Paul Gilbert Shows Off His Live Rig | Guitar World

A little while ago, TC Electronic brought a camera crew to Mr. Big's show at the Budokan in Tokyo. While there, they asked the band's guitarist, Paul Gilbert, to take viewers on a tour of his live rig for the concert, which he happily did.

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