In one of my songs in my metal band I have got a bass solo! but I am not sure how to approach it, I never practice soloing, and one of my teachers said that what i was playing sounded alrite, but i was to rhythmic?!
He said I should try to be more free and vocal, I am not sure how to approach the solo in this way any tips or advice for soloing?
arpeggios work good in metal. try playing around with the arpeggios of the chord progression and you'll probably find that some good ideas come to mind quickly.
If you know what notes you want to play, you have the technical side down.
Choosing the right rhythm, as your teacher mentioned, is what separates artist from student, soul from theory.
You need to come up with an interesting (IMO, non 8th/16th note based) rhythm. Try coping some vocal, jazz trumpet, or classical riffs.
what sort of metal do you play? but as the other guys said use scales arpeggios that how i approach bass solos in my metal band (i play melodic death/ metalcore type stuff in the band where i am "allowed" solo)
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but I am not sure how to approach it, I never practice soloing, and one of my teachers said that what i was playing sounded alrite, but i was to rhythmic?!
