Paul Gilbert plays Technical Difficulties

Paul Gilbert displays how Technical Difficulties is played in this video from Guitar Techniques Magazine.

[@ttown918]

It must be incredibly fun to have this level of skill and to make a living playing guitar at this level.

[@luboshvizdak505]

Sadly he was loosing hearing

[@aryasdw8883]

@@luboshvizdak505 wait, what ???

[@musk4503]

@@aryasdw8883 he´s a little deaf cuz of playing at way too high volumes for too long

[@aryasdw8883]

@@musk4503 I didnt know that, thanks for the explaination !

[@yogakhismaiswara]

Yes, but sometimes being too powerful is boring. Oh And Struggle makes strong...

[@brenvelasco8444]

His pinky is stronger than my whole arm.

[@ricstormwolf]

And George Lynch's is even stronger.

[@beornthebear.8220]

It's also long.

[@YoungDoug13]

Well yea him and every bass player. Never understood why so many lead guys tuck that pinky? 🤷‍♂️

[@sbrave]

and he's never afraid to use it

[@AndresGarcia-qk3sj]

@@YoungDoug13 because of bad habits practiced over a long time. I used to use my pinky a lot, then stopped using it for some reason, then started practicing with it again.

[@mattjodoin4412]

Paul Gilbert is easily one of this generations living guitar legends!!! This song is so entertaining and fun to listen to!!

[@faggotsmoker9588]

He isn't really from this generation though. He's been playing since mid 80's.

[@tomdijk5549]

@@zombiemachinery4868 Hes not, but Matt said 'generations', read guys

[@mightyx]

The person who disliked probably broke his pinky trying to play like Paul

[@zbyszekwaldorf5435]

To be fair, Paul has the longest pinky I have ever seen.

[@rupertjunior2070]

I just have technical difficulties playing "Technical Difficulties"...

[@benjaminwigler8271]

love that the solo progression is actually Comfortably Numb

[@martinmonosti9504]

you took the words off my fingers

[@bmello452]

Was waiting for someone to say it I was like dammit Paul the first time I heard it haha

[@siyadabdul6311]

One of the greatest Guitar works ever made.

[@timgraham5240]

i can remember getting off my 12 hour shifts at 7 in the morning....soul sucking factory job. trudge out to the parking lot and climbing into a 1965 malibu that i was halfway through restoring, putting RacerX on the fully configured stereo and blasting it at stadium volume as i left the parking lot. Invigorating.

[@imneverwrongsometimestruthlies]

His phrasing stand out...it's not just mad licks playing speed for the heck of it but being more expressive with each effort over his soloing..

[@ChiChisALaPar]

That's Comfortably Numb right there.

[@nikospaleologos3907]

Paul is extraordinary. I can't help but watch his right hand..moves with surgical precision. Great guy also, hard not to like him.

[@devmanify]

I love how he plays changes and modally. It's perfectly melodic and shred ugh dang

[@irmasil3]

For me this is Paul's area of excellence. This ferocious clean attack of a pick is all that is....That was his tone, that was his style, that was what made him instantly recognisable. He wasn't a YJM clone, he was a power force to behold and kept his own shining light around him.....With all do respect to his musical tastes now, in the musical filed he walked into, there are thousands better........I miss THIS Paul...

[@ClassofEighty2]

I could play that if my pinky was that long. :) Can't get enough of PG. I've watched this at least six times over the years.

[@Nishant-ESP256]

Just six?? 😴

[@n3tfury]

@@Nishant-ESP256 Right? Those are noob numbers.

[@fauzan_f2]

This man is crazy...Good in every note and tone and his right hand is AMAZING !!!🙏🙏🤘🤘👏👏🎸🎸🎸

[@bumpyroad3251]

One of the best alternate pickings in history.

[@encompassthyeclipse7278]

Jesus this guy shreds it never gets old, can't believe I learned this when I was 16. Also can't believe that a stupid hand injury cost me most of my ability and gave me early onset arthritis at 27. If you are a guitarist, or any musician for that matter protect your hands like they are your exposed and delicate brain, because they are. They are your livelihood, your emotional outlet, your passion, your tools for work, your control over the future. Take out an insurance policy on them, make it one million dollars, because with enough practice and determination any guitarist can become great or get even better, you might just be the next Paul Gilbert. This makes me sad, take care of your hands.

