I Am absolute GARBAGE when recording.

[Bob_Ross]

Move your body.

<3
:beer:

 

[MrLenny1]

Metronomes help me. I know some do not agree.
At a lesson teacher had me play an exercise then had me repeat it
with a metronome and I heard myself rushing.
One old tip I got was do not tap your foot on every 1/4 note, tap on 1 and 3.
I work with a drummer who has very good timing and when I mentioned it to him he said he periodically uses a visual metronome on gigs to check timing for himself & the band.
Keep working on it, it's a common issue.
Oh, if you're of age try the comment above mine from Bob_Ross.
Beer, just one.

 

[mambo4]

Practice with a metronome or rhythm machine. They will not let you rush or drag

Of the two, I believe a naked metronome will force your ownership of time most effectively
Cool drum beat or backing track can too easily "cover for you" and make your misses sound forgivable

When it's just you and 2 or 4 rigids ticks to a bar, you aren't as covered
and you have to really step up

 

[Groove Master]

Practice with the click on 2&4. Or buy my book ;-)

 

[faulknersj]

The key is to relax amigo.

 

[allboutbass]

I Am a rusher. Such a bad rusher that Terence Fletcher would slap me across the face until I passed out.

This is a half vent half plead for salvation thread. I woke up at like 5 AM determined to record a song I've been practicing and wishing to record and upload a video cover but after spending HOURS recording it, fixing the parts I noticed I was rushing at, rendering and listening back to it, it became obvious I just wasted my entire morning. I am way ahead of the drums in arguably the easiest parts of the song. Bummer.

I've tried watching video instruction and practicing with a metronome. But when there's an actual band playing.

I beg you noble folk of talkbass to help a brother out. Any tips, pointers, help is greatly appreciated and needed.

Make sure you are monitoring yourself properly, no delay compensation and those sort of things, those things when recording can really throw you off. Live monitor signal is a must.

And then obviously playing it properly as stated before on some posts, but first make sure your monitoring chain is right.