The Future That Never Was - my homage to Larry Carlton

In the 1980s, I found the music of Larry Carlton. Since then he's been a constant source of inspiration, both as a guitarist and a composer.
So it's no surprise that sometimes (or often) I get accused of trying to sound like him. While I'm not anywhere Master Carlton, I nevertheless get happy when people hear the influence.
In this track I'm playing a Collings I-35LC through a Kemper amplifier using a profile I made myself.
Like Mr C I also used the volume pedal a lot to shape the tone in real time.
I really enjoyed recording this!

I hope you'll enjoy it!

Cheers,

Mats N

Quote from MuddySludge

Mats, Larry would hug you for that one Amigo. Absolutely Gorgeous Man.

I appreciate you saying so, but he'd probably say something about plagiarism.

Cheers,

Mats N

Quote from deadman42

Wow Mats. Absolutely classy. From another planet. You really nailed the tone and the vibe. And what I really love is this incredible patience and calmness which is needed to reduce the amount of notes played. Very well done Mats, thanks for sharing!

Hi Deadman,

Thank you for your nice comment.

What you hear is not really patience but rather a non-ability to play fast.

Cheers,

Mats N

Quote from ST

Hey Mats,

Thanks for sharing the recording. I enjoyed it immensely.

Sharing is caring. And giving positive comments is even more caring, so thank you!

Cheers,

Mats N

Quote from Monkey_Man

Beautiful, Mats!

The volume swells are sublime and your dynamics in the transition out of the lead break, for example, really help transport the listener into the clouds.

Well done, mate.

My good Monkey Man!

I was hoping this would meet your approval. Thank you for your constant encouragement! It's very valuable.

Cheers,

Mats N

Quote from hafi19

Hey Mats,

I´m a Carlton fan too and your song is a great example of his music and sound!

Very well done Mats!

Greetings

Hans

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Hi Hans,

Hearing this from a Carlton fan make me happy. Thanks!

Cheers,

Mats N