Paul Gilbert - Viking Kong

[@lozevans555]

Made the mistake of watching this whilst holding my guitar.... My guitar is now propped up against the wall.... facing away from me.

[@jelleepit]

lol

[@galenmarek8287]

Mine just shook its head and walked out the door..... I hope it comes back in a better mood, or with lunch.

[@stevet.4974]

I feel ya bro

[@freddiekirschman4933]

Lol

[@thatchadlmiller]

Our guitars are fine… we just need to chop off our fingers. 😂😩🤷‍♂️

[@keithrushmore9809]

After the blistering solo, Paul asks “Did everyone enjoy that?” No one could answer because their faces melted off lol.

[@dmarkj22]

We all know that Paul is incredibly talented but what I like about him the most is how humble and down to earth he is. Nothing but respect for the guy.

[@megclifton6692]

They all pretty much learned from Michael Shenker and that's a fact....listen to the opening of this song!!!! There are video's I've seen of Shenker where he does like a 20 second riff that's nothing he actually plays in songs he writes ...Shenker is the Goat

[@WilliamHmlimbong]

Yeah

[@peterdalton9012]

Not just humble. He's THE premier shredder since very long ago. He just stopped trying to raise the bar. I still don't think anybody can play any of his early stuff other than maybe Bucket. :p

[@carlossantacruzpalomino6430]

Video Quality 420p Music Quality 4K

[@fernandosanabria5540]

480p

[@deezlesteezle]

@@fernandosanabria5540 "WELL ACKSSHUALLY"

[@TrapDaddy65]

That's because sound travels much faster than light.

[@dj_bob]

​@@TrapDaddy65 you're god damn right! :)

[@detuneCris]

Guitar Skills 16k

[@sickb2200]

Gilbert has such great bends and vibrato.

[@winstonmisha]

sickb2200 IKR!?? He really puts all his soul into them.

[@luisvalenzuela9385]

+sickb2200 I was going to post that until i read this comment...

[@russellzauner]

Just watched cliffs of dover live, again, yes. bends, vibrato...so perfect. when you have a vibrato you can set a clock to, you have Vibrato.

[@bagaswahyuillahi6009]

But mostly, HE STRUM REALLY CLEAN

[@TarquinsBrutus]

Can anyone explain to me how he does to make all his live performances even more ass-kicking than the studio ones?

[@jesseang9186]

Because of his stage presence. Musician's best friend and if not its an acquired "thing" after doing so much live performance throughout the years. The confidence and the crowd knowing he is a badass. I think that explains it🤣

[@테드옹]

that's how good he is XD

[@stevepoo1762]

Just pure skill, he is a master of the guitar!

[@thommymathews4872]

Rack mounted Compression sir

[@emeraldcelestial1058]

he cares

[@stalker11421]

Imagine if Yngwie had accepted his invitation... The amount of speed in that song would make them stop ageing

[@patrickoflanagin9737]

+Erotic Potato i tink Yngwue plays to fasta nd complicated for paul to take

[@synziel]

+patrick Oflanagin im assuming/hoping that was sarcastic

[@stalker11421]

patrick Oflanagin lol

[@jbibanezdude44]

I disagree. I think the competition would make them play to such a speed that they age 100X as fast as normal and crumble to dust at the solo climax. Would pay to see/10

[@JacobZirkin]

Erotic Potato That Song would have been the most legendary shred song ever if it featured yngwie

[@sonjasellergren5003]

It's 2020 and Paul Gilbert's energy is still going harder than his licks on this song

[@CHOEYGMUSIC]

Still in 2021! Paul Gilbert Rulez!

[@TTSuperDaddio]

Still in 2023!

[@mrmadame28]

Everytime I think Im good at guitar, I come here to get my ego turned down. What a great musician

[@andrewwinch474]

DO NOT! compare yourself to Paul Gilbert, it will only end in heartbreak.

[@TheTrondro]

@@andrewwinch474 and endless hours with the metronome 🙂

[@alexandreoger1678]

this guy even took the time to thanks the sound ingeneer at 5:55. damn, this guy is awesome!

[@christophernoble76]

he is awesome and humble but that's actually just his signal to the sound engineer to start the track again

[@rocketguy8255]

​@@christophernoble76 Alexandre is right, a couple of seconds before he signals him to start the track (5:52,) and then at 5:55 he gives him a thumbs up to thank him for picking up on his cue

[@MateoBakija]

I love how accurate player he is!

