Merton Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Just remembered another couple, both strangely animal related: 1. had an inflatable pig called Percy onstage with my band called, er, Piglet Clone 2. had two blue monkey toys onstage with my band called, er, freaky blue monkey. Actually, I think the band names are far more embarrassing than the gimmicks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 The closest i've come to a gimmick is wearing a plain silver very reflective shirt - it was pretty dazzling, but some c*** nicked it after the first gig [quote name='Mr Fudge' post='277624' date='Sep 5 2008, 09:57 AM']hoping competitions[/quote] How do you win? Whoever gets a secret wish granted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 [quote name='cheddatom' post='280205' date='Sep 9 2008, 10:51 AM']The closest i've come to a gimmick is wearing a plain silver very reflective shirt - it was pretty dazzling, but some c*** nicked it after the first gig [/quote] This guy, was he kind [url="http://bp1.blogger.com/_aj_173BZ0-c/R1c6D_3pauI/AAAAAAAAA_E/t1FRc_pzmgw/s400/Steven+032.jpg"]short[/url]? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 I was in a Blues Brothers outfit for a while and they insisted on playing almost every song from the first movie including Stand By Your Man. For some reason that I can't really remember I used to play it lying down on stage with the bass draped over me & pretending to be fast asleep - seemed funny at the time :blush: I also played Honky Tonk Women in one band which has that rather distinctive cow bell sound (gotta have more cow bell!) - The drummer couldn't play it at the same time as the rest of the kit so I played the bell because there's no bass in the initial verses. Rather than scrabble around putting the drum stick somewhere safe for the chorus then grabbing it again for the verse I simply played all the bass parts with a full length drum stick. Pre-dated Tony Levin's funk fingers as well I think These days I always wear some 'silly' shoes - band usually plays in all black so I have a selection of brightly coloured shoes. The obligatory electric blue suede brothel creepers, some green matt finish Doc Martins, a rather ornate set of cowboy boots etc. The blue suedies always go down well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbass Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 We've contemplated many, but actioned few.... Personally I've just bought myself an electric blue 'Trigger' suit. Its god-awful. Looks good with white shirt and black tie though. We always have inflatable guitars to dish out. Things that didn't work out.... 1) Using the keyboard to simulate a phone ringing prior to the last song of the set, with the singer announcing 'taxi for Coaster'. Tumbleweeds.... 2) (Fortunately never used) Being in a band called Coaster, we were going to have a 'Coaster Toaster', whereby we'd put a round of bread down as the audience started clapping for an encore, and if the toast came up before they stopped then we'd play on. Ho hum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassmurf Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Back in the '90's, the band I was in decided that we should all wear these strange garish trousers that looked akin to a pair of pyjama bottoms, this stagewear lasted two gigs till a young indie band that we were playing on a bill with took the piss so we went "back to black" so to speak, lol! And recently I have taken to putting my mascot, Floyd Pepper (from the Muppet band of course!) on top of my amp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 [quote name='coasterbass' post='280394' date='Sep 9 2008, 02:36 PM']Personally I've just bought myself an electric blue 'Trigger' suit. Its god-awful. Looks good with white shirt and black tie though.[/quote] I COMPLETELY misread that one... I guess it would be quite a gimmick.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorick Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Have a drink or three, lose my sense of balance and fall off the side of the stage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowhand_mike Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 [quote name='yorick' post='281948' date='Sep 11 2008, 04:11 PM']Have a drink or three, lose my sense of balance and fall off the side of the stage [/quote] thats normally my gimmick, so by now not so much of a gimmick but this saturday i am going to have to drive home so the gimmick will be staying sober Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc B Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 I wore a kilt for a while on stage but having a singer who was 6ft 7in and 24 stone was a far better 'gimmick'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudewheresmybass Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 ladies and gents, meet Rex Thunderbolt... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markytbass Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Never really had a gimmick, thought about it a few times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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