Bass legend Victor Wooten talks VOX AmPlug
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- Опубліковано 26 лис 2012
- We were lucky to have the Grammy® Award-winning bassist, composer, author, producer, and all-around great guy Victor Wooten stop by to talk about the amPlug from VOX. Victor's been using amPlugs on his own and with his amazing Vix Camps, so Just plug in to your instrument, and enjoy serious guitar/bass sound with your headphones of choice! Check out what a legend like Vic does with them!
For more on the full amPlug product line, head over to www.voxamps.com/amplug. To learn more about Victor, his book, his label and all the other awesome stuff he does, check out www.victorwooten.com and www.vixcamps.com.
"I can plug in some headphones...and I can jam and hear myself and not have to bother anyone else."
Victor, your playing could never bother ANYONE. I just got one of these yesterday and was amazed by it!
I was thinking the same thing. Bother me, Victor. It'll be ok.
Jeff Hachtel Now.. MY playing may bother people, so this is a great amp. haha
I know I do. lol.. but that's on guitar, so I'll need a different one. :)
Does it have ok volume if you only have the plug in? no cabinet or headphones
@@eliasr6619 no
Vic playing metal. That is gold!!
If it's for bass, and Victor fucking Wooten says it's good I'm buying it..
Is the Wooten's electric bass included?
I wish it also came with a Wooten
Yes it does I find its a bargain XD
@@Rackune that’s what she said
Simply amazing....
If Wooten recommends, I'm buying. Today I purchased my first unit. Looking forward to get my hands on it as soon as my order arrives.
So looking forward! Ordered two AmPlugs yesterday :)) Thanks VOX
Victor Wooten
-bass god.
Love this man
Wow awesome bass playing! Yeah for VWooten
I have an AC30 model...love it!
LOL - Wooten rocking out :D ... would love to hear that more often
0:54 When you're not sure, if Victor is a bit nervous, or just keeping rhythm while talking.
1:36 I want to hear more of this oh wow
Anjaaaaay
Keren bgt lhooo victor
i have the VOX Metal 2 and i walk around the house while jamming, its a pretty nice thing to have.
I can imagine a neighbor seeing you through the window looking at you like ,,The fuck? O.o" xD
Thanks nice video
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My mother is thankful that I use tha
i have one its great !
pretty cool
Definitely a cool guy :)
+weirdplanet108
It can be used with headphones OR you can plug in PC speakers, sound system, etc.
Yeah, man. Hearin' you jam would really bother people. ;)
Finally I’ll be able to sounds like victor .
Cool
fodera bass guitar (yin yang custom model)
your welcome :)
Victor could even make a log sound funky.
2:01 thats some lucky kids
Is it possible to get a clipon for the cabinet? I want to hang it on my belt or strap
It also has 3 types of drum tracks to play along with.
I just bought it! Which cable is needed to connect the mobile to the amp? Does anyone know? Thanks!
The one I just got yesterday, maybe a newer model (?), comes with drum tracks built in so you have something to jam to. It's great.
but it has noise in background right?
@@AzogDefilerFromMordor yes it does, it's awfull, but if you want to play in the woods or in the train or on your toilets, that probably the handier option.
@@mirak63 When I use my Amplug 2 Blues (for guitar) with my compressor pedal (AKAI), it becomes very silent! It sounds very good with good headphones!
Hey sorry I'm new to this, I have question do you just plug it in the bass or do you have to connect to a proper, big amp somehow? Sorry if it's a stupid question
@@capplaysz2834 You plug it straight in the bass, you don't even need a cable. The connector is already there. Then, you connect your headphones in it and if you want, a MP3 player (tablet, cellphone, etc.)
Have been looking at reviews on this deciding whether or not to buy it. Reviews are allll over the place. Saw that Victor likes it? ‘Nuff said.
You saw that Victor likes it? This is a commercial, not a review.
@@Brinta3 yeah. But if Victor Wooten likes it, nuff said
Where are the effects he was talking about? I can't find them on mine.
SOLD!
