Rig Rundown - Mr. Big's Paul Gilbert 

Only Gilbert...guitarist discussing differences between vintage and new Makita drills :D I love this guy.

i like how he actually demonstrates each sound. every other rig rundown ive seen, the dudes just talk and talk about technical bullshit and dont actually show you how it sounds. also, dude is a class act.

Paul Gilbert seems like a really cool guy, and to be honest I'd love to jam with or even get a guitar lesson from him, learn some Mr. Big and other epic tricks by him

Paul is one of the few muscians who is open about their hearing loss. Believe me those headphones are not just for show! I have tenitus (ringing in the ears) from not using protection in the construction industry. Trust me protect your hearing!

i love paul gilbert. you can tell that every second he doesn't spend playing guitar is a second he considers wasted. that's true love :)

Love Paul Gilbert! Always have. Always will!

It always makes me chuckle on these Premier Guitar videos the way you American guys say Premier. Like "pre-meer" lol. And each presenter seems to say it differently like there's not quite a consensus on how it should actually be said (some seem to say "pr'-meer"). We say "preh-me-errr" in the UK.

The one guitarist that i've always wanted to meet!

That airplane flanger though...

11's. Damn.

Paul is a true guitar geek. He was born to do a rig rundown.

Much respect for Paul as well as all of the guitarists that do the rundowns themselves, rather than getting their techs to do it.

I really want to have a beer with mr Gilbert and mr Govan!

Super cool guy, met him in 1990, absolutely no ego at all and mad skills.

Possibly the nicest gentleman in rock and roll

Paul Gilbert is such a nice guy.

A guitar rig with no Axe FX? What kinda shit is this? (Just kidding.)

5:03 when Paul Gilbert casually says "My hearing is going"...

pg is talking to pg! but which pg is which?

Someone give this man a latenight show!! haha

Vintage Guitar? Nope. Vintage Amp? Nope. Vintage Drill? Well of course.

So sad that he's lost so much of his hearing.

Paul Gilbert is the best. Him and Slash both score high on the sanity chart. It's such a relief to hear him explain stuff.

Paul, one of the most amazing human in our planet. His picking speaks. His tone screams. Still its sweet enough to listen whole day without getting bored. True artist, true talent.

Nobody cooler than Paul Gilbert

Never listened to his music but I liked the way he played a few licks to demonstrate the pedals. If only they would all do that.

I've never really been into Paul's music but he seems like a really good guy and definitely has great hands.

PAUL actually demos his own gear and doesn't leave it to his busy guitar technician. Cool guy forever

paul sounds like bill nye the science guy.

Every time I see Gilbert interviewed he seems like such a nice guy.

I am a better guitarist than Paul Gilbert. If you laugh right now, you have a sense of humour. If you really believe it,you are a sick person. =)just for laughs

did anyone else get slightly bummed out when he said "my hearing's going"

Just watched Steve vai, yngwie, petrucci, etc. and Paul's rig is so off the cuff and simple and his personality is so humble and cool. It reminds me why I like him so much lol

There are so many things to love about Paul. He never seems to be stressed or having a bad day. Also his pinky is as long as my index finger, wtf.

is he looking at the reporters hair?

great guitarist, great man! great kind of person!

Having a separate lead out for the singer is awesome. The Mr. Big members seem to really respect each other.

I gotta' get me a Fireman......(the guitar).

Sound like Kermit The Frog

I was at a Music store sometime ago and i was playing this riff and shredding a lil bit and paul walked in and was listening and i looked up and stopped playing and he said no dont stop that sounded great..and i was said oh i was just noodling and he said thats some serious noodling and i said well i learned it from you and he said really and i said yeah man i was a big fan and learned alot of your licks from your video's and thats how i built some technique up. he was just a down to earth guy!

I love how Paul is constantly trying different things. I have just begun to get my feet wet in the world of stomp boxes and various effects after years of firmly being a "one guitar, one amp" kind of guy. Experimenting with all sorts of guitar pedals has really revived my love for the instrument.

"in a humbucker guitar I never really used the tone control" ... we finally got an answer to his insane trebley tone lmao. Gotta love this guy

"it does touch you in the way that other guitars don't" hahah what a genius!

"John Denver clean" lmao. Paul is hilarious.

Man, hanging out with Paul must be like hanging out with an amazingly talented and guitar-crazy best friend!!

If we were visited by Aliens and they said "bring forward your best human", it'd be Paul Gilbert.

Class act. Most of these interviews are done with the guitarists tech. Paul is an outstanding individual and it's nice to see him take the time for those who are truly interested.

that guy is so cool, I don’t know if I prefer his rig rundown or satch’s both these guys know their thing and are so inspiring, love them

He such a cool guy and it's so much more personal when he shows it himself and not some random guitar tech.

"When you're a guitar player, you must tweak!" Lol Love it!

I got to see him [and meet him] at Brents Music Store in Ft Myers Fl-He was 27 then-and after each song-he ask-Is That cool-He was very humble-knowing that there was a room full of Guitar Players-but only one like him-He said that he doesn*t use drugs-and never had-I loved that Clinic-he signed-photos with an Ibanez and Laney Stack!

