the only thing i have to say is victor wooten is so frickin good its not even funny i suggest everyone go out and buy his cd's they kik ass
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Victor Wooten
- Thread starter eric atkinson
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i also d/led that from Morpheus. It's a pretty long bass solo, and it is entertaining to actually watch the great Victor Wooten. But one thing that I can see is that he has way more chops when he is slapping. His fingerstyle playing is not as blazing.
His tone does not seem to favor fingerstyle playing too much, anyway.
I agree - is action is incredibly low. On his video with Carter Beauford (amazing, pick up a copy!), you can see how lightly he plucks, and when he digs in, the notes start choking. His slap is FRIGHTENING!!
I was listening to a song off of Yin-Yan, Wootens last solo CD, and I noticed that on one of his lines, he plays a low D. I always thought wooten used four strings though? Anyone know what he did there?
(The song is on the first instrumental CD, but I cant recall the actual song at the moment.)
(The song is on the first instrumental CD, but I cant recall the actual song at the moment.)
Wooten mainly uses four strings, but he's not averse to fives. I think he has both a Compito and a Fodera five. Check his website.
he has a compito 6 string as well---check out blues for gordon on three flew over the cuckoo's nest. as well as a compito fretless five and a couple fodera yin yang fives, both fretted and fretless. he also has this weird bass built for him by jack read. it was banjo inspired, having like two or three strings that don't go all the way up the neck. and his usual complement of foderas. don't let him fool ya, though. i've seen him use his tremolo bar on his '83 fodera four stringer to hit sub 'e' notes. neat trick.
He used to (and may still) have a Roscoe 5 fretted. I'll listen to the song and see if I recognize the bass tone.
AFAIK, all his fretted 5's have a high c, though, so it's probably either his compito fretless 5 or fretted 6.
AFAIK, all his fretted 5's have a high c, though, so it's probably either his compito fretless 5 or fretted 6.
Hey,
I have the video "Making music, with Victor Wooten and Carter Beauford" and they go through the recording process of two songs. One song "Revolution" Vic used a fretted 6-string.
Hopefully that helps a bit....
Later,
Peace.
I have the video "Making music, with Victor Wooten and Carter Beauford" and they go through the recording process of two songs. One song "Revolution" Vic used a fretted 6-string.
Hopefully that helps a bit....
Later,
Peace.
Actually, most song on the instrumental Ying CD were tracked with his Campito six. On the Yang CD, the 4 string Foderas dominate though. It's all on his website.
Basscat
Basscat
Hey: I am sure this has been covered a million times. So please forgive my excitement. I am a new bass player (6 months), and I am just learning about all the great bassists out there. Last Friday I purchased the DVD of Victor Wooten live at Bass Day '98. I had NO idea that the bass could produce the sounds that he plays. I learned so much from watching him. There is a great interview segment on there also. But I felt like a whole new world of bass playing has been opened to me. I did not put my bass down for 5 minutes this weekend. Again, I apologize for my ramblings on a covered topic, but I could not contain my enthusiasm.
It's always nice to have someone put a spark in your desire to play. Victor definitely can inspire you to pick up the instrument, that's for sure.
Don't get frustrated if you can't do something like VIc, though. I mean, the guy is a monster. He didn't get that way overnight.
Keep up the work, and keep your mind and ears open. It's a great time to be a bass player, and there are certainly enough talented people out there to learn from--and, there are quite a few monsters on this board, as well.
Don't get frustrated if you can't do something like VIc, though. I mean, the guy is a monster. He didn't get that way overnight.
Keep up the work, and keep your mind and ears open. It's a great time to be a bass player, and there are certainly enough talented people out there to learn from--and, there are quite a few monsters on this board, as well.
I got that video about a year ago and the same thing happened to me...
Dont be discouraged though,..just becuase you cant double thump and hit a billion notes per second doesnt mean you cant hold a solid groove. Sometimes less is more...Food for thought.
Peace
Dont be discouraged though,..just becuase you cant double thump and hit a billion notes per second doesnt mean you cant hold a solid groove. Sometimes less is more...Food for thought.
Peace
I wish I had that one on DVD, my VHS copy is almost worn out.
Must have played it 100s of times.
Must have played it 100s of times.
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Right on.
Read some lessons by this guy. His bottom line is "Less is More" I remember an article about him asked, "What is the most important rhythm to learn?" His reply was the whole rest.
He can play faster and more articulate than any other bass player I've heard, but he knows his roots. Listen to alot of Bela Fleck tracks -- when he isn't tearing it up in a solo, he is playing exactly what the song needs. No more, no less.
You should go to Victor Wootens website (www.victorwooten.com), because he gives lessons there on how he constructs alot of his solos and grooves. I still can't slap like Vic, but my abilities increased 10 fold after reading what he had to say
I got the same feeling from Nathan East video "Contempory Electric Bass" Thanks for thread about Victor.
I got the same feeling from Nathan East vidoe "Contempory Electric Bass" Thanks for thread about Victor.
