Do you stand while practicing bass alone?

[Tricia]

I watch a lot of bass lessons on youtube, and the guys are all seated while teaching.


I have created my bass lines sitting down for songs, and then at band practice, I can't reproduce them while standing!

I can't see the fretboard very well when I stand!

 

[BlakeJustBlake]

I practice both ways, but it really depends on what I'm practicing. If I'm just fingering through a song or something then I'm not against just chilling on the floor or something, but when I'm really practicing I like to stand up because that's how I really play.

 

[Exploiter8]

I practice both ways, but it really depends on what I'm practicing. If I'm just fingering through a song or something then I'm not against just chilling on the floor or something, but when I'm really practicing I like to stand up because that's how I really play.

Yep!

X8

 

[5StringBlues]

^ ^^ What they said.

 

[dukaruk]

I consciously try to practice 50/50. I know that it's impractical to stand all the time but I don't want to get too used to the sitting position.

My body just doesn't have the right proportions to sit and play at the same height as when i stand and play.

 

[pnut166]

I have always been a bedroom player, and sat. Just recently, I have decided to strike out and get with a band. So now I`m having to relearn how to play while standing lol. It`s not necessarily harder, just different. So ALL my practice time now is standing.

 

[MrGotBass]

When I'm just starting to learn the song I sit so that I can restart the song/check tabs quicker. Once I'm confident I stand up so I can change how my fretting hand feels.

 

[pasta4lnch]

I usually sit - but sometimes I get psyched about a tune and stand. always w/ a strap though . . .

 

[bass_snake]

I try to practice standing up first then I just sit down or lean on the wall when I get tired.

Fred

 

[Mayers]

place your bass to replicate the same position sitting down or standing up.

I ajust my strap to place the bass exactly at the same place as when I'm playing sitting down. I don,t have any problem anymore

 

[zeroncali]

The length I have my strap is far more comfortable than where my bass is in a seated position. I play better standing so I usually practice standing.

 

[Tricia]

place your bass to replicate the same position sitting down or standing up.

I ajust my strap to place the bass exactly at the same place as when I'm playing sitting down. I don,t have any problem anymore

I thought about this... I might try a tall bar stool.

 

[Tricia]

Thanks everybody.

I was thinking I need to stand near a tall counter so I can use my laptop /metronome, and have a place for my lyric/chord sheets, and my fret board diagram.

maybe partially sitting/leaning on a tall barstool will work. I'll try these ideas tomorrow. thanks!

 

[acid bass]

I sit when I'm learning a song, but once I have it I practice standing up since I will almost certainly be required to perform it that way.

 

[Reaper Man]

I'm almost always standing. Occasionally if I'm doing something in front of my computer (studybass.com) or something like that, but not often. I also use a music stand pretty heavily too so that helps in that

 

[hdracer]

I thought about this... I might try a tall bar stool.

I lean my butt on a bar stool. After a long day at work my feet & legs are to sore to just stand.

 

[gttim]

I bought a music stand so I can stand and read sheet music. I also have any controls for playing music there when I play along. I did it because I had the same problem many have expressed- it is difficult to play standing up if you do all your practicing sitting.

 

[purpletornado]

I used to sit all the time when I played but just recently I've been standing and it's really made a difference for me. I feel a lot more comfortable fingering when I standing and I tend to focus more. Only time I sit now is if I'm learning some new stuff that I need to take my time with.

 

[MEKer]

99% stand

 

[Mulebagger]

when I practice seated, I play with the bass between my legs and my left foot higher like a classical guitar stance. When I play standing my bass is in pretty much the same position. The classical guitar position is also great for good hand placement. I used to have tendonitis problems when I first started until I read up on classical guitar finger stretching and playing position in a very old book. I've played that way ever since and never experienced any more hand pain.

It's also important ( for me at least ) to have a wide and stable strap so that my bass fits me securely and I'm not trying to "hold" my bass with my hands while playing it.

Ps. I'm an exbodybuilder with a large chest... I can see the fretboard maybe try a different strap position.
Best of luck.