Originally posted by pstring
The Blues Face, we've all seen it, some maybe have done it, the guitarist bends a note, squints the eyes, grits the teeth, some smirk, some use a funny half smile, and various other facial contortions, so is it a technique or is it style? Do they teach it at GIT or Berklee? is it just showmanship or the result of "A good man feelin bad"? What is the proper use of the "Blues Face"? Your comments please

This would be more of a habit that some guitarists develope
thier selfs when first starting out or after a few years.
I Don't think this applys to blues music only.
Some or most guitarists don't even know thier doing it.
This is not something that can be taught!
I got caught at one of these habits years ago by
some friends.They told me you know when you play it looks
like your talking and moving your lips like your talking
to your self.I did'nt know i was even doing this.
I even tried catching myself doing this but could'nt.
To see if you have any funny things you do have someone
video tape you up close and you just might see if you
developed any of these krazy habits.
Anyway after viewing the video i seen the talking thing
they was talking about.It was really weird watching your
self doing facial contortions.

Mark