What are your other obsessions?

[Pings Bass]

Well...

 

[Nephilymbass]

Good for you! I just retired at age 61. The 61-year-old me is grateful to the younger me who prepared for an early retirement and made sacrifices along the way to facilitate that.

Thank you and congratulations on your retirement

 

[FilterFunk]

Singing/songwriting/recording

Synthesizers

Effects pedals (particularly envelope filters )

Reading

Working out

College football (I'm hoping all the recent changes don't drive me away, though)

 

[DaveParker39]

-watches (mechanical and/or vintage)
-baseball
-signed (mainly baseball) cards
-cat

 

[CJAZ]

My wife
The perfect Manhattan (which my wife makes)
Watches

 

[LuckyScott]

Drag racing. I drive a nine second 66 nova and it’s a blast. Ben doing it about 30 years.

 

[Bar Band Bassman]

Fountain pens

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I restore vintage fountain pens! My email is actually thepenmech@ aol.com! Also used to buy, sell, trade and collect. Only have a couple dozen now.

BBB

 

[InhumanResource]

1658 days ago I asked the same question. I though it might be fun to ask it it again since 1) there's lots of new folks here and 2) the old-timers might have new obsessions.

As for me, I still love baseball (go Braves).

I'll never stop being interested in astronomy; I did a public-outreach "sidewalk astronomy" session just this weekend.

I still like photography but its not quite the obsession it was. I haven't used the B&W darkroom in a few years; maybe its time to take it down.

How about you?

I’m an Astronomy obsessor too! Have you considered the ultimate combination of your hobbies, Astrophotography?

 

[GwenOnBass]

I restore vintage fountain pens! My email is actually thepenmech@ aol.com! Also used to buy, sell, trade and collect. Only have a couple dozen now.

BBB

There are more than a couple in the stable that need attention!

 

[peps1enjoy3r]

I play guitar and I also like playing around with synths
apart from music I also like photography and poetry

 

[Rayjay]

Model railroading

 

[80jazz]

I wouldn't call it an obsession, but winemaking always seems to be a conversation starter.

 

[JimmyM]

I took up drums again a couple years ago. Played as a kid and was really good, but sucked wind in later life. That always bothered me. So now I’m fairly competent again.

Survival is also a hobby of mine.

 

[Manticore]

Piano and Real Estate.

 

[Five or Six]

Motorcycle's n music! I have 3 of those 2 wheeled things. I also build bikes. Just finishing a 74 Shovelhead. Like to find a pan or knuckle next. I still love to scuba dive. I'm also an avid hunter. Deer bow n gun is the fall game. Deer hunting rates near the top. No one around but me and the critters.

 

[Gervais Cote]

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They look veeerrryyyyyyy nice !
And they are not like the 3 foot long swords we see at Forged in fire so anyone can use them.

 

[21DaHoagie12]

Besides bass it would have to be playing drums, soccer, hockey, fishing, kayaking, bird watching, drawing and painting, gardening, building and racing old cars, trying different rye and bourbon whiskeys, the list goes on and on… basically I have too many hobbies and too little time and money.. I’m also obsessed with my cats, they’re the most precious little sweethearts ever

 

[Gervais Cote]

What's in a naim, anyway. Sounds like a great hobby.

Great and rather easy as a hobby as we have access to replacement boards that often requires no solder like these :

Shop – AVONDALE AUDIO

 

[21DaHoagie12]

I switch hobbies (ADDICTIONS) every 8-10 years. I am neck deep into Bass Fishing as I am semi-retired and found that me on a boat fishing for Bass is my sweet spot. Serenity now!

Nothing like catching a hydrilla gorilla on a buzz bait

 

[Gervais Cote]

This too! But I haven't bought a hifi thing since I got back into playing in a band three years ago. I can only afford one GAS problem at a time.

Hi-fi gets my attention 10% of the time and bass playing the remnant 90% !
Playing music is BY FAR more satisfying than listening to it.