Paul Gilbert "Scarified"

Jonathann Launer directs Paul Gilbert from his "Space ship live" DVD performs this killer track with Marco Minnemann and Linus of Hollywood.

[@user-mr6vv1bk5k]

In 2012, I found this video. I showed it to my mom and said, "Rock is not always bad! It sounds like Mozart!" That was enough to convince my parents to buy me my first guitar.

[@nikmay1696]

I think it’s more similar to Bach, but anyway your story is great!

[@PsychGrad]

Well then listen to Yngwie Malmsteen. Its all Bach or Mozart on a Fender Stratocaster

[@user-mr6vv1bk5k]

@@PsychGrad Yeah, yngwie is good, he has great opuses (concerto for guitar with symponic orcestra), but... I think, his guitar tone is terrible... I don't like it. I prefer PG

[@StratsRUs]

You must be Victorian

[@duncantones7856]

My dad did not respect my skills until I played Marty's "Symphony of Destruction" solo for him "...I didn't know you could play like that" From a marine veteran, it was the best compliment I could get

[@moustache-metal]

I'm still so impressed at how fast Paul is able to play the intro then run over to the band and put on a spacesuit before the next riff

[@martintesinsky2598]

no shit :) :D

[@shredd5705]

He's just that fast

[@paulhaynes561]

It's edited

[@Scurex]

@@paulhaynes561 yeah man no shit 💀

[@T0mat0_S0up]

@@Scurex MoustacheMetal doesn’t understand 😂

[@GearZenChannel]

About once a year I come back and watch this. Still has not got old.

[@JDboxbox]

I hear it in my dreams randomly. I don’t mind it at all

[@NJT0262]

legend

[@halfindy]

Space suits are just timeless. ;)

[@Acosta1194]

It never gets old, the part where bass and guitar play a tapping bridge always blow my mind.

[@chefnicolasgomez]

Same here

[@jasonlieberman4606]

Let's appreciate Paul as a great joker. He made a total mockery of the golden age shred-like-me instructional videos, and still delivered awesome shred-like-me instructional videos

[@goldncow]

It's alway been a huge part of his appeal.

[@paulmorgan8254]

ye I remember the background going around dumpster skips and stuff like this

[@trentoniusmaximus1701]

@@jordananderson3543 DAAAAAMN I was born in '91 and Paul's still one of my biggest inspirations. I'm only 30 but you making me feel young lolol

[@christiangasior4244]

Eh it’s all relative. I was born in 85.

[@chelsierockers539]

I remember one where we went up and down the same escalotr set over an over

[@rpminc1974]

Gilberts speed is so clean and crisp he gives his shredding a unique sound like no other !!

[@FlyGuy2000]

I'm not a metal fan, so I always like to hear someone who can shred in a musical fashion.

[@paulmorgan8254]

@@FlyGuy2000 maybe because his lineage is next in line after Micheal Schenker who played very melodic solos.

[@wahyuetex4594]

He is not shred, he picking like arpegio in speed mode..

[@wesleyzimmerman3145]

I think the only player ever cleaner than this was Jason Becker

[@abrahamrodrigues1049]

@@wesleyzimmerman3145 His Sweeps were clean as .........

[@nickborromeo9360]

i remember watching this back when youtube was only 4 years old fast forward to 2024 re-watching this again today never fails to cease my excitement and awesomeness at this.

[@cooperwebb7389]

1:03 Paul Gilbert.exe has stopped working

[@spotsthecat7913]

that's just a slight lag, i suppose :D

[@RohannvanRensburg]

Hahahaha I thought the same thing when I first saw this

[@markiyanhapyak349]

H _A,_ nice. (😜)

[@sergiofigueiredo1987]

Pissed my pants on this one hahahhaa

[@skydwellingmusic]

I thought he stopped working at 0:27 when he blew up

[@turdynerdy8669]

Police officer banging on the door: "have you any idea how fast you were going?"

[@thehside]

"Pr- I'm pretty sure I was below ten above the speed limit"

[@MB-rc8ie]

haha underrated comment

[@anuragashok5859]

@@MB-rc8ie Ha ha! I FULLY agree... That is quite a comment! :-)

[@possibly8180]

Pilotredsun moment

[@craigdanj]

Lol haha

[@arkano22]

Love how Marco sends his right stick flying and rolling over the cymbals at 4:12, but he continues as if nothing had happened. He even smiles at the camera and throws it again on purpose :).

[@UnchainedEruption]

What a badass. Drops the stick, picks it up, gives it a good toss, all while never missing a beat.

