Paul Gilbert amazing guitar solo

paul gilbert guitar solo found in the Terrifying guitar Trip DVD

[@williamsullivan4222]

A very humble guy,I think Paul Gilbert is one of the greatest rock guitarist of all time!

[@adaptiveagile]

Shredding + precision + tone + originality + versatility + SOUL. Rare combo. The guy is amazing.

[@billybeverweyk6494]

He was take a guitar course in early age.. And this is the result 🔥

[@bruce5168]

Clean, picking, fingering, chords, dexterity, speed, muting, feel. He is the total package of what a guitarist should be.

[@bumblebootwiddletoes5185]

Helps having 9-inch fingers too

[@kenroy916]

One of the things that Paul is absolutely god of is picking efficiency if it looks effortless that's because for him it pretty much is. His right and left hand coordination is almost unmatched

[@walterwhite3372]

@Life's Happy what’s his yt called (if he has one) cus I would like to see some of these videos

[@keisy4212]

@@walterwhite3372 Check Roberto Barros and Paulo Schroeber, two brazilian guitarists, they both have this effortless picking hand.

[@walterwhite3372]

@@keisy4212 Ok, thanks

[@joecarosiello4672]

Totally agree. Dude does this weird picking 3 note per string then the next string 3 note legato picks the next string 3 note so on etc. It's unreal. Makes me want to quit my job and practice 8hrs a day till I'm fast like this.

[@robertsmithduarte7732]

@Beppy Lol. 😆

[@jonlatino9964]

Hard to believe I had lessons with Paul in 1986 at GIT.... he’s so humble as well as an incredible guy and amazing guitar player.

[@Chuck-Bob]

😳 Dude that's awesome.

[@arcidiavolo]

i am having them now at 52😜😜

[@jonlatino9964]

@@arcidiavolo That is SO SO cool !!!! GOOD FOR YOU MAN !!!!!

[@GrenOulio]

What was that like?

[@jonlatino9964]

@@GrenOulio Incredibly humbling. Just to see him and watch play through a cheap "practice PeaVey amp" and get the tone out of that!?!?!?! Good heavens. Awesome.

[@codebabe]

What I dig about Paul is he doesn't just have great chops and speed but also an incredible sense of rhythm and feeling. The way he attacks the guitar is so sick.

[@davidbivens5375]

Indeed!

[@localpyro]

Levels of Guitar playing skill: Beginner Intermediate Advanced Expert Vertuoso Musical Genius Paul!

[@A187-Ken]

The Next level it will be Eddie Van Halen!! what u say???

[@GussageinguitarrafromFreebees]

​@@A187-Ken Eddie Van Halen isn't better than this guy

[@A187-Ken]

@@GussageinguitarrafromFreebees Did you saw his 13 minuts solo in New Haven in 1986?

[@A187-Ken]

@@GussageinguitarrafromFreebees I mean, they are both great technicians on the guitar, but they call Eddie Van Halen the King on the guitar, and Ed will forever be a legend, while Paul i think that it will disappear over the years. Both they are very very good with the guitar, but Eddie discovered Tapping, and he made something that now some of the greatest guitarrist does.

[@bmbiz]

@@A187-Ken EVH didn't "discover" tapping. At best, he popularized it. And as good as he is, he's in no way, shape or form _better_ than PG.

[@WarmothWielder]

To play that technical, on point, and solo, is an incredible feat. On top of that, he is still original. Enough said.

[@NaturylAdmiralJamesVQuirk]

Excellent. Gilbert isn't "just a shredder," he has his own thing and there is substance to it.

[@MusicissuperiorEVHROX316]

Most shredders are pretty developed in therms of their own thing. People say they hate Gilbert’s blues playing, but I think most of his playing is fairly bluesy.

[@evianbidet3553]

I love how the crowd responds so positively when he gets funky or bluesy, maybe even moreso than when he shreds.

[@dmarkj22]

The great thing about Paul Gilbert is not only is he an amazing player but he seems like a really down to earth and cool guy who really really enjoys playing.

[@MrFGunadi]

paul gilbert is simply amazing. he can play blues, neoclassical, acoustic, classic, ballad songs, major, minor. he's mastering all technique!!

