Victor wOOten omg omg omg omg!!!!

[Funky_Tune]

I'm giddy like a school girl.
I live in tiny little old Regina, Saskatchewan Canada. I never thought that I could ever see any huge bassists unless it meant a drive of more then a day or 2. Now i find out that Bela Fleck And The Flecktones (i.e. Victor wOOten) are gonna be playing only about 5 hrs away........omg omg omg omg omg omg. lol SSSSSSSSOOOOOOO excited. Winnipeg Folk Festival 2007 here I come. Now all I have to do is last 147 days until they perform. lol good luck me.

[SixString]

Gratz! I've only seen victor at his solo tours, i would love to check out the Bela gig. Its a concert worth your excitement though I'm sure!

[puff father]

Have fun! Be amazed!

[RareBear]

Hope you survive the bears and sasquatches until then, eh?

[olaff421]

One of the cool things about living in Nashville is that every Weds. night the Wooten Brothers play at a place called 3rd and Lindsley. It's mainly Regie (guitar, the oldest, and the one that taught ALL of em) Rudy (sax), and Joseph Allen (Keys, toured with Steve Miller, and a few others.) But every once in awhile Victor and/or Future Man will show up. It's one of those gigs where you never know who is going to show up and play. And all that for only $5!

I thought Future Man on his Drumitar thing was good. You should hear him on a kit!!! Future Man was at one of my band's gigs one time. It was fun having him in the audience. Don't know if he was just being nice, but having him say we were 'great' gave me a good feeling.

[Muzique Fann]

Don't mean to rain on your parade.. I like your enthusiasm and all (and maybe I'm just a cynical bastard) - you can't take anything away from Victor but there's probably some better 'more real bassists' closer to where you live???

Just a thought, check it out



tap, slap, slide, clickity clack, double pop, up/down, holy christ how'd he do that, I've never seen That before.

sorry I'm in a bad mood.

[justabass]

Originally Posted by olaff421

One of the cool things about living in Nashville is that every Weds. night the Wooten Brothers play at a place called 3rd and Lindsley. It's mainly Regie (guitar, the oldest, and the one that taught ALL of em) Rudy (sax), and Joseph Allen (Keys, toured with Steve Miller, and a few others.) But every once in awhile Victor and/or Future Man will show up. It's one of those gigs where you never know who is going to show up and play. And all that for only $5!

I thought Future Man on his Drumitar thing was good. You should hear him on a kit!!! Future Man was at one of my band's gigs one time. It was fun having him in the audience. Don't know if he was just being nice, but having him say we were 'great' gave me a good feeling.

John Billings on bass ain't no joke either!!!

[gkbass13]

i agree that a lot of what vic is most famous for is kind of annoyign at times, but he is a sickgroove player the majority of the time he is playing. especially with the flecktones. enjoy the show! ive seen them twice, and they are great live!....i wish futureman played kit with the flecktones though.

[Planet Boulder]

Originally Posted by Muzique Fann

Don't mean to rain on your parade.. I like your enthusiasm and all (and maybe I'm just a cynical bastard) - you can't take anything away from Victor but there's probably some better 'more real bassists' closer to where you live???

Just a thought, check it out



tap, slap, slide, clickity clack, double pop, up/down, holy christ how'd he do that, I've never seen That before.

sorry I'm in a bad mood.

With all due respect (and trust me, I respect the hell out of anyone who is a Bill Hicks fan), what makes Victor so great, IMHO, is his ability to groove as well as anyone I've heard. Yes, the slapping is amazing, but the guy doesn't just slap for the sake of show. What he does (and everything he does), he does with a sense of groove and it works for whatever he is playing.

I've seen plenty of slappers (as have you) who just wank away at it, boring us to tears after about 2 minutes. It's the guys like Victor and Oteil who can amaze us, not only with what they do, but with how their lines actually work for the music they're playing.

Victor can groove as well as anyone I've ever seen and I can think of no greater compliment for a bassist.

[Muzique Fann]

Planet Boulder you are right. I was grumpy, haha. His Groove is something else...I just think that too many people get caught up in the whole pyrotechnics thing (same w/ B. Dickens who can also groove his ass off). Glad you mentioned Oteil here - he can do it All and w/ style to spare.

[funkym0nkmagik]

freakin victor wooten is so amazing. congratz. i get to see flea in less than a month, but if i got a chance to see vic, i would go ape ****

[TheButler]

I saw The Flecktones a few weeks ago in Glasgow about 50 miles from Edinburgh. It was mind blowing stuff PLUS i met Victor after the show had a chat got some pics

[thumbin]

Lucky :P I'd be there in a sec if I could...

[grommit]

The Flecktones are playing at the basement in sydney too.
The day i heard i went right out and bought my ticket.
Im so pumped to be seeing them

[iamlowsound]

I would have seen them a few months back, but I didn't have a way to get to Toronto. I also wish that futureman would play an actual kit with the flecktones, I have seen videos of him play a kit and he is sick.

lowsound