Grunting Bass Player !!

[merlin]

yes I do it,grunt hum dribble forget to breath,you are not alone..

[51m0n]

No, I get lockjaw though

Janek Gwizdala is pretty vocal when he's playing, he reckons it helps his phrasing a lot....

[Myke]

I clench my teeth together very tight.. Never notice until I have to open my mouth, bit stiff then.

[Dingus]

[quote name='51m0n' timestamp='1383585781' post='2266243']
No, I get lockjaw though

Janek Gwizdala is pretty vocal when he's playing, he reckons it helps his phrasing a lot....
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Quite a few advanced players advocate singing what you play , but it irritates me immensely . If I wanted that I would have bought a ticket to see George Benson . Shut up and play your guitar.

[4 Strings]

I was finding that after a gig my voice sounded like I'd been at a football match. I put it down to useless bv technique, but the same was happening when I wasn't singing. 'Er indoors pointed out that I sing the bass line as a play. I didn't know.

I had to consciously stop, but I'm not sure I have.

[risingson]

I do this thing where I take sharp intakes of breath through my nose when I'm really concentrating. Fine in the studio when I'm doing bass takes but if I'm recording acoustic guitar like I do a lot I drive the engineer crazy when I'm mic'ed up! It's totally subconscious of course

[Dingus]

I often suffer from irregular breathing when I play my bass through my amp at home , usually because Mrs Dingus is strangling me and shouting " Stop that f***ing racket , I'm trying to watch Eastenders !"