0:00 - Introduction 4:40 - Vocal melodies on guitar 7:55 - Paul Gilbert’s supervillain alter-ego 13:20 - Burning Questions 14:50 - Paul’s DIY Ibanez Roadstar RS-525 21:54 - Name Those Notes 23:17 - The history of Technical Difficulties by Racer X 27:55 - The “Paul Gilbert Lick” 38:44 - When Paul finally ‘got’ Hendrix 41:10 - Paul’s guitar tone evolution 1:00:31 - Paul played all the instruments on his new album 1:07:44 - Paul’s online guitar school 1:11:45 - Paul’s supervillain advice (rant)
Well George Harrison developed his technique quite a lot over time. Especially later he was able to play his solos with a much better technique. John Lennon is also very underrated as a guitar player. Although I agree with Paul it's not like they still sounded as they didn't improve on their technique over time. I think he really should have pointed that out. The Beatles were also less about solos but about complex chord structures. They used quite unusual chords for a pop bands.
Paul Gilbert is the kind of teacher that makes you want to sit down and practice something you hate just so you can go back and show him the cool thing you turned it into the next week.
I saw a video of him taking the pentatonic and dropping the 3rd and replacing it with the 4th. All up and down the neck too, not just a box solo. So, like in A minor pentatonic he dropped the C and added back in the F. I was like, wait, you can do that! Lol. Guy is just awesome.
Ok so I have a Paul Gilbert story. Back in 2012 a few friends of mine and I attended the winter namm show. PG was playing at a very small hotel bar one of the nights. It was a killer show. One of my friends who is also a massive Gilbert fan was getting absolutely hammered during the show. Lol. The minute the shows over Paul runs off stage and out the main doors and up a flight of stairs. My friend says “let’s follow him! Maybe we can get an autograph or something.” I said “uh No. that’s a bad idea.” After a few more pleas from him I caved. We go up the stairs and at the end of the hall was a conference room. We could hear talking from inside. My friend opens the door and low and behold there is Paul in the back end of the room about 15’ away standing in his underwear. The moment my friend sees him he blurts out “Dude it’s Paul Gilbert just loud enough that he hears him. At this point my friends got his back to PG and I’m facing him. After PG finishes getting dressed he heads towards us and I’m thinking he’s gonna be super pissed and have us escorted out or worse. The moment he gets to us he says “Hey guys did you guys see the show?” We are both shocked he wasn’t angry by us being there. We proceeded to talk about the show and his gear for a few minutes and then took a few pics and went on our way. Just goes to show how great of a guy PG is. I’m sure any other rock star would have had our asses kicked and thrown out.
WELL I MUST SAY AMID MR. GILBERT ASKING YOU ABOUT: "HEY GUYS DID U SEE THE SHOW?!" _ ( JUST AFTER YOU SEEN HIM IN HIS UNDERWEAR ) _ WAS AN INTERESTING TURN OF EVENTS IN YOUR STORY & UM SUPRISED YOUR STORY WASNT TWISTED INTO A DIFFERNT TALE...😜🙃😎🤔
He's actually a genius. The way he sees guitar is so different. His tip about playing the same thing until you get tired of it and your ear craves something else is genius.
He talks about that in his 'artist works' lessons. "Bullet proof" playing he calls it. When you can play it no matter what because you've played it so many times.
@@trackerbuckmann1627 i like it when he's does a rhythmic low groove / riff, round and round then bounces between the groove and leads, tightens up ya playing nicely.. maybe that's what you meant, or similar at least, we can all agree he has great exercises i think!
Paul is an “international treasure.” I suffer from back pain and this hour and a half with Paul is better than any painkiller or chiropractor session. I also thank this kid for spotlighting treasures like Paul for today’s audiences.
Great interview. Paul is not just a monster when it comes to guitar, it's his child like enthusiasm and openness to everything that is music that truly makes him an inspiration. He's all of us at 15 years old discovering players and songs, as if it's the first time. Somehow he's been able to capture and never lose that moment for his entire life. Love it.
What always amazes me is that Paul can play long complicated pieces, all from memory and NEVeR misses a note. Perfectly fretted and picked, it’s superhuman.
I honestly just learned about PG yesterday and I am SO INSPIRED to not just play more like him, but to BE more like him as a person. From wise sage to guitar villain, he has RANGE!
I love Paul, he reminds me of an ADD kid explaining what he learned at school. Of course that kid would have to be doing the equivalent of a masters in astrophysics for the metaphor to full work. The sheer joy is just infectious.
I owe to Paul Gilber the ability of starting to pick up English words by ear watching his instructional videos back in the day. Instead of focusing on the licks I would focus on the language and look on the dictionary certains words that I couldn't understand by ear. He speaks very clearly, at a slower pace and without an accent. So thanks, Paul.
