I won a 30 minute guitar Skype lesson with Paul he complemented me on playing and then proceeded to have me start with only upstrokes and then lastly my index finger vibrato...Paul is a very humble and a excellent teacher! =)
@DojCity2 жыл бұрын
Dude, that's awesome!
@hummarstraful2 жыл бұрын
I have to ask you, why did Paul make you use only upstrokes? He has said that he started with only upstrokes himself. I wonder if that is one of the reasons his technique is so amazing. Did he give any insights about that?
@tapsmiled2 жыл бұрын
Honestly, my playing is so bad, I would’ve just said, “Can you please just shred for 28 minutes straight and leave me 2 minutes to stop crying before the feed cuts out?”
@cleaningsuplydepot85952 жыл бұрын
@@hummarstraful Paul asked me to play something to start with, so I did he complemented my playing and speed, we spoke about warming up so he showed me just the upstrokes to begin with, lastly he told me I need to work on my index finger bends and vibrato and was very helpful to show me how to do that...I hope this helps you! =)
@cleaningsuplydepot85952 жыл бұрын
@@tapsmiled Yes it was definitely a very humbling experience for me...I won some of his picks and artwork beside the lesson very cool and something I will always remember.
@nojyeloot2 жыл бұрын
Paul Gilbert is a gem and a gift to all guitarist's.
@Korus20232 жыл бұрын
I tried to imitate Paul Gilbert using an acoustic guitar
@mekrum2 жыл бұрын
Duh, he made Buckethead...
@DiegoPujolT2 жыл бұрын
“… because you could play this even without a pick.”. No, Paul, YOU could.
@davidsoukup138 Жыл бұрын
😭😭
@danielgonzaleztejedor94862 ай бұрын
His articulation shows up.
@Johnmannish2 жыл бұрын
I've been expecting a video of him from this angle for 21 years
@OrcsMustDie-tl3dj2 жыл бұрын
And then we finally get it, but it is in 360p :(
@StevenBrown-me2 жыл бұрын
So true🤘
@alijala-o2y4 күн бұрын
Thanks!Paul&Peter, for showing &sharing...~
@marcjeanson2 жыл бұрын
Paul is one of the few where "those who can't do -> teach" doesn't apply. Great player, great teacher.
@MusicMotivator2 жыл бұрын
Those who can do- teach teachers. ;)
@Korus20232 жыл бұрын
@@MusicMotivator I tried to imitate Paul Gilbert using an acoustic guitar
@BTsNemesis2 жыл бұрын
Tbh I think it doesn't apply to a lot of greats. I know it's a regular saying, but it should actually be rephrased to end with "... for a living"
@syty747 Жыл бұрын
"those who can't do, teach" is such a bullshit saying. usually the most patient and knowledgeable people get the drive to teach.
@genesises Жыл бұрын
@@syty747 agreed! i don't believe in this at all
@fernandomiranda81252 жыл бұрын
I can't believe the time he spends teaching us... Thank you so much for sharing this.
@Korus20232 жыл бұрын
I tried to imitate Paul Gilbert using an acoustic guitar
@fernandomiranda81252 жыл бұрын
@@Korus2023 how did it go buddy?
@Korus20232 жыл бұрын
@@fernandomiranda8125 I uploaded it here in my channel. Paul is my idol eversince and i just tried to mimic his style just for fun
@fernandomiranda81252 жыл бұрын
@@Korus2023I just watched it, good job!
@Korus20232 жыл бұрын
@@fernandomiranda8125 Bro thank you so much I appreciate it
@cleangoblin20216 ай бұрын
How blessed are we to have one of the greatest players to actually love to teach. Too bad we lost Randy. I heard he loved teaching too
@domanz12 жыл бұрын
when he starts picking the lick lightning fast with his bare fingers I had to watch it 10 times and still didn't comprehend. He's like a piano sitting comfortably on the ceiling.
@sokko672 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I saw the same thing. Had to stop and watch it several times, thinking what the “heck” was that?
@gothicuq4702 жыл бұрын
he is playing legato there. just plucking each string once
@padywac19702 жыл бұрын
Of all the greats in the guitar world, Paul is by far just the coolest dude ever.
@johnfarmingdale2 жыл бұрын
Paul always has the drill pick close at hand. Another great Lesson.
@lamppostwillie2 жыл бұрын
His economy of motion is just sublime. What a beast.
