We COULDN'T BELIEVE What We Were Seeing When We First Saw THIS SOLO
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it's been 16 years since I first saw this clip and I have just about got the 'Ahoy, crew members' bit down.
It's starts with the first note.
😂 THIS
I have almost mastered the volume knob turn right before it
@@RobertFairweatherMusic It starts with a downstroke of your tongue
Best comment ever 😂
The holy grail of shred tape intros. Thank you Levi
Shawn Lane, Rick Graham, and Paul Gilbert are the three kingsmen of playing stuff absolutely nobody has recreated. I miss looking up shred videos all day.
Still one of the most jaw dropping intros ever in a tutorial tape…no delay, or reverb, no backing tracks…just pure unadulterated and CLEAN playing!
Also the first guitar tape I owned, and still a favourite player and teacher. Paul knew that his students would watch it over and over again so he’s always included humour in his tapes
I must have played this tape to death back in the day…even my mum knew half the dialogue (along with Michael Angelo Batio’s Star Licks VHS!)
And the magic tricks in the style of Tommy Cooper (or Carl Ballantine, for Americans) still make me smile
Yeah!
That's the most impressive part. Most players struggle just to sound ok on good amps. He had a horrible tone here. There's no room to hide imperfections and of course there aren't any because it's Paul Gilbert.
Star Licks VHS tapes are great. 🌟
I wouldn’t say clean though. It’s pretty high gain. :) Not less impressive none the less.
@@woolgum clean as in technique…although also quite clean in that there’s no reverb or delay on the guitar which can help the illusion of speed
@@tombstoneharrystudios584 indeed, really clean playing. Amazing.
The string skipping bit...across the whole neck...just because he can...absolutely mindblowing
terrifying!
He played that string skipping passage on the Racer X live album, peak shred!
That bit always left me speechless
I think Shawn Lane, MAB and Paul Gilbert are the scariests guitar players ever! This string skipping is really unbelievible!
@@diogomori9624 good call on the late great Shawn Lane!!
I was lucky to see him play live, he was already very sick and playing hurt him tremendously, and yet he did a gig in London early 2000s - jawdroppingly incredible.
Paul Gilbert is the greatest guitarist I have ever seen live. Outstanding
I remember seeing Mr Big in the early 90s in Milan, when they opened for Aerosmith (Get a grip tour). I had heard of them but didn't know any of their songs. In my opinion, they blew Aerosmith off the stage. Gilbert and Sheehan in particular simply floored me that night and "ruined" my Aerosmith experience.
Seen this 12 years ago and despite the rise of so many "RUclips" shredders and technical players, this REH intro clip by Paul is still unmatched to this day by it's sheer "shredtasticness", it has everything: the passion, the fire, the string skipping insanity, and just distortion straight to the amp rawness.🤘 Props to Levi for transcribing this gem, thanks for sharing your amazing "tabbing" talent mate.💯
Yeah, honestly I've never seen anyone come close to his picking technique, the dynamics, fluidity, attack is just unreal. And he's 21-22 years old in the video ? Come on .. this shit is unreal xD
@@skyguitar01 Indeed, you perfectly described it mate, the dynamics, fluidity especially the ATTACK, is what's separates it from today's modern shredders.👍
he's simply mind blowing. after all these years it's still right up there. wow
Ah, memories! Best instructional video of the 80'. I used to have it on VHS. What an intro
He was like a machine, amazing. There's footage of him at GIT just chilling with the students, like a Marvel superhero; it's not smoke and mirrors, when he was on it was like a lightning strike.
I am a big fan of yours Levi. I was a "shredder" in the late 80s, but grew up hearing Bluegrass, Country, etc.; which led me to learn Bebop (as much as I can). You have been a huge help on my recent journey because you love all music like me, but you are great.
I do love all music!
I can't help but be in awe of the picking hand it's like a machine almost like a type writer with a mind of its own... His technique is is so refined. His fretting hand also moves around effortlessly and can't help but notice how relaxed he is. Mind blowing stuff🤯
Can a intro to a guitar shred video get any sicker? Paul is truly scary on guitar!
Thanks sir.. remembering ,i think 30 plus years ago ..
No echo, no effects, just destruction lmao Paul is just too good
I borrowed this video from the local library and never gave it back! 😂 phenomenal playing and super clean. Other videos around or this time were soaked in effects and didn’t really teach aswell. Lovely Ibanez too! The clear or no scratch plate is a great idea.
Not into the shred stuff anymore but he’s the one that got me into it all those years ago. No doubt in my mind who is the best at it.
Paul was my teacher at GIT in 86. I used to go see Racer X in the local Hollywood clubs. I still have a pick of his.