@@OriginalPuroSame here, Final Fantasy 7 and Resident Evil 1 especially, back in the late 90s, were my english teachers. Then music too of course, much better than school.
I love it when Paul Gilbert randomly busts out into song on guitar... dude has become so melodic on top of his shred chops he's had forever in the past number of years
Paul Gilbert was the most influential person in my guitar technical progression back in the day. I had his videos Intense Rock I and Intense Rock 2. He made learning and playing difficult things humorous and fun and that was key for me. Thanks Paul!
I met Paul and Billy giving out demo cassette tapes for Mr Big at Fairview Mall in Kitchener Ontario. They were standing out in front of the KMart at the food court doors. The cassette was covered by a cardboard cover with what would end up as the album cover on the front. It was essentially an EP and had To Be with You and three other songs. They talked with us for probably 10 mins and I asked Paul just a pile of guitar questions. He told me two things - listen to everything and practice through repetition. I think they were going to open for Cinderella or Slaughter , would have been summer 91. I think it was Cinderella cause I know I won tickets for that show on the radio. They were great and really just regular dudes.
Paul Gilbert is a genius. His groove is out of this world, and it's a shame he is starting to lose his hearing because his trained ears are impeccable.
Oh he's had hearing problems for a loong time, I think I read that's why he used to wear those big ear muffs on stage to protect his hearing. I doubt he'll be losing it completely any time soon :)
This is by far the most interesting and entertaining interview I have even seen. Paul Gilbert is my current guitar obsession. He’s really technically good but there’s so much SOUL to all of his stuff. And his love for guitar is so inspiring. I’ve learned a lot from this video and really want to improve my guitar abilities
Copped a Paul Gilbert Signature Guitar and the tone is incredible, buttery cleans soaring leads, Paul really knows how to get a T H I C C B O I tone, with his playing style in his fingers but his guitars and gear also!
I love Paul Gilbert because you can tell by watching him that he loves the guitar. He just absolutely loves it no matter what he's doing as long as he's guitaring. Every moment he's holding one he's having the time of his life.
Thanks for having P.G. on "Guitar Villains"...and just letting him "RUN"! Always entertaining AND instructive!! I've been "living" in the "Instrumentalized Iconic Vocal World" for some time; so I'm TOTALLY "in the choir" he's preaching to when it comes to that concept...as well as the "Killer Vibrato" thing. BOOMER BENDS FOREVER!!
Such a great interview-ee!!! Paul is so in tune with what is happening musically and he has such a great way to express it both verbally and on guitar. I learned to paint from someone who was just like him but spoke in the language of line and color.
I remember listening to Street Lethal, back in the 80s, it had a warning on it that if your a guitar player, you may want to break you guitar in half after listening. Kind of reminds me of when Ralph Machio gets done playing the classical arpeggios and Jack Butler looks up and nods...and the crowd goes...ooohh...mmmhhh...now what!?
A good point about " the Paul Gilbert Lick" is the sheet music to Street Lethal. The scale patterns of the solo are great to practice slow, to get variations out of
OMG, he asks Paul what's his #1 guitar right now and he goes and pulls out an exact copy of my first "real" guitar. Ibanez Roadstar II in the purple burst finish with gold hardware. The only difference is mine has the black plastic pickup covers on them. Bought it new in the mid 80's when I was 16 and played the crap out of that thing. it's in need of some work and has been in it's case for the past 7 or 8 years. Seeing Paul pull that out was really cool.
My take away... There is no right and wrong. Good is good. Everyone is unique. You can make great music at any stage of your skill level. There’s something to appreciate everywhere. Just play, just make music. It’s ok if you aren’t a shred person, keep trying, but be yourself. Sometimes less is more. I love this man.
The difference between this and the Vai interview was that we didn’t know where Vai was going while he was answering questions. This time Gilbert didn’t know where he was going while answering questions but always made it fun and informative to watch.
Tylers look of awe and wonder reminds me when I had the honor to get an in person lesson from Paul a few years back. Amazing teacher who made you feel comfortable even though you are jamming with someone who could literally melt your face.
I absolutely love Paul Gilbert interviews. He's so entertaining, goes off on so many interesting tangents and he seems like a genuinely nice guy. Awesome interview dude.
My third comment on the same video. Thank you, Tyler, for bringing this wonderful video to us. I can only imagine what an honor it must have been to interview Paul. I can, also, only imagine it must have been exhausting; if you ask Paul, he will tell you. What a gift. Thanks, man!
Great interview! It was very honest of PG to be so forthright w his hearing loss. As a hearing aid specialist who deals w folks w hearing loss daily make sure to protect your ears, y’all! Earplugs help a ton and take good care all!
The saddest thing is Paul took so much better care of his hearing than most rockstars. He was pretty religious about using protective hearing gear as early as his late 20s to early 30s. Sadly I think he knew this was coming his entire career.
