Paul Gilbert - Technical Difficulties (Racer X)

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  • Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
  • Paul plays Technical Difficulties, which was written for the band Racer X.
    Enjoy!

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  • @JT_Grogan
    @JT_Grogan 4 роки тому +1686

    One of the cleanest, most proficient guitarists of all time. His sense of rhythm and timing is always on point

    • @levisalvini4110
      @levisalvini4110 3 роки тому +16

      Absolutely correct sir...

    • @rubungadoi
      @rubungadoi 3 роки тому +25

      I like his legato style, it reminds me of his hands moving like a butterfly or hummingbird if you know what I mean by that but yeah the lead in this song is ridiculous. I don't get how he can do sweeps the way he does. It's incredible.

    • @bigpmc
      @bigpmc 3 роки тому +17

      Totally, yet when I mention him to other guitarists they've never heard of him!

    • @dusanstetic2474
      @dusanstetic2474 2 роки тому +3

      SO TRUE

    • @BattousaiX333
      @BattousaiX333 2 роки тому +3

      I love his acoustic samurai album

  • @AlirezaVaezi-k2s
    @AlirezaVaezi-k2s Рік тому +180

    Shouts technical difficulties, proceeds with no difficulty

    • @tonaoelgostosao
      @tonaoelgostosao 3 місяці тому +4

      And full technic

    • @BonsaidaPrincipianti
      @BonsaidaPrincipianti 12 днів тому +1

      You misunderstood: the technical difficulties are ours, when we try to learn to play a bit of this song 😅😂

  • @fidelrivera2887
    @fidelrivera2887 3 роки тому +502

    I check in with this video every few weeks to see if it ever gets boring... it doesn't. His playing is stunning... those enourmous hands moving with fluidity, precision and feel. A real inspiration. . . And hes a nice guy not at all full of himself on top of that.

    • @4themusicman
      @4themusicman 2 роки тому +21

      I've watched this video well over 100 times. And Guthrie Govan's "Fives". Love them both.

    • @tac-cobserver3788
      @tac-cobserver3788 2 роки тому +3

      Mate 🤙

    • @justanotheranhedonicguy5132
      @justanotheranhedonicguy5132 Рік тому +4

      I've been coming back since this video was uploaded, I'm still left in awe hahaha. Probably was 18 first time I heard this. I'm now 29. Damn, time did fly after all...

    • @diamondmcleod5938
      @diamondmcleod5938 Рік тому +4

      ten years now once a month

    • @Cam-nb8kt
      @Cam-nb8kt Рік тому

      Why would you check in to see if a song you really like gets boring? makes no sense of course it wont get boring

  • @palopo-t3v
    @palopo-t3v 8 років тому +3489

    Paul looks like a guy who's just learning to play the guitar up until the moment he starts playing.

    • @jibraeeldanish5121
      @jibraeeldanish5121 6 років тому +22

      Palonero so true

    • @albertq1717
      @albertq1717 6 років тому +91

      I guess that 95% youngsters don't recognize him

    • @kunal_k_
      @kunal_k_ 6 років тому +29

      Lolollll n then he starts to *SLAY*

    • @kunal_k_
      @kunal_k_ 6 років тому +16

      @@albertq1717 hmm, true
      They'd be surprised how he'd shatter their guitaring dreams well at least for a temporary while 😁

    • @DavidColex
      @DavidColex 6 років тому +23

      @@albertq1717 I'm a 1991 kid that spent hours and hours of my highschool life tryin to replicate him... of course we recognize Paul :)

  • @Chronologo
    @Chronologo 10 років тому +342

    He's so accurate and clean in his technique you can clearly distinguish each note on the sweep runs.

    • @Kcgrade095
      @Kcgrade095 10 років тому +31

      I didn't see any sweeping though

    • @Chronologo
      @Chronologo 10 років тому +25

      Christian Basa Yeah you're right I wasn't trying to mean sweeping, more like alt picking runs

    • @SantomPh
      @SantomPh 10 років тому +24

      Chronologo
      Paul doesn't sweep in this song, and he developed a string skipping technique that replaces sweep picking and uses almost all the neck. Easy for him with those alien fingers!

    • @Chronologo
      @Chronologo 10 років тому +7

      SantomPh And if you read the previous replies I stated that I used the wrong concept

    • @SkinnedAlive96
      @SkinnedAlive96 4 роки тому +1

      Damn right very clean

  • @SubEthaEngineer
    @SubEthaEngineer Рік тому +43

    this is the most beautiful thing i've ever heard. listening to it for like 15 years now

  • @mrKRB64
    @mrKRB64 9 років тому +201

    I love how gilbert plays really fast yet still has melody to his playing- takes so much skill.

