Nicknamed "Hurricane Gilbert", Paul was the guitarist for the legendary L.A. band Racer X during the early 80's. He soon became a household name when he teamed up with bass guitar god Billy Sheehan, and the incredible singer Eric Martin, to form the supergroup Mr. Big. The first single from Mr. Big was a shredder's nightmare, called "addicted to that rush", in which the lead lines were duplicated and harmonized between the lead and bass guitars. The song that everyone remembers them for, however, couldn't be farther from his shredding roots. "To be with you" topped radio charts all over the world, and listening to it, you would never know that all over the world, fledgling guitar players were making their fingers bleed by trying to play Paul Gilbert's music... just an example of his flamboyant personality, and second-to-none chops can bee seen here....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HC60XNiS-MQ. And here is a live version of one of Mr. Big's greatest hits, "Green Tinted Sixties Mind"...hands down one of the coolest guitar riffs ever...it takes a true master to turn an exercise into a catchy guitar part, and that is exactly what he does here...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=va3PrhB1-NI and just screwing around with a friend and a double-necked guitar....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYlx5gW90Aw
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Paul Gilbert is pretty much a bad ass...
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