Paul is so cool never thought this interview Been like this I'm telling you Tyler by far this is your best guitar villains episode yet yes even over your Steve Vai episode
Man, 'I Am Satan' is also one of my fav of Paul's. It's so unique in the way that until the middle it sounds like an ordinary love song, but ends up with an eerie-sounding progressions, and spooky noises. God, I love this song so much. I've never head anything like this before and after.
I love Paul Gilbert. He is my favorite guitar player. Not because of his speed, which is pretty quick even by today's standards. Not because of his technical mastery, which is insane. But, because he has such incredible joy when he plays. He nearly glows with childlike glee when he is playing. I may never master my instrument the way he has, but I always want my playing to contain that kind of joy.
By far my favourite episode. Paul's always been part of my guitar journey and his unwavering enthusiasm for the guitar is so incredibly infectious. His knowledge and ability are, pretty much, unsurpassed. I'd give anything to have ears like his and I've not lost any of my hearing. Thanks for this episode Tyler, pretty sure it's one I'll be re-watching.
Paul Gilbert is at the top of my list as the most talented guitar player ever and he is the one professional musician that I'd wish to get taught by. The dudes knowledge on music and songs is other worldly , dude might just be an alien lol
He was born at one of luckiest times to grow up with music. He’s old enough to remember the Beatles when they were still a band. He was about 5 to 8 when 70’s Bubble gum/glam (Raspberries/Sweet/T-Rex & Alice Cooper, Bowie) ruled the rock airwaves. He was about 10 going into a being young teenager when 70’s hard rockers like Zeppelin, Aerosmith Sabbath & KISS were giving way to new super skilled rock bands like Boston, UFO & Van Halen. He got a full ear of Punk and New Wave and then the rebirth of British metal with a renewed Thin Lizzy, Black Sabbath, Scorpions & Judas Priest. Which then of course introduced new rockers like Iron Maiden, Dio, Ozzy, Def Leppard. Loudness and Anthem in Japan. And in the US, bands like Motley Crue, Quiet Riot, Dokken, WASP, Armored Saint, Black and Blue, and Lizzy Borden… And of course Paul’s Racer X. Every time you hear Paul Gilbert’s interviews and playing, what your hearing is his distilling of all his growing years of listening to hard rock and 70’s AM pop. I’m from Paul’s era. I grew up in L.A. worked at shows when he was with Willie in Black Sheep m, right up to the Racer X show at the Country Club when they essentially co- headlined with Anthem from Japan. We even opened for Racer X early in their club days having no idea who they were or what their significance to hard rock would be some 30 years later. Every time Paul does an interview, I can’t wait to watch it because it always leaves a big smile on my face and many good memories about growing up in the same era that he did, and of all the music that has worked its way into my memory banks, down into my heart and then back out thru my fingers. This was one more of those moment’s.
"A robot's always going to win" Paul said. I found humor in that as I thought "Paul, the engineers are trying to teach the robots how to sound more like you." I love this guy.
I absolutely love listening to Paul talk about the guitar and music in general, let alone listen to him play. He's one of the greatest ever. Genius on every level
I love Paul's energy and passion for the guitar, it's very addictive ! Anybody else think of Rabbi Glickman from Seinfeld when you see Paul in that hat and glasses ?
Hello from Ireland. Went to see Paul Gilbert on a rainy nite in Dublin some years ago. Twas the "Get out of my Yard" tour and me&friends got to meet him. He was an absolute gentleman and happy to chat. Sound as a Pound. Great fun had in this interview! Loved it.
People get really wrapped up in how technically gifted Paul is, which he absolutely has amazing chops, but the thing that really impresses me about Paul is his musicality. A lot of guitar players are more guitar players than they are musicians, but everything Paul does and the way he thinks is always music first. He's so fucking good and inspirational!
Genuinely one of my favourite interviews with Paul Tyler, was lucky to do a masterclass with Paul about 10 years ago in Dublin before his show with 4 other guitarists, back then two things stood out about his playing, melody & rhythm based even in the solos he was conscious of tying it in with the groove of the tune. Plus he's always been super humble & great sense of humour too. Made everyone feel at ease.
This is my favorite interview I've seen of the wonderful Paul Gilbert. Great job just gently guiding him and letting us all absorb his humor and wisdom and inspiration.
it's so sad that paul's losing/lost a bunch of his hearing, he's one of my favourite guitarists, especially of those best known for shredding. he seems to know every song ever written, proof of what can be done if you spend all time mastering what you do. will you get phil x on here some day?
It's pretty heartbreaking that it's the primary reason behind a change in his playing style, especially since he fought to keep it a lot harder than most musicians. He obviously knew it was already starting to happen as early as his late 20s to early 30s and started religiously wearing protective hearing gear.
