Larry Carlton is one of my big sources of inspiration
He´s a pro "studiomusician" and has worked with alot of big stars on recordings and albums.
He is known by the name "Mr 335" from the Gibson Model 335. He worked alot with Lee Ritenour too and they made concerts and albums together. In their early career as solo artist both Larry and Lee mostly played on a Es-335. In The 70´s when their first albums came they both had a very special sound, of "fusion- jazz" from Los Angeles, Warm an melodic and lot of "Jazzy harmonies"in their songs. Both worked with the best studiomusicians in the world on their albums.
These guys are proffessionals. And that´s something you´ll notice it very quic, if you are listening to their records. On their albums are often songs that are played with accustic guitars too. Not only electric guitar. Thats the sign of being a pro I think. Also the way they both handle ballads.
Lee R. often come back to the sound of a basic "classical guitar", with an exellent tone. So does Larry C too, but he uses guitars with metal strings in a very sophisiicated jazz style. Nowadays both LR and LC has found their own styles, and they both differs alot from each other today. Larry Carlton is more into the bluezy way and often a littele bit more "aggresive style" than he was doing in his earlier days.
Lee Ritenour has gone to a totally uniques style nowadays that is notable on his new akbum "Twist of Rit".
Both these cats are very inspirational for many Jazz-fusion guitarists today.
It´s just a matter of your own taste what kind of style you like.
For me I like them both. And it´s impossible to say that one is better than the other.
To me Lee Ritenour is my favourite still. I have all the records of both these cats, I´m lucky to have seen LR live in Copenhagen, but I never had a chance to see Larry Carlton live yet, though I know he has been around in scandinavia too.
Both these cats are in my book of inspirational sources !
By the way, Larry Carlton also gives lesson and tutural "clinics " for serious guitarplayers both in classes and on the net, worth checking if you play guitar!
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