A guitarist (or a guitar player) is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.

Versatility

The guitarist controls an extremely versatile instrument. By using techniques such as bending and vibrato, the guitarist can make the guitar express a near vocal quality.

While with an ensemble, a guitarist can take the role of rhythm (playing with bass in the ensemble) or lead (playing on top of the bass in the ensemble) guitar.

A guitarist can also play along with a harmonica as a second instrument. Famous examples include Bob Dylan and Neil Young.

Techniques

The guitarist has several ways of playing the guitar including the guitar pick, fingernail, and/or fingertip (see fingerstyle guitar).It involves techniques derived from other stringed instruments such as 'legato playing' and various harmonics.

Art

The guitarist has long been a popular subject for artists. One of the more famous examples is the painting ''Degas's Father Listening to Lorenzo Pagans Playing the Guitar'' by Edgar Degas, which was painted sometime between 1869–72 and is currently owned by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Notable guitarists

There are several lists made by magazines or websites with the purpose of finding out who are the greatest guitarists of all time for example ''The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time'' by ''Rolling Stone'' magazine or ''100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time'' by ''Guitar World'' magazine. Based on different criteria, these lists, particularly Rolling Stone polls, often meet with criticism and ridicule by many guitarists but they are also praised by others. A 2009 book, The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists, attempted to define the best players of the heavy metal field and caused much controversy in doing so.

Rolling Stone

In 2003, ''Rolling Stone'' magazine published a list called ''The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time''. This list included 100 guitarists whom the magazine considered the best, with a brief introduction for each of them. The first in this list is the American guitarist Jimi Hendrix introduced by Pete Townshend, guitarist for The Who, who was, in his turn, ranked at #50 of the list. The list is heavily in favor of electric US blues rock guitarists. The Top Ten of ''The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time'' by ''Rolling Stone'' are:

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In informing the list to readers, Paul MacInnes from British newspaper ''The Guardian'' expressed: "Surprisingly enough for an American magazine, the top 10 is fair jam-packed with Yanks", although he also noted three exceptions in the top 10. The online magazine ''Blogcritics'' criticized the list for introducing some undeserving guitarists while forgetting some artists perceived being perhaps more worthy, such as Johnny Marr, Phil Keaggy or John Petrucci.

The list has also been criticized for some questionable low placements, such as Eddie Van Halen (#70), David Gilmour (#82), Randy Rhoads (#85), and for some questionable high placements, such as Kurt Cobain (#12), Johnny Ramone (#16), and Ron Asheton (#29). Many also criticized the fact that singer-songwriter Prince was completely left off the list.

''The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time'' is mentioned in many biographies about artists who appear in the list.

Guitar World

''Guitar World'', a monthly music magazine devoted to guitar, also published their list of 100 greatest guitarists in the book ''Guitar World Presents the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time from the Pages of Guitar World Magazine''. Different from the list of the ''Rolling Stone'' which was introduced in descending order, ''Guitar World'' preferred dividing the guitarists by music genre such as "Lords of Hard Rock" for hard rock artists or "Jazzmen" for jazz players. Despite the appearance in other magazines like ''Billboard'', this publication by ''Guitar World'' was criticized for including no female musicians within its selection.

Others

Following the death of Les Paul, ''TIME'' website presented their list of 10 greatest artists in Electric guitar. Like the ''Rolling Stone'''s list, Jimi Hendrix was chosen as the greatest guitarist followed by Slash, B.B. King, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page. ''Gigwise.com'', an online music magazine, also ranks Jimi Hendrix as the greatest guitarist ever, followed by Jimmy Page, B.B. King, Keith Richards and Kirk Hammett.

See also

List of guitarists

List of bass guitarists

List of lead guitarists

List of rhythm guitarists

List of slide guitarists

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References

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Paul Brandon Gilbert (born November 6, 1966 in Illinois, USA) is an American guitarist. He is well known for his technical guitar work with Racer X and Mr. Big, as well as many solo albums and numerous collaborations and guest appearances with other musicians.

He has been voted number 4 on a list in GuitarOne 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.

Shrapnel Records

Around 1981-82 Paul first contacted Mike Varney, founder of Shrapnel Records, asking for a gig with Ozzy Osbourne. At the time, Varney couldn't think why Osbourne would want a 15 year old guitarist, but after listening to his demo he changed his mind. They talked for the next 3 years, until Paul went to L.A. for the GIT (Guitar Institute of Technology), and then was ready to record Racer X's debut album Street Lethal.