[@nickmetalhead666]

Exacly man

[@stefanoagostini_com]

deadly true, I was thinking the same!!!

[@stephenpartain5488]

Doesn't miss a note. It is nuts

[@JohnWilliams-gp6ec]

Even his fast picking arpeggios are clean af! Top tier all day long.

[@louhazosc]

It's amazing that even when Paul writes an Yngwie based song it still screams out Paul's personality.

[@justanotheranhedonicguy5132]

Saw this video years ago. Never actually noticed this. Tells you how original and great Paul really is.

[@birdsteak9267]

One could hear a lot of both to be honest, wheb Paul play licks which Ynwie don't like to use, it scream Paul, but then he goes into licks Ynwie would use, it's all Yngwie, just makes me think they both should have one stage performance together, it would be great

[@devilmaylol]

Love the thumbs-up at 5:58 after that crazy ass solo, like "you guys can pick your jaws up off the floor now".

[@Beguiler65]

An absolute celebration of human ability. This puts a smile on my face.

[@mixrable1212]

This is the type of guy who doesn't sell his soul but still outperforms everyone The type of guy who understands the pain of fans with guitars without tremolo bars, so he removes his

[@leonardhill4440]

Hey…at 54 years old and growing up in the 80’s every guitar player and their brother were shredding and bending on every song…BUT out of all those crazy years very few guitarists stood out above the rest and stood the test of time and Paul Gilbert was like a master teaching pre schoolers and he’s still here today winning over new fans. He’s THE genius! My 5 favorite master guitarist in order are Paul Gilbert Rik Emmett Randy Rhoads Yngwie Melmsteen and Stevie Ray Vaughan.

[@TheTrondro]

Totally agree.. at 58´ and still playing & love everything that smells like 80´s "guitar craze" Paul is THE man ;-)

[@doumanseiman2645]

Always coming back to this live. One of the best versions of Viking kong no doubt !

[@soulrocker26]

agree! also - you should hear their version of "While My Guitar Gently Sleeps" with Yellow Mustard something.. he played with DreamTheatre's Mike Portnoy. That version/cover is sick and full of PG's master guitar playing, in a really awesome pop rock melody.

[@wattsta07]

I must have watched this a thousand times and every time it gives me goosebumps

[@slappyjk]

I can’t understand why Paul Gilbert isn’t more famous, same w/ Mr Big, truly a supergroup. Paul can play anything, one of my all time favorite guitarists.

[@belleepoque4597]

Paul Gilbert seems like a totally chill dude. So cool that someone in the guitar god camp is apparently completely unaffected by his status. Cheers.

[@edrianmay]

Amazing.....paul has very accurate picking, timming, dynamic, emotion, phrasing, and screaming sound in this video 😎🤘🤘....my all time favorite guitarist 👍👍👍👍👍

[@XxJFriz1969xX]

this man is a one of the best guitar player of the history

[@darkodroid123]

Only*

[@crossroads900]

How can you not love Paul's playing, absolutely incredible!

[@operasinger2126]

This is the best thing Gilbert has done. hands down.

[@drinks-your-water]

Absolutely

[@turolretar]

my hands are anything but down, busy trying to play this thing

[@tmoney6860]

Technical difficulties pretty bad ass too

[@WilliamHmlimbong]

Yeah not me​@@drinks-your-water

[@ah5818]

Paul Gilbert is hands down the greatest guitarist of all time. Like his music or not (and I'm not a huge fan of his music, I like his music, but I love his seemingly unparalleled ability), he is better than anyone who has ever picked up a six string. He can literally do anything and everything, and he does it better than anyone else who has ever done it.

[@ah5818]

Just to add to my already ass-kissing comment.... This video is one of hundreds that show how he is literally just better than everyone else.

[@anthonythorpe1086]

This man can play anything what a musician I've always love his playing

[@nixieNICLA]

Magnificent...... This is Viking wild,. My air guitar just shredded the lounge room up... cool :)

[@sinphonyh]

I like this song when he plays it with Nuno Bettencourt. Btw, PG is out of this world but there's only one YJM.

[@klbax63]

In my opinion Paul's stuff is way more interesting that Yngwie not to mention of all the virtuoso guitarists out there watching Paul's mechanics he makes it look so deceptively easy and his compositions are far more catchy than anything Yngwie has done in 25 years still dig Yngwie but Paul is way more diverse . I can really hear the influence he had on Buckethead especially when it comes to monstrous epic riffage

[@yonikup2865]

Do you have a link to where paul plays it with nuno?

