2018 Reader Favorite Bassists – #7: Victor Wooten

Editor’s Note: At the end of each year, we tally up all the article and video views on No Treble to come up with a list of the top 10 most popular bassists. This is entirely based on readership, not on opinions, polls, or anything else. Just having some fun.

Victor Wooten

No surprise to us, Victor Wooten once makes the “readers favorite” list again this year. And Vic had a big year, including a tour with his new trio, the Fun & Funk Xplosion Tour with Sinbad, and a 30th anniversary tour with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones.

We also learned that Vic was working with Steve Bailey on a new Bass Extremes album.

Studio Jams #80: Watermelon Man (with Victor Wooten)

Studio Jams #80: Watermelon Man (with Victor Wooten)

Studio Jams released one of several videos recorded from session #80. This episode features Victor Wooten along with drummer Curtis Harmon, saxophonist Bob Franceschini and pianist James Lloyd, who perform Herbie Hancock’s “Watermelon Man”…

Victor Wooten: NAMM 2018 Performance and Lesson

Victor Wooten: NAMM 2018 Performance and Lesson

Victor Wooten’s appearances at the NAMM Show are always special. This year he gave a performance and talk at the Reverb booth. Starting with an awesome solo piece, Wooten talks about his summer camp before diving into music theory in a relatable way…

Victor Wooten: Bass Night

Victor Wooten: Bass Night

MusicForce shared this video of a February 2018 solo bass performance by Victor Wooten. Vic utilizes several layers with his looper to build quite a soundscape and soloing over top of it all while getting the crowd going in response…

Victor Wooten: Relix Studio Sessions

Victor Wooten: Relix Studio Sessions

Here’s a fantastic video of Victor Wooten visiting the Relix Studios back in November 2017. The video description says it all: “Bass master and Flecktone Victor Wooten recently swung by to warm up his fingers, sing, slap and treat the office to some fine, unfettered improvisation from true luminary…”

Victor Wooten and Steve Bailey Working On New “Bass Extremes” Album

Victor Wooten and Steve Bailey Working On New “Bass Extremes” Album

Good news for bass extremists: Victor Wooten and Steve Bailey are recording a new “Bass Extremes” album. Wooten let the news slip during the intro to a video about a new limited edition silk screen poster…

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