Anyone else get into practice slumps?

[vegaas]

I have been in a practice slump for a couple of months now. I just cant seem to pick the bass and practice. I go to band practice, play shows that are booked and that is it. I have definitly noticed the difference in my playing, and hope I snap out of it soon. Not sure why, but the desire isnt there right now.

 

[scorpionldr]

my latest effort to spark to passion of music is to buy complete trash and listen to it for hours, and then give myself like, 15 minutes with something really musical.

 

[Jace The Bass]

get out and see your mates or gf/bf whateva and have a few yarns esp.if your friends are musicians you can talk the talk or like one other person here said read a book here's one " The Inner game of music by tim galloway " hope I spelt his name right.
Or even audition yourself in a cover band so you can get laid
seriously though just take a break the desire will come back trust me it will

 

[burntgorilla]

I find I get into slumps if I come up against a higher level. For example, after about a year of playing, I sort of lost interest, I think it was because I wasn't good enough to play solo bass stuff, but too good to play the boring crap I'd played before. I think finding new music helped me there.

Now, I think I'm sort of in one, I find making a practise routine, and sticking to it, can help. I think my challenge now is ear training, I'm just finding it so hard. To give you an idea of my current level, playing each of the modes of the major scale in C, they sound the same to me. I was very proud when I managed to tab out a Strokes song. I think if I can reach the level where I can just play along to whatever's on the radio, I'd be so much happier at bass. But I can't seem to get to that...