Paul Brandon Gilbert (born November 6, 1966 in Illinois, USA) is an American musician. He is well known for his guitar work with Racer X and Mr. Big, as well as many solo albums. He also joined Joe Satriani and John Petrucci on the 2007 G3 tour.

He has been voted number 4 on a list in Guitar One magazine of the “Top 10 Greatest Guitar Shredders of All Time”, as well as a spot in Guitar World’s 50 Fastest Guitarists of All Time list.

Talking about his influences, Paul mentions many different artists, including:

• Randy Rhoads
• Eddie Van Halen
• Yngwie Malmsteen
• Tony Iommi
• Alex Lifeson
• Jimmy Page
• Robin Trower
• Judas Priest
• Akira Takasaki
• Jimi Hendrix
• Kiss
• Van Halen
• The Ramones

Paul has stated many times that he was heavily influenced by his uncle Jimi Kidd who was instrumental in getting Paul interested in playing the guitar. He is also a great fan of The Beach Boys and The Beatles. He states on the Space Ship Live DVD that George Harrison is one of his favorite guitar players. Guitar World magazine declared him one of 50 of the world’s fastest guitarists of all time, along with Buckethead, Eddie Van Halen, and Yngwie Malmsteen.

Gilbert composes music in a wide variety of styles including pop, rock, metal, blues, funk and european classical music, but is perhaps best known for his versatility and speed.

Information courtesy Wikipedia

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