Bass Player’s Official Hat Problem

[Ellery]

Keep the hat and come play on the west coast, I've never seen that hat on stage.

 

[Pauly 4001]

No weddings for me, except for the one I was in. I play mostly indie rock designed specifically for people who are afraid of commitment.

Then your hat is definitely making the right statement

 

[burgerdj]

That’s hilarious - I have the same hat in green!

 

[LukeSlywalker]

Hilarious. I knew this was the hat when I started reading your post. Yes, I’ve seen lots of bass players and no other instruments rock that cap. Definitely a New England thing.

 

[Old Garage-Bander]

I have a hat that I love, much like many other people who wear hats.

This hat that I love… You know who else seems to love it? Every other freaking bass player in Boston. If there’s a guy in a band wearing a hat… it’s usually the bass player and… a good portion of the time it’s this same damn hat.

So, I don’t dare wear this hat when I perform anymore because I don’t want to be labeled as one of those “bass player hat guys”. I also don’t want the other bass players in town to think that I am ripping off their style. I’m not here to incite violence. But what I’m wondering is… Has this hat completely overtaken the bass player scene in other towns as well? Is this a problem that needs to be addressed globally? Should we all be writing to our congresspersons?

I’m starting to wonder if there’s someplace where people are buying these hats and, inside the package it includes an instruction manual for playing bass… Which beckons the question… Which came first? The bass or the hat?

Thanks for your help on this. Here is a nice picture of me wearing my hat as a reward for having read to the end.

P.S. If all this post did was inspire you to buy one of these hats for yourself… Shame on you for taking advantage.

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Screw the rest of 'em. Would you stop playing X bass just because every other bass player was playing it?
Get it embroidered to say "I Wore it FIRST."

 

[HardNHeavy]

this guy from the melvins..lol
more of a costume, but i've always loved theatre and stage, so hats are just an accessory..I wear a baseball hat nowadays Or it's a way to hide the all natural "solar panel"

 

[swarfrat]

That’s hilarious to me because I have the same hat in green, black and brown. But I wear them backwards.
I was wearing my porkpie last night for a gig, but thinking maybe I should try the cadet cap forward.
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[swarfrat]

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That's ingenious. Someone finally figured out how to solve neck dive on the Tbird . Big honking 4x4 sticking out the end!

 

[devnulljp]

 

[Tony Bassplayer]

I wear the same cap for most gigs (see profile). I have a Fender-branded pork pie I wear for fancier shows, but we don't play many of those. I have been known to wear a western-style hat. Not because I play country (I don't) but because I like the way I look in 'em. The problem with that is, it seems every rock cover band in the Phoenix area wears the same western-style hat, so I refuse to.

I will never not wear a hat for a gig. I'm bald on top and I hate it. I'd look like Banner Thomas. I like Banner Thomas, I like to play along with Banner Thomas songs, but I don't want to look like Banner Thomas on stage.

 

[CaribooBass]

Here in Canada eh……….bass players wear tooks. ?

Sorry that is the American spelling so here is the proper spelling; Toques.

Makes no sense to me either other than it is a French hat.
Speaking of strange names for Cranium Covers, what is a Pork Pie hat?

Thanks
Clayton

 

[2saddleslab]

I wouldn't say the OP's hat is part of the bass uniform but I have seen a few players sporting them.

Wore a fedora or Stetson in my early years, just to keep the sweat out of my eyes. But stopped because everybody tried to steal them.

 

[rantbot]

Speaking of strange names for Cranium Covers, what is a Pork Pie hat?

The bassist is sporting one.

 

[Ekulati]

I adore a Fedora, though. But I despise Pork Pies.

Same here. I wear a nice fedora in some settings. Hate those cheap porkpies with the skinny little brim turned up in the back. (I'm seeing a Batman smacking Robin graphic about now...)

 

[swarfrat]

I knew of Pork Pie only as a make of drums and drum thrones. So I googled Pork Pie. Just FTR 1) the hat is the not the primary usage. 2) You Brits eat some GROSS stuff.

 

[Mickey666]

Fedora, unless it's windy then it's a houndstooth 8/4.

 

[emmadangerheart]

I love hats! Here's my usual:

 

[Engle]

That's ingenious. Someone finally figured out how to solve neck dive on the Tbird . Big honking 4x4 sticking out the end!

And that was before I put the Ultralights on it

 

[singlemalt]

Come on, now, how ‘bout a link to that hat?

 

[wysiwyg248]

I am sure someone posted this: Gabe Nelson from Cake wears that hat style a lot.