photo by Allison Rae
Larry Mitchell
an Interview by Victor Ratz
Collectible Guitar was able to sit down with Grammy award winning
guitarist, Larry Mitchell, who has played for icons like Stuart Copeland, Tracy
Chapman, and he seems to know just about everyone in the industry.
VICTOR RATZ: Victor Ratz: Larry, what can
a burst reissue. Great! Then the gold top comes
for me, then the right one comes along with its
you tell our readers about your collection?
and oh that’s a great guitar and everyone needs
story and before you know it your collection
a gold top right? There’s a Tele somewhere on
has grown. But I am slimming down and I’m
LARRY MITCHELL: Wait... do I collect? Oh
just about every track I’ve produced. They just
keeping only stuff in general that I love. I’ll trade
my, I have a collection? How did that happen?
work in a mix. But how did I end up with four
3-4 guitars for one that I absolutely love… one
Teles?
that speaks to me.
I guess the collections started out of necessity
VICTOR: Tell me about how you started as a
It started out with the fact that I produce records
and felt I should have a good Les Paul, so I got
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