It’s been awhile, but I’ve dug something up that’s pretty sweet.
Many times, bass players are those guys in the band that don’t get much attention. Which is not really fair, seeing as there can be no band without a bass (speaking in traditional contemporary western music… you know what I mean).
Well guess what: Victor Wooten just isn’t that guy.
He stands up and screams, “HEY! I’m the freakin’ bass player! Look at me!” Well, not so much literally. But the way that he dominates the art of playing bass is beyond comparison to anyone living on this planet. This guy is the Vlad Horowitz of bass: he can make a bass do things that bend minds. And that’s just speaking of his technique; when it comes to playing the bass like a musical instrument, Victor Wooten plays like no other.
Many are familier with Wooten from his crucial part in Béla Fleck and the Flecktones (see first paragraph…). But for those who have never been aquainted with this master of low thumpin’ grooves and sweet harmonic overtones (!), check out his rendition of Amazing Grace. You’ll see.
I guess it’s OK if you like that kind of stuff!