The solo on his Metal Dog version of Technical Difficulties is my favorite solo of all time. He plays it over a Comfortabley Numb backing track. Pure emotional shredfest
Literally 9 minutes in and Paul's advice already shined a light on improving as a guitarist. Never thought I could sing and play but his advice about playing the bass line first somehow made it click for me. Here I am singing and playing Ob-la-di Ob-la-da at 4am now.
I saw Mr. Big open up for Rush in Baltimore in 1990. I wasn't a fan until I saw them live. Paul did his solo (drill included) and he blew me away! Been a fan ever since.
And all my years of playing I never really warmed up to Paul Gilbert and his playing, after this interview, I have really grown to like him, he is such a great guy with lots of information that is common to me. you did a great job on this interview bringing out so much information and all the other guitar villain interviews. Good work!!!
PG is such a phenomenal guitarist, song writer, and teacher. It is great to see once again how lovely he is as a person too. Great interviewee, great interviewer.
His positive energy is like inspirational fuel. Great guy - especially in later years. I never liked the technical shreddy stuff earlier on - I did realize he was brilliant, but it didn't mean anything to me. What he does now does mean something. Maybe it is just because I don't have the processing speed for the fast stuff, I don't know, but that's how I feel about it.
One thing I love about this particular episode is Tyler's expression for the entire hour and a half. What I see respect, admiration, and above all the illusion of someone who is watching one of his heroes enjoy a lot of what he does, while talking, while playing; this is priceless.
0:00 - Introduction
4:40 - Vocal melodies on guitar
7:55 - Paul Gilbert’s supervillain alter-ego
13:20 - Burning Questions
14:50 - Paul’s DIY Ibanez Roadstar RS-525
21:54 - Name Those Notes
23:17 - The history of Technical Difficulties by Racer X
27:55 - The “Paul Gilbert Lick”
38:44 - When Paul finally ‘got’ Hendrix
41:10 - Paul’s guitar tone evolution
1:00:31 - Paul played all the instruments on his new album
1:07:44 - Paul’s online guitar school
1:11:45 - Paul’s supervillain advice (rant)
Well George Harrison developed his technique quite a lot over time. Especially later he was able to play his solos with a much better technique. John Lennon is also very underrated as a guitar player. Although I agree with Paul it's not like they still sounded as they didn't improve on their technique over time. I think he really should have pointed that out. The Beatles were also less about solos but about complex chord structures. They used quite unusual chords for a pop bands.
Next time, try drinking 2 beers first
Paul Gilbert is the kind of teacher that makes you want to sit down and practice something you hate just so you can go back and show him the cool thing you turned it into the next week.
I saw a video of him taking the pentatonic and dropping the 3rd and replacing it with the 4th. All up and down the neck too, not just a box solo. So, like in A minor pentatonic he dropped the C and added back in the F. I was like, wait, you can do that! Lol. Guy is just awesome.
His teaching style is actually affective
And he seems passionate about teaching like he really wants u to be the best u can be he's awesome
man you are absolutely correct here, paul is just an inspiring guy. He does make you just want to play and he is so damn positive
Hence Buckethead's incredible abilities
Indeed
Ok so I have a Paul Gilbert story.
Back in 2012 a few friends of mine and I attended the winter namm show. PG was playing at a very small hotel bar one of the nights. It was a killer show. One of my friends who is also a massive Gilbert fan was getting absolutely hammered during the show. Lol.
The minute the shows over Paul runs off stage and out the main doors and up a flight of stairs. My friend says “let’s follow him! Maybe we can get an autograph or something.” I said “uh No. that’s a bad idea.” After a few more pleas from him I caved. We go up the stairs and at the end of the hall was a conference room. We could hear talking from inside. My friend opens the door and low and behold there is Paul in the back end of the room about 15’ away standing in his underwear. The moment my friend sees him he blurts out “Dude it’s Paul Gilbert just loud enough that he hears him. At this point my friends got his back to PG and I’m facing him. After PG finishes getting dressed he heads towards us and I’m thinking he’s gonna be super pissed and have us escorted out or worse. The moment he gets to us he says “Hey guys did you guys see the show?” We are both shocked he wasn’t angry by us being there. We proceeded to talk about the show and his gear for a few minutes and then took a few pics and went on our way.
Just goes to show how great of a guy PG is. I’m sure any other rock star would have had our asses kicked and thrown out.
WELL I MUST SAY AMID MR. GILBERT ASKING YOU ABOUT:
"HEY GUYS DID U SEE THE SHOW?!"
_ ( JUST AFTER YOU SEEN HIM IN HIS UNDERWEAR ) _ WAS AN INTERESTING TURN OF EVENTS IN YOUR STORY & UM SUPRISED YOUR STORY WASNT TWISTED INTO A DIFFERNT TALE...😜🙃😎🤔
“Hey guys did you guys see the show?”
Under the circumstances, the only appropriate response would have been...
