Victor Wooten wows with his performance of The Lesson solo live on EMGtv 

In my opinion, The Lesson is the greatest thing that's ever been done on a bass

Dude's not even thinking about what he's doing. He doesn't have to. He's so at one with his instrument. It's a part of his soul, and he plays 100% by feel. It's unreal.

It's so weird to me that when I hear fret buzz or something like that in my own playing it annoys me to no end but with Mr Wooten it just sounds like it's supposed to be there. He truly is a prodigy

My bass just slapped me and walked out my house.

I still se people commenting stuff like, "he should play guitar" but people don't realise, we don't play bass until we're 'good enough' to play guitar and we don't play bass because we don't want to be in the spotlight. We bass because we like the sound and the feel of a bass and want to utilise that :)

I just finished an online bass camp with Victor. The man is from another planet, in the absolute best sense of the term - both as a musician and a person.

How can I call myself a bass player after watching this? This is crazy... I love watching Wooten kill the bass!

Lyrics: Uh!

This is one of the peaks of bass guitar mastery.

The only bad thing about this video is that it ends

"The Lesson". He couldn't have chosen a better name for this song.

I feel lucky to have ears and be able to hear music like this.

not only is he an amazing bass player, but look at his expression, you can see how much effort and passion went into this written right on his face

This is definitely not solo. literally song. It is a complete song with its introduction, narration, rise, refrain and composition. Orchestra alone with its rhythm, melody, harmony and dynamics. polyphonic music with bass guitar only. outstanding performance💥👏🏼🙌🏼💐

Wooten has more muscles in his fingers then I have in my entire body.

In my next life, I wish to be re-incarnated as Victor Wooten's right thumb.

imagine being victor wooten's dad,and seeing this video. experiencing 3:42 - 5:00 ,understanding the change,the gift you have brought to this world. man must've grown 2 feet taller from pride and cried 2 rivers from the feels

Yes! Bassline, melody, harmony, drums, and chords all composed into one song in one bass! We love victor wooten!

The real Lesson that he’s trying to make us learn is that you don’t LEARN the lesson of music... you feel it, and you play it. Nobody will ever be able to learn this song and recreate it the way he does because this is HIS expression and that’s precisely how music is supposed to be: an expression of yourself and how YOU make people feel. Every performance is unique to the player. That’s the wisdom of Victor Wooten right there.

"Sorry Victor, we forgot to press record." "Can you do the whole thing again from the top?"

12 years and counting, this will never ever get old. Always new. Every note passes a different message when I hear it.

2:00 I love that part so much. So mysterious.

i remember when this video was brand new. came back to have my mind blown again and still feel the exact same way: the fact that artistry such as this + many other genuine musicians goes unnoticed (on a large scale) is simply criminal

He's so gifted and his playing is very fun to listen to. Nothing robotic. Pure music

He's like 5'6" and he has the strongest hands I've ever felt, lol. shaking his hand is like grabbing a brick

To witness someone so masterful literally brings tears to my eyes.

But... Teacher!! If this is "The Lesson", then just how hard will be "The Test"?

Victor Wooten is just insane !!! Just when you think you seen all of his tricks and techniques you see him again and he does something so amazing it blows me away !!! there are a lot of great bass players around the world I've seen , but Victor Wooten is on a level all by himself . he simply the best bass player on the planet !

The dynamics of notes he hits in his playing are astonishing. Very under-rated element in every string-instrument.

I like how he does a bunch of crazy stuff to the bass while still maintaining the bassline

This performance was one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard, got the chills throughout the whole song, just amazing....

This video never stops to amaze me.

Dude he could literally knock someone out with his huge thumb.

i've always loved victor wooten's work, but THIS is amazing. easily the bassist i have the highest respect for

To me it's evident that he's the best at his art. His whole vibe proves it. A master of the craft. There's so much emotion in his playing. His ability to block out the standard music theory, and just play and feel what is needed is unmatched. It's a privilege to enjoy his work

this bass player changes lives!!!God bless you Victor Wooten

What makes this more awesome is that you know Victor Wooten is having the time of his life playing this.

I watched this years ago, and literally dreamt about it last night. 😂 Here we are again. Truly astonishing, Victor Wooten.

His preformance of The Lesson at the keynote speech graduation address was even more impressive. As always. Much respect and love.

I LOVE the bass and I watch so much content on RU-vid about it that sometimes watching someone play can get boring or even put me to sleep (in a good way from watching too many videos) but with Victor I can literally watch this man for hours and be amazed for that same amount of time

I don't even know where to begin. Absolutely incredible , so fluid, such genius and such an inspiring man both in personality and proficiency. Beyond words!

The worlds most underrated bassist and such a decent guy, love ya Victor

I find new things every time I watch this video. Here's a list (ongoing): • All throughout the song, you'll be able to hear parts where he "misses" notes (tries to hit and doesn't come through or something like that). Most people call it a mistake, we call it jazz. • Around 1:15 , he starts to improvise, but from what it sounds like to me, he hits a note he doesn't want to, but still improvises with said "wrong" note into a beautiful walk. Moral of the story: When you can improvise, there are no "wrong" notes lol. I like to say, "My favorite scale is the chromatic scale."

mannnnn the way he makes it look so effortless will always get me

How do you like it more than once? This is so beautiful! Thank you Victor!

