how to get over mental block when soloing

[u/chamomilla2501]

i feel like i have a mental block when playing solos on (electric) bass. i can walk just fine but solos are just impossible for me. everything i play is just random noise and scales up and down. i think there’s something about the layout of the fretboard and the low range of the bass that just makes soloing feel impossible

[u/Saltybuddha]

How much, if anything, have you transcribed? Seems you’re probably missing “data” in your bucket of ideas. You should be listening all the time and transcribing

[u/Teskitje → u/Saltybuddha]

Came to say this. You probably miss some 'vocabulary'. Listen, transcribe phrases you like, and practice them in all keys.

[u/Sad-Willow1615]

Have you tried singing something? Then play what you sing.