Hartke Bass Clinic with Victor Wooten

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    Victor Wooten is a bona fide bass superstar, and he relies on Hartke products to always bring out the best tones possible. Join Victor for this special Hartke bass clinic as he loops his way through different licks and passages, discusses the importance of freeing yourself from fear while playing, builds out dynamic song structures within a single key, and so much more. Pull up a chair, grab your bass, and get to work!
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    0:00 - Intro
    0:18 - Jamming With Victor Wooten
    7:34 - How to Play Freely
    10:44 - Listening to What the Note Says
    12:32 - Creating Interesting Loops
    16:45 - Helping a Solo Player
    18:28 - Using Notes Not in the Key
    20:37 - Using all the Notes in a Key
    22:26 - Adding Space
    25:15 - Recap
    28:14 - Thanks for Watching!
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 315

  • @sweetwater
    @sweetwater  2 роки тому +86

    Huge thanks to Hartke and Victor Wooten 🔥 Don't forget to like and subscribe!

    • @insomniagfx
      @insomniagfx 2 роки тому +2

      Brilliant! What looper is he using, I promise to buy it from sweetwater ;)

    • @colinstewart3699
      @colinstewart3699 2 роки тому +2

      Yes love victor Wooten great player and teacher

    • @colinstewart3699
      @colinstewart3699 2 роки тому +1

      Amen

    • @reyllc
      @reyllc 2 роки тому +2

      What looper and what amps equipment, please:

    • @BassAtoZ
      @BassAtoZ 8 місяців тому

      Simplesmente uma combinação fantástica: VW + Hartke. Muito inspirador ... já peguei meu baixo para brincar com os dois campos harmônicos principais que ele usa neste primeiro groove. Impossível ficar sem reação!!!❤

  • @alanloya623
    @alanloya623 2 роки тому +130

    Came for a bass lesson, left with a life lesson.

  • @kimklbk3721
    @kimklbk3721 2 роки тому +62

    Victor is the Bob Ross of music, and he paints with the bass. What a fantastic fellow.

  • @readyeddie_
    @readyeddie_ 2 роки тому +164

    Victor is honestly the easiest person to learn from. He’s a natural born teacher. Great video.

  • @TayTayKemp
    @TayTayKemp 2 роки тому +144

    Victor uses the best metaphors, he’s maybe the best bass teacher I’ve come across. Thanks Sweetwater for making this happen!!!

    • @sweetwater
      @sweetwater  2 роки тому +5

      Thanks for checking it out, Taylor! 😊👍

    • @TayTayKemp
      @TayTayKemp 2 роки тому +2

      @@sweetwater always and anytime my friends at Sweetwater!

    • @theburnix
      @theburnix 2 роки тому +2

      he might be the best teacher period

    • @edguty3811
      @edguty3811 2 роки тому +1

      When I first heard vic and the flecktones, it was life changing. Not only musically, but it shaped who I was as a person. Naturally, I gobbled up everything I possibly could find and saying that I’m a fanboy is a severe understatement. Furthermore, This clinic is not only for bass players, but all musicians and that’s the real magic that Vic was so kind to share with us.

  • @-J.P.-
    @-J.P.- 7 місяців тому +3

    In an online music landscape in which every other video is titled "10 things YOU are doing WRONG" or ""8 MISTAKES you MAKE all the TIME", it feels so refreshing to find someone so encouraging and positive about why it's OK to make "mistakes" or why you shouldn't be afraid to colour outside the lines.
    Every Victor Wooten lesson makes me enjoy playing music more than before.

  • @copych
    @copych 2 роки тому +72

    Victor Wooten is such a source of wisdom. I wish i heard such words in my youth. Not just on music, but life wide.

    • @johnramsey2480
      @johnramsey2480 2 роки тому +1

      ABSOLUTELY 1000% AGREE with your sentiment sir!!!

  • @KRayxKodessA
    @KRayxKodessA 2 роки тому +60

    I was fortunate enough to host a clinic with Victor in the early 2000's -- he's not only a stunningly gifted musician, but he's an absolute gem of a human. Getting to talk with him at length, listening to his stories and perspectives - it was nothing short of inspiring. What an experience.

    • @davolbc
      @davolbc 2 роки тому +4

      That is outstanding! I would love to sit with him and just chat. Sounds like you both exchanged gifts that you both remember for a lifetime.

