Your Look On Stage

[KsPiNeSh]

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[bluewine]

I usually wear jeans (sometimes replaced with a kilt), a nice shirt, and my rock star boots.

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You see, thats what I'm talking about. You look like a "Rocker" you don't look like a patron.

Make no mistake about it, this guy is in a band.

Tough look, I like it!

blue

 

[Jonny B]

Thanks Blue!

 

[I<34080]

I like the image part of Rock

Jeans tight, shirts fitted, nice non-running shoes.

 

[Lammchop93]

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[bluewine]

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Very cool pic, however you have the youth edge.You will look cool wearing just about anything for many years.

Thing is, and some won't see or feel this, but the silver grid GK stack and the black Ric is really a look on it's own. Black T makes it all work.

I think sharp clean gear is all a part of image.

blue

I love the top of the line GK cabs, I use the RBX series, a notch down

 

[hrodbert696]

I'm not to the point of gigging out, but thinking about it in the foreseeable future, so this is interesting to me. I guess I'll post my own look as soon as I figure one out. I'm a child of the 80s, but frankly glad to see that the era of spandex and hairspray are pretty much past.

But to play devil's advocate, why is it that so many of our "looks" basically consist of jeans and a t-shirt? OK, sometimes they're COOL jeans and t-shirts, but still... pretty much what I mow the lawn in, what my students show up to fall asleep in lecture in. For how many of you is your stage look DIFFERENT from your day-to-day? Do you think it SHOULD be different?

Anyone care to post before-and-after pics? "Me at home at 5 pm, me at a show at midnight?"

 

[twangman]

jeans and a hoodie, its been working for years

 

[mpm32]

Here's my look on the bar;

Things I always gig with, grandfather's WWII dogtags, never played a show without them, upside down dinosaur pin, some 'fan' gave it to me 25 years ago, been on the strap ever since, leather wristband on fretting hand.

 

[bluewine]

I think sharp, clean, pro level gear is all a part of image.I guess it depends on the band. A clean stage with new looking stacks, organized clean pedal boards is important.

To me it sends a message to the crowd that your serious about what your doing.

blue

 

[butchblack]

I'm not to the point of gigging out, but thinking about it in the foreseeable future, so this is interesting to me. I guess I'll post my own look as soon as I figure one out. I'm a child of the 80s, but frankly glad to see that the era of spandex and hairspray are pretty much past.

But to play devil's advocate, why is it that so many of our "looks" basically consist of jeans and a t-shirt? OK, sometimes they're COOL jeans and t-shirts, but still... pretty much what I mow the lawn in, what my students show up to fall asleep in lecture in. For how many of you is your stage look DIFFERENT from your day-to-day? Do you think it SHOULD be different?

Anyone care to post before-and-after pics? "Me at home at 5 pm, me at a show at midnight?"

To address the Devil's advocate part as a society we have been getting more casual in our dress for years. When I was a child my mother would never think of going into Boston to shop without getting dressed up. If you look back at baseball pictures from the 40's and 50's the large majority of people in the stands were wearing dress shirts, hats, a lot of ties, of course back then a lady would always be in a dress. Now T shirts and jeans are considered normal wear for anything not requiring one to dress up.

The difference between my everyday wear and my stage wear is subtle. I normally don't wear a cowboy hat or shades inside. I also will dress to the gig. Jeans and a cool T shirt is fine for a small club gig, I have a couple of hot rod themed print shirts when I need a collared shirt. I also have no problem dressing up if the gig requires it, a corporate function for instance. It's enough to separate me from the patrons visually, which is what I want to do.

 

[bluewine]

To address the Devil's advocate part as a society we have been getting more casual in our dress for years. When I was a child my mother would never think of going into Boston to shop without getting dressed up. If you look back at baseball pictures from the 40's and 50's the large majority of people in the stands were wearing dress shirts, hats, a lot of ties, of course back then a lady would always be in a dress. Now T shirts and jeans are considered normal wear for anything not requiring one to dress up.

The difference between my everyday wear and my stage wear is subtle. I normally don't wear a cowboy hat or shades inside. I also will dress to the gig. Jeans and a cool T shirt is fine for a small club gig, I have a couple of hot rod themed print shirts when I need a collared shirt. I also have no problem dressing up if the gig requires it, a corporate function for instance. It's enough to separate me from the patrons visually, which is what I want to do.

Yes, and we should point out that image or the image you portray is related to the type of band you play in, the venues you perform in and unfortunately, age.

There is a lot of Pop Rock stuff I would like to wear but at 57 years of age it would just look silly.

 

[Anthbass]

Jeans and a t-shirt. Pretty standard metal band attire, but I make a point to be shaven and clean, as do my other bandmates. We are all over 30, so no delusions about what we look like in a (mostly) youth-dominated genre.

 

[blondmix3]

Depends.... cover band is fairly laid back-

...while the original band is up a notch or two (opening for Papa Roach last week....)

 

[BassClef 2010]

In my hard acid rock power trio, its jeans, tie-die shirts, and fedora. In my modern rock band (Chili Peppers influenced) I wear jeans, band shirt (or no shirt), and fedora. In my jazz combo, its shirt and tie, black slacks, and fedora. In my blues band, its black slacks, black polo, and fedora.

 

[godofthunder59]

The hair line has changed the wardrobe not so much. Black leather pants and a black T shirt pretty much all I have ever worn.

Sometimes I mix it up and wear jeans

 

[Atticus]

Here's my look on the bar;

Things I always gig with, grandfather's WWII dogtags, never played a show without them, upside down dinosaur pin, some 'fan' gave it to me 25 years ago, been on the strap ever since, leather wristband on fretting hand.

I like this. I find a few accessories make people notice you without overdoing it.

Me? Jeans, either T-shirt or old dress shirt, comfy shoes, and a shark-tooth necklace. Sometimes my trilby (like a fedora but different brim) if the occasions suits.

 

[steveksux]

In my defense, it WAS halloween.

And I did NOT know there was going to be a Little Bo Peep there... For some reason everyone wanted a picture of us together...

Randy

 

[mmjazzbass]

I always wear a charles mingus shirt or button at all my rock gigs. People know where my loyalty's at.

 

[Ben Noblit]

Tie-dyed polo FTW.

as someone said earlier, it is about separating yourself visually from the audience. for me, this means colors, long hair (not down in this pic) long cloth flowers or peacock feathers dangling from the headstock. . .etc.