We COULDN'T BELIEVE What We Were Seeing When We First Saw THIS SOLO
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it's been 16 years since I first saw this clip and I have just about got the 'Ahoy, crew members' bit down.
It's starts with the first note.
😂 THIS
I have almost mastered the volume knob turn right before it
@@RobertFairweatherMusic It starts with a downstroke of your tongue
Best comment ever 😂
The string skipping bit...across the whole neck...just because he can...absolutely mindblowing
terrifying!
He played that string skipping passage on the Racer X live album, peak shred!
That bit always left me speechless
I think Shawn Lane, MAB and Paul Gilbert are the scariests guitar players ever! This string skipping is really unbelievible!
@@diogomori9624 good call on the late great Shawn Lane!!
I was lucky to see him play live, he was already very sick and playing hurt him tremendously, and yet he did a gig in London early 2000s - jawdroppingly incredible.
All these years later , even with how far guitar technique has advanced....this isn't even the slights bit less mind blowing than the first time I saw it. Insane.
Couldn't agree more.
Totally agree, in fact it's almost even more impressive, as you can tell he's playing pretty loud too, and not at safe compressed 'home' (Instagram clip) volume. There's also a passion, fire and aggressive beauty in the delivery that only comes from being able to do this stuff Live and Loud.
Even most of today’s technical players can’t pick like Paul, that’s the thing
Nothings changed, people just don't practice as much and sit on the internet instead.
You might borrow a kids VHS tape here and there, or write down the appregios and scales on paper.
@@BeamRider100 You think people are practicing less today? There are 12 year olds out there easily playing stuff that would have been considered pro level in the 80's and 90's. If anything, guitarists are practicing way more and there are a lot more really good players out there. Most people are never going to be able to pick as well as this guy regardless of how much they practice.
The holy grail of shred tape intros. Thank you Levi
Shawn Lane, Rick Graham, and Paul Gilbert are the three kingsmen of playing stuff absolutely nobody has recreated. I miss looking up shred videos all day.
Sometimes I forget how awesome Paul's vibrato is haha
Certainly one of the most humble and nicest dudes in the guitar world as well
Totally! He dedicated an entire Song to it called Vibrato😄
I find his personality to be particularly annoying but the guy is a legend.
@@HalJikaKick Wtf he’s the most likable guy in the world
@@Johnnysmithy24 He said one thing I could not forgive. I own it
@@HalJikaKick What thing
Back in the late ‘80’s I was fortunate enough to be in a band that opened for Racer-X in Arizona and got to see Gilbert perform in his heyday. Power drill and everything. Blew my mind.
was it at the Mason Jar?
@@tweevers2 it was indeed at the Mason Jar.
@@attentiondeficitsquirrel7660 it is cool that it opened back up though as the Rebel Lounge as it is now called...but The Jar was the place.Played there a few times as well and also saw many a great shows on that tiny stage were you almost hit your head on the low roof beam going down center stage
@@tweevers2 what was the name of your band?
@@tweevers2 and that bright light on stage that the band had to turn off themselves before starting the show.
I used to watching this intro along with the Yngwie REH video every day when I was at Berklee, I think my neighbors loved it b/c id hear them banging on the walls with excitement. PG Rocks!!!
Still one of the most jaw dropping intros ever in a tutorial tape…no delay, or reverb, no backing tracks…just pure unadulterated and CLEAN playing!
Also the first guitar tape I owned, and still a favourite player and teacher. Paul knew that his students would watch it over and over again so he’s always included humour in his tapes
I must have played this tape to death back in the day…even my mum knew half the dialogue (along with Michael Angelo Batio’s Star Licks VHS!)
And the magic tricks in the style of Tommy Cooper (or Carl Ballantine, for Americans) still make me smile
Yeah!
That's the most impressive part. Most players struggle just to sound ok on good amps. He had a horrible tone here. There's no room to hide imperfections and of course there aren't any because it's Paul Gilbert.
Star Licks VHS tapes are great. 🌟
I wouldn’t say clean though. It’s pretty high gain. :) Not less impressive none the less.
@@woolgum clean as in technique…although also quite clean in that there’s no reverb or delay on the guitar which can help the illusion of speed
@@tombstoneharrystudios584 indeed, really clean playing. Amazing.
I don't think I've played that many notes in my lifetime. Just wow!
The best part about this is that Paul himself shows you most licks here in the video. I do wonder how many people could actually play the entire thing as well as he does. I can do most of the licks by themselves cleanly but it's another level to combine everything so smoothly like that.
