UnitBassePractice tips
Practicing bass well:
warm-up, routine, ear, setup, stage fright
Progress on bass comes less from how much time you put in than from how you practice. Warm up before you play, follow a short but daily session, train your ear, play a well set-up bass, and tame your stage fright: one page for each.
The five tips
Warming up on bass: 5 minutes before you play
A 5-minute bass warm-up: without the instrument, then with it, slowly and with a metronome. And the warning signs that tell you to stop.
A bass practice routine in 20 minutes a day
How to organize your bass practice: a 20-minute session, always in the same order, its variations, and how to track your progress.
Ear training for bass: intervals and lines
Relative pitch can be learned: the intervals to know first, their shapes on the fretboard, and how to work out a bass line by ear.
Setting up your bass: action, neck relief and intonation
Set up your own bass: neck relief, action, intonation and pickup height, in that order. And when to take it to a luthier.
Stage fright for bassists: playing live without freezing
Stage fright is normal and you can prepare for it: know your song faster than you need, rehearse in gig conditions, and keep one simple anchor on stage.