2021 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 had a busy 2021. He and Steve Bailey continued their Zoom bass webinar series, he performed on Octavision’s debut album, published a new book, did some educational videos for Sweetwater, and launched The Bass Vault with Bailey too.
Victor is a mainstay on the Reader Favorites lists, and 2021 was no exception.
Victor Wooten and Billy Sheehan Featured on Prog-Metal Band Octavision’s Debut
Just over four years ago, No Treble readers were blown away by Octavision’s debut single, which featured the mighty Victor Wooten on bass. Now the group has released its first full-length album, called “Coexist” with Wooten and Billy Sheehan.
Victor Wooten Band: Live at Indy Jazz Fest 2021
Rick Such shared this great video from Indy Jazz Fest 2021. He titled it “Victor Wooten and his band giving the crowd a lesson in time signatures at Indy Jazz Fest 2021?. Indeed it is.
Sweetwater: Hartke Bass Clinic with Victor Wooten
Sweetwater has been crushing it with their bass-related content lately! In this video, we have the great Victor Wooten giving us more insight into this art that we call music.
Victor Wooten: Pretty Little Lady Groove
Here’s a great video from back in the day, taken from Victor Wooten’s “Super Bass Solo Technique” DVD. In this clip, Vic and the band get funky on “Pretty Little Lady”.
Sweetwater: Hartke Bass Clinic with Victor Wooten (Part 2)
Mitch Gallagher at Sweetwater is back again with more bass goodness. I’m loving all of the fresh content they have been dropping. In this clip, Mitch sits down with Victor Wooten for a nice chat about developing your musicianship.
Victor Wooten and Paul Peterson: Improvised Jam
A couple of days ago, Victor Wooten shared this video on Facebook saying, “This was a fun jam with the great Paul Peterson.” This is an impressive, completely improvised jam with some great commentary from Vic.
Steve Bailey and Victor Wooten Launch The Bass Vault
Steve Bailey and Victor Wooten have an incredible bank of bass knowledge, and now they’re letting you in. The Bass Vault is a new online platform that will feature live events, exclusive videos, lessons, photos, downloads, and more.
Victor Wooten Publishes New Book, “The Spirit of Music”
Victor Wooten has just published a new book called “The Spirit of Music: The Lesson Continues”, which follows up on his 2008 novel, “The Music Lesson”. The book teaches lessons through its storytelling.