[@agustin3710]

This is a certified KZbin classic

[@Naksuu]

Marco Minneman and Paul Gilbert are the epitome of human kindness and exceptional ability. Rarely they both meet.

[@work1907]

I believe many of us have only seen the one with 0:57 forward. I've never seen that intro before, Paul is hilarious.

[@LazyVant]

This intro is in the full version of this live

[@tumbi97]

Yh pretty sure the original video was deleted, I remember it having at least 1 mill views

[@d68st90]

@@tumbi97 Still online: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5q6fK2bp7-fa7c

[@scottevans6903]

I watch this every year to remind of its greatness

[@IVANGEBER]

Big appreciation for the bassist! Those lines on dat thick strings is even more difficult

[@maxvincy9127]

Oh god the bassist is so good, the drummer so cool and as usual our shredder rocks. But seriously these 3 guys nailed it, they did their job so perfectly done.

[@rikkubailey1341]

Most excellent bass guitar, especially knocking on a Richenbacher fast like that :D

[@johnbraucher1499]

Needs to use fingers then he would really be a badass.

[@malterecksiek2798]

@@johnbraucher1499 Being a good bassist sometimes requires knowing when the sound requieres a plec.

[@IdiHaps]

True. If it was musicman i wouldn't be surprise. But its Ricken Bacdass

[@steveschu]

@@johnbraucher1499 It never gets old seeing someone write a post like yours. Using a pick is just fine.

[@steveschu]

@@malterecksiek2798 Agreed. I use both. Sometimes in the same song. The slow ones that don't understand you can make amazing sounds from both are just bad players in general.

[@1983nanenane]

Also the bass line it’s insane❤

[@NIGHTFRIGHT2011]

Paul and Marco are rightfully acknowledged as being absolute masters of their chosen instruments,but I'd like to encourage everyone who sees this clip to check out Linus's solo records, especially Triangle,Your Favourite Record and Let Yourself Be Happy. Linus writes catchy,melodic songs full of great playing(mostly by himself),and has a voice similar in tone to that of Glen Tilbrook of Squeeze. Deserves to be much better known.

[@markiyanhapyak349]

Thanks, _then._

[@anuragashok5859]

Thanks a ton for the recommendation. I decided to check the album Triangle. Was pleasantly stunned by how ear-friendly the songs are. (I mostly end up stopping most songs after the first few seconds...even for bands I like.) The fourth song is playing now... [I'm tempted to let the album finish and then post this reply...] {Well... the fifth song started by the time I posted...} Thanks again... [oh well... sixth song started...]

[@idonthateit]

I was heavily into Paul Gilbert and all of the shred stuff when I was a teenager. But I've been listening to a lot of Nerf Herder lately, fun nerdy pop punk. I was really surprised to learn that their guitar player (Linus of Hollywood) used to play with Paul. Very cool! I need to check out his solo stuff like you said...

[@jdub5644]

I'm down to check it. Be back to tell y'all how it is when I'm done

[@lelin70]

Bad ass bassplayer🤘

[@lucas9able]

The drums on this song are just awesome

[@cacasecaproducciones]

Marco minneman is one of the best drummers on the fucking world

[@sebass_9212]

akai_sake That’s so true dude

[@danamendes1130]

@@cacasecaproducciones bruh i just realized he was the drummer for Necropphagist too.

[@voronOsphere]

@@danamendes1130 Yes, ....the Necrophagist Touring Band. The recorded studio Necrophagist drums are by the amazing Hans Grossman for the most part.

[@voronOsphere]

The original studio version of "Scarified" (which also has the astonishing double kicks doubling the wicked main guitar riff) is by the superhuman drummer Scott Travis!

[@danholmes5309]

This vid should have been titled "Best Droped Drumstick Recovery of All Time"

[@sarojkhanal9872]

What is the intro. Song

[@gabrielxoxo4211]

That’s a comment for quick thinkers!😜

[@martinpagac7422]

4:10

[@ErickC]

Every time I get sick of people whining "ugh people who play fast have no feel," I come back to this video to witness the pure joy on Paul's face as he effortlessly expresses himself on his instrument. Then I remind myself that "no feeling" is just the boomer version of "I could play like that... if I felt like it." Winga dinga dinga.

[@andrewsouthward5045]

I like to watch once a year and leave my jaw here

[@jbuell311]

I love how the drummer inadvertently went Def Leppard at the end and just rolled with it, catches the stick and ends the song like it never happened. Love this video. Always come back from time to time and never gets dated.

[@anaran4811]

Paul's absolute precision never ceases to amaze me.

