Do i have to reduce my bass playing?

[cliffbass]

I play about 6 hours (some time 7) a day with breaks ... Should i reduce it ?

[Febs]

Could you please use some punctuation?

[Handyman]

I'd cut down on the bass playing to allow time for learning how punctuation and capitalization work. Seriously, your post in almost entirely unintelligible.

[mileszs]

If it's your passion, and you've got that kind of drive (and time!), I'd say keep it up. Practicing several hours a day is how you become an expert.

If you experience physical pain (beyond muscle fatigue), you should slow down and see a doctor, though.

[cliffbass]

i was a little bit fast at writing it. I edited it so it can be read

[williamk]

7 hours a day? Do you work? Or do you just forget to sleep?

[cliffbass]

i am at age of 14 so i don't have to work i am sleeping a little bit late about 23:00 between 24:00 consider that i finish school 2 am

[MagicMan_841]

I don't think you can practice too much, unless you do your practicing wrong.

You're 14, you have the time and motivation, enjoy.

I'm 23 and I'm wishing I could play more than an hour a day!

Make sure you have a social life, though. Friends and relationships can be sources of musical inspiration in themselves.

[cliffbass]

i have all those you said but in certain days other days reading goes first and then bass xD .... i Like to find my weekness in bass if i found one i train it i don't think i am doing something wrong cuz i can see the results . And about healthy issues i know when to stop and when to keep going. And i am actually pretty jealous about bass players that can play good i want to do it to ... i keep thinking if he can do i can do it to

[cliffbass]

i have all those you said but in certain days other days reading goes first and then bass xD .... i Like to find my weekness in bass if i found one i train it i don't think i am doing something wrong cuz i can see the results . And about healthy issues i know when to stop and when to keep going. And i am actually pretty jealous about bass players that can play good i want to do it too, you know ... i keep thinking if he can do i can do it too
I can call my self a pretty good bassist,playing about 1 year and 3 months and i have made my own songs without having a major theory knoledge.My friends and other people like my songs.But the disadvantage is that i don't record em i just write em in guitar pro and convert em to midi. So through all this i have learned i can play mop all song without mistakes I learned it from burton bass track at youtube...(Btw i am not trying to be a copycat or something later on when i have better knowledge of theory i will add mine fills in mop and in other songs too.)And other songs i am currectly building my left hand ring finger strenth and pinky

I like pretty much funky too
Roco prestia and jaco...

[fearceol]

Originally Posted by mileszs

If it's your passion, and you've got that kind of drive (and time!), I'd say keep it up. Practicing several hours a day is how you become an expert.

If you experience physical pain (beyond muscle fatigue), you should slow down and see a doctor, though.

+1.

The only thing I'd say is to make sure you are using good technique. Bad technique may not affect you now, but in a few years time you could find yourself with hand and/or wrist problems. Also, make sure you do gentle stretching exercises before and after a session. You will find technique and warm up exercise clips on You Tube. If you do experience any pain, dont play through it. This is nature's way of telling you that something is wrong.

Other than that........... go for it !!

[jgroh]

Originally Posted by cliffbass

i have all those you said but in certain days other days reading goes first and then bass xD .... i Like to find my weekness in bass if i found one i train it i don't think i am doing something wrong cuz i can see the results . And about healthy issues i know when to stop and when to keep going. And i am actually pretty jealous about bass players that can play good i want to do it too, you know ... i keep thinking if he can do i can do it too
I can call my self a pretty good bassist,playing about 1 year and 3 months and i have made my own songs without having a major theory knoledge.My friends and other people like my songs.But the disadvantage is that i don't record em i just write em in guitar pro and convert em to midi. So through all this i have learned i can play mop all song without mistakes I learned it from burton bass track at youtube...(Btw i am not trying to be a copycat or something later on when i have better knowledge of theory i will add mine fills in mop and in other songs too.)And other songs i am currectly building my left hand ring finger strenth and pinky

I like pretty much funky too
Roco prestia and jaco...

I was JUST going to say this! You beat me to it.

[cnltb]

Originally Posted by cliffbass

I play about 6 hours (some time 7) a day with breaks ... Should i reduce it ?

I am no expert, but I'd say that, provided you take good care of your posture etc ,so you don't catch carpal tunnel syndrome, back and/or other physical problems, all should be well.

I hope a good proportion of that playing time is spent playing gigs!

[Stumbo]

I suggest you get a good teacher to learn from. Why reinvent the wheel? You'll get better faster and get someone else's eyes/ear on your playing to measure yourself against.

[jmattbassplaya]

Originally Posted by Stumbo

I suggest you get a good teacher to learn from. Why reinvent the wheel? You'll get better faster and get someone else's eyes/ear on your playing to measure yourself against.

+1

A teacher will probably help you learn faster than you simply playing 7 hours a day. That said, I went through a 2 year period in high school where I played about the same amount per day as you`re doing now. This included an hour and a half on upright in my schools Wind Ensemble, an hour in my schools jazz band, and around 5 hours at home.

That also said, are you actually practicing or are you just noodling around? There`s a big difference between going through scales, training your ear, and working on new and old techniques as opposed to just fiddling around and playing along to songs.

[PJSShearer]

Originally Posted by jmattbassplaya

+1

A teacher will probably help you learn faster than you simply playing 7 hours a day. That said, I went through a 2 year period in high school where I played about the same amount per day as you`re doing now. This included an hour and a half on upright in my schools Wind Ensemble, an hour in my schools jazz band, and around 5 hours at home.

That also said, are you actually practicing or are you just noodling around? There`s a big difference between going through scales, training your ear, and working on new and old techniques as opposed to just fiddling around and playing along to songs.

+1 too.

Also, may I say that there are other things in life apart from playing the Bass - sacriledge to say on a site such as this I know, but your family and friends would probably like to see you once in a while - and don't talk about your Bass Playing to non-believers too much when you do see them - it gets real old (trust me, I was that annoying Bass nerd). .

[NYC_bass_artist]

no such thing as too much practice...as long as you're practicing the right things and using proper technique

[jacofox]

There are so many reasons though it can be dangerous to overpractice. Do you have a teacher at all or self-taught? You should asked an experienced player to check your technique before practcing so much because its going to be hard to change it if you get into a bad habit.