Larry is a master, plain and simple, but he is not just technically accomplished he is able to produce authentic feeling, his musical soul is the most dazzling part of his playing.
Define technically accomplished. IMO, he one of the most technically accomplished players. If you're referring to fast picking technique he can, but you'll rarely hear him do it. I saw a video once, (don't remember the setting), where he came out and did crazy super fast chops for a minute or two then stopped and said, " now that I've got out of the way..." ;-)
Great lesson David- my favorite album by Larry Carlton is “Sapphire Blue”, especially the title track. I really believe that is at the heart of what Larry loves!
Excellent overview lesson. This is how people (like Larry) learn to improvise, by listening intently to, and learning from the phrases from their favorite players.
Oh my!!! Wow!!! I'm at a loss for words...excellent demonstration as always. You've left me with my head spinning! LOL! Thanks again, David...you are the best!
Great lesson as always! Love these soloing secrets. Some suggestions for future soloing secrets: Steve Lukather, Joe Walsh, Neal Schon, Steve Howe, Steve Hackett...
That was a very sweet lesson man. Larry is the smoothest guitarist I've ever heard. Which is amazing in itself given how long he's been around and the range he has genre-wise. A true legend. Thank you for this video, I feel like I've learned something important!
Larry is a genius, saw him live in'96. His contribution on the album of the band "Eye to eye" in 1983 is great; listen to " Falling for a funny one" delicious guitar parts.
Wow! This is like a treasure box of great ideas! Besides his "famous solos", I think his solo in the song "I Really Don't Know Anymore" by Christopher Cross is a hidden great (but shorter) solo.... I guess he plays "superimposed lines"..?? in the solo.
The only thing missing from the great licks is how they relate to the cords he was playing over - that’s what separates Larry from the others, very original ideas given a set of chords. Thanks for another killer lesson👏🏼👏🏼
I have recently found a video of Dean Dillon. I know it’s county and you usually stay on the rock side of things, but his complexity is in his simplicity. He might be a good chord video for you.
Superb lesson! So much feelin‘ in your playing, wow! Would love to see your analysis and walkthrough of Christone „Kingfish“ Ingram‘s soloing. He keeps the blues alive.
If you want to hear a guitar get utterly dominated go and listen to Don't Give It Up. It's insane and the fact that it came out in 1978 just makes it even crazier to me.
Ooh David. Nice lesson. A lot of the chords made me thank of Ween. You need to look into Ween. So many variants to explore! Please do many lesson on Ween!
I knew that hill street was Larry but he gets no credit .I bought that first live album on vinyl many years ago which is just the coolest albums ever. It's all blues but he never plays a recognizable cliche lick.
