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stratdancer Joined: Dec 11, 2013 Posts: 2532 Akron, Ohio	Posted on Jan 24 2019 09:44 AM Alice Bowie — The Kahuna Kings https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Kahuna-Kings/459752090818447 https://thekahunakings.bandcamp.com/releases Last edited: Jan 24, 2019 09:45:31 Top
Boss_Daddy_Meltdown Joined: Apr 25, 2018 Posts: 84 Gainesville, GA	Posted on Jan 24 2019 09:44 AM Agent71857 wrote: Btw. Our gear is all in the same gang too! We got the amp grilles and drum head from vintage logos. They did a great job! Not expensive either. I think uniforms are great. It’s important to project an image on stage especially for instrumental bands. We often don’t talk at all on stage our drummer will make occasional announcements Thru a bullhorn. So the image we project visually is really key. LOVE the Drum and Amp images....looks GREAT !!!! — Can I have everything louder than everything else! https://thesurfaces1.bandcamp.com/releases Top
Boss_Daddy_Meltdown Joined: Apr 25, 2018 Posts: 84 Gainesville, GA	Posted on Jan 24 2019 09:47 AM stratdancer wrote: Alice Bowie Damn!!!....I can't unsee that...... — Can I have everything louder than everything else! https://thesurfaces1.bandcamp.com/releases Top
ElMonstroPorFavor Joined: Sep 01, 2006 Posts: 2673 New Orleans, LA	Posted on Jan 24 2019 10:27 AM Huntington Cads at SG101 were a knockout. The white shoes were a nice touch. — Storm Surge of Reverb: Surf & Instro Radio Last edited: Jan 24, 2019 10:28:24 Top
matt Joined: Oct 18, 2010 Posts: 630 Boston, MA	Posted on Jan 24 2019 12:44 PM so much good stuff here. after mulling over it, I think we'll start with something simple like "white shirt & black tie" and see where we go from there. I'd love to do matching suits but it's a bit of an investment! and oh the amp grill/drumhead. — Matt Heaton & the Electric Heaters "Dick Dale meets Dennis Lehane" http://www.heatonsurf.com Top
DeathTide Joined: Apr 13, 2018 Posts: 1341 New Orleans	Posted on Jan 24 2019 01:39 PM ElMonstroPorFavor wrote: Huntington Cads at SG101 were a knockout. The white shoes were a nice touch. SNAZZY! — Daniel Deathtide Top
DannySnyder Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 11010 Berkeley, CA	Posted on Jan 24 2019 05:00 PM We enjoyed our silver suit era the best out of all the outfits we've tried. Since we're on permanent hiatus feel free to use the look for your own bands, we were hardly the first. The suits were on Ebay for about $80 each. — Danny Snyder Latest project - Now That's What I Call SURF _ "With great reverb comes great responsibility" - Uncle Leo I'm back playing keys and guitar with Combo Tezeta Top
synchro Joined: Feb 02, 2008 Posts: 4126 Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ.	Posted on Jan 24 2019 09:49 PM It’s about putting on a show, so uniforms only help. I especially liked the Fezes and sunglasses. I’ve seen MBP live and love the costumes. They are all part of the shtick, which MPB lays on pretty thick. We’ve never had a uniform as such, although we occasionally wear matching black shirts. One problem for me, at least where store bought clothes are concerned, is that I’m long waisted and usually wear a tall sized shirt. There are some nice embroidered Western shirts out there, but tall sizes don't seem to be in the picture. Had I the money for custom tailoring, I’d go for a Nudie Suit and nice cowboy boots, for me, and the other Lug Nuts. But then again, I wear Western cut shirts to my day job. One thing I appreciate greatly is bands that don’t settle for faded jeans and a T shirt. In my Country Rock phase, I sort of went after that look, sometimes with an open flannel shirt, but it looked not so good on me. — The artist formerly known as: Synchro When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar. Last edited: Apr 06, 2019 17:59:59 Top
bigtikidude Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25309 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.	Posted on Jan 24 2019 10:03 PM I want to have a band of guys wearing barrels and suspenders, But it might hinder playing ease. — Jeff(bigtikidude) Top
synchro Joined: Feb 02, 2008 Posts: 4126 Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ.	Posted on Jan 24 2019 10:39 PM bigtikidude wrote: I want to have a band of guys wearing barrels and suspenders, But it might hinder playing ease. In the eighties, there was a guy that went to Denver Broncos home games in a barrel. You might be able to play guitar that way if you could safely rest the guitar against the barrel. Great idea, Tiki Man. — The artist formerly known as: Synchro When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar. Top
