Gonna meet Victor Wooten this weekend!

PABassPlayer · Post by **PABassPlayer** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 3:09 pm

Last week there was a grand opening for a new store called "Bass Specialties" http://www.bassspecialties.com/ in northeast Philly. I went and checked it out, all high end "designer" basses and Amps. They had a few big named jazz players
jamming, Gerald Veasley http://www.geraldveasley.com/, Anthony Wellington http://www.anthonywellington.com/ and Tony Oppenheim ht[url]tp://www.slapit.com/[/url]
and it was a cool vibe. I signed up for the mailing list, and just got an email:

Folks
it looks like the rumors are true!
Victor Wooten will be making an appearance at Bass Specialties on
Saturday, September 16 - he should be arriving about noon and will
hopefully hang out for about 2 hours. I'll send out a confirmation
e-mail when I have all the specifics.
thanks to you all who helped make the Grand opening a huge success &
hope to see you again on Saturday
Glenn

I will definatly be there!!!! Gotta get something autographed, just don't know what.

Jefferino · Post by **Jefferino** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 3:18 pm

Wooten is the man.

Dimejandro · Post by **Dimejandro** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 3:55 pm

wooten's the man! a couple of friends of mine went to his bass summer program.. bastards.

PABassPlayer · Post by **PABassPlayer** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 4:11 pm

Dimejandro wrote:wooten's the man! a couple of friends of mine went to his bass summer program.. bastards.

I've seen him twice before with Bele Fleck and Flecktones, but to actually meet the guy, and have a private clinic. I'm jazzed! (pun intended)

Dimejandro · Post by **Dimejandro** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 5:16 pm

yeah man, sounds like it will be awesome!

PABassPlayer · Post by **PABassPlayer** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 5:40 pm

Dimejandro wrote:yeah man, sounds like it will be awesome!

I'll definatly post pics!

BassPhemy · Post by **BassPhemy** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 11:49 pm

I bet you'll offend him somehow and he'll leave because of you.

RE-ED · Post by **RE-ED** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 2:05 am

PABassPlayer wrote:
Dimejandro wrote:yeah man, sounds like it will be awesome!
I'll definatly post pics!

That'll fagify a forum pronto where's bas wooton to stomp your cancer dick

PABassPlayer · Post by **PABassPlayer** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 10:15 am

BassPhemy wrote:I bet you'll offend him somehow and he'll leave because of you.

I don't think that will happen, but if it did, that would make for an even better story and pics.

PABassPlayer · Post by **PABassPlayer** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 10:17 am

RE-ED wrote:
PABassPlayer wrote:
Dimejandro wrote:yeah man, sounds like it will be awesome!
I'll definatly post pics!
That'll fagify a forum pronto where's bas wooton to stomp your cancer dick

are you retarded?

silverback77 · Post by **silverback77** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 12:20 pm

Victor was really cool to a HUGE crowd of us bass dorks when I met him at Berklee. He even did a backflip for us!

PA, you should break your arm & then have Vic sign your cast. Not that I wish any ill to you, but then you'll have something for him to sign...

PABassPlayer · Post by **PABassPlayer** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 1:02 pm

silverback77 wrote:Victor was really cool to a HUGE crowd of us bass dorks when I met him at Berklee. He even did a backflip for us!

PA, you should break your arm & then have Vic sign your cast. Not that I wish any ill to you, but then you'll have something for him to sign...

no can do, got a gig next weekend.

croninburg · Post by **croninburg** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 1:21 pm

PABassPlayer wrote:
silverback77 wrote:Victor was really cool to a HUGE crowd of us bass dorks when I met him at Berklee. He even did a backflip for us!

PA, you should break your arm & then have Vic sign your cast. Not that I wish any ill to you, but then you'll have something for him to sign...
no can do, got a gig next weekend.

Get him to sign your balls

PABassPlayer · Post by **PABassPlayer** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 12:39 pm

Pfl?yd · Post by **Pfl?yd** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 12:46 pm

Oh snap, now we have your address!

Expect a funny-smelling package in your mailbox this week!

Hunter/Killer · Post by **Hunter/Killer** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 1:12 pm

did you ask him how he feels about fueling racial stereotypes by playing bass?

BassPhemy · Post by **BassPhemy** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 1:29 pm

And while you're at it did you ask him how he feels about whooping every white boy's ass at bass?

croninburg · Post by **croninburg** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 2:00 pm

BassPhemy wrote:And while you're at it did you ask him how he feels about whooping every white boy's ass at bass?

Maybe Victor beat him to it.. "you crackas got no fuckin riddim!"

Dimejandro · Post by **Dimejandro** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 2:04 pm

haha badass pics PA

Pfl?yd · Post by **Pfl?yd** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 6:19 pm

Ha, you pussed out PA. But I like you so I won't repost it. haha.