Spot on and well said about combining them, individually yep ok, still not easy, but then just cleanly transitioning is another thing entirely
I wonder how many takes it took him - I wouldn’t honestly be surprised if it was the first 😂
He was probably playing 10 hours a day so was always just ready to rip at the stop of a hat lol
@The Fourth Write Djentleman Yeah, dude. That's the other thing. I can shred, but if it has been a couple of days since the last time I played, I have to warm up a little and get my hands synchronized. To be able to just jump in and shred like that, you have to be in that zone where you know you've been practicing a lot and the everything is in synch immediately.
There is three people that can almost play mimic him perfectly. Anton oparin, remy henson, and adam wever
Most likely not that many. Sure you can learn how to play it note by note, but coming close playing as clean as he does with dexterity and attack, well, that's another story. I recently recorded it as I wanted to play it 20 years ago almost, but never invested much time into it and i know i'd have to practice much more to get it as clean as he does on some parts. But I am okay with that.
It makes you sick how unbelievably good his playing is
Paul is a legendary guitarist. Absolutely wonderful to see him play. What a talent!
Paul's got talent. But mostly what this solo is... is just out practicing the competition. As a composition it isn't impressive, it's pure technique, which is not a talent
@@shredd5705Huh? You better fix your grammar first before you talk about other people's talent.
@@sarshanden8033 Well eat my shit buddy. You can't speak my language, I'm not a native speaker. Saatanan lonkeropolvinen jutktutuubissa pätevä homokuukeli. Etkä selvästikään ole musikaalinen kun et tajua että tämä on pelkkää asteikkojen runkkamista, vitun näppäimistön takana kyhjöttävä pussisilmä. Vedä ittes jojoon. Jutkutuubin sensuuri ei huomaa mitään kun kiikut hirressä vammaisine mielipiteinesi, vitun internetissä änkyttävä kusimanaatti :)
I've lost count of how many videos I've seen of Paul Gilbert playing, and every single time I'm still amazed by his right hand technique, simply out of this world.
💯 I think most guitarists talk about his left hand and how long his little finger is etc, but I watch that picking technique and am just blown away
@@bendalgliesh5458 Yes! His alternate picking is crazy good, there's no strain or anything when he's playing, no stiffness, nothing, just some really relaxed and optimized right hand movement!
The most impressive thing is his left hand
To be that young and have that much talent just blows me away! I remember when this came out. So glad that he was able to go so far in his career!
Mr. Clay, your skills are a reflection of what I aspired to as a younger man. Thank you for a great transcription of yet another video from my early years as a guitar lover.
What I love about Paul is that he went from a high-speed shredder who thew in feel bends once in a while, to a feel bender who threw in high-speed shred once in a while. :)
Thank you so much for tabbing all of these out man! This is extremely helpful, so happy I found this channel
OMG I've waited 35 years for this transcription, thanks so much.
You're a king, Levi. Thank you for sharing your incredible work with us!
Love all the fast bluesy arpeggios and passages too, really stands out. Unbelievable player 🤘🏼
I remember seeing this for the first time in like 2007 and my jaw dropped to the floor. He was unstoppable. Absolutely mind blowing picking skill. Thanks for the transcription!
Awesome video! I remember seeing this at 15 and completely blew my mind and was my first introduction to the REH videos. His artistworks school is awesome it's amazing you can video exchanges with him now regularly. Such a nice bloke as well. Thanks for tabbing this Levi!
Your educational material is awesome and so is Paul!
There is so much instructional material out there and very, very few of them go into HOW or WHY to practice the material they present.
Will definitely check out your new book, lack of structure in my practice is one of my biggest obstacles to improving.
And thanks as always for your amazing transcription videos, it's always fun to see what people who devote their lives to their instrument can do!
That's some impressive tab work! Just ordered your book as well... sounds like just what I need!
Ya he never ceases to make my jaw hit the floor. Even older Paul with the glasses, the Ibanez Fireman and the old Marshall Plexi with just a bit of break up...he still blows my mind.
I've seen Paul Gilbert live several times with Mr Big and as a solo artist. He makes me want to practice more and also makes me want to chop my guitars up for firewood 😆 He is incredible
one of my fave guitarists, had the pleasure of seeing him up close and personal at a guitar clinic in florida, saw slash there too. paul was great, a small gathering, talked with people, etc. pretty cool.
Ah, memories! Best instructional video of the 80'. I used to have it on VHS. What an intro
As a pure guitar player, Paul Gilbert is probably top 5 in the world. He has been this good since the 1980s, simply amazing.
absolutely amazing phrases ....speed n accuracy blend...tone is also awesome ...this was my first tape i bought ...after all paulis paul...his guitar not only screams but speaks...