[@JohnnyRandom89]

1: he is improvising without drums, without a full band 2: he is playing around and shredding licks not playing a complex melody. 3: he knows every scale, every mode, every bit of music theory. 4: your comment was just plain funny and made my day 5: you're probably a troll and i'm feeding you.

[@casastillo2302]

He is the best ....number 1

[@SirhanAbraqi]

0:36 dat level of tone control is superb!

[@michaelm8754]

I like the way Paul plays clean without all the effects or tricks.

[@xingarthur]

This solo made me bought an electric guitar and started my journey. 25 years later I am no where 1% of this solo sounds like. Absolutely incredible player

[@g3legacy]

I've seen this so many times, and still the bit at 3.37 gets me going. That tone is just superb. The combination of that, note choice and vibrate are just perfect.

[@DazedAndConfused1974]

I was able to see Paul Gilbert at a live Seminar once, and god damn does he know his music theory like the back of his hand. Total props to him and his playing.

[@asianzeusecannon5880]

One of the underated guitar legends,great skills,sounds n techniques,He can play anything if he wanted to.

[@4572dk]

2.4 million watched this video. Underated somehow doesn't strike me

[@joaoguilherme3160]

He got nothing underrated

[@TheAxe4Ever]

Underrated? By whom?

[@limaimsong9682]

Hi ain't underrated man...

[@rhodesICT]

Underated? To people who don't play guitar? He's one of the best to ever do it man. Your guitar teachers should bring him up for sure lol.

[@pauldiaferia8499]

This man is a exceptional guitarist!!!!!! Love Paul Gilbert!!!! Thank you for sharing this!!!!

[@mateodavid8946]

the solo was so good paul turned those adults into kids

[@Gorgiss]

nice pfp mate

[@malcolmX213]

Paul Gilbert has written some really amazing songs, just because you haven't heard them doesn't mean they won't stand the test of time. :)

[@Hotdog22958]

He's just amazing, his pinky does more and faster than anybody I've seen

[@1funkyangel]

His control over the instrument is excellent, and he never seems 2 run out of places 2 go!

[@haldunn5674]

Paul Gilbert could throw his pick across the room at his guitar and make that sound amazing.

[@zzerovisibility]

Just love PG's feel....smooth pattern legato scaler...

[@BrendanDormanMMA]

He’s perhaps the most staccato player besides Steve Morse ever

[@osmonvito8279]

Beautiful riffs and speed king. So amazing!!!

[@GalihVSGodzilla]

Never thought a blue-pink guitar color, would sound and look badass

[@tanner_uncut]

i had a pgm 500 ca back in the early 90s (same guitar just diff colors) pickups are nasty: Tone Zone (bridge).. Jem sngl coil & Humbucker fr Hell (neck)

[@TobyKBTY]

Jeez, i love his tone here. He made that ibanez twang, roar, beat and just flow.

[@bobbyosborne2375]

Holy smokes. The noise of the pick attack during the last 9-10 bars was unbelievable. You can hear the consistency, how relaxed his left hand is, and speed. Perfect intonation. Ferocious playing. If I could play like that, I'd never not be without a guitar in my hands. Hands down, the best alive.

[@ironwolg]

this guy loves his repeat signs lol he's a monster player, learned a lot from his dvds

[@Sickofsociety1]

What I really like about this is he isn't doing anything so over the top as to be impossible. The simple approach he takes is what's so great about it. Sure he can shred and play a million notes a second but that isn't all of what he is doing. A lot of different styles and techniques here and that makes for a great solo.

[@obicross]

this tone is timeless!

[@RobJohnsonGuitar]

One of the Best LIVE GUITAR Solos ever 🎸💯💥👍🏻

[@Hotdog22958]

He's the best! I've never heard him miss a note. He's entertaining japanese fans who like this type of stuff, plain in simple. If you've seen his body of work and his technically capability with those long fingers and precise timing you know where i'm coming from. Also his tone is amazing and he looks like there's no effort in it.

[@unfunnydave5485]

Trust me he misses notes, he’s a master of hiding it though

[@MusicissuperiorEVHROX316]

Most rock bands of Mr Big’s sort do this kind of thing no matter the audience, it’s just a chance for them to show off the great players they are in a spontaneous manner

[@Yakazas]

The noodling is just for showmanship purposes. But if Paul Gilbert plays a blues or rock solo, he will blow your ass away

[@hafizmuizz7269]

Rock yes, blues? No

[@austintyler8567]

@@hafizmuizz7269 He's pretty much all blues these days. I wish he would do another album like GOOMY or Fuzz Universe. Racer X could use a comeback as well.

