Guitar Selection Opinions please...

Flanging_Fred

My daughter’s primary school summer fete has basically morphed into a mini music festival and my band has been roped into playing a set.  As some of you are aware, I’m rather fond of my Pink Squier ‘Hello Kitty’ Strat and thought it would be an ideal guitar to play for a bunch of kids and parents.

Then I started doubting myself that it might seem a little creepy ( maybe it always was and I was too dumb t realise!)

So, primary school gig, Hello Kitty Strat. Yay or Nay?

Cols

A gig at a primary school fete is probably the least worst time to break out a kid-themed guitar.  Just don’t get carried away and start doing hip-thrusting Hendrixisms towards the audience.

Whitecat

It’s called show business for a reason. I say go for it!

ICBM

Yay. Not creepy at all.

Probably don't take the Rolf Harris Signature wobble board though.

womble_fuzz

It might aspire them alongside teaching that you don't need a custom shop g or f 

Flanging_Fred

Cols said:

A gig at a primary school fete is probably the least worst time to break out a kid-themed guitar.  Just don’t get carried away and start doing hip-thrusting Hendrixisms towards the audience.

Weirdly our band play a lot of our gigs for the vintage biker crowd. The Hello Kitty guitar goes down surprisingly well at these events as it obvious that it’s just a bit of a laugh.  For a middle age bloke to be playing one in maybe its ‘natural’  environment loses the irony a bit and I started questioning myself...

Fishboy7

Its fine.  But if she showed up with a double EMG les Paul custom in black, that would be cooler. 

Jez6345789

Iamnobody

I’d take it along for a couple of songs - not sure I’d play the whole set. I’m sharing your creepy concerns!

thegummy

Definitely not creepy at all.

The aduts will find it a laugh and the kids might think it's cool.

skunkwerx

Play creep on it. 

Chris_J

skunkwerx said:

Play creep on it. 

And I'll be Creeping and Black Moon Creeping

skunkwerx

Chris_J said:

skunkwerx said:

Play creep on it. 

And I'll be Creeping and Black Moon Creeping

Haha possibly creeping death for an encore

tony99

Everyone knows most modern UK schools now have 2 main divergent factions, the Hello Kitties and the Spongebobbers. Anyone playing a gig at a school might want to atrempt to draw a peaceful accord between these disparate elements, but not you, you'd rather nail your colours to the mast and probably cause a near riot in the process.

tony99

ICBM

tony99 said:

Everyone knows most modern UK schools now have 2 main divergent factions, the Hello Kitties and the Spongebobbers. Anyone playing a gig at a school might want to atrempt to draw a peaceful accord between these disparate elements, but not you, you'd rather nail your colours to the mast and probably cause a near riot in the process.

Just take a spare guitar...

thegummy

skunkwerx said:

Play creep on it. 

Or "I Love Little Girls" by Oingo Boingo

HAL9000

ICBM beat me to it, but I reckon breaking out the SpongeBob for a couple of numbers would be a larf too. 

(Just so long as you haven't got one themed on the childcatcher from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - 'Sweeties, sweeties, all free today!')

HAL9000

thegummy said:

skunkwerx said:

Play creep on it. 

Or "I Love Little Girls" by Oingo Boingo

Now then, now then. How's about that then...

thegummy

HAL9000 said:

thegummy said:

skunkwerx said:

Play creep on it. 

Or "I Love Little Girls" by Oingo Boingo

Now then, now then. How's about that then...

haha I wonder if anyone like him enjoys that song in a non-satirical or ironic way. Just see it as an anthem to live by

Cols

Can I make a special request for you to do a cover of ‘Good Morning Little Schoolgirl’?