What a breath of fresh air to see a demo by a person who can really play! Thank you for your very informative video with the focus on the products. Your playing keeps that theme going because of your relaxed confident vibe throughout.
I have a Red H7 and I love the guitar. No need to upgrade anything. Pro level, budget price. Great playing. It really shows off the instruments. Thanks
I purchased the H7, the 335 style guitar, and for the price, it is unbelievable! Set up out of the box was great. I could have played a gig with it the day I got it. Pick ups are fine, I could get the tones I needed by minor adjustments to my amp.
Fantastic and thorough review of the Larry Carlton line of Sire guitars! Your playing was impeccable and superb - I very much enjoyed it. It was easy to discern the characteristics you were talking about as you played so flawlessly. It is obvious you have a deep knowledge of the instrument and the competition. I have subscribed to your channel and look forward to viewing all your material. Thank you very much for your high quality and strong work here. Bravo!
Great playing! I have both the L7 & S7. They are great feeling and playing guitars. The necks are so smooth. But mine sure dont sound as good as the ones you have :)
Thank you so much for reviewing these guitars. You nailed it. I also love your playing. I can't wait to get my hands on Sire guitars. They're affordable but the quality exceeds it. I have subbed. Thank you and more power to you lad.
Thanks for the awesome review. Excellent playing also. I just ordered a sire S7. Minimum six month wait list. Almost all Sire guitars are very difficult to get these days- apparently the guitar world is going crazy over them all the reviews are outstanding…. For super high-quality at a very reasonable affordable price --the S7 is in the same class as a fender professional series !
I recently bought a H7, it is one of the newer ones with the slightly wider 43mm nut, in cherry sunburst. There is no doubt this is one of best bang-for-the buck guitar available right now. I have a guitar setup business and normally expect to have to do some setup on any new guitar I buy, but if I am honest this needed very little tweaking. I did upgrade the hardware to aluminium to reduce the weight ever so slightly. I am trying to resist the GAS that is urging me to get the H7V. Thanks for this great demo - amazing playing by the way.
Been watching so many of your videos since i discovered your channel! Another great review! Just an observation from the point of view of an amateur guitarist , i would love to have each guitar given a rating from 1-100 100 being the best guitar. The reason for this is that being told a guitar is "great for it's price" really doesn't tell me if it's actually any good. But a rating tells me exactly where it stands in comparison to other guitars. Thanks again for your great content 😊🙏
Hello! Beautifull review! If you have time one question please: I need a LP Style Guitar - which one is better Larry Carlton or PRS SC 245 Standard? Thanks a lot!
Nice review! Thanks! I have been trying to pick up an L7 can’t find one anywhere… everyone out of stock.. what sort of amp were you playing these through?
Great video and review of these amazing guitars...thanks so much! :) I just received my S7 a couple of weeks ago and have to say, right out of the box, no setting up fiddling or work was required, straight away great action, perfect intonation, electronics feel solid, tremolo solid, stays in tune and the neck feels really nice and the guitar just looks amazing! The only thing i might eventually upgrade will be the pickups, although they sound great, very 'straty', chime like sparkle, I feel they are bit on the thin lack a bit of body lower output side... would you recommend any specific single coil pickups to upgrade to? Thanks again!
It’s hard to tell, maybe the landau fletcher by suhr could be a nice choice since they’re not that bright, but it’s always kind of a bet. Let me know if you find the perfect solution for you :)
@@TheGuitalian Nice one, thanks for your recommendation! Yep I think I'd def go for warmer-less bright pickups... will do some research and get on the case! I'll let you know :)
Brought a s7 a few months ago....lovely guitar...but sadly,there was a problem pulling the trem back...just would not stay in tune....dont know if i got a bad one or what
Love these guitars and love your playing. LC Room 335 and I thought I heard some Steely Dan Deacon Blues in there. The only problem with these guitars is their availability. Everyone is buying them up.
This is a good review of these guitars, thanks for doing it, but I'm wondering why you did not review the TELE style guitar, I'm VERY interested in that one!