    • @chilledcadaver9205
      @chilledcadaver9205 26 днів тому

      Only other person I’ve ever seen have that was Jason Becker, dimebag, or Rhoads

  • @anjeroxjp
    @anjeroxjp 9 років тому +1037

    I can drink beer, hold my guitar

  • @papagriz33
    @papagriz33 Рік тому +146

    I love the Gilmour-influenced section that starts @ 2:23. Seriously, one of my favorite guitar passages out there.

    • @oompaloompadoompa-de-doo3614
      @oompaloompadoompa-de-doo3614 Рік тому +16

      Yep, it’s the comfortably numb chords!

    • @alexeymaslov5912
      @alexeymaslov5912 7 місяців тому +3

      Also riff from Queen - Ogre Battle at 1:10

    • @ScottFK86
      @ScottFK86 5 місяців тому +1

      Dude! I have just had this very thought in my head haha

    • @Gspitgyu
      @Gspitgyu 5 місяців тому +1

      Yes master ! U r correct !

    • @mbguitarman3081
      @mbguitarman3081 2 місяці тому

      Fr I was just listening to comfortably numb solo and it reminded me to come back here

  • @jonathanpeters9271
    @jonathanpeters9271 6 років тому +290

    I love the singer. Really lets Paul shine

    • @serendipititieshq1748
      @serendipititieshq1748 4 роки тому +9

      john peters yeah honestly

    • @tigerucapgras474
      @tigerucapgras474 10 місяців тому +3

      Paul is a singer. He sings with his guitar.

    • @Gspitgyu
      @Gspitgyu 5 місяців тому

      ❤lol

    • @rjupoig1455
      @rjupoig1455 2 місяці тому

      Great vocals he showed when he did a “straight up” cover of Paula Abdul.

  • @andreas_ak
    @andreas_ak 11 років тому +122

    I've watched it like a dozen times, and I'm still amazed everytime I watch it.

    • @4themusicman
      @4themusicman 7 років тому +4

      I've watched it over 100 times. Still unbelievably amazing.

    • @JohnMegaton2062
      @JohnMegaton2062 5 років тому +1

      Same. This is about 15 times now. I’m still in awe at the speed, dynamics, tone, precision. I’ve seen all the great guitarists...but Gilbert, for me, is the Amadeus Mozart of guitar. He’s the total package.

  • @lolmaomfgtfok
    @lolmaomfgtfok 5 років тому +179

    I've always been a huge fan of Paul Gilbert, I consider him the most technically proficient player of the modern age. Not only that, there isn't a guitar style he can't play. Flamenco, Metal, Blues, Classical, Rock, Neo-Classical... to name a few. Such an inspiring player and teacher. I learned so much from listening to him talk and play.

    • @garthok6224
      @garthok6224 2 роки тому +14

      Sadly, i must say, Paul can't play flamenco, just flamingo

    • @lolmaomfgtfok
      @lolmaomfgtfok 2 роки тому +3

      @@garthok6224 nice joke

    • @liasfertis2309
      @liasfertis2309 2 роки тому +5

      Dude, guthrie dude..

    • @Noah-ct2me
      @Noah-ct2me 2 роки тому +4

      Guthrie’s improv is the best of anybody

    • @shredd5705
      @shredd5705 Рік тому

      Guthrie Govan is better and more versatile than anyone else. But Paul is up there as a rock/metal player. Also, possibly might be better at alternate picking than Guthrie, not sure.

  • @Chimidecriolla3421
    @Chimidecriolla3421 6 років тому +144

    I just can't hold back my smile when the Comfortably Numb reference hits. Watching a super shredder pay tribute to a legend like Gilmour, who probably never shredded in his entire life, is just goose bumping.

    • @nicwilson89
      @nicwilson89 3 роки тому +8

      Honestly it really does give you goosebumps...I keep having to repeat that section haha

    • @ssstevew5714
      @ssstevew5714 2 роки тому +3

      I scrolled past your comment, then a minute later I'm like wait..what's that bass line. I didn't listen to this a lot but all this time I missed it!! Thx.

    • @Angelripper65
      @Angelripper65 2 роки тому +5

      bro i just realized that shit
      amazing reference

    • @jpgduff
      @jpgduff Рік тому +1

      Still not a patch on Gilmour's solo though - no hate for Paul at all - but the solo in CN is one of the greatest ever.

    • @bobbert152
      @bobbert152 Рік тому

      ​@@jpgduffI have a hard time ranking it above Tornado of Souls or Blackbird by Alter Bridge

  • @eliasaltman4439
    @eliasaltman4439 5 років тому +76

    When people say "you need play with feel in order to be good", I actually think of this. He's putting every bit of feeling in his body towards playing this hectic masterpiece, it doesn't matter that it's super fast and technical

    • @MusicissuperiorEVHROX316
      @MusicissuperiorEVHROX316 6 місяців тому +2

      Paul has never not played with feel, but it’s easy to tell when somebody isn’t. Compare this to present day Yngwie…THAT is playing without feel.

