6'5 musician, being awkward

[T_Bone_TL]

Wear a top hat and high heeled boots. You got it, flaunt it.

For halloween, get some neck bolts.

Spoiler

Learn to sing "Puttin on the Ritz" and avoid open flames...

Belt buckle that says "hey, my eyes are up there ^"

 

[two fingers]

Yeah just be you. Or......

Maybe go crabcore so your legs go out instead of up.

Given the choice.....just be you.

 

[pcake]

Love Pino.

You know where I hate looking at myself playing bass, is if I'm playing a line where I have to look at the fretboard. At that point I look like a Giraffe at a watering hole. I'm working on playing without looking at the fretboard and just an overall sense of knowing where to play without looking at it. I'm pretty good in practice. Haven't had much experience gigging with that mindset though.

sounds like you have issues about your appearance and your height overall - chances are good that no one else notices. my husband is 6' 7", and no one in the audience or other musicians ever thought he looked awkward - only he did. and he was playing on the same stage sometimes as 5' 3" me. my buddy mark also thought he was too tall at 6' 2", and he stopped playing the guitar for a decade and only played bass because he thought he was too tall to play guitar. when he started playing guitar again, i used to go see his band, and he didn't look particularly tall nor did he make the guitars look particularly small.

also most stages are raised, which confuses the issue of height some.

 

[TonyP-]

Keep your legs spread apart a little (serious)

 

[Slevage]

I remember when I saw Corey Parks play, she was amazing and owned the stage too. At 6'3 ( I had to look it up ) She was quite the bass playing goddess to behold

How do you knw she plays bass?

 

[organworthyplayer337]

I'm short and I'm as awkward as it gets

 

[Funky Ghost]

How do you knw she plays bass?

ummm wiki... yeah, umm.... I got nuthin

 

[Afc70]

I'm 6'3 & wear boots quite a bit, I say embrace your height, it's a badge of honor to be tall. Well maybe not, but it's pretty cool

 

[Aidenn7]

I'm six 2"-250 & I'm 6'4-6'5 with boots on, my brother is 6'7"- 400lb. I'll give the same advice to you as I'd give to him. Head out of ass- we are big guys- get over it. maybe eat a damn salad- some low carb beer, shutup- stop over thinking, and play because no one cares. Yep!

 

[BigEarl]

I'm 6'4", 250 lbs and dorky all over the stage. But I've got "Furrowed-Brow Bass Face" so I've got that going for me, which is nice.

 

[FingerDub]

Better than being horizontally challenged, and wanting to hide behind your stack on stage.

 

[Tom Howland]

I'm 6'4. You are what you are. I will use a tall bar stool on gigs that are more singer song-writer style. It depends on the vein.

 

[Aqualung60]

I'm 6'3 and currently playing in a band whose tallest member is 5'7. We jokingly refer to ourselves as the "Mordor Tabernacle Shire". Don't feel awkward, just rock it.

 

[FingerDub]

I'm 6'3 and currently playing in a band whose tallest member is 5'7. We jokingly refer to ourselves as the "Mordor Tabernacle Shire". Don't feel awkward, just rock it.

 

[nickrs540]

As another 6'5 bassist I can only repeat what everyone else is saying. Just own it. If you feel like you need to work on your stage presence maybe practice in the mirror so you can get used to not looking at the fingerboard and you can watch what your body is doing. I did that a couple times and I noticed some weird things I used to do.

 

[catcauphonic]

So many bassists here complain about not being noticed ... consider yourself having a head above the rest . As long as you got the chops to be proud of, i say rock your vertically blessed self

 

[Ant Illington]

Looks like she favors bolt-ons.

I have noticed a few tall players spread their feet apart further than most people and that shrinks them.

Bend at the knees a bit.

Muscle up so you look better proportioned or maybe even bad ass. Chicks love tall and fit, if that helps you at all.

 

[spooonius]

6'7" and I don't even think about it. Although I guess I will now.

 

[LowActionHero]

One of our guitarists is probably around 6'5" or 6'7".
I'm 5'9" and usually stand right next to him on small stages.
Has to look pretty funny from the crowd.....

 

[PokeyPrasch]

Everyone on the internet says they are at least 6'2, so 6'5 isn't that tall.
I'm 6'4 but I think that's like 6'8 internet height.