DON'T MISS This AMAZING Guitar Solo From 30 YEARS Ago... SHRED Guitar

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[@LeviClay]

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[@fs7572]

Kind of hypnotic when the picstrokes stating to form a melody on their own....

[@TheNathanStars]

The timing, the articulation , the clarity is what is really breathtaking(The speed is also absurd). Also he uses less distortion than the avergae shredder: Insane

[@sevencostanza3931]

Yes all true as you commented, but to me sounds like a boring running off scales uninspiring solo.

[@guitarentries8180]

@@sevencostanza3931 I think you're not wrong, but this is a show off moment in a concert. I'd suggest you to go and listen some of his more melodic solo's from the debut album, MR BIG. "Anything for you" is one of my preferred one, but basically just go for one of the ballads of the band

[@TheNathanStars]

@@sevencostanza3931 you can always listen to some blues based slow boomer playing

[@sevencostanza3931]

@@TheNathanStars Nah not into blues so much...Donald Roeser, Jake E Lee, David Gilmour, Uli Roth.... so many to list I like better than Paul Gilbert.

[@TheNathanStars]

@@sevencostanza3931 uli Jon is great, gilmour too(legendary songwriter too) Jake e lee was great. Maybe you don't like PG but you gotta he has superior abilities related to timing, rhythm, dynamic control than those guys, It Is not only the speed and technique. He Is also an underrated songwriter.

[@LongLiveRockAnRoll]

I will definitely have a go at these licks (at least some of them). While he's technically brilliant, Paul's stuff is easy to follow because he has such a clear rhythm even when unaccompanied.

[@sethryan_music]

me too! that string skipping! holy shit.

[@adamwright9741]

Yeah, definitely isolating EVERY tiny little piece of everything he's doing... There's some other guitarists that don't seem to have that clear tone that some of the easier playing guitars might mess up! (Ibanez 😁)

[@Andrew_M_Ward]

Agreed, his note choices aren't odd or complicated it's just that everything else is ridiculous (speed precision stamina)

[@dedgulfport5744]

absolutely. he's cleaner than a nun's fingernails

[@jye_24]

Yeah ok, goodluck getting pauls speed and cleanness...

[@Nick-72]

Alone On a Huge Stage with a Guitar with Dry Sound and No Delays... and Be Majestic in Tone Precision and Feeling... what a Guitar Hero.

[@antwonstarr]

dry sound ?? are you high right now ??

[@Nick-72]

@@antwonstarr i mean Dry... With No Sparkling Effects as Reverb Flang Chorus that can Cover your Fancy Playing... 😅😅😅 not Dry as a Clean... a

[@vadir3517]

@@antwonstarr seems like you're the one that's "high"

[@SeaOfMadness]

I dunno. Gilbert is a total legend (3:08 - OMFG) but his recorded lead tone has often been poor (IMHO). This is one of the times I've heard him have a bit of meat to his tone and it's just SO much better. His personality always comes through in his playing too.

[@Nick-72]

@@SeaOfMadness i had a Pleasure to have a sort of mini concert guitar clinic with him and 50 people in a Pub and he was 3 meters far from me... and he mesmerize me for an Hour and More with his Sound and Playing ... What a KickAss Player🤟🤟🤟

[@ismelljello]

I learned the first half of this solo during the pandemic and it gave me new appreciation for this man’s stamina as a shredder

[@ryant3600]

i learned the first part.. you know the power chord part.. ha

[@Oenloveslife]

Yes! I musta watched this solo 50 times, just for the sheer joy of it🐬 In the first section he is pinching and semi pinching so many notes along the way -- just another example of how much understanding he has of tone and dynamics; how much awareness and control he has! And he is sending all that exuberance and joy out to a fully engaged and appreciative audience. What a stellar guitarist-performer!

[@dansmith8912]

I'm so old I remember when Paul Gilbert was teaching class and started racer x. I still have the vinyl album

[@JayRoc17]

When I first heard the full live solo of this, it was monumental for me. Listened to it like every day for months. The precision and clarity while doing it live was epic!!

[@benr7965]

3:08 to 3:20 has been stuck in my head since I first heard this back in the early internet days. Its just amazing and gives me goosebumps every time. Wish it was its own song. Thanks for getting this footage to circle back around to me!

