Paul Gilbert

Paul Gilbert (November 6, 1966) was the former guitarist for the band Mr. Big. After the band was disbanded in 1996, Gilbert persued his career as a solo guitarist and has evolved into a successful solo artist/singer/songwriter. He was also the lead guitarist of the re-united 1980s hard-rock band Racer X.

Born in Carbondale, Illinois, he started playing guitar at the age of 5 and at the age of 15 was not only touring local clubs with his band Tau Zero but was even spotlighted in Guitar Player magazine alongside fellow up-and-comer Yngwie Malmsteen.

His songs range from pop, rock, metal, jazz, classical and anything in between, and is often quoted as an extremely versatile guitarist. As a recognition of his speed, he was listed in the "Top 10 Shredders Of All Time" by Guitar One Magazine.

Paul Gilbert is often considered the best guitarist of all time.

He did one album with Jimi Kidd, his uncle, in 2001 called Raw Blues Power, and his solo albums include:

King of Clubs (1997)
Flying Dog (1998)
Beehive Live (1999)
Alligator Farm (2000)
Burning Organ (2002)
Paul the Young Dude/The Best of Paul Gilbert (2003)
Gilbert Hotel (2003)
Acoustic Samurai (2003)

Other albums involving Gilbert include:

Humanary Stew – A Tribute to Alice Cooper
Light at the End of the Tunnel – War & Peace (with Richie Kotzen, John Norum, Jeff Pilson)
Tribute to Jimi Hendrix (1992)
Guitars That Rule the World (1992)
Merry Axemas – A Guitar Christmas (1997)
Guitar Wars (2003)
One Night in New York City – Yellow Matter Custard (2003)
Spin The Bottle – An All Star Tribute To KISS (guitars on I Want You) (2004)

Paul Gilbert

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