Unfortunately for me, I bought one of these, the one with the P90 pickups. Looked amazing, tried to play it and it was an instant 'Oh no!' Insta-return. The neck, especially around the first position was horribly misbuilt. A big jagged gap between the neck, binding and fretboard. Felt horrible with rough edges. It was so edgy it hooked onto fibres of clothes. It was also rough underneath, and to a lesser degree on the upper frets. Others have commented on more minor cosmetic imperfections around the binding, tiny paint spatters. So I wonder about the QC of the guitars, especially the necks. Other minor niggles were that the instrument jack was loose. And the guitar is excessively heavy compared to similar models by D'Angelico I played, or Ibanez, Guild and Gretsch too. Really disapointed in Sire. Mine was the worst quality for the price. Maybe if the neck was built properly, it would have been the best for the price. But Epiphone would have been a better choice. Thomann too were just terrible to deal with. Avoid both.
Bummer! Agree that Thomann is terrible when there's a problem. I just got an L7 from Sweetwater and I have to say it's just a homerun; the only thing I did was lower the bridge a bit - that's all. It doesn't need anything else; plays, sounds, and looks great. In fact, surprisingly so. Perhaps you are right about the QC but if so, I got really lucky.
@@Tyrannocaster The second one I got was great. And the shop L7s I've tried have also played great too. Although the L7s were still quite heavy, so I got a 90s Gibson Les Paul Studio instead for only about 300 more. The pickups are better, and it's a good weight, not to light, not to heavy. I prefer the nitro finish too.
I ordered the L7. So glad you said it was your favorite because I was originally going to get the S7 for a John Mayer type style but I went with the L7 because it works with bluesy type stuff but also hard rock styles as well. Still waiting for it to come in!
Is the H7 the same size body of the 335 or smaller, like the 339? I find the 335 body too big. Excellent reviews - and I could listen to your Italian English all day. Ciao!
@Charlie Anderson There is truth in that, but after 44 years of playing I can hear basic output and attack, regardless of the amp. I always test them on a dry, clean channel myself.
I made a review also of the new epiphone that you mentioned, it feels more like a traditional Les Paul, this one has a more modern and comfortable feel. I particularly enjoyed this very L7 guitar, but it's a matter of taste I guess
Always made in South Korea. Does not send work to other countries to make sure quality control is consistent. That’s why many of these are on back order.
someone needs to show people how to change strings on these guitars as they are all Locking tuners a complete nightmare if you don't know how to change them please help 🎸🙏
Is it correct that the neck of the H7 are really narrow? Like narrower than a Fender neck even.? On the Sire website it says 40mm at the nut, a Fender neck is like 42mm..
The new ones have the wider neck but I can tell you I got baseball mitts for hands and one of the 40mm necks and I love it so take that into consideration if you see a deal.on an older one I wouldn't let that scare me,Larry's Gibson is like that they modeled his guitar
Between Muscians Friends & Sire guitar, The customer service totally stinks. I would love to be enjoying my new guitar but, i have no idea where it is!! And yet they hold my money for it in the form a debit card hold and the bonus is every 10 days they hold twice the amount because a new hold goes on before the old one expires. Horrible!! Neither Sire or Musicians Friends keeps me informed as to what is happening. Both are Terrible, Terrible customer service companies.
@zackpack8 Your correct. AJ from. Sweetwater happened to call me. He said they had the updated version in stock from Sire. Within 3 days and a few hours I had my s7 also. As far as guitars that I own I have 6 at this time. Kudos to Sweetwater As too musicians friends less then zero
What a breath of fresh air to see a demo by a person who can really play! Thank you for your very informative video with the focus on the products. Your playing keeps that theme going because of your relaxed confident vibe throughout.
Deepy appreciated Bill
I am seriously sold on that "not-335"! Thanks for the video!
I have a Red H7 and I love the guitar. No need to upgrade anything. Pro level, budget price. Great playing. It really shows off the instruments. Thanks
Thanks! Appreciated!
Hey Daniel, I've played acoustic for a while, and am looking to get my first electric. How do you still like the H7? Thank you
I purchased the H7, the 335 style guitar, and for the price, it is unbelievable! Set up out of the box was great. I could have played a gig with it the day I got it. Pick ups are fine, I could get the tones I needed by minor adjustments to my amp.
Hi Stephen, may I ask if you're in Manhattan?! I know someone with your full name! Give me a reply! Thanks much! Sal.
