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Victor Wooten is second teir skill wise now

Mr wiggl3s

Mr wiggl3s

Feb 27, 2009
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#1
There's not really much on this guy, that i can find, mostly because of the language-thing i think.

The guys name is Masaki.

In a few months, Google will implement a feature that makes and translates closed captions on videos, can't wait for that feature.
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So, what do yall think, Victor is knocked off the top? For discussions sake, lets just say he's on top
 
#2
This guy is definitely good at what he does, but I didn't really hear anything special. I didn't hear anything Billy Sheehan hasn't been doing for 20 yrs. Certainly nowhere near Vic Wooten caliber, and, to my ears, not terribly musical either. Fast, yes. Technical, sure. Not amazing at anything in particular though.
 
#5
Umm....yeah....
Here:

I'm sure Vic is worried........:rollno:

Just watched (suffered?) through his whole "solo"........

Did I ever put in my profile I give lessons????
 
#6
Mr wiggl3s said:
There's not really much on this guy, that i can find, mostly because of the language-thing i think.

The guys name is Masaki.

In a few months, Google will implement a feature that makes and translates closed captions on videos, can't wait for that feature.
MI JAPAN mini-lesson music school


So, what do yall think, Victor is knocked off the top? For discussions sake, lets just say he's on top
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Uh, no. Not even close. He's good, but this Masaki dude is not Wooten.
 
#10
"There is only one Victor Wooten, and I have that job." V. Wooten

When chatting with Victor one of my friends stated that he could never hold a candle to Victor. He was affraid to play his bass while Victor was watching. Essentially Victor was saying that everyone has their own style and only they can do it the way that they do. Accept what is and the rest takes care of itself.

In my opinion that is very Zen. I can play like me. I put my own flavor into things and I am able to groove in a nice pocket and that is all there is on that.

I guess that my point is there is no 1st tier, 2nd tier, etc. on playing anything. If you do what you do and it works then that is enough. The rest is arrogance, IMHO.
 
#15
IMHO, horrible tone. Fast playing doesn't make you great at anything, just means you can play stuff fast. Technically he is legit, but he's very sloppy. IMO a great bassist is someone who knows when to attack and when to release. How to be in the pocket and really IN THERE. When to shine and when to be one of the band. I don't believe this guy is into any of that except when to shine from watching his videos. I take Victor all day long.
 
#20
I totally agree. Id bet that half of the members on this forum are better than that dude. Playing garbage fast means that youre still playing garbage. Dont get me wrong, the guy has tech skills but no soul, no pocket, no tone, no heart. It reminds me of the type of sterile bassline youd hear from a keyboard in an anime cartoon.
 

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