  • @GeliSkandalis1337
    @GeliSkandalis1337 2 роки тому +30

    This is definitely the most inspiring lesson of any kind that I've seen so far in my 34 years of life. Thanks to everyone for this.

    • @farhanur
      @farhanur 2 роки тому +1

      Was gonna say the same.. even the 34 years part!

  • @janeinarinc.9650
    @janeinarinc.9650 2 роки тому +44

    "I'm not trying to be good, I'm trying to be free"

  • @thrumyeyesphoto
    @thrumyeyesphoto 2 роки тому +6

    Victor is quite possibly the best music teacher out there. So simple, down-to-earth, yet incredibly effective. Thanks for posting this!

  • @CapuchoNoAr
    @CapuchoNoAr 2 роки тому +6

    Came to see his gear, but what I received was the best lesson of my life regarding music. Brought tears to my eyes. Thank you Victor Wooten, you're very inspiring! This video must be mandatory to any musician, no matter what level of knowledge. All music schools should recommend this to their students of any instrument. Thanks Sweetwater and Hartke for bringing this gem.

  • @ErikZmusic
    @ErikZmusic 2 роки тому +13

    Victor is an absolute treasure. I know whenever I click on a video interview with him I'm going to be transported to a world of pure music. I wish you could package his mindset and give it to every new musician on the planet.

  • @joshbeer414
    @joshbeer414 2 роки тому +1

    Man is a national treasure. Ty sweetwater

  • @joseluisolivera8703
    @joseluisolivera8703 Місяць тому

    Been playing for a while now. I never understood such an easy way to comprehend the 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, etc way to know where you are in a key.
    Victor doesn't miss, inspirational man.

  • @tommyrocker33
    @tommyrocker33 2 роки тому +7

    This is probably the best music lesson out there, should be mandatory viewing for any aspiring musician. Huge thanks Sweetwater, Hartke, and of course Victor Wooten. Fantastic stuff!

  • @dazza42UK
    @dazza42UK 2 роки тому +12

    Absolutely brilliant. What a man, what a teacher and what a musician.

  • @HustleMasta
    @HustleMasta 2 роки тому +2

    He's not just a great teacher but also a great inspirer. In my humble opinion, the world needs more people like him because what he is teaching can be applied to anything in life.

  • @BuckpLAYZnOGAMEz
    @BuckpLAYZnOGAMEz 2 роки тому +4

    I just bought my very first bass guitar, I’m going from piano to the guitar and listening to Victors knowledge makes me feel like I’m already ahead of the game .. he’s a amazing teacher

  • @doctorone1028
    @doctorone1028 9 місяців тому +1

    "Pure freedom..." thanks to Victor to remind us music is no competition, it is soul and art.

  • @gregcharles6528
    @gregcharles6528 2 роки тому +5

    What a tremendous concept - FREEDOM (just like a conversation - new, old, big, or small). Remember like a child, to be FREE!!!! I want to adopt this guy into my family!!!!

  • @thebsfactory
    @thebsfactory 5 місяців тому

    Well, if there were to be a Nobel Prize for musical understanding, that prize would unquestionably belong to Mr. Victor Wooten....!
    ✌😎🤘

  • @batwithglasses
    @batwithglasses 2 роки тому +9

    This man is truly a gift to music...

  • @wjcolon
    @wjcolon 2 роки тому +6

    Wooten is a genius. Makes anyone chuckle. He embrases Miles Davis philosophy: " there are no mistakes." But this was such a smooth and intriguing video.

  • @jimalbruzzess2445
    @jimalbruzzess2445 2 роки тому +8

    Victor Wooten is sooooo cool !!! Awesome words once again.

  • @tomhock3192
    @tomhock3192 11 місяців тому

    Beautiful. Exactly what I've needed to hear. Making it wrong so the right can be righter. I've been struggling to be confident in that. This man gets it.

  • @axeman14
    @axeman14 2 роки тому +3

    Every time I watch a video with Victor he gives me another gem of advice

  • @FarrinD12
    @FarrinD12 2 роки тому +8

    Victor just makes me so happy, he’s such a wonderful soul!