[@nickhall_music]

Was just thinking the same thing. I messed up my left hand pinky at 27 and it requires my entire forearm to move it still. Gave up on the shred journey

[@natam1616]

​@@nickhall_music sad to know that, i hope you guys can find joy playing another instrument, or the same in a diferent way. I know how it is to have an injury and feel limited, lose some ability, but if we seat and give up we lose even more. Wish you guys well.

[@nicwilson89]

Currently recovering from a not severe enough for surgery but enough so that I have no strength injury Dave Mustaine had. Peripheral neuropathy . It was completely dead, disconnected from the brain, no control, after much time to heal can only lift my hand just above parallel several times before it gets too exhausted to do it again. Can only just type with multiple fingers on that hand...for a while...then just a pointer finger. I couldn't even lift or move the mouse at first. Right hand and right handed so, yea... Did it the same way, too. Fell asleep with an arm trapped over a chair. I didn't know if it would heal at first, it was terrifying. It's been months and I still can't play yet.

[@turolretar]

That’s opposite for me, I remember I broke my wrist and after couple of months healing I was playing guitar a lot better no joke, that hand is still a lot stronger to this day, guess I got lucky

[@nicwilson89]

@@turolretar yea, had it also caused never damage...there's no garuntee that you'll regain any control at all, and nerves take *months* to heal, slowly, and in that time your muscle atrophies from being disconnected from the brain essentially. You have to essentially start building up your stamina in just using the hand/arm slowly once, and if, the nerve damage starts to heal. I mean, Dave Mustaine literally had to re-learn how to play guitar because the way he had control over that hand was different than it was originally, and from so long of not playing. It can be a very, very cruel mistress. Glad to hear you ended up even better, though, haha. Pretty good trade off for the whole painful breaking of bones and what not part :D

[@cowondeso]

I freakin love on the tapping notes PG did at 2:31 to 2:40. His tapping notes are the only one in earth! Extremely nice!!

[@thomasfarmer1730]

@ 1:25.....sounds like the ‘Ogre Battle’ riff (Queen) 🤘😆

[@thetruthchannel349]

Was wondering if anyone else caught that

[@anaksabah3681]

Guitarist no 1...

[@kennethross1059]

This guy makes me wonder why i ever went anywhere near a guitar ,incredible master

[@andrewbova5887]

Absolutely fucking incredible. Rock on dude!

[@LUIS.VENOSA]

Qué lindo tipo! Hace que se vea todo fácil

[@davidkiefer9875]

Unbelievable !!! Paul sure has absolutely no difficulty playing Technical Difficulties whatsoever... What sets Paul apart from many other guitarists is his distinct tone that's always recognized as him immediately. This dude has always had complete and total control of his instrument - most impressively at a wicked loud volume. He's as real as it gets...

[@treeskaterable]

Gives you the guitar face just listening

[@MB-gz1ji]

Saw Paul do a guitar clinic back in the 90’s when I was a student at musicians institute. Easily one of the greatest rock guitar players ever. Super cool guy as well. Even though I was a bass player, I was blown away.

[@rockdawg9192]

Virtuoso.....just God given talent. Incredible!

[@sergebasque8460]

Totally awesome to complete every guitar licks with such finest and speed. Bravo Paul thé hard work has paid off.👍💪🔥🇨🇦✌️

[@tomh4244]

1:42 = "John Petrucci - Happy Song" haha watching that now is pretty funny :D

[@n3tfury]

Been following Paul since around 83? Something like that. But this is probably one of my favorite tones from him.

[@MrAntonBerg]

Perhaps the best I have ever seen and heard.

[@mikeesquivel4131]

Been a guitar fan of Paul Gilberts since the 80's! He ALWAYS delivers!!

[@tac-cobserver3788]

Paul Gilbert, You're awesome 🤙

[@stevedunch581]

He’s the best man.. just wow

[@tiagoramalhais5493]

I really like the part where he shreds over Comfortably Numb :D

[@jensclarberg6419]

Haha went looking for this comment.