Racer X

Formed in Los Angeles in 1985, Racer X originally comprised Paul Gilbert (guitar), Juan Alderete (bass), Harry Gschoesser (drums) and Jeff Martin (vocals). They were heavily influenced by Judas Priest and Gilbert's playing was reminiscent of Yngwie Malmsteen, displaying fast-driven solos with extreme-level technique. Gschoesser was replaced by Scott Travis (later known for being the drummer for Judas Priest) in 1986, and Bruce Bouillet was added as a second guitar player. Bouillet was a very skilled player, as he had to play over Gilbert's always difficult and challenging phrases. Paul Gilbert gained recognition as one of the fastest guitar players in the world due to incredibly technical pieces like "Technical Difficulties" "Frenzy", "Scarified", "Y.R.O." and "Scit Scat Wah". Gilbert left Racer X in 1988. Racer X carried on for a short time with guitarist (and fellow GIT alum) Chris Arvin and vocalist Oni Logan (later of George Lynch's Lynch Mob) when singer Jeff Martin departed to play drums in Jake E. Lee's Badlands, in which he replaced Eric Singer who left to join Alice Cooper. Shortly thereafter, the members of the re-invented Racer X went their separate ways. The original band would eventually reform (although without Bruce Bouillet, who in-turn did produce the first reunion record).

Paul contacted the members of Racer X, and all agreed to return, with the exception of Bruce Bouillet. In mid-1999 the band recorded the album Technical Difficulties. Technical Difficulties went gold in Japan, and Racer X's new record label requested a follow-up. In late 2000, the band released another album, Superheroes. The record was mixed by former Racer X guitarist, Bruce Bouillet.

In order to further capitalize on their new-found success in Japan, Universal Japan requested that the band record a live show for another live CD and DVD. On May 25, 2001, the band played their first live performance in thirteen years to a sold-out crowd at the famed Whisky a Go Go in Los Angeles. The show was recorded for both audio and video, and in 2002, both the CD and DVD were released under the name Snowball of Doom.

In January 2002, in support of Superheroes and Snowball of Doom, Racer X toured Japan and Taiwan. The band performed these shows in their Superheroes costumes, and the final show, in Yokohama, was hastily recorded in two tracks on the sound board and was to be later released as Snowball of Doom 2. Later that year, Universal Japan pushed for another Racer X release. In October 2002, all four members of Racer X gathered at Gilbert's house in Las Vegas to record ''Getting Heavier'', which was sold alongside ''Snowball of Doom 2'' in a package deal. Although the album was a successful release in Japan, some fans were disappointed with the lighter tracks, which resembled a Paul Gilbert solo album more so than a traditional Racer X album.

Racer X performed at the 2009 NAMM show at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Andy Timmons and his band opened the show, followed by a solo set from Paul Gilbert, and finally Racer X. The Racer X lineup consists of Paul Gilbert, Scott Travis, Jeff Martin and John Alderete.

Mr. Big

When Billy Sheehan left David Lee Roth's band in 1988, he joined with Paul Gilbert, who had left his former band, Racer X. They founded Mr. Big, with Pat Torpey on drums and singer Eric Martin. The band was initially a huge success in Japan, and became famous internationally in 1991, with the release of their second album, ''Lean Into It''. This album featured the ballad "To Be With You", which received strong media play and reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Gilbert continued playing in Mr. Big until the late 1990s. He left the band in 1997 to pursue a solo career, and was replaced by Richie Kotzen. Mr. Big disbanded in 2002.

In June 2009, Paul Gilbert reunited with original Mr. Big members; Eric Martin (vocals), Billy Sheehan (bass), and Pat Torpey, for a world wide reunion tour. They recorded a new album with producer Kevin Shirley. titled ''What If...''. The album was released in Japan on Dec. 15th, 2010, in Europe on Jan. 21st, 2011 and in the USA in Feb. 2011. A tour to support the album kicked off at The House of Blues, in Hollywood, CA on April 2, 2011, followed by several dates in Japan in the same month. In May and June 2011, the tour continues in China, Korea, The Philippines and Europe.

Projects

In May 2003 he played in an only twice-performing project called Yellow Matter Custard, a Beatles cover band consisting also of Mike Portnoy (ex-Dream Theater), Neal Morse (ex-Spock's Beard), and Matt Bissonette. In February 2011 Yellow Matter Custard re-formed for 3 Nights Across America. Kasim Sulton replaced Matt Bissonette in the 2011 shows due to other commitments. They took their name from a Beatles lyric in "I Am the Walrus": "Yellow matter custard, dripping from a dead dog's eye".

