away I was when I saw him in the first time in '06. Awsome!

PastorofMuppets · #19 07-12-2011, 09:10 AM

what a guy

tdub0199 · #20 07-12-2011, 09:13 AM

I met Howard Levy on a flight from Atlanta to Chicago back in April, He was a great guy!! we talked about music the entire time and of course I had to ask questions about Victor and what it was like to play with him..... Congrats to you man!!!!