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| Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist |
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| Name = Paul Gilbert |
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| Born = {{birth date and age|1966|11|6}}<br>[[Carbondale, Illinois]] |
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| Genre = [[Instrumental rock]], [[speed metal]], [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]], [[hard rock]] |
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| Associated_acts = [[Mr. Big (band)|Mr. Big]]<br>[[Racer X (band)|Racer X]]<br>[[G3 (tour)|G3]] |
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| Label = [[Universal Music Group|Universal Japan]] |
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| Notable_instruments = [[Ibanez PGM]] signature series |
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| Years_active = 1985–present |
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| URL = [http://www.paulgilbert.com Official website] |
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'''Paul Brandon Gilbert''' (born [[November 6]], [[1966]] in [[Illinois]]) is a guitarist best known for his work with [[Racer X (band)|Racer X]] and [[Mr. Big (band)|Mr. Big]]. Following his departure from Mr. Big in 1996, Gilbert pursued a solo career. |
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==Early history== |
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Born in [[Carbondale, Illinois]], into a middle class family, Paul started playing guitar at the age of 6, but soon gave up, becoming frustrated with just learning simple nursery rhymes. Around age 9, 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 (song)|Barracuda]]" by [[Heart (band)|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]]. |
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==Racer X== |
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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]] (later known for being the drummer for [[Judas Priest]]) 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. 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. |
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==Mr. Big== |
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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 (band)|Mr. Big]], with [[Pat Torpey]] on drums and singer [[Eric Martin (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]]. |
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==Influences and Style== |
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Talking about his influences, Paul mentions many different artists, including [[Jimmy Page]], [[Judas Priest]], [[Yngwie Malmsteen]], [[Akira Takasaki]], [[Kiss (band)|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. |
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Gilbert composes music in a wide variety of styles including [[Pop music|pop]], [[Rock and roll|rock]], [[Metal music|metal]], [[blues]], [[jazz]], [[funk]] and [[european classical music|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]] and [[string skipping]].{{Fact|date=April 2007}} |
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==Instructor== |
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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 [[Musician's Institute|Guitar Institute of Technology]] (GIT) regularly, and is also an [http://racerxband.com/band.htm "honorary dean"] of the GIT division in Japan. Before relocating to LA, Paul lived in Japan in hopes of learning Japanese like his Shrapnel labelmate [[Marty Friedman]], who to this day still lives in Japan and speaks Japanese fluently. |
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==Projects== |
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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". |
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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. |
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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]]''. |
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He was also revealed to be the guest guitarist on the new [[Neal Morse]] solo album, ''[[Sola Scriptura (album)|Sola Scriptura]]''. |
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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. |
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As of November 2007 Paul has entered the studio to begin recording his next solo CD. After the success of "Get Out of My Yard" and his participation on the G3 2007 tour, his next CD will also be a guitar instrumental album. |
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The new instrumental guitar CD titled "Silence Followed by a Deafening Roar" was released in Japan on January 23, 2008. This is Paul's second instrumental album. <ref>http://www.paulgilbert.com/News.html</ref> |
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==Gear== |
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Paul Gilbert primarily uses his Ibanez PGM signature series guitars, identified by their unique painted "f-holes". Although earlier PGM models featured the Ibanez Lo-Pro/Edge double locking tremolo system, many of his guitars (such as his main PGM300) have since been modified to accommodate a fixed bridge, hence the Ibanez PGM301 series. Along with his signature guitars, Gilbert often uses his sticker-covered "Dino" Ibanez RG750, in addition to a wide variety of Ibanez solidbody and semi-hollow electric guitars. Recently, Gilbert started using specially-designed Ibanez Iceman guitars with reverse bodies. Regarding amps, Gilbert has used [[Laney]] amplifiers for many years, praising them as having "the best natural [[distortion]] of any tube amp ever heard." Since the G3 2007 tour however, Gilbert stated that playing with Joe Satriani and John Petrucci inspired him 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. |