Gotta have one of these, I already have Rocksmith 2014 (because I don't have any room for an amplifier in my bedroom), but I'd like to have something that sounds better than the sound on Rocksmith (because the sound on Rocksmith is a bit bad, works fine if you just want to practice though), and I'd like something portable.
No room for an amp in your bedroom? Please can you share a photo of your bedroom, i would like to see that! :D
How can I get the distortion?
I need something that I can take to rehearsals (without lugging my amp across the city) does anyone know if this is going to be loud enough to not be drowned out by two acoustic guitars playing as well? Or just loud enough for practicing by myself? Also, how do you charge it?
+Sam Watts I just bought the Bass AmPlug 2 (this is version 1 in the video but there is 2 now) this morning, only messed about with it for 15mins but I can confirm you get a lot of bang for your buck. I haven't plugged it into a amp or anything as yet, but via headphones it's nice and loud. It takes 2x AAA Batteries for it's power, from what I read online that should give you 17 hours of play time but we will see.
He does mention that you can achieve Distortion or Crunch with it in the video. I bought mine a week ago and IMHO you can't really get anything too 'meaty' out of it. Consider you only have a volume and tone knob and then three Gain modes (hi, mid, low) there's not really too much to play around with in terms of sound modelling beyound the base sound of your, uhm... bass :)
is it still worth the money though? I mostly play classic rock and punk and would like a punchy sound (with the occasional overdrive/high gain)
I only ever use it on high gain. Mid and low gain modes are barely audible to me and I'm using Sennheiser HD-25 sp headphones so go figure... You won't get any effects out of the pocket amp, so to speak. Just a single band EQ.
His bass must be crazy high output, if it distorts on the low channel or he's using a pedal.
Can i connect it to my Woofer system......?
What happened if I plug it in a regular six-string electric guitar??
Nvm the amp, that bass is awesome.
couldn't decide if this product was legit then i found this review. bought, done. #vic
Is it any good? Would you recommend it? 😅
haha how cute, victor suggesting that his playing would bother anybody else. :)
Does it have a battery?
can I somehow listen to music on my headphones and use the vox to practice at the same time? So I can practice along to my own music.
Can I play Auxillary sounds into the amp alongside my guitar?
Yes. There is an Aux port.
So is it safe to say I could run this through PC speakers?
so how do you connect it to your amp? with an mini jack kable and an connector? can anyone tell me?
+N.G.E. Sarmo I you find out, let me know cuz I'd like to know if it's possible to plug on simple baffles
+psykomatik I will... I'm going to buy a set of them (amplug bass, ac30 and amphone)
+N.G.E. Sarmo Yep, but bare in mind that the headphones socket on it is stereo. If you plug a mono 3.5mm jack into it you're shorting out one channel, which is probably not good for it. Make up a cable with just one channel connected (the tip is left, leave the ring unconnected) or use a splitter adapter that gives you two mono signals, then just use one of them.
+TooSlowTube aha thankx,.... yeah, ill leave a ring... and then use a plug to connect the monocable to my amp :)... right right... seems quite a lot of work, but ill give it a try.. :)
Please advise if i can plug it to the speaker through 3.5 jack and play?
Seems anything with a standard 3.5mm headphone jack can be used, including speakers.
Elchin Gasanov yes you can
Can I plug in a regular headphone, or a special one is needed (one that I can plug in a regular Amp)?
hi! I 'd like to know wich bass guitar is the one of this video please ! =)
www.fodera.com/victor-wooten-yin-yang-deluxe/
can the classic rock amp be used for lead and bass guitar
+wozzi71
Yes why not
now.. if I get this. can I use the bass one on my guitar?
Vox amPlug2 that I purchased recently only has Volume, tone and volume for tempo(3 drum tracks). There are no effects.
The bass one dosent have effects
Me too man whats up?
@@nourel-deenayman3943 but he said it has gain
I think this is the original version. This video is 7 years old. I think the built in rythems are a great feature, supposedly there is 9 drum grooves. The distortion on the one he's demoing sounds really good too.
Is the Vox AmPlug and amplifier on its own? Or is it just used to link your bass with a headphone or an amplifier?
