Unique Tip Jars

KillerNeuron · #1 12-25-2011, 08:52 PM

I was just curious if any of you guys had unique and humorous tip jars for gigs. I saw a picture on the internet of a fish bowl with a stuffed fish in it that said "Help! I can only swim in money! please don't let me die!" and thought it was a pretty hilarious idea. People are probably slightly more obliged to tip if your money-begging made them laugh...

What is YOUR tip jar? Instrument cases are so cliche...

sbassface · #2 12-25-2011, 08:58 PM

yeah our jar says "El Tippo" jar don't knock it.

Lee H · #3 12-25-2011, 09:03 PM

I used too have a buddy who would walk into the audience, and usually end up standing on a chair or table for fiddle solos...I once paid a very large (round) and unattractive woman to go tip him... but she had to shove the tip down the front of his pants...

he really cussed me after the show, but the rest of us were laughing our tails off...the singer was crying, he was laughing so hard

jmercer91 · #4 12-25-2011, 09:09 PM

I usually use a gas tank to get people to realize the bands expenses

Instagator · #5 12-26-2011, 06:52 AM

This is what I've been using...mostly it's filled with cash..but sometimes if left unattended..

Hey,don't knock it..it's also a great beer mug..nobody else will drink out of it at a party and it has a lid to keep the flies out

Cheers,Gator

dls59 · #6 12-26-2011, 06:57 AM

Our lead singer has a bucket with lights on it, that is labelled The Bailout Bucket. He states that we used to have a tip bucket, but we're thinking much larger, and going for the bailout. He normally mentions something about being 300 million dollars short of our goal. It goes on from there.

Groove Doctor · #7 12-26-2011, 07:48 AM

Saw a tips jar at a café,
"Tipping makes you Sexy"

mongo2 · #8 12-26-2011, 09:28 AM

An old, bent up (naturally relic'd) straw cowboy hat.

fenderslaper · #9 12-26-2011, 09:39 AM

Our is named "Phil Thetipjar"

Lee H · #10 12-26-2011, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Instagator

This is what I've been using...mostly it's filled with cash..but sometimes if left unattended..

Hey,don't knock it..it's also a great beer mug..nobody else will drink out of it at a party and it has a lid to keep the flies out

Cheers,Gator

at least you have the right kind of beer, for the season.

I ride down to that brewery for lunch, during the summer

derrico1 · #11 12-26-2011, 09:54 AM

I'm not a big tip jar fan, but the best kind is definitely the one carried around the room in shifts by a bevy of attractive women.

Lee H · #12 12-26-2011, 09:57 AM

I seem to get most tips in liquid form.. the problem is that I am not a big drinker. 3 will leave me well on the way to being polluted. Any more than that, and I am sleeping in my pickup, and that back seat is really not all that comfortable

HeadyVan Halen · #13 12-26-2011, 10:07 AM

Ours is a bucket with an Pregnancy Test taped to it....the bucket says 'For DNA Testing.."

Which, is not a stretch with this band

sharpbass · #14 12-26-2011, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by HeadyVan Halen

Ours is a bucket with an Pregnancy Test taped to it....the bucket says 'For DNA Testing.."

Which, is not a stretch with this band

A bit creepy, but whatever works for you.

PopaWoody · #15 12-26-2011, 10:22 AM

We use a 1973 Slingerland 8" tom, upside down with no bottom head. I just stripped it to bare wood, as I want our singer and her daughter to decorate it with music symbols and tips in an artsy unique kind of way. Kind of cool that we can mount it on a tom stand right in front of the stage.

mboogiemanusa · #16 12-26-2011, 10:14 PM

I've been using an old snare drum mounted on its side to a wood base. I've used a grinder to cut a money slot in the top. Inside i've mounted a round blue neon light from an old cheesy neon clock and have a clear drum head facing the audience. Inside the drum...the back is painted silver and TIPS is lettered. I can swap out the clear front drum head for heads that have band logos printed on them. The only issue is that I need to use a drum key to get the money out. When I am only gigging in one band .....this is not an issue because we just let the tips build up over a bunch of gigs or until the drum is about 1/2 full of bills. With multiple bands .....have to remove one of the heads after the show which is not that big a deal. I'll try to post a picture if there is interest.

PopaWoody · #17 12-27-2011, 07:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mboogiemanusa

I've been using an old snare drum mounted on its side to a wood base. I've used a grinder to cut a money slot in the top. Inside i've mounted a round blue neon light from an old cheesy neon clock and have a clear drum head facing the audience. Inside the drum...the back is painted silver and TIPS is lettered. I can swap out the clear front drum head for heads that have band logos printed on them. The only issue is that I need to use a drum key to get the money out. When I am only gigging in one band .....this is not an issue because we just let the tips build up over a bunch of gigs or until the drum is about 1/2 full of bills. With multiple bands .....have to remove one of the heads after the show which is not that big a deal. I'll try to post a picture if there is interest.

Please do, as I have a drum tip jar as well. Ours is a work in progress.

PopaWoody · #18 12-27-2011, 09:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mboogiemanusa

I've been using an old snare drum mounted on its side to a wood base. I've used a grinder to cut a money slot in the top. Inside i've mounted a round blue neon light from an old cheesy neon clock and have a clear drum head facing the audience. Inside the drum...the back is painted silver and TIPS is lettered. I can swap out the clear front drum head for heads that have band logos printed on them. The only issue is that I need to use a drum key to get the money out. When I am only gigging in one band .....this is not an issue because we just let the tips build up over a bunch of gigs or until the drum is about 1/2 full of bills. With multiple bands .....have to remove one of the heads after the show which is not that big a deal. I'll try to post a picture if there is interest.

Was thinking about this idea you have.....cut an access door with your grinder velcro strips to hold it in place. Maybe

Staredge · #19 12-27-2011, 10:09 AM

I'm starting an instrumental surf cover band, and looking for a 2-3' tall tiki to hollow out.

mboogiemanusa · #20 12-27-2011, 09:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mboogiemanusa

I've been using an old snare drum mounted on its side to a wood base. I've used a grinder to cut a money slot in the top. Inside i've mounted a round blue neon light from an old cheesy neon clock and have a clear drum head facing the audience so you can see the bills pile up. Inside the drum...the back is painted silver and TIPS is lettered. I can swap out the clear front drum head for heads that have band logos printed on them. The only issue is that I need to use a drum key to get the money out. When I am only gigging in one band .....this is not an issue because we just let the tips build up over a bunch of gigs or until the drum is about 1/2 full of bills. With multiple bands .....have to remove one of the heads after the show which is not that big a deal. I'll try to post a picture if there is interest.

Here is a couple quick and dirty photos from my ipod

I forgot to spin them 90 degrees but you get the idea
I can change out the front head with band logos for additional flair
The blue neon is pretty bright and attracts attention in a dark cocktail lounge