@@lukecurley8769 same. It was probably the best decision in my whole guitar journey to get that course, I mean, who can teach you to play Paul Gilbert’s songs better than Paul Gilbert himself xd
That was cool. My neodymiums won't attract my slides. Need a slide with different metallic properties. Tried to get it to magnetise to the tuner bodies on my Tele. Aw.
Maybe Paul is the first guitarist who find another purpose for pick guard. He uses it as slide guard. Another thing about his neodymium magnet, 40 or 50 years from now guitarist will analyze why Paul's tone was so good. Their conclusion will be the magnet on lower horn was affecting his tone.
Paul wrote me a letter when I was in the army serving in Desert Storm and send me a cassette tape of Lean Into It for me to listen to on my Walkman. Coolest dude. Down to earth. Amazing guitarist.
I remember the website guitargeek.com where you could find most gear rigs for any guitar player you can think of. Basically there was a cartoonish graphics of a guitar, pedals, preamps, poweramps etc. all the way down to the cabs. After hours of drooling over different gear you could always search for Angus Young - Gibson SG and a Marshall fullstack
Paul is the man, back when I was 16 I sent him an email basically saying how much I love his music and that he is an inspiration to me learning guitar, I wasn't expecting a reply but he took the time to respond back, meant the world to me. Such a cool dude.
Yes he does. He also teaches in a site called Artisworks and you can send him a video of your playing. He takes the time to respond to your video, calling you out by name, not just a generic video. He is a hell of a guitar player, in the beginning he was mostly shreds but as he grew and matured he went into Jazz and blues which I think made him a better player. Very down to earth.
I have never seen PG in an interview in which he's bored or don't want to add things in his answers. He's always passionate and very enthusiastic every freakin time.
Paul is like the guy at your workplace who everybody loves because of his humor and genuine nature. He is so likable that it is easy to forget that he is a legendary shredder.
Rob Scallon sup dude, love ur vids, you and Tosin Abasi (mostly you) are the reason I want an extended range guitar. Also you were the first guitar RUclipsr I found and inspired me to play.
I don’t know what Paul’s publicist has been doing these last couple of weeks, but I feel like he is everywhere. And that makes me happy. Because he is always happy. Love it.
Man. What a phenomenal player. I’m not a fan of the typical “shred guitarist”. This guy plays with so much emotion. You can tell he’s feeling everything he plays. I’ll be damned if I’m not feeling it too!
He’s definitely slowed down his playing and it’s been evolving. Blues and slide playing just so tasty. A true master of squeezing every note and knowing every road possible on fretboard. Always be my favorite player
"THis is what happens when your mom visits for a week and you don't play guitar at all." ...My mom needs to visit more, I'll be a pro shredder in a month.
I always think of Paul as a mad professor. You can tell while he’s sitting there that there’s a million ideas running through his brain. The scary thing is he’s so gifted musically that anything he thinks he can easily create. And the more you see him in videos like this the more you have to like him. Just seems like an unnecessarily humble guy.
@@anthonychin8610 Easy there, I don’t think many of "us mortals" have Paul Gilbert-sized hands 😂That said, I played Paul's red Fireman and liked the neck on it (think of a perfect cross between a Gibson baseball bat 50's neck and a Gibson 60's slim neck.) Maybe Ibanez can use that neck for the purple Fireman; seriously Ibanez, get on it!
@@craigfarleymusician8481 I knew I couldn’t possibly have been the only one. I have 2 purple guitars - an LTD MH and a Fender Jimi Hendrix Strat - so I've been on the hunt for a third; a purple Fireman would make the perfect third purple axe for me.
He is such a good musician and so skilled yet such a down to earth guy. I've had the pleasure of seeing him twice and got my guitar signed by him the second time.
