Rehearsing for Japan

Thu, 09/22/2016 - 10:31pm
Written by PaulGilbert
Topics: guitar, paul gilbert

After some intense rehearsals, my band and I are ready to rock Japan. First Freddie Nelson and Tony Spinner came to Portland to rehearse with me and work out our guitar parts and vocal harmonies. Then the three of us flew to L.A. to rehearse with Kevin Chown (bass) and Thomas Lang (drums.) The nice thing about rehearsing is that... It works. The band gets tighter, and my own playing gets better and easier. 

Zakk Wylde happened to be rehearsing next door to us, so it was good to see him too. He is one of the modern masters of vibrato... an accomplishment that I always admire.

Rock and Roll!

Paul

Three Tour Pedalboard

Mon, 09/19/2016 - 11:05pm
Written by PaulGilbert
Topics: guitar, paul gilbert

I'll be touring for the next two months... with three different bands. First is a show in Japan with the 5-piece band that played on my "I Can Destroy" album. Next are a few shows in California with Mr. Big, and then a tour with my 3-piece band in Europe, England, Israel, and Russia. These are the pedals that are making the songs happen at the moment. In order, they are: MXR Buffer, Foxrox Octron, Keeley Looper to switch the Electro Harmonix Deluxe Electric Mistress, two MXR Phase 90s, Ibanez TS-9DX Tube Screamer with Keeley Mod, TC Electronic MojoMojo, and 4114 Custom Effects Flux Capacitor Delay. The Voodoo Labs Pedal Power 2 Plus is there to power the pedals.

I will giving VIP lessons at many of the shows. These tickets are extremely limited and sell out quickly, so if you're interested in jamming with me, and seeing soundcheck, please sign up soon.

http://www.paulgilbert.com/viplessons/

See you on tour! 

http://www.paulgilbert.com/tour/

Thank you,

Paul

Will Paul Gilbert Really Respond To Me?

Wed, 09/14/2016 - 3:02pm
Written by ArtistWorks
Topics: guitar, paul gilbert, video exchange

We get all kinds of questions about ArtistWorks. Recently we got an email from someone who thought our Video Exchange learning was too good to be true:

“...I’m just wondering if it's actually Paul Gilbert leading the way here? How could he possibly have the time to teach all of the me's out there?"

So how does he do it? 

ArtistWorks is designed for working musicians (and people like you) whose lives are in constant motion…

paul gilbert video exchange from a moving car

Guitar Player Magazine Cover

Tue, 08/16/2016 - 12:50am
Written by PaulGilbert
Topics: guitar, paul gilbert, rock

I certainly appreciate all the Japanese guitar magazines that have featured me over the years, but I must admit that I'm pretty excited to read the new issue of Guitar Player Magazine (since it's printed in a language that I can read!) All those Japanese magazine photo sessions did teach me to hold my guitar upright so the headstock doesn't get cut out of the photo. And of course I haven't "abandoned" shred. I just make sure that it's not the only topping on my rock and roll pizza. 

Thank you,

Paul