Paul Gilbert the modern day rock guitar player is known for his technical and fast guitar playing in the bands Racer X and Mr Big, as well as many of his own solo albums. He has been included in many recent lists of Greatest Guitarists and Fastest Guitarists of all time and has played with lots of other famous and impressive musicians.
Paul's career started in the 80's and his guitar playing still reflects the style of this time, being fast and technical but at the same time being very upbeat. As expected from any guitar player his list of influences includes most of the greats but has stated that two of his favourite bands are The Beach Boys and The Beatles, and has said that George Harrison is one of his favourite guitar players. He also involves himself in guitar demonstration and tuition and always seems to have a fun laid back attitude to his music and the guitar which can be seen in his videos. Check out this great video of Paul Gilbert and Marty Friedman on a crazy Japanese music show.
And here is Paul demonstrating, along with his incredible technique, the need for a third arm to be used as the human capo...