"Yup! We saw 'em both"
Paul is one of the most interesting musicians to listen to speak and play.
0 ego, infinite talent, a real gift to the guitar world.
Zero ego, infinite talent. Nuff said.!
Absolutely
And he's nuts! Great sense of humour, it's impossible _not_ to like the guy! 😁
Well said.
He's actually a genius. The way he sees guitar is so different. His tip about playing the same thing until you get tired of it and your ear craves something else is genius.
He talks about that in his 'artist works' lessons. "Bullet proof" playing he calls it. When you can play it no matter what because you've played it so many times.
Can you give the timestamp?
@@trackerbuckmann1627 can you link the video pls?
thought you were going to say an exercise i was familiar with but i hadn't heard that, it's odd though, i was essentially doing that yesterday!
@@trackerbuckmann1627 i like it when he's does a rhythmic low groove / riff, round and round then bounces between the groove and leads, tightens up ya playing nicely.. maybe that's what you meant, or similar at least, we can all agree he has great exercises i think!
Paul Gilbert really embodies a guitar villain, but he is simply so legendary that it's immeasurable. I absolutely look forward to this one.
14:54 “I got this on Reverb for $400!” I died hearing that, it made me hysterical and happy at the same time
Paul is an “international treasure.” I suffer from back pain and this hour and a half with Paul is better than any painkiller or chiropractor session. I also thank this kid for spotlighting treasures like Paul for today’s audiences.
glad you found something to help, keep the faith mate.
Great interview. Paul is not just a monster when it comes to guitar, it's his child like enthusiasm and openness to everything that is music that truly makes him an inspiration. He's all of us at 15 years old discovering players and songs, as if it's the first time. Somehow he's been able to capture and never lose that moment for his entire life. Love it.
Paul Gilbert is indeed the ultimate guitar villain
I like to think of him as hero and Buckethead is the ultimate villain
@@BrandonWingerAir Yes lol
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I like the way you think!!!
@@BrandonWingerAir indeed! he is the super hero!
Paul is definitely the hero...
Paul Gilbert should be classified as a national treasure. This is one special human being. Tone and technique are just off the charts per usual
What always amazes me is that Paul can play long complicated pieces, all from memory and NEVeR misses a note. Perfectly fretted and picked, it’s superhuman.
ya know how some have photographic memory? some have that for audio also...
Elton John is another one..
The man has encyclopedic knowledge of music. History, theory, composition, EVEVERYTHING!
I honestly just learned about PG yesterday and I am SO INSPIRED to not just play more like him, but to BE more like him as a person. From wise sage to guitar villain, he has RANGE!
I love Paul, he reminds me of an ADD kid explaining what he learned at school. Of course that kid would have to be doing the equivalent of a masters in astrophysics for the metaphor to full work. The sheer joy is just infectious.
I owe to Paul Gilber the ability of starting to pick up English words by ear watching his instructional videos back in the day. Instead of focusing on the licks I would focus on the language and look on the dictionary certains words that I couldn't understand by ear. He speaks very clearly, at a slower pace and without an accent. So thanks, Paul.
Learning English from guitar. I love it
@@ryanriggs9963 I learnt English from video games more so than I did in school, so it's all possible.
@@OriginalPuroSame here, Final Fantasy 7 and Resident Evil 1 especially, back in the late 90s, were my english teachers. Then music too of course, much better than school.
He's the antithesis of a villain....
So humble...humorous...encouraging...and relatable.
I love it when Paul Gilbert randomly busts out into song on guitar... dude has become so melodic on top of his shred chops he's had forever in the past number of years
i love it when i see oasis in random places. cause they were one of the last great, rock n roll bands.
Paul Gilbert was the most influential person in my guitar technical progression back in the day. I had his videos Intense Rock I and Intense Rock 2. He made learning and playing difficult things humorous and fun and that was key for me. Thanks Paul!
Intense Rock I and Intense Rock 2. He made learning and playing difficult things humorous and fun 💯💥
Paul has never stopped being just amazing. This video is a treasure
I'm not good at guitar but Paul Gilbert just brings a smile to my face in every interview I watch him in, he is so enthusiastic about music.
I met Paul and Billy giving out demo cassette tapes for Mr Big at Fairview Mall in Kitchener Ontario. They were standing out in front of the KMart at the food court doors. The cassette was covered by a cardboard cover with what would end up as the album cover on the front. It was essentially an EP and had To Be with You and three other songs. They talked with us for probably 10 mins and I asked Paul just a pile of guitar questions. He told me two things - listen to everything and practice through repetition. I think they were going to open for Cinderella or Slaughter , would have been summer 91. I think it was Cinderella cause I know I won tickets for that show on the radio. They were great and really just regular dudes.
Paul Gilbert is a genius. His groove is out of this world, and it's a shame he is starting to lose his hearing because his trained ears are impeccable.
