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Double Bass Orchestral Tuxedos (Suggestions For Buying)

#22
Prescottissimo said:
Friends, how about those wonderful skin tight lycra tuxes of Dennis Trembley? For sheer comfort, what could surpass that? And from far away, well, I surmise it maybe dependant upon how many gym visits one has notched.
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Hey Prescottissimo

Is the Prescottissimo Galaxy in the Greater Los Angeles area by any chance, or did you see Dennis Trembley at ISB? Just curious. If you are in LA, are you by any chance a graduate of the University of Watts?

Jon
 
#27
Prescottissimo said:
My cumberband fails me each and every time it adorns my girth... I dont understand why it creeps under my belly on it's own according, seemingly as quickly as a tremolo note goes by
IT just disappears! Anyone recommend way to keep ethe cumberband from wandering? Tape? Silkscreened? Glue? snaps?
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I can´t believe no one replied to you on such an impotant matter. With us our friends society just outright bought us new ones. But as you should know, on the higher quality cumberbuns there is found a small loop which hooks on to the button on the shirt. Thereby holding it securely in place.
 
#29
Learning to tie a bow tie is easier if you get a nicer bow tie. The first bow tie I got was a cheap one that came free with my tux, and it continues to give me no end of trouble each time I try to tie it. I have since acquired several others that are made of stiffer materials that tie on the first try with very little fuss, and they look great.

I've always worn a cummerbund, but maybe I should investigate a vest. My bass sits pretty squarely in front of me anyway, so it's hard to tell anyway.
 
#30
Ed Fuqua said:
PS - learn to tie a bow tie. It looks better than a clip on and, at the end of the gig, when you pull the tie undone, you feel like James Bond...
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+1. And the "trick" to tying a bow tie is to realize that it really is the same bow knot you use to tie your shoes. It's just a square knot, double-slipped. It sure doesn't seem like it when you try to follow any of those sequence-picture instructions that you can find everywhere, but that's all it is. The shape of the tie keeps it from being easily recognized.

Also, I favor white suspenders with a white shirt, but that's just a matter of preference.
 
#32
i wear a comfortable white dress shirt (not a tux shirt), no undershirt for comfort (if you're sweaty this may not be an option), the most comfortable black slacks i can find and a tux jacket (just a tad oversized). no vest or cummerbund (which incidentally has been misspelled more often than not in this thread). the truth is, no one cares and the audience can't tell when you're behind your bass anyways. if you're paranoid about orchestra managers giving you grief then just do what i do in that situation - button your jacket until you're in place and ready to play. if you want to wear a cummerbund, you can keep it from sliding around by running the strap through your belt loops before you hook it. also, a real bow tie is a must. unless you're the type who would wear a clip on tie to a funeral :ninja:. also, if you want people to think you're a serious musician, you should wear white socks.
 
#33
In all my years of orchestra playing (24 years) I've never had a complaint, or complaint, from personnel managers, conductors etc. about not wearing a cummerbund. It's NOT necessary unless you want to wear it. As a side note: when wearing tails, you don't even have to wear the white vest if you choose not to, as long as you're wearing tails. Hope this helps settle the debate.
 

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