Victor Wooten wows with his performance of The Lesson solo live on EMGtv
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- Check out this amazing impromptu performance from Victor Wooten. Hear this incredible solo performance of "The Lesson" featuring the EMG JVX and EMG PAX bass guitar pickups.
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My bass just slapped me and walked out my house.
In Soviet Russia, bass slaps you!
thats funnuy
TaVeRiC ahahahaha
You never handled me like so!
Ahah stop with this comment
Lyrics:
Uh!
Gabriel Rocha 😂😂😂👌🏻
Kkkkkkkkkk
So podia ser BR kkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Thanks, I was looking for the lyrics... couldn't find em anywhere.
@@taissonbarreto3307 O nosso país pode n ter muita coisa, mas não faltam memes e comentaristas de youtube fksdfksdkfsdkf
Dude's not even thinking about what he's doing. He doesn't have to. He's so at one with his instrument. It's a part of his soul, and he plays 100% by feel. It's unreal.
how can you be that ignorant? It is not just feel yeah feel has a part in it but this is a product of knowledge, practice and determination you can't achieve this just by feel you gotta work fucking hard
@@jmnlkop45 sorry if I offended, but I never meant to suggest otherwise. His ability to do this is a product of all his hard work. I'm just remarking on the fact that he's put in so much work that in the moment he can just let go
@@mikelewis495 you did not offend i just wanted to show a new perspective under yours since you're right he is just letting it go and flow it out like it's nothing to him
I don't know what the missing text was but the texts I see are rare to the point of almost nonexistant = two men politely working through a disagreement - wow ! There are still real men willing to listen to anothers opinions and meet someone halfway. In a perfect world my comment would be pointless but nowadays I want to point a giant foam finger in hopes others might decide that it is I'm fact cool to be cool and not cool to be as Ass.
Once you understand where the fretboard notes and development muscle memory you don't have to think as much. Thinking slows you down.
But... Teacher!! If this is "The Lesson", then just how hard will be "The Test"?
Classical Thump lol
@@aurendess "A Show Of Hands"...
Much like impossible to even get 40%
Big brain comment here
L ma 0
In my opinion, The Lesson is the greatest thing that's ever been done on a bass
Classical thump?
@@themacleod3893 Both are equally outstanding!
a dark light too
portrait of tracy
@@aymaneen-niri8010 Ah, I see you're a [insert gendered noun] of culture as well
The only bad thing about this video is that it ends
+Alessandro Murtas add "repeat" after "youtube in the URL.
+Cyrius99 wait give me an example
+Cyrius99 I'll add that's is an external website, it's not a youtube's feature.
+Alessandro Murtas Best comment, deserves a medal.
+Cyrius99 doesn't work :)
It's so weird to me that when I hear fret buzz or something like that in my own playing it annoys me to no end but with Mr Wooten it just sounds like it's supposed to be there. He truly is a prodigy
Its because hes doing it on purpose
I've almost convinced my bandmates that buzzes are intentional---why else would I keep doing it?
Truth is, I needed a neck adjustment, but no guarantees afterwards. ;)
i dont think they're intentional. Victor is not the cleanest bassist ever, so what? he's still one of the best ever
actually he wasn't doing to well when he first started. He spent year in the forest practing and he came back like this.
Fret buzz adds flavour to it
Wooten has more muscles in his fingers then I have in my entire body.
Wooten has more muscles in one slappin' finger then I have in my entire body
Random fact, we have no muscles in the fingers at all.
@@AgravepasmonK False. There are the muscles below the hair follicles, and the muscles that keep the tendons aligned while they move. There aren't muscles that you can flex or contract, as all those are in lower in the hand and control the fingers through aforementioned ligaments. But there are definitely muscles of some kind.
@@anchovybushwack472 Michael!
@@Krogrosen Come again?
"Sorry Victor, we forgot to press record." "Can you do the whole thing again from the top?"
"Haha. Sure thing!"
