They really are a great guitar. I first fell in love with the ES-335 listening to Larry Carlton play one with The Crusaders. That is what inspired me to buy mine all those years ago. Since living in Los Angeles I have seen Larry play live on quite a few occasions. One very memorable time was at the Greek Theater in the 90s when after playing a few songs Larry said he really needed a 2nd guitar player to play some of the tunes from his latest album and told us he had a friend who was gonna help out. Joe Satriani walked onstage and the rest of the show was him and Larry playing together. Awesome stuff. One weird thing though was that a number of jazz snobs got up and walked out of the show. But for the rest of us it was a real treat to hear those two together. An awesome blend of jazz and rock virtuosity.

But the most intimate performance I saw Larry Carlton give was at The Baked Potatoe in Nth Hollywood which is really just a very small bar. Kerry and I got there early before the show started and had a table close to the front where the band plays and there isn't even a stage area just a clear area in front of the tables. Larry came in a put his amp a few feet away from our table and then asked us if we minded if he used our table as his sheet music stand. Of course we were thrilled. And we then watched the entire show with Larry playing guitar right in front of us 3 feet away.


[This message has been edited by Nigel (edited 12-14-2008).]