18 Ways to Improve Your Bass Playing

I have listed some methods to improve our bass playing. There are more ways so don't limit yourselves.
I do wish I could excel in all the things mentioned. I not hardworking enough lah. Have fun!

1. Find a mentor or learn from better players (Private or school)

2. Buy instructional books or DVDs to practice

3. Get a drum machine or methronome and practice in time (Start slow then increase speed) [You can't hold no groove if you ain't got no pocket - Song by Victor Wooten]

4. Understand and apply music theory (i.e How chords are form,different modes, scales and etc)

5. Watch better players play and learn their technique or develop your own.

6. Watch videos to get inspirations .

7. Play in a band

8. Find materials online and give it a try

9. Stretched your fingers (One finger per fret – increase speed and flexibility)

10. Play near the bridge pickup to strengthen plucking fingers

11. Some people use bass instructional CD Rom.

12. Play along with the song (Find bass tabs if necessary or get the device to remove the bass playing so you can fill in the lines.)

13. Some website and books provide ear training exercises

14. Record what you play and send to friends for comment ( or self review)

15. Listen to all genre of music ( You tend to play what you hear)

16. Try to learn all style of music ( Jazz, rock, blues, reggae and etc)

17. Listen to other musicians ( Esp in a band)

18. Be creativity, Open minded ( Alter tuning, distortion, strumming and etc)

Cheers,

Ben