[@jacoborgan9]

Can't believe I've been on this planet 21 years and haven't heard this it's beautiful

[@christiangasior4244]

You’re still super young.

[@turolretar]

Statistically speaking, you probably haven’t yet heard the funniest joke you will ever hear. And that’s something to look forward to

[@megatonhammer4723]

Simply luv that maple fretboard tone and this will NEVER GROW OLD

[@CazadorNocturno]

Paul & Marco playing together are the best thing I've seen these days!

[@playbassken]

This is musicianship at it's finest and I can never get enough of it. Love this group!

[@ramirodiaz80]

RIP Marco?...he's not dead!

[@playbassken]

@@ramirodiaz80 I fixed it... got confused with someone else. Oops!

[@duncantones7856]

This always brings me peace

[@duncantones7856]

And joy

[@samwill226]

He has always been so freaking clean in his notes.

[@nazacoustic4508]

Watching Paul Gilbert shred on his guitar and never made any mistakes, it really upsets me 😋

[@sethwhite4155]

Haha, well that's what you get for not practicing 10 hours/day :^)

[@itspaddyd]

It's ok! He makes a mistake at 3:45! Blink and you'll miss it!

[@atozee7189]

When PG appeared, he terrified most LA band guitarists. The thing that frightened them most was he was making instruction videos exposing the secrets of how it was all done. Nobody gave their secrets away in those days, but he made shred accessible to all.

[@diegocarrasco9743]

Monster bass guitar player.!! Holy shit.!

[@welfaregod612]

I'll never forget my dad showing me this when I was like 9 years old.

[@JohnLloydDavis]

My most rewatched KZbin video. Never gets old :)

[@brandonfisher3758]

Paul Gilbert is without a doubt out of this world

[@mckay91095]

Best Drumstick recovery ever

[@danhilllyngdoh6347]

Paul Gilbert is one of the most humble guitar god I've ever seen..and is playing is always phenomenal by any standards.. that goes the same to Marco and Linux as well

[@NullPointer]

Linux often can't handle audio all that well, but it's doing pretty good here

[@outerspace6236]

For better or worse..this musicianship brings you to the realization that most people will never know what the word even means.

[@joshuamccanless2647]

@Gear Zen , I find myself here every quarter, and I agree…never gets old

[@strangequark420]

"And I got it ALL!" Perfect.

[@billybirdy9507]

Paul Gilbert is the perfect blend of mega nerd and guitar god.

[@davewebster5120]

I love the spacesuit aesthetic, it's fantastic. The playing is exponentially fantastic. Artists like you need to have greater prominence in popular music.

[@milk2drink872]

Bro you sound like Donald Trump.

[@RockSleeper]

I love how they act liked were granted this power just for that day and were super stoked to record it.

[@bLauer1987]

Most awsome song on earth yet!!! I swear.. ;-)

[@vorali]

We need space ship live 2020 over corona virus crisis.

[@joeylo3543]

I watch this video daily now...👍🎸🤘

[@joebrodski1282]

I LOVE this song! Thanx for uploading! I always appreciate Steve Vai's Guitar-Work on this LP, it's unmatched!

[@jameslighterGTR]

1:55 bass lick kills it every time

[@Adamortega_]

It fits perfectly

[@jameslighterGTR]

@@Adamortega_ Yeah man its so crushing and jarring!

[@markusluftner8418]

Agreed

[@TheSlenderBassist]

that and Juan’s original bass transcription are just awesome🤘🏻🔥

[@jaconova]

That Rick neck is very narrow! Looks like Ibanez wizard necks lol very confortable I bet...

[@willgilchuk1050]

That little scratch he does across the strings at 3:31 makes the entire riff in my opinion.

[@imbinod2564]

No matter how much I hear, I never get bored !! Loveable , evergreen song... Watching from Nepal 🇳🇵

[@mesh5000]

for anyone wondering, the bassist is linus of hollywood. he fronts size14 (yes, superbabe2000) and is a member of nerf herder (van halen).

[@majingazetto4146]

Best Version of this song. Period.

[@Aspartamebraintumor]

I refuse to believe 4:12 is a true event

[@jordanforbes149]

Masterful recovery. An absolute pro.

[@zaned861]

Marco scared himself for a minute

[@LittmannSlave]

@@zaned861 second* aajaj

[@byom3100]

It wasn't Marco's fault. The stick wanted to escape. It was beaten too many times per second.