He was like a machine, amazing. There's footage of him at GIT just chilling with the students, like a Marvel superhero; it's not smoke and mirrors, when he was on it was like a lightning strike.
I can't help but be in awe of the picking hand it's like a machine almost like a type writer with a mind of its own... His technique is is so refined. His fretting hand also moves around effortlessly and can't help but notice how relaxed he is. Mind blowing stuff🤯
Can a intro to a guitar shred video get any sicker? Paul is truly scary on guitar!
SOO glad I got to enjoy this when it was fresh and new!I'll never get tired of it!Wicked picking technique/hand,whata gift.
Paul Gilbert is the greatest guitarist I have ever seen live. Outstanding
I remember seeing Mr Big in the early 90s in Milan, when they opened for Aerosmith (Get a grip tour). I had heard of them but didn't know any of their songs. In my opinion, they blew Aerosmith off the stage. Gilbert and Sheehan in particular simply floored me that night and "ruined" my Aerosmith experience.
Thank you so much for tabbing the glory that is Paul Gilbert.
Still one of my favourite solos by anyone, anywhere, ever. A close second for me from these REH videos is the intro solo that Vinnie Moore does on his video, well worth checking out.
Paul in his prime (here..) was truly intimidating! And somehow I always felt like he was underrated at the time
Absolute monster - his picking hand is silly lol
In a good way obviously
Here in Indonesia, people knew him because the ballad hits with Mr Big. Only people who interested to learn guitar know how great and skillful he is a long with Nuno at the time.
GAAWDD!!! I've always wanted to see tabs for That!
Thanks man!
Amazing work Levi!
Paul is from another planet. He never misses. So epic.
The Control, The precision, The Clarity, I swear the most perfect technique I have ever seen. Nonchalant.
This changed my life
This takes me back! This instructional video was the first thing I ever bought with the first paycheck I ever had. Love it.
YES!!!!! Thank you!
What Paul just did there is amazing but it becomes incredibly amazing with how clean he pulls that off.
What an age for guitar players that was. So many great players came out of this era. Amazing time to play guitar
Paul is a legend, and on top of being a world class player, he seems to be a genuinely all around nice guy.
Also, his Instagram posts with his cat crack me up. The poor thing always look offended af 😄
Very familiar with Paul Gilbert through the years but I actually LAUGHED out loud watching this around the 2:50 mark... simply otherworldly..
Well done!!
Amazing tab!!! Incredible crazy shred Paul Gilbert
An outstanding transcription of the epitome of shred guitar!
Scarified was my intro to him all those years ago. Never caught this instructional video, though. Like a machine, tearing smoke off the fretboard. After 1st hearing him years ago, it took just that long for him to become 1 of my favorite guitarists.
Seen this 12 years ago and despite the rise of so many "UA-cam" shredders and technical players, this REH intro clip by Paul is still unmatched to this day by it's sheer "shredtasticness", it has everything: the passion, the fire, the string skipping insanity, and just distortion straight to the amp rawness.🤘 Props to Levi for transcribing this gem, thanks for sharing your amazing "tabbing" talent mate.💯
Yeah, honestly I've never seen anyone come close to his picking technique, the dynamics, fluidity, attack is just unreal. And he's 21-22 years old in the video ? Come on .. this shit is unreal xD
@@skyguitar01 Indeed, you perfectly described it mate, the dynamics, fluidity especially the ATTACK, is what's separates it from today's modern shredders.👍
Paul Gilbert is just warming up here, insanely talented guitarist.
I remember having to rent a VHS player to watch this as I didn't own one. It was a different time for sure.
Awesome trip down memory lane.
Just another day on the farm for Paul.
Always stunning .
Thanks Levi !! The "Shred" on his finest level.
Thanks sir.. remembering ,i think 30 plus years ago ..
Full credit to you Levi this is a masterpiece of transcribing and will mean so much to many of us 'Hot Licks' generation players. This intro and the Eric Johnson Total Electric Guitar intro etc, have such art, skill, depth and significance to make them hugely important guitar moments in their own right.
I have seen several people attempting to tab this over this years, on the old site Shredpit where I first heard about Paul and later in PowerTab and Guitar Pro 3 (quite a while back circa 2001) and I've seen newer ones since. I've owned the DVD for several years and now FINALLY someone seems to have nailed a transcription. HOORAY! Levi Clay rules.