I remember years ago when this came out, yes chaps it was back when the dead see was alive, I thought, F me, do we get the tab for this and what a shite fight it was going to be to learn, we never got the tabs, and I always hated not getting the tab for their great noodles at the start, but along comes Levi and saves the day. Thank you Mate. I know you making a lot of guitarists happy Mate.
Amazing tab!!! Incredible crazy shred Paul Gilbert
That's some impressive tab work! Just ordered your book as well... sounds like just what I need!
This changed my life
What I noticed most between him and Yngwie was, Paul was more aggressive and he didn't cover the same gound as Yngwie did a lot of the time. After about 10 minutes of listening to Yngwie, Ive heard enough. Paul covers many variations of similar riffs, but they sound noticeably different.
That's from his Racer X phase! When speed seamed more important than good melody, and yet he gives you at least some of the latter here unlike others. Later on he slowed down for that very reason, because what good is a good melody if it flies by you so quick, 99% of people couldn't possibly process it all? I never knew just how good he was until he slowed down! He's a wicked ass player, and an awesome person too.
Awesome transcription, thanks a bunch! You gotta tackle some Shawn Lane solos at some point, those are so hard to figure out!
My god I remember this vid and the first time I got it at home as a kid. I was half way between 'im gonna play this...at least as fast as I can' and just taking my guitar down the shop and selling it.
I remember getting this video back in 198?-something. It was a game changer for me, and perhaps millions of other guitarists at that time. Paul presented, and explained new ideas, and techniques which I saw later in many upcoming guitar heros. I burned through these video lessons, learning everything that my hands could keep up with. I dont have the largest hands, and finger spread around, but I compensated with other fingerings and right hand applications. In the late 80's, I used some of his chops live in clubs, and they killed! Some of his licks may be outdated now, but the variations which I had adapted have propelled me into my own style. Don't just copy Paul. He is unique, and most guitarists will recognise his personal skills. Absorb his playing style and make it your own. I have done that with many players, which kind of spoils the fun of listening to the masters, knowing where they took it from. But don't let that dissuade you from venturing further on those ideas. Make them you own. Music lovers are always waiting for something new!
@ 3:32 is that the extremely rare beast known as a Paul Gilbert sweep?
I think his tone needs more "presents" lol, ahhh what a blast from the past, wore this VHS tape out quick!
classic
I fortunately spent 6 hrs total between 2 days 1 on 1 with Paul at the '86 Chi NAMM in the Kahler booth playing this guitar and a bright pink Mockingbird. He said Carvin was making him a guitar...that didn't work out, lol! How annoying I must have been, 17yo been playing 3-4 yrs YJM, Dio, etc. And here is this guy only a few years older than me but the passion and dedication overflowed as I asked every question I could think of and "wait! Right there...what was that? How did you do that?"
Yep, I was a pest. But there was all the secrets right in front of me all I have to do is ask! I went home that first night and played the things I saw him play (attempted). The next day I told him I noticed this picking problem i had where I would (example) down stroke 4th string to down stroke 3rd string instead of up on 3rd to be an alternate picking method. He said that's what GIT instructor Frank Gambale calls economy picking and teaches this method. He told me to develope the technique and use it to my advantage. So that's how Paul changed my way of picking, playing and attitude towards having fun more often. Peace to you and yours.
Paul absolutely can still play like this when he wants to.
🎸🎸🎸PAUL🎸🎸🎸
It's partially his ability to mute while picking that separates his notes and creates his style/tone. I've taught students who really struggle to mute during high speed picking and try to pick from the elbow and skip the palm mute and then wonder why it doesn't sound the same.
Love the aggressivness of Paul's picking. I think him and Todd Duane has the best aggressive picking sound.
apparently gilbert is a lite picker ,but it does not sound it .
@@fig1115 dont know where you got that from because he's not. He's a hard picker (which you hear). I got this info from people who has actually jammed with him.
And after all that he says:
"This is a power chord"
That must have been crazy to tab it down, thanks ♥️
Gilbert, man what a player!
Unreal
He's definitely not this fast anymore
cleaner than that front room at your Grandmas house
Half way through that I was kinda like...... We get it ¡!!!! You can play
I Don't literally know ONE of his songs. Yet im obsessed with Buckethead and with his creativity and productivity. (Is The Technical Difficulties his song? If it is,i know one)
the intro to the song" Street Leathal" has a killer lick that is also a great exercise
Gilbert is sickening. What an amazing guitar player and cool as gell guy. Damn this is good.
Bonkers!!!!!
I still have this vhs tape. Carl Sagan should have included it in his package to space. The aliens be like 😳😳😳
This is why I have taken up gardening
Ok, so start with a bending on the B string on the twentieth fret... /and after two weeks/ ...do the 1/4 bend on the lowest E string on the second fret
It’s not the speed or precision that’s overly impressive, it’s the FREAKING STRING SKIPPING while maintaining it is bonkers. No one can do that like Paul.