The solo on ‘To Be With You’ (Mr. Big) is my favorite acoustic solo ever! I’ve never heard anyone “slap” a solo so hard, and at the same time wonderfully melodic. P.S Paul Gilbert is on my top 3 favorite guitarist list
I never particularly like Paul's music. But I truly admire him as one of the most respectable guitarists of all time. His passion, skills, modesty and happiness really influence me a lot on the way of learning to play the guitar.
I'm always so jealous of people that find their passion early on in life and can dedicate every hour of every day to it... This man and steve vai always astound me as the goat's
There are more things to learn from this video than from 20 musical books!!! I really love Paul Gilbert, in my opinion he is the perfect balance between technique and feelings!!! And he's also very very funny!!! Love this man
@MrMisterMan wow..my comment is already 1 year old. But anyways..although i rather have a gibson lp ...ask satriani, vai and those others who play nothing else...and have no problem to affort any guitar on the planet. What do you mean ..there is better. There are other guitars..but better. These japaneese guys know how to built a guitar.
LOL "the 2 weeks i was famous in the 90's" Paul, stop it. You are a fucking giant on top of the guitar mountain in 2020. Easily the most well rounded guitar player in the world. Too damn humble sometimes lol.
This guy is super cool, fleec shirt, Fjällräven pants, looks like he's about to go on a hike or watch birds and then shreds the **** out of those guitars.
Paul is such a soulful dude, when I flew in a spacesuit in space in orbit, it was very lonely, I wrote him a letter and he flew in and gave me his cassette!
I love his no nonsense tone... no fluff or fuss... just phenomenal playing with gorgeous dynamics and precise technique. And he's a nice guy on top of that!
Paul Gilbert is the most Paul Gilbert person out there. The man plays like a God, has a cat as a roadie, wears slippers, and is the most amazing person ever.
Viper 6172Paul played 4001 didn’t he? Edit: 4001S after googling 2nd edit: yes, I just realised that Paul Gilbert’s is completely bloody different! Like a Ric and a p-bass had a baby
I remember sending him an email via his website when I'd just started playing when I was around 17 years old. It was an email full of inane beginner questions. He sent me the nicest email back, answered all my questions. He's one of the good ones for sure. It's also great to see him play slide now too. Sounds killer.
I absolutely love Paul! Playing music for how many years now and still seems to enjoy doin' it! Plus - what a humble, down to Earth dude! You don't see that too often with Metal / Rock musicians! Long live Paul Gilbert!
Love this guy and havn'nt seen anything of him for years myself...he really inspired me to get better at guitar and as a teen at the time I couldn't do the stuff he was showing...no where near but he'd make me wanna try at least and push myself to go further in what I do, such a happy great character and teacher of guitar!
He seems like the weird substitute teacher that everyone wishes they had
oui
Funny enough, I sub AND bring in my guitar to shred!
I have him as my teacher
I have that sub as a teacher
@@lukecurley8769 same. It was probably the best decision in my whole guitar journey to get that course, I mean, who can teach you to play Paul Gilbert’s songs better than Paul Gilbert himself xd
LOL 9:00-this is amazing. I'm totally in awe and crying at the same time. I can watch this forever..
Paul is insightful for sure
FINALLY. Thank you for comparing the Fireman to a Rickenbacher. Now it doesn't look like just an upside-down Iceman to me.
That was cool. My neodymiums won't attract my slides. Need a slide with different metallic properties. Tried to get it to magnetise to the tuner bodies on my Tele. Aw.
Maybe Paul is the first guitarist who find another purpose for pick guard. He uses it as slide guard.
Another thing about his neodymium magnet, 40 or 50 years from now guitarist will analyze why Paul's tone was so good. Their conclusion will be the magnet on lower horn was affecting his tone.
Paul's already a super likeable dude, and then he has a chonky cat just chilling in his studio while he's playing. This is my kind of person
Paul is the only guy who can pull of fleece and still look real cool at the same time.
Came for Paul, stayed for Paul's cat.
Just when I thought he couldn't be any cooler... he has a Jazz Chorus.