[@ibotah]

@@klbax63 I agree here. I don't think anyway is doubting Malmsteem's technical ability, but a lot of his songs are pretty repetitive and in my opinion don't hold as much diverse, melodic, beauty as Paul Gilberts or even Jason Beckers. I think that is where Paul Gilbert wins. You notice that in this song Paul isn't just doing scales the entire time, but adding more emotion.

[@Harmonic14]

From technique to musicality to personality, Paul is superior to YJM. You cannot change my mind lol

[@ChoBBuRi]

PG was pissed off when the crowd laughed at him when he said he had made it easy form. So he burned his whole energy in this performance and the legend has been born

[@dougshankle7946]

5:30 to 6:00 completely blows my mind....the entire song is amazing but when he tilts that guitar back to play that and that look on his face and his right hand....OMG

[@Freawulf]

Definitely conjures up Yngwie's early 'feel' even from his days back in Sweden... At any rate, respect to Paul for one of the best instrumentals ever and respect to Yngwie for the inspiration! They both RULE! \m/

[@connorwood4069]

One of my favorite shredders ever. Not just because of his incredible shredding, but he has the most insane bends and vibrato. That paired with his tone, just amazing.

[@raw_strife]

Such a showman; shreds the hell out for several minutes then comes back in with a casual thumbs up as if it were nothing.

[@demonolithic]

Only negative for this video, with surprisingly good audio, is the lack of guitar face we are missing!

[@MegadethMiller]

Where the fuck does he find those notes? Does he have frets I don't have?

[@hailstress]

No, but secret to Paul play is really simple, not driving the notes too fast, or too slow. You just fit them in the tempo, and do the normal scale runs with very slight variations or any variation you like. Paul is really doing the master-easy by the book job, that's why he is too good.

[@hailstress]

That makes him a great guitarist, for me and you and everybody to watch, copy and learn from him. Because most of his work is just solid.

[@814gt]

20 years later...Paul is still the best of the best shredders out there.

[@MrMjl777]

Not only is he amazing being "Paul" in his playing you could totally hear where Yngwie would be playing and could even mark where they start and stop. AMAZING.

[@svenskhet8688]

Still love this video in 2021 Thank you for not taking it down after 14 years

[@davem7632]

Just an incredible display of chops and musicianship, always an inspiration❤

[@malmstrethai]

love the casual thumbs up as if to say "yeah that was pretty good"

[@papagriz33]

Love Paul, always astonished by the tennis racket sized hands of his...makes it look so easy. LOL

[@Guitarplanet100]

Inspired by yngwie or not, it is one of the coolest songs paul has ever done! Amazing!

[@paulinhobini]

This is the meaning of life! See Paul to play viking kong.... I´ll still alive to see this one more time...

[@jaredlarson4638]

I've been periodically watching this video since it had about 10k views. almost a million now. almost a view for every note. Paul Gilbert for life!!!!!!!

[@fernandomoreno7753]

1,000,105!

[@bobjelIy]

😂 no one's gonna talk about Paul unintentionally and innocently mocks yngwie

[@josephm.2856]

WOW, PAUL PLAYS YNGWIE LIKE HE'S WALKING IN THE PARK. AMAZING PAUL, AMAZING.

[@StratenMarshall]

Man this video would be sick with Malmsteen, shit even without him it's fantastic

[@funkrocker8011]

Paul is a great composer and is amongst the greats as a guitarist. Man!! He's just an awesome player. His riffs, chops,technical prowess is otherworldly. A virtuoso he is.

[@iganpparamarta8813]

I keep coming to old videos like this, pre 2010, it just brings back memory Downloading youtube videos using keepvid haha

[@SuzanneKowalski]

this really sounds like a Malmsteen song, but it's more tasteful. :D

[@acgm046]

That's a great way to put it.

[@PinyataSpirit]

no, its not close to his clean neo classical shred

[@erickmedmer5263]

It reminds me of giardino

[@somefuckindude4236]

Tushar Sharma No idiot

[@JosephMile]

Its called neoclassical style. Thats all.

[@diemutha666]

These were probably finger exercises before he decided to turn it into a song.

[@RLA-xt6ou]

Paul Gilbert is so awesome what a guitarist never heard anyone like him my favorite guitars is Jimmy Page then Angus Young number two

[@jga3323]

@@RLA-xt6ou Have you seen Paco de Lucía play?