This man doesn't play bass, he lives and breaths music - I'm amazed and full of joy!

From time to time I realized that artists and musicians are the saving grace of this planet.

Just beautiful. Brought a tear to my eye.

So BASSically, even after 10 years, this is still STRINGly the best bass improv solo that I've ever heard. WOOTEN you say so too?

Im a drummer victor wooten, and playing drums with you has been a lifelong dream of mine. You are so humble and your passion for music is contagious and you inspire me on so many levels. Thank you for being you victor i am so happy your such a powerful influence in my musical journey.

I hope that bass was at least over 18

This song gives me the chills every single time. Victor is the teacher.

Always awesome... glad to be on the planet with Victor Wooten.

The first half makes you want to play bass more than anything in the world. The second half makes you want to quit playing bass right now.

I love how he knows exactly what notes he is playing throughout the chaos 😂

I’ve watched this so many times. victor is simply amazing! Beyond talented

4:57 Ugh That Ugh has more talent than anything you did this lifetime. How's that feel? Yeah, i'm feeling it too. It's rough.

Victor Wooten - The Music Lesson. Read it and it will change your life if you are a bass player, or even a musician at all.

What a aesthetic slapping and note sense, they just sound so amazing every note feels from Heaven. ❤

I has to be the most amazing thing I've ever heard in my life

Genius. Virtuoso. Master.

I love ur bass solo... Thank you so much! Victor Wooten..

This is the single best video on RU-vid

Sem duvida alguma ele é o melhor co trabalhista de todos os tempos ... na minha opinião... pois ele consegue aplicar e aliar diversas técnicas em seus maravilhosos BASS CAMP parabens mestre !!

Would you guys stop saying silly things about how he would be good at classical guitar! He's a bass player and bass is a different music instrument. And for those who thinks bass is easier than guitar you're just ignorant about music! As a bass player I can say that we play bass because we love the object, the style, the sound and everything that comes with it... that's one of the reasons i've chosen bass instead of guitar... Still, he's amazing, so please respect this instrument and those who decided to fall in love with!

Never disappoints...

He’s so amazing

4:38 my eyes literally aren't making sense of this shit lol.

he is literally the God

EMG please always leave this video posted. we've all been coming back for 10 years. this needs to stay persevered for anyone wanting to come watch the Master at work

hahaha how he finishes that fast part after 4:50. This guy is amazing.

Truly a maestro on the bass...Victor Wooten👍

04:12 Victor tried to sneak in some HARMONICS!!! He is truly a MASTER of BASS

Very impressive, but can you... Oh, wait wrong channel

This is absolutely stunningly amazing..I really enjoyed watching this..thanks for sharing

Holy shit. Discovered this guy through the bass clinic with Alex Webster. I had NO IDEA such a bassist existed, as a metalhead myself he's exactly what I'd imagine if someone told me Opeth all crammed into one individual bassist.

He said uh twice actually.

I saw Victor play with Bela and The Flecktones under the stars in at Strawberry Music Festival back in 1994. Totally opened up my musical third eye

Fucking beautiful. This man is a genius!

I wish I could see a collab with Jordan Rudess on Keys, Guthrie Govan on guitar, Gavin Harrison on drums, and Victor Wooten on bass. That would be amazing.

I've been working on this style for years, but couldn't figure out what I was missing. Then I saw Bela Fleck & the Flecktones in concert & Victor changed my life. I watch these videos & learn something new, every time. Someday, I'll be half as good as this...

i think he should be using OMG pickups

This is a real bass player, why is he successful people ask 1. Because he grew up with music and 2.HE ENJOYS HIS INSTERMENT, you can easily see he's putting his soul into that bass and it sounds downright amazing (I know I spelled Shit wrong lmao$

Truly beyond believable. He makes that bass roll over and beg. A true master.

5:54 "I did my warm up, let's record now"

Such an amazing bass player. Wow.

That "Uh" killed me

I literally cannot stop watching this!!!! Victor Wooten is new to me as I just started playing bass and MANNNNN best life choice I've made to date. The rabbit holes of bass players is just jaw dropping

dude has the hands of a blacksmith with the agility of a pianist. frking brilliant and im not easily flabbergasted.

Born to be a bass player. Like a coconut.

beautiful performance...

Who's here after Charles Berthoud's rendition of this masterpiece?

VICTOR Your music is always very good. Health and blessings

When you're playing a video game and reach the final bass

embrace and enjoy the victor wooten experience

Bass God

The best bass solo ever !!! Groove, melody, !! Too cool 😎i love you

He is true Slap Bass God

to all bass players around the world, obey!!!

He hit that Boooom, BINK, “Uhnn..” so smooth.