Lately I've been playing more bass then I have been in a long time.
I say playing opposed to practicing because I rarely ever say "Okay I am going to sit down and practice scales for an hour". I know its useful, don't get me wrong but it doesn't appeal to me right now. These days I enjoy just picking up my bass and writing. I find it to be alot more fun and it pushes me to grow as a player aswell as finding my own voice on the fretless. If I can't play something I've written thats when I sit down and practice til I get it to a level I'm happy with.
I work graveyards so I play two hours before bed everyday. That's pretty good for me.
My band is recording right now, two albums have been hugely inspirational in helping me add my own voice to the recording, the first is The Fragile Art of Existence. I love the bass playing on that album. Awesome tone and just such great use of the fretless in metal. The second is Planet X by Derek Sherinian. Anyone who wants to hear some amazing fretless bass playing NEEDS to check out this album. I always knew Tony Franklin is a amazing bass player (Hell, I own one of his signature basses) but I never knew he had so much prog in him. Those two albums have been a gold mine in giving me ideas in how to expand my playing.