practice on my bass more

I just have to keep going on with the bass. I started on guitar, played on and off for near a decade, but I’ve switched to bass in the last few months and I’m enjoying it more. It suits me better than a guitar does. I want to make it a point to practice more, because I’ve found learning good bass theory expands my knowledge of song structure, and writing great songs is my ultimate goal in music.

I’ve always wanted to get good at playing bass, well, semi-decent would be a start. Unfortunately I’ve been plagued with RSI in my wrists/fingers, so playing has become less than fun. Still, gonna work on getting the practice time in, even if it is in 5 minute chunks.

It is hard sometimes to be asked to actually go on your bass, I know I have been there. The best thing really is to set a time every night, but do not go on your bass fore a chore, you must enjoy it. This may help out http://www.play-bass.com/

Has pride in self :)

I got a fretless warwick a few months ago and am playing it weekly at church now, through a small Markbass amp it sounds fabulous.

Hi,

after getting the Yamaha BB614 fretless I had to work stronger to hit the right notes so I practiced more and more on this wonderfull bass guitar. Fortunately that experience was a great influence on my playing on fretted basses, too. So one year after the BB the next level was achieved and I allowed myself to buy the next bass: A Fender Aerodyne Jazz AJB-66 from Japan. And now I’m practicing on my three basses for three different styles. Mellow and humming sounds on the fretless that I now call “Black Bumblebee”, pumping Motown-Lines on my old “Bastelbass” and Slapping and percussive Pick-Work on my new Fender, called “Grey JPJ” because I got him on the evening when Led Zeppelin had their reunion gig. At least 15 minutes a day and it’s getting better and better :-)

I’ve been playing weekly with some guys in San Diego, in order to get the max out of that, I am practicing for a little while, a couple hours/week in addition to the 3-4/week I do with them.

I can’t seem to find any time to practice on my bass, but I’m trying. It feels like I’m the only bass player in my town. It would be so much more fun to practice with a friend rather than by myself.

I’m practicing more now…
..Not enough..
...but occasionally.
>.>

Bass players are in demand, I’ve now found myslef dabbling in a few projects. I’m a rocknroll guy stretching my taste boundaries with a fretless bass.