Hearing aids are pretty good these days. He should get some if he needs them.
Oh he's had hearing problems for a loong time, I think I read that's why he used to wear those big ear muffs on stage to protect his hearing. I doubt he'll be losing it completely any time soon :)
The thing I really love about Paul Gilbert is how he uses his guitar as a communication tool.
This is by far the most interesting and entertaining interview I have even seen. Paul Gilbert is my current guitar obsession. He’s really technically good but there’s so much SOUL to all of his stuff. And his love for guitar is so inspiring. I’ve learned a lot from this video and really want to improve my guitar abilities
Paul's tone is so thick... love it
Copped a Paul Gilbert Signature Guitar and the tone is incredible, buttery cleans soaring leads, Paul really knows how to get a T H I C C B O I tone, with his playing style in his fingers but his guitars and gear also!
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What the f**k is T H I C C B O I? CRINGE!!!
I'd love for him to do a video about him just explaining all his pedal and amp settings
@@matthashobbies he's done that many times
@@hotman718 can you link a vid of him doing one?
I love Paul Gilbert because you can tell by watching him that he loves the guitar. He just absolutely loves it no matter what he's doing as long as he's guitaring. Every moment he's holding one he's having the time of his life.
I honestly believe I could watch Paul Gilbert all day. Such a great guitarist and entertainer.
Thanks for having P.G. on "Guitar Villains"...and just letting him "RUN"! Always entertaining AND instructive!! I've been "living" in the "Instrumentalized Iconic Vocal World" for some time; so I'm TOTALLY "in the choir" he's preaching to when it comes to that concept...as well as the "Killer Vibrato" thing. BOOMER BENDS FOREVER!!
13:10 Alien Broccoli Marauders would be one hell of a band name
Not as good as “Pissed Jeans” tho’....!
EXTRATERRESTRIAL TOFU ARMADA! XD
Paul gilbert showing melody playing is The most important thing. so awesome!
Tyler, the entire guitar universe is SO jealous of you right now, for having Paul Gilbert all to yourself for an entire hour and a half!! Fantastic!
Paul Gilbert, genius, legend, the guitar dude of all guitar dudes!
Such a great interview-ee!!! Paul is so in tune with what is happening musically and he has such a great way to express it both verbally and on guitar. I learned to paint from someone who was just like him but spoke in the language of line and color.
I don't know how Tyler keeps a straight face when Paul plays all these amazing licks and is so enthusiastic about it.
I remember listening to Street Lethal, back in the 80s, it had a warning on it that if your a guitar player, you may want to break you guitar in half after listening.
Kind of reminds me of when Ralph Machio gets done playing the classical arpeggios and Jack Butler looks up and nods...and the crowd goes...ooohh...mmmhhh...now what!?
A good point about " the Paul Gilbert Lick" is the sheet music to Street Lethal. The scale patterns of the solo are great to practice slow, to get variations out of
What an unbelievable guitarist, and a great person.
OMG, he asks Paul what's his #1 guitar right now and he goes and pulls out an exact copy of my first "real" guitar. Ibanez Roadstar II in the purple burst finish with gold hardware. The only difference is mine has the black plastic pickup covers on them. Bought it new in the mid 80's when I was 16 and played the crap out of that thing. it's in need of some work and has been in it's case for the past 7 or 8 years. Seeing Paul pull that out was really cool.
My take away... There is no right and wrong. Good is good. Everyone is unique. You can make great music at any stage of your skill level. There’s something to appreciate everywhere. Just play, just make music. It’s ok if you aren’t a shred person, keep trying, but be yourself. Sometimes less is more. I love this man.
Gilbert is from another planet. Amazing.
The difference between this and the Vai interview was that we didn’t know where Vai was going while he was answering questions. This time Gilbert didn’t know where he was going while answering questions but always made it fun and informative to watch.
I could listen to Paul all day, his musical intellect & explanation is amazing !
Tylers look of awe and wonder reminds me when I had the honor to get an in person lesson from Paul a few years back. Amazing teacher who made you feel comfortable even though you are jamming with someone who could literally melt your face.
This video cements Paul’s place as my absolute favorite TH-cam guitarist. Stiff competition, but what a guy! Thanks for this Tyler.
Paul Gilbert is so cool. But the truest thing he said during this, was that surprisingly the "Lego" movies are actually really freaking good.
Paul is one of the most fun people to both watch play and talk. Such a cool human.
I absolutely love Paul Gilbert interviews. He's so entertaining, goes off on so many interesting tangents and he seems like a genuinely nice guy. Awesome interview dude.
My third comment on the same video. Thank you, Tyler, for bringing this wonderful video to us. I can only imagine what an honor it must have been to interview Paul. I can, also, only imagine it must have been exhausting; if you ask Paul, he will tell you. What a gift. Thanks, man!
