Hi — I'm Gabe. I've played most of my life, badly on the bad weeks and a little better on the good ones. The bass is the instrument that taught me to listen before I play — to hold the pocket instead of chasing the melody.
Bass Buddha started as a notes file: songs I was learning, basslines I kept losing, tunings I kept forgetting. Every app I tried wanted to turn that into a game — points, badges, guilt. I just wanted a quiet place to put the practice.
So I built one. Local-first, no accounts, every feature free. It's the app I reach for at 11pm, and I hope it earns a spot in your practice space too. It's the sibling app to Guitar Buddha and Ukulele Buddha, built on the same idea.
Everything lives on your device. No server, no account, no analytics by default. I can't see your songs, your takes, or whether you opened the app today — and I like it that way.
No streaks, no goals, no badges, no guilt. The moment practice becomes a game you can lose, you stop. The library remembers what you've sat with — that's all the tracking you need.
Every feature, forever. There's a tip jar if you'd like to chip in, but nothing is locked behind it and nothing ever will be.
Questions, bug reports, song requests — all welcome. I read everything, and I aim to reply within a week.