[@Takk-182]

It is a part of the guitar solo from "How Can You Do What You Do" .

[@benr7965]

@@Takk-182 thank you!

[@Jamzamurai]

dude same! it’s so regal and dark sounding, it’s like some shit dracula would play

[@ruzcelbeltran]

Same bro i love to learn that lick

[@andrewpappas9311]

Love Paul’s playing, he’s such a killer guitarist and seems like such a nice guy as well… definitely one of the best modern hard rock/metal guitarists of the last 50+ years imo

[@GuitarSensei]

Thank you for this awesome transcription. Excellent as always. PG was a huge influence on me to improvement and practise to become better. So many signature stuff in this solo. Fabulous teacher and down to earth person. I had the opportunity to attend his masterclass at the Ibanez Summit and it was mind blowing as usual.

[@dreamwever87]

Seeing this solo back in the days before KZbin was the catalyst to my guitar obsession. Great job with the transcription, Levi!

[@stevenjones6780]

How does Levi churn out these transcriptions?!!! It doesn't seem enough time in one life to do it.

[@AJLeadbetter]

It’s beautiful! So many memories around this solo. Well done, Levi!

[@jeffdafonte]

Fucking brilliant dude. It gives me the same chills today that it did back in my high school days. Once it hits they string skipping section, ooooof.

[@gibbsncis3800]

His solo album, "Werewolves of Portland" is absolutely incredible!!! He does ALL of the instruments on it. He is one of the best rock guitarist alive!

[@marcelloperri183]

20 years ago, when I was playing the guitar daily, I tried to play this solo every day, but I have never found a transcription that sounds like it. 20 years after I finally have the opportunity to play it as it is... but unfortunately I can't play anymore :(

[@stevenjones6780]

Dude, I know what you say. As a 60 year old practicing musician and a former elite triathlete, I had a covid related stroke last year and my playing is not the same. What's your story...?

[@marcelloperri183]

@@stevenjones6780 I am sorry to hear that Steven, hope you get well soon. Actually, I haven't had any issues, just a lack of motivation and job takes 70% of my time, I still have my guitars, but they are cover in dust by now

[@stevenjones6780]

@@marcelloperri183 Thanks for that. Maybe you could dust them off and get what I like to call: "second time around syndrome". That's a positive thing where you pick it up again (purely on your terms of endearment), and somehow the technical side of things just sort of fills itself in almost as if you never stopped. If you were once at that level of artistry, I'd bet the art form has continued to gestate. If I can reinvent myself then you can too!!! Blessings bro...

[@donovanweber6059]

@Steven Jones these are the comments that should get the most likes - not another of the never ending smart ass attempts at being witty. I'm older myself and I can't Believe how many people have returned to music (all of my former band mates except one). What's grabbed my attention is all the little signs that a return to traditional music where bands play their own instruments and have a singer. Singing will never die.Rap has carved itself a permanent place in the music scene but its kind of where rock was in the 2000s basically they ran out of ideas a while back and there run through the entire evolution of the genre front to back , back to front, and sideways and there isn't anywhere else for them to go. I guess we will find out .

[@rjc7289]

The tightness and precision of his picking hand cannot be denied!

[@daviddonaldson5908]

Thanks for this Levi. Not only is Paul a phenomenal player but he also comes across as a genuinely nice guy. I've been on his ArtistWorks platform for a couple of years now and he's such an inspiring player/teacher.

[@stevenjones6780]

True that, PG is one of the best teachers ever...

[@Andy_Music]

Thank you for sharing this interesting solo and for making the transcription.

[@stevenjones6780]

The great PG, still one of the most soulful, musical, and hilarious electric guitar artists of all time. His playing always makes me feel good and gives me something useful...

[@NicoloVerrini]

THANK YOU !! this is pure gold. thank you for the effort

[@fastheartmartvideos]

Wow! So good! Inspirational :)

[@davidlawler8707]

There needs to be a word for how I feel when smiles at the crowd hitting that first string skipped arpeggio 12-9, like schadenfreude, but the joy from someone's joy.

