Song Rigs
Larry Carlton — Gear by Song
How Larry Carlton's rig changed track to track — specific amp settings, key gear, and what you need to replicate each tone.
Room 335
Larry Carlton · 1978
The defining jazz-fusion guitar tone of the late 1970s — Carlton's ES-335 through a Dumble Overdrive Special creates a w…
Gibson ES-335 (neck humbucker)Dumble Overdrive Special amp
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The Royal Scam · 1976
Carlton's most celebrated Steely Dan performance — the guitar solo on Kid Charlemagne is widely considered one of the gr…
Gibson ES-335 (neck pickup)Studio amp (clean, controlled)
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Alone / But Never Alone · 1986
Carlton in his smoothest setting — Dumble at near-clean levels with the ES-335 neck pickup produces a tone with natural …
Gibson ES-335 (neck humbucker)Dumble Overdrive Special (barely breaking up)
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