Awesome! By chance, do you have this tab in Guitar Pro, other software, or a PDF, that I don’t mind share (or sell)?. I would love to have this! 😍
Everything is on Patreon
3:32 interesting, you don't often see him sweep!
I’ve played all of those notes. … not in that order or speed, but I’ve definitely played them at some point.
Fire.
Can you make transcriptions of Anton Oparin's version of Paganini's caprices?
I totally thought I was progressing really well on guitar when I was in high school in the early 2000s. Then I saw stuff like this and learned my place in the world 😂
Would love to have see PG and YJM face off in a shred duel back in the 80’s
The GOAT
Nope.
Malmsteen destroys Gilbert!!!
Wow🙈
I has this video too truly mind blowing!!
Okay, this is the longest I've ever seen anyone take to tune a guitar.But after he finally got it tuned up did he play any songs? It might have been interesting if he did, but maybe there wasn't enough time in the video to show it?
Wow! Just fn wow. 😲
Met Paul Gilbert once at a record signing and had the v.h.s copy of this , he asked if it was any help to which I replied " yes to burn my guitar " . Wasn't until after multiple viewings that I realised why I could never emulate any of the stuff on there , I'm a rubbish guitarist and I do not possess a freakishly long space alien little ( pinky ) finger !!!
Et où se cache la musique du coup ?
I was introduced to Paul Gilbert kind of later in his career. Then I saw this video and just couldn’t get this straight in my head: This is the guy from Mr. Big? Wtf
I mean, I love Paul Gilbert. He's a monster, but he didn't give me the keys to the Lamborghini. 😀
"even though Paul doesn't play like this anymore, this is what Paul is for me" I absolutely agree. As a Shredder he is top 5 all time, as a blues/funk player....I heard better.
does your book include all these fun tab nuggets from all the shred greats or can we buy them off you ? do you do custom tab work ? for money
All tabs go on Patreon. I do custom work when I have time, I’m pretty slammed with big jobs at the moment, but you can always ask,
Caught that rare Em sweep
the Sunlit Nights sweep!
Yep this is definitely the dude that taught buckethead
Because you were hearing it.
wow his pinky is long, that is not normal. I wish I had those hands. (Im fully aware he practiced 1000s++ of hours).
FANTASTIC musician....amazing technical skills..but after 3 minutes I just hear bees buzzing around. JMO, no disprespect intended.
Did they have to put all their credits over the guitar?
I'm pretty sure his pinky is longer than my middle finger.
Ada mp1 clean tube distortion channel
I found the PG video way to far along, but it made me a better guitarist almost immediately.
Levi! Just an idea, could you put the bpm marking in beginning of the transcription? It could help when even considering about practicing a monster like this haha Awesome work like always my man!
Not really, because with something like this (free time) the tempo fluctuates!
But all that stuff is in the guitar pro files on Patreon
@@LeviClay I thought the same thing about free tempo...But that is a damn good sales pitch, I'll give you that! Anyways, thank you for your work again!
@@selenemoon2249 gotta keep those lights on 😂
THAT PINKY IS STRONGER THAN MY BICEP
Welcome Aboard.
Insanely incredible! A machine! Data from Star Trek! if Spock took up metal guitar! Geesus H core ipe!
My style is very close to his. I do shit like he's doing when I pick up a guitar. Although he's way better at the legato slide and tap thing. He's very clean in his picking. That's a lot of practice right there. And people think I'm amazing at guitar, shit, let me show them this video....lol.
It's Buckethead ... without the bucket.
😲 amazing 🎸🎹❤️🌈
This dude deserves far more subscribers he be tabbing out some of the hardest shit to play come on subscribe lol
Don’t tell people in the comments! Tell people on social media 😂
Yeah but I know alot of people watch stuff all the time yet they don't like or subscribe. Plus it still shows up in their feed if they watch someone's stuff alot even if they don't sub... I know I was guilty of that myself for awhile and was like well if I dig the content how hard is it to like or subscribe? It's the least I can do but yeah you're definitely a professional level transcriber shit you should be doing books LoL 😂 I know how hard it is to do the shit I've done some myself... Not to your degree albiet but yeah hearing lose makes it harder lol... It's crazy that I see people who can't play a lick , they aren't talented funny or good looking yet they got far more subscribers than you would think they'd have. idk maybe they got a big family haha ... Yeah you definitely have talent and should have alot more subs.
I am doing books, I did about 12 last year, got a queue of full albums waiting this year already :)
That intro is the very reason I am trying to shred.
Crazy cool
Yeah yeah, but can you play Smoke?
I wonder what Paul would've turned out like if he was born in 2000.
Is there a way to download this transcription?
Patreon
I can only imagine how long this took to transcribe lol props to you my friend.