    • @jeffreyperkins8577
      @jeffreyperkins8577 5 місяців тому +2

      Many people who have no idea equate "feel" as meaning "play very slowly". Stevie Ray Vaughan for one would like a word with them...

  • @bersabda
    @bersabda 4 роки тому +717

    This has really inspired me to sell my guitar. 🤔

  • @LandingNow
    @LandingNow 9 років тому +1959

    i snapped 3 strings while attempting it on my Air Guitar

    • @rangeslider
      @rangeslider 9 років тому +14

      +Heavy Gauge Ahahahaha good one :)

    • @ROVAKAN
      @ROVAKAN 8 років тому +5

      maybe you should use 0.10 strings man :)

    • @EdSchroedinger
      @EdSchroedinger 8 років тому +3

      +Heavy Gauge ahahaha, U made my day! :D

    • @SRNF
      @SRNF 8 років тому +23

      Lucky, I snapped my neck

    • @walshy2116
      @walshy2116 7 років тому +1

      Heavy Gauge air strings?

  • @BlackheartxChibihell
    @BlackheartxChibihell 11 років тому +44

    After so many years this is still so amazing.

  • @ironyman7015
    @ironyman7015 5 років тому +16

    The fact that this is one take and live is just unbelievable!!

    • @chazbono5991
      @chazbono5991 6 місяців тому +1

      In the comfort of his home.

  • @bobbyrodriguez3224
    @bobbyrodriguez3224 10 років тому +525

    I studied with Paul at G.I.T. when I was 16 yrs old! Paul is a monster guitar player with every genre of music theory under his belt! He just prefers speed over mellowed out slow playing, but I assure you he can sit down with any guitarist and play whatever they choose and he will teach them a lesson or two! The more you know the better you're off! Like Yngwie says, "more is more and less is less!"

    • @ironblud
      @ironblud 10 років тому +29

      Must have been a dream come true playing with PG

    • @ryneledbetter7370
      @ryneledbetter7370 9 років тому +7

      Bobby Rodriguez I wish he would teach me a lesson or two!!!

    • @Mjaquie
      @Mjaquie 9 років тому +1

      +Ae troya
      same happened to me too ^^

    • @SirPiglet2000AD
      @SirPiglet2000AD 9 років тому +1

      ***** lol this is kind of unrelated, but have you heard of the actual musician buckethead? Kinda puts a weird twist on the guy's nickname if you have lol

    • @Shardxy
      @Shardxy 9 років тому

      ***** bruce bouillet

  • @barghein2121
    @barghein2121 7 років тому +38

    I can watch it again and again and again and again since 10 years....... it's sublime!

  • @tomofthedepths1742
    @tomofthedepths1742 Рік тому +20

    Watched this clip countless times when I was 17 or 18. At that time I was just focusing on his shredding skill. Now that I experienced a little more recording sessions and gigs myself, I'm more impressed by his sense of time and rhythms. Every notes are on points. Not to mention he did it in one take as if it's nothing.

  • @ScorpionAndZangief
    @ScorpionAndZangief 11 років тому +121

    Everyone can play fast now, but playing with feeling like this guy...that shit's impressive.

  • @DesignCourse
    @DesignCourse 6 років тому +874

    ....my new project for the next 3 months.

    • @DanSantosC
      @DanSantosC 4 роки тому +4

      Good luck dude!!!

    • @JesusSavedMyLife21
      @JesusSavedMyLife21 4 роки тому +75

      For the next 20 years bro

    • @cinicalmisfit
      @cinicalmisfit 4 роки тому +25

      So learned this song took me a full 8 months after 4 years of learning. Ive drifted off for a bit and coming backa and im no where near the same spead but just saying its super difficult. This and dee by randy rhoads was by far the most difficult songs i ever learned

    • @robertolsen9721
      @robertolsen9721 4 роки тому +8

      @@cinicalmisfit It's quite hard, been working on it now and then for 2 years. Now its time to learn the whole. For me the trickiest part is the main riff, the fast run no problem but the pull offs after is hard to get clear.

    • @lucianolizana446
      @lucianolizana446 4 роки тому +8

      how it went?

  • @erikhendrickson59
    @erikhendrickson59 3 роки тому +26

    OK so it's been almost 10 years, and I STILL can't play this cleanly. Thanks a lot, PAUL

    • @tinflesh
      @tinflesh 3 роки тому +1

      Hahah exactly!!! I first attempted this back in grade 8/9 so. I still can’t play the intro cleanly even yet :::::((((

    • @procyon6445
      @procyon6445 2 роки тому +3

      @@tinflesh Well you know what you have to do...