  • @beatricesims5357
    @beatricesims5357 5 днів тому

    Beautiful ❤❤❤❤ I was jamming with you Victor! I felt freedom as I started playing as a beginner. Thank you for this 🥰

  • @bassboi5052
    @bassboi5052 Рік тому +1

    "am i the best? no! who can say that?!"
    i have long maintained that it is everyone around the person in question who can decide whether or not you are the best
    and in my humble opinion victor is probably the best
    not because of his technical skill, although it is quite high indeed
    but because of his ability to express himself through his instrument

  • @gregdoran5850
    @gregdoran5850 Рік тому

    Victor is an earthly treasure!!!

  • @Rwjudy48
    @Rwjudy48 5 місяців тому

    Thank you Hartke and Sweetwater for sponsoring this video. Thank you, Victor, for your wisdom and insights into making music fun.

  • @richardaaron4454
    @richardaaron4454 2 роки тому +3

    This man is a philosopher

  • @thefunkykitty
    @thefunkykitty 2 роки тому

    "...not trying to be good, I'm trying to be free..." ...yes to that!

  • @gabedawg
    @gabedawg 2 роки тому +3

    one of the most humble musicians ever

  • @369someguy
    @369someguy 2 роки тому

    right when im thinking of picking up a guitar to work out ideas, Master Wooten pulls me right back in

  • @samuelparra1510
    @samuelparra1510 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks Sweetwater and Hartke for this exclusive and diatonical mind blowing session with Victor Wooten!

  • @bananabana6630
    @bananabana6630 2 роки тому

    Victor Wooten said am I the Best and he said NO! WOW! What an unselfish Humble Man! Not Proud but Humble! So many people argue about who is the best guitar player or who is the best bass player and I tell them that it's all subjective. Thank you Victor Wooten🙏

  • @cristiandml5553
    @cristiandml5553 2 роки тому +1

    It makes all the sense in the world Mr. Wooten. Thanks for sharing your time, your experiece, your heart, you're the man!

  • @fondfarewell2
    @fondfarewell2 2 роки тому +5

    One of the greatest music minds of all time.

  • @youeyeball
    @youeyeball 2 роки тому

    Thank You Sweetwater 🙏, and Thank You Mr. Wooten 🙏 🎸❕

  • @andrewboyle7442
    @andrewboyle7442 2 роки тому +3

    Victor is so good at breaking it down,,,I,could listen to him talk and of course play his bass all day ,,this Cat is one of the best artist ever

  • @CorbieBass
    @CorbieBass Рік тому

    I'm going out of this world when I am watching Victor Wooten and I am amazed every time I watch him.

  • @AntonioMeres
    @AntonioMeres Рік тому +1

    Thank you Sweetwater, Hartke and of course, the one and only, Mr Victor Wooten ❤️

  • @iBuyYouFly
    @iBuyYouFly Рік тому

    Victor is just as great a teacher as he is a player. I'm loving the idea of embracing the "freedom" of playing over being "right"

  • @mgammill
    @mgammill 2 роки тому +5

    this is the best guitar/music lesson i’ve ever heard

  • @malcolmbennett3907
    @malcolmbennett3907 10 місяців тому

    Mesmerizing!! Started watching and couldn't stop. Great teacher.

  • @surranadaley3869
    @surranadaley3869 Рік тому

    Victor Wooten help to build my confidence as a bass player and other areas of my life

  • @marcosdimagi128
    @marcosdimagi128 2 роки тому +1

    How not to love this guy?...

  • @joshbuddha6112
    @joshbuddha6112 2 роки тому +1

    Always great seeing people appreciated my cousins wisdoms.
    Not only is he an amazing bass players but hes an even better teacher and greater human being

  • @ajhproductions2347
    @ajhproductions2347 10 місяців тому

    This man has always been a mentor to me. I needed to hear and see this so bad. Victor is an utter legend and he’s so humble about it. Gotta love that man!

  • @garryedwards2917
    @garryedwards2917 2 роки тому +2

    That ladies & gentlemen is a master class how to appreciate music. Pure legend

  • @ianboggs9211
    @ianboggs9211 2 роки тому

    Is this the best lesson in improvisation I've ever seen? If simple is best, it is.
    If those five out of key notes are not wrong, then there are no wrong notes. It's just when we play them that makes them more or less cool, or nice, or sweet or grating or just right.
    And if it doesn't sound wonderful, nobody bleeds and nobody dies. We just get an opportunity to learn how to choose them better.
    More playing = more mistakes = more opportunities = more education = more eloquence........
    Why practice when we can jam?

