What are your other obsessions?

[pcake]

reading, watercolor painting and drawing with graphite pencils and colored pencils, and reading and watching fitness gear reviews and working out.

i've been playing a lot more bass lately so i run short of time for photography, but i hope to get back to it , playing harp and keyboard soon.

 

[lbbc]

Playing tenor sax and keyboards. Also, catching as many games as possible of my grandkids sports (soccer, softball and Lacrosse)

 

[Gervais Cote]

Hi-fi.

I modify some Naim Audio amps and get the best sound someone can imagine.

I also participated to the design of some hi-fi speakers over the years with one of my friends that built 212 prototypes and finally stopped and now makes 3 different models that sound awesome.

And now, I put together parts to build basses !

 

[mmon77]

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!

How do you distinguish between your two hobbies of Bass and Bass?

 

[MynameisMe]

19th century Cast iron, nickel and brass inclinometers/spirit levels. This particular maker started in 1867 and it has taken over 10 years to find certain models because of their rarity. There are plenty of some models always on ebay.View attachment 5419740 View attachment 5419741 View attachment 5419742 View attachment 5419743 View attachment 5419744

Now that is some really neat stuff!

 

[JRA]

i do more stuff besides music,* but none of it approaches what i'd call "obsession."

my parts axes (assembling/modding/tweaking) might be an activity that's closest to "obsession," but it's pretty low key = i think of something to work on and i might eventually get around to it! but making them play the right way (for me) might lend to a certain amount of "obsessiveness."


* i'm not sure i'd call the music stuff that i do an "obsession," but others might. i think of it as a way of life, a musician's lifestyle, or something along those lines.

 

[butterfingers1]

Bicycling, I have a performance, endurance, and gravel bikes.

I also wet-shave (look it up). It’s not an obsession, it’s just the right way to shave.

I have a binocular thing.

 

[onda'bass]

I love playing pool 8,9,10 ball and having a table helps being able to just go play a few rack anytime is sweet. I love gardening, convert most my backyard to beds, It some work but in the late summer it is so worth it. NHL hockey this time of year is the best (go Red Wings).

 

[ahbradot]

Not quite an obsession, just a daily routine;
bicycling
homemade meals
house plants
cleaning
walking

 

[Dan_reeves]

Not sure I’d even call bass an obsession but I also enjoy:

• Working on instruments of all kinds. I have long wondered if I am better at tech work than playing.
• Golf, although with kids I don’t get to play much these days.
  
• College football, although NIL is starting to sour that.

 

[Geepers]

There are other things?

 

[JC BASS 91]

I'm kind of a little bit of a Star Wars geek...(that's me with my son...who is also a bass player)

I build lightsabers:

And I have a few...and that's not all of them.

 

[Avigdor]

Ballroom Dancing for Mrs Avigdor and me

 

[alexclaber]

Unsurprisingly designing speakers and amps became rather an obsession... And mountain biking, that has not become a business or anything too serious, it's just fun!

 

[BassKees]

Coffee, cooking, and hiking.
And oxygen.

 

[roccobass]

Being online here (TB)
Playing chess.
Avid fan of classic sci-fi books (40s-70s).
Oh yes, and coffee too…

 

[Ostie]

I worked for 32 years as a museum curator so I’ve always been obsessed with history, especially Michigan history.

I played recreational hockey for 25 years and I am a huge Detroit Red Wings fan.

When I was younger I was obsessed with dirt bikes, but marriage and old age cured that.

I’m probably more obsessed with mandolins than basses, if the truth be known.

 

[GPascutti]

Biribol (google-it plz!!)
it's a summer sport in water.
like volleyball, inside a swimming pool.

 

[MYLOWFREQ]

I studied sculpting in fine arts so I like to see the galleries.

I also like martial arts. I studied Sanda when I was little, but I'm not practicing anymore.

I'm a big magic nerd. I've been practicing and performing magic since 2006 and my money goes to magic books or music gear.

 

[40Hz]

I’m an avid reader. And I have several other interests (electronics, modular synthesis, woodworking, fine cooking, writing) I actively pursue. But I never actually obsessed over anything that I can recall. My motto has always been: “Everything in moderation - including moderation.”