    • @bankruptbritain6103
      @bankruptbritain6103 2 роки тому

      You need a 3 foot pinky

  • @TheDerpp
    @TheDerpp 6 місяців тому +5

    dude i idolized this video back in the day, havent been here in ages. omg.

  • @TommyMartiniMusic
    @TommyMartiniMusic 5 років тому +10

    Every time I hear this song it blows my mind like it's my first time hearing it... absolutely insane playing and such an underrated guitar player.

    • @EvanDempsey
      @EvanDempsey 4 роки тому +4

      He's not remotely underrated. Everyone who knows he exists thinks he's one of the greatest players ever. He's not particularly well known, though.

  • @Mistakenbacon
    @Mistakenbacon 5 років тому +68

    2:40 chugs is one of my favorite transitions in all guitar. Such display of context in music. Even though it's way slower than the run prior it fits so perfectly and you couldn't convince me there is any other logical replacement for those bars.

    • @nicwilson89
      @nicwilson89 3 роки тому +8

      Do you recognise the progression? It's Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd, I adore that section of this song haha. Paul can pretty much do anything he wants musically and make it work on so many levels :)

  • @alphacause
    @alphacause 11 років тому +11

    The 2Cellos rendition of this song brought me here, and I am so glad it did. Paul's superb virtuosity made this 4 minutes of my day a transcendent experience.

    • @smallwjl
      @smallwjl 11 років тому

      exactly what I did!

  • @Urbaaniapina
    @Urbaaniapina 9 років тому +237

    Guitar skill level : MAX

    • @SRNF
      @SRNF 8 років тому +46

      Account status: Banned for hacking

    • @RmDIrSudoSu
      @RmDIrSudoSu 8 років тому +20

      How are they suppose to ban God?!

    • @hybris159
      @hybris159 6 років тому +4

      Level: scary ...

    • @serhat6181
      @serhat6181 6 років тому +5

      Level: OVER 9000.

    • @serendipititieshq1748
      @serendipititieshq1748 4 роки тому

      No no no Steve vai

  • @n64fan60
    @n64fan60 Рік тому +1

    2:22 The face-melting solo of The Gods. All the deities of Mount Olympus took heed of this guitar solo.
    Zeus himself bore witness to this moment, and declared it proof that humans could one day prove themselves, and ordained Paul Gilbert as a God.
    Kratos will fight him in a future God of War game.

  • @gowwar491
    @gowwar491 Рік тому +6

    20 years ago I said I would never be able to play this.
    I was damn right.

  • @huntercentury
    @huntercentury 4 роки тому +36

    This man’s pinky finger plays more music in one song than most guitarists will play with both hands in an entire career. Amazing.

  • @gcc5036
    @gcc5036 Місяць тому

    I don’t think I’ve heard this song in 12 years or so. I just rewatched this whole thing with my mouth completely agape. Just cannot believe how good Paul Gilbert is here. Insane technique and the songwriting is FANTASTIC too. Not shredding to show off, just pure talent with everything

  • @jeshpaul7385
    @jeshpaul7385 8 років тому +1065

    Good God.... From 3:12 to 3:25....He is stretching his fingers across 6-7 frets with his freaking thumb over the neck.......
    Imagine if he put his thumb behind the neck and stretched ...He would probably stretch across the Entire Universe :XD

    • @jeshpaul7385
      @jeshpaul7385 8 років тому +19

      Amar Donepudi Oh okay...I looked it up...Does Steve Vai have it too?? He is almost as tall as Paul right? just curious 😃

    • @coolsachin2737
      @coolsachin2737 8 років тому +5

      hahahahah! Your comment made my day

    • @jeshpaul7385
      @jeshpaul7385 8 років тому +5

      coolsachin2737 Lolololol.. Thanx man...But that just might be the truth...God he's amazing

    • @coolsachin2737
      @coolsachin2737 8 років тому +1

      true that

    • @jeshpaul7385
      @jeshpaul7385 8 років тому +1

      coolsachin2737 So.. Are you a freaky guitar player like Paul😉

  • @Clockwork5ive
    @Clockwork5ive 9 років тому +2299

    I hope that guitar is at least 18.

    • @Jmorrisfishing
      @Jmorrisfishing 9 років тому +13

      Lol.

    • @gajo1256
      @gajo1256 9 років тому +8

      +Clockwork5ive I'm so copy pasting that lol

    • @cdrpaige9486
      @cdrpaige9486 9 років тому +24

      Best guitar comment ever.

    • @JakobStrand
      @JakobStrand 9 років тому +80

      +Clockwork5ive Rape is still illegal even if you´re 18.

