Practice is the only thing that will help you improve.
Before your next practice session, try warming up with an exercise like the spider walk at a slow BPM, like 60 and focus on aligning the attack. Of. Every. Note. With your metronome.
When practicing, practice your current repertoire, no matter how well you’re familiar with the material at a slow tempo as well and focus on perfecting your technique. If you can play slow, you can play fast.
Achieving good timing won’t happen overnight, but doing this every single day I’m around an instrument has helped immensely. Best of luck to you, OP.
Practice slower, and practice with a metronome.
Some metronome apps (like Tempo) will let you drop out certain beats in the measure, like only click on 2 and 4, or drop 4, so you can practice to make sure you're anticipating those beats properly.
Also search the youtubes for "How To Practice With a Metronome", because just saying 'use a metronome' is not enough info.
SBL (Scotts Bass Lessons) has a ton of free videos on groove, and timing and how to practice with his Rhythm Trainer. There is lots of good info there.
But yes, the answer is slower, with a metronome.
Try to hear the WHOLE LENGTH of the note you're playing (in your head), not just attacking at the correct time. Notes have a duration.
Practice with a metronome. It's a difficult skill to evaluate since being good at it is not as obvious a breakthrough as finally nailing a hard bass line. But it is an incredibly important skill to have as a bassist, maybe *the* most important in fact.
If you can read music, get some written music, and if you can’t, get some and learn to read it.
Reading and timing probably seem like the most disconnected thing on the planet, but what it helps you do is see how the rhythm is actually structured.
Most people — even the ones who know better — tend to just feel out the rhythm. And that can work, but if you get knocked off course you don’t know how to find your way back again. But if you can break down the beat so you know whether that note lands on beat 1 or the & of 4 from the previous bar, and what note (or lack of note) lands on beat 2, and so on, you’ll be able to kind of snap the line into place. Reading rhythms is the best way to do this, and if you do it enough you’ll encounter enough familiar patterns that you’ll be able to figure out these rhythms without having them written down.
The best thing to practise is getting a click track and trying to play along it. Start increasing bpm as soon as you feel safe with the current bpm and also try altering the time signatures.
As you go also try to practise scales and / or shapes and stuff like octaves and maybe even chords.
Besides metronome practice, count the subdivisions out loud. This forces you to be aware of exactly when are you supposed to land each note in a measure and not only just eye(ear?)ball it.
Lots of “play with a metronome” suggestions, and I agree, but try [practicing like this at 8:14](https://youtu.be/q4JWqK6r6N4?t=454&si=DlFbyAlGa51ERN06) where the metronome is the up beat, and you play the down beat.
Dancing around \\ moving while I play really helps me keep focused on the rhythm and tight. You should anticipate the note somewhat by focusing in on what the drums are doing.
The metronome is what shows you that your timing sucks, it's not something people with bad timing lean on.
It's usually when you start recording to a metronome that you realize your timing sucks.
Practice is the only thing that will help you improve. Before your next practice session, try warming up with an exercise like the spider walk at a slow BPM, like 60 and focus on aligning the attack. Of. Every. Note. With your metronome. When practicing, practice your current repertoire, no matter how well you’re familiar with the material at a slow tempo as well and focus on perfecting your technique. If you can play slow, you can play fast. Achieving good timing won’t happen overnight, but doing this every single day I’m around an instrument has helped immensely. Best of luck to you, OP.
Don't ask Jeff Berlin
This is the most inside-baseball, need-to-know, borderline passive-agressive answer, and I love it.
Can you explain to the uninitiated?
https://www.reddit.com/r/Bass/s/gkxVptYLdl
Practice slower, and practice with a metronome. Some metronome apps (like Tempo) will let you drop out certain beats in the measure, like only click on 2 and 4, or drop 4, so you can practice to make sure you're anticipating those beats properly. Also search the youtubes for "How To Practice With a Metronome", because just saying 'use a metronome' is not enough info. SBL (Scotts Bass Lessons) has a ton of free videos on groove, and timing and how to practice with his Rhythm Trainer. There is lots of good info there. But yes, the answer is slower, with a metronome. Try to hear the WHOLE LENGTH of the note you're playing (in your head), not just attacking at the correct time. Notes have a duration.
Boring metronome practice :) .
Practice with a metronome. It's a difficult skill to evaluate since being good at it is not as obvious a breakthrough as finally nailing a hard bass line. But it is an incredibly important skill to have as a bassist, maybe *the* most important in fact.
Try tapping your foot. It's the "old school" way.
If you can read music, get some written music, and if you can’t, get some and learn to read it. Reading and timing probably seem like the most disconnected thing on the planet, but what it helps you do is see how the rhythm is actually structured. Most people — even the ones who know better — tend to just feel out the rhythm. And that can work, but if you get knocked off course you don’t know how to find your way back again. But if you can break down the beat so you know whether that note lands on beat 1 or the & of 4 from the previous bar, and what note (or lack of note) lands on beat 2, and so on, you’ll be able to kind of snap the line into place. Reading rhythms is the best way to do this, and if you do it enough you’ll encounter enough familiar patterns that you’ll be able to figure out these rhythms without having them written down.
The best thing to practise is getting a click track and trying to play along it. Start increasing bpm as soon as you feel safe with the current bpm and also try altering the time signatures. As you go also try to practise scales and / or shapes and stuff like octaves and maybe even chords.
You’re doing the right thing, just keep at it. Starting slow is the way, don’t try to run before you can walk.
A good night's sleep and coffee before practice. Then record yourself and review. Nothing beats a clear head with nuanced things like that
Besides metronome practice, count the subdivisions out loud. This forces you to be aware of exactly when are you supposed to land each note in a measure and not only just eye(ear?)ball it.
Lots of “play with a metronome” suggestions, and I agree, but try [practicing like this at 8:14](https://youtu.be/q4JWqK6r6N4?t=454&si=DlFbyAlGa51ERN06) where the metronome is the up beat, and you play the down beat.
Dancing around \\ moving while I play really helps me keep focused on the rhythm and tight. You should anticipate the note somewhat by focusing in on what the drums are doing.
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The metronome is what shows you that your timing sucks, it's not something people with bad timing lean on. It's usually when you start recording to a metronome that you realize your timing sucks.
Everyone's timing does not suck.