[@MusicissuperiorEVHROX316]

I love his blues playing, the shred is awesome and his control in it is still impeccable, but when he plays a really good blues lick it’s like chocolate to my ears, especially when he combines it with one of his super fast scale runs.

[@Chris741113]

This is easily the best soloing I have ever heard from him.

[@MikaTarkela]

This was the video that inspired me to learn guitar

[@jeromesilva4503]

Mika Tarkela >>> not me .... this was the video that convinced me to find a NEW hobby ... like whale watching, or getting drunk every day during my UBER shift ( why, cuz my dreams of ripping it up on an axe in front of thousands of ppl feel like they been crushed , that's why:))

[@horatiohoohaa3479]

Half glass full. Half glass empty

[@AB-ny7zm]

This guy's technique is insane!

[@Xazertroncharlie]

I haven't really seen much of him when he was young. I am used to his later life videos. He looks like such a little kid. His playing was really great. WOW 😮😮😊🎉

[@mdnaz2845]

paul gilbert is always awesome!!

[@araazizi7908]

I think this is one of the only shredding videos I've enjoyed these past weeks >.>

[@vainwretch]

I read the critiques of his tone below. No one is considering that this is off a recording also the room live may sound totally different. The other thing is that bright tone is what you need to cut through the mix with a bass guitar and bass drum pounding. He may be mixed to be heard because especially when there is a keyboard there are frequency cancellations. He may have it bright because his hearing loss is in the low frequency range not the other way around as some have insinuated. His monitor mix may sound totally different EQ wise as well. Also who ever up loaded this may be tone deaf and eq'ed it to their liking as well which may actually be the case : )

[@stavsantis]

He purposely goes for this tone when noodling live because it is very snappy and twangy and single coil-like. To get this sound he is using the 5 way switch in the 2nd position, this combines the Middle single coil with the Split Bridge humbucker (top coil) so you have 2 single coils in parallel, like in a Fender start. They call this the notch position as you get the quacky snappy hollow sound. Petrucci uses a similar thing but for his clean sounds where he splits both hum buckers in the middle for that scooped sparkly clean tone. It is very fun to use, I have the same setup in my ibanez and I know exactly why paul loves it. The twang and snap in person is very addictive to play on, and it essentially allows your hum bucker heavy metal guitar to have great single coil sounds, and options for clean jangly tones. But you couldn't play a whole song like this, the sound would be too sharp and annoying after a while. ALSO , these ibanez guitars (like mine) also have a Treble bleed mod, meaning as you turn the volume pot down the guitar retains all the bright high frequencies. They use a 330 pF capacitor soldered over the volume pot lugs for this. Makes the guitar very bright as the volume is down between 1-5, again useful for cleans and single coily sounds.

[@whatappsapps6125]

vainwretch

[@debbieathy5204]

Love finding stuff like this on you tube before I go to work today from two in the afternoon till seven tonight

[@froterons]

I don't get all the comments about him not being "musical". So fucking what? He's in front of a massive crowd, he's entertaining them, he's not sitting down making music, he's just showing off some tasty licks, and it sounds amazing.

[@MusicissuperiorEVHROX316]

Exactly, the whole point of these guitar/drum/bass solos is for individual band members to have a little fun with the audience and show them that they’re fucking great. It’s not necessarily meant to be musical, it’s meant to be spontaneous and captivating by presence.

[@ericeakes7733]

The nicest, cleanest, most precise guy in rock and roll. Long live P.G.!

[@6stringstorulethemall967]

I totally forgot about this existing but when I heard it I was like OH YEAH!!!

[@brycesaylor752]

people talk about his tone but obviously they don't know Paul. He likes his tone thin with lots of high end . Just who he Is

[@MusicissuperiorEVHROX316]

I think that clean shit sounds really fuckin’ good, but his dirty tone is pure guitar as well

[@trailrunner919]

I just feel it's silly to even dignify the negative comments regarding Pauls lack of ability in any way with a response!

[@greggyk1]

Exactly right

[@darthvader1515]

I second that

[@gazza1252]

Bingo. He is one of the greats and a lovely guy too.

