Mine is when no one is home. I live in a rural area so when I'm all alone, volume goes max and I go crazy. 
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What is your best time to practice?
- Thread starter Araillac
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Early in the morning before I go to work.
Up at 4a and practicing from 4:30 ± 6:45.
I used to practice 2 hrs morn, 2 hrs afternoon and 2 hrs after dinner. But I'm not in any bands now and not writing much.
Plus I'm getting up there. Once I hit 50 I slowed down a lot. No big.
If I ever take up DB I will be right back at it!!
Up at 4a and practicing from 4:30 ± 6:45.
I used to practice 2 hrs morn, 2 hrs afternoon and 2 hrs after dinner. But I'm not in any bands now and not writing much.
Plus I'm getting up there. Once I hit 50 I slowed down a lot. No big.
If I ever take up DB I will be right back at it!!
I generally go to *bed* at 2:00am. If I am up at 4, it means I haven't gone to bed yet 
I generally practice in the evening and in headphones. It can sound funny outside if I am also doing backups and especially in falsetto. They sound okay blended in with a main vocal, but on their own... 
I enjoy practising late at night... too bad no one else in the house --or neighbourhood --agrees.
I'm pretty much good whenever I'm sitting in front of my computer, as that's my practice space. So while some of you may say "Why waste all your time on TalkBass when you could be practicing!" I can just say that I am practicing!
Although honestly, I feel my least productive time is when I'm jamming with my band. Sometimes it all clicks and we make something great, but a lot of the time its just noise, and when I get home I just don't feel interested in music.
Although honestly, I feel my least productive time is when I'm jamming with my band. Sometimes it all clicks and we make something great, but a lot of the time its just noise, and when I get home I just don't feel interested in music.
I'll practice around 7-8 p.m. on weekdays and usually 2-3 p.m. on weekends. I also do a little warm up around 7:30-8 a.m. on Sunday morning just to warm up the hands before I head to church and play. I usually warm up there too.
I do my best work on gigs/rehearsals. Because of that, I tend to keep all my home practice time late at night/early morning. I'm a huge insomniac, but as long as I practice in the AM I can say insomnia has been very productive for me. I run scales, try out new techniques/build on old ones, and play around a LOT with my various effects. My new regimen involves a buttload of walking over changes.
I get off work at 2pm. Once I get home, I grab a pop and my bass and I get my practice time in before I do anything else. One time I made the mistake of eating dinner first, and after that all I wanted to do was lay on the couch and watch tv. No practice that night. So for me its first thing after work.
Same here, I wait til everyone is asleep and use headphones. No interruptions or background noise so I can concentrate more.
Except some people snore sometimes... :scowl:
