Well, there’s no turning back now. I officially signed up last night to become a Badass by next March when I turn 68.
I’ll be picking up a Yamaha TRBX504 later today, and will spend the remainder of the day attempting to reassure my wife that I won’t bring the roof down around her. I actually ordered headphones yesterday and will use a Vox plug for the time being. Wish me luck, haha
Welcome to the club! Enjoy the journey!
Welcome to B2B. I look forward to the day you are annointed as a Bad Ass.
Best of luck on your journey to badassery!
Welcome to the course!
Welcome aboard. You won’t regret it. 
Welcome, and godspeed on your journey! It’s a fun one.
Update - My headphones and Vox Bass plug arrived. After a brief test, I think that they will do the trick, but since I’m a noobie, I slowly realized that the sound is probably different than if I was plugged in to a regular amp. I’ll be taking my guitar to the local shop for a setup and then the lessons will begin in earnest
On a side note, my wife has come around to the fact that I’m hoping to become a Badass. When she brought up the fact that she was concerned that B2B would take away from “our” time I suggested that she could take up the drums, haha
Stay tuned for the next edition.
Hoop,
Welcome aboard!!! 
When she brought up the fact that she was concerned that B2B would take away from “our” time I suggested that she could take up the drums, haha
my S.O. had similar concerns, so I recently bought a microphone because she likes to sing. Still a few pieces short of a full band but we’ve had some fun recording a couple of old Motown tunes. And after a few months of seeing my progress on bass she wants to take up piano/keys, so we’ll see how that goes. The music bug can be highly contagious haha.
Welcome! I recently became a bass badass at 60. Okay, not a true badass, but I’m playing every day, getting noticably better, and, best of all, having fun during a global pandemic.
Enjoy the course and the camaraderie.
…just had to say I love your avatar. Thanks for that.
Welcome to the party…!
I just started also. My new wife had the same concern. I committed to NOT spending all my spare time on bass. Hopefully I can make it work. She knows I get OCD about certain things and is afraid I’ll forget to spend quality time with her.
Buy her a drum set!