He rejoined Portnoy along with Dave LaRue and Daniel Gildenlöw for a Led Zeppelin tribute band called Hammer of the Gods in November 2003. The same year, he toured Japan with Linus Of Hollywood, TJ Helmerich, and Scot Coogan in support of his solo albums Burning Organ, Paul the Young Dude/The Best of Paul Gilbert, and Gilbert Hotel. In September 2005, he joined Portnoy, Sean Malone, and Jason McMaster in the Rush tribute band Cygnus and the Sea Monsters. In May 2006, he joined Portnoy, Gary Cherone, and Billy Sheehan to form Amazing Journey: A Tribute to The Who, playing three shows. The band (excluding Sheehan) destroyed their equipment after the show in homage.

He was also revealed to be the guest guitarist on the Neal Morse solo album, ''Sola Scriptura''. In 2007, Paul Gilbert toured with Bruce Bouillet for promotion of his first instrumental album, ''Get Out of My Yard'', which was released in 2006. Also joining him was his wife, Emi Gilbert, on keyboards. Paul Gilbert also joined Joe Satriani and John Petrucci in the 2007 G3 tour. This was the 5th North American G3 run and the 12th tour worldwide since its inception.

On January 23, 2008, Paul released an instrumental CD titled ''Silence Followed By A Deafening Roar''. It was released in Europe on March 31, 2008, and in America on April 8, 2008. This is Paul's second instrumental album.

On October 22, 2008, Paul released an album with vocalist Freddie Nelson entitled United States. The collaboration has been described as a cross of Queen and Mr. Big.

Paul with Racer X performed at the 2009 NAMM show at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Andy Timmons and his band opened the show, followed by a solo set from Gilbert, and finally Racer X. This Racer X lineup consisted of Gilbert, Scott Travis, Jeff Martin and John Alderete.

Gilbert also joined George Lynch and Richie Kotzen on the Guitar Generation tour.

On June 30, 2010, Gilbert's new album ''Fuzz Universe'' was released in Japan, with a release in America and Europe soon after. It is Paul's 3rd solo album being entirely instrumental. A cover of Johnny Cash's "Leave That Junk Alone" is featured as a Japanese bonus track.

Influences and Style

Talking about his influences, Paul mentions many different artists, including: Randy Rhoads, Eddie Van Halen, Yngwie Malmsteen, John J Kirby, Tony Iommi, Alex Lifeson, Jimmy Page, Robin Trower, Ritchie Blackmore, Pat Travers, Gary Moore, Michael Schenker, Judas Priest, Akira Takasaki, Steve Clark, Jimi Hendrix, Kiss, and 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. He is noted in particular for his efficient picking and his tendency to pick many notes rather than relying on legato for fast passages.

Instructor

Paul Gilbert wrote his own section of the British guitar magazine, ''Total Guitar'', where he normally demonstrated guitar techniques in the magazine and accompanying CD. Even before that, he contributed instructional articles to Guitar Player Magazine in a late 1980s/early 1990s series entitled "Terrifying Guitar 101". His period of working with ''Total Guitar'' spanned thirty-one issues until the November 2006 issue. Paul also teaches at the Guitar Institute of Technology (GIT) regularly, and is also an "honorary dean" of the GIT division in Japan. Paul visits Japan, enjoying the lifestyle like his Shrapnel labelmate Marty Friedman, who still lives in Japan and speaks Japanese fluently. Gilbert is known for his instructional videos, which are often comical in nature. One of his instructional videos includes him pulling a rabbit out of his guitar, putting his guitar in a straightjacket and having presents thrown at him by members of the film crew. Paul also was, for a short time, mentor to Buckethead. Gilbert now writes a column for ''Premier Guitar'' entitled "Shred Your Enthusiasm".

Gear

Paul Gilbert primarily uses his Ibanez PGM signature series guitars, identified by the unique painted on "F-holes". Although earlier PGM models featured the Ibanez Lo-Pro/Edge double locking tremolo system, many of his guitars (such as his main PGM300) were modified to accommodate a fixed bridge after he stopped using whammy bars in the early 90s, hence the Ibanez PGM301 guitar. Along with his signature guitars, Gilbert often uses his sticker-covered "Dino" Ibanez RG750, in addition to a wide variety of Ibanez solidbody and semi-hollow electric guitars. It's a common known fact that Paul Gilbert was the first person to read his own dick. Recently, Gilbert has been using Ibanez "Fireman" (a reversed-body Ibanez Iceman with single-coil pickups and an extra cutaway) guitars, which he designed himself. A red version The Ibanez Fireman is to be mass-produced for consumers at a more affordable price than the Ibanez PGMFRM1 (current Paul Gilbert signature Fireman) in Fall 2011.

