However, Paul opts to use thin picks, often with classic tips, a. Talking of picks, many people myself included, opt for a thick sharp pick for fast picking, it is the most logical choice of pick for technical playing, there is no give and the pick attack is quick and smooth. He would use high gain amps with the presence boosted but the treble taken back slightly to help emphasise that percussive attack of the pick. Most of the time in his early days he would pick everything on the bridge pickup to get a bright, percussive attack to his picking licks.
Paul is known mostly for using Ibanez RG style guitars with two humbucking pickups and a single coil in the middle. He uses string skipping to his advantage as it allows him to sequence the arpeggios in musical ways whilst keeping a rhythmic pulse during fast arpeggio runs a style that myself and Andy James use a lot to our advantage! Paul is known for his string skipping arpeggios instead of the more common use of sweep picking. I have used fast alternate picking licks, string skipping, legato techniques and trills that have a Gilbertarian sound to them! I have kept it as simple as possible so you can learn the guitar licks, take them away and make them your own. In this Paul Gilbert style guitar lesson Tech Session I have prepared a short shred guitar solo that demonstrates a few of the most noticeable things technically about Paul’s playing.
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