[@Diogolindir]

c'mon somebody who thinks Paul is not skilled doesn't know anything about guitar playing.

[@kungfuman82]

@@Diogolindir This. I mean, you don't have to like his music or his style, but to say he isn't skilled is fucking retarded.

[@skippertheeyechild6621]

That guitar tone is fantastic.

[@CrazyKxGuy]

Ahh, yes. This is a beautiful thing we see here in front of us. Watching a set of strings die has never been so rewarding.

[@tedcabana]

I've loved Paul throughout the years in his many stages of his musical journey. But this was my most favorite version of Paul. The young, aggressive shreder, hell bent on defying his style without compromise. This was Paul saying.... "I Am Paul!"

[@jesusguerra1093]

the man knows how to use the pinky finger, as a matter of fact, he use his pinky finger on this solo way more than slash in a lifetime. Great guitar player Mr Gilbert is.

[@robertwhitcomb6105]

Yet Michael Schenker never uses his pinky..

[@davidbivens5375]

So fun! I’ve been playing guitar most of my life and I can’t touch this stuff! Does it make me jealous? No it’s just badass!

[@stevedunch581]

Dude Is Amazing..Period

[@redwolfimmortal]

This is not only a show of technical expertise, but also of timing, Musical Understanding and showmanship. your appreciation of the performance is irrelevant in light of your own obvious stupidity. - Gilbert is a Legend -

[@christianstephens2752]

I’m a sucker for that tough-guy-bluesy stuff he does in the opening.

[@davidecastaldi3337]

I love his sound and his guitar!

[@NVH-hi7wp]

dude joni Mitchell seriously upped her guitar game

[@Rockeman182]

One of my all time favorite solos. Thanks for posting! :D

[@Diakonov29]

00:38 - so consistent it sounds looped. true pro

[@iMaajid]

I don't care what anyone says; that is Mozart-esque virtuosity. Take a bow, Mr. Gilbert.

[@MaelstromTheDemon]

I am jealous of that sweet tone!

[@80sguitarnut99]

Unmistakably pure Gilbert tone and style. Always loved this guy. Purely unique sound and style of writing. Love his Racer X stuff the best. "Hammer Away" kicks ass. Loving the fact that he does it all with hard tail, non of that whammy shit.

[@daleboxsell2805]

Still waiting for the amazing solo.

[@bastiroxx7622]

Dale Boxsell Show us yours!

[@thylope4284]

No shit

[@halidharis]

never tired watching paul plays....

[@nachometalyracing]

3:40 sounds really dimebag

[@GaryDGuitar]

+Nacho Akd good call

[@nachometalyracing]

Oh man, can you fucking read??? I just said that a part of the sólo sounded like Dimebag, and you understood "Dimebag is the best and kicks Paul's ass"

[@nachometalyracing]

And im Argentinian...

[@narvul]

+Nacho Akd No it doesn't.

[@sleepwalker2112]

+George Lucas It does... It has the feel, mainly because of the neck pickup rounder and kinda muffled sound and using a scale/note choices Dimebag uses a lot... Is that an insult to Paul Gilbert to you?

[@TheCaskOf43]

He smiles a lot more nowadays when he plays... I noticed he looked so serious back then. And having to swing the hair back over his head from his face was part of the playing as well :)

[@caleshtcincredibles]

let me pick my jaw back up from the floor .....wow

[@RediForKing]

wow this solo is so unique and different from all the typical "schred" solos of most player, where you just play as many notes as you can

[@mikkkeyman]

5:13 I demand explanations

[@stasferguson0]

Teemu same..

[@qdaveq6597]

This clip is from one of Paul's instructional videos. Paul includes things like this for humour.

[@lvlultiplication9751]

It cut to a video of the audience

[@yendorthegrand4078]

He schooled the audience

It is a call-and-response-solo. "Call and response" is a blues-technique, but I didn't know Paul Gilbert used that. But I am not surprised. Great solo, it is dynamic at the parts where he repeats the same licks, just a SLIGHTLY bit different.

[@merrittmussorgsky2937]

I remember watching this solo everyday after school when I was kid on vhs, learning it note for note. Still one of my favorite Paul Gilbert solos. I mean so simple compared to his early racer x days and God knows I love that shit, but there is just something about that pumping g minor rhythm with that almost clean laney tone that gets me every time!

