Hats and Guitar ??

Nikc

It has become clear to me that the magic is in the hat or decent hair. Owning to a genitic failure on my part hair is out of the question soooooooooooooooooooooooo

What hat ?? 

I reckon a good 20% up lift in playing and signing is in the hat - help please !!

StanleyAccrington

A one like the bass player wears in the Dave Arch Band on Strictly Dancing.

richardhomer

Baseball Caps are an absolute no no....

A Peaky Blinders style flat cap could be good - or a beret worn at a ‘jaunty’ angle....

the_jaffa

All about the stove pipe

poopot

Hat just screams bald!... wear your dome with pride

richardhomer

poopot said:

Hat just screams bald!... wear your dome with pride

Everyone knows you’re right - but the hat wearer wishes to avoid the truth - hence the delusion. We all know ‘the’ Edge and Richard Thompson are as bald as coots - but neither of them wish to face that. Which as someone who’s hairline is more Matt Lucas than Robert Plant, I respect....

jonnyburgo

Pork pie hat worn at a rakish tilt.

MattBanshee

No hats.

KKJale

richardhomer said:

...but the hat wearer wishes to avoid the truth - hence the delusion. We all know ‘the’ Edge and Richard Thompson are as bald as coots - but neither of them wish to face that. 

I don't think it's necessarily "delusion".  

It's possible to be a perfectly happy baldie and not give two hoots about it from one month to the next. But when you see pics or audience video from a gig and the spotlights are distractingly bouncing off that burnished dome, some of us just think, "Well, that's not ideal."

Some blokes look good bald. Some look good in hats. 

57Deluxe

Myranda

Iamnobody

I’m a baldy but don’t particularly like hats. I’ve yet to find a style that looks reasonably acceptable on me...

Good luck in your quest!

usedtobe

Ski mask!

Koa

A Fedora of course......saw a guy wearing one at a gig in Nashville last year, I guess the Stetson’s been done there.
Im quite partial to Tilly hat when hiking but not exactly stage wear.

Dominic

Gimp mask

Dontgiveupyourdayjob

How about a little-old-lady style shawl wrapped around your head? Prince got away with it, no reason why you can't...

Nikc

I am convinced that there is some special hat mojo going on if one finds the right hat - in an interesting aside it works in cycling too, I go faster wearing a campagnolo cap than any other and have lots. Alas cycling caps looking totally twatish if your not cycling

Iamnobody

richardhomer said:

poopot said:

Hat just screams bald!... wear your dome with pride

We all know ‘the’ Edge and Richard Thompson are as bald as coots - but neither of them wish to face that. 

The edge actually looks better without his hat on...

For practical reasons a hat on stage might be good for baldies. Anyone else sweat under stage lights? For us baldies it doesn’t soak into the hair it just runs straight down our faces!

prowla

Don't forget bandanas and wigs, as favoured by bass players.

Phil_aka_Pip

Iamnobody said:

I’m a baldy but don’t particularly like hats. I’ve yet to find a style that looks reasonably acceptable on me...

Good luck in your quest!

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thecolourbox

 Big trilby fan here. Though if we are talking performance enhancing props, then may I also suggest the humble pot plant as shown in this live action shot. Improved my playing and well-being enormously