[@LeviClay]

100%

[@KevinToine]

His vernon tapes are amazing. He recorded himself practicing and warming up before rehearsal with Racer X. It even blows him away when he listened to them again. Check it out on KZbin

[@goober22100]

so glad you transcribed this THANK YOU!!!

[@andrewwilson888]

Wow just wow! I got to see Paul a number of times in Japan and he always makes it look so easy.

[@JW-km3by]

Wow, have never seen this clip - crazy good picking, so clean... Thanks for this!

[@shaneroyer6531]

One of the best solos in general. Nasty playing and underrated rhythm. Love the shirt Levi! Opened for them and Haken in richmond Va. Kept in touch with Tom Monda for a while. Another killer player.

[@alexwinteralex1]

Might be my first ever KZbin comment, The work you're putting in for these videos daily is insane, highlight of my day, thanks so much, deserve a million plus subs. cheers pal!

[@LeviClay]

you know how you can help me get a million subs? Comment more! :P

[@glguitarman]

@@LeviClay There is a scammer here

[@HalfDuck]

Heck yeah, I used to watch this over and over in the early days of KZbin. The first minute or two is just brilliant

[@marramusic]

Nice work including the tab. Thanks for keeping shred alive Levi!

[@michaellaporte4422]

Saw mr big dozens of times they were super laid back first couple tours. Eric would hang out with fans before shows. And went to rush tours just to see mr big. Like Rush but Billy and Paul were on fire during those years

[@CoryIsMyName]

He definitely put out a lot of instructional videos, but don't forget that Paul was also an instructor at MI back in the 80s. The great thing about this solo is that you can piece together a lot of the licks from his instructional videos and come up with something really close.

[@Modostevens]

this was quite literally the first live solo I ever watched when I started playing guitar and it was like in the infancy of KZbin back on dial up, fuckin great video as always my man much love!!!!!

[@nikospaleologos3907]

That part starting at 3:08 is a guitar hero dream.

[@johnwmcmahon]

Really digging your unique take on transcribing Levi… Subscribed!

[@Quusikko]

Oh, I just saw that "ok, he has Paul there this time." But damn I did not expect this clip. I remember watching this around '00 - '01 with a friend of mine for the first time and we were just blown away. Nice to finally see what's going on in there. :D Thank you.

[@varningforvanheden2774]

YES! This one was awesome! Thanks a lot Levi! There is another one I have been waiting for: "Kirk Hammet Guitar Solo In Seattle 1989"

[@paulgiannamore-guitar9195]

Your doing amazing work. These videos are incredible. I wish I would have had this stuff when I first started out!!!

[@thecancelledclub665]

Ahhh man I remember this solo, that "Paul Gilbert" shout at the beginning is burned into my mind. Iconic

[@mck1972]

Always a joy to watch Paul in action! His past wardrobe choices are another matter...

[@skurge98]

This solo blew my mind when I was first learning guitar. I remember seeing this and thinking, guitars can do that?!? I became absolutely obsessed with the guitar ever since.

[@darrenbraun3906]

I loved him in Racer X, tho I only bought their 1st album Street Lethal. It was as if I was a teenager in 1978 when the first VH album came out.

[@maxxschneider5534]

I met Paul at a clinic. The nicest guy in the world. Very generous with his time and knowledge. His forte is string skipping arpeggios. They sound great and they sound better than sweeping. Great video thank you

[@seanfitzpatrick7878]

I remember transcribing this way back, so long ago and impressing my friends. Even though I now know that I played a good bit of it wrong. Regardless, it still influenced my playing then and now. Paul's solos are great practice etudes because they're easy to memorize, in my head, and so musical on top of being technically educational. I'm always surprised at how hard he picks. I can't get that kind of speed without picking much more lightly.

[@frizzman1991]

This has been a favorite of mine since I discovered Paul Gilbert all those years ago. If only more shredders could hit "yes" notes as hard as Paul does - what a legend.

[@TheAxe4Ever]

One of the most killer live solos ever caught on video. It made a lot of guitarists want to either just put the guitar down or it motivated others, like myself, to practice more. But if you listen to Paul’s more recent playing with songs like “Blues For Rabbit”, he almost completely eschews his older style of what I have heard him call his “exercise playing” for much more dynamic playing. But that doesn’t mean his newer stuff is less jaw dropping. Quite the opposite! It just shows his vast knowledge of the fretboard and music in general. The even better news is, he can still bust out his older shred style at the drop of a hat!

