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03-22-2008, 04:19 PM
|  | Friends, Romans, Bass Players... | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Spencer, MA, USA | | | Anyone here wear "bass clothes"?
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I have a particular item of clothing that I like to wear every time I play bass at our church services. I call it my bass sweater. it's a lightweight black pullover with fine white stripes on it. It seems to want to bond perfectly with my leather strap, so when I position my bass is stays there without shifting. Maybe there's a bit of superstition involved, but I seem to play better when I wear it. And I always have to jack up the right sleeve, it's always dragging on the strings. 
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03-22-2008, 04:27 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Diego, California | | | Well, I usually wear something comfy, or something that mentions bass on it. My favorite is "Hug a bass player" |
03-22-2008, 04:40 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mass | | | I don't usually wear anything special, but when I remember(and if it's clean) I wear this monk shirt that I have because my guitarist always jokes that it's one of the only shirts I own. |
03-22-2008, 04:41 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Norfolk, Virginia | | | I wear shirts with some of a photographer friend's art printed out and ironed on. A little bit of endorsing, I suppose. Really cool stuff, makes for a great t-shirt. |
03-22-2008, 06:02 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: forest hills ny | | | was watching this movie earlier.. think it was called garage days, well this chick was wearing a shirt that said "bassists do it with rhythm" lol
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03-22-2008, 06:04 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: southeast Michigan | | | All of my clothes are Bass Clothes. :-)
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03-22-2008, 09:31 PM
|  | I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize! | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ottawa, Canada | | | I have a black leather vest I only wear when gigging or at some event as a bassist. I also have two plain black t-shirts I only wear when gigging.
By wearing a consistent outfit people remember who am I. And by making it very plain, I can wear it almost anywhere. |
03-22-2008, 09:46 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: San Francisco, California | | When its cold, my TB sweatshirt! 
Actually I can't stand wearing long sleeves when playing for the most part. I ALWAYS need a shirt long enough to just cover my belt buckle! |
03-22-2008, 10:09 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Georgetown, Kentucky | | I don't have a specific one yet, but I'm ordering a shirt which I plan to play at my band's next gig: http://www.altamontrecords.com/enlar...ge=bootsy1.jpg
The pink one, specifically. |
03-22-2008, 11:27 PM
|  | No Longer Works a Day Job | | Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: USA | | | Ideally, something with short sleeves or rolled up sleeves. Covers the belt buckle is another good thing, but since i double so much-i just move my belt buckle all the way to my right. Beyond that-anything that isn't super slick in texture.
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03-23-2008, 12:57 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia | | | i found this awsome tshirt which i didnt realise had a bass on it til i wore it |
03-23-2008, 01:48 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Orange County, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by stratovani  I have a particular item of clothing that I like to wear every time I play bass at our church services. I call it my bass sweater. it's a lightweight black pullover with fine white stripes on it. It seems to want to bond perfectly with my leather strap, so when I position my bass is stays there without shifting. Maybe there's a bit of superstition involved, but I seem to play better when I wear it. And I always have to jack up the right sleeve, it's always dragging on the strings. | Superstitious???? IN CHURCH??? 
Naw...who woulda thought that?
LOL!!! 
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03-23-2008, 01:51 AM
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EXAR pedals rep for North & Central America | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: PDX, OR | | I used to wear "bongo clothes": Hawaiian shirts and a big floppy hat. I stopped wearing them when I switched to bass.  |
03-23-2008, 04:39 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Finland (Northern Europe) | | | Hi.
I usually wear the same T-shirt that has my friends HD-Drag teams name on it.
He skipped last year due heavy work schedule, but bought a new bike yesterday so I believe that muy mechanic skills are appreciated again this year.
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03-23-2008, 07:39 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Fairfax VA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by improvpwnd When its cold, my TB sweatshirt! | I was lusting over that exact bass yesterday at the big GC!!! I want it so bad! |
03-23-2008, 09:00 AM
| | Friends, Romans, Bass Players... | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Spencer, MA, USA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Rudyboy98 Superstitious???? IN CHURCH???
Naw...who woulda thought that?
LOL!!! | OK, you got me! I never thought about it like that! It made me LOL! 
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03-23-2008, 09:25 AM
| | | At gigs since I'm a girl I cant exactly wear the same thing over and over so no bass clothes here. Just gotta check for anything the might scratch the bass (buttons or whatnot)... after seeing the back of a friends guitar with a 1/2 missing chunk from all the nights on his belt buckle......no thanks .
Although, I started making t shirts for my band and am wearing those anywhere I wear a t shirt.......free advertising ya know .
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03-23-2008, 11:14 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Morris, IL. | | | I had a pair of fingerless leather gloves that I wore with one of my early bands the did hard rock stuff. Also put on a red bandana. I guess I was trying to fit this image of tough guy but it wasn't really me.
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03-23-2008, 12:45 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Pacific Northwest USA | | | Tie dye.
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03-23-2008, 04:19 PM
|  | <-- That guy looks like me, but old. | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Arlington TX | | | Not so much a particular shirt, but I do only wear certain belts if I'm playing bass or guitar. I strongly recommend them to everyone here. Got to your local police/EMS/fire uniform shop and get a velcro belt: plain leather, no buckle to scratch the instrument.
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