Victor Wooten - Bass Extremes /// Scott's Bass Lessons

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In today’s podcast we meet a player who has taken the art of bass playing to a whole new level.
Victor Wooten may not need much in the way of an introduction as one of the bass world’s great pioneers. When word reached the SBL office that Mr Wooten would be making a rare appearance in the UK, the opportunity was too good to miss. His unique approach to the bass caused shock waves when he first emerged circa 1986, as he brought an unmatched duality to the instrument, creating polyrhythmic parts via tapping and slapping, all with a phenomenal musicality and rock-solid groove.
Looking over Victor’s prolific discography - which to date includes several solo albums, 14 albums with the Flecktones and numerous collaborations, including the recent SMV album with Stanley Clarke and Marcus Miller - it’s striking that he’s constantly able to renew his creative spark with each new project.
In this episode you're going to learn:
- How Victor picked up the bass aged two and was playing live at the ripe old age of six.
- How he was tutored by his four brothers, particularly his guitar-playing brother Regi.
- How he learned to tap by listening to Stanley Jordan.
- About his collaboration with Stanley Clarke and Marcus Miller under the moniker of SMV
- And much, much more…
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[@sembatimothynkalamo8986]

I'm a simple man.. I see Victor, i click

[@Volvandese]

Same

[@dsutkin]

same

[@Tha.Riddick]

ye ye ye !

[@makalu69]

So true... Have you read his book? Its an education.

[@vinekolladiv4494]

Heck yeah

[@henryhill92]

It'd be great if you could get Pino on the show!

[@Ferbocarbo]

yeeeeeeeees

[@MagickFlavour]

Oh yeah!

[@Saxement]

I mean, has the man even done intervies in the last 3 years? That would be a SCOOP!

[@ATLS702]

Henry Hill pleeeeassseee

[@glennjones6004]

What a treat. "Just a bass player." Some people will never understand the joy of holding down the bottom, being the foundation upon what so much gets built.

[@Jakeman90210]

he's the humblest monster on the planet

[@uriman9502]

"ye ye ye ye ye"

[@fique2209]

Ye ye ye ye

[@Lightningspiner]

Ye

[@gian6072]

was about to comment the same thing lol

[@avatacron60]

oh, ye ye ye.

[@mynameisryeguy]

It would be really hard to contain boyish excitement whilst talking to Mr. Wooten, I think.

[@zerstorenser]

Scott you said 'ye ye ye ye ye ye' like 10000 times man Jesus man

[@einarabelc5]

wouldn't you?

[@zerstorenser]

No, you don't need to say 'ye' repeatedly to show acknowledgement

[@ungoliath69]

Hes sitting next to the goat. what are you supposed to say.

[@avatacron60]

Lmao!

[@CumbernauldMedia]

oh wow Victor, what an inspiration. I loved his video where he said "don't worry about making a mistake your only one fret away from the right note" I play a lot of stuff that's only one fret away :)

[@corneroftheroom3896]

holy shit thats victor fuckin wooten

[@dylankrogers]

Ah, I remember the first time I heard Victor Wooten: 1992 or 1993, A Jazz Festival aired on PBS and he was playing with the Fleck Tones. I was just a beginner on the bass with dreams of touring and such. I quickly inserted a VHS tape and recorded the rest of the festival and watched that over and over.

[@matthewgarcia7376]

The man himself!! How!! What!! Wow!!

[@andrewnatanael2721]

wow he's the legend

[@therootiesttootiestcowboyi9561]

Thats VICTOR FUCKING WOOTEN

[@KeithCasper]

Showy AND honestly humble. Thank you.

[@stevelundgren2938]

Victor did a clinic at a local music store. It was great. He's such an incredible person. He played for us for quite a while. Completely improvised with a looper pedal to add parts on top. He was totally in the moment. But that's how he lives. And he talks about music and life. To him, being a great human being is more important than being a great musician.

[@burgers1]

Now all you need is Les Claypool And the almighty Pino on this show and you've had my three favourite bassists.

[@JohnDoe-hb6xl]

this is one of my favourite interviews, wooten is an absolute legend and a genuinely humble guy.

[@johnbreen7867]

Has anyone read Wooten's book, "The Music Lesson"?It gave me a new perspective on the marriage between sound and spirit... truly amazing!

[@einarabelc5]

me

[@trevwings9438]

Top 10 anime crossovers

[@Ezio9791]

wtf hahaha

[@alonsomiranda2598]

Trev Wings ONE PUNCH MAN

[@Daniel-eo9gk]

The man, the myth, the legend!

[@PeterChampagne]

Victor is exceedingly calm in this video. Really seems focused on his words and their delivery. You can see he plays like he is.

[@BassByTheBay]

Victor is really the model for hard work and humility. Just love the guy.