[@andrewhively5191]

Love Paul Gilbert! The world would be a better place if there were more people like him.

[@ghostwriter1415]

I remember my little brother waiting for hours for this to download on KaZaa back in the day. I can't remember exactly, but I know it was after Napster, and before 9 11. He and I were in a PG vs YJM war, and I downloaded a killer YJM acoustic shred video that I haven't seen since (over 21 years). The good ole day's had their perks, and their pains (hours for a vitality bar to load to 100%).

[@MikaTarkela]

Amazing stuff! I'd love to see a transcription of the guitar solo Live In Tokyo, Japan 1993!

[@gilmeaguitar]

Great work as always mr.Clay - thank you!

[@yurijovanka5823]

Thanks dude for the tabs, i really appreciate it. I've been looking for these licks with tabs But never found, now i can practice on this video. Btw i need the next part

[@FireStrings85]

Basically every PG lick rolled into a solo, very convenient, thanks Levi!!!!

[@EdwardFlores]

I've tried to played that many times before... some parts I canno play because I don't know how to really move the fingers to play some of those arpgs... ofc I'mma share it with my friends... happy new year, mate

[@alkyhauler8185]

Iconic is definitely the word. Damn I've watched it hundreds of times.

[@tombstoneharrystudios584]

Those first two parts...the string skipping arpeggios and the quintuplet phrases...I remember hearing for the first time on his Intense Rock I VHS Man...i feel old!

[@harimountogianakis6132]

One of the best guitar players on this planet, simply great

[@ryant3600]

Paul.. The Chuck Norris of guitar... Been one of my fav's since Racer X. The guy is just so good and he's still searching to better himself. What really caught my attention was his string skipping skills. He's the master for sure.

[@MercutioUK2006]

I saw Paul and Billy Sheehan on this tour in Rock City, Nottingham. Absolutely ear-shatteringly loud but a brilliant gig.

[@davidduke9771]

I used to have a c d of PG doing a Hendrix set at some jazz festival ( i think)....just brilliant. Cant get it anywhere now...:(

[@Zinfandel92]

I am quite proud to have a hand-signed guitar from Paul seeing this 🙂

[@miseklukov7236]

An absolute legend!

[@rockyaldebaran4085]

Levi,you're a legend for making all these videos. You've introduced to so many awesome guitarists that I can't even begin to thank you but I will try nonetheless so THANK YOU MAN! subbed for life. Do you do these transcriptions yourself jw? Thx again man, cheers!

[@LeviClay]

Sure do

[@2good2betrue3]

One of my favorite and one of the very best 80's shredder and rock guitarist. Paul has everything: speed, melodic control, fun, passion. He's a very clear and very "musical law abiding" player, everything is spot on and doesn't deviate from the rules, when it's Pentatonics, everything is perfect pentatonics, unlike Mr.Govan who is a notorious "law breaker" always trying to play "wrong notes" outside the box.😅 Hahaha (pun intended)😉

[@Margilio5150]

Oh man I can’t keep up with all these awesome videos!!!

[@parikshit793]

I remember this watching as a kid 🥺

[@popolontsing]

hes a machine!!! hello levi can you try max ostro?

[@simonj.1812]

I normally never like his tone, but this tone here is superb! Fat and smooth.

[@PaDaRi-Games]

I was expecting this transcription so badly, perhaps including Road to ruin, Mr Big in the title could help to get more views! THANK YOU!!!!!

[@moisesnifras672]

Great shredder what a jam session thats freakin awesome🤩

[@mikeenos4040]

Incredible..... Not one hiccup that I could hear , Incredible speed and clean even at high volume.. Well it's getting cold here as I watched this lnstead of going out to get some wood for the fire place I might as well throw my strat in the fire place...lol We need monster players to keep the fire alive ,if you ever get in a rut and every guitar dose ,this makes you want to woodshed.. I seen him in many videos here on the tube Such a cool guy .. From what I read he suffered hearing damage from years of loud playing .. so that tells you to protect your hearing ... Great flawless solo Love it ...