[@captainahagbruh2217]

No fucking way!!! 🤯

[@nulife022]

Saw Paul live a few years back. He has expanded his playing into jazz and other styles and does them all faultlessly, of course. But the Racer X stuff is still my favorite. Greatest player maybe ever

[@douchedisserrecords398]

Almost 2 million views and for good reason. These are all masters of their craft.

[@evra91]

I always thought of Paul Gilbert as a nice guy until he jumpscared me from nowhere, now I kinda hate him just a bit

[@yastaban]

Vladimir Ramírez I got scared, too.

[@MrGe53]

yup yeah me a cunt!

[@susanosusano4305]

Scarified hahahahaha

[@s.hameleers3508]

I was just reading this with my headphones on max.. yea indeed.. glad i didnt see it XD

[@jacktheriffer1523]

Every knowledgeable guitarist on the planet hate Mr Gilbert's story....When Mr Shawn Lane passed,Paul bevame the most untouchable guitarist on the planet...Name anyone that can be the all encompassing ambassador for rock gtr...Nobody can touch Paul as a Complete Six Stringer

[@nogoogleplus]

Still, after all these years, such a cool composition and bad ass riff! Rock on Paul

[@scottwalker2043]

My nephew just stopped by and he is one to tell it like it is and he told me to look you up to listen to. I kinda said yeah ,sure I will . But I spaced your name out and kinda went, Yeah I always hear about the hottest players from friends so I take it with a grain of salt. About 20 min after he left I went to change my shirt and noticed a post it with your name on it . As I walked into the bathroom there was your name written in the mirror, several other post it's were found ,all with your name on it. So oooo short story long I sat down n typed your name into youtube and ,,,,,,, brother ,,let's just say I wasn't disappointed and I believe my nephew was right on the money about your guitar wizardry. I love it and I'm only 1/2 way thru one cut.. Hats Off ,Bravo and all that other groovy shit, You Smoke Brother Gilbert . ❤️🎶🎵🎸 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@josephkunath4173]

Haven't heard this in years thank you.

[@lordpickle8424]

3:02-ish, I always loved those bends there. Sounds so badass.

[@guillaumeroussel4845]

Yep man, so smooth

[@jamesdean8022]

Not only is this badass but the energy and amount of fun they are having is fucking inspiring

[@ZkHeat]

I remember this from so long ago my childhood buddy could play this whole song at like age 11-12 and paul gilbert even gave him one of his guitars. miss those days haha

[@JohnnyYoungIV]

still amazed by this song

[@mojopin70]

I love Glibert I met him as a teenager in 1991 with Mr Big gave me a pick and is also a lovely guy. Wish I had known about his Randy Rhoads history beforehand another one of my influences. He did tell me to check out Pat Travers though, I remember that much.

[@5urg3x]

I totally never saw the drummer lose his stick at the end before. Probably because I’ve always used this as a teaching video and to practice to, and I’ve never made it passed the bridge LOL.

[@lasteinmarak638]

Don't get bored listening to this song till now, still one of my favourite

[@damiengibson7022]

He's scary good,his chops and technique are next level.what i like is that it isn't just a blur of notes played as fast as hell but the fact you can hear every single note he plays.

[@Imsemble]

Thanks for the high quality. Now I can see squirrel drummer better than ever at 3:35

[@vish3161]

The cleanest alternate picking I have ever heard.. unreal!

[@gypzino]

That Was ....amazing

[@klayvonisme]

Had to come back to watch and listen again!

[@bwgti]

I have never heard this. And I grew up in the middle of the late 80's shred shred all the time era. Pretty cool. Or fun to listen to an see performed.

[@thetugisthedrugfishing3434]

I remember seeing them many times back in the late 80's at the country club in reseda with the original band, they kicked so much ass! Couldn't hear for a week after. ha

[@markiyanhapyak349]

_REALLY‽ 😳_

[@thetugisthedrugfishing3434]

@@markiyanhapyak349 yeah don't be jealous!

[@SteveRayburn]

God I miss those days...

[@thomasgrabowski2202]

They play so well because they are all fucking in. Love the passion these guys have for music. You can seem them being POSSESSED by their fucking playing!!!!!! Fucking brilliant!!

[@SpaceTiger9]

2:57 - 3:32 God the tone... Paul is a beast.

[@QueteVoteXapote2023]

Doy gracias a Dios cada dia por haberme permitido disfrutar de esta música y no haberme conducido por los caminos de la música comercial actual.

[@cazpfitl]

so, it was you. nice and thank you.