Wish I could thumbs up this twice! Thanks, Tyler! Great video!
Great interview! It was very honest of PG to be so forthright w his hearing loss. As a hearing aid specialist who deals w folks w hearing loss daily make sure to protect your ears, y’all! Earplugs help a ton and take good care all!
Living with hearing loss sucks! I second the earplugs suggestion.
The saddest thing is Paul took so much better care of his hearing than most rockstars. He was pretty religious about using protective hearing gear as early as his late 20s to early 30s. Sadly I think he knew this was coming his entire career.
Paul is so cool never thought this interview Been like this I'm telling you Tyler by far this is your best guitar villains episode yet yes even over your Steve Vai episode
Man, 'I Am Satan' is also one of my fav of Paul's. It's so unique in the way that until the middle it sounds like an ordinary love song, but ends up with an eerie-sounding progressions, and spooky noises. God, I love this song so much. I've never head anything like this before and after.
I love Paul Gilbert. He is my favorite guitar player. Not because of his speed, which is pretty quick even by today's standards. Not because of his technical mastery, which is insane. But, because he has such incredible joy when he plays. He nearly glows with childlike glee when he is playing. I may never master my instrument the way he has, but I always want my playing to contain that kind of joy.
Tyler: cool I’m gonna have Paul on and I’ve got a structure it’s gonna go smooth
Paul: hold my beer
By far my favourite episode. Paul's always been part of my guitar journey and his unwavering enthusiasm for the guitar is so incredibly infectious. His knowledge and ability are, pretty much, unsurpassed. I'd give anything to have ears like his and I've not lost any of my hearing. Thanks for this episode Tyler, pretty sure it's one I'll be re-watching.
PG is the OG
Paul Gilbert is at the top of my list as the most talented guitar player ever and he is the one professional musician that I'd wish to get taught by. The dudes knowledge on music and songs is other worldly , dude might just be an alien lol
He was born at one of luckiest times to grow up with music. He’s old enough to remember the Beatles when they were still a band. He was about 5 to 8 when 70’s Bubble gum/glam (Raspberries/Sweet/T-Rex & Alice Cooper, Bowie) ruled the rock airwaves. He was about 10 going into a being young teenager when 70’s hard rockers like Zeppelin, Aerosmith Sabbath & KISS were giving way to new super skilled rock bands like Boston, UFO & Van Halen. He got a full ear of Punk and New Wave and then the rebirth of British metal with a renewed Thin Lizzy, Black Sabbath, Scorpions & Judas Priest. Which then of course introduced new rockers like Iron Maiden, Dio, Ozzy, Def Leppard. Loudness and Anthem in Japan. And in the US, bands like Motley Crue, Quiet Riot, Dokken, WASP, Armored Saint, Black and Blue, and Lizzy Borden… And of course Paul’s Racer X. Every time you hear Paul Gilbert’s interviews and playing, what your hearing is his distilling of all his growing years of listening to hard rock and 70’s AM pop. I’m from Paul’s era.
I grew up in L.A. worked at shows when he was with Willie in Black Sheep m, right up to the Racer X show at the Country Club when they essentially co- headlined with Anthem from Japan. We even opened for Racer X early in their club days having no idea who they were or what their significance to hard rock would be some 30 years later.
Every time Paul does an interview, I can’t wait to watch it because it always leaves a big smile on my face and many good memories about growing up in the same era that he did, and of all the music that has worked its way into my memory banks, down into my heart and then back out thru my fingers.
This was one more of those moment’s.
"A robot's always going to win" Paul said. I found humor in that as I thought "Paul, the engineers are trying to teach the robots how to sound more like you." I love this guy.
I absolutely love listening to Paul talk about the guitar and music in general, let alone listen to him play. He's one of the greatest ever. Genius on every level
I love Paul's energy and passion for the guitar, it's very addictive ! Anybody else think of Rabbi Glickman from Seinfeld when you see Paul in that hat and glasses ?
Yes sure did classic
Hello from Ireland. Went to see Paul Gilbert on a rainy nite in Dublin some years ago. Twas the "Get out of my Yard" tour and me&friends got to meet him. He was an absolute gentleman and happy to chat. Sound as a Pound. Great fun had in this interview! Loved it.
People get really wrapped up in how technically gifted Paul is, which he absolutely has amazing chops, but the thing that really impresses me about Paul is his musicality. A lot of guitar players are more guitar players than they are musicians, but everything Paul does and the way he thinks is always music first. He's so fucking good and inspirational!
Yeah!! At about 25 mins, he has to scat something to remember how to play it. 🎶
Genuinely one of my favourite interviews with Paul Tyler, was lucky to do a masterclass with Paul about 10 years ago in Dublin before his show with 4 other guitarists, back then two things stood out about his playing, melody & rhythm based even in the solos he was conscious of tying it in with the groove of the tune. Plus he's always been super humble & great sense of humour too. Made everyone feel at ease.