[@maxjudge020]

@@jga3323 he's amazing

[@marvinmobley6294]

Paul's technique is flawless

[@JimiBax68]

Shreds baby...shreds.......... This ladies and gentlemen is what alternate picking is all about.. One of the greatest most beautiful inventions ever made by the human race...the guitar. And and angel came down from heaven yesterday,he stayed with us just long enough to teach us how it should be played.Thank you Jimi. And now i'm gonna go for another lightspeed fretboardride on the Paul Gilbert Shred Rollercoaster!! Baroque n Roll

[@ABottomlessCurse]

This brings me to tears for some reason...

[@laurentfargues8113]

Probably the guitarist who mastered the best his right hand technique

[@robertdoucette6858]

How inthe F can he NOT miss one. Damn. Note. FFS Paul, you are a damn genius!

[@shawz10]

Those are all the notes I have. I don't have any more notes.

[@999archenemy]

Simply outstanding. And Paul comes across as such a cool, funny, down-to-earth dude. Others should learn from him - and I'm not just talking about his playing.

[@guitarguns8952]

Wow Wow wow wow wow wow! Paul Gilbert my new guitarman idol!

[@QueteVoteXapote2023]

Sin duda Paul Gilbert es el guitarrista más tecnico y creativo que haya escuchado jamás

[@JUNO-69]

Im not a big fan of shredders but Paul has so much style and feel not just aimless pace and repetition.

[@QuistJam]

f~~~~~n AWEsome

[@BuzzlightyearinactionSaSenado]

i watched your videos it was awesome

[@CarpeDiem23]

O teacher from the happy distant past..

[@mojoredfoot]

Never get tired of watching/listening to him

[@user-sv9pt6dw3b]

all basict. all genre. all musick. THE BEST!! paul gibert 👍👍👍

[@TheDellaniOakes]

I'm pretty sure Yngwie didn't do the duet for fear he'd be shown up. Paul Gilbert is King! Or do I mean Kong? ;)

[@LegatoStacatp]

thats what i was thinking

[@TheDellaniOakes]

:)

[@firdaus125]

Dellani Oakes lets be honest, yngwie is a much better songwriter, and I love Paul..

[@larryklein3672]

Dellani Oakes agreed!

[@coldvoid]

No.

[@prettysklip4443]

I’m a massive yngwie fan but this is better than anything he’s put out

[@_azu7]

Lmao this struck yngwie's career so hard, even though there were plenty S tier shredders, nobody really had that much neoclassical clout. Then gilbert came and mopped the floor with everyone, saying I can do that Classical Shit any fuckin time of the day

[@randomcultist398]

@@_azu7 true this video is a massive flex on guitar mortals

[@johnchase8510]

Aside from killer playing all around, that pick attack is E-ville!

[@funkrocker8011]

I love it.... so melodic and soulful.

[@bearzden]

Love the rhythm on that and of coarse his solos are just incredible..Paul is for sure among the best..like way up on that list..!!!..

[@Dancingwithaknife]

He didn't really dedicate this to Yngwie, he wanted to play a duet with him and Yngwie declined. Paul Gilbert had already played with his hero (Shawn Lane) at the NAMM show. They played Let It Be and Paul let Shawn take the whole spotlight. There were also other instances, but Yngwie and Paul have never played together which is sad because they are some of the greatest to hit the stage and I would pay to see it, but Paul even said once "Shawn Lane is the most terrifying guitarist of all time."

[@shaneroyer6531]

Yup Shawn is nightmare material!!!!

[@shininggallade]

5:30-5:47 That picking though....So nasty it's unreal

[@brotherfiretribe9566]

Thats just string skipping + legato

[@fibonaccipaite4364]

@@brotherfiretribe9566 yea but no one heard u play that clean and fast so shut up

[@yellowlightingbolt]

That intro and first minute, minute and a half...sounds like Cacophony with Marty Friedman and Jason Becker

[@gecobrarrett4532]

ViAaRo YES!!!!!

[@THEmaggspie]

Right?

[@stevengibb482]

Reminded me also of something from the Perpetual Burn album.

[@davidk.7806]

Paul Gilbert is the best... and great stage presence.

[@shredvenom]

Paul can play and sound like Yngwie if he chooses to do so but I bet Yngwie can't play and sound like Paul!!! Paul Gilbert is LEGENDARY!!!!!