Fucking guy playing elevens on a thick neck with a floppy pick and still fast as hell.

i've never heard a guitar player having a favorite string!

I didn't even know Mr. Big was still a band.I remember hearing them for the first time way back in the early 90's on Letterman I think,and the next day I went out and bought their CD,had a train wreck on the cover.Going to have to check out some of their latest stuff now.

It's funny that he seems to find gear with the purpose of making his single coils sound like humbuckers.

It's so inspiring to see super-human musicians that have equal amounts of humanity. Thank you Paul Gilbert!

Paul: Ibanez's are usually thinner to make them easier to play. This guitar has a little more wood to it, but to me it's still super easy to play. Me: Well, Paul, that's because you have asparagus fingers.

@pinkangus We edited together clips from Keith Howland of Chicago demoing an Egnater Tourmaster 4100 at the 2008 NAMM Show. You can watch the video and hear bits and pieces of Mr. Howland's playing that appears in PG's intro. Thanks a lot for watching the videos. --PG Staff

One of the best guitar related videos on youtube. thank you.

Meeeh this nigga is tall... btw nice interview, Paul is another guitar hero!!

Besides being an amazing guitarist Paul is indeed a great person, very humble, just make me respect him and admire him more. Paul you Rock!!

He's so cool

"thats a long story too why i do that" explains it in 15 seconds.

I totally agree with Gilbert about pick thickness. I'm a shredder (among other things) and have ALWAYS stayed with plain old Fender mediums for the exact reason he said, there is so much more dynamic range that drops off when you go thicker. It's totally true what he's saying about Dunlops, they totally don't get tore up when you pick slide with them. I have Purples - I think they're 1mm - on call specifically for the rare occasion I wanna pick slide

I didn't know Garry Oldman played guitar

You would think Dunlop or another pick company would run off a lot of 4 pointed picks for his drill. Lol

This guy has always been cool ! I like it when they demo there own grear

May he stay on earth for a loooooooooooooooong time. Lovely man and effin evil good player.

I've never met Paul (thou I wish too) and from the countless videos of him you can tell he's an honest straight up easy guy without any hint of arrogance. Great magician on the guitar too.

Paul such a humble virtuoso.. no hesitation to share and always play from hearts ❤️.. 🤘

AWESOME. Paul just seems like an awesome dude and the rig is incredible!

Damn, he uses 11-gauge strings in standard tuning? He must have some super-strong fingers to push those strings around!

Paul, Please get rid of the fireman guitar. Go back to the RG straty style Ibz you were born to play.

.6m pick whaaaaaaaaat?!

"did I even have it on?" hahaha classic

his lead playing is so clean

I love these videos when the actual artist is talking about their gear, but I love it even more when they actually demo it. Paul is such an awesome guy.

Paul's personality is just fantastic! He seems like a such a genuinely nice guy with real passion for music. :)

This is my favorite Rundown host. He makes the players the most at ease to talk. Bohlinger (sp?) stresses people out! Too awkward.

"When it comes to a drill that's really where vintage pays off!" :D

He's the most down to earth guy ever. His music is a great inspiration and he's a perfect example for every musician.

A monster player and a cool dude.

I'm shocked how messy his setup is, I thought for sure it would be surgically clean and organized!

A little more "gneeheeayh" !

just seen this,the bit at the end of the interview, where he holds the drill in a menacing way, brill

Paul is The Man. Cool guy and a stellar, world-class player.

lol @ 10:04 the camera pans around to the back and you can see an audience has formed just to hear him noodle around during an interview. Now THAT is when you know you're good!

i think hes on coke :(

You can tell Paul Gilbert is a real mensch. I'm sure he has a dark side in there somewhere because you can't be that good at something without having a little bit of darkness. Lol.

GOD Bless You 🎸🎸🎸

his guitar tone is AMAZING...

nicest guy ever!

Good guy Gilbert

Dude I just came from a video where they try showing the "prototype" written on the guitar of Dave Amato's prto Gibson he got the first one completly missed both attempts of the second... 3:55 you get a BEAUTIFUL close up of Paul lol... The camermen (or women) SUCK lol... Not to mention sometimes it's HARD to watch these all of them are socially awkward and turn into a potato sometimes.... Ughhh YOU'RE STANDING NEXT TO LEGENDS! You think you'd be a tad bit more excited while seeing their gear!

Paul's the man!.

The notes go right into your heart!

5:50, that chorus sounds perfect!!!

Got a lot of respect for Paul. He's an insane player. But that guitar body is so ugly. And it does look uncomfortable to play. It's really the first Ibanez guitar I've seen that I thought was a bad design. Unfortunate.

Gear Masters has done a bunch of these types of things with other musicians that PG hasnt, but PG RR's are more enjoyable to me because the musicians are interviewed about their gear. I like the conversation between artist and interviewer. GM is good, PG is great. So Id love to see some of those GM videos done better and more informative by PG!

@ermonski ... see what I'm talking about?! haha! but hell what can i do i have girly hands! but I'll try my best to move on to 0.10 as soon as i can =O