    • @deusexmusica803
      @deusexmusica803 9 років тому +2

      LOL

  • @michelvegter2834
    @michelvegter2834 5 років тому +11

    After all those years this is still the single most honest and impressive piece of guitar playing to me... Just fantastic. No stage lights no added fx just pure genious🥰

    • @michelvegter2834
      @michelvegter2834 5 років тому

      @zardoz jones That might be, you can also clearly hear the unmixed guitar from the amp in the room. I think this is his best take ever. Atleast from all the takes I can find

  • @jartocjanror6591
    @jartocjanror6591 2 роки тому +12

    Most soulful shred I've heard to this day. Never get tired of that breakdown in the middle. Been listening for yeaaarssss

  • @You-gn9uk
    @You-gn9uk 5 років тому +33

    was looking for a meme template "we are experiencing technical difficulties", i accidentally stumbled into this beauty.

  • @kelleymcbride4633
    @kelleymcbride4633 4 роки тому +5

    I remember getting the Racer X Scarified soundpage out of Guitar For The Practicing Musician magazine ( all you OG's remember those right?) back in '89 and his playing blew me away then and here 30 years later he continues to inspire and impress not only an amazing player but an amazing teacher 🔥🤟🔥

  • @llawma2588
    @llawma2588 4 роки тому +4

    6years since I discovered this piece and it still drive me crazy.

  • @manmoth_1990
    @manmoth_1990 8 років тому +102

    That run at 2:40 ending with the 1,5 tone bend: Reaoooooooow! Dudlududludududludu duuuu! Pioloolooiolooioioiboioioawleoloolol DRRrrr! Awesome!

    • @PbPomper
      @PbPomper 7 років тому +4

      I know! It's sound so heavy and metally! Shivers down my spine :)

    • @hybris159
      @hybris159 6 років тому +1

      @@PbPomper Yessss, shivers too! Same at that "dark" run at the end, 4:06… sounds fantastic!!

    • @schism8286
      @schism8286 4 роки тому +2

      loooooool

    • @manmoth_1990
      @manmoth_1990 4 роки тому

      @Wonderpuss McDunderpants It's a close second, yes.

    • @jimlucas0
      @jimlucas0 4 роки тому

      and he scratches his nose while doing it, you can see the shadow of his arm on the guitar

  • @me4tgr1ndr
    @me4tgr1ndr 2 роки тому +2

    I really love coming back and watching this over and over again 😍

    • @DroneShotFPV
      @DroneShotFPV 2 роки тому +1

      Same, this is on a weekly watch for me... minimum lol I am also trying to learn it, piece by piece... so far, I can play the first minute or so.. lmao

  • @shadedskys
    @shadedskys 9 років тому +409

    His hand is the equivalent of a hobbit's foot.
    His pinky alone, has the eye of the tiger.

  • @berlayar14-ff7pu
    @berlayar14-ff7pu Місяць тому +3

    2025 now. Been watching this exact video for 13 years. Still can't play this song. Sad.

  • @adamswarthout4847
    @adamswarthout4847 7 днів тому +1

    It's almost sickening how fucking good he is

  • @LilBoyHexley
    @LilBoyHexley 4 роки тому +3

    It's just so freaking clean and precise. Been watching this video for years and it gets me every time.

  • @kyeenn
    @kyeenn 10 років тому +619

    proper name should be 'Technically Difficult'

  • @keithmasey664
    @keithmasey664 5 місяців тому +1

    Just started work on this one today. One of my favourite Gilbert tunes

  • @RicardoOlivares-k4w
    @RicardoOlivares-k4w Рік тому +6

    I’d forgotten how impressive this was holy shit. His pinky dexterity is insane.

  • @bahaaalomari380
    @bahaaalomari380 10 років тому +309

    He sure had no Technical Difficulties playing that

    • @kelngu6011
      @kelngu6011 7 років тому +1

      Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeuuuughhj

    • @ky1ewithsty1e
      @ky1ewithsty1e 2 роки тому +1

      @@kelngu6011 Bleeeggghhhhhunghhh

    • @VikingKong.
      @VikingKong. 5 місяців тому +1

      The whole song is technical and difficult. I see what he did there.

  • @leovinckel21
    @leovinckel21 3 роки тому +2

    Such an incredible melodic's performances : Thanks Paul Gilbert !

  • @jasonje125
    @jasonje125 3 роки тому +9

    It is so sad that such genius musicians like him don't come out nowadays.

    • @akidk1499
      @akidk1499 3 роки тому +3

      Ohmura is there, Syu is there, Matthias is there
      Naoki morioka is there
      Japanese shredders are great and musical

    • @shredd5705
      @shredd5705 Рік тому +2

      @@akidk1499 Japanese people have better taste in music. They love guitar music there, even today. Western kids don't listen to guitar music anymore. Just some autotune crap, or another untalented person who speaks over music. In western top 20 chart, there is rarely even songs with guitar in it
      The kind of music western kids call "hit songs" these days are depressingly bad, predictable chord progression and untalented people who somehow have become "stars". Singing bad melodies badly with autotune, or speaking over music.
      Bands that are big in Japan have more interesting chord progression, they use more advanced chords like 6- 9- or 13-chords, more chords per song, and guitar solos are in like every song. Modern western music isn't like that anymore, it's down to 4 basic chords with no guitar

  • @dquaidman
    @dquaidman 8 років тому +230

    I'm an arachnophobe, so his spider fingers freaked me the hell out.