Because he's like the coolest person on earth
Caleb Wright such a cool guy
4:58
victor: *leaves*
He'd say No Problem😆
In my next life, I wish to be re-incarnated as Victor Wooten's right thumb.
Ouch
That's a lot of damage
That's gonna hurt
The best form of masochism
Lmao
I just finished an online bass camp with Victor. The man is from another planet, in the absolute best sense of the term - both as a musician and a person.
I want to take up the bass just to take his camp!
It was a life changing event even though this was the first online one he did because of COVID. Being online it was possible to get bass legends to check in remotely. Try...Chuck Rainey, Rustee Allen, Reggie Hamilton, Stanley Clark and the amazing drummer Dennis Chambers. Plus incredible instructors. And of course Victor. A lot was music (and life) philosophy and advice from the legends, not just theory and mechanics. If you ever take up the bass - GO. I hope to get to the actual camp when we get back to ‘normal’.
how much was it ?
This is one of the peaks of bass guitar mastery.
it is
Whats the difference between bass and bass guitar?
I have never understood what the difference is in between a bass and bass guitar ? thats a question for all thanks
@@BigDees19 there's no difference. Bass guitar is a more official name😅
@@BigDees19 bass can refer to many types of bass isntruments (like the upright bass etc) but it most commonly refers to the bass guitar, a bass version of the normal guitar.
@@willcoffarchives oh okay 👌 great now I know thank you guys for your help
"Uh!" - Victor Wooten
PanKakes like
Probably the coolest part if you ask me.....
"The Lesson". He couldn't have chosen a better name for this song.
He’s teaching us how its done
Read his book entitled “The Music Lesson”. Then you will understand.
It's like when you get a good whoopin and learn your lesson
It's just so scary at 4:12 and 4:57
It feels like he's telling the listeners that EVERY note he played
was intended to sound just the way he wanted.
He's not playing bass he's became itself.
Such a virtuoso!!!
This is definitely not solo. literally song. It is a complete song with its introduction, narration, rise, refrain and composition.
Orchestra alone with its rhythm, melody, harmony and dynamics.
polyphonic music with bass guitar only. outstanding performance💥👏🏼🙌🏼💐
It's a solo performance, but not a solo. Adjective, not noun. The title is a little confusing but i think what's what they meant.
How can I call myself a bass player after watching this? This is crazy... I love watching Wooten kill the bass!
blackjesus1026 Amen, blackjesus.
Brother, Victor is so humble he would enjoy your playing. He loves the simple stuff as much, so long as it grooves.
He's making love with it
He isn't just killing it .He show all the potential of bass
I hear you. I'm holding my bass as I listened to him and I feel like packing it away right now
He's like 5'6" and he has the strongest hands I've ever felt, lol. shaking his hand is like grabbing a brick
You got to shake his hand?
Yea I met him twice
That's pretty awesome
gabe quinn niceeee
I have to agree on this I’m 5’6 and I took a pic with Victor Wooten and we’re the same height
He's so gifted and his playing is very fun to listen to. Nothing robotic. Pure music
You don't get that way because of a gift on its own. What he's doing is a product of immense practice and developed skill. However, I do think that some people's brains adapt better to certain tasks. I doubt that if I lived Victor Wooten's exact life that I'd end up playing just like he did in this video. I'd be better at something else, and worse at another thing due to my brain.
@@LaurenAusEngland I agree. Everyone has to practice and do their homework but Victor is connected. I can write songs but I'm no virtuoso.
@@sopanmcfadden276 well no.
The only thing that makes victor special is practice.
He literally started learning to play base before he could walk and talk.
His brother taught him.
He practiced bass so much it became a second language to him.
4:57 is the most impressive thing I've ever seen done on an instrument. You just can't top that. Absolute fucking brilliance. The level of connection Victor experiences could drive you straight to fucking nirvana man i swear, holy shiiiit
Can we have a bit more variation Victor?
4:10 - 4:15 probably one of the sweetest licks I've ever heard!
"Aaah!"