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Gilbert uses few effects, especially in comparison to some of his peers. He uses a [[Dunlop Manufacturing| 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. |
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He used ADA preamps and rack effects units prior to switching to [[Marshall]]. He currently uses the [[Marshall]] Vintage Modern 2266c combo amps. |
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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. |
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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. |
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In the intro to "Get Out Of My Yard" Paul uses a Boss DD-3 Delay pedal to achieve the altered pitch looped effect at the beginning of the track. This was also demonstrated by Paul on the instructional DVD of the same name. |
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==Trivia== |
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{{trivia|date=May 2007}} |
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* Like guitarist [[Eric Johnson]], Gilbert 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. When Johnson and Gilbert each did their first [[G3 (tour)]]'s, (Johnson in 1996 and Gilbert in 2007) they both were wearing headphones during the closing group jam. <ref>http://www.metalsludge.tv/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=347&Itemid=52</ref> <ref>http://www.petrucciforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=45088</ref> |
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* 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. |
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*He appeared several times on [[Marty Friedman]]'s Japanese music show [[Rock Fujiyama]] as they are good friends. |
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*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. |
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*On April 14 2007, during the [[G3 (tour)|G3]] tour of 2007 at Sayereville, New Jersey, 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.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mkMmtbh_o4&mode=related&search=</ref> |
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==Discography== |
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====[[Racer X (band)|Racer X]]==== |
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* ''[[Street Lethal]]'' (1986) |
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* ''[[Second Heat (album)|Second Heat]]'' (1988) |
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* ''[[Live Extreme, Volume 1 (album)|Live Extreme, Volume 1]]'' (1988) |
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* ''[[Live Extreme, Volume 2 (album)|Live Extreme, Volume 2]]'' (1992) |
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* ''[[Technical Difficulties (album)|Technical Difficulties]]'' (1999) |
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* ''[[Superheroes (album)|Superheroes]]'' (2000) |
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* ''[[Snowball of Doom (album)|Snowball of Doom]]'' (2002) |
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* ''[[Getting Heavier (album)|Getting Heavier]]'' (2002) |
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* ''[[Snowball of Doom 2 (album)|Snowball of Doom 2]]'' (2002) |
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====[[Mr. Big (band)|Mr. Big]]==== |
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* ''[[Mr. Big (album)|Mr. Big]]'' (1989) |
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* ''[[Raw Like Sushi (Mr. Big album)|Raw Like Sushi]]'' (1990) |
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* ''[[Lean Into It]]'' (1991) |
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* ''[[Raw Like Sushi II]]'' (1992) |
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* ''[[Bump Ahead]]'' (1993) |
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* ''[[Japandemonium: Raw Like Sushi 3]]'' (1994) |
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* ''[[Channel V at the Hard Rock Live]]'' (1996) |
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* ''[[Hey Man]]'' (1996) |
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* ''[[Big Bigger Biggest: Greatest Hits]]'' (1996) |
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* ''[[Deep Cuts (Mr. Big album)|Deep Cuts]]'' (2000) |
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====Solo albums==== |
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* ''Tribute to Jimi Hendrix'' (EP) (1992) |
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* ''[[King of Clubs]]'' (1998) |
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* ''[[Flying Dog]]'' (1998) |
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* ''[[Beehive Live]]'' (1999) |
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* ''[[Alligator Farm]]'' (2000) |
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* ''[[Raw Blues Power]] With Jimi Kidd (2002) |
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* ''[[Burning Organ]]'' (2002) |
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* ''[[Paul the Young Dude/The Best of Paul Gilbert]]'' (2003) |
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* ''[[Gilbert Hotel]]'' (2003) |
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* ''[[Acoustic Samurai]]'' (2003) |
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* ''[[Space Ship One (album)|Space Ship One]]'' (2005) |