@bananacake70832 жыл бұрын
I am Robert, and this was my VE from Paul Gilbert's ArtistWork's school. I did not post this video. Paul Gilbert is the best guitar teacher in the world, and I highly recommend his school. I have had several lessons discussing picking with Paul. I can tell you that he, and other fast guitar players do not think nearly as much about their picking mechanics as we and Troy Grady do. The only reason Paul is breaking this down, is because I requested it, and he is trying to reverse engineer it for me. The truth is, that he states that he focuses on the sound rather than the pick mechanics. . Obviously, I have watched this many times, and practiced this and still have not come close to this kind of speed. I think some people are just born with nitro in their blood.
@typedeaf Жыл бұрын
Yes. That is true. Seen it first hand several times. My best friend, other lead in my first real band could play Gilbert and Yngwie at 15 (at least) and he could play this stuff cold. It always hurt my pride. We both practived insane hours; like 4-10hrs a day when possible, but speed just came natural to him. Oddly enough, other things came to me more easily, like articulation and sense of rythmn, which made us a more balanced band. Believe it or not, many people liked me better as a player, even though he was clearly faster.
@brians7604 Жыл бұрын
@@typedeaf sure bro...cap
@RicardoMarlowFlamenco Жыл бұрын
Thank you for letting the guy keep your lesson up here. It is revealing, and though I figured out the trick here (downward pick swiping two strings down blocking the unwanted noise with left hand, and clearing the strings on the up stroke) a while back, this is the best angle to prove the point of how he crosses strings. I realized too that swiping two strings gives a more percussive or aggressive sound to the attack that was also a big difference to the sound between Grady and Gilberts versions of this lick.
@GabrielSkolderblad4 ай бұрын
I'm also still on the journey to be able to play fast licks by Paul and I discover small things from time to time. So far what I've discovered that is important to play his fast licks are: For your left hand: Place the thumb in the middle of the backside of the neck and don't grip with your thumb over the fretboard like Paul usually does because the size of his hands. Also press your fingers as softly as you can on the strings while still getting a note to ring. For the right hand: The position of the pick in your hand is really important here. The exercise that Paul show us here where you play only upstrokes are actually really good for this. Most people develope their picking techniques and pick position based on downstrokes. The problem then is that the pick doesn't stay still in your hand when doing upstrokes. Paul have mentioned this before that when he first started to play guitar he thought he could only play with upstrokes. I guess this is one of the key elements that made him such a fast player in the end because that gave him the right foundation gripping the pick the right way and also focused hard to play the upstrokes fast. So I practice very hard every day now on getting a good grip with my pick in hand doing upstrokes, also holding the pick and playing with my right and left hand as softly as I can while still getting the sound that I want. Also pickslanting is key to be able to play Paul's 3 notes per string licks or scales. Lastly the position on the right hand should be so that you can play the low E without having to bend the wrist that much. So I try to place the hand just where the low E attaches to the saddle.
@netnavigator149 Жыл бұрын
Direct and honest these kind of guitar videos i like. No business just a being himself.
@abcdefghijk50952 жыл бұрын
Paul Gilbert is one of the greatest players of all time but he is an even better teacher.
@vapenshred2 жыл бұрын
All of us fans love you Paul! For me it all started with the GIT admissions video! Keep on doing what you were born for and love to do Shreddin, Picklin and plucking and making great songs!
@Korus20232 жыл бұрын
I tried to imitate Paul Gilbert using an acoustic guitar
@nathanhunter1468 Жыл бұрын
everytime i watch one of his lessons, i feel like i need to pay the man. what a great guy and teacher. rock on Paul!
@hrdrainfalls2 жыл бұрын
I have been fortunate to meet him 3 or 4 times in my life and he has always been a wonderful human being.
@vapenshred2 жыл бұрын
Someday I hope!
@ngtarz2 жыл бұрын
lucky you are!!
@ryanthielbar772 жыл бұрын
Well, was is 3 or 4 times? Smells like bullshit to me...
@V8LC1002 жыл бұрын
Paul is a great instructor and how lucky are we to see this kind of insight.
@Soloist19832 жыл бұрын
He is literally describing pickslanting. Troy Grady figured this all out. Maaaaan, would it be amazing to have Paul join Troy Grady for a picking special. Everything clicked for me once I understood that the ONLY way to get out of the string plane is to slant the pick and that TRUE alternate picking requires a 2-way slant that changes depending on the pattern. You have to internalize this SO much that your body knows which way to slant and when. You can use one slant angle, either down or up, but you will be limited to only certain patterns not alternating the angle.
@shred4Him2 жыл бұрын
I was going to post the same thing but checked to see if someone had already. Cracking The Code changed my picking.