[@AdityaShekharChoudharypantera]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. ....

[@gypzino]

Fast ,elegant,precise, clean....superb

[@erickabellanosa5350]

it's so magical when you have long fingers..very incomparable skills!!

[@johnmcminn9455]

Is Paul's small finger like 2x longer than average .

[@andrewaavik]

Paul is actually an alien that has adapted a human form to blend in!

[@herosteve9244]

Holy shit yeah xD.

[@MustangDesudiroz]

the way this doesnt have millions of views is beyond me

[@CrisCraig]

I think there was an original video

[@birkypuffs8253]

Without a doubt, THE most riveting and jaw-dropping piece of guitar slaying ever heard and witnessed by mankind. Gilbert is not of this Earth.

[@vicentegutierrez1929]

guthrie

[@birkypuffs8253]

@@vicentegutierrez1929 Arlo Guthrie? Lol.

[@vicentegutierrez1929]

@@birkypuffs8253 nope, Guthrie Govan

[@Despond]

@@vicentegutierrez1929 Guthrie doesn't create songs this good you sycophant. PG has so many legitimate hits it's scary. Guthrie has a couple ok songs like "Waves" and everything else just sounds like an improv jam.

[@darrendoucette207]

Good God!! Everytime I listen to this I am absolutely amazed.

[@anthonyhill3294]

This Guy Has Been Rocking For Decades!!!

[@BobVlogs408]

He makes it look so easy..

[@philrisser6853]

so metal. i love hearing paul do it. such a great alternate picker among other magical magic maker

[@leovinckel21]

Such an incredible melodics performances!☆Thank U Paul Gilbert !!

[@madeofnapalm]

3:11 that pinky is freakishly long O.O

[@ianraheem354]

Im 2020 . Pol gilbert is a monster

[@droog8400]

I just realised that the second section is lifted from Queen's Ogre Battle. Still great, though.

[@youthanasia8767]

Would love to chill and have a beer with this dude !!!

[@짭기]

For him, That's

[@bowieprasetyo4681]

I like the way he play

[@matheusleone746]

Chega doer o coração de saber que eu nunca vou conseguir tocar isso com tanta perfeição

[@miza4709]

Vai devagar e sempre. Não tenha pressa. Quando eu era adolescente meu sonho era aprender coisas básicas. O tempo passa, fui muito negligente comigo mesmo, pois não eatudei. Mesmo assim, hoje eu acredito que faço som bacana. Não tenho repertório, mas não teria dificuldade se eu for compor umas 10 peças para violao. Como eu não escrevo e nem gravo tudo que faço se perde. Mas é assim, são nossas características individuais que nos faz ser assim. O meu conselho é, não tente tocar como ninguém, não imite ninguém. Estude um pouco de harmonia, e mete a palheta para cima, pois a quem vai dizer o que você precisa fazer ou não é a guitarra. Toque todas os dias que puder, não tenha pressa. Cuidado com que você ouve pois isso vai ter total influência no seu som. Garanto que em 20 anos você estará mesmo nível que seus mestres, cada um com suas peculiaridades é claro. Só não espere que um cara que passou dia inteiro chapando massa na parede, tenha uma performance maior do que o cara que passou o dia no estúdio. Pode aconter, mas não é comum.

[@HM-pp5dr]

Legendary

[@realtalkninicholistic_soul9542]

very nice fingers while playing piece of technical flacking techniques. amazing #teamARPhotography

[@jonhowell5014]

3:08 It's almost 2 am and I just yelled WHAT THE FUCK!!!!!! Hope I didn't wake up the neighbors.

[@hansirawan2310]

Amazing!!! No doubt 👍🏻

[@agussurya4647]

Paul Gilbert I ❤️ YOU

[@anyone7542]

OOOOH FUCKING YEAAAAAAAH!!! THIS GUY AND THIS SONG IS SO FUCKING GOOD!!!!!

[@davideterrasi6850]

The best solo ever for me💪👌✌️🤟👊🏻🤙

[@tobemoore5278]

Never gets old....

[@LOBOBLANCO62]

Dominio absoluto del instrumento.....Espectacular!!! No me canso de escucharlo una y otra vez.