Unbelievable playing! Larry would be proud!
Thanks a lot man
Grazie Grazie Grazie ... I am going to get the H7 for sure, such a stunning guitar at that price point ... stunning
Fantastic and thorough review of the Larry Carlton line of Sire guitars! Your playing was impeccable and superb - I very much enjoyed it. It was easy to discern the characteristics you were talking about as you played so flawlessly. It is obvious you have a deep knowledge of the instrument and the competition. I have subscribed to your channel and look forward to viewing all your material. Thank you very much for your high quality and strong work here. Bravo!
Thanks a lot!
Got the l7 gold top. First LP type I bonded with. Waiting on an H7 in red I found on reverb.
Great playing! I have both the L7 & S7. They are great feeling and playing guitars. The necks are so smooth. But mine sure dont sound as good as the ones you have :)
I’m Ibanez guy but I’d like to get L7 , do you think the neck is good for me or thick?
Youre so lucky. Theyre sold out EVERYWHERE
Get a better amp
Hahahaha I am in the same situation, and had the same thought 😅
Thank you so much for reviewing these guitars. You nailed it. I also love your playing. I can't wait to get my hands on Sire guitars. They're affordable but the quality exceeds it. I have subbed. Thank you and more power to you lad.
Thanks a lot for your support, deeply appreciated!
Thanks for the awesome review. Excellent playing also. I just ordered a sire S7. Minimum six month wait list. Almost all Sire guitars are very difficult to get these days- apparently the guitar world is going crazy over them all the reviews are outstanding…. For super high-quality at a very reasonable affordable price --the S7 is in the same class as a fender professional series !
The Guitar world is going crazy in general I’d say, but yes, Sire offers outstanding quality for the price
If you watch the most recent videos on TH-cam, you will see that Larry is indeed playing a Sire H7. He has retired the Gibson 335.
I recently bought a H7, it is one of the newer ones with the slightly wider 43mm nut, in cherry sunburst. There is no doubt this is one of best bang-for-the buck guitar available right now. I have a guitar setup business and normally expect to have to do some setup on any new guitar I buy, but if I am honest this needed very little tweaking. I did upgrade the hardware to aluminium to reduce the weight ever so slightly. I am trying to resist the GAS that is urging me to get the H7V. Thanks for this great demo - amazing playing by the way.
Thanks!
I got one H7 hollow body and love it.😊
Thank you for show us these guitar modells . I really like your demonstration
Thanks! Appreciated
I do love a full size semi-hollow. These guitars look and sound nice.
Lovely guitars with amazing tones. Bella presentazione, auguri!
Been watching so many of your videos since i discovered your channel! Another great review! Just an observation from the point of view of an amateur guitarist , i would love to have each guitar given a rating from 1-100 100 being the best guitar. The reason for this is that being told a guitar is "great for it's price" really doesn't tell me if it's actually any good. But a rating tells me exactly where it stands in comparison to other guitars. Thanks again for your great content 😊🙏
Wish that these guitars were available before I bought the guitars I have. I’d get all 3 of them.
Good review. Appreciate your style and approach. Subscribed. Best Regards/Wishes!
Thanks! Appreciated
When I get the l7 I be playing metal, rock, blues and many more
Nice review, thanks. 🙏
Enjoyed your reviews on all 3 guitars.
Liked and subbed!!
Thanks man, appreciated
@@TheGuitalian You're welcome, thank you!!
Killer playing/tone. Great review! Helped me make up my mind.
Thanks!
ciao Luca International!! Good Luck
Thanks bro for your Good Video and Good Playing Skills.....Greetings from Bali
Thanks! Appreciated!
Outstanding review!
Hello! Beautifull review! If you have time one question please: I need a LP Style Guitar - which one is better Larry Carlton or PRS SC 245 Standard? Thanks a lot!
They are both a great choice, if I can recall the sire is fatter and the prs is brighter.
Nice review! Thanks! I have been trying to pick up an L7 can’t find one anywhere… everyone out of stock.. what sort of amp were you playing these through?