Yes, the amPlug is a full amplifier on it's own! Just plug it into your bass, plug your headphones into the amPlug, and you're good to go
I bought one to play where I don't have an amp, but unfortunely the sound is garbage with a lot of noise, and you can't equalize it.
I prefer use a pédal preamp with headphone out and aux in, if I have a powersocket or if runs on batteries.
But as a warmup amp, or to practice like in the nature, the amplug is the handiest, but at home, you ears will want something better.
i got one for bass, the noise ruins the whole experience
can you also use it to connect the bass to your car sound system?
Good Idea! I will do this!
That was actually the first thing to come to my mind after I found out about this thing :D
Of course you should be able to do that, after all no one cares where you send your signal as long as output have enough power (and the car system has its own).
I actually did just that, at a place my friends and I refer to as "the falls" where we all used to go after (or during) school to get wasted. I went down there in the summer of 2010 on a day when there were lots of people hanging out drinking and smoking pot, and brought my tele, a compression pedal, and my amplug-AC30, AND a CD player and two CD's with dry mixes of all my drums. I plugged the car power supply for the CD player into the lighter socket, plugged the output into the aux-in of the amplug, plugged my guitar into the compression pedal and plugged the 1/4" plug of the amplug into the output of that (allows for both more wiggle-room between me and the amplug and compresses and boost the signal). Then I ran a regular audio cable from the headphone out of the amplug into the car stereo, hit play on the drum-track CD's, and played and sang all my songs "live" at the falls for all the stoned and drunk kids. They threw change and $1 bills in my empty water-jug. They even did a little slam-dancing until one kid fell in the water. He was ok..... Sorry, the short answer, which other people already have given you, is yes, you can. I just saw that and it put a big smile on my face and I wanted to tell the story.=)
Adam Rainstopper well that's just proves the point, namely - this little thing is definitely worth buying :D
Ivan Kalinin Hell yes it is! I actually sometimes use the AC30 one to record bass direct. "My bass tone" is essentially very clean, new set of pro-steels, played usually with a pick, I like a very articulate bright sound. Helps it stand out as separate and distinct from my mid-heavy, distorted guitars. I'll probably buy the new amplug 2 bass model since everyone in the known universe gives me guitar center gift-cards for christmas. One thing though, the guitar models have certain built-in effects, delay for the "lead" model, and some other stuff on the others.....I think the bass model should have built-in compression, but again, it's not like I can't plug my instrument into my compression pedal and the amplug into the output of the pedal. Overall, these things are a really nice writing tool, and good for certain recording applications too, as well as being the first thing I reach for to pass the time during a power-outage.
Normally I'm weary of bass and some distortion together, kinda ruins the tone... But victor, as he always does with me, completely surprised me by how much of a cool funk you can get out of it. =)
Still won't get the amplug though... Just his fodera will do xD
Can i plug it into an ibanez SR300E bass?
it plugs into any bass
Amplug 2 newer one has built in drum machine. For about the same price. Much better upgrade!
ca it be played on acoustic please tell
so, can i use it as a DI?
+el van lorenzo
Ai
FYI It doesn't sound anything like this if you have a passive bass. I have a passive P-bass and it never distorts even on the high gain channel.
I expected to play just like him too.
seinfield
I’m looking for one of the older models now, if anyone has one message me.
“or anything”
I've got one of these. They're really noisy and they can't take a 5-string without clipping badly.
the noise is really distracting, and the amplification is not powerful at all....
"Bass legend Victor Wooten talks VOX AmPlug". I hope this Vox AmPlug does more than talk after I put my money down and then HEAR what it has to say.
I am shure Victor Wooten is a good bass player and all.
But this video is very misleading.
Theses Devices have such a low audio quality - it's just horrible.
There is constant background noise which is relatively loud, independent of the knob positions.
Its ok for practice if you have no other choice. But in general you would prefer EVERY other option!
Samuel Gfrörer I bought the bass model and providing you don’t have the tone control too high, the quality is fine. I worry slightly that it could break as it’s made of plastic, but so far, so good. Definitely recommend it.
yeah sometimes the amplification is not worth the noise
Can you still hear yourself without the headphones plugged in?
