Paul was my idol growing up, and this video is yet another example of a big reason why. I'm sure he's done thousands of lessons like this now, and his love of music and the joy he gets from sharing his knowledge of it is always so evident. He's a world-class talent, and also a plain genuine guy.
I love Paul Gilbert. The man is a brilliant guitar player and brilliant guitar teacher. And his outfits are insane! That yellow outfit is a perfect mix of Michael Jackson Thriller and Kill Bill.
I wish there were more guys like Paul. He makes everything fun, at least until I discover I can't play half of his amazing stuff,lol Of all the guitarist I've really admired, I'd most like to meet Paul.
He's awesome. A natural musician all around. He's a great teacher amd understands how to get a message through. I agree, he's one of my favorites as well!
His enthusiasm is so contagious. makes me just want to crank to 11. You can tell he loves teaching and that his students and fans adore him cause he is genuine and kind and just wants to help others play. Love Paul's new stuff. Racer X is awesome but I love his new stuff. Go check his youtube channel he is posting tracks from his new album.
I had the pleasure of taking a private lesson from Paul almost a decade ago and this "leaving out the sixth" thing was something he mentioned and I've kept it in mind ever since ;-) It's a troublemaker over most chord changes, that sixth!
Paul's my favorite guitarist. Guy's got shredding chops for days yet is an unabashed fan of pop music. He's like a taller, shreddier John Mayer. Also learned a ton of stuff from his instructional vids as a kid. Loved his Intense Rock series and his teaching style.
please dont compare one of the most dangerous guitar in the entire planet in sheer technique and virtuosity to john mayer . its disrespectful seriously ; john maybe good but nowhere near the ultimate players such as PG
@@_azu7 Yes, I can and just did. You know that Paul Gilbert loves pop music and has covered a song by the Spice Girls, right? And John Mayer's not exactly a shredder, but his guitar skills have been praised by Eric Clapton himself. That's why I compared him to Paul -- neither of them are elitist tools and are able to comfortably make and enjoy different genres of music.
@@dajoler Eric Clapton is a good songwriter but do you even know his technical standpoint? PAUL GILBERT BRUUUH WHAT GRASS YOU SMOKIN MY 11 year old brother can play john mayor / Eric Clapton shit . PAUL GILBERT dont use that name aside those mfs without any chops . they're good in poppish shit but sheer technique?! pg can eat them roast them grill them in seconnnds . And yeahh i have listened to 2 become one , john mayer and EC himself could never come up with that solo portion in that song ; neverrrrr though PG plays stairway's solo when he plays it live
@@_azu7 Holy shit. I think I just got brain cancer from your post. I think I'll end this by saying that Paul Gilbert himself would be the first one to say that you can have all the chops and technical ability in the world -- if you can't write anything memorable, then there's no point, is there? Oh, and good luck to your 11 year old brother. If he's able to play John Mayer or Eric Clapton, then he's clearly a lot smarter than you and will actually be able to have a career in music, unlike his older brother.
Watching paul in any video as playing live studio or teaching is always a pleasure. Specially if he teach anything so fkn amazing how simple he makes it
Paul really was the first technical player that I felt I could actually understand and for me started a decade ago on furthering my understanding relationship and journey with the guitar As I’m sure he has helped so many others Mad respect thanks for all the lessons Paul you freaking rock It’s like if bill nye the science guy could shred friendly engaging challenges you a total blast all charm
Riff has similar style to a Babymetal song called 'Syncopation' but with less slides. Gotta love Pablo Gilbert. He is able to 'teach' across so well in his videos which not all players can do well. Any yep, lots of Eric Johnson vibes as others have said.
Thank you SW / AV folks / and Mr. PG! Yellow is the color for learning, was it? lol Best thing about Paul Gilbert is yes. Thank you for creating and sharing this inspiring, fun, educational jem - cheers!
You run out of strings to skip into ? Just buy an 8 or 9 strings on sweewater and continue this exercise. If you still need more, buy double, triple or six necks guitar. Anyway, I love Paul more and more as he gets older. His playing is still fast and also puts emphasize on how the solo sounds beautiful.
Hi everyone! Out of subject, what the name of the support he use for holding bottleneck? I try to found this by myself but I don’t have any answer… Thanks a lot for all !
One thing he doesn’t mention is when he goes from the 3rd string to 4th he uses the first finger to avoid rolling the second finger. Once I figured that out it felt much smoother.
Can somebody explain to me the purpose of skipping the sixth? I'm just getting into learning more about theory and would love to get some context here.
Loved this lesson. Tid bits sound like Eric Johnson. What I didn't like... is that for some reason this reminded me that at some point I am gonna get old... for good... sad face...
That looks like something he made... A round wooden puck with a mic element inside? I have seen bluegrass players with a mic down near the floor on the stage to mic their foot stomps. IIRC the clapton unugged MTV gig had something like this. Thats an amazing recording / performance too btw... The venue acoustics are amazing.