Can’t remember which one of the two you can see in the background
Probably the best Demo of these ive seen
Thanks man, appreciated
Great video and review of these amazing guitars...thanks so much! :) I just received my S7 a couple of weeks ago and have to say, right out of the box, no setting up fiddling or work was required, straight away great action, perfect intonation, electronics feel solid, tremolo solid, stays in tune and the neck feels really nice and the guitar just looks amazing! The only thing i might eventually upgrade will be the pickups, although they sound great, very 'straty', chime like sparkle, I feel they are bit on the thin lack a bit of body lower output side... would you recommend any specific single coil pickups to upgrade to? Thanks again!
It’s hard to tell, maybe the landau fletcher by suhr could be a nice choice since they’re not that bright, but it’s always kind of a bet. Let me know if you find the perfect solution for you :)
@@TheGuitalian Nice one, thanks for your recommendation! Yep I think I'd def go for warmer-less bright pickups... will do some research and get on the case! I'll let you know :)
Brought a s7 a few months ago....lovely guitar...but sadly,there was a problem pulling the trem back...just would not stay in tune....dont know if i got a bad one or what
Try with lubricating the nut
Love these guitars and love your playing. LC Room 335 and I thought I heard some Steely Dan Deacon Blues in there. The only problem with these guitars is their availability. Everyone is buying them up.
True, people is buying guitars like crazy
Yes Bill Kyle..the same here. I've just put 2 Ibanezes up 4 sale so I can get me a S7 FM in Trans black...dohhh!
Nice review. Thanks.
Great review. I see they have a Tele style out now, but havent seen a review yet.
Thanks for the review, and really enjoyed your playing.
SUBBED
If I'll have the chance I'll try the tele stile for sure! Thanks for the sub!
Their web site says "coming soon" for the T shape.
This is a good review of these guitars, thanks for doing it, but I'm wondering why you did not review the TELE style guitar, I'm VERY interested in that one!
Because it wasn’t out yet
Any movement in the flame top?
A little hard to tell from the video.
Movement?
Have do you feel the L7 or H7 compare to an Epiphone ES339 or ES Les Paul pro in terms of quality and comfort?
Unfortunately for me, I bought one of these, the one with the P90 pickups. Looked amazing, tried to play it and it was an instant 'Oh no!' Insta-return. The neck, especially around the first position was horribly misbuilt. A big jagged gap between the neck, binding and fretboard. Felt horrible with rough edges. It was so edgy it hooked onto fibres of clothes. It was also rough underneath, and to a lesser degree on the upper frets. Others have commented on more minor cosmetic imperfections around the binding, tiny paint spatters. So I wonder about the QC of the guitars, especially the necks. Other minor niggles were that the instrument jack was loose. And the guitar is excessively heavy compared to similar models by D'Angelico I played, or Ibanez, Guild and Gretsch too. Really disapointed in Sire. Mine was the worst quality for the price. Maybe if the neck was built properly, it would have been the best for the price. But Epiphone would have been a better choice. Thomann too were just terrible to deal with. Avoid both.
Bummer! Agree that Thomann is terrible when there's a problem.
I just got an L7 from Sweetwater and I have to say it's just a homerun; the only thing I did was lower the bridge a bit - that's all. It doesn't need anything else; plays, sounds, and looks great. In fact, surprisingly so. Perhaps you are right about the QC but if so, I got really lucky.
@@Tyrannocaster The second one I got was great. And the shop L7s I've tried have also played great too. Although the L7s were still quite heavy, so I got a 90s Gibson Les Paul Studio instead for only about 300 more. The pickups are better, and it's a good weight, not to light, not to heavy. I prefer the nitro finish too.
Superb intro / playing - always good to hear uncluttered reviews to help decision making thank you. What was the gain used on the L7 demo? Ciao
Thanks! I used the soul food boosting my Marshall :)
@@TheGuitalian Thank you
Is the neck slim like Fender or like Gibson les paul
Hey nice review!
How's the H7 neck? Is it too thick? Got small fingers! 😅
I’d say average, not too big at all
The H7 has the smallest neck of them all. It is great for small hands.
I ordered the L7. So glad you said it was your favorite because I was originally going to get the S7 for a John Mayer type style but I went with the L7 because it works with bluesy type stuff but also hard rock styles as well. Still waiting for it to come in!
how was it?
@@arsyadk9149 still waiting for it to come in. They're on back order.
@@kman8749 ah okay
Really good demo
Thank you
Nice review. Do you know the size of the string used?