@GabrielSkolderblad7 ай бұрын
And yet Paul use only downward pickslanting in this lick.. So he use the swipe motion to be able to do this.
@SouthernTemper10 ай бұрын
Paul Gilbert is a legendary guitarist and a legendary teacher. Thank you for all your tapes, Paul!
@ramlihassan82382 жыл бұрын
This racer x kind of style playing was always my fav.....
@trackerbuckmann16272 жыл бұрын
I've watched this 50 times and see something new every time, or something in a completely different way.
@johnnysag2 жыл бұрын
never get tired of this man's right hand lol
@adamvigil83202 жыл бұрын
Too cool, Paul. My arm burned just watching this clip.
@LeftSpeedPower2 жыл бұрын
Paul is the real guitarists' guitarist. He has so much wisdom on playing and he just shares it like it is no big deal, unlike youtube guitar tutorials these days.
@lincthomas71782 жыл бұрын
dudes such an innovator!!! BEST shredder in the world!!!
@douglasnisbet11892 жыл бұрын
Just an absolutely phenomenal player.
@naegleriafowleri22302 жыл бұрын
his arm shifts when picking down or up because he subconsciously does upward and downward pickslanting, thats why he creates this space when he picks up, because the pick is slanted up and this forced the wrist and forearm to turn slightly creating an small opening, you can actually pick down and up without creating this arm rotation by not slanting the pick upwards when picking up
@iganpparamarta88132 жыл бұрын
Nice information. Have you watched Anton Oparin’s video that revealed Gilbert’s ‘mistake’ in his trademark picking lick? He didn’t explain it though. He only discusses the solution to that problem in his class
@nvader88 Жыл бұрын
I rarely ever say this about any stars. But, Paul truly seems like a legit nice guy.
@albarron40222 жыл бұрын
The right hand technique is so important and yet so overlooked in guitar education. This is the kind of stuff Troy Grady does a deep dive into in his Cracking the Code series. A supinated ( palm up) or pronated (palm down) posture will make a world of difference in how you approach the guitar! More vids like this!!!
@trevor4533 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, seriously. I'm a lefty that learned how to play right handed, and definitely wish I would have put more emphasis on technique and endurance for my right hand.
@RicardoMarlowFlamenco Жыл бұрын
Notice that Paul is using downward pick slant. You can slow this down 4:36 and notice he swipes two string downward and clears them on the up stroke..meaning Troy’s “swiping” technique is employed, not two way slanting. That means the true secret is the left hand blocking the unwanted string
@GabrielSkolderblad8 ай бұрын
Exactly! I've been trying to play this lick for many years and with pick slanting but never really got it to work.. It's nice to finally see that Paul stays in one slant position all the time in this lick.
@400_billion_suns Жыл бұрын
Paul is such a treasure of a human being. He’s a god-tier guitarist of multiple decades but still has such a humble and enthusiastic desire to teach us mere mortals. This guy gave Buckethead lessons before he was Buckethead. Need I say more?!
@user-qr7ee2cp4y2 жыл бұрын
Paul is so awesome and seems like such a great guy. I hope he gets more and more popular. His speed is still top notch.. guy still shreds.
@chimster12342 жыл бұрын
Love the Makita in the background nice touch
@markbrady75322 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Paul. Used to read your column in Guitar Player magazine back the 80s. You’re still as clear and helpful and happy as ever. Appreciate it.
@Korus20232 жыл бұрын
I tried to imitate Paul Gilbert using an acoustic guitar
@markbrady75322 жыл бұрын
@@Korus2023 ima huge fan of acoustic renditions of typically electric riffs and licks. The resonance of an acoustic guitar just sounds so powerful, from Michael Hedges to Nuno Bettencourt to Van Halen’s Spanish Fly. Keep it up!
@Korus20232 жыл бұрын
@@markbrady7532 Thanks so much bro I appreciate it. I idolized Paul since I was 13 and it helped me a lot to improved my way of playing and I could truly say that I enjoyed playing music so much
@bevo652 жыл бұрын
Master player, magical teacher, and an even better human being.
@Korus20232 жыл бұрын
I tried to imitate Paul Gilbert using an acoustic guitar
@gcruishank96632 жыл бұрын
So generous with your time for showing this, thank you!
@frankorobinson1540 Жыл бұрын
Been a fan sence 1987 paul is a very accomplished guitarist ❤
@agmsmith40792 жыл бұрын
The speed of your picking is based on how fast you can lift the pick up (upstroke) not how fast you can bring the pick down (downstroke). Your up stroke is always fighting gravity where your downstroke is always being aided by gravity. I liked seeing Paul focus on upstrokes only to improve picking speed and consistency. It’s spot on!