  • @DarioGrillo
    @DarioGrillo Рік тому +1

    Amazing 🤘🤘🤘🔝

  • @pablogarcia5094
    @pablogarcia5094 3 роки тому +10

    @2:54 -- The most underrated phrase of shred guitaring ever

  • @magdump4456
    @magdump4456 5 років тому +9

    This is black magic stuff right here! His finger reach is absolutely astounding. His control almost seems effortless on his part. Truly one of the guitar gods

  • @juhaleskinen7383
    @juhaleskinen7383 Рік тому

    I remember when this was uploaded here and I spend several hours with my tabs and watching this video to learn how to play this. Memories bring me back here the watch this again after all these years.

  • @hallquiche
    @hallquiche 7 років тому +10

    How can he be such a nice guy when he is this good?

  • @DeusEx_Machina
    @DeusEx_Machina 11 років тому +17

    That tapped lick from 2:32 - 2:40 is insane.

  • @allthingsbegin
    @allthingsbegin 9 місяців тому +1

    Absolutely amazing.

  • @imagun4831
    @imagun4831 3 роки тому +3

    This song takes my soul to another friggin dimension omg 😮

  • @JimDewdGuitars
    @JimDewdGuitars 2 роки тому +5

    Paul is at the level I dream of being at on guitar some day. Watching this always makes me wanna practice more! Thanks Paul! 🙏

  • @DimePwnz
    @DimePwnz Рік тому +1

    how have I never heard/learned this riff before... its so dope.

  • @seriouslypeople5860
    @seriouslypeople5860 9 років тому +162

    I got this. Somebody hold my beer.

    • @10N1Z3D
      @10N1Z3D 7 років тому +1

      Good one, even better luck though, bud

    • @markweimar4807
      @markweimar4807 6 років тому +9

      My friend Jim always used to say ..."Nothing good ever happens when someone says" " watch this! hold my beer!" lol

    • @terrymiller111
      @terrymiller111 5 років тому +3

      You might have a better chance if you finish it first.

  • @zx7-rr486
    @zx7-rr486 9 років тому +9

    I know a few people who are convinced that nobody in the rock (or contemporary) music world can match the virtuosity of classical soloists. If I could ever show them this, it would shut them right up! Whatever musical genre you're into, this is simply stunning technique.

    • @filipefrancoafonso
      @filipefrancoafonso 5 років тому +1

      I am a classical guitar student and I garantee you there's a lot harder stuff in classical repertoire than this. This is hard but after some practicing with the metronome and the right picking technique I made it to play. The hardest piece I ever saw is Villa-Lobos Étude No2. The best I can do is less than half the right tempo. On classical guitar there several techniques that are very difficult although it doesn't seem to.

  • @johnr.b.murray3417
    @johnr.b.murray3417 6 місяців тому +1

    Untouchable. Sublime.

  • @F_L_U_X
    @F_L_U_X 4 роки тому +167

    Thank you for Buckethead.

    • @Blasphemian_6
      @Blasphemian_6 3 роки тому +30

      Lets be real, Big B was gonna happen regardless, but I too thank Paul Gilberts contribution to the forming of my favorite guitar player today.

    • @dvirnissan815
      @dvirnissan815 3 роки тому +5

      Yesssssss

    • @shredwithdignity1378
      @shredwithdignity1378 3 роки тому +15

      Yes, dude! Honestly, either way, Buckethead would still be the insane guitarist he is today!

    • @user-mn3vt2sl1m
      @user-mn3vt2sl1m 11 місяців тому +2

      Disintegration Mirrors. Tell my Buckethead isn't Paul Gilbert. Please listen to it

    • @VikingKong.
      @VikingKong. 5 місяців тому

      @user-mn3vt2sl1m It's one of my favourites. Repetitive but doesn't ever get old.

  • @liljuanito123
    @liljuanito123 9 років тому +343

    this version is better than the album

    • @patrickrilE
      @patrickrilE 9 років тому +34

      Agreed, the solo especially in this one is so amazing. Best version I've heard of it.

    • @odenzramli1190
      @odenzramli1190 4 роки тому +4

      yeah this is the best version .. u can see it thru the number view

    • @mikoaj5258
      @mikoaj5258 4 роки тому +9

      Personally because of the: ,,TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES" at the beginning 🤣

    • @Laguna69
      @Laguna69 4 роки тому

      This versions is fuking osom

  • @BeaveIt2Leaver
    @BeaveIt2Leaver Рік тому +1

    Really? 45 years on guitar, I'm pretty good, but what just happened? Been a fan for decades, and now rediscovering the gift of Paul Gilbert. Holy S***!!!