The string for the h7 i mean
I think they are 10s. Not 100% sure though, I can’t remember right now :)
Which model did you prefer?
Cool review 👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks Joshua!
Is the H7 the same size body of the 335 or smaller, like the 339? I find the 335 body too big. Excellent reviews - and I could listen to your Italian English all day. Ciao!
The H7 is the same size of the 335 (more or less), definitely bigger than the 339.
Thanks for the appreciation! Ciao!
But have thought of getting a l7....if there built like the s7....then should be a awesome guitar
I like it even better than s7, for me the L7 is the best of the line
Very good video.... I bought a blue S7 this week 🎸🙏
Great choice!
L7 or the epiphone lp standard?
L7 if you want a more modern feel or epiphone if you want a more traditional kind of instrument
I like them but selling my H7 due to skinny neck at the nut😢
What’s the weight of your L7?. I’ve heard some of them are really heavy.
Can’t remember, but it wasn’t that heavy
Good review. I can't say that I am really impressed with the tones, though. They are nice, but not so nice that I find them exceptional.
@Charlie Anderson There is truth in that, but after 44 years of playing I can hear basic output and attack, regardless of the amp. I always test them on a dry, clean channel myself.
agreed
Insane intro !!!
Thanks!
I tried the new Inspired by Gibson Epiphone Les Paul,they had issues and felt so heavy,this seems better.
I made a review also of the new epiphone that you mentioned, it feels more like a traditional Les Paul, this one has a more modern and comfortable feel. I particularly enjoyed this very L7 guitar, but it's a matter of taste I guess
@@TheGuitalian thanks for the advice,is the neck fat on the L7,think I might buy one,thanks for the review.
Do you know where these guitars are manufactured ?
They should have a factory in indonesia, I think I've said it around the end of the video if I'm not mistaken
Always made in South Korea. Does not send work to other countries to make sure quality control is consistent. That’s why many of these are on back order.
@@WolfRun59 On all the Sire videos and on the headstock it says Indonesia.
Mr. 335 ~!~ ~ Larry Carl-Tone ~ He delivers .......................................... the ~ shivers ~ .................................~!~
Superb playing👍
Thanks Frank!
Humbuckara or Single Coila, is your choisa!:-7
"Because of maple fretboard" - you are joking, right? Right? I hope you know that pickups don't care about wood at all...
someone needs to show people how to change strings on these guitars as they are all Locking tuners
a complete nightmare if you don't know how to change them
please help 🎸🙏
Is it correct that the neck of the H7 are really narrow? Like narrower than a Fender neck even.? On the Sire website it says 40mm at the nut, a Fender neck is like 42mm..
I haven't measured it, but I guess it's correct
Yes extremely narrow, unfortunately it’s a deal breaker. Too bad. Eastman T386 or Ibanez AS93 next option.
The new ones have the wider neck but I can tell you I got baseball mitts for hands and one of the 40mm necks and I love it so take that into consideration if you see a deal.on an older one I wouldn't let that scare me,Larry's Gibson is like that they modeled his guitar
Has anyone seen Larry play or even talk about these guitars?
I've seen him play the H3 a couple of times.
Gracie !!
🎸🎸🎸🎵🎵🎵😎😎😎👍👍👍
Prego! :)
The strat sound quite good ! the es-335 and the LP sound meeeeehhh not that good .
8:52 You very nearly got 3 points on your guitar licence then. 😂
I’m an outlaw 😈
Between Muscians Friends & Sire guitar, The customer service totally stinks. I would love to be enjoying my new guitar but, i have no idea where it is!! And yet they hold my money for it in the form a debit card hold and the bonus is every 10 days they hold twice the amount because a new hold goes on before the old one expires. Horrible!! Neither Sire or Musicians Friends keeps me informed as to what is happening. Both are Terrible, Terrible customer service companies.
@zackpack8 Your correct. AJ from. Sweetwater happened to call me. He said they had the updated version in stock from Sire. Within 3 days and a few hours I had my s7 also. As far as guitars that I own I have 6 at this time. Kudos to Sweetwater
As too musicians friends less then zero
HEAVEY guitar.
Very good video.... I bought a blue S7 this week 🎸🙏
Nice choice!