Rick McLaughlin | Bassist
My new bass
It’s so gratifying to post a title like that one, “My new bass.” Don’t get me wrong, I love my “old” bass, which is to say that I love my:
French, 1880s double bass
German, 1964 hybrid double bass (carved top, plywood body)
Alembic Series II electric bass
Yamaha BB330F fretless electric bass with Bartolini pickups
Time passes…
…and hipper and hipper things happen. I’m starting to see the light of day again, after having worked through a seemingly endless number of projects. But some amazing things have happened recently:
Tlahoun Gessesse concert in Watertown, MA
Took my first public melodica solo – on a Parliament tune
Took my daughter sledding for the first [...]
