Larry Carlton "So What" & "Room 335" Video

[Blues Fuse]

Carlton at Montreux doing "So What" and a brief "Room 335."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IICiCIw95G0

[pullagnm]

Who said that a Tele is just for country music. Never seen Larry play one before. That was great, thanks.

[Blues Fuse]

I didn't upload this video. I just posted the YouTube link. There are at least 5 songs from Carlton's performance at Montreux 1997 that people have put on YouTube.

[musicman1]

I love Larry. I wish he'd have opened up the tone control a bit. He's trying a bit too hard to get his usual tone from the Tele. But man this guy plays the s*** out of everything he does...

I hate to say it but the Tele dont cut it for Room 335, IMO

[aeolian]

Why didn't he just go ahead and play the head to "Impressions" if he wanted to burn like that? Wow! No wine and cheese there. Great playing.

The Tele sounded great. Amazing how he got that slightly boxy Boogie sound on Room 335. Just goes to show it's in the hands and ears of the player, not the gear.

[Blues Fuse]

Here's 2 more songs from the same show.

"Comin' Home, Baby"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59XlOOdrjSo

I posted a link to this one earlier this year on TGP, but here it is, again.

"Osaka Cool"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--p-8Ok-aho

[Flyin' Brian]

Hey Blues Fuse thanks for the links. I appreciate them and enjoyed them. Tone be damned...it's about the music.

[JJK]

Wow, that was an interesting version of So What! A little too fast for me though...

[YOGA64]

Does anybody know if any of these Montreux shows are available for sale?
I'd RUN to buy some.........:boxer

[Sadhaka]

Does anybody know if any of these Montreux shows are available for sale?
I'd RUN to buy some.........:boxer

RUN? What does that mean.... Oh wait, I think that was something I used to do when I was a kid...

[russ6100]

You think that's fast - you should check out some of Miles's 60's quintet's Plugged Nickel versions - good gawd!

[Joe Boy]

Here's a lil somsome from the heart.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f64XZRRs0jA

Couple of baddass guitarslingers.

[Lucidology]

So What is da bomb in Carlton's hands on dat video ...

But no matter what... just don't like the song Room 335 ...
but wuv Larry's playing no matter what ...

[Joe Boy]

I frickin love these guys together!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7E_iWuvofQ

[russ6100]

Lucidology wrote:
But no matter what... just don't like the song Room 335 ...


It is a bit........overly happy, isn't it.....

[RichardB]

Gee guys, I found "So What" totally lame. Larry sounded terrible on that to me. and his sound was dreadful too. Also the band sounded like a lounge band trying to play jazz....335 sounded better...

[CharAznable]

Larry Carlton can completely nullify the effect of any pickup. I bet if he played a Rickenbacker, he'd find a way to make it sound like a 335.

[archtopjazz]

I thought that was some great tone.
Thanks for posting.

[fusion58]

Carlton at Montreux doing "So What" and a brief "Room 335."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IICiCIw95G0

Nice! :AOK

[pullagnm]

Does anybody know what Larry is turning on when he starts his solo at 1:02 on the video "Comin' Home, Baby"? He stays on the neck pickup the whole time, but whatever he steps on takes his smooth mellow tone to a nice bitting lead tone, wow very nice! I like it a lot!

[aeolian]

Does anybody know what Larry is turning on when he starts his solo at 1:02 on the video "Comin' Home, Baby"? He stays on the neck pickup the whole time, but whatever he steps on takes his smooth mellow tone to a nice bitting lead tone, wow very nice! I like it a lot!
Sounds and looks like he was just making sure his volume pedal was wide open. Or maybe pushed it down a bit to WFO.

He does all that with his touch and varying the level with the volume pedal. Amp is left on the same setting. In that era he liked to run the clean channel hard. He seems to go back and forth between using the OD channel and cranking the clean one.

The head of that was just backed off picking. Remember Larry typically uses the side of the pick. Sometimes he backs off the volume pedal and digs in to get more bite or attack to the note without going into full song overdrive. Other times he just does it with his hands.

Listen to him do the chromatic fall in the head at the end within a bend. Control. Of both hands. This should be an abject lesson to gearheads. One amp setting, one pickup setting, a whole world of music. All because of the man.

[Joe Boy]

If you want Larry / Tele...check out Renegade Gentelman.

Featuring Terry McMillan
Eleven tracks of the hot stuff Carlton is known for.
It was released in 93, but still fires on all 8 cylinders.

Very loud and rockin, if you like that sort of thing.
If you want some smooooth jazz....sorry, look elswhere.

Plus, its a loooong eleven tracks.

[scaryfoot]

Does anybody know if any of these Montreux shows are available for sale?
I'd RUN to buy some.........:boxer

http://jazzdvds.co.uk/

[Average Joe]

I have mixed feelings about that So What. Carlton certainly burn, but am I the only one who think the band sound sort of stiff, possibly due to the tempo?

his sound is outstanding though

I like this from the same concert
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[TNJ]

I frickin love these guys together!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7E_iWuvofQ


Yes...this one gets a big WOW from me!

Babko and RF just OWN on this one. And, of course, what can one say about Toss Panos but...DOOD, YOU RAWK! :bow

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