I borrowed this video from the local library and never gave it back! 😂 phenomenal playing and super clean. Other videos around or this time were soaked in effects and didn’t really teach aswell. Lovely Ibanez too! The clear or no scratch plate is a great idea.
Paul is on a whole different level. Just as crazy as the first time I watched in awe...
I still have this on VHS bought at the local guitar shop in the late 80's lol
Paul's right hand technique is insane!!!! blistering speed and almost invisible movement. True economy of motion.🤯
Paul was my teacher at GIT in 86. I used to go see Racer X in the local Hollywood clubs. I still have a pick of his.
I think my brain just melted.awesome.
Your videos are 1 of a kind.
I remember years ago when this came out, yes chaps it was back when the dead see was alive, I thought, F me, do we get the tab for this and what a shite fight it was going to be to learn, we never got the tabs, and I always hated not getting the tab for their great noodles at the start, but along comes Levi and saves the day. Thank you Mate. I know you making a lot of guitarists happy Mate.
Absolutely beautiful ❤️
Gilbert, man what a player!
Paul in his prime ini this tape..l was so lucky saw Paul played and shook his hand in Medan, Indonesia in his Asian clinic tour 2000
No echo, no effects, just destruction lmao Paul is just too good
Paul is just a terrifying guitar player.
I got tendonitis just watching that damn solo.
Phenomenal effort, Levi...
I used to have this on VHS,i just forgot how good Paul is,mindblowing.
Awesome transcription, thanks a bunch! You gotta tackle some Shawn Lane solos at some point, those are so hard to figure out!
Excellent work! Would love to see a transcription of the crazy parts from the Micheal Angelo Batio Speed Kills videos LOL 😆 Maybe you did it already and i missed it
He was such a beast! I don't think he has that hypershredding accuracy these days! He is a different beast nowadays, probably a more useful one.
But damn, there's something really impressive with these type of skills.
Insane actually.
I had his instructional videos back in the day on VHS and I actually managed to learn some things and some great pentatonic licks. What let me down when I was learning this at the age of 15 or 16 is that I have no idea about timing and how to play the notes in time along with a metronome.
LEGEND !
Not into the shred stuff anymore but he’s the one that got me into it all those years ago. No doubt in my mind who is the best at it.
Total watershed moment. Hearing all of those early shredders......completely dumbfounded as how to do it. I saw Yngwie live in 84 and was shocked. Hearing Gilbert blew my mind. He was more impressive than Yngwie. Now I had been playing out as a teen and understood that you could get away with slop when being heard live vs a board tape. I watched the same set of myself with a live video vs the board tape. Even with recording I knew there is some leeway because I had a 4 track recorder. With these guys i wondered how good they actually were. Eary aYngwie and Gilbert were 100 the real deal. When I finally got to see this video after it had come out I was astounded! Even better, I was relieved that I could understand what was going on. He completely lifted the veil of secracy off of advanced guitar playing
I have both of these on VHS. Still packs a punch or a pinch harmonic.
I am a big fan of yours Levi. I was a "shredder" in the late 80s, but grew up hearing Bluegrass, Country, etc.; which led me to learn Bebop (as much as I can). You have been a huge help on my recent journey because you love all music like me, but you are great.
I do love all music!
One of the best!!!
Omg that is insane, his right hand is a blur - stellar...
Awesome style. Good sound every note. 🤘👹🤘
I pick that fast. He's an awesome player and I remember his tour video that took place in the 80's. He is intense.
Woooow omg, this guy really rocks!
That must have been crazy to tab it down, thanks ♥️
A couple of my other alltime favorite inrto solos are the Vinnie Moore and Greg how Hot licks intros. I go back and watch them often
I think Paul just melted my face off...again!
What I noticed most between him and Yngwie was, Paul was more aggressive and he didn't cover the same gound as Yngwie did a lot of the time. After about 10 minutes of listening to Yngwie, Ive heard enough. Paul covers many variations of similar riffs, but they sound noticeably different.
Pablo Gilberto was, and still is, absolutely mind-blowing.
He's sort of traded a bit of these insane chops for a *lot* more feel and great tone... More going for the right note at the right time, instead of every single note all at once 🤣🤣🤣
And he's a great teacher too.
the best shred vid of all time !!!!
Hope some youtuber would invite Paul to react to his old videos from GIT years, Racer X, the REH lesson videos and so on. Paul is probably one of the most documented guitarist in youtube. We can even see his guitar wars clip, back when he held the pick with his 3 fingers.
I had this instructional video back in the 90s :)
Astonishing!