11 REALLY Useful Bass Practice Ideas

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Learn some inspirational bass guitar practice tips for your next session.

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00:00 Tip #1: Use a drone
01:04 Tip #2: Use effects
01:56 Tip #3: Add some rhythm
02:56 Tip #4: Tomplay software
03:41 Tip #5: Play to a drum loop
06:19 Tip #6: Use a metronome to lock in your timing
07:42 Tip #7: Play to a backing track
09:20 Consistency is key the to improvement!
09:40 Tip #8: Have a reason for whatever you practice (fills exercise)
11:12 Tip #9: Learn a difficult bass line
12:44 Tip #10: Scour songs for cool bass moments
15:31 Tip #11: Improvise with a new pattern

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