[@pjmuck]

Met Victor a couple of times at NAMM over the years. One of the nicest and approachable geniuses you'll ever meet.

[@tonypalacios]

Scott, I remember seeing your very first videos and now you have grown to this....Well done. Love your attitude

[@joaomenegalebarbi1586]

Victor is my hero. The reason why I started playing. I just hope that one day i'll be able to shake his hand.

[@jhardycarroll]

I love Victor. Such a great musician who knows the value of accompanying. It's funny to hear that he somewhat regrets being known for his chops.

[@warcraftiireplays7426]

well-said vic. i always really prefer when vic plays fingerstyle bass lines or if he must solo plays fingerstyle. bass playing is the coolest thing ever. i've been playing 20 years this month and still love it.

[@eddybhere]

Man Victor seems like such a super chill, down to earth guy. And obviously a ridiculous master of the bass. Love it!

[@einarabelc5]

Man, you gotta watch his Ted talk and if possible read his book too.

[@christiankrueger2330]

You should catch him live sometime. One of the best shows I've seen, really groovy, really positive, really awesome - loved it.

[@kensitchon634]

everything he says is true, bass chops are amazing and great but playing pocket and laying down the groove is what gets you paid

[@ChadHargis]

Vic is simply a good guy. I've had the pleasure of meeting him a few times and he's always been a genuinely nice guy.

[@enriquemendez8524]

i love how this video starts. no intro needed or anything. oh you know. JUST HERE WITH WOOTEN

[@jackbho6594]

"Yeah" "Yeah yeah yeah yeah" "Yeah yeah" "Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah" "Really?" "Yeah yeah yeah" "Hahaha" "Yeah" "Yeah yeah" This is why I simply nod when talking to famous bassists.

[@MarkLindell]

Man... why did you have to point that out. That's all I hear now. :-(

[@tjrankin3434]

Vic is awesome. Ive always said that he's my favorite bassist because of his basslines, not his soloing, amazing as it is. I'm glad to hear him talk about that difference.

[@lamusico7746]

my eyes are sweating because of the site of this.

[@ChapuleTaylor]

yes, victorwooten.com is really sweaty.

[@ivancarling]

Knew Victor back in the early days in Nashville. A lovely guy, but he totally mortified me when he showed up with a cello and worked for a lady singer-songwriter's showcase gig - playing it a WEEK after he got it!

[@Kydoz3663]

Amazing video! I'm so glad you got to do a one-on-one with Wooten! As usual, I love the stuff you upload. You do a lot for us low end lovers.

[@maddoxtroy683]

Remember that time when you played that song.. with the solo? That was awesome

[@DeRepear]

Wow, can't believe you got Victor, one of my favourite bass players ever.

[@davidcastrofayad4039]

I saw Victor playing in South America, everybody was asking for "U´Can hold No groove", and he just played Latin music with a singer...Let me tell you man.... An absolute monster doing basic and punchy accompaniment lines! 4Real.

[@jonki1980]

I saw Victor live and he is truly brilliant, enough said.

[@stevesekora]

Victor is an inspiration

[@jasonhearn5818]

lol Scott saying "really" when Vic talking about Marcus miller and his range as a bassist ...Marcus Miller is an influential legend who is constantly getting emulated by bass players young and old ...appeared on almost 600 albums...he's a very well balanced bass player..a whole lot more depth to him than just slap

[@doxx2427]

I watched the entire video on Scott's website, Victor is loaded with great tips! I see/feel music differently now. Thanks Scott. Can you get Marcus on an interview? ?

[@emmanuelk.severeek7869]

Victor Wooten, great bass player inspiration. Thank you Scott.

[@TheLaserProduct]

wow, the master himself O.O

[@K100music]

My hero!

[@juancpgo]

his two heroes are Stanley Clarke and Marcus Miller

[@Bass.Player]

Coooool! Being able to play behind the singer kept me working for years. I have always been a support player and never did a solo gig... (I was never asked specifically to do it either)

[@petarstojko]

Who are the sad soul that dislike a video like this?

[@UprightBassist]

Petar Stojko I guess, exactly those people who expect solos, and only solos, from Mr. Wooten…!

[@gustave5169]

How sad can you be to focus on 10 dislikes when more than 1900 people liked the video ;)

[@joseedilson-h1r]

Oh my God!!!! these are for me the best ..... show !!!!

[@f.demascio1857]

VIC! So glad to see this video. Victor is the man!

[@einarabelc5]

I'm so happy for you!!! awesome!! he's my favorite bass player and I love and adore his book!!!