No only the natural of metal strings
Cheers! Now to sell some organs to pay for one :D
haha, ik this is like years later but the fact that it’s like incredibly cheap, like 50 bucks is absolutely incredible i mean honestly
@@saucesov2212 I was talking about the bass, there was another comment but it seems to have disappeared.
he reminds me of Denzel Washington
gamezmeow He does sound like him a lot. Doesn't look like him at all though.
Maybe they work on basses with active pickups, but my basses are passive and the audio quality is horrible and the build quality is shoddy. Victor is a great bassist and (I'm told) a very nice man. He really shouldn't attach his good name to this inferior product.
"There's a sucker born every minute."
I'm glad to say that you lose no high-quality noise with active pickups /sarcasm
Valeton rushead bass is better
Sam I was thinking about getting this instead. It definitely seems better than this Vox
Model, but what about the Vox amplug 2? Is it really worth spending a bit extra to get the newer Vox amplug, or is the Valeton perfectly good?
I bought this about 2 years ago, and now it doesn't work most of the time. IMO....it's poorly designed and cheaply made (plastic body and knobs). The plug becomes loose fitting inside the box after a while. Why waste time with this when you have better options to choose from. If you're going to buy one, buy a good quality one.
what do you suggest? I really like the sound and capability of this device, but the construction is very weak, and plug in sockets are made of shitty plastic - should be metal!!! I already broke 2 of these by accident when handling my bass, so I would like to get one made of proper/stronger materials. If you have suggestion for me write to astolfa@gmail.com
Warum macht ausgerechnet Victor Wooten Werbung für diese Rauschteile? Da gibt es bessere, die besser zu seinem Fodera passen...
Zuado
There is no doubt that Victor Wooten is one of the top bass players on the planet but holy shit. Is there anything he plays that does NOT involve slap bass at some point? It really gets monotonous! It's like having to hear Eddie Van Halen do NOTHING but a half hour finger tapping solo. Sure Eddie is a guitar god but he uses that in MODERATION. If Eddie had used finger tapping consistently for the ENTIRE song on EVERY song like Victor does with slap bass, people would have got really sick of it really fast. Slap bass really is the apitomy or finger tapping in the world of bass. I'm not taking away from Victor's talent any more than I would from Eddie Van Halen but holy shit! Even Eddie used restraint and moderation to compose some songs that actually had some diverse sounds.
well... when you literally single handedly redefine how people approach slap bass, i think you have a right to slap until the sun burns out. So you probably also said, "geesh!...Jaco i KNOW youre amazing but do you have to play that bridge pickup finger style allll the time???..." Come on guy. Youre better than this...
Slap bass is awesome dude. Playing with just finger gets boring, so slap bass gives the bass that extra skill level. That's why victor probably does it.
I wouldn't ever compare slap bass to finger tapping. The way I see it is that slap is one of the four most common ways to play bass: fingering, picking, plucking and slapping. That means, for me, that you can do that an entire song.
Now, finger tapping is a technique that you can use mostly for solos and special licks or riffs, but not something that belongs to the way you're playing the instrument. Again, this is how I see it.
There is Pete Wentz, Lyn-z Ballato Way and Dallon Weekes.....
He seems excellent but like you say, as soon as i heard the slapping and twiddling i wanted him to shut up, endless drivvel like blues guitarists, Geddy Lee is the greatest bass player, ok he can't slap, so what, his creativity is unparalleled
He totally uses this by giving them to his students at the camps. I love Victor Wooten but I feel this was a totally disingenuous plug for this item.
How do you know he isn't genuine you fuxk
I can see he's struggling to make the distortion sound good.
And I can see u dont know what ur talking.
PROGrapeSmuggler3000
You, sir, are fucking dumb.
Lo probe y tiene mucho GISSS !!!! made in china. pinche mierda
tomek127612 o el tuyo no funcionaba, o tu guitarra era mierda
How can I get the distortion?
Using the gain knob I suppose.