@giopereperez45322 жыл бұрын
That’s weird for me I can play faster on the way back up lol on the way down slower
@agmsmith40792 жыл бұрын
@@giopereperez4532 ...you are tensing up too much.
@giopereperez45322 жыл бұрын
@@agmsmith4079 thank you for the tip I will definitely keep an eye on that 😃
@menamgamg2 жыл бұрын
By that logic you should be able to pick faster if you were lying down on your back then :P I'd say it's just the fact that it's less natural to move the wrist up than down. The way i see it is that picking speed is about efficiency of movement and control, which you achieve by learning to isolate the movement to specific muscles in your arm to move the wrist.
@cameron35252 жыл бұрын
From a physics standpoint, the tension from your tendons and muscles negates all noticeable benefits of gravity in picking. (strumming is a different story). And yes, I just made all that up. xD
@freddylive41812 жыл бұрын
whats notable is he gets a very similar result without the pick .. thats pretty darn awesome.
@powerseostrategy Жыл бұрын
In just a few minutes, you explained this so well as opposed to Troy Grady's ultra technical weirdness!
@hoosierdaddy23082 жыл бұрын
Very cool. You really choke up on the pick as well. I do the same. Thanks Paul. You're a jewel sir and always good stuff that brings value to my life sir.. Regards from Southern Indiana USA
@dougsteeleguitar2 жыл бұрын
Such a lovely man. Major inspiration.
@carter3582 жыл бұрын
His playing of the synth line on Baba O'Reilly is amazing.
@Kazyman2 жыл бұрын
He morphs a simple lick into a breath-taking audio display. Wow Wow Wow. - a decent lead guitarist.
@anaran4811 Жыл бұрын
I think I love this man.
@rudygracia55732 жыл бұрын
PG's right hand IS his weapon of mass destruction,not many others have it,or we'd surely see/hear it(on you tube).I especially love that percussive speed on the lower registers.ie;The song"Jesus will reign",by Darrell Mansfield(PG guested on guitar).I'm SO grateful PG played on that song.
@DieDeej2 ай бұрын
PG released one of the best instruction videos and this one tops all of em
@JoelChhangte872 жыл бұрын
Thank You Mr. Paul.. You are my best Guitar Idol all time, learned a lot from you.. 👍🙏🎸👌
@ronaldpapa81822 жыл бұрын
I, agree 100% on the muted picking, the articulation is completely defined.
@mrmres2 жыл бұрын
The drill is on the floor, and it's ready!
@jjjohny_a5965 Жыл бұрын
about the best guitar player i ever seen...super fast yet still plays with feeling
@chimster12342 жыл бұрын
Oh my God Paul this is absolutely incredible I'm so glad after two or three decades of watching you that I have this perspective thank you LOL
@joesantana57042 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Paul!! On, that note? A toast to you with a glass of APPLE 🍎 JUICE!!!!!
@gitarmats Жыл бұрын
That upstroke exercise was harder than I expected.
@Dirtbiker-guy Жыл бұрын
Paul is a monster to the monsters. Level insane, but super humble and cool.
@SuperSalvatore502 жыл бұрын
Great player and humble.
@arthurmurfitt76982 жыл бұрын
this is GOLD
@sEaNoYeAh Жыл бұрын
A humble god.
@doormasterjohn10 ай бұрын
I can't get over the nearly 50 year old vintage cordless drill on the floor
@cbeserra11 ай бұрын
Did anyone else fall off their chair when he played it without a pick. Wowza!
@nipunkapoor883 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Paul for the insight, it’s amazing!
@Wargasm54 Жыл бұрын
Bucketheads teacher. Nuff said
@gefenguitars2 жыл бұрын
"I worked hard on picking" said the one who was born with a pick in hand
@dreamwever879 ай бұрын
It’s such affirmation of Troy Grady’s ‘two way escape motion” around the 3 minute mark. While Paul is talking about the wrist/lower thumb, you can see the pick angle changing along with it to allow the pick to escape the string! Great video to share for those struggling with alternate picking! Paul wins again!
@michaelcarrig627Ай бұрын
Most traditional "shredder's" don't do anything for me, but Paul is so good and so chill.
@curlzwalk2 жыл бұрын
Paul is fantastic!
@NACHOXVALLE Жыл бұрын
I love this.
@wills870511 ай бұрын
His upstrokes are really downward picking and he is demonstrating the upward stroke from the downward picking technique. The down strokes he's showing in a upward stroke picking technique. He's just showing the escape route of each. I hope this makes sense to everyone cause this explanation will probably make more sense to most ppl.
