Victor Wooten

[Crazzzy]

One of my favorite musicians is Victor Wooten. If you have heard of Bela Fleck and the Flecktones then you already know about him.

He is, IMO, the best Bassist in the world. He has been playing the Bass since he was 2 years old and is now almost 40. He has revolutionized the electric bass in ways you wouldn't believe unless you saw it.

In addition to being an awesome Bassist, he is also an incredible man. I consider him a mentor. I only hope that i can play half as well as he does.

Here are some examples of his music:

A classic as only he can do!



My favorite song by him: The Vision



The song that most people can't believe is just one 4 string bass guitar being played: Classical Thump



A video that explains what he's doing... well sorta

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[Donna]

Emma did mention him in a recent interview

[Crazzzy]

[Crazzzy]

AH HA...I found it on Warwicks website:

"What other bass players do you admire?

I really like Flea from the Chili Peppers, because he represents everything that I want to do. He’s very versatile. He can slap and he’s got great rhythm. He’s also got really great melodies in bass lines. He complements the song, and that’s something that I want to do as well. He can also bust out and do a solo and do the funk thing. I love funk. And he doesn’t seem very schooled. Some players are very technical. He seems like the opposite of that and I kind of come from the same place. So I look up to him for that.
I love Les Claypool of Primus, because of his strange slapping. He kind of made slap cool in a quirky kind of a way. And on the technical side, this guy called Victor Wooten (Bela Fleck & the Flecktones). He’s really progressive, technical, a very good player. Apart from that, I like rock bass players and the bands Silverchair and Green Day and their respective bass players."

SUH WEET!

[Donna]

Sorry about that ! Here is the link to the thread :

viewtopic.php?f=10&t=3615

[Crazzzy]

Victor just re-released his 1st ever studio album, A Show Of Hands, but with a "15 years later" approach It's awesome!!!!

www.victorwooten.com