"The 2 weeks I was famous in the 90s" all the talent in the world plus a self deprecating sense of humor.
true.
I was about to write about that lol
Kinda reminds me of Rick Nielsen
The best way to be. Being arrogant and egotistical and a diva is just so ugly.
Just multiple good senses of humor!
Paul wrote me a letter when I was in the army serving in Desert Storm and send me a cassette tape of Lean Into It for me to listen to on my Walkman. Coolest dude. Down to earth. Amazing guitarist.
Wow!!! thank you sir for your service too
That’s amazing!!! What a guy!!!
That's awesome, and thank you for your service
Awesome, thank you for your service! 🙏🇺🇲
Thank you for serving your country.
Can't wait for the Angus young one
'Hi I'm Angus young. I. Gonna show you my guitars'
Gibson sg
'Ok thanks for watching'
@ThatsRaidillonActually he has a bunch of signature strats and teles
@ThatsRaidillonActually and Gibsons too!
Hello I'm Kurk Hammet, and today I'm going to show you my guitars, ESP white zombie, done.
@@moderato2396 and all his other ESPs, his flying Vs, his les pauls and a green fender....
I remember the website guitargeek.com where you could find most gear rigs for any guitar player you can think of. Basically there was a cartoonish graphics of a guitar, pedals, preamps, poweramps etc. all the way down to the cabs. After hours of drooling over different gear you could always search for Angus Young - Gibson SG and a Marshall fullstack
Lol 1:38. The kitty is like, "Don't mess with my settings Paul!"
Beat me to it...lol
😂😂😂 that was awesome. Cats are the shit
Almost spit out my coffee when I saw it.
hahahahahahhhaha!!
Ha..ha Gilbert had a cat..cute.
Paul is the man, back when I was 16 I sent him an email basically saying how much I love his music and that he is an inspiration to me learning guitar, I wasn't expecting a reply but he took the time to respond back, meant the world to me. Such a cool dude.
That’s awesome mate. Yeah, he comes across as a really down to earth guy, much respect
dude he did the exact same thing to me, i still have it saved!! i was about 16 as well
@Chad Kunka man
Listen to some Racer X
You might need to change your thoughts about him
cool story bro
Yes he does. He also teaches in a site called Artisworks and you can send him a video of your playing. He takes the time to respond to your video, calling you out by name, not just a generic video. He is a hell of a guitar player, in the beginning he was mostly shreds but as he grew and matured he went into Jazz and blues which I think made him a better player. Very down to earth.
Ive yet to have seen this man have any other expression on his face other than happy, what a great guy
Zig Zag Videos of him in his Racer X days, he had a more serious demeanor. Never bigheaded, though.
I love that he's playing like GOD but wearing his slippers with his cat chilling on a shelf. No one's like Paul Gilbert!
PALPHIE BOY i just noticed that cat 😂😂
The slippers on the wah was such a goddamn great image
Also playing on clean settings, as usual
That's one fat cat you've got Mr. Gilbert.
He's unpretensious, that's a huge part of what makes him so likeable. :)
I have never seen PG in an interview in which he's bored or don't want to add things in his answers. He's always passionate and very enthusiastic every freakin time.
Me neither.
Great insight, and you are spot on!!
Paul is like the guy at your workplace who everybody loves because of his humor and genuine nature. He is so likable that it is easy to forget that he is a legendary shredder.
I always think of Paul as the Jeff Goldblum of guitar
The Keanu Reeves of guitar.
this is great!
Or Jim Carrey :D
Yes,,,,,the running and the screaming....😯...dudes the shit....didn't know the feeling was a flipped over iceman?.
lmao cannot unsee
His house is like a fire department.
echoes senpai dang! You beat me to it :)
@@robscallon I know you, you're making RUclips videos.)0
Rob Scallon sup dude, love ur vids, you and Tosin Abasi (mostly you) are the reason I want an extended range guitar. Also you were the first guitar RUclipsr I found and inspired me to play.