Regarding amplifiers, Gilbert used A/DA preamps (A/DA MP-1) and rack effects units early in his career prior to switching to Laney amplifiers. He praised the Laney amps as having ''"the best natural distorted sound of any tube amp ever heard"'' Since the G3 2007 tour however, Gilbert stated that playing with Joe Satriani and John Petrucci inspired him to take a closer look at his own guitar sound. As a result of his search he found the Marshall Vintage Modern series. He currently uses the Marshall Vintage Modern 2266c combo amps. Paul now uses the Marshall JMD:1 (specifically JMD501) amplifier along with his Vintage Modern amplifier. Paul uses Jim Dunlop Tortex picks, of which he prefers the orange (.60mm) picks. As far as cables Paul uses Bullet Cable 30' Coiled Cables, Bullet Cable SLUG DIY solderless patch cables for his pedalboard and effects.

Paul has been known to use the following effects:

Home Brew Electronics Bajo Mos

Home Brew Electronics Detox EQ

TC Electronic Nova Delay

Home Brew Electronics Compressor Retro

MXR Phase 100

MXR Phase 90

BOSS DD-3 Digital Delay

Ibanez AF2 Airplane Flanger

MXR Blue Box

Home Brew Electronics THC Chorus

Robert Keeley Nova Wah LE

Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Electric Mistress

Korg Pitchblack tuner or Boss Chromatic Tuner (depending which is more visible in stage lighting)

Majik Box Fuzz Universe (as of 2010)

X-otic AC Booster

Jim Dunlop 535Q Crybaby (as of 2010)

Paul also used a modified vintage A/DA Flanger from the 1980s (source: Berlin VIP session interview). You can hear it on tracks like 'Bucket of Rocks', and he also uses it on the 'Snowball of Doom' DVD. Paul stated the flanger had been modified. He would set the flanger to self oscillate, which would make the pitch of the resulting signal alternate up and down to create a sound similar to a dive bomb or a pull up on a whammy bar. Unfortunately, during Paul's 2008 European tour, his trusty A/DA Flanger broke. Thankfully, before the pedal broke, he and Ibanez collaborated to make a similar pedal, with both a regular flanger mode and a mode which can be set to create a close approximation of the A/DA pedal's sound, and the pedal has been released as the Ibanez Paul Gilbert AF-2 Airplane Flanger. He also uses the Psilocybe phaser and THC chorus pedals from Home Brew Electronics.

In the intro to "Get Out Of My Yard" Paul uses a Boss DD-3 Delay pedal to achieve the altered pitch looped effect at the beginning of the track. This was also demonstrated by Paul on the instructional DVD of the same name.

He is also famous for using a Makita cordless drill with three picks mounted on the end of it, which he used most famously on the Mr. Big track "Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy".

In 2009, Ibanez released a new PGM model, the Ibanez PGM401, which is rather different from most of Paul's previous models, with an ash body (most of his previous models were made of basswood, although his PGM800 guitar was made of lightweight ash, a similar but different wood than that used in the PGM401), Trifade Burst finish, Cosmo Black hardware and a regular headstock replacing the reversed one of the previous models. Also, rather than the DiMarzio PAF Pro, Tone Zone and Super Distortion pickups used in his previous models, the PGM401 comes with Paul's favorite humbucker model for the past five years, the DiMarzio Air Classic, arranged in a dual humbucker arrangement. Paul has stated that he had the bridge pickup moved 1mm closer to the neck, which he said results in a warmer and thicker sound, particularly for the high notes he often uses in soloing. The F-holes are 3% smaller, to make the look more balanced with the pickup mounting rings. But perhaps the biggest difference from other current Ibanez guitar models, is that the PGM401 uses the old late-1980s neckjoint, which is thicker than the current neckjoints on other Ibanez guitars.