@JohnDoe-dp7sk2 жыл бұрын
Pauls a great guitar player and a really nice guy
@fredyrocazaurus84202 жыл бұрын
Sensei
@clanofhousecats80792 жыл бұрын
Wow I liked watching his perspective on how he approaches the bridge with his right hand. We all have unique ways on picking attack.
@jonnyroxx717211 ай бұрын
Absolutely true: I actually caught myself cocking my head to one side like a confused German Shepherd while Paul was showing the difference in hand position between up-strokes only and down-strokes only picking. I have never caught myself doing this involuntarily before. I think this is important.
@ic_clearly2 жыл бұрын
My right hand is the first thing to go if I dont play often enough.. Thanks Paul!
@juliancro2 жыл бұрын
0:06 the legendary drill is always close at hand :)
@3ngi_n33r Жыл бұрын
Whaaaat? That just wrecked me. 😂
@anthonyhislop3006 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Paul.
@scirasco12 жыл бұрын
Hey paul u see this ,u look mighty young in this for your age excellent thank u;)
@dwill19702 жыл бұрын
He is a monster shredder right out of the gate
@darwinswrong2 жыл бұрын
Met him twice and took lessons. Fantastic and very fun person very friendly not stuck up and as a teacher excellent
@e321-g4q2 жыл бұрын
Paul is a badass.
@jameskellam29802 жыл бұрын
Wow. Really like that Paul's Eye View.
@Banzurit2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@brianlittle9202 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely among the very very best IN THE WORLD, one of my top 5 BAD*SS MONSTER PLAYERS. I love this guy's attitude and playing.
@friendlamasyangtan9942 жыл бұрын
Best teacher
@craigcarroll33332 жыл бұрын
4 years I have been struggling to not get my pick stuck in the strings. Every day I try, and fail until I saw your video. It seemed so simple at first I wasn't really going to try it but then just after a few minutes I couldn't believe this. I mean I'm ready to throw my guitar away forever bcuz I think I just don't have it. Thank you so much I am beyond thankful can't wait to delve into some Maiden \../
@tacofriday8272 Жыл бұрын
This is a truly unique and educational vid. Thank so much for this upload !
@GabrielSkolderblad4 ай бұрын
I'm also still on the journey to be able to play fast licks by Paul and I discover small things from time to time. So far what I've discovered that is important to play his fast licks are: For your left hand: Place the thumb in the middle of the backside of the neck and don't grip with your thumb over the fretboard like Paul usually does because the size of his hands. Also press your fingers as softly as you can on the strings while still getting a note to ring. For the right hand: The position of the pick in your hand is really important here. The exercise that Paul show us here where you play only upstrokes are actually really good for this. Most people develope their picking techniques and pick position based on downstrokes. The problem then is that the pick doesn't stay still in your hand when doing upstrokes. Paul have mentioned this before that when he first started to play guitar he thought he could only play with upstrokes. I guess this is one of the key elements that made him such a fast player in the end because that gave him the right foundation gripping the pick the right way and also focused hard to play the upstrokes fast. So I practice very hard every day now on getting a good grip with my pick in hand doing upstrokes, also holding the pick and playing with my right and left hand as softly as I can while still getting the sound that I want. Also pickslanting is key to be able to play Paul's 3 notes per string licks or scales. Lastly the position on the right hand should be so that you can play the low E without having to bend the wrist that much. So I try to place the hand just where the low E attaches to the saddle.
@nickdog Жыл бұрын
Great man
@alanjamesh.zamorano1677 Жыл бұрын
I like how he has his classic drill laying on the floor just in case.
@chrisx742 Жыл бұрын
Hes so cool!
@christianstojgtr Жыл бұрын
i love the mess of cables and stuff on the floor, then theres just the drill 😂
@MuscleHorses Жыл бұрын
Very cool, thanx for that excellent exersise!
@bubbles31612 жыл бұрын
Paul talking about the things we think about. Confirms thing !
@UhovMan2 жыл бұрын
Guys this video is a VE from Paul's online guitar school at Artistworks. It's not a Skype lesson!
@juanduplays Жыл бұрын
What an awesome video!
@The-Trivela Жыл бұрын
this is awesome
@ParkerPPipe9 ай бұрын
Pauls bad assery is a mystery to even him
@kengyang19082 жыл бұрын
Love the old makida drill not far away Paul...great instructor u are...l need a lesson how to grow my pinky finger..lol