This lick looks like it could fit in a polyphi song
Really! There's a lot of "beautifulness"inside Wooten
And the hardest one!
Madison County 3:40-4:14
I still se people commenting stuff like, "he should play guitar" but people don't realise, we don't play bass until we're 'good enough' to play guitar and we don't play bass because we don't want to be in the spotlight. We bass because we like the sound and the feel of a bass and want to utilise that :)
Yeah, I'm sure that if you gave him a guitar he'd be okay at it LOL.
Absolutely. The bass is a different instrument, and has it's unique sounds.
Word, I switched from primarily guitar to primarily bass. Bass is definitely harder to play. Way more technique. I'm a better guitarist than I am a bassist, and contrary to popular belief, playing bass makes you a better guitar player, not the other way around.
Bass works better as a percussive instrument. Like this song doesn't need drums because Victor is doing it all. With a guitar it wouldn't work as well because there isn't enough low end.
Andy McKee might change your mind on that!
I feel lucky to have ears and be able to hear music like this.
12 years and counting, this will never ever get old. Always new. Every note passes a different message when I hear it.
2:00 I love that part so much. So mysterious.
The more melodic and toned down parts like that remind me of super nintendo games like RPG's and Zelda for some reason. That makes them even better because it's almost like he's telling a story or journey in each line. I'm sure he could write an entire soundtrack for an RPG
@@RobertWadlow292 I hope he does that at some point
Dude he could literally knock someone out with his huge thumb.
and hitch hike anywhere in the world! lol
“I once killed a man, with just this thumb”
😅👍
@@romangamelin1558 Nice. Ratatouille reference
🤣
probably the greatest performance on a bass guitar of all time
3:30 onward is why he is the best bass player ever. This dude has the most talent, best soul, best technique, best feel, best everything. Such a humble person too, used to watch him every wednesday at 3rd and linsley's downtown nashville and i will always cherish those shows!
not only is he an amazing bass player, but look at his expression, you can see how much effort and passion went into this written right on his face
Me: oh this looks fun!
My bass and fingers: **literally crying**
My wife plays this clip whenever I go to sleep, it makes me sob and fall into slumber. We love you, Victor Wooten!!! From South Africa.
my absolutely favourite part of this performance started at 0:00 and ended around 5:53
i remember when this video was brand new. came back to have my mind blown again and still feel the exact same way: the fact that artistry such as this + many other genuine musicians goes unnoticed (on a large scale) is simply criminal
When folks like VW play out, we need to show up!
I almost choked to death on this, good gracious me
the final boss of music
I watched this years ago, and literally dreamt about it last night. 😂 Here we are again. Truly astonishing, Victor Wooten.
imagine being victor wooten's dad,and seeing this video. experiencing 3:42 - 5:00 ,understanding the change,the gift you have brought to this world. man must've grown 2 feet taller from pride and cried 2 rivers from the feels
Well, when you see Victor's Brothers... That's a lot of water to let loose, man
Pure Genius! Any parent would be proud.
can't you just say you liked instead of this weirdo shit lmao
Okey let's leave the likes on 420
Perfectly said
The real Lesson that he’s trying to make us learn is that you don’t LEARN the lesson of music... you feel it, and you play it.
Nobody will ever be able to learn this song and recreate it the way he does because this is HIS expression and that’s precisely how music is supposed to be: an expression of yourself and how YOU make people feel. Every performance is unique to the player. That’s the wisdom of Victor Wooten right there.
I couldn't agree more
This is Victor's and Victor's only
@@shedrachobafemi9148 then you mean you couldn't 'agree more'
well at least Charles Berthoud tryied!
I think that's the nature of art. Music, writing, painting, poetry, when done right, they convey a feeling or an idea.
I think the goal of every true artist, is to convey a feeling or an idea that cannot be expressed with words only
@@matiasfranciscoponceramire1871 charles' version is his, he plays with his own emotions. He was trying to play Victors version, he was playing his own
That little pop at 4:57 is to make sure all the layman in the audience are aware that he knew exactly what he was doing.
