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Paul Brandon Gilbert (November 6, 1966) is a guitarist best known for his work with Racer X and Mr. Big. Following his departure from Mr. Big in 1996, Gilbert pursued a solo career. Image File history File links File obtained from the official Paul Gilbert website (http://www. ...
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Early history
Born in Carbondale, Illinois, into a middle class family, Paul started playing guitar at the age of 5, but soon gave up, becoming frustrated with just learning simple nursery rhymes. Around age 11, he took up the guitar again, but with a skewed memory of the technique. Paul revealed at an Ibanez sponsored guitar clinic August 12, 2005 in Concord, CA at Spitzer's Music, that he "played only with upstrokes, used only the low 'E' string and only used [his] middle finger on the fretboard." Frustrated after trying to play the intro to "Barracuda" by Heart, he took lessons and his teacher explained the error of his ways. His technique corrected, Gilbert continued practicing and by the age of 14 he developed a local band in Greensburg, PA named Missing Lynx. They played together for approximately two years and wrote their own material. After Missing Lynx he then went on to join another local band called Tau Zero, but left shortly after, and headed for California. He was spotlighted in Guitar Player Magazine alongside fellow up-and-comer Yngwie Malmsteen. , Carbondale is a city in Southern Illinois in the midwest United States, about one hour north of Cairo. ...
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Racer X Formed in Los Angeles, Racer X originally comprised Paul Gilbert (guitar), John Alderete (bass), Harry Gschoesser (drums) and Jeff Martin (vocals). They were heavily influenced by Judas Priest and Gilbert's playing was reminiscent of Yngwie Malmsteen, displaying fast-driven solos with extreme-level technique. Gschoesser was replaced by Scott Travis in 1986, and Bruce Bouillet was added as a second guitar player. Bouillet was a very skilled player, as he had to play over Gilbert's always difficult and challenging phrases. Scott Travis was later known for being the Judas Priest drummer. Paul Gilbert gained recognition as one of the fastest guitar players in the world due to incredibly technical pieces like "Frenzy", "Scarified", "Technical Difficulties" and "Scit Scat Wah". Gilbert left Racer X in 1988, but he eventually would rejoin the band in 1999. Currently the band is inactive, but Gilbert hasn't issued any statements that he has left the band. Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area City 1,290. ...
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Mr. Big When Billy Sheehan left David Lee Roth's band in 1988, he joined with Paul Gilbert, who had left his former band, Racer X. They founded Mr. Big, with Pat Torpey on drums and singer Eric Martin. The band was a huge success in Japan, and became famous in 1991, with Lean Into It, their second album, which featured the ballad "To Be With You", which received strong media play and reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Gilbert continued playing in Mr. Big until the late 90s. He left the band in 1997 to pursue a solo career, and was replaced by Richie Kotzen. Billy Sheehan (born on 1953 March 19 in Buffalo, NY) is an American bassist known for his work with Talas, Steve Vai, David Lee Roth, Mr Big, and Niacin. ...
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Influences and Style Talking about his influences, Paul mentions many different artists, including Jimmy Page, Judas Priest, Yngwie Malmsteen, Akira Takasaki, Kiss, Van Halen, Randy Rhoads and The Ramones. He is also a great fan of The Beach Boys and The Beatles. He states on the Space Ship Live DVD that George Harrison is one of his favorite guitar players.[citation needed] James Patrick Jimmy Page, OBE (born 9 January 1944) is an English guitarist, composer and record producer. ...
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Gilbert composes music in a wide variety of styles including pop, rock, metal, blues, jazz, funk and classical, but is perhaps best known for his versatility and speed, which helped him be named as one of the "Top 10 Shredders Of All Time" by Guitar One Magazine. He is also considered to be one of the best proponents of alternate picking, tapping and string skipping.[citation needed] For other uses, see Pop music (disambiguation). ...
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Instructor Paul Gilbert wrote his own section of the British guitar magazine, Total Guitar, where he normally demonstrated guitar techniques in the magazine and accompanying CD. Even before that, he contributed instructional articles to Guitar Player Magazine in a late 80s/early 90s series entitled "Terrifying Guitar 101". His period of working with Total Guitar spanned thirty-one issues until the November 2006 issue. Paul also teaches at the Guitar Institute of Technology (GIT) regularly, and is also an "honorary dean" of the GIT division in Japan. Before relocating to LA, Paul lived in Japan in hopes of learning Japanese fluently from musician Marty Friedman, who to this day still lives in Japan and speaks Japanese fluently. Total Guitar is a monthly magazine in the United Kingdom. ...
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Projects In May of 2003 he played on an only twice-performing project called Yellow Matter Custard, a Beatles cover band consisting of Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater), Neal Morse (ex-Spock's Beard), and Matt Bissonette. A CD and DVD are available. They took their name from a lyric in "I Am the Walrus": "Yellow matter custard, dripping from a dead dog's eye". Yellow Matter Custard is a Beatles cover band consisting of Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater), Neal Morse (ex-Spocks Beard), Paul Gilbert (Racer X, ex-Mr. ...