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* ''[[Get Out of My Yard]]'' (2006) |
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* ''Tough Eskimo'' (limited edition EP) (2007) |
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* ''[[Silence Followed By A Deafening Roar]]'' (2008) |
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====Other appearances==== |
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* ''Pump It!' - Jeff Berlin (1986) |
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* ''Out of the Sun'' - Joey Tafolla (1990) |
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* ''Humanary Stew'' - A Tribute to [[Alice Cooper]] |
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* ''Guitars That Rule the World'' (1992) |
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* ''Merry Axemas - A Guitar Christmas'' (1997) |
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* ''Mikazuki "In Rock" Sound Track, Guitar on tracks "Crescent Moon" & "Theme for Kazeo" (2000) |
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* ''Becker 2001, Warmth in the Wilderness -A Tribute to [[Jason Becker]]''(Guitar and vocals for ''Hawkin'') |
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* [[Hughes Turner Project]]'' - [[HTP (album)|HTP]] (2002) |
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* ''Atomic Basement Tapes'' - Missing Lynx |
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* ''Guitar Wars'' (2003) |
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* ''Return to the Planet Earth - [[Kim Fox]] (2003) |
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* ''One Night in New York City'' - [[Yellow Matter Custard]] (2003) Available @ MikePortnoy.com |
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* "Mieze" - Marco Minnemann (2004) |
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* "Contraire de la chanson" - Marco Minnemann (2006) |
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* ''Light at the End of the Tunnel - [[War & Peace]] (2006)(with Richie Kotzen, John Norum, Jeff Pilson) |
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* ''Two Nights In North America'' - Hammer of the Gods (2006) Available @ MikePortnoy.com |
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* ''One Night in Chicago'' - Cygnus and the Sea Monsters (2006) Available @ MikePortnoy.com |
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* ''One Night in New York City - Amazing Journey (2007) Available @ MikePortnoy.com |
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* ''Spin The Bottle'' - An All Star Tribute To [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]] (guitars on "I Want You") (2004) |
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* ''Numbers from the Beast'' - An All Star Tribute to [[Iron Maiden]] (guitars on "The Evil That Men Do") (2005) |
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* ''Evil Lives: A True Metal Tribute to Black Sabbath'' (with Racer X on Track 4: "Children of the Grave") (2006) |
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* ''The Fool - [[Jeff Martin]] solo album (2006) |
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* ''[[Sola Scriptura (album)|Sola Scriptura]]'' - [[Neal Morse]] (2007) |
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* [[G3 Tour 2007]] |
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==Videography== |
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* ''Intense Rock - Sequences & Techniques'' VHS version |
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* ''Intense Rock II'' VHS version |
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* ''Guitars from Mars'' Japanese DVD release |
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* ''Guitars from Mars II'' Japanese DVD release |
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* ''Terrifying Guitar Trip'' VHS version |
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* ''Eleven Thousand Notes'' DVD |
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* ''Guitar Wars'' DVD |
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* ''Space Ship Live'' DVD |
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* ''Complete Intense Rock'' (DVD)2006 |
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* ''Terrifying Guitar Trip'' (DVD)2006 |
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* ''Get Out of My Yard Instructional'' (DVD)2007 |
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* ''Get Out of My City Instructional'' (DVD/VCD)2007 |
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* ''One Night in New York City'' - [[Yellow Matter Custard]] (2003) |
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* ''Two Nights In North America'' - Hammer of the Gods (2006) |
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* ''One Night in Chicago'' - Cygnus and the Sea Monsters (2006) |
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* ''One Night in New York City - Amazing Journey (2007) |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.paulgilbert.com/ The official Paul Gilbert site] |
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*[http://www.racerxband.com/ The official Racer X site] |
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*[http://rocksquad.net/paul_gilbert_interview.htm Paul Gilbert - Rock Squad Interview] |
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*[http://www.guitarworld.com/article/dear_guitar_hero_paul_gilbert Dear Guitar Hero - Guitar World Interview] |
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*[http://www.last.fm/music/Paul+Gilbert Paul GIlbert on Last.fm] |
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