How do you get better on bass?

[Richard Prowse]

Originally Posted by Mike Jenkins

I play every day and sing what I play. I also play in the dark every now and then to force myself to trust my feel and not look at the fretboard durring difficult parts of songs. I feel this helps me "get into" the instrument.

Do you sing it and then play it, or play it and then sing it? I think I'd go with sing - play. To get the full benefit you'd need to develop good singing ideas?