Best Bass Sunglasses

[stewart8980]

So, I was looking through my meager, but versatile sunglasses collection, and I came up wondering what sunglasses, if any, were preferred by bassists.

My collection:

Tortoise shell Ray-Ban wayfarers

American Optical Original Pilot Sunglasses Gold (like Vietnam-era helicopter pilot aviators)

Tortoise shell Blublocker Aviators (the sunglasses worn by Alan in the Hangover)

Personally, I love my Blublockers, which leaves me to wonder, since they we're only $20, compared to the $100 Ray-Bans and the $75 AOs. Oh well. they do make for a nice fashion statement.


Anyways, playing bass or not, what do you guys wear in the sun?

[CrispyDelicious]

No pics, no effeminate collection of accessories.

[5StringBlues]

I used to wear tort Wayfarers and then after that a 5 dollar pair of fake tort Wayfarers............

I can never seem to hold on to a pair of shades so now I wear whatever they have at the .99 cent store.

[jonathan_matos5]

i wear my regular glasses with transitions lenses. they don't transition fast enough from dark to clear so i end up blind for awhile when i go indoors.

[infinitetoast]

Electric Sunglasses all the way, Technician, EC/DCs, and Livewires. Never while playing bass though

[DigMe]

Pretty much this exact thread already exists and has been active within the past week:

Bassists Sunglasses

bc

[MakiSupaStar]

Originally Posted by DigMe

Pretty much this exact thread already exists and has been active within the past week:

Bassists Sunglasses

bc

+1. With that said I like DSO's and Dillans. Both are polarized (the only way to roll IMO. My Dillans have a non reflective mirror finish which gives you a nice spiderman appearance too. Chicks never know where you're looking.

[Pilgrim]

Since most gigs are indoors and I enjoy the luxury of actually seeing things, I don't wear 'em indoors. I think it's one step of stage vanity too far...at least for me.

As John Wayne said in Big Jake when his partner exclaimed "You wear glasses?"

...."Only to SEE with!"

If some wiseacre who wanted to wear his sunglasses on stage tripped and fell off the stage, I'd laugh my ass off.

[DigMe]

Originally Posted by MakiSupaStar

+1. With that said I like DSO's and Dillans. Both are polarized (the only way to roll IMO. My Dillans have a non reflective mirror finish which gives you a nice spiderman appearance too. Chicks never know where you're looking.

Yeah, I only buy polarized these days. Don't ever pay retail either.

bc

[Kipaste]

Finally, a question that has a simple answer.