[@vasilchobanov1155]

Still the best in 2023

[@rtwo7538]

I like the new intro. I always say "take is away Marcco!" Some of you most beautiful picked arpeggioes I have ever heard. #PizzaSteve #Shredd #ShreddDurest #Tone #Music #MrBig The double symbol crash! He drops the stick and everything. #PaulG #Ibanez #ArtCore

[@sweeparpage6346]

So this is what NASA employees do during their breaks.

[@Hunter-Hisoka]

Ahahahahahahahahah 😂😂😂

[@prakashdevanna_6969]

This song never gets old. Marko and Paul. You'll always be legends

[@d68st90]

Don't forget the badass bassist!

[@mokshmeditation]

The most underrated guitarist ever!

[@junkcarsinc9467]

there is nothing else to say drummer is my #1 !

[@mh53eflyguy]

Sincerely do not understand why Paul Gilbert is not more revered for his talent.

[@christiangasior4244]

He is super revered amongst guitar players who emphasize speed, aka most guitar players these days. It’s just that people tend to focus on different stuff as the years go on, as everyone in 00’s was talking about John Petrucci of Dream Theater, in the 80’s and 90’s Gilbert was talked about a loooot. I think his lack of actual good songs is what held him back. People were talking about Dimebag and Zakk Wylde more often. Randy Rhoads was still huge, deservedly so. People were already making fun of Metallica and Kirk Hammett though in the latter 90’s. It was understandable as long as they didn’t also trash their 80’s output which was amazing.

[@UnchainedEruption]

@@christiangasior4244 Lack of good songs, are you nuts? So many amazing songs from Racer X, Mr. Big and solo career. You forget a lot of what makes any career happen is luck and connections. Everybody who made it in the scene knew somebody--Gene Simmons discovered Van Halen; Jake E Lee was in Ratt before Ozzy; George Lynch was recommended to Don Dokken; etc. Paul Gilbert I think has been huge amongst guitar players from his days in MIT and of course the legendary VHS tapes. His shred metal band Racer X was relatively more underground but pretty big in 80s LA scene, but he became more mainstream and an international success with Mr. Big, which had more of a melodic hard rock sound, but they only had a handful of hits. They were mostly big in Japan in the early 90s.

[@loudenvier]

I found Linus of Hollywood body of work through this video! It was such a surprise!!! Incredible musician!!! If you play together with Paul and Marco, you ARE GOOD!

[@PjRorke98]

Those arpeggios made me shed tears.

[@LeCheeZy]

3:42 activates star power before solo

[@sebass_9212]

Lol xD

[@s3rj81]

The whole song is a fucking solo !!! XD

[@hongodongo9053]

They should make a sadistic version of the gh controller that requires you to use your pinky like that

[@markiyanhapyak349]

YES. 😎 _😎_

[@gniewomircioek6845]

@@s3rj81 Is it guitar, bass or drums solo?

[@starvinmarvin72]

Every time I come back to this video, the best part is still during the big ending where Marco drops his stick, catches it after it rolls across all the toms, and then proceeds to use it to his advantage with a stick throw... Ridiculous lol

[@bigc0ck]

Im so glad that youtube recommended me this video i knew who Paul Gilbert was but didn’t get to listen to any of his stuff i also didn’t know racer x. After listening to some racer x songs i became a huge Gilbert fan.

[@toomuchfandango]

I am wide eyed and smiling, thats incredible.

[@michalstochleba6280]

Very nice job by Mr. Bean on camera at 4:06 :)

[@RawinMc]

lmao

[@danielhenriquetostes]

Michal Stochleba ... GREAT KKKKKKKKK

[@iggystardust9236]

Hahahahaha! Brilliant

[@nelsonjamatia6295]

Brilliant observation skill

[@FlyGuy2000]

Was thinking the SAME THING! :)

[@F_fvfwObmbY]

crazy bass

[@paulusisimo]

11years. Still amazing

[@chaizgabyano3243]

God thank you so much for the music...

[@Incog2k6]

Oh, look! It's Paul Gilbert on guitar and drums. No, wait. It's Marco Minnemann on guitar and drums. Wait a second...

[@PenthouseOwl]

Take it away Mango!

[@chenzeng5718]

I guess that's "Take it away, Marco!" :)

[@chiyo-chanholocaust8143]

*Marco

[@vasilyzaytsev6863]

LOL

[@leonardoaguirre_tv]

XDDD

[@jacksparrow6218]

I like Mongo.

[@pitchwife7573]

still listening to this after ten years

[@METALFAN4EVS]

Could you imagine sending these three back to the days of Classical dominance. The Greats would be completely dumbfounded, floored, and loving it.