Indeed...T
I think everyone knew that lol
I hate this comment so much.
Yes! Bassline, melody, harmony, drums, and chords all composed into one song in one bass! We love victor wooten!
4:57 that little *squeak*-uh! is one of my favorite bits of this song
This must be one of the greatest performances ever done in history of bass
The most inspirational and musically brilliant bassist that I have ever seen. Great solo.
You should see more bassists.
@@xzysyndrome jaco
xzysyndrome he should... But what he said is still valid.
4:38 my eyes literally aren't making sense of this shit lol.
I like how he does a bunch of crazy stuff to the bass while still maintaining the bassline
I find new things every time I watch this video.
Here's a list (ongoing):
• All throughout the song, you'll be able to hear parts where he "misses" notes (tries to hit and doesn't come through or something like that). Most people call it a mistake, we call it jazz.
• Around 1:15 , he starts to improvise, but from what it sounds like to me, he hits a note he doesn't want to, but still improvises with said "wrong" note into a beautiful walk.
Moral of the story: When you can improvise, there are no "wrong" notes lol. I like to say, "My favorite scale is the chromatic scale."
I was actually waiting for a thunderous applause and screams when it ended.. it would be very deserved. But the silence was even better.
--- I'm an ukulele player & Victor's book "The Music Lesson" was & is best ever explanation of wholistic music. I love to say now with confidence that I am a musician, and I play music THROUGH the ukuele -- Happy trails, Ms. CharLee
From time to time I realized that artists and musicians are the saving grace of this planet.
I love how he knows exactly what notes he is playing throughout the chaos 😂
Victor Wooten is just insane !!! Just when you think you seen all of his tricks and techniques you see him again and he does something so amazing it blows me away !!! there are a lot of great bass players around the world I've seen , but Victor Wooten is on a level all by himself . he simply the best bass player on the planet !
+mikshank50
To be fair, there are a few others up there with him, but most of them don't really show off their skill, so we don't see what they can do as they stand in the back of a band.
And they can be very different in skill too, like Steve Bailey is VERY different from Lee Sklar, who is very different from Victor Wooten.
And yet, if you put them together, fun stuff happens. :)
The worlds most underrated bassist and such a decent guy, love ya Victor
Underrated? He is widely considered the world's best bass player.
@@paudelineyeah, i guess he is officially a GOAT
To witness someone so masterful literally brings tears to my eyes.
The dynamics of notes he hits in his playing are astonishing. Very under-rated element in every string-instrument.
I was fortunate enough to see Victor with The Flecktones in Gainesville FL November of 2019... I'll never forget that concert! As a bassist for 35 years myself, I just have to say I'd need 135 more years to even comprehend the skill and soul it takes to be Victor Wooten ♪
Genius. Virtuoso. Master.
PURE TALENT. MY BROTHER SHOWED ME VICTOR WOODEN WHEN I WAS A LITTLE. PROBABLY THE BEST BASS SLAPPER OF ALL TIME. ONE OF THE GOAT MUSICIANS. BIG HUG MR. VICTOR WOODEN. ALL THE SUCCESS POSSIBLE. LOVE. JAVI
This is the single best video on TH-cam
04:12 Victor tried to sneak in some HARMONICS!!! He is truly a MASTER of BASS
Check out his dvd video called "grove workshop". On the "extras" he talks about doing left handed harmonics and its absolutely mind boggling.
Protect this human being at all cost!
So BASSically, even after 10 years, this is still STRINGly the best bass improv solo that I've ever heard. WOOTEN you say so too?
Hahahahaha great
😁👍
I doubt Wooten would say so. He's too humble
What makes this more awesome is that you know Victor Wooten is having the time of his life playing this.
From 4.45 to 4.58 is the most incredible display of artistry I've seen ever!!!
charles powell You just picked up the worst part, the less musical, compositive part, and said it is "art". That's when music dies 😂😂😂😂 just speeding up it's technique, not "art".