SuicideNote · Post by **SuicideNote** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 9:42 pm

Yeah Kevin.

DeathSion · Post by **DeathSion** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 9:38 am

Right on, victor is a cool guy.

silverback77 · Post by **silverback77** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 10:45 am

It looks like a bunch of spiders are having a meeting on Vic's head!

He's a cool dude, though, and he can indeed play the shit out of his fiddle.

Lord of This World · Post by **Lord of This World** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 10:55 am

victor's from my hometown, my mom went to school with him. seems to be a pretty cool guy. never really listened to his music though.

PABassPlayer · Post by **PABassPlayer** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 11:41 am

He was amazing, he played for an hour straight with everyones jaws on the floor.
The only time you heard noise other than his bass was when he would let out an "oooh" , "ah" or "oh yeah"
when he would get into an extremely funky riff. He talked and answered questions for about an hour after.
Then jammed with a few players that were there.
I didn't bother, he played so far out of my league I wouldn't know where to start.
The only word I could use to describe the guy..."groovy"

If you're interested in listening to any of his stuff ie: bass solo's.
Check out Norwegian Wood or Amazing Grace.
He uses quite a few different styles in both and you get a decent idea of his ability.

There is a rumor he will be back in Nov. with Steve Baily on what they call
the Bass Extremes Workshop. You can see the info on http://www.victorwooten.com

BassPhemy · Post by **BassPhemy** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 12:07 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8hKjYg-FDg

Here Victor gives a lesson on his double thumbing and some other things. It's a great lesson and he goes through it pretty quickly but it's still thorough as can be.

soulburn · Post by **soulburn** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 12:44 pm

hate to stray from the subject, but since i don't have enough posts to start a thread...

what's the ballad on Led Zep's Physical Graffiti? I'm trying to find the tab for it. i thought it was "night flight", but just by looking at the tabs, it doesn't look right

the intro riff starts with a A chord to F chord with a bunch of open strings, I believe.

thanks

wooten is god

PABassPlayer · Post by **PABassPlayer** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 12:49 pm

soulburn wrote:hate to stray from the subject, but since i don't have enough posts to start a thread...

what's the ballad on Led Zep's Physical Graffiti? I'm trying to find the tab for it.

the intro riff starts with a A chord to F chord with a bunch of open strings, I believe.

thanks

*ps wooten is god

I'll have to remember your name SO I CAN FUCK WITH YOUR THREADS WHEN YOU DO POST. GET OUT OF MY THREAD!

soulburn · Post by **soulburn** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 1:18 pm

thanks

PABassPlayer · Post by **PABassPlayer** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 1:31 pm

soulburn wrote:thanks

Oh, the song you were looking for is Kashmir, I'm guessing.

soulburn · Post by **soulburn** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 2:39 pm

PABassPlayer wrote:
soulburn wrote:thanks
Oh, the song you were looking for is Kashmir, I'm guessing.

i wish, that would be easy to find. i had the album for the longest time. the song is on the other half of the album.

anyways, sorry for postin in your thread. i'm a douche

Gor-Gor · Post by **Gor-Gor** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 2:40 pm

Claypools better

Dimejandro · Post by **Dimejandro** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 4:54 pm

Gor-Gor wrote:Claypools better

i doubt it.. although they're probably on the same level.

silverback77 · Post by **silverback77** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:29 pm

Gor-Gor wrote:Claypools better

If by better you mean sillier, sloppier, and with shittier tone than almost anyone I can think of...

Dimejandro · Post by **Dimejandro** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:35 pm

Claypool fucking owns.

did you see the period? good.

The Fear · Post by **The Fear** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 6:45 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDJaXtaF3PI

Pfl?yd · Post by **Pfl?yd** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 6:51 pm

Dimejandro wrote:
Gor-Gor wrote:Claypools better
i doubt it.. although they're probably on the same level.

It's like comparing pineapples and hand grenades. A comparison is not fair to either party.

DBS · Post by **DBS** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 7:30 pm

PflÃ¶yd wrote:
Dimejandro wrote:
Gor-Gor wrote:Claypools better
i doubt it.. although they're probably on the same level.
It's like comparing pineapples and hand grenades. A comparison is not fair to either party.

hand grenades > pineapples.

Pfl?yd · Post by **Pfl?yd** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 9:02 pm

DBS wrote:
PflÃ¶yd wrote:
Dimejandro wrote:
Gor-Gor wrote:Claypools better
i doubt it.. although they're probably on the same level.
It's like comparing pineapples and hand grenades. A comparison is not fair to either party.
hand grenades > pineapples.

Personally, hand grenades make for a rather messy fruit salad.

PABassPlayer · Post by **PABassPlayer** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 9:37 pm

<THe_FeAR> wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDJaXtaF3PI

was that a young Nigel Tufnel and David St. Hubbins?