Latest about Paul Gilbert
“Technical playing can get cleaner, and that’s possibly even more challenging than just being faster”: We met the academics who study shred guitar for a living – they explained why it’s changed dramatically since the ’80s, and the 3 ways it can develop
A new study documents the challenges facing modern-day virtuosos, who not only have to balance perfection and authenticity, but now have to be “10 things that used to be 10 full-time professions”
“He’s the best!”: Watch Andy Timmons and Paul Gilbert have big fun trading Robby Krieger licks on a helter-skelter guitar jam of the Doors’ Light My Fire
One minute they’re hanging out at Sweetwater Studios talking gear, technique, having “a friendly jam in A”, the next they’re playing a Dorian-infused Doors improv that’ll blow your mind
“Eddie was like a new sun appearing in the sky. You could sense that the world would never be the same”: From the big bang of Eruption to tone tips and warm-ups – Paul Gilbert shares the knowledge gleaned from a lifetime studying Eddie Van Halen
The shred icon salutes his greatest influence – with the insight of a fellow guitar obsessive
“The solos are so perfectly composed... they remind me of what Bach would do if he had a Les Paul, a Marshall, and a space alien costume”: Paul Gilbert explains why he loves Ace Frehley’s playing
The shred guru picks out a recording of the band’s “infallible feedback magic” as his highlight of the hard-rock icons’ remarkable 50-year run
“Typical scale practice is downright damaging for expressive playing… That’s not how singers sing”: Paul Gilbert shows you how to make your guitar solos more vocal and expressive
In this exclusive video lesson, the legendary virtuoso treats you to a masterclass on transferring vocal phrases to the guitar
“What’s a Spark?!” Paul Gilbert was so blown away by his students’ guitar tone, he became a Positive Grid convert – despite his “limited brain power”
We have Gilbert’s army of aspiring shredders to thank for his new limited-edition signature Spark Mini – the super-collectible digital amp for Gilbert and Dio fans
Positive Grid continues its signature Spark Mini spree with a Paul Gilbert amp – and it's joined by custom presets of his “most iconic tones”
Only 100 units will be made, and each will bear the virtuoso's signature and the dragon emblem from his Ronnie James Dio tribute album
Paul Gilbert thinks freeform guitar solos are “pretty dangerous” – but he’s brought them back for Mr. Big’s farewell tour anyway
Though the virtuoso has admitted he's “a bit rusty with the artform” of freeform soloing, there's little sign of it in the electrifying examples that have surfaced from the band's ongoing final tour
