Musicians on stage wearing black clothes...

[EatS1stBassist]

So I've been wearing the same black Dickie's polo for years at my weekly P&W gig. Recently, a black curtain was added around the drums. This has the effect of making it seems like my head and hands are disembodied. spooky!

Lol!

 

[J Gold]

I guess I'm the opposite...

 

[retroXvertigo]

I ditched the black in favor of slightly darker black.

 

[EatS1stBassist]

I ditched the black in favor of slightly darker black.

Perfect! Lol!

 

[wmhill]

I'm a rebel...

 

[dave64o]

My Stingray is way prettier than I am so I wear black to better show it off.

 

[SgtHulka]

The only reason I wear black is because it's harder to see how fat I am.

 

[Rip Van Dan]

Just to fit in, I did it
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Nieces wedding a couple of years back

Of course, you can always wear '69 Hippie clothes:

I'm put together my best "Jerry Garcia Plays Bass" outfit for this gig including my skull and crossbones head band:

 

[Eddie LeBlanc]

Of course, you can always wear '69 Hippie clothes:

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I'm put together my best "Jerry Garcia Plays Bass" outfit for this gig including my skull and crossbones head scarf:
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Yep...

 

[Rip Van Dan]

And here's the J. Badder's Band playing at Bronco Billy's. I' wearing black but I do have an orange shirt on with a black overshirt. This was pretty typical for us except I left my Scottish Tam at home and had to pull my skull and crossbones "rock and roll head band" out to use here.

 

[Sam Reese]

I've got a buddy in St. Catherines, Ontario that plays in a band named The Loud Shirtz. I think they have a theme regarding their attire. In my band it is officially "come as you are" which for me is standard issue black v-neck t-shirt and blue jeans. Boring.

 

[DJ Bebop]

Black is very slimming...
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Yeah, that Music Man looks very slim

 

[DJ Bebop]

I guess black is, the new black :Ol

 

[MegaSwing]

Honestly? Too easy.

 

[Eilif]

As my avatar would suggest, I generally only wear black shirts if it has some flair (contrasting stitching, western details,etc) or bold print on a t shirt.

I'm all about standing out.

 

[Feral Feline]

OFTEN the client stipulates the musicians must wear black, so that the focus is on the event/guest-speaker/whatever and not on some musician's "garish" garb.

After just such a gig, I heard one drunkard exclaim "F~@#ING MUSICIANS! Think you're so cool always wearing black!"

He was ignored. We continued on our way home.
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I mostly wear black, anyway, by choice — day-to-day whether I'm gigging or not.


Some gigs I dress up, add a splash of colour — depends on the gig/band/mood-I'm-in etc.

 

[funkmaster p]

I like it 'cuz I can just throw all my crap in the washing machine at once without ruining anything.

 

[StudioGC]

Black makes us look tough!

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Great White Room John! Is that a J neck on that P bass?

 

[StudioGC]

I have played that gig. Clothing at setup:

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Clothing for performance:
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That's how you do it

 

[staurosjohn]

Great White Room John! Is that a J neck on that P bass?

Hey Gunnar... thx! Yup- it's my first Frankenfender 'build'. It's a 2005 Geddy Lee (MIJ) neck on an Amer. Spec body... my #1
I, recently, changed the waterslide- for aesthetics (you're up kinda late )