“I got a call one evening, and they said, ‘Dumble’s in the Valley. You’ve got to go over’”: Larry Carlton on the first time he met a legendary amp maker – and received a private concert from a guitar great

Larry Carlton performs 'The Crusaders Remembered & Greatest Hits Steely Dan' at Billboard Live on June 9, 2022 in Tokyo, Japan.

Larry Carlton has recalled the moment he first crossed paths with a Dumble – and how it was unexpectedly demoed to him by a fellow guitar great.

Carlton, who is perhaps best known for his work with Steely Dan – as well as his collaborations with Michael Jackson, Joni Mitchell, and Sammy Davis Jr., among others – was a loyalist to the Mesa/Boogie Mark I combo throughout the 1970s.