Hats and Guitar ??

thomasross20

Lol @prowla .
Wow the edge looks good bald. Depends on the woman but I've heard that many prefer a confident bald man! But I think they also mean "bald, confident and muscular"  

I too believe there is mojo in hats with guitars.

JerkMoans

Bowler. 

Or a leather WW1 flying helmet

jdgm

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...

Yes. I have tried a beany a la Edge but prefer to be hatless. Our bassplayer is very bald and has hats and/or a bandana which I'd never do. Previous singer bought himself a special onstage hat; I thought it made him look worse...and he still behaved like a d**k.

AlexC

I’ve always enjoyed The Safety Dance - proving that fun pop music can adequately be made by Men Without Hats.

EricTheWeary

I’ve been through a couple of trilby type hats, gigging in them will shorten their life span ( especially when enthusiastic women in the crowd borrow them). I guess partly it’s part of the shtick of the bands I’ve been in and partly it’s to do with dressing up to go on stage - to be the character of Eric the rock star rather than Eric the bloke with an office job. 

https://i.imgur.com/zL1nZMO.jpg

Legionreturns

I wear a hat, and I have a full head of golden locks. 

Either a flat cap, Yorkshire style, or a Fedora. 

I am of course, a beacon of style and sophisticated cool. You may follow my example if you wish. 

John_P

I didn’t wear a hat for fridays gig and it felt weird.    
Nothing to do with my hair - it’s just part of my gig routine - either a fedora, flat cap, cowboy hat or bandana depending on the band I’m playing with.  

Nikc

So i'm torn between a pork pie hat, trilby or a bowler :-/

poopot

Nikc said:

So i'm torn between a pork pie hat, trilby or a bowler :-/

Rather than the pork pie why not go for some sort of fruit based pie?

Nitefly

Trilby, like @EricTheWeary is wearing, but back-to-front.

EricTheWeary

Nitefly said:

Trilby, like @EricTheWeary is wearing, but back-to-front.

The comment on imgur says it’s a fedora rather than a trilby, quick google suggests they are similar except a fedora has a wider brim. 
That one was a light summer trilby/ fedora which works well live because it’s not too sweaty whilst keeping bright lights out of your eyes ( next step being sunglasses indoors and I haven’t gone down that rabbit hole as yet). 

HAL9000

Carmen Miranda type headgear is the way to go.

Perdix

Anything but that thing Billy Gibbons wears. Looks like he's been to the old Play Doh barber's shop 

Sporky

Sleeping cap.

p90fool

If I was prone to wearing hats generally I might wear one on stage, but nothing says "sad amateur guitarist" like boots with heels, self consciously worn hats and irrelevant motorcycle clothing. 

These are things you can get away with on a big stage under proper lights, but they look embarrassing in a boozer.

Although one band I depped for was so terrible I'd have worn a full face helmet with a tinted visor if they'd let me. 

DLM

Hat sizes stop before my head size starts. Baseball caps are a pipedream to me. I count myself lucky if I can find a stretchy wooly job for winters.

Currently trying to find a skate/BMX helmet, to much frustration.

richardhomer

p90fool said:

If I was prone to wearing hats generally I might wear one on stage, but nothing says "sad amateur guitarist" like boots with heels, self consciously worn hats and irrelevant motorcycle clothing. 

These are things you can get away with on a big stage under proper lights, but they look embarrassing in a boozer.

Although one band I depped for was so terrible I'd have worn a full face helmet with a tinted visor if they'd let me. 

There’s a bloke who plays in a friend’s band who sports a ‘self consciously worn’ hat. You’re right - it’s an awful look in a pub - though less so if you’re Stevie Ray Vaughn....

Snap

JerkMoans said:

Or a leather WW1 flying helmet

true story, honest:

For a while, my Dad needed a mobility scooter. He'd wear one of those flying helmets complete with matching goggles, when he was on it. He also discovered how to remove the governor and was delighted to find that he could get it up to about 20mph.

But then, he is mad as a fish.....

(one of many loony stories he's been involved in)

JerkMoans

Snap said:

JerkMoans said:

Or a leather WW1 flying helmet

true story, honest:

For a while, my Dad needed a mobility scooter. He'd wear one of those flying helmets complete with matching goggles, when he was on it. He also discovered how to remove the governor and was delighted to find that he could get it up to about 20mph.

But then, he is mad as a fish.....

(one of many loony stories he's been involved in)

That sounds freaking epic. What a capital fellow he sounds

JerkMoans

richardhomer said:

p90fool said:

If I was prone to wearing hats generally I might wear one on stage, but nothing says "sad amateur guitarist" like boots with heels, self consciously worn hats and irrelevant motorcycle clothing. 

These are things you can get away with on a big stage under proper lights, but they look embarrassing in a boozer.

Although one band I depped for was so terrible I'd have worn a full face helmet with a tinted visor if they'd let me. 

There’s a bloke who plays in a friend’s band who sports a ‘self consciously worn’ hat. You’re right - it’s an awful look in a pub - though less so if you’re Stevie Ray Vaughn....

Add balding pony tail. And a waistcoat.