  • @rodpaciello
    @rodpaciello 2 роки тому +1

    I can hear Victor talking and playing all day! So inspirational!

  • @graxjpg
    @graxjpg 2 роки тому +2

    Victor Wooten is one of those guys whose sound is like nature itself. The epitome of being is to be absorbed by nature and to represent it and channel it to make your environment a place where freedom does not entail the need to be free. Music as a language is how we were designed to communicate our inner thoughts and feelings.

  • @scottsmith2483
    @scottsmith2483 2 роки тому

    That final thought really hit me: "I don't play bass, I play music" Wow. Just.... wow.

  • @jeffbriggs4268
    @jeffbriggs4268 11 місяців тому

    You never cease to amaze me!!! Thanks!!!

  • @Tomijee
    @Tomijee 4 місяці тому

    He even talks "musically" and in rhythm, I just improvised over his talk and it was nice.

  • @sachwah
    @sachwah 2 роки тому

    Thank you, Grandmaster Vic.

  • @gregcharles6528
    @gregcharles6528 2 роки тому +6

    Wow, I want to play along (actually, I want to be able to play like this - THAT WAS UNREAL!!!)

  • @paulwebendorfer5627
    @paulwebendorfer5627 2 роки тому

    Unbelievable teacher... I could listen to Victor talk about bass and music all day.

  • @daradaraee2234
    @daradaraee2234 2 роки тому +1

    Big love for you Mr Wooten. You're not even just play music, you breathe music.

  • @martinj.bombsquad6695
    @martinj.bombsquad6695 2 роки тому

    Grate Guy!He rearly lives Musik👏👏👏👌

  • @larrywoodard5524
    @larrywoodard5524 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks cuz. I gotta play tomorrow and you changed the whole dynamic of what I'm gonna be playing!

  • @nobs1964
    @nobs1964 2 роки тому

    Even if the English language is not my mother tongue, there are contemporaries who manage to speak English so vividly that even such an old "Kraut" like me has to understand and virtually inhale every word.....heartfelt thanks to all the actors who made this clip possible.

  • @alisonlimamusic4992
    @alisonlimamusic4992 2 роки тому

    Wooow! He just said a few words and I learn so much!

  • @j_laf9575
    @j_laf9575 2 роки тому +1

    So much wisdom in this one. Thank you to Sweetwater and to the master Victor Wooten, there's always something to learn!

  • @correametal
    @correametal 2 роки тому +1

    Awesome video and excellent message from a true master of Bass. His philosophy goes beyond all we could imagine. ...and to the one who gave a thumbs down to the video..."hey, get a life" Thanks Sweetwater and Hartke for making this available to us, and thank Victor for some true light and words of wisdom!!

  • @vdub1959
    @vdub1959 2 роки тому

    Wow. That was incredible. Thanks for posting!

  • @stevehall3410
    @stevehall3410 2 роки тому

    Possibly the ultimate motivational speaker ever while talking about music. Always a pleasure to listen to Victor and hear how he approached music.

  • @asid2burn
    @asid2burn 2 роки тому +2

    Victor you are truly inspiring and an amazing person thank you for making the world that much better for being here doing what you do.

  • @saxpete
    @saxpete 2 роки тому +1

    finally picked up a bass last week, and i am 38..nothing is too late

  • @morethanaveragejoe8224
    @morethanaveragejoe8224 2 роки тому +1

    I've been a fan of Victor's since I saw him and drummer J. D. Blair play Amazing Grace on that show BET on Jazz about 20 years ago. I wish someone would post that on UA-cam.

  • @papakefis4252
    @papakefis4252 2 роки тому +1

    One of the best video content I've seen in my life.
    Not only from a musical point of view.

  • @micheldindaine8403
    @micheldindaine8403 2 роки тому +1

    OH YEAH !! that was a nice way to spice up the meal, to see the harmonic scenary from a broader perspective.
    very well explained as long as demonstrated. LOVE IT, THANK YOU.

  • @bassistheplace9888
    @bassistheplace9888 2 роки тому

    Thank you Mr Wooten I've RETIRED and started practicing with a ROCK BAND you've helped me a lot!

  • @jasonbryant.bassguitarplay3641
    @jasonbryant.bassguitarplay3641 2 роки тому +1

    Merry Christmas Victor.
    Thanks for making videos that inspire me and obviously OTHERS. Every lesson is a true gift to enjoy.

