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07-19-2009, 08:50 PM
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Hey I'm Nick and have been playing bass for two years now and just joined talkbass.
I know this is a weird question, but I was about to buy one of this awesome bass player hats to wear when I play with my band and at gigs, but I did't want to come across as one of those wanabie bassists.
So my question for any experienced bassists out there is, Is how good of a bass player do you need to be to wear a hat while playing? is their any unspoken skill requirements needed before you can wear one without looking like a wanabie?
All wise bass player advice is appreciated,
Nick
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07-19-2009, 08:59 PM
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They're stupid looking. |
07-19-2009, 09:01 PM
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07-19-2009, 09:32 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Texas | | | Amendment 3, Section 9.6 of the Bass Player Compendium CLEARLY requires you to have a tie if you are going to wear a hat. Subsection 4 dictates the style of said tie.
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07-19-2009, 09:32 PM
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07-19-2009, 09:35 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Alabama | | | i find combat helmets help when we tank a performance. oh and the pic of lemmy has him wearing an awsome hat.
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07-19-2009, 09:49 PM
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07-19-2009, 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by bui  Amendment 3, Section 9.6 of the Bass Player Compendium CLEARLY requires you to have a tie if you are going to wear a hat. Subsection 4 dictates the style of said tie. |
Dangit! how could I be so stupid as to forget to check the old BPC hand book....
ok, I think the general opinion is that hats are lame...
fair enough,
Nick |
07-19-2009, 10:01 PM
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Founder and CEO of http://videobasslessons.tv | | Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New York/Los Angeles | | | well, me, tony, and hadrian have been wearing them for an eternity whilst playing....
I'm trying to get away from them now cos I think all my hair is going to fall out if I keep wearing them. I'm more into haircuts than hats these days.... Hadrian is still young so he's got a while before his hair starts falling out, and tony is the pioneer of the look so I think he'll keep at it!
Easy,
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07-19-2009, 10:24 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: NYC | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Nikolas Hey I'm Nick and have been playing bass for two years now and just joined talkbass.
I know this is a weird question, but I was about to buy one of this awesome bass player hats to wear when I play with my band and at gigs, but I did't want to come across as one of those wanabie bassists.
So my question for any experienced bassists out there is, Is how good of a bass player do you need to be to wear a hat while playing? is their any unspoken skill requirements needed before you can wear one without looking like a wanabie?
All wise bass player advice is appreciated,
Nick | Maybe if you named your hat something really really fierce....
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07-19-2009, 10:53 PM
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Originally Posted by jumbosilverette I read somewhere that you have to play at least 15 years before you could wear one. | Or come out the other side of a ToP tribute show with your fingers intact. |
08-15-2009, 04:27 AM
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When you go out and and play, always act like you're Marcus Miller or somebody. You'll have heaps of fun, and people soon get the idea.
The wearer makes the hat, rather than the other way round. Wear it with pride.
And sunglasses too, if the occasion fits.
Cheers 
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08-15-2009, 09:44 AM
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Originally Posted by rascool
And sunglasses too, if the occasion fits.
| If you're playing an outdoor gig on a sunny day or playing a venue with bright stage lights, I can understand. Or if you think Vanilla Ice was the bomb in "Cool as Ice" 
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08-15-2009, 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Nikolas Dangit! how could I be so stupid as to forget to check the old BPC hand book....
ok, I think the general opinion is that hats are lame...
fair enough,
Nick | That probably explains my affection for an old fedora and a tendency to wear "cat" hats....BTW, we need a "smile" with a hat 
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