@@robscallon Woah
It should, his playing can set anyplace on fire.
I don’t know what Paul’s publicist has been doing these last couple of weeks, but I feel like he is everywhere. And that makes me happy. Because he is always happy. Love it.
Is the cat true bypass?
SasquatchBeta lol
Only when you operate its foot switch 😂
Bypuss
That was really funny.... As I scrolled I didn't expect to spit my Tea out everywhere...
Yes but you have to use fe-line out 1.
This is fake, Pual Gilbert have more than 5 fingers.
Man. What a phenomenal player. I’m not a fan of the typical “shred guitarist”. This guy plays with so much emotion. You can tell he’s feeling everything he plays. I’ll be damned if I’m not feeling it too!
After the 2010s he kinda stepped away from shred
I'm sitting here watchin, making guitar player faces right along with him 🤣🤣
I love him, but he still has too much gain for my blues taste.
Nicholas Palacio yeah he’s a fucking inspiration.
He's a good dude and that makes him likeable!!!
PG is seriously one of the coolest dudes ever.
1:38 Cat is like,"I said turn that shit down,I'm trying to sleep!"
He’s definitely slowed down his playing and it’s been evolving. Blues and slide playing just so tasty. A true master of squeezing every note and knowing every road possible on fretboard. Always be my favorite player
Gilbert is a fierce guitarist, but, boy, these are some incredibly ugly guitars! Urgh!
Walter Smetak yep
"THis is what happens when your mom visits for a week and you don't play guitar at all."
...My mom needs to visit more, I'll be a pro shredder in a month.
Should have been called “Paul Gilbert talks about his slide modification on several guitars” lol Love PG!
I always think of Paul as a mad professor. You can tell while he’s sitting there that there’s a million ideas running through his brain. The scary thing is he’s so gifted musically that anything he thinks he can easily create. And the more you see him in videos like this the more you have to like him. Just seems like an unnecessarily humble guy.
I love how he references his metal version of To Be With You. He played that at Guitar Wars with Nuno Bettencourt. I still watch that video.
The best version of To be with u
Ibanez, *please* make the Purple Fireman available for mortals like us!
MichaelD8393 couldn’t agree more . Ever since I first saw the purple model I’ve been hoping they’ll release it ! 🙏
With the extra large neck
@@anthonychin8610 Easy there, I don’t think many of "us mortals" have Paul Gilbert-sized hands 😂That said, I played Paul's red Fireman and liked the neck on it (think of a perfect cross between a Gibson baseball bat 50's neck and a Gibson 60's slim neck.) Maybe Ibanez can use that neck for the purple Fireman; seriously Ibanez, get on it!
@@craigfarleymusician8481 I knew I couldn’t possibly have been the only one. I have 2 purple guitars - an LTD MH and a Fender Jimi Hendrix Strat - so I've been on the hunt for a third; a purple Fireman would make the perfect third purple axe for me.
MichaelD8393 Yep, my favourite colour in every way. Love the purple colour Joe Satriani JS model they released too 😊👍🏻
Never been a fan of his music but he's such a cool and humble dude.
He is such a good musician and so skilled yet such a down to earth guy. I've had the pleasure of seeing him twice and got my guitar signed by him the second time.
Nobody asked
@@chainsawteddybear This is an open forum. His comment was not negative.
@@chainsawteddybear Unlike every other social media platform, where people only comment when invited. 🤦♂️
This cat is so cool. And so is his cat. Seen Paul live so many times and every time he is better outstanding.
"...the two weeks in the 90's when I was famous." ha ha! Seems like a cool guy. Maybe wrapped a bit tight, but could be a fun guy to be around.
I never heard of him or Mr. Big.
@@kingrobert1st How old are you?
@@oig40203 Do you really want to know?
@@kingrobert1st Yes, that wasn't sarcasm. I was just wondering how old you were when Mr. Big had their moment in the sun.
