Born in 1964 in Idaho, Wooten grew up in an Air Force family and moved several times before his parents settled in Newport News, Virginia. As with many of Victor's jams, lots of ghost notes (written "x" on the tab) fill up space and give it that funky, complex groove. "Me & My Bass Guitar" is a complex sounding song that is actually pretty accesible once broken down. IMHO Victor Wooten does far more than simply play double thumb. His brother Regi taught him many techniques, and he spent hours practicing to learn how to slap and tap. “I like to talk and I like to play.”So said Victor Wooten as he began his commencement address to the Class of 2016at the University of Vermont’s Rubenstein School. level 2. If you notice one thing, most of the people you hear on YouTube or in guitar shops all strive to play like that, but ask them to slap in a groove, and the chances are, it isn't going to happen. It’s about a whole lot more than the time spent on your instrument.
I’ve been relaxing for the most part, playing music very little, and spending a lot of time with my family, which I haven’t previously been able to do enough of.
Sometimes to make him sound better I play in a different place. In this book/online video package, Victor Wooten Bass Workshop: The Language of Music and How to Speak It , Victor reveals his musical soul. Playing wrong notes with Victor Wooten. This was his way of explaining why he wasn’t going to recite the speech he had written out for the occasion.
The shapes shown for each mode in the lesson can be applied in every key. Is it okay if I DON"T play like Victor Wooten? Several years back I watched a ton of Youtube videos and decided that to be a "real" bassist I had to play like Victor Wooten, Stu Hamm and Billy Sheehan. Here's a free lesson on modes of the C major for bass guitar. He didn't like it much at first! I spent about 2 years getting the double-thumb quadruple pluck down (yes, I used my pinky). I can play in a total wrong key so well, that I can make you sound wrong. It's like he didn't have to learn how to play the bass, but that the bass had to learn how to play him. If you like the video please subscribe and hit the like … Victor Wooten “Now you see why we are who we are,” says Victor. “I like to talk and I like to play.” So said Victor Wooten as he began his commencement address to the Class of 2016 at the University of Vermont’s Rubenstein School. There's a time and a place for everything, and just like that in itself, slapping ISN'T for everyone. He continues to record and tour with the Flecktones, various other artists, and as a solo artist. Victor Wooten's awesome slapping skills are put into full effect on this track from his 1996 debut album, "A Show of Hands". Victor Wooten –"I can play in the total wrong key, so well, that I can make you sound wrong." There's a lot players out there that are scary ass good.
Much of what he is does is sort of an adaption of classical guitar technique that involves plucking with the thumb, ring, middle, and index finger integrated with percussion rudiments. I have asked this question many times before. The legendary bassist shares his wisdom. In Part 1, he outlines his ten essential elements of music including such important and under-emphasized areas as emotion and feel, dynamics, tone, phrasing, space, and listening. This was his way of explaining why he wasn’t going to recite the speech he had written out for the occasion. Victor Wooten's top 5 tips for bass players. My voice is a mix of groove players I mentioned, my main dudes Marcus and Jaco, Thundercat popping in there more and more, Ricky Minor, and yeah - Victor Wooten, who is, say what you want, an insane pocket player above all. I've gotten more gigs with my theory knowledge and "not-Victor Wooten" technique than I ever would if I played like Vic, Flea, or any of the countless "slap and triplet/quadruplet haphazardly" kids on YT or in Guitar Center. At age three, his brother Regi taught him to play bass, and at age five he made his stage debut with his four older brothers in the Wootens, playing songs by R&B mainstays like James Brown, Sly & the Family Stone, War, and Curtis Mayfield. As MusicRadar speaks with the ridiculously talented, Grammy-winning bass master, he is enjoying a rare week at home before flying off to Japan … Shares (Image credit: Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis) Introduction. Instead, he's really successfully integrating multiple techniques so fluidly that we perceive it as one technique.
His brothers forced him to play. ... Main thing is if I groove hard enough I can play any notes and you will like it. BASS WEEK: Victor Wooten is a seriously in-demand guy.As MusicRadar speaks with the ridiculously talented, Grammy-winning bass master, he is enjoying a rare week at home before flying off to Japan for a series of shows with Dennis Chambers. Aug 13, 2014 #62. Just as Telluride Jazz Fest was kicking off, Victor Wooten, the legendary bass guitarist, and five-time Grammy winner, met with thirty music enthusiast for a walk in the woods.He started out the stroll with an easy conversation: “Share with me a word that describes mother nature.” Peace, Nurturing, Harmony, Vibration, Mystical, Beauty.
This "melodic-groove" style I've developed has worked for me, and I feel like I'm still growing, so all is well.
Excuse me if I sound like a snob but but I wouldn't want to play like victor because it's simple (but amazing) and I would rather be the backbone of the band (an unsung hero if you will) than Play solo tunes that are easy to understand. By Rich Chamberlain 23 August 2017.
I'm guessing you're going to have to watch any videos of his playing and start playing the bass as much as possible.