Bass Player’s Official Hat Problem

[mrjim123]

Let’s get started!
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[Gravedigger Dav]

This is my hat. I've been wearing on since the 1980s. I have it in black, brown, and white.

 

[lunarpollen]

This is my hat. I've been wearing on since the 1980s. I have it in black, brown, and white.
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I have that in black and brown varieties too!

 

[Dynacord]

I'm clearly in the pro-hat camp:

if i do, it's usually something like this:View attachment 4967694

Love it. Have similar (this one being a typical Polish design from between the wars)

For patrol caps as at the beginning of the thread, this is my fav:

 

[hrodbert696]

What's the name of this style of hat?

It's called a Cadet Cap (also a patrol, or field, cap). And yes, it's been my go-to for a while as well...
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Only then my guitarist bought one and started wearing it to gigs, and jeez, we can't BOTH go wearing the SAME cap... geez. So I went looking for something not-quite-the-same, and found the Rooney (don't have a pic of myself in it, sorry):

But for Blues Bros. tribute gigs, I get out the Homburg:
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[Dynacord]

It's called a Cadet Cap (also a patrol, or field, cap). And yes, it's been my go-to for a while as well...
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Only then my guitarist bought one and started wearing it to gigs, and jeez, we can't BOTH go wearing the SAME cap... geez. So I went looking for something not-quite-the-same, and found the Rooney (don't have a pic of myself in it, sorry):

But for Blues Bros. tribute gigs, I get out the Homburg:
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Cadet cap or, for actual military ones, patrol caps is common.

 

[mudpup]

Those ain't hats.......
This is a HAT!
(said in an Australian accent for those that know...)

 

[Dynacord]

It's called a Cadet Cap (also a patrol, or field, cap). And yes, it's been my go-to for a while as well...

Cadet cap or, for actual military ones, patrol caps is common.

But, of course, you said that! I dig the Homburg. Looks great and Duck Dunn pipe to boot.

 

[Marley's Ghost]

 

[Mickey666]

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I had one of those, in about 1970

 

[Kerry Brown]

Always wear a hat but not a ball cap. People might think I’m just a guitar player otherwise.

 

[hrodbert696]

But, of course, you said that! I dig the Homburg. Looks great and Duck Dunn pipe to boot.

To be fair, I first said cadet cap, then went back and edited to add the other names for it - which cross-posted with yours.

 

[rantbot]

Exhausting.

I just hope I have a chance to rest up and regain my strength before anybody starts posting about official sunglasses.

 

[BlueTalon]

But for Blues Bros. tribute gigs, I get out the Homburg:
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The pipe is a nice touch!

 

[Steve Cooke]

I'm sure Billy and his hat have been mentioned but....

 

[fhm555]

I do a little business with Calcutta Outdoors and they give me ball caps with their skull and crossed bones logo on them, which I wear when I play.

 

[Engle]

Wow, here I thought I was just venting about not being able to wear my favorite hat while I perform and now it's gone off the rails into a full fledged bass-hat thread! It's like watching a little child grow into an adult person with their own hopes and dreams. I love you all and I'm so proud of you.

Also, if the owners of the Goorin Bros Hat Shop is reading this... You're welcome!!

Last time I bought one, I was told they were discontinued.

 

[Shlabotnik]

Last time I bought one, I was told they were discontinued.

Wow, you’d think that, with all these bass players buying them, they would keep making them forever!

 

[Mickey666]

Wow, you’d think that, with all these bass players buying them, they would keep making them forever!

Go to the Army surplus store, they got piles of em.

 

[Max Bogosity]

I go hatless so the glare off my head will steal the spotlight from the guitarist.