[@JasonBrewster90210]

Anyone still debating who's better between YJM or PG, this track right here is the answer.

[@vugolol]

5:31 onwards, holy fuck.

[@Yoyocrappa]

HotZin 6:11 you can see him acknowledge that he just absolutely nailed the solo

[@cdrpaige9486]

Couldn't have said it better.

[@Thelearner1000]

After watching the whole video I understand why Yngwie didn't want to play with Paul. This would have been a tough act to beat! Paul is the ultimate Shredder, it would have been nice to have had Shawn Lane too. :-)

[@jasonwhite7427]

Shawn was amazing, I had the pleasure of chilling out with him on several occasions. Exentric to say the least. And a god heart, pretty nice guy. you gotta give those next level guys some leeway sometimes though, they're in a different place mentally. got to jam a couple lessons with him, impromptu, and fun. he'd show me some impossible shit and break it down for me. He's missed. And, oh yeah, Paul's git a fire, agressivenes that seems rate. his technique, the look of him when he plays is ruthless. prolly my favorite!

[@theangletus3910]

This dude is really freaking amazing! I wish I had his guitar skills.

[@wonnie]

They play quite a bit of Mr. Big on the radio in Japan. It's kind of awesome, especially how much promotion they had for "What If". When I went to Nagasaki for fun on the weekend, the music store had all things Mr. Big. It was pretty intense. Say "Paul Gilbert" or "Yngwie Malmsteen" in any large guitar store, and they'll go nuts. ;)

[@marquisdeceasd]

Man, there will never be another like him. He alternate picks in places it would make more sense to legato-tap. But then again, "he can" & where we could only dream of doing. His skill is right up there with Stevie Vai & Satch. Awesome performance. I envy your pick attack Paul!!! Brutal.

[@808zhu]

Gilbert is god of shredding.

[@McFlyGuitarsandStuff]

Your comment is correct! He's the one Shredder I just never get tired of listening to.

[@wattsta07]

i love how everyone laughed when he said "make it easy for Yngwie" lol

[@AkSamurai69]

Happy birthday PG. I've dubbed this song as the theme song to my car. The best ever human alive!

[@Naught359]

If I could pick his brain like he picks his guitar, I think I'd discover a genius in the midst. Perfection, my friend, absolutely amazing.

[@jonathananderson3897]

To all you would be guitarists, for your own benefit please don't try and play along 😂

[@beverlyhains4993]

And if you do, make sure to keep trying all day every day until you get it, make the amount of time you're practice this song way bigger than the amount of time you're not practicing this song

[@holly079782]

No wonder Buckethead is so good with a tutor like Paul Gilbert 😀

[@richb.4374]

Can you imagine them jamming together? That had to be epic!

[@arielmu2]

mom... i wanna my pinkie that long

[@florinhorincar4132]

Mabe you need bigger ears?

[@THEmaggspie]

Ok so he really does have an unnaturally long pinkie doesnt he?

[@emanuelebnd3518]

@@THEmaggspie excluding the thumb, he has 4 middle fingers

[@RathOfficial]

Mom: We already have a pinky at home The pinky at home: Your Pinky.

[@joycesanders4898]

..so does your mom.

[@tammyrogne1471]

He didnt wanna share the stage with a guy who smokes him! Keep rockin Paul!

[@BlackRoc6]

In today's day and age, Paul Guilbert is a god among guitarist. He never ceases to amaze me. Brilliant.

[@illevarslendetyrann]

Paul should make a duet with Steve Vai, and call it "Vai-king Kong" haha!!

[@MGrizzard]

Those Diminished String Skips are so clean. He seems to be spot on throughout this whole concert.

[@carbonseven1st]

being a good instrument player is a one thing, but being able to compose is even greater, he's got all of this.

[@drinoyoutubechannel9757]

It's Always Amazing to Watch this video.. even 10 years later. 😎🤟❤

[@TheOmei]

Paul is a BEAST!

[@bonaqua123]

Glad Yngwie couldn't do it. This song wouldn't be what it is. Clean asf

[@GreenDistantStar]

26 people's brains melted, they slumped, heads hitting the 'dislike' button...

[@autumnace9705]

I almost forgot to breath.

[@calewing3533]

You have made it to the exclusive swimming pool of all time great guitarists. My favorite is still Michael Schanker. Your talent is remarkable, MELODY is what makes a song.

[@ron0929]

Paul Gilbert and them head phones kills me. But he is definitly one of the best.