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I'm a baritone. Whenever I hear an acapella band with a really good solid true bass singer (like Bear from Rockapella) I get a little bit jealous.
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Is your voice a bass?
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My speaking voice is pretty deep. My singing range is low F (bass clef, below staff) to high Eb(ish). Then I break into head voice and sound like a woman haha. So almost 2 whole octaves.
I did successfully sing alto at church once using my head voice, the drummer thought it was pretty funny because I was matching the female singer note for note
I did successfully sing alto at church once using my head voice, the drummer thought it was pretty funny because I was matching the female singer note for note
Playing bass I've always found the contrast of singing high easier than singing in the range of the bass. There seem to be quite a few high singing bassists out there: Sting, Jack Bruce, Geddy Lee, Michael Anthony come to mind.
I did choir all 4 years of high school and singing bass parts was much easier towards the beginning for me, but my choir teacher would constantly tell me "as youre maturing youre voice is changing more and more into a beautiful tenor." I would consider myself more of a natural baritone though.
I can sing from E2 to E4: E below the staff to E above the staff. So yes, I'm a bassist who has the voice of a bass. Useful, but homogenous. 
I know that ive got a pretty low voice, its kinda funny because i play bari sax along with bass and i always wondered if that affected my voice in training lower, i can go some weird notes bellow the Eb, but comfortably at E and just peak the E 3 octaves above, sometimes the F with falesseto
Yes, I have a very deep voice. When I was younger and a little more smart-assed I'd sometimes just sing a super low note when given a "bass solo". 
Seriously! Wish I could project like that guy.
In my un-warmed up state, my voice can sorta make the sound of C2, but it has no strength until about half an octave higher. My non-falsetto goes up to about C5 if I'm really belting, and I can squeak out a falsetto C6, but nobody wants to hear it. I'm most comfortable for a couple octaves in the high-baritone/low-tenor range, but I very often find myself singing falsetto harmonies above my chick singer
I have been told since I hit puberty that I have a pretty deep voice. I was rejected from the Jr. High choir for having too low of a voice!
My grandfather was the same way but deeper. His voice was so deep it was almost hard to make out what he was saying. My voice isn't as low as it used to be since I quit singing. This makes me want to whip out some Statler Brothers and the Gaither Family and song along, if I still can.
My grandfather was the same way but deeper. His voice was so deep it was almost hard to make out what he was saying. My voice isn't as low as it used to be since I quit singing. This makes me want to whip out some Statler Brothers and the Gaither Family and song along, if I still can.
There are some other subdivisions you might have, based on characteristics not necessarily related to pitch:
Bass (including basso profundo, basso buffo, basso cantate and others)
Baritone (including lyric baritone, Verdi baritone, kavalierbariton and others)
Tenor (including leggiero tenor, spinto tenor and others)
Countertenor (including sopranist, haute-contre, et al.)
Contralto (with similar subdivisions)
Alto
Mezzo soprano
Soprano (including coloratura soprano, soubrette, et al.)
I've been a bass/baritone ever since my voice changed about 50 years ago. I can sing as high as second tenor if I have to. My voice can be a little reedy, and it's not really suitable for lead parts. I do a lot of backups in both bands though, and I do sing the lead part on one song - Teach Your Children.
