James Ross @ Victor Wooten - (Demo-ing) "FretTraX Midi - www.Jross-tv.com St. Louis)

[@mikehutv9098]

Just when you thought Vic was at the height of his bass abilities, a new door opens. Wow - can't wait to hear his future works

[@gwrenrae]

Thank you J Ross for showing Victor's "Fret TraX". What fun. Moma Gwendolyn Corgan I'm thinkin' Baby Justin needs one.

[@kkiiyyaannii4477]

THE FUTURE!

[@lethbptl]

Aw Yeah!!!!

[@richardwright1639]

Thanks J Ross and Uncle Vic

[@777Yoni]

The ability to patch change like that (through the frets) in bloody brilliant. Very cool.

[@lethbptl]

It's a great way to expand your creativity....

[@robopanduzee]

Cutting edge man! On board midi, incredible!

[@AngelicusImmortus]

Awesome!! I want that!!!

[@dannyshutes169]

victor you are a bad man.the best bass player ever!!

[@lethbptl]

Cool....

[@travisguide4516]

victor always showing love for j ross what a great combo

[@waynes2476]

Mercy!

[@joashmoses]

Wow!!! Amazing!

[@Ginabmusic]

PV had a midi bass back in the 1990s which I used to record my new age album Gina Balducci’s Waterbase this is not new tech but I am so glad to see this coming back to life.

[@arnoelfernandez1493]

Amazing high tech bass i've ever seen.

[@marksmith4126]

that is brill.

[@briandoerner2620]

WOW so very cool!

[@XCLent0]

My word. This is amazing. Dope in Vic's hands and wait until Doug Wimbish gets a hold of it!

[@zzzyzzzyzzzyxxx]

Very Cool!

[@doxx2427]

GET THIS BASS INTO THE HANDS OF M O N O N E O N plz plz plz!

[@amehdi13]

Rashy Doxx right?!?!

[@AKLowEnd]

Vic 2.0, amazing!!

[@mrfish4lyfe]

pretty mindblowing

[@andrewkigen]

WOW!!!!! This is such an awesome build! I might just buy a cheap bass and make an arduino project to make such a guitar.

[@BBT609]

So innovative!

[@dearejonrea7764]

Ive been playing Roland Gr 20 & Gr 55 action 2slow always miss n what I play finally a game changer " expensive 4 kats not playing 4a living but I've gotta get 1 2thump way high thank u Vic

[@MrSixxbass]

I Love It !!

[@lethbptl]

Thanks...... Jross

[@scotttabor2998]

Very cool man.

[@buildthemansion1]

Wow, very cool!

[@gster1962]

dope!!!!

[@bassheart365]

Game changer...

[@altronics73]

Definitely innovative

[@napirod513]

Dude!!!!!

[@dannyshutes169]

wow wow wow

[@doxx2427]

Lets see... customized fodera bass+ Victor Wooten + midi effects. what is the cost of that "bass" ... like 50 thousand dollars?

[@chrisliddiard725]

According to their website - frettrax.com they charge $1800 to customise an existing bass, or $2800 to have this tech in the 4-string Rybski basses which they provide. I presume there would also be shipping cost on top of this.

[@isegundo-y9h]

@@chrisliddiard725 + the midi setup

[@alotabass]

I've seen wired fret technology before with Industrial Radio. The only difference here is that Fretrax will install the technology in one of your bases whereas industrial radio you have to buy their bass.

[@ellisabram5434]

Beat me to the punch. I always wanted to build a midi bass. I'd run Trillian bass software though. Turn my bass into a fretless, Moog or acoustic upright amongst other things. Or Gospel Musicians BASSilicious.

[@playinhard]

Just wow! :)

[@Carehuea]

Are these still available...?

[@morten1]

It's amazing. But it's only for activating notes on the fretboard with fixed velocity. As Vic says, it's contact. The right hand playing is not doing anything, so you don't "play". But cool for putting some pads etc.

[@SisterRose]

oh no they've done it they finally made him too powerful

[@mastertung7]

Great unit,..and victor is bad as it,.is ,now ..wow,...and it is debuted here..!!!

[@ernestsloan5071]

How much is the conversion?

[@NoEx-Tech]

God....I'm dead

[@sebastiandevida4685]

How does it work

[@rexhmar3248]

omg omg omg omg!!!!

[@CliffHuxtableSweater]

Complicated. But vics the man

[@cadav3rotwt]

WOw!!!

[@travisguide4516]

no way jross got the woo woo!

[@lethbptl]

Haahahaha Multiple times - Search James Ross @ Victor Wooten

[@pugilisticfront6777]

one man band

[@chrisliddiard725]

Reminds me of similar systems by industrialradio.com.au in Australia & the Expressiv Midi Bass by rorguitars.com in Ireland. Both with super long ques to get anything done. ;-/

[@byronp24]

😲🎸👍🏽😲

[@bigmikepugh]

man....

[@headknocker8999]

The Peavey Midi-Base came out in 1993 IIRC, Then the Cyber-Bass, Synthaxe etc. Not new technology at all.. 25 years old to be exact.. The electronics are now smaller, The Midi-Base was full of green boards with dozens of IC chips, It also had each fret cut into four pieces to keep each note from shorting out on the next string & also needed the frets to be polished to make 100% contact on the strings, Also I would imagine that coated DR strings would not make contact, I note VWs bass has a brass nut which would also conduct??.. I had a look at FretTrax's website & the don't give any info on exactly how the unit works.. Also I'd guess that each fret has a separate wire or four like the Midi-Base which had 21 frets x 4 = 84 wires to the frets, Don't unbolt it's neck.. I guess there's a flat ribbon cable in there? I wanna know more about this NEW technology..

[@lethbptl]

I don't know of any technology where the fretboard is removed and each individual fret is wired but I could be wrong...

[@CliffHuxtableSweater]

Headknocker in this day now nothing is new buy it's way more advanced. Of course midi isn't new. Have been many midi contraptions over the years for guitars but none where you could trigger a different parameter from each fret.

[@IndigoBassNotes]

My Galactic Space Bass is primitive compared to this...but I am evolving . I can't reach Wooten level but I will go my own way .

[@Cesar-pq2ck]

Imagine Stanley Jordan on a midi guitar😲

[@rickwood]

4:01

[@SinnGread]

And please tell us what it will cost .......(pin drop)

[@MaliVinnyB]

Roland is in TROUBLE!!!

[@robzecc]

Peavey made this at least 25 years ago.