Rich Beato is sweating bullets at the thought of all these copyright strikes😏🤣🤣🤣
Paul Gilbert is my guitar hero and this will never change : humble, talented, generous, encouraging and so joyful ! Thank u so much to both of u🇫🇷👍🏼🍒
Paul is my favorite guitar villanous hero of all time, such a legend 🤟
I've been taking lessons for over 3 years from Paul.....my playing...has improved by immense levels....he gets the best out of you...
41:44 I've never thought why I love Steven Tyler so much, that's because he sings like guitar along with Joe Perry...My mind is blown.
The touch and the dynamic of his notes is really from another planet! Not only a matter of playing fast but the sound!...Really a Maestro!....
He’s one of the greatest guys at making you excited about playin
This is my favorite interview I've seen of the wonderful Paul Gilbert. Great job just gently guiding him and letting us all absorb his humor and wisdom and inspiration.
it's so sad that paul's losing/lost a bunch of his hearing, he's one of my favourite guitarists, especially of those best known for shredding. he seems to know every song ever written, proof of what can be done if you spend all time mastering what you do. will you get phil x on here some day?
It's pretty heartbreaking that it's the primary reason behind a change in his playing style, especially since he fought to keep it a lot harder than most musicians. He obviously knew it was already starting to happen as early as his late 20s to early 30s and started religiously wearing protective hearing gear.
What a treat! Joyful! Oh man made my day!
Thank you both
Paul Gilbert is da man. MONSTER player but really down to earth guy.
The solo on his Metal Dog version of Technical Difficulties is my favorite solo of all time. He plays it over a Comfortabley Numb backing track. Pure emotional shredfest
Literally 9 minutes in and Paul's advice already shined a light on improving as a guitarist. Never thought I could sing and play but his advice about playing the bass line first somehow made it click for me. Here I am singing and playing Ob-la-di Ob-la-da at 4am now.
I saw Mr. Big open up for Rush in Baltimore in 1990. I wasn't a fan until I saw them live. Paul did his solo (drill included) and he blew me away! Been a fan ever since.
Probably the best interview I’ve ever seen. Thank you both!
Pablo is the gift that keeps on giving
And all my years of playing I never really warmed up to Paul Gilbert and his playing, after this interview, I have really grown to like him, he is such a great guy with lots of information that is common to me. you did a great job on this interview bringing out so much information and all the other guitar villain interviews. Good work!!!
"You don't have to elaborate as much as you did in previous comments..."
There was an attempt.
PG is such a phenomenal guitarist, song writer, and teacher. It is great to see once again how lovely he is as a person too. Great interviewee, great interviewer.
It might be a most educational guitar villain ever
That was fun. Thank you. I remember listening to Paul Gilbert while fretting 2 bass necks for Billy Sheehan.
His positive energy is like inspirational fuel. Great guy - especially in later years.
I never liked the technical shreddy stuff earlier on - I did realize he was brilliant, but it didn't mean anything to me. What he does now does mean something. Maybe it is just because I don't have the processing speed for the fast stuff, I don't know, but that's how I feel about it.
Bro I bow to the guitars you played, but I most definitely bow to the architect of fuzz universe and this conversation. Tyler you are now a legend
He will always be my favorite guitarist from this OG shredders era. You know he loves the instrument
That was a blast. Wonderful. From Electric Eye to Loudness Crazy Doctor. Paul continues to floor me. He's the guy!
Paul's Total Recall of songs and licks is unreal.
Plus the fact that he can replay most of them perfectly after 20+ years instantly ...
Thank you for sharing this man. it's been a great honor to watch one of my fav guitarist shares knowledge & what he's currently into.
This is awesome! Paul is such a great artist and person.
The episode we’ve all been waiting for! Paul will always be a superhero to me though, especially with his Racer X days!
I pulled up TH-cam at the right time
Working For The Weekend is phenomenal!!!
One thing I love about this particular episode is Tyler's expression for the entire hour and a half. What I see respect, admiration, and above all the illusion of someone who is watching one of his heroes enjoy a lot of what he does, while talking, while playing; this is priceless.
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Best guest so far, the guy is a dynamo, I could watch him jam all day!!!!
The tail on Mecha-Godzilla looks like Paul's pick drill!
LOVE PG!!!! Thanx!!
My daydream is to someday randomly jam with Paul. I live in Portland and I always have my head on a swivel.
You can tell that he loves that ibanez since he made it his Spotify profile picture
Paul is the best.Amazing technique,great tone, blues roots influenced,and most importantly his personality comes through his playing.Great musician.
Your face watching Paul run all over the neck is hilarious , great vid.
Great episode. Paul Gilbert is a character, and an amazing musician. I really dig the Guitar Villains series. Rock on y’all.