@@oig40203 I'm 68 if you must. But you do the math.
Paul will definitely always be one of the greatest guitarists of all time not to mention a great humble human being we love you Paul
The solo on ‘To Be With You’ (Mr. Big) is my favorite acoustic solo ever! I’ve never heard anyone “slap” a solo so hard, and at the same time wonderfully melodic.
P.S Paul Gilbert is on my top 3 favorite guitarist list
I love it. With the influx of guitarist rushing to play 7,8 and 9 string guitars, Paul goes with the 3 string. Genius.
9:11 Wow! Tapping Version of "To be With You" !!!
You should see it in Guitar Wars 2003. It is in YT. That is the version that he was talking about.
I never particularly like Paul's music. But I truly admire him as one of the most respectable guitarists of all time. His passion, skills, modesty and happiness really influence me a lot on the way of learning to play the guitar.
What a player and nice person Paul is. Thanks Reverb for making amazing content!
His love of music and good attitude is why he's one of the best. He clearly not full of himself..
I really agree!
I miss his apartment in japan from the old dimarzio tape. he had a freakin pterodactyl on the ceiling.
I find his love for slide magnets endearing.
I'm always so jealous of people that find their passion early on in life and can dedicate every hour of every day to it... This man and steve vai always astound me as the goat's
People will tell you that Vai is full of himself and egotistical, he’s really not. Him and Gilbert are both incredibly humble guys
9:41 “WHAT ARE THOOOOOSE?!”
Best guitar teacher I've ever had...such a blessing to the music world!
No wonder he can play like that, his little finger is as big as most people's index fingers.
Dudes pinky is at least twice as long as mine. lol.
Lol what about tiny guys like Marty Friedman!?
How do I get this guy to join my band? Seems like he's pretty good.
"This is what happens when your mom comes to visit and you don't play for a week" what, you still play 1000x better than me? lol
Underrated
Even overlooked.
Extremely Talented .
And Humble .
That's a good thing .
Paul Gilbert is so cool and down to earth a normal acting guy who's playing is anything but normal
@ 1:38 kitty's like, "turn it up to 11!" 😂
The Mr. Big song at the end sounds like Paul's impression of a Rick Wakeman Yes breakdown but on guitar 🤣
The best part about this was the judgemental cat watching from the shelves behind the computer.
“2 weeks in 90s when i was famous“
That humbleness... 🙏🏻
There are more things to learn from this video than from 20 musical books!!! I really love Paul Gilbert, in my opinion he is the perfect balance between technique and feelings!!! And he's also very very funny!!! Love this man
I love that he is such an unapolegetic, regular guy...(with one superpower). The Clark Kent of shred....slippers, cat and all..
Paul's cat is also his guitar tech, cats like I got it Paul I'll tweak the amp for you lmao.
A guitarist is blessed when Ibanez is endorsing you. They make your dreams cme true.
@MrMisterMan wow..my comment is already 1 year old. But anyways..although i rather have a gibson lp ...ask satriani, vai and those others who play nothing else...and have no problem to affort any guitar on the planet. What do you mean ..there is better. There are other guitars..but better. These japaneese guys know how to built a guitar.
LOL "the 2 weeks i was famous in the 90's" Paul, stop it. You are a fucking giant on top of the guitar mountain in 2020. Easily the most well rounded guitar player in the world. Too damn humble sometimes lol.
A sig is cool, but to get your own guitar shape? Awesome!
Paul Gilbert is Awesome, did a Video about him, Looking forward to his DIO Tribute Album coming in April
& I will be doing a Review for that.
My heart skipped a beat when I saw the title because I thought he was selling off a bunch of his personal items.
LOL I guess this is what Paul Gilbert sounds like on a bad day...
This guy is super cool, fleec shirt, Fjällräven pants, looks like he's about to go on a hike or watch birds and then shreds the **** out of those guitars.