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Michael Stephen Mike Portnoy (born April 20, 1967) is an American drummer primarily known for his work with the progressive metal band Dream Theater. ...
Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band comprising James LaBrie, John Petrucci, Jordan Rudess, John Myung, and Mike Portnoy. ...
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He rejoined Portnoy along with Dave LaRue and Daniel Gildenlöw for a Led Zeppelin tribute band called "Hammer of the Gods" in 2004, and again with Portnoy in September 2005, with Sean Malone, and Jason McMaster in the Rush tribute band "Cygnus and the Sea Monsters". A CD and DVD of both are available. Dave LaRue is an accomplished virtuoso bassist who has performed with the Dixie Dregs since 1992 and with the Steve Morse Band since 1989. ...
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Gilbert along with Mike Portnoy, Gary Cherone, and Billy Sheehan performed three concerts in the end of May 2006 as Amazing Journey: A Tribute to The Who. Michael Stephen Mike Portnoy (born April 20, 1967) is an American drummer primarily known for his work with the progressive metal band Dream Theater. ...
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Paul Gilbert is currently going back on tour with Bruce Bouillet for promotion of his new album, Get Out of My Yard. Paul Gilbert also joined Joe Satriani and John Petrucci in the 2007 G3 tour. This marks the 5th North American G3 run and the 12th tour worldwide since its inception. Bruce Bouillet is a guitarist who has played in the bands Racer X, The Scream, and DC-10. ...
Get Out Of My Yard is a 2006 album by guitarist Paul Gilbert. ...
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Gear Paul has an endorsement deal with Ibanez guitars, and uses the PGM signature series. His main guitar is a PGM300. However, a few years ago he decided to convert it from a Floyd Rose tremolo model to a fixed bridge model, so Ibanez produced a model based on it which is called the PGM301. The majority of his guitars feature painted "f-holes". He is often seen with Laney amplifiers, and praises them as having "the best natural distortion of any tube amp ever heard." In the gear section of Paul's website, he claims through playing with Joe Satriani and John Petrucci, he was inspired to take a closer look at his own guitar sound. As a result of his search he found the Marshall Vintage Modern series. Paul will be using two 2266c combo amps on the European G3 tour. Gilbert uses few effects, especially in comparison to some of his peers. He uses a Dunlop Wah, a delay,T.C electronic flanger/chorus, Electro-Harmonix electric mistress flanger and an MXR phase 90, running the delay pedal in the effects loop of his Laney amps. On stage he has also been seen using a Fulltone OCD Overdrive, most recently at The Benefit for Cliff concert that took place at the House of Blues Los Angeles September 30, 2006. This article is about the guitar manufacturer. ...
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Paul has also used a vintage ADA Flanger from the 70s. You can hear it on tracks like 'Bucket of Rocks' and he also uses it on the 'Snowball of Doom' DVD.
Paul claims the Flanger has been modified and he uses it to change the pitch from high to low to create a sound similar to a dive bomb.
Trivia - He is half Polish.[citation needed]
- He speaks Japanese.
- He has owned over 100 guitars during his career.
- He runs his own website.
- He suffers from tinnitus, primarily in his left ear, due to playing at excessive volume, and now wears headphones on stage to prevent further hearing damage.[1]
- In the track "Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy (The Drill Song)" by Mr. Big, the final 16 bars of the solo were played using a cordless drill with three picks attached to the end. After playing this song, Mr. Big got a sponsorship from Japanese power tool manufacturers, Makita, whose drills were used on all occasions from then on.
- He appeared several times on Marty Friedman's Japanese music show Rock Fujiyama as they are good friends.
- On the 31st of March 2006 Paul got married to Emi, a Japanese woman from Tokyo. She has been playing keyboards during Paul's tours in 2007. This is Paul's second marriage, the first was in the late 90's.
- On April 14 2007, during the G3 tour of 2007, Paul orchestrated a small prank on stage during John Petrucci's song "Glasgow Kiss". He and his entire band dressed up in kilts and came on stage unexpectedly just after the guitar solo, performing a mock Scottish highland dance during the song's main theme melody.[2]
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Marty Friedman was the lead guitarist for the thrash metal band Megadeth for a period of almost twelve years (1988 to 2000). ...
Rock Fujiyama () was a music variety television show broadcasted by TV Tokyo in Japan from April 3rd, 2006, to March 26th, 2007. ...
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Discography
Racer X is an American heavy metal band formed in 1985 in Los Angeles, California. ...
Street Lethal is a heavy metal album recorded by Racer X. It is the bands debut record, and introduced the original band lineup featuring drummer Harry Gschoesser. ...
Second Heat is a heavy metal album recorded by Racer X. It is the bands second studio record, and introduced two new members to the band lineup, Bruce Bouillet and Scott Travis. ...
Live Extreme, Volume 1 is a heavy metal album recorded by Racer X. It is the bands first live album. ...
Live Extreme, Volume 2 is a heavy metal album recorded by Racer X. It is the bands second live album. ...
Technical Difficulties is a heavy metal album recorded by Racer X. It is the bands third studio record, and introduced the final lineup of the band – which excluded Bruce Bouillet. ...