  • @serhatkoc5766
    @serhatkoc5766 8 років тому +67

    2:30
    This is a replay button only for me.

  • @talonsoftheraven6693
    @talonsoftheraven6693 10 років тому +11

    a lot of technical players out there are brilliant but this guy can do all that but with his own distinctive style, truly a legend to behold!! \m/

    • @Despond
      @Despond 5 років тому +2

      That's the point in the end. There are thousands of guitarists who could play this, but you need to actual MAKE a song like this to stand out. Also you know when PG is playing because he has his own unique style. At the end of the day, you can be a technical player but if you don't create something with it then you're just an audio program.

  • @adriankelly808
    @adriankelly808 Місяць тому +1

    Happy new year. 2025 Gilbert rocks

  • @hillbrookguitarstudio4070
    @hillbrookguitarstudio4070 2 роки тому +4

    Watching Paul play this live was one of those moments that stay with you forever.

  • @Ledprostate
    @Ledprostate 8 років тому +272

    This is why I just play one note, but with feeling!

  • @taLLdavid33
    @taLLdavid33 2 роки тому +2

    One of the greatest guitar performances ever! Period.

  • @SpaceTiger9
    @SpaceTiger9 4 роки тому +7

    2:23 - I love the way Paul plays this next part live. It's pretty different from the album version and it sounds so juicy. You can't find tabs for this version either but I'm pretty sure I've seen this version elsewhere as well so I think it's just the version Paul plays live

  • @iiCodyYT
    @iiCodyYT 3 роки тому +3

    What’s most impressive about this is how he manages to move his pick out of his two fingers while tapping then back again in split seconds. Man is omnipotent.

    • @iiCodyYT
      @iiCodyYT 2 роки тому

      @@rockapartie I get that you don’t have to but he does it which is just a nutty technique

  • @adifauzisaputra2813
    @adifauzisaputra2813 Рік тому +1

    When I get boring from guitar, I can sit my guitar for few weeks but when I came back for this godsend song I'll immedietly pickup my guitar again

  • @kemaltaskin2854
    @kemaltaskin2854 Рік тому +386

    2023 , someone here ?
    Update: lets meet at 2025
    01.01.2025 - You, party animal yesterday or you sitting at home happy and comfortable with your family or with your love… You that worked or You maybe sit alone , or you are feeling alone in crowd. You used too much Dug yesterday that will not wake up at first day of the year, or you sleep before 00:00 and wake up early today..
    To all of you nerds , happy and healthy new year. 🔥💥
    Wish you have no difficulties in life except typing technical difficulties in youtube 🤘🏽🎸

  • @FernandoFernandez_192
    @FernandoFernandez_192 9 років тому +692

    All right, screw it.
    I'm buying a xylophone.

    • @TheArtOfStevenG
      @TheArtOfStevenG 7 років тому +44

      Whooaaaa, you're going to play this on a XYLOPHONE!!?!??!

    • @ToThePointCT
      @ToThePointCT 7 років тому +45

      that shits hard too. get a triangle dude

    • @TheMattc999
      @TheMattc999 6 років тому +1

      The Art Of Steven G man I wanna see that

    • @vernonhill7438
      @vernonhill7438 6 років тому

      I'm the Jimi Hendrix of xylophones

    • @D-Khalid
      @D-Khalid 4 роки тому

      Get a egg with sand in it. Whatever u call it.

  • @jrow8694
    @jrow8694 2 роки тому +1

    Wow!!!! That sent chills up my arms!!! Wow!!!!

  • @lonelymusican
    @lonelymusican 5 років тому +4

    How is it humanely possible to shred like this, my metal gods

  • @r0m0pr0
    @r0m0pr0 3 роки тому +3

    it's a timeless classic

  • @brewcewillis8328
    @brewcewillis8328 2 роки тому +2

    worlds fastest pickup change at around 1:00. just noticed this today. been watching this video for years.

  • @marcaopenas7329
    @marcaopenas7329 3 роки тому +7

    if this song had a 1 hour solo version, i would still hear it. Paul's shredding is absolutely fantastic.

  • @MetalT95
    @MetalT95 5 років тому +5

    2019 still watching it

  • @stefanquyn843
    @stefanquyn843 2 роки тому +1

    This guy is insane. So far this is the best solo I've watched

  • @vitorviana3666
    @vitorviana3666 3 роки тому +5

    Ver o Paul Gilbert tocando é igual a olhar uma vídeo aula para melhoramos cada vez mais nas técnicas. Tudo que ele faz na guitarra e perfeito.. A paletada alternada, as variações de escalas e o posicionamento dos seus dedos, e etc. Tudo parece ser fácil... Ele é uma baita professor além de um fenômeno na guitarra. Sou muito Fã dele.