reventlos Joined: May 23, 2006 Posts: 209 Costa Mesa	Posted on Jan 24 2019 10:45 PM Les Agamemnonz took band uniforms to a new dimension at SG101 last year. I ran into one of them in the restroom at Alpine Village. I wanted to ask him what it was like playing onstage while wearing the tunics or togas, but I didn't know how to how to say "freeballin'" in French! Top
kruelkats Joined: Mar 26, 2012 Posts: 206 Bogor, West Java	Posted on Jan 25 2019 12:24 AM The Mentawais with red-white and matching sunburst guitars — Umar The Mentawais The Rentones Top
Joelman Joined: Sep 07, 2006 Posts: 1472 Redlands, CA	Posted on Jan 25 2019 06:31 PM matt wrote: things are looking up for my band; we have tentatively landed a monthly gig at a new tiki bar in town, which would do wonders for our momentum. we technically have a "uniform" the dickies work shirt & hat. However, the drummer keep losing them, I haven't been very strict about it. I'm thinking about a change! we've been doing a lot of spy type stuff lately, considering a white shirt/black tie/fedora type thing. what do you think? who all manages to get a bunch of grownups to wear costumes? From my youth,( high school and jr college)~ 1963to '69 the surf bands usually wore suits and white shirts, and black skinny ties with penny loafer shoes. For awhile some wore Nehru style suit jackets. On stage. Well not all of them, but enough did that, that's what I remember anyway. But come to think about it, and to tell the truth, the sixties were really a fashionable time for youth styles. Top
synchro Joined: Feb 02, 2008 Posts: 4126 Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ.	Posted on Jan 25 2019 08:42 PM Joelman wrote: matt wrote: things are looking up for my band; we have tentatively landed a monthly gig at a new tiki bar in town, which would do wonders for our momentum. we technically have a "uniform" the dickies work shirt & hat. However, the drummer keep losing them, I haven't been very strict about it. I'm thinking about a change! we've been doing a lot of spy type stuff lately, considering a white shirt/black tie/fedora type thing. what do you think? who all manages to get a bunch of grownups to wear costumes? From my youth,( high school and jr college)~ 1963to '69 the surf bands usually wore suits and white shirts, and black skinny ties with penny loafer shoes. For awhile some wore Nehru style suit jackets. On stage. Well not all of them, but enough did that, that's what I remember anyway. But come to think about it, and to tell the truth, the sixties were really a fashionable time for youth styles. Yep. A lot of the bands from the old days were sharp dressers. — The artist formerly known as: Synchro When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar. Top
DeathTide Joined: Apr 13, 2018 Posts: 1341 New Orleans	Posted on Jan 26 2019 08:42 AM kruelkats wrote: The Mentawais with red-white and matching sunburst guitars Fantastic look!! I really love it. I wonder what a female member would use - there are no women in any of these photos! Those 50s band photos I saw had all women in gowns... — Daniel Deathtide Top
Rondo1 Joined: Apr 01, 2016 Posts: 89	Posted on Jan 27 2019 07:46 AM We were going with coon skin hats and swim fins. Top
Number9 Joined: Jul 18, 2009 Posts: 499	Posted on Jan 27 2019 01:58 PM . Last edited: Mar 01, 2020 12:09:57 Top
Kev_McD Joined: Dec 09, 2011 Posts: 5 Augusta	Posted on Jan 28 2019 07:49 AM I definitely think the surf band uniform is all part of the vibe (nostalgia) we try to put across. Doesn't need to be custom tailored suits (but would be great if the budget allows). It shows the audience that we do put a bit of effort in and we care about what we do. Combine that with a few choreographed moves - people love that stuff. What's the old musician saying? "always dress better than your audience". Top
remora1 Joined: Jan 04, 2008 Posts: 1267 San Pedro, CA	Posted on Jan 28 2019 08:45 AM If I ever get my band back off the ground I was thinking of going with these - — Bill S._______ HELLDIVER on Facebook Top
RedJagBass Joined: Apr 25, 2008 Posts: 91 Central Massachusetts	Posted on Feb 11 2019 12:45 PM SPF4 at Starlite with Vanna Vroom. Image copyright Artrocity — http://spf-4.com -SPF4 on Facebook- Last edited: Feb 11, 2019 12:46:44 Top

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