@@freelosophy8854 so, those three different melodies, AT THE SAME TIME, even with the speed, isn't art??? Opinions are like assholes, everyone has one!!!
mannnnn the way he makes it look so effortless will always get me
I has to be the most amazing thing I've ever heard in my life
this bass player changes lives!!!God bless you Victor Wooten
This man doesn't play bass, he lives and breaths music - I'm amazed and full of joy!
For those who say this guy is the Hendrix of bass, you're completely wrong.
*Hendrix is the Wooten of guitar.*
Hendrix was a game changer who set new standards in playing. This is just a guy that’s good on bass marketed as the Hendrix of Bass.
Not going to lie, Davie504 composes and plays music better than this guy.
Wooten is probably in the top 100, doesn’t sniff the top 10 bass players alive right now.
@@randomclick2826 You are so wrong. Victor did so much for bass technique and style as a whole. He pretty much made double thumb a thing.
@@Powerracer251 I may be wrong, I admit limited exposure to him. Other than the lesson what Wooten songs/compositions would you recommend.
Always awesome... glad to be on the planet with Victor Wooten.
i've always loved victor wooten's work, but THIS is amazing. easily the bassist i have the highest respect for
Bass guitarist not bassist.
also no such instrument as a bass... theres the bass guitar
@@magaman49 you're wrong, bassist is the term everybody uses, I don't think I've ever heard someone say "bass guitarist" instead of "bassist"
@@jakelund3159 The reason i call him a bass guitarist is cause there are tons of bass instruments people could be referring to, Bass saxophone, bass clarinet, bass trombone etc... its not bass its a bass guitar and he isn't a bassist he plays the bass guitar therefore he is a Bass guitarist
@@magaman49 okay fair enough but when was the last time you heard someone call a bass clarinet player a "bassist"? I'm gonna say never. Everybody knows when you say "bassist" you're referring to someone who plays the bass guitar or the upright bass. Everybody here knows what it is and you don't appear any more intelligent by correcting shit that doesn't need to be corrected.
4:57 Ugh That Ugh has more talent than anything you did this lifetime. How's that feel? Yeah, i'm feeling it too. It's rough.
Yeah felt it too
That feeling is damn inspiring is what it is! Made me want to play bass in 5 minutes, this dude is insane.
@@_yy_003 r u sure about that xd
This video never stops to amaze me.
Even the bass is "wow, I can sound like that?"
I hope that bass was at least over 18
Nope only 16 😭😅
Now it's 2019 so that bass (Or at least it's model) is now 24 years old
call the cops just to be sure
LMAO....good one
BAHAHAA!!!
His preformance of The Lesson at the keynote speech graduation address was even more impressive.
As always.
Much respect and love.
When you're playing a video game and reach the final bass
To me it's evident that he's the best at his art. His whole vibe proves it. A master of the craft. There's so much emotion in his playing. His ability to block out the standard music theory, and just play and feel what is needed is unmatched. It's a privilege to enjoy his work
He’s not “blocking out” music theory. Vic is incredibly educated and can transcribe all of his own parts, as well as arrange them. He could tell you the chord, mode, scale, etc of any segment of this song. This song is incredibly complex and is that way intentionally.
This is what theory looks like when it’s second nature to the musician: effortless.
Victor Wooten - The Music Lesson. Read it and it will change your life if you are a bass player, or even a musician at all.
Awesome book for any musician; I’ve re-read countless times 🤓🎸🤟
I'm reading it right now. Amazing thing!
Is it that good?
Daniel Steinhardt Yes. I’m reading it right now, as a guitarist of 16 years and it is transforming me, both as a human and as a musician.
Agreed. It has completely changed my relationship with Music!
There was never a bassist like him before, and there will never be another Victor Wooten. His artistry even exceeds the great Jaco.
Shiftless Lazycrat Wrong!
Blasphemy!