  • @enthused7591
    @enthused7591 4 роки тому +16

    1:41 When someone LITERALLY has more talent in their little pinky than in my whole body

  • @vladimirgolovashchenko2044
    @vladimirgolovashchenko2044 4 роки тому +2

    2020 was on, and I was still listening to these tracks for the soul

  • @MerkinMuffly
    @MerkinMuffly 4 роки тому +299

    And the poor guy gets remembered by most people for one of the sappiest songs of the 80s. Most people have no taste.

    • @jowee147
      @jowee147 4 роки тому +21

      @@elrohir0 mr big - to be with you

    • @pabloscki_2
      @pabloscki_2 4 роки тому +9

      the real ones know him for others, like green tinted sixteen mind, addicted to that rush, etc

    • @soejrd24978
      @soejrd24978 4 роки тому +12

      Who cares

    • @therealraydub3324
      @therealraydub3324 4 роки тому +3

      Lmaoo

    • @tdang9528
      @tdang9528 4 роки тому +3

      Girl i had a crush on teased me for liking that song... Till this day i remember it with bitterness.. now i understand what a cringe song it was...

  • @ThePoorBoy
    @ThePoorBoy 4 роки тому +6

    1:42 -- Still one of the coolest runs I've ever heard on guitar. Almost has a Scottish bagpipes vibe! It's not on the record, and I don't think I've seen him do it on any other live performance of the song.

    • @based7881
      @based7881 3 роки тому

      John petrucci's happy song sounds similar

  • @adamriley7101
    @adamriley7101 4 роки тому

    Will always and forever be one of my most fav videos

  • @lentil5176
    @lentil5176 8 років тому +33

    It's intriguing to me how all the shredder virtuosos are drug free including Paul. These guys: from Yngwie Malmsteen to Joe Satriani are true role models for guitarists and even everyday people.

    • @YmirVEVO
      @YmirVEVO 8 років тому +18

      Yngwie did a shitload of coke in the '80s and '90s.

    • @craigtheibanezaddict
      @craigtheibanezaddict 8 років тому

      you are 100% correct, exactly what I was thinking!

    • @kazaakas
      @kazaakas 8 років тому +3

      To me, Paul seems like the sort of guy that likes the occasional toke every once in a while.

    • @JamoZNL
      @JamoZNL 8 років тому +1

      Yngwie loved his cocaine back in the day....

    • @00gZa
      @00gZa 7 років тому

      Gallopeermeneer 100%

  • @metaleirosincero6317
    @metaleirosincero6317 3 роки тому +47

    2:23 pure feeling, genius

    • @tomsmad
      @tomsmad 3 роки тому +2

      That bend is haunting.

    • @papagriz33
      @papagriz33 3 роки тому +4

      That section of the song always reminded me of something Gilmour might have played in a Pink Floyd tune.

    • @ssm445
      @ssm445 3 роки тому +3

      @@papagriz33 yeah, me too. Probably also because it uses a chord progression that is very similar to Pink Floyds Comfortably Numb

  • @kirardigo
    @kirardigo 3 роки тому +1

    omg what i found!! its amazing

  • @Nielsen2204
    @Nielsen2204 10 років тому +8

    If guitar-skills are measured by the length of your pinky, this guy is the king. And if it isn't, he's still fucking insane.

  • @oilcanbland
    @oilcanbland 5 років тому +22

    Paul has become my favorite shredder. There's simply nobody in his league in terms of pure face-melting ability.

  • @brochandra9511
    @brochandra9511 4 роки тому

    Good skill, i am Verry happy to hear guitar melody from Mr.Paul👍👍👍

  • @devtanuroy
    @devtanuroy 9 років тому +214

    I could help but notice isn't a part of the progression similar to comfortably numb? 2:28 to 3:28

    • @Youboob99
      @Youboob99 9 років тому +38

      +Devtanu Roy 100% it is that, not even similar, exactly that. just masturbating notes over comfortably numb's solo rhythm section.

    • @infinitelz2
      @infinitelz2 9 років тому +23

      Even so, David Gilmour couldn't play this in his dreams

    • @Youboob99
      @Youboob99 9 років тому +13

      infinitelz2 Yeah. Gilbert's definitely his own man though, phenomenal guitarist. Having some fun with this track i guess

    • @10N1Z3D
      @10N1Z3D 7 років тому +16

      “Music has become so overworked that the only way to progress is to mimic the past.”
      ~ History in a nutshell

    • @ToThePointCT
      @ToThePointCT 7 років тому

      omg yeah man its so similar