Sire Larry Carlton L7 LH BK

A New Gen Single Cut Designed for Left-Handed Players, at the Heart of the Larry Carlton Range

The Sire Larry Carlton L7 New Gen Left-Handed guitar follows a clear approach: offering a classic-style electric guitar built with modern choices that make a difference daily. It retains the DNA of single cut models (rounded attack, singing mids, sustain) while benefiting from performance-oriented features like stainless steel frets and more versatile electronics through coil-splitting.

This "New Gen" version emphasizes reliability and consistency: an instrument that withstands rehearsals, temperature changes, and long studio sessions without losing comfort. Having a true left-handed model (not just a conversion) is immediately noticeable: markers, balance, and feel are coherent, allowing the player to focus on playing rather than compensating.

For Which Guitarist and Playing Styles?

This L7 New Gen is aimed at the intermediate to professional left-handed guitarist seeking an expressive, stable, and inspiring guitar, suitable for both rhythm and lead parts. Its single cut ergonomics with cutaway facilitate access to the highest frets, useful for solos, melodic lines, and extended chord voicings.

It excels particularly in blues, jazz, classic rock, pop, and soul. The 12" / 305 mm radius promotes precise and comfortable playing: easier bends to control, clean vibratos, and crisp alternate picking attacks. The ebony fingerboard, fast and defined, suits both dynamic phrasing and jazzy voicings rich in nuance.

A Warm, Articulated, and Highly Versatile Tonal Character

The mahogany + maple top combination provides a very musical balance: tight and present lows, "singing" mids, and smoother highs without harshness. Mahogany brings density and sustain, while maple adds attack precision and clarity in chords, especially when increasing gain.

With the Sire Larry Carlton LC Vintage-2 humbuckers set, you get an articulated vintage tone: in clean sounds, notes remain full and even, ideal for enriched chords and jazz lines with sensitive touch. In crunch, the guitar responds very well to volume and attack: moving from slight bite to thicker saturation without losing string definition, perfect for classic rock and energetic blues.

The push/pull coil-split reveals a second personality: airier and snappier tones, useful for breathing arpeggios, funkier rhythms, and passages where more note separation is desired. Finally, the 24.75" / 629 mm scale length provides moderate tension: easier string bends, more natural expressive playing, and a feeling of generous sustain, especially with the set neck and Tune-O-Matic style bridge.

Recommended Compatible Accessories

To get the most out of this electric guitar, you can pair it with 10-46 electric guitar strings, a standard strap, a 6.35 mm jack cable, a clip-on tuner, a guitar stand, and a microfiber cloth to maintain the "Black" finish and preserve the shine of the Gold hardware.

Technical specifications

Left handed	Yes	Nbr of strings	6
Strings	Steel

Body	mahogany with maple top	Inlays	white pearloid crowns
Body shape	Sire L-Style Left-Handed	Bridge	Sire Modern Tune-O-Matic with aluminum stop-bar
Finish	Black	Hardware finish	Gold
Pickguard	none	Tuners	Sire premium locking (Gold finish)
Neck	mahogany, C-profile, set neck	Pickups	Sire Larry Carlton LC Vintage-2 humbuckers (H-H)
Scale length	24.75" / 629 mm	Controls	2 volumes, 2 tones with push/pull coil-split
Fingerboard	ebony	Selector	3-way switch
Radius	12" / 305 mm	Knobs	Gold Speed
Frets	22 Medium Jumbo stainless steel (approx. 2.7 mm / 0.106")	Orientation	left-handed
Nut	GraphTech Tusq XL 43 mm / 1.69"