Search results
Mar 14, 2016 · FBPO’s Jon Liebman caught up with Travis at the 2016 winter NAMM show. Watch our interview with Travis! Bassist Travis Carlton on his longstanding gig with Scott Henderson, Xotic basses and growing up as the son of studio mogul Larry Carlton.
- Robben Ford
And all that is just digging the surface of a career in...
- Putter Smith
Seasoned jazz vet talks about his storied career (and...
- Scott Henderson
He was also a member of HBC, with bassist Jeff Berlin and...
- Ernest Tibbs
Los Angeles native tells of the gigs with Gladys Knight,...
- Chuck Rainey
Bass legend tells all about his Rhythm Intensive project,...
- Robben Ford
Feb 21, 2021 · Travis Carlton started playing the bass around thirteen years old. He started on guitar a few years earlier playing mostly blues and rock, but soon gravitated towards the bass. During his high school years in Lebanon, Tennessee, Travis started playing bass in local rock bands.
- Jim Worsley
May 11, 2011 · Probably the funkiest young bassist I've heard in years, wonderful timing, feel, note choices and incredible tone from his Xotic Bass XJ-1T 5-string. He rarely played 16th notes, instead stuck to 8th notes on his solos with the skankiest phrasing and some killer octave/envelope filter sounds - he's a real breath of fresh air,
Travis Carlton is a super busy LA area bass player who has played with larry carlton, scott henderson, robben ford, michael landau, tak matsumoto and others. Travis uses our Dual Coils, Fat Stacks, 3b Preamp, and NJ4’s in his Alien Audio 5, Wyn 6, and 63 Jazz basses respectively.
- Carey Nordstrand
Since attending Musicians Institute from 2001 through 2003, bassist Travis Carlton has maintained a rigorous schedule of recordings and performance. In addition to being a member of the touring band of his father, renowned guitarist Larry Carlton, Travis has performed and toured with such notable artists as Robben Ford, Scott Henderson, Tak ...