[@pramotesoongkitboon795]

Love this song. masterpiece

[@SpendCroof]

Amazing!

[@Marat1ish]

You have cool guitar and good hands!!! 👍🏻

[@luvrockriffs3584]

I have no words for how good he is. I can try to be clever and say something, but it just doesn't do it justice. Awesome!

[@joshuapillay2512]

Great song for beginners

[@danieldet6680]

1:43 is like happy song by J. Petrucci

[@zscszs-br2149]

and the "best of times" by DT (from2009)

[@frostheavenangel]

Paul : Technical Difficulties *But Not For Me*

[@ryukami7102]

His play is so fantastic

[@해운대연예인-j4y]

100번도 더 들었다 들을때 마다 모에힘이 들어간다 기타에 미치지 않고서야 도저희 칠수가 없다 다시 시작 해보려 해도 이곡만 들으면 연주를 하고싶다는 생각은 저멀리 사라져 버리고 만다

[@mankalazatsiry4539]

Incredible

[@joeyracano1]

Amazing chops- I would be interested to hear this with no distortion, just completl;y clean.

[@xxvenom]

He actually plays this a lot with no distortion. It's on KZbin if you look it up. It's ridiculously clean. His picking is one of the best in the world .

[@johndsouzaguitartoday3075]

Woah.. Superb ❤️

[@ikhnaton]

2:26 - 3:26 comfortably numb :)

[@ronmello9307]

Yup exactly

[@Irishmuffcabbagyurt]

Sounds a little reminiscent of 22 Acacia Avenue by Iron Maiden too.

[@IOP121]

I agree, exactly the same chords

[@matthewnassau4868]

Wow! I'm finding that on CD!

[@abibyudianto6641]

amazing skill, OMG

[@kbabhimitra]

wow what a performance.

[@patrickarmitageWWW]

Awesomeness!!!

[@clarkgarber5495]

I’d like to know where he bought his finger stretcher!

[@rodrigomelodasilva3701]

Toca muito !!!

[@samukareis]

também ele tem dois dedos indicadores... um em cada extremidade kkkkk olha o tamanho do mindinho dele kkkk

[@jimicas8275]

Sick playin, loving it

[@mike5177]

His left pinky is so good, it makes me uncomfortable....and jealous.

[@aandc2005]

That was fucking awesome!!!👍😊🎸

[@Nattefrost1488]

I wish he played the original solo from the studio version, it's one of my favorite solos.

[@rodrigomelodasilva3701]

Muito bom!!!

[@terryadley4709]

I used to mock and ridicule shredders...well to shreds, that's until I heard Paul Gilbert play technical difficulties. Shred at its most musical by the living legend.

[@waikikirod]

Awesome bro

[@haryaguztyan565]

Wow,, So Cool,,, 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@ema6505]

Es un super héroe del olímpo

[@josephkia6157]

awesome .... pg too good

[@karukoffa4779]

WTF was that....😮...next level...PG 🤘

[@russellemde]

WOW!! I am curious about the "1" person who disliked this?

[@moisesdgonzalez]

Yngwie Malmsteen

[@Words-of-encouragement.-.]

Lil Wayne

[@homesteadnation6877]

Truly one of the most underrated and underappreciated guitarist ever.

[@robertgail2775]

was this video re uploaded? , this had already morethan million views

[@jmccartney2007]

I hear some of Queen's 'Ogre Battle' in there... i wonder if that was deliberate. Around 1:15.

[@RicardoGarcia-xw4bj]

So so so amazing song I love ✌️✌️✌️✌️🤘🌷🌹🌷🌹🌷🌹🌷🌹🌷🌹🌷

[@iangarza990]

the people who disliked broke both there wrists, became frustrated, and there for had a stroke so they are frustrated with this video

[@raymondcorreira847]

I knew I shouldn't have watched Paul play this his talent is beyond inspiring its insightful, maybe my wife's right I suck!! Thanks Paul

[@wiwietwahyuwidhiyanto2277]

Yeah... Wife always right

[@paulosaucedo2499]

great perfect

[@anaksabah3681]

No 1 world Paul Gilbert

[@jiuppurnomotv1716]

Amazing..