Victor Wooten

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“You’re always trying to get rid of buzzes when recording, so I came up with the idea of trying to make them groove instead”: How Victor Wooten created a groove without touching his bass guitar

By Chris Jisi published 8 January 24

Victor Wooten gives a track-by-track tour of his second solo album, What Did He Say?

Victor Wooten posing against a grey background

“Hearing Jaco Pastorius changed my life. I took the frets out of my first bass because of Jaco! He could make you like the bass, whether you liked it or not”: Victor Wooten names 10 bassists who shaped his sound

By Amit Sharma published 24 September 23

One of the bass guitar’s all-time greats on how Béla Fleck got him into Paul McCartney, the time Stanley Clarke sent him a broken bass string, and why Marcus Miller is “so good, he can play on something and you won’t know it’s him”

Victor Wooten Promotes His New CD "Soul Circus" and Fodera Bass - November 6, 2005 at O-East in Tokyo, Japan.

“The best way to get the bass sound I wanted was to play like Larry Graham. But it wasn’t fast enough for me”: Victor Wooten sums up his game-changing slap technique

By Nick Wells published 15 September 23

Victor Wooten’s double thumb technique is unlike any other – and he has Larry Graham to thank

Victor Wooten and Lianne La Havas perform live

How a Victor Wooten bass odyssey provided the unlikely inspiration for one of Lianne La Havas’ biggest hits

By Michael Astley-Brown published 8 March 23

The bass virtuoso inspired the neo-soul artist and Prince collaborator to approach her trademark Harmony Stratotone in a whole new way

Bassist Victor Lemonte Wooten of the Flecktones performing at Summerstage at the Rumsey Playfield in Central Park in New York City

Watch Victor Wooten deal with a broken string in the middle of his bass solo

By Nick Wells published 13 December 22

Victor Wooten keeps his cool even after going a string down with Béla Fleck and the Flecktones

Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller and Victor Wooten perform on stage on the second day of the North Sea Jazz Festival on July 11, 2009 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Victor Wooten on his S.M.V supergroup with Stanley Clarke and Marcus Miller: “It was like Michael Jordan and LeBron James asking you to be on their basketball team!”

By Nick Wells published 22 November 22

Bass guitar hero Victor Wooten looks back on his mind-blowing bass battles with Stanley Clarke and Marcus Miller

Cory Wong and Victor Wooten playing live

Cory Wong and Victor Wooten team up for hour-long bass showcase

By Matt Owen published 5 May 22

The Flecktones low-end legend shared his advice on rising through the ranks from amateur to advanced, and discussed how individuals can unleash their creativity

"Double-thumbing is where I use my thumb for up and downstrokes, similar to using a guitar pick": Bass legends Victor Wooten and Stanley Clarke in conversation

By Joel McIver published 13 April 22

In this classic 2008 interview, Clarke and Wooten share their musical philosophies, talk gear and unpack some of the groundbreaking techniques behind their sound

Victor Wooten: "Music is about more than the time spent on your instrument. It’s about the time spent on yourself"

By Ellen O'Reilly published 18 March 20

How the Wooten Brothers ended up among the most accomplished musical families in history

10 bassists you'd want in your dream band

By Sponsored, Tom Gilbert, Brian Caples published 21 August 19

Our list of low-end juggernauts that could take your band from bars to the big leagues

Jimmy Herring and Victor Wooten Announce Co-Headlining Fall Tour

By Lukasz Bielawski published 19 September 12

Jimmy Herring and Victor Wooten have announced a co-headline tour this fall. The tour will start November 1 in Charleston, South Carolina, and will wind up in Albany, New York, November 18.

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