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Gonna meet Victor Wooten this weekend!
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 3:09 pm
by PABassPlayer
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.
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 3:18 pm
by Jefferino
Wooten is the man.
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 3:55 pm
by Dimejandro
wooten's the man! a couple of friends of mine went to his bass summer program.. bastards.
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 4:11 pm
by PABassPlayer
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)
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 5:16 pm
by Dimejandro
yeah man, sounds like it will be awesome!
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 5:40 pm
by PABassPlayer
Dimejandro wrote:yeah man, sounds like it will be awesome!
I'll definatly post pics!
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 11:49 pm
by BassPhemy
I bet you'll offend him somehow and he'll leave because of you.
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 2:05 am
by RE-ED
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
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 10:15 am
by PABassPlayer
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.
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 10:17 am
by PABassPlayer
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?
Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 12:20 pm
by silverback77
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...
Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 1:02 pm
by PABassPlayer
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.
Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 1:21 pm
by croninburg
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
Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 12:39 pm
by PABassPlayer
Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 12:46 pm
by Pfl?yd
Oh snap, now we have your address!
Expect a funny-smelling package in your mailbox this week!
Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 1:12 pm
by Hunter/Killer
did you ask him how he feels about fueling racial stereotypes by playing bass?
Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 1:29 pm
by BassPhemy
And while you're at it did you ask him how he feels about whooping every white boy's ass at bass?
Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 2:00 pm
by croninburg
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!"
Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 2:04 pm
by Dimejandro
haha badass pics PA
Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 6:19 pm
by Pfl?yd
Ha, you pussed out PA. But I like you so I won't repost it. haha.
Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 9:42 pm
by SuicideNote
Yeah Kevin.
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 9:38 am
by DeathSion
Right on, victor is a cool guy.
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 10:45 am
by silverback77
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.
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 10:55 am
by Lord of This World
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.
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 11:41 am
by PABassPlayer
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
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 12:07 pm
by BassPhemy
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.
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 12:44 pm
by soulburn
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
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 12:49 pm
by PABassPlayer
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!
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 1:18 pm
by soulburn
thanks
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 1:31 pm
by PABassPlayer
soulburn wrote:thanks
Oh, the song you were looking for is Kashmir, I'm guessing.
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 2:39 pm
by soulburn
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
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 2:40 pm
by Gor-Gor
Claypools better
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 4:54 pm
by Dimejandro
Gor-Gor wrote:Claypools better
i doubt it.. although they're probably on the same level.
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:29 pm
by silverback77
Gor-Gor wrote:Claypools better
If by better you mean sillier, sloppier, and with shittier tone than almost anyone I can think of...
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:35 pm
by Dimejandro
Claypool fucking owns.
did you see the period? good.
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 6:45 pm
by The Fear
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 6:51 pm
by Pfl?yd
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.
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 7:30 pm
by DBS
Pflöyd 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.
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 9:02 pm
by Pfl?yd
DBS wrote:Pflöyd 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.
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 9:37 pm
by PABassPlayer
was that a young Nigel Tufnel and David St. Hubbins?
