Playing bass without a bass?

[jsllim]

Now I know of course I cannot play bass without a bass (DUH)! But I'm about to leave town with my family for a couple days. I am not going to be able to bring my bass with me . Any suggestions to what I can do (maybe some sort of exercises?) that will help me in my bass playing while I'm away from my bass?!

-J

[Yngwie 4String]

Dunno where your at on the instrument, but when I was starting out I tied a rubberband around my thumb and other fingers and practiced stretching the band. Using progressively thicker bands my fingers got a lot stronger. That might work for you.

[jsllim]

I've only been playing for around a year....so any advice is helpful.....thanx for the rubberband idea, sounds like I found something to do!

[Yngwie 4String]

Yeah I did that when I worked Telephone survey job.

If you dont have any music theory background, by a little book of scales and learn em.

[JayB]

Listen to music.

[anon65884001]

Try airbass...
Or put your right arm in front of you, pie/4 principal angle in II quadrant, then play your bass by just fingering your left hand on your right arm, which would be a arm-board