Discography

Racer X

''Street Lethal'' (1986)

''Second Heat'' (1987)

''Extreme Volume Live'' (1988)

''Extreme Volume II Live'' (1992)

''Technical Difficulties'' (1999)

''Superheroes'' (2000)

''Snowball of Doom'' (2002)

''Getting Heavier'' (2002)

''Snowball of Doom 2'' (2002)

Mr. Big

''Mr. Big'' (1989)

''Raw Like Sushi'' (1990)

''Lean Into It'' (1991)

''Raw Like Sushi II'' (1992)

''Bump Ahead'' (1993)

''Japandemonium: Raw Like Sushi 3'' (1994)

''Channel V at the Hard Rock Live'' (1996)

''Hey Man'' (1996)

''Big Bigger Biggest: Greatest Hits'' (1996)

''Get Over It'' (2000)

''Actual Size'' (2001)

''Next Time Around'' Best Of (2009)

''Back To Budokan'' Live (2009)

''What If...'' (2011)

Solo Albums

''Tribute to Jimi Hendrix'' (EP) (1991) (Japan Oricon Album Chart #59)

''King of Clubs'' (1998) (Japan Oricon Album Chart #28)

''Flying Dog'' (1998) (Japan Oricon Album Chart #23)

''Beehive Live'' (1999) (Japan Oricon Album Chart #72)

''Alligator Farm'' (2000) (Japan Oricon Album Chart #24)

''Raw Blues Power With Jimi Kidd'' (2002) (Japan Oricon Album Chart #94)

''Burning Organ'' (2002) (Japan Oricon Album Chart #27)

''Paul the Young Dude/The Best of Paul Gilbert'' (2003) (Japan Oricon Album Chart #31)

''Gilbert Hotel'' (2003)

''Acoustic Samurai'' (2003) (Japan Oricon Album Chart #94)

''Space Ship One'' (2005) (Japan Oricon Album Chart #53)

''Get Out of My Yard'' (2006) (Japan Oricon Album Chart #52)

''Tough Eskimo'' (limited edition EP) (2007)

''Silence Followed By A Deafening Roar'' (2008) (Japan Oricon Album Chart #39)

''United States'' With Freddie Nelson (2009)

''Fuzz Universe'' (2010) (Japan Oricon Album Chart #57)

Other appearances

''Trouble In The Streets''- Black Sheep(1985)

''Atomic Basement Tapes'' - Missing Lynx (1981)

''Revelation'' - Darrell Mansfield Band (1985)

''Pump It!' - Jeff Berlin (1986)

''Out of the Sun'' - Joey Tafolla (1990)

''Humanary Stew'' - A Tribute to Alice Cooper

''Guitars That Rule the World'' (1992)

''Smoke On The Water: A Tribute'' (1994)

''Samad: Samad'' Lead Guitar on "Joget" and "Animo" (1994)

''Jeffology: A Guitar Chronicle'' (1996)

''Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus'' (track "Dislocated") (1996)

''Akira Takasaki - Wa'' (1996)

''Merry Axemas - A Guitar Christmas'' (1997)

''Mikazuki "In Rock" Sound Track, Guitar on tracks "Crescent Moon" & "Theme for Kazeo" (2000)

''Becker 2001, Warmth in the Wilderness -A Tribute to Jason Becker''(Guitar and vocals for ''Hawkin'')

Hughes Turner Project'' - HTP (2002)

''Battle Gear III: The Edge'' (played on "Charge and Discharge," "Morning View," and "The Machine of Rage" bonus tracks) (2003)

''Kim Fox'' Return to Planet Earth (2003) Guitar on track 4

''Guitar Wars'' (2003)

''Return to the Planet Earth'' - Kim Fox (2003)

''One Night in New York City'' - Yellow Matter Custard (2003) Available @ MikePortnoy.com

''Mieze'' - Marco Minnemann (2004)

''Five Feet...No Inches'' - Pintsize (2005)

''Contraire de la chanson'' - Marco Minnemann (2006)

''Parador'' (track "Joke") - Wisely (2006)

''Light at the End of the Tunnel'' - War and Peace (2006) (with Richie Kotzen, John Norum, Jeff Pilson)

''Two Nights In North America'' - Hammer of the Gods (2006) Available @ MikePortnoy.com

''One Night in Chicago'' - Cygnus and the Sea Monsters (2006) Available @ MikePortnoy.com

''Live with Sex Machineguns - Tokyo (2005)

''One Night in New York City'' - Amazing Journey (2007) Available @ MikePortnoy.com

''Spin The Bottle'' - An All Star Tribute To Kiss (guitars on "I Want You") (2004)

''Numbers from the Beast'' - An All Star Tribute to Iron Maiden (guitars on "The Evil That Men Do") (2005)

''Evil Lives: A True Metal Tribute to Black Sabbath'' (with Racer X on Track 4: "Children of the Grave") (2006)

''The Fool'' - Jeff Martin solo album (2006)