I got to hang out a little bit with Victor waaay back in Nashville. He had this great positive energy. You could feel it as you talked to him. It’s been amazing to see him doing his thing all these years later. Tremendous talent.♥️
I LOVE the bass and I watch so much content on TH-cam about it that sometimes watching someone play can get boring or even put me to sleep (in a good way from watching too many videos) but with Victor I can literally watch this man for hours and be amazed for that same amount of time
This performance was one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard, got the chills throughout the whole song, just amazing....
Victor Wooten do not play the Bass, he let the Bass talk. Just FANTASTIC .
I saw Victor play with Bela and The Flecktones under the stars in at Strawberry Music Festival back in 1994. Totally opened up my musical third eye
I'm not usually a fan of solo bass songs but that was beautiful, not just amazing technique but incredible melody and although technically challenging not gratuitous, every note has purpose
Born to be a bass player. Like a coconut.
bence de öyle kesinlikle ruhunu katarak çalıyor.
The funny thing is he was really born to be a bass player, his brothers had a band but they needed a bass player, so when he was born they instantly got to work
@@Zodasg well, I don't think it was "instantly", they had to wait a few years! or maybe Wooten had a little toy bass in his cradle, IDK
hahaha how he finishes that fast part after 4:50. This guy is amazing.
5:54 "I did my warm up, let's record now"
Who's here after Charles Berthoud's rendition of this masterpiece?
I think he played even more clear! Insane...
moi
Me! 🤘 He played such a great version, I hope Victor hears it :)
Me lOl
I specially wanted to hear the funny noise, lol... 4:56 btw
He said uh twice actually.
Fucking beautiful. This man is a genius!
This song gives me the chills every single time. Victor is the teacher.
I don't even know where to begin. Absolutely incredible , so fluid, such genius and such an inspiring man both in personality and proficiency. Beyond words!
i think he should be using OMG pickups
Was bist Du für ein “Dummschwätzer“...Sag lieber nichts...
Spiel Bass...
Holy shit. Discovered this guy through the bass clinic with Alex Webster. I had NO IDEA such a bassist existed, as a metalhead myself he's exactly what I'd imagine if someone told me Opeth all crammed into one individual bassist.
If you haven't heard of thundercat listen to him hes on par talent wise with victor
He’s so amazing
embrace and enjoy the victor wooten experience
Would you guys stop saying silly things about how he would be good at classical guitar! He's a bass player and bass is a different music instrument. And for those who thinks bass is easier than guitar you're just ignorant about music! As a bass player I can say that we play bass because we love the object, the style, the sound and everything that comes with it... that's one of the reasons i've chosen bass instead of guitar... Still, he's amazing, so please respect this instrument and those who decided to fall in love with!
Bass=easy to learn. Hard to master.
Guitar=harder to learn easier to master.
I disagree with you slightly. He would still be dam impressive on a classic guitar as a lot of his technics have come from guitar players, but also other drummers and other musicians also.
But yes I agree completely on everything else. I can play both but favour bass. Each to they're own :)
Aaron Tottman Easy to learn because most bass player are ex guitarist that loves thhe feeling of earthquake moving through them.
Aaron Tottman
The bass PARTS that are written for most music are easier to learn than the guitar parts. But the bass itself is more physically demanding because of the string width and spacing. Because guitars are physically easir to play, and because the register of the tones are more audible when notes are being played quickly, guitar became more of a virtuoso instrument in mainstream music
Bass isn't easier to learn. It's easier, maybe, to make a sound from than a guitar but to really learn it is just as hard as learning any instrument. A guitarist could not just suddenly pick up a bass and play like this video.
Nathan B Triggered.
One of the best musicians I've ever heard.
Since the first time I heard his art... I wasn't blown away... I was mesmerised...
Im a drummer victor wooten, and playing drums with you has been a lifelong dream of mine. You are so humble and your passion for music is contagious and you inspire me on so many levels. Thank you for being you victor i am so happy your such a powerful influence in my musical journey.
Victor is on a completely different level than most if not all other bass players just incredible.