Superheroes is a heavy metal album recorded by Racer X. It is the bands fourth studio record. ...
Snowball of Doom is a heavy metal album recorded by Racer X. It is the bands third live album, and was recorded on May 25, 2001 at the Whisky a Go Go in West Hollywood, California at Racer Xs first live concert since their hiatus. ...
Getting Heavier is a heavy metal album recorded by Racer X. It is the bands fifth and most recent studio record. ...
Snowball of Doom 2 is a heavy metal double album recorded by Racer X. It is the bands fourth live album, and was recorded in Japan. ...
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Big Bigger Biggest: Greatest Hits is an album by the hard rock band Mr. ...
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Solo albums King of Clubs is a solo album by Paul Gilbert formerly of the heavy metal band Racer X and the hard rock band Mr. ...
Flying Dog was a solo album by Paul Gilbert, formerly of the heavy metal band Racer X and the hard rock band Mr. ...
Paul Gilbert live chronology Beehive Live is a live album by Paul Gilbert, formerly of the heavy metal band Racer X and the hard rock band Mr. ...
Alligator Farm is a solo album by Paul Gilbert formerly of the heavy metal band Racer X and the hard rock band Mr. ...
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Solo album by Paul Gilbert formerly of the heavy metal band Racer X and the hard rock band Mr. ...
Gilbert Hotel is a 2003 solo album by Paul Gilbert formerly of the heavy metal band Racer X and the hard rock band Mr. ...
Acoustic Samurai is a solo album by Paul Gilbert formerly of the heavy metal band Racer X and the hard rock band Mr. ...
Space Ship One is a solo album by Paul Gilbert formerly of the heavy metal band Racer X and the hard rock band Mr. ...
Get Out Of My Yard is a 2006 album by guitarist Paul Gilbert. ...
Other appearances - Humanary Stew - A Tribute to Alice Cooper
- Light at the End of the Tunnel - War & Peace (with Richie Kotzen, John Norum, Jeff Pilson)
- Guitars That Rule the World (1992)
- Merry Axemas - A Guitar Christmas (1997)
- Mikazuki "In Rock" Sound Track, Guitar on tracks "Crescent Moon" & "Theme for Kazeo" (2000)
- Becker 2001, Warmth in the Wilderness -A Tribute to Jason Becker(Guitar and vocals for Hawkin)
- Hughes Turner Project - HTP (2002)
- Atomic Basement Tapes - Missing Lynx
- Guitar Wars (2003)
- Return to the Planet Earth - Kim Fox (2003)
- One Night in New York City - Yellow Matter Custard (2003) Available @ MikePortnoy.com
- Two Nights In North America - Hammer of the Gods (2006) Available @ MikePortnoy.com
- One Night in Chicago - Cygnus and the Sea Monsters (2006) Available @ MikePortnoy.com
- One Night in New York City - Amazing Journey (2007) Available @ MikePortnoy.com
- Spin The Bottle - An All Star Tribute To Kiss (guitars on "I Want You") (2004)
- Numbers from the Beast - An All Star Tribute to Iron Maiden (guitars on "The Evil That Men Do") (2005)
- The Fool - Jeff Martin solo album (2006)
- Sola Scriptura - Neal Morse
Alice Cooper (born February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans four decades. ...
Jason Becker, (born July 22, 1969) is an American neo-classical metal guitarist and composer. ...
Hughes Turner Project (HTP) was a musical project formed in the 2001 by former bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (formerly of Deep Purple, Trapeze and Black Sabbath) and vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (formerly of Deep Purple, Rainbow and Yngwie Malmsteen). ...
HTP is the debut album by Hughes Turner Project, a musical collaborators Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple/ Trapeze/ Black Sabbath) and Joe Lynn Turner (Deep Purple / Rainbow/ Yngwie Malmsteen); it was released in 2002 on MTM Music and Pony Canyon Records. ...
Yellow Matter Custard is a Beatles cover band consisting of Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater), Neal Morse (ex-Spocks Beard), Paul Gilbert (Racer X, ex-Mr. ...
Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in 1972 (see 1972 in music). ...
This article is about the band. ...
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Neal Morse (born on August 2, 1960 in Van Nuys, California) is a prolific American multi-instrumentalist and progressive rock composer based in Nashville, Tennessee. ...
Videography - Intense Rock - Sequences & Techniques VHS version
- Intense Rock II VHS version
- Guitars from Mars Japanese DVD release
- Guitars from Mars II Japanese DVD release
- Terrifying Guitar Trip VHS version
- Eleven Thousand Notes DVD
- Guitar Wars DVD
- Space Ship Live DVD
- Complete Intense Rock (DVD)2006
- Terrifying Guitar Trip (DVD)2006
- Get Out of My Yard Instructional (DVD)2007
- Get Out of My City Instructional (DVD/VCD)2007
- One Night in New York City - Yellow Matter Custard (2003)
- Two Nights In North America - Hammer of the Gods (2006)
- One Night in Chicago - Cygnus and the Sea Monsters (2006)
- One Night in New York City - Amazing Journey (2007)
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