  • @ProjectCreativeStudio
    @ProjectCreativeStudio 5 місяців тому

    You are amazing incredible teacher!! you enchanting everyone!!!! Thank you.

  • @El...Presidente
    @El...Presidente 2 роки тому +1

    Víctor, you’re nothing short of amazing. Thanks again for your wisdom, love and freedom!

  • @loganwarwick8270
    @loganwarwick8270 10 місяців тому

    Victor is so skilled yet so modest and humble, without doubt the greatest and wisest teacher I’ve ever had the privilege to listen to and to watch, your wisdom and knowledge are truly appreciated ❤

  • @Andy-ug2td
    @Andy-ug2td 2 роки тому

    tx Victor Wooten sharing..nice^^

  • @LEVALmusic
    @LEVALmusic 2 роки тому

    Before he even started talking I said man he looks free... this is what freedom looks like. Lo and behold he says it. The best show and tell! Thank you Sweetwater and the incomparable Victor Wooten

  • @rastahueso
    @rastahueso 2 роки тому +2

    Vic es uno de los mejores docentes que jamas vi y una de las personas mas inspiradoras de este planeta. Larga vida al gran Victor Wooten !!

  • @danielmaifad9085
    @danielmaifad9085 2 роки тому

    When ever i listen to Mr.Victor wooten i get transformed,not only base on music,.... Thank you sweet water

  • @redd6399
    @redd6399 2 роки тому

    Mr. Wooten you are a National Treasure sir . Thanks for blessing us with your gift.

  • @JoshNecto21
    @JoshNecto21 2 роки тому +1

    Soo precisely melodic to the core 🔥 Legend 🔥 Bassy dreams ❤️ dynamically rich 🔥 percussive and melodic at same time 🔥Sir Victor Wooten

  • @mistacoo
    @mistacoo 2 роки тому

    Best music teacher ever. Such down to earth common sense when explaining things.

  • @hamsandwichson
    @hamsandwichson 2 роки тому

    Omg that little string push that taps the pickup at 3:40! I've made that sound before, I'm sure everyone has, but never musically! 😛

  • @catboyzee
    @catboyzee 2 роки тому +1

    Hadn't really listened to him play in a little while. Kinda refreshing to hear his peculiar brand of rhythmic/harmonic genius on the bass guitar once again.

  • @user-lv5tv3le8r
    @user-lv5tv3le8r 8 місяців тому

    The most amazing music lesson I've ever had. Thank you Victor Wooten and Sweetwater. Life Changing perspective and it makes so much sense!

  • @Jojomusic007
    @Jojomusic007 2 роки тому

    When i come back home , i don't really feel hum....i better be on vacation...so i turn on my speakers, and i listen some Victor wooten , and i enjoy my home ....

  • @drewonthebass
    @drewonthebass 2 роки тому +2

    This is amazing, crazy to see him progress as a teacher

  • @zacharyhudson1336
    @zacharyhudson1336 2 роки тому +4

    "Am I the best? No."
    Actually Victor... you ARE the best and many would agree LOL.

  • @cyriani942
    @cyriani942 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks a lot Sweetwater for this golden video. This video is everything. Thanks a lot Mr Wooten for this inspiring video. It makes us see or understand music as the easiest thing on earth. Thanks a lot once again!

  • @DorothyOzmaLover
    @DorothyOzmaLover 2 роки тому +2

    Love Victor w/ his artful smooth prettying playing and his mentoring is so useful that enlightens!

  • @jasonraines7629
    @jasonraines7629 2 роки тому

    That was so good. I could listen to Victor talk about music all day long.

  • @luigimangili7719
    @luigimangili7719 2 роки тому

    You are a Very special person ! Thanks 🙏🏻

  • @JasonFerguson17t
    @JasonFerguson17t 2 роки тому

    This was so cool! Thank you for doing this!

  • @i.n.c.fromthetopropes3465
    @i.n.c.fromthetopropes3465 2 роки тому

    He is so humble. This guy is easy top 10 bass players ALL TIME. Some would argue top 5 . Top 3 you ask me and he speaks like he just "aight". You can't help but love this guy not to mention he is Incredible. 🙌

  • @halcop
    @halcop 2 роки тому

    That's all the lessons that I need. Bravo!👏🏾