Best shoes for bass?

[AltGrendel]

 

[xikbastard]

flip flops and than bare foot. \m/

 

[xxfaux_punkxx]

chucks mostly unless it's cold then I wear a pair of combat boots that I laced with 6 gage steel chains.

 

[hdracer]

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What else?

 

[5StringBlues]

New Balance for casual gigs,black dress shoe for the rest.

 

[totallyfrozen]

I don't know about playing barefoot outside of the house. That would really depend on WHERE and WHEN--if at all. There are some nasty critters that like to burrow through the skin of your feet. Unfortunately, some of them don't stay in your feet. They crawl through your body and make attach to other organs. Meh...call me paranoid, but I don't swim in lakes either.

Well...Have a nice day!

 

[williamk]

uhm hello? Converse shoes of course!

 

[BassBrass]

New Balance 4E, only shoes that fit me perfectly and the discount outlet is a block away. (Although some treads aren't asgood for effects footswitches)

 

[Baron Von Vik]

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+1.

Chucks or my old black cowboy boots, depending on the gig.

Bare feet on stage are cool until you stub a toe. Then...pathos.

 

[Marginal Tom]

asics for me. Everyone else in my band wears cowboy boots.

 

[spaz21387]

skateshoes or converse usually. I have found skateshoes are the closest thing to being barefoot to me they are so comfortable.

 

[5StringBlues]

New Balance 4E

+1



Yes yes,my bigfoot brother!

 

[Basslice]

I wear shoes that are specially designed for bass. The soles are made of a high-tech polymer developed by Dupont for the space program. This material advances the propagation of frequencies from 30hz through 4khz thereby increasing the transmission of bass output into the audience by 3db. For an upcharge, laces made of the same material are provided that will extend the augmented frequency range to 18khz for bassists who prefer the higher frequencies blended into their sound.

Sweet. That would probably be one of the LARC resins. We did some rheological testing on them a few years back for some similar uses but found that the tan delta had a weird drop out if there was moisture present causing some serious dampening. Hence once you start sweating they go to hell. So if you want a shoe that will withstand re-entry to Earth on the bottom of the shuttle - there you go. Otherwise not only will your feet stink when you work up a sweat, but your sound will suffer. We have some new polyphenylquinoxaline resins that beat the shite out of anything that Dupont makes. You should try MY shoes...

 

[Nashrakh]

Anything comfortable. I'm a fan of skater shoes though.

 

[SactoBass]

Sweet. That would probably be one of the LARC resins. We did some rheological testing on them a few years back for some similar uses but found that the tan delta had a weird drop out if there was moisture present causing some serious dampening. Hence once you start sweating they go to hell. So if you want a shoe that will withstand re-entry to Earth on the bottom of the shuttle - there you go. Otherwise not only will your feet stink when you work up a sweat, but your sound will suffer. We have some new polyphenylquinoxaline resins that beat the shite out of anything that Dupont makes. You should try MY shoes...

So THAT'S why I had to bump the mids half way through the gig. And I thought the warning label in the owner's manual regarding TD effect (tan delta) was something I could ignore. Live and learn.

 

[Basslice]

So THAT'S why I had to bump the mids half way through the gig. And I thought the warning label in the owner's manual regarding TD effect (tan delta) was something I could ignore. Live and learn.

I agree that barring that problem it is a damn good shoe for bass...

 

[TL5]

 

[bassguitar808]

Hi-Tops, Docs, Adidas, Puma

or Chucks from before Nike bought them out

 

[willyrep]

Chucks pretty much are hip for any kind of gig. Dress shoes for formal gigs and if comfort is in question (long sets), Merrells make really nice dressy boot style shoes that help in arch support.

 

[sonic assassin]

i used to wear chucks, but switched back to skate shoes. i definitely need shoes on. and something with a tiny bit of traction. who knows how much flying around ill do. almost ate it on a slick stage once. bad news.