Sire Larry Carlton L3 Hh Lh Gold Top Sc Archtop Rn Gold
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A Classic Revisited in the Larry Carlton by Sire Range
With the Larry Carlton series, Sire offers guitars designed to provide a true "pro" experience at an affordable price. The L3 HH captures the spirit of compact and efficient Single Cuts, adding a dual humbucker configuration and simple electronics focused on playability and musicality. This LH (Left Handed) version emphasizes accessibility for left-handed players without compromising essential specifications.
For Which Guitarists and Styles?
The Sire Larry Carlton L3 HH LH is aimed at both serious beginners and intermediate players seeking a reliable electric guitar that is easy to set up and use on stage or in the home studio. Its character is particularly suited to rock, blues, pop, hard rock, and thick rhythm parts in standard tunings, while remaining precise enough for singing leads.
The Sound
The combination of a mahogany body and set mahogany neck provides a warm tonal foundation, with present mids and natural sustain. The LC Standard Humbuckers deliver a solid output level and nice roundness: perfect for driving an amp into saturation without losing tonal character. The 3-position selector switch allows quick switching from a creamier neck pickup to a sharper bridge pickup, or blending both for a rich balance. The wraparound bridge promotes immediate response and a very "alive" feel, ideal for crisp attacks and riffs.
Recommended Compatible Accessories
To equip this guitar, you can safely choose a set of electric guitar strings (suitable for a 24.75" / 628.7 mm scale length) and a good quality 6.35 mm instrument jack cable to preserve the detail level of the humbuckers. Picks of various thicknesses are also useful to fully exploit the dynamics of the wraparound bridge.
Technical specifications
| Electronics: microphone configuration | HH | Bridge / tailpiece | Fixed |
| Category | Single cut | Electronics | Passive |
| Left handed | Yes | Electroacoustic | No |
| Strings | Steel | Color | Yellow |
| Nbr of strings | 6 | Finishing | Glossy |
| Nbrs of frets | 22 | Hardware | Chromed |
| Type | electric guitar | Fret size | Medium Jumbo (2.7 mm / 0.106") |
| Wood | mahogany | Nut width | 43 mm / 1.69" |
| Shape | Sire L Junior Shape | Inlays | white pearloid dots |
| Format | SC (Single Cut) | Bridge | Wraparound Bridge |
| Finish | Gold Top | Tuners | Standard Diecasting Tuners |
| Pickguard | Tortoise | Hardware finish | chrome |
| Construction | set neck | Knobs | Black Top Hat Knobs |
| Profile | C | Pickups | LC Standard Humbucker Pickup Sets (H-H) |
| Scale length | 24.75" / 628.7 mm | Controls | 3-position selector switch, Volume, Tone |
| Fingerboard | rosewood | Model | left-handed |
| Radius | 12" / 304.8 mm | Weight | 4.7 kg |
| Frets | 22 | ||
Questions frequently asked
Is this Sire Larry Carlton L3 HH guitar designed for left-handed players?
This LH version features a configuration specifically designed for left-handed guitarists.
What tones do the humbucker pickups of the L3 HH offer?
The two LC Standard Humbucker pickups provide a warm tone with a solid output level. The 3-way selector switch offers access to the creamy neck pickup, the sharper bridge pickup, or both pickups combined.
Does the wraparound bridge allow for simple adjustments?
The Wraparound Bridge provides a direct response under the fingers. It contributes to the natural sustain delivered by the mahogany body and glued-in neck.
What is the scale length and the number of frets?
The scale length is 24.75 inches, or 628.7 mm, with 22 Medium Jumbo frets measuring 2.7 mm. The rosewood fingerboard has a 12-inch radius and the nut width is 43 mm.
What strings and cable should be used with this guitar?
It is possible to use a set of electric guitar strings suited to the 628.7 mm scale length. A 6.35 mm instrument jack cable is required to connect the humbuckers to an amplifier or audio interface.