''Sola Scriptura'' - Neal Morse (2007)

''G3 Tour'' (2007)

''Lifeline'' - Neal Morse (2008)

''Guitar Hero Hero (Beating Guitar Hero Doesn't Make You Slash)'' - MC Lars (2008)

''Bowling For Soup - Merry Flippin Christmas VOL 1 (I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause) (2009)

Videography

''Intense Rock - Sequences & Techniques'' VHS version

''Intense Rock II'' VHS version

''Guitars from Mars'' Japanese DVD release

''Guitars from Mars II'' Japanese DVD release

''Terrifying Guitar Trip'' VHS version

''Eleven Thousand Notes'' DVD

''Guitar Wars'' DVD

''Space Ship Live DVD (2005)

''Complete Intense Rock DVD (2006)

''Terrifying Guitar Trip DVD (2006)

''Get Out Of My Yard Guitar Instructional DVD (2007)

''Get Out Of My City Guitar Instructional DVD/VCD (2007)

''One Night In New York City'' - Yellow Matter Custard (2003)

''Two Nights In North America'' - Hammer Of The Gods (2006)

''One Night In Chicago'' - Cygnus And The Sea Monsters (2006)

''One Night In New York City - Amazing Journey (2007)

''Silence Followed By A Deafening Roar Guitar Instructional DVD And Shred Annex (2008)

''The Last Note of Freedom

References

External links

The official Paul Gilbert site

The official Racer X site

Paul Gilbert - Rock Squad Interview

Gilbert's solo on Mr Big site

Paul Gilbert on Last.fm

Paul Gilbert artist page at Guitar Video Channel

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name	Orianthi
background	solo_singer
birth name	Orianthi Panagaris
alias	Orianthi
birth date	January 22, 1985
origin	Adelaide, Australia
instrument	Guitar, bass, drums, piano, vocals
genre	Rock, pop rock, blues rock, glam metal
occupation	Musician, guitarist, singer-songwriter
years active	2005–present
label	Geffen, 19 Entertainment
associated acts	Michael Jackson, Alice Cooper, Carlos Santana, Carrie Underwood, Adam Lambert, Steve Vai, Allison Iraheta, Koda Kumi, Slash
website	http://www.orianthi.com
notable instruments	PRS Custom 22 (Named Manos)PRS Custom 24 (Named Pepper)Jackson KV2 & KV5 Models (Discontinued Models)Ibanez RG Models (Discontinued Models) SE signature model (SE Orianthi) }}

Orianthi Panagaris (born 22 January 1985), better known simply as Orianthi, is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter and guitarist. She is perhaps best known for being Michael Jackson's lead guitarist for his ill-fated ''This Is It'' concert series. Her debut single "According to You" has peaked at No. 3 in Japan, No. 8 in Australia and No. 17 in the US; her second album, ''Believe'', received a worldwide release in late 2009.

Life and career

Early life

Orianthi Panagaris was born in Adelaide, South Australia, and is of Greek and Australian descent. Orianthi first started learning piano and playing at the age of three and moving to acoustic guitar at the age of six. She learned to play the acoustic guitar at six at the encouragement of her father, started electric when she was eleven and left her school, Mercedes College, enrolling at Cabra Dominican College. At the age of 15, she turned her focus to writing songs and so began her professional career. She has been playing in bands since the age of 14 in England and in France, and performed in her first stage show for Steve Vai at the age of 15. Orianthi met and jammed with Carlos Santana when she was 18. He invited Orianthi to get up and jam with him at soundcheck then later asked if she would join him on stage that night to jam at his Adelaide concert, Memorial Drive on 30 March 2003.

Orianthi independently released Violet Journey in 2005, composing all the material, contributing guitar, vocals and drums on most cuts. She produced and mixed the final product at her home studio. Carlos Santana brought Orianthi to Paul Reed Smith's attention which led to her endorsement. Orianthi relocated to Los Angeles, signed with Geffen Records in late 2006 and struck a management deal with 19 Entertainment.

Orianthi has played with Prince, made a commercial for Panasonic HD, featured in the song Now or Never for ''Bratz: The Movie'', played at the Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival, appeared in ''The New York Times'' business section promoting eco-friendly acoustic guitars, and opened for Steve Vai in the US.

Breakthrough

Orianthi appeared at the 51st annual Grammy Awards as Carrie Underwood's lead guitarist, with Underwood inviting Orianthi to become a member of her band. Following that performance in addition to recommendations from industry professionals Michael Jackson's management reached out to Orianthi for an audition for This Is