Sometimes I forget how awesome Paul's vibrato is haha
Certainly one of the most humble and nicest dudes in the guitar world as well
Totally! He dedicated an entire Song to it called Vibrato😄
I find his personality to be particularly annoying but the guy is a legend.
@@HalJikaKick Wtf he’s the most likable guy in the world
@@Johnnysmithy24 He said one thing I could not forgive. I own it
@@HalJikaKick What thing
All these years later , even with how far guitar technique has advanced....this isn't even the slights bit less mind blowing than the first time I saw it. Insane.
Couldn't agree more.
Totally agree, in fact it's almost even more impressive, as you can tell he's playing pretty loud too, and not at safe compressed 'home' (Instagram clip) volume. There's also a passion, fire and aggressive beauty in the delivery that only comes from being able to do this stuff Live and Loud.
Even most of today’s technical players can’t pick like Paul, that’s the thing
Nothings changed, people just don't practice as much and sit on the internet instead.
You might borrow a kids VHS tape here and there, or write down the appregios and scales on paper.
@@BeamRider100 You think people are practicing less today? There are 12 year olds out there easily playing stuff that would have been considered pro level in the 80's and 90's. If anything, guitarists are practicing way more and there are a lot more really good players out there. Most people are never going to be able to pick as well as this guy regardless of how much they practice.
Back in the late ‘80’s I was fortunate enough to be in a band that opened for Racer-X in Arizona and got to see Gilbert perform in his heyday. Power drill and everything. Blew my mind.
was it at the Mason Jar?
@@tweevers2 it was indeed at the Mason Jar.
@@attentiondeficitsquirrel7660 it is cool that it opened back up though as the Rebel Lounge as it is now called...but The Jar was the place.Played there a few times as well and also saw many a great shows on that tiny stage were you almost hit your head on the low roof beam going down center stage
@@tweevers2 what was the name of your band?
@@tweevers2 and that bright light on stage that the band had to turn off themselves before starting the show.
I used to watching this intro along with the Yngwie REH video every day when I was at Berklee, I think my neighbors loved it b/c id hear them banging on the walls with excitement. PG Rocks!!!
Paul is a legendary guitarist. Absolutely wonderful to see him play. What a talent!
Paul's got talent. But mostly what this solo is... is just out practicing the competition. As a composition it isn't impressive, it's pure technique, which is not a talent
@@shredd5705Huh? You better fix your grammar first before you talk about other people's talent.
@@sarshanden8033 Well eat my shit buddy. You can't speak my language, I'm not a native speaker. Saatanan lonkeropolvinen jutktutuubissa pätevä homokuukeli. Etkä selvästikään ole musikaalinen kun et tajua että tämä on pelkkää asteikkojen runkkamista, vitun näppäimistön takana kyhjöttävä pussisilmä. Vedä ittes jojoon. Jutkutuubin sensuuri ei huomaa mitään kun kiikut hirressä vammaisine mielipiteinesi, vitun internetissä änkyttävä kusimanaatti :)
I don't think I've played that many notes in my lifetime. Just wow!
The best part about this is that Paul himself shows you most licks here in the video. I do wonder how many people could actually play the entire thing as well as he does. I can do most of the licks by themselves cleanly but it's another level to combine everything so smoothly like that.
Spot on and well said about combining them, individually yep ok, still not easy, but then just cleanly transitioning is another thing entirely
I wonder how many takes it took him - I wouldn’t honestly be surprised if it was the first 😂
He was probably playing 10 hours a day so was always just ready to rip at the stop of a hat lol
@The Fourth Write Djentleman Yeah, dude. That's the other thing. I can shred, but if it has been a couple of days since the last time I played, I have to warm up a little and get my hands synchronized. To be able to just jump in and shred like that, you have to be in that zone where you know you've been practicing a lot and the everything is in synch immediately.
There is three people that can almost play mimic him perfectly. Anton oparin, remy henson, and adam wever
Most likely not that many. Sure you can learn how to play it note by note, but coming close playing as clean as he does with dexterity and attack, well, that's another story. I recently recorded it as I wanted to play it 20 years ago almost, but never invested much time into it and i know i'd have to practice much more to get it as clean as he does on some parts. But I am okay with that.
And it's another level again to compose it... It's another level again to just come up with it on the spot
It makes you sick how unbelievably good his playing is
What I love about Paul is that he went from a high-speed shredder who thew in feel bends once in a while, to a feel bender who threw in high-speed shred once in a while. :)
Paul is a legend, and on top of being a world class player, he seems to be a genuinely all around nice guy.
Also, his Instagram posts with his cat crack me up. The poor thing always look offended af 😄
Excellent work! Would love to see a transcription of the crazy parts from the Micheal Angelo Batio Speed Kills videos LOL 😆 Maybe you did it already and i missed it