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Voice archetype: a guy who sings bass. Allow me to rephrase that: a guy who sings '''''BASS''''', a bass singer's bass, a bass that makes [[Barry White]] sound like a tenor.
'''''Basso profondo''''' is the technical term for the lowest of all voices. To qualify, the character must be able to give a tuba a run for its money when it comes to low notes.
Many may be "Oktavists", men who sing a ''full octave'' below the normal bass range. [[Captain Obvious|Obviously]] these singers are [[Always Male]]
{{examples}}
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== [[Literature]] ==
* Referenced in ''[[
== [[Music]] ==
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* Richard Sterban of [[The Oak Ridge Boys]], most famously on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdFghZmdwXk their song "Elvira"]. Another example is [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9bPj_gk16I Dream On]
* Harold Reid of [[The Statler Brothers]]
* J.D. Sumner of [[
* [[Thurl Ravenscroft]]
* In the song "North To Alaska" Johnny Horton hits a basso-profondo note ("way up noooooooooorth").
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Much like James Earl Jones, [[Kevin Michael Richardson]], veteran voice actor, is known for this trait, and has used it in a plethora of his voice roles.
* Played for laughs in the ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]'' episode "Dee Dee Be Deep". Dexter tries to improve his sister Dee Dee's awful singing voice with one of his inventions, but thanks to Dee Dee messing around with it she becomes a very exaggerated bass. While she doesn't get into the school choir, it works out for her in the end; she joins a Barbershop Quartet instead.
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[[Category:Music Tropes]]
▲[[Category:Basso Profondo]]
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