The bottleneck magnet is such a cool idea. Sadly I can't copy it. I'm playing only glass or brass ones … haha
Haha, “sounds like your doing something complicated”, ahh yeah
Best thing he ever did was switch to Marshall. Oh. My. GAWD does it sound so much better.
I LOVE the slide magnet!
"The two weeks in the 90's that I was famous." lol Far from it, brother.
The cat attacking PG for adjusting his tone was the highlight of this video.
I thought the cat taking the opportunity to lick its nuts on camera was the highlight
My thoughts exactly 😂
Meh!
I find it interesting that he’s possibly my favourite player yet I can’t stand his signature guitar.
I swear Paul gets better every day man. Which is amazing considering he's been a virtuosic player for decades. The sake guitar does sound great
This man never ceases to amaze me, he’s such an awesome guitarist and seems like a nice guy in general
Paul is such a soulful dude, when I flew in a spacesuit in space in orbit, it was very lonely, I wrote him a letter and he flew in and gave me his cassette!
The "Kikusui: Fireman is my personal favorite.
I love his no nonsense tone... no fluff or fuss... just phenomenal playing with gorgeous dynamics and precise technique. And he's a nice guy on top of that!
"I know his name is Ohius! I don't know if he's from Ohio."
(James Brown)
Maybe out of contract he cannot, but it would have been great knowing what his all around favorite guitars were.
Paul Gilbert is the most Paul Gilbert person out there.
The man plays like a God, has a cat as a roadie, wears slippers, and is the most amazing person ever.
You like Mr. Gilbert yes?
@@Frip36 just a little bit, hahaha.
I've got pinky envy. Seriously, that thing is inhuman.
Me too man. I've always envied his pinky finger. I thought I was the only one.
i wonder what happened to his hot pink ibanez he used with racer x? i always loved that guitar even though i wasn't crazy about the kahler.
"I have small hands" - Anti Paul Gilbert
My dream is to be that cat chilling on a shelf listening to paul's guitar all day long
I used to think Paul was so cool in the 80s, and now he's even cooler!
Paul Gilbert playing Zeppelin is something I didn’t know I needed in my life until now.
Never say "You play an Iceman" to Paul Stanley...he will lose his $hit. He plays the PS-1000
It never ceases to amaze me how nice Paul is
That cat attack was a big LOL.
2:07 What the hell kind of Ric bass is that?
Doc's Ferment Paul McCartney played one during Sgt Pepper days... so not that obscure really.
Thomas Fellows Paul played a 5001 thats not a 5001
Viper 6172Paul played 4001 didn’t he?
Edit: 4001S after googling
2nd edit: yes, I just realised that Paul Gilbert’s is completely bloody different! Like a Ric and a p-bass had a baby
Viper 6172 Macca’s Hofner was a 5001 fyi
I remember sending him an email via his website when I'd just started playing when I was around 17 years old. It was an email full of inane beginner questions. He sent me the nicest email back, answered all my questions. He's one of the good ones for sure. It's also great to see him play slide now too. Sounds killer.
I absolutely love Paul! Playing music for how many years now and still seems to enjoy doin' it! Plus - what a humble, down to Earth dude! You don't see that too often with Metal / Rock musicians! Long live Paul Gilbert!
Love the jazz chorus lurking in the chair. I still use Kemper rigs of the jc120. Fun stuff!
"Here are my 5 favorite guitars"
*Proceeds to show you 40 guitars*
I hope after the slide thing Paul Gilbert next is the wah thing!
7:25 he reached for a bar haha
Nah, just switched to the neck pickup with his pinky.
I think he was just making sure it was in the neck position . Such a killer player !!
Love this guy and havn'nt seen anything of him for years myself...he really inspired me to get better at guitar and as a teen at the time I couldn't do the stuff he was showing...no where near but he'd make me wanna try at least and push myself to go further in what I do, such a happy great character and teacher of guitar!
Is that a pair of ”Fjällräven” pants?? 👍