[@EternallyThankful-os6pz]

It isn't just that Paul is blazing fast - or that he is technically perfect in scale and time - or that he is able to make his playing so alive , fun and engaging with his audience...all with a contagious smile on his face...it IS that he is SO CLEAN with absolutely NO slop or distortion to cover the slightest miscues ( because there aren't any ) !! The guy is just a STUNNINGLY amazing rock guitar player !!!

[@antwonstarr]

no distortion ?? are you mentally ill ?? was your comment meant as a joke ???

[@Jamestele1]

He's a beast! I love guitarists with a diverse background like Paul Gilbert. Eddie Van Halen opened the door for Classically influenced rock musicians, even though Van Halen doesn't sound "Neo-Classical" by any stretch.

[@soothsayerbh1038]

There's another vid of this same solo but he carries on after this ends but I can't find it anymore, it's like it's been banned.

[@mybluguitar6051]

I know I mentioned this in another video, but can you also do a transcription for Glenn Tipton's solo in All Guns Blazing by Judas Priest? That solo is a monster and alot of people into metal don't know about how great that solo is

[@williamquigley5836]

The eighties gave the world the ultimate iteration of what rock guitar could be. Honestly, it's hard to imagine that guitar could be played any better than this. I followed Paul Gilbert in Racer X and Mister Big as well as all of the other great guitarists of the so called "hair band" era - guys like Vito Bratta, Nuno Bettancourt, Warren Di Martini and a whole lot of other unsung talents. You probably won't see them included on most GOAT lists, but not including them kind of de-legitimizes the list.

[@Sickofsociety1]

Another guy that was just born to play guitar. Incredible.

[@jameshang673]

Absolutely loved it ! You should do No boundaries next ! By M.A.B

[@TheShrike616]

So clean and clear ...

[@skipneumann1]

That’s the way to do it! And enough great stuff for any guitar player to work on for years? To come

[@ianhamilton2035]

Amazing, as always!!! 😃

[@gregalon]

Is he mostly playing finger exercises? Yes. Is it musical as all get out? Also yes. There's beauty in symmetry.

[@devinjarrett6114]

Thank You Scientist is SUCH an underrated band. Absolute fantastic musicians

[@devinjarrett6114]

glad to see you repping their merch

[@LeviClay]

I've been friends with them for 10 years now. I gave them a feature in a magazine I was working for and told the editor I'd quit if we didn't publish the interview. This was Tom's fretless he used on maps kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2iolWeKr96UadE

[@rodlandscape]

This Jimi Hendrix's solo is cool

[@franciscomartinez-xc1nd]

Corcheas, sin llegar a 64troavos, muy chingona ejecución, pulcra, limpia, creativa y sobre todo esa única fusión clásico y rock.

[@vincentzack]

Racer X - Y.R.O. and Heart Of A Lion (Rob Halford singing the high harmony).

[@Trex100]

Effects on minimum. Killer guitar sound and precision playing. Hats of to the lad.

[@eddiesalva890]

That's one of my favorite Paul Gilbert solos 🎸

[@CyberJuanito]

An absolute CLASSIC!

[@ericksegura478]

Gracias levi.

[@aplusatlanta1]

With KZbin and the Internet these days I wouldn’t be surprised if there was a six-year-old that played this note for note. Lol. Love Paul Gilbert.

[@joaquimpattonpuig3326]

Paul gilbert, y Nuno betancourt, mis guitarristas preferidos., técnica rapidez , y una claridad en el sonido increíble, ese sonido tan extremadamente limpio es lo que para mi, los hace mucho mejores que guitarras como Malmsten, del cual fui fanático en los 80...

[@Sirqle]

PG taught my guitar teacher. The things he, Vai etc did set up what Polyphia does now.

[@22sojourner]

I could only dream ...

[@cristianr.f6465]

AMAZING

[@glguitarman]

Great work.

[@edgardtorres6162]

Paul is one of the best guitarist on earth 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

[@rudygracia5573]

Wicked right hand.Without THAT,he couldn't pick the way he does.Very percussive,pinpoint accuracy.And the string skipping!🤯.Imagine if PG was cut loose in the 70's!or earlier!

[@conorheduvan]

God damn thats glorious!