[@Kickbasser]

What an awesome conversation!! Vic is da maaan!! :D

[@shredfast4819]

OMGGGG VICTOR WOTTEN... I LOVE YOUUUUU MANNN

[@supremesaiyan1509]

I've never clicked on a video so fast in my life damn. love Victor

[@PunyapatFungtammasarn]

Thank you for sharing this video, it's very inspiring.

[@vincentm614]

Wow scott! You da man! You got victor wooten!!

[@user-yy6lu4bc7b]

No way, it's him. ITS HIMMMMMM

[@in2gadgets]

What a great guy - and a great interview!!

[@rattlesnakeneckties3718]

Excellent! !

[@MarkMarxonsBassChannel]

Awesome!!

[@KruQ13579]

Hey Scott! Long time watcher and KZbin student. Just curious, but could you make a video about the intro and outro tracks on your videos? It sounds killer! I was able to transpose the first walk up but the crazy lick after I'm having some trouble. Anyway, thanks for these dope videos! They help out a lot! 😅

[@jackbho6594]

Drinking game: Everytime Scott says "ye," take a drink.

[@MrBass89]

amazing interview!!

[@mrfullofcrap]

Had a dream about this dude. INsane

[@MrCpd20]

Super Stuff , Great Advice from a master !

[@javerenzoaugustinejao4729]

thanks Scott for this! I love Victor Wooten

[@jestersquest7692]

2 great DUDES!

[@ejipuh]

"Ye(h)." -Scott

[@Lucas_S91]

I don't know Victor's music very well, but he is genuinely one of the nicest guys ever. You should really check out his TED talk about music as a language and his book The Music Lesson. Both have inspired my playing very much.

[@einarabelc5]

Ditto. I love his playing with Steve Smith

[@einarabelc5]

Ditto. I love his playing with Steve Smith

[@calinvama1999]

What a guy!

[@tinyigloo]

Yeah

[@cunninghamguitarz9828]

Nice interview

[@FrankWilleke]

His hands look like he can crush raw potatoes with them.

[@DeForest]

Frank Willeke well...he IS from Idaho.....ok, bad joke. Bye now.

[@theBarzeen]

No joke. I'm a world class powerlifter and after shaking his hand I can attest that he's got the grip!

[@goyboy42]

That always strikes me about Victor when I watch him. I always assume great bass players have long, lithe fingers - my excuse for my terrible playing is I have inherited fingers like cows' teats from my Dad. But Victor's hands look compact and powerful...but he manages to play his amazing chops with such a minimum of movement, effort and grace. Brilliant interview.

[@fahering]

Great guy! Good advice!!

[@tomg.8377]

I jizzed when he said that Marcus has more chops than what we see from him...

[@daviddansereau1793]

Very enjoyable!

[@chrapladm]

Such a tease!!!!!! LOL Thanks for the taste either way

[@dorminxd]

(Uncle)Tito Victor! I love this man!

[@chrislctr]

Awesome!

[@enricolongo242]

Legend

[@MrRandompower]

Hey Scott! Have you met or listened to Janek Gwizdala? Would be cool to see him on the channel! Hes super cool!

[@scottavius4444]

Amazing video

[@Kenbahr]

Great bass player!

[@DystopianMonkeyMan]

Scotty is giggling the whole video hehe. But I understand - I like V.W. too.

[@taps87]

Jajaja Scott tiene la misma cara que tendria yo si estuviera hablando con victor wooten, unos cracks los dos!

[@trevcornwall8160]

Legend!!! And very cool dude!

[@salahalawi1170]

beautiful just beautiful :)

[@lalythil]

if only we got to see those two jam together....

[@mrfullofcrap]

reallllyyyyy ... yeah yeah yeah

[@stevenblack2727]

Did either of you guys get to meet Wayman Tisdale before he passed? Thoughts on his bass ability?

[@nessmalone]

WHEN TITANS COLLIDE!!!

[@PhilosophicalCat]

7 dwarves disliked this video. Their names are: Goofy, Grumpy, Jelly, Dopey, Trolly, Deafy, and Lazy

[@tomergoldstein9422]

(yeah yeah yeah" (scott 2016"

[@grandmapussydestoryer6669]

ITS FUCKING VICTOR WOOTEN!!!

[@bassclefconnoisseur]

Yo Victa! '):

[@GChris-ny8fp]

For some reason, which I can't pinpoint, I think VW would do really interesting things with John Petrucci

[@kenneth3617160]

who's the bass player he mentions at 2:34? 'lees glar'? lee scar?

[@ludvig9184]

Lee Sklar

[@kenneth3617160]

Thanks!

[@ckrysl3l036]

Gostaria que alguém fizesse legendada em português nesses vídeos.

[@tomt8691]

Victor=Sore thumb.Suweet!

[@Roothmans]

yhea

[@deldia]

Full interview?! Said click some weird button.