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Victor Wooten redefines the word musician. Regaled as one of the most influential bassists since Jaco Pastorius, Victor is known for his solo recordings and tours, and as a member of the Grammy-winning supergroup, Béla Fleck & The Flecktones. He is an innovator on the bass guitar, as well as a talented composer, arranger, producer, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist. I remember my first Wooten concert - I was so close I was touching the stage. It was an incredible show and ever since then I've been hooked. Not only is Victor the best bass player around, he has some awesome bass gear. His Fedora gear is mouth watering. Victor Wooten's ampeg bass gear is also to die for. Let's take a look at what Victor Wooten's Bass Gear rig and Equipment looks like.  Victor Wooten getin funky
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Basses Victor Wooten's main bass is this 1983 Fodera Monarch Deluxe. It's made of curly and rock maple, Honduras mahogany, and East Indian rosewood. The pick-ups are EMG's and I've added a Kahler tremelo. Wooten's Fodera Monarch Tenor Bass is tuned A-D-G-C. Wooten's Yin-Yang basses are also made by Fodera Guitars. He has fretted and fretless 4-strings which are tuned E-A-D-G and a fretted 5-string which he usually tunes E-A-D-G-C. The 5-string also has a Yamaha MIDI converter with a breath controller attached to it. Online I found a rare picture of Victor Wooten playing a Steinberger bass. Is that his? Victor has a 5-string fretless, that was made by Joe Compito. It has a Mahogany body with a Purpleheart top. Joe also made a fretted 6 string for Victor. Victor also has a few other basses. He has a Fodera 6-string Monarch, a NYC 4-string, Kubicki Factor, Keith Roscoe 5-String, an Alembic Series 1 (his first 'good' bass), Ken Lawrence nylon-string tenor, a Nechville "Banjo Bass', and a couple of upright acoustic basses. Amplifiers and Cabinets
- Ampeg Bass Amplifier Heads (Note: I can't find out which model heads he uses)   - Ampeg BXT-410HL Cabinets Note: It appears these cabs aren't being made anymore. The cabs are somewhat similar to the B410HLF which are pictured here.
  - Ampeg BXT-115HL Cabinets   Effects and other Music Equipment
- Korg Digital Tuner   - Roland Sound Canvas (Used to play sustained notes and chords on tunes like "Stomping Grounds" and his solo spot in the show)
- Furman Power Conditioner  - Shure in-ear monitors  - BOSS GT-6B Multi-Effects pedal  - EBS Envelope Filter  - MidiMix controller
- Digitech Jamman (uses a Lexicon pedal to control the Jamman)  - Fodera Victor Wooten Signature Strings
- D'Addario XL-220 bass guitar strings
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