Bass Players and Hats - - - 70% of Women Say They Are a Turn Off

[fraublugher]

Originally Posted by pklima

Well...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlR9Zd3B3AQ

I think I could pull that off.

Ha! Needs a cod-piece to complete it .

[bassgod0dmw]

Originally Posted by nortonrider

It's not just about wearing a hat,
More about the human psychological need of acceptance.
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.

wear a hat if you want,
saying that you don't care what others think is what I was referring to.
Everyone cares what others think.

I wasn't really talking about wearing a hat. I was talking about how I don't care what others think. Not everyone is like you. It's a silly statement to say that everyone cares about what others think.

[nortonrider]

Originally Posted by bassgod0dmw

I wasn't really talking about wearing a hat. I was talking about how I don't care what others think. Not everyone is like you. It's a silly statement to say that everyone cares about what others think.

People have been talking about human interaction, culture and the evolution society long before you and I were born.

If you have taken any classes such as basic psych., cultural anthropology or transactional analysis,
then you have heard of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.

here, I'll even provide a link for you so you don't even have to google it:

http://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html

It's not my opinion, it's taught in schools.

[bassgod0dmw]

Please tell me where in the Original Hierarchy of Needs or the Expanded Hierarchy it says that I have a "need" to care what others think. More specifically, complete strangers.

I get all of that from my family and friends, not from complete strangers.

[nortonrider]

You are truly a man among men!
I am in awe of you.
But... you don't care what I think, so carry on!

[Lee H]

No hat here... I would never wear a hat indoors. I was brought up with manners. If outside, I wear sunglasses.

But I look like Keanu Reeves on crack, so hats look silly on me anyway

[bassgod0dmw]

Originally Posted by nortonrider

You are truly a man among men!
I am in awe of you.
But... you don't care what I think, so carry on!

See! That's the spirit!

[jay tay]

I like hats, and there for I wear them. I'm not at all interested in the opinion of others, I don't wear hats for their sake, I wear them for mine. I am also a happily married man, so the opinions of women at gigs is really of no interest to me... in fact it would probably be less hassle for me if the women at gigs were obviously repulsed by my appearance, as it would help stop the wife from being jealous.

Also as a heterosexual man I obviously think women look better then men in hats... or indeed out of hats for that matter... (but don't tell the wife I said that)

[Mtnman]

[4dog]

I wear a hat at wrk ( if ya dont in texas,, and you wrk outside the sun fries your brain) i dont at play,, wouldnt stay on if i did.

[Mo Jiggity]

Originally Posted by boristhespider9

And for the love of God, do not wear sleeveless shirts under any circumstances!

My Halloween costume... doubly-offensive in the context of this thread! I'm playing our next gig in it just for you ;-)

[bluewine]

Some guys can look good in hats some look ridiculous.

I can't wear them.

blue

[stagebanter]

I am so tired of seeing people in general - not just musicians - abusing the concept of a fedora.

Also, to the guy who brought up Maslow and Psych 101 in a thread about hats on bass players: lol.

[Downunderwonder]

Some hats are for shade, some to keep off the rain, some for both. The rest are to say "look at me"! The shady rainproof hats indoors at a gig are also worn to say "look at me".

Pray tell, what is the concept of a Fedora?

[the yeti]

Originally Posted by Downunderwonder

The rest are to say "look at me"!

same can be said of all fashion.

[Rockbassist4]

The only time I wear a hat is when I'm working in the yard or clearing snow from my driveway. I don't think I could pull off wearing one on stage.

[Hopkins]

Originally Posted by Lee H

No hat here... I would never wear a hat indoors. I was brought up with manners. If outside, I wear sunglasses.

But I look like Keanu Reeves on crack, so hats look silly on me anyway

How exactly is it bad manners to wear a hat indoors? Thats just a stupid social rule from the times of segregated bath rooms, slave housewives.

[Zooberwerx]

Originally Posted by j.kernodle

the only hat I own came with a free bowl of soup.
also you should not wear a hat indoors as it is bad manners.

...unless you're a Rabbi.

I'm 6'4" and a hat only accentuates that fact.

Riis

[GoesThump]

Originally Posted by CocoBass19

As a girl.. I say no to hats! However, those flat caps can be cute sometimes.. ugh. Basically, if it looks like you're trying to cover up something.. we can tell

Good one!

The same applies for foundation...

GT

[caeman]

That whole make-up thing, it is just a waste of money. Obviously, any woman that wears it is covering up something. We man know these things.