[@noodlehair6566]

the title should be "Paul Gilbert Usual Guitar Solo" because all his guitar solo videos are amazing lol

[@extradutyfelt1]

I know..this performance actually has musical content, as well as technique..it´s not 100% shredding, which is great.

[@galenmarek8287]

Paul Gilbert makes the guy under me look stupid.

[@CosmicHarmony58]

@@galenmarek8287 stfu kid get good noob haha lzzzzzzz for dayzzzz

[@lakaydamian8226]

Who needs drums, bass and vocals when you have a guitar, audience and Paul Gilbert.

[@ornical]

See that foot goin'. Dude knows what's up.

[@ericreitzel2155]

Jimmy, Randy, Eddie, and all the guitar gods are proud. I probably left off a few but wow

[@cch312]

unlike others' solo(like zakk) Paul can get the crowd into the solo~~~~

[@davidheywood4082]

@Predator's Predator!! lolwut

[@BayGuitaro]

True electric guitar solo with no backing track or other instrument. But nicely deliver emotional response to the audience... Hail to Mr. Paul Gilbert !

[@TobyKBTY]

The chicky tone he got with the volume rolled back was AMAZING!!!!!

[@MusicissuperiorEVHROX316]

It was cool, very bluesy. Overall that guitar’s beautiful, she just purrs like a fucking cat.

[@kenanekan8986]

Most impressive guitar solo with xtrem precision & speed I've ever seen in my fucking life :D

[@iraph]

Is this improvised? I swear I've heard it somewhere before, and I would love to play it. haha

[@Edorta-zr6jw]

Paul is my favourite guitar player forever Paul is amazing😊😊🎉🎉

[@Gabzes]

As much as I love Paul Gilbert, I don't find that one particularely amazing

[@Gregorypeckory]

+MasterQueb222 I agree; his solos now are far better. His tone and phrasing have come light years beyond this.

[@markberry1741]

He taught Buckethead.

[@Paganinifire]

PAUL GILBERT!!!! thank you for sharing your "patterns" or inversions on guitar and MUSIC! dude!! PAUL VS. GODZILLA, LET THE COMPUTER DECIDE!!! LOVE UR WORK and i did my homework....

[@srncet]

4:55 dave mustaine solo from conjuring

[@chloesmith4065]

I'm glad someone recognized it lol

[@riprockxxx7886]

I remember seeing Mr. Big way back in the day, Paul Gilbert and Billy Sheehan were so great together. Plus Eric Martin...anyone remember 415?

[@MrClass91]

Monster!

[@inner_zen_peace]

His upstroke is so good..i still cant manage to do that after 20 years practicing

[@ApoteosisGuitar]

people at 0:30 sure went mad i wish we could hear them so we could join them at home

[@pierrelacoste6621]

OK, AWESOME SHREDDER, SPEED TECHNICS CONTROL AND A GOOD CONTROL HIMSELF 🔝🔝⛦⛦

[@Oyenbah]

Only best guitarist can use this tone..

[@urbanprojectz]

Mami Sasazaki OFFICIAL tone sucks lol

[@MonyaVanderburg-pc5xj]

Paul Gilbert was Brian Carroll aka Bucketheads guitar teacher. Fantastic 😍😍❤😊. Love it.

[@wf1024]

Paul is high in this show

[@edhalfen7380]

Hurts my brain to follow this guy. But them I'm just a drummer! What a talent...Found this when reading about arpeggios. This guy is a master...Blessings to all reading and listening...Ed

[@stathiskaripidis404]

i hear a lot of brian may not only playingwise but tonewise!!

[@rodneyprill4618]

ya I don't think so

[@bengray5013]

Stathis Karipidis I know what you mean, besides Brian is one of Paul's guitar heroes/influences...

[@superdave7241]

Always awesome as hell!

[@miaochengxi2731]

PG could do Yngwie's albums when he was only 16

[@MusicissuperiorEVHROX316]

I heard through the grapevine that Paul contacted Yngwie with a request to make an album together and was turned down…cos that’s how good Paul is, and Yngwie was so intimidated.

[@brandonloar3421]

Love those pink Dimarzios, epic guitar, for an epic player