Hello good folk of the lower octaves!
I'm attempting to improve my bass playing during this lockdown period after not having played bass for a few years. I'm well aware that probably the key skill is being able to lock in with the drummer - so have you guys got any tips on how to practice this at home by yourself?! Playing along with a CD is one thing but when they're recorded to click tracks they're super-consistent which might not be the best practice for playing with a real drummer
Has anyone got any pointers please?
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There's usually a bit of variation there, and with well known bands lots of different live versions too.
Personally though - I'd suggest learning to read notation while you are at it. Your rhythm skills will improve massively along with it.
Jeff Berlin has a beginner reading course that is very good - and develops as it goes on. Stuart Clayton has 3 sight reading books that are also very good.
If you already read a bit then using double bass sight reading tests is an easy and cheap way of getting hundreds of examples to play. Just ignore the bowing instructions.
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Good idea thanks, I can use my iPad
That looks like a great resource that I hadn’t found before, thank you!