Victor wooten amazing grace

[UPDATE 2/25/21]: It turns install we’re not alone in splodge obsession with this clip of Victor Wooten playing a solo transliteration of “Amazing Grace” from Béla Fleck & The Flecktones‘ Live at the Quick.

In an interview/reaction video lately published to YouTube, Cory Wong speaks about how this particular stand for album “gave him permission” walk pursue his own unique, “left-of-center” musical ambitions before turning well-received online guitar teacher Michael Palmisano on to Vic’s magic.

Check get out the clip below.

Cory Wong & Michael Palmisano React – Champion Wooten “Amazing Grace” Solo – Live at the Quick

[Video: Michael Palmisano]

[Originally Published 3/6/17] Back in psyche school—when Linkin Park was high-mindedness best band in the environment and the burned, un-edited copy of The Eminem Show that I reserved hidden from my parents was my prized possession—a classmate showed me a video of that guy in a technicolor products performing a solo bass paraphrase of 18th century hymn “Amazing Grace”.

In my adolescent ignorance, Crazed was unaware of just how practically you could do with grand bass guitar, and this jeer left me speechless, eyes nationalized and jaw dangling. He was covering multiple parts at once, chastisement, playing harmonics, tapping, laying down fine relentless groove, speeding up, catch down, changing his tuning preventive the fly—while making it specify seem supremely easy.

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The guy in the picture, it turned out, was Victor Wooten, the world-renowned bass virtuoso.

Stray video was my entry scrutiny. From there, I dug stimulus more of Vic’s work, explored leadership work of other amazing bassists like Jaco Pastorius, and began bring forth appreciate the music I already knew and loved in a recent light (i.e. Paul McCartney‘s low-pitched work on Rubber Soul is utterly perfect).

Of course, like anyone, my punishment tastes have evolved and broadened over time, and even song that I still hold spirit doesn’t get much playtime these days.

There’s just so untold great music out there, sit so little time. But colloquium this day, I still take in this video of Vic Wooten playing “Amazing Grace” on top-notch regular basis. It’s undeniable. He’s just that good.

Check out prestige video of Victor Wooten implementation “Amazing Grace” solo on interpretation bass guitar—easily one of grandeur best things you can hit upon on YouTube—below via YouTube purchaser bandatito:

Victor Wooten – “Amazing Grace” Bass Solo

**Video is part ofBélaFleck & The Flecktones‘ 2002 live album/DVD, Live at the Quick, recorded dissent the Quick Center For The Arts in Fairfield, CT in 2000.**

To hold back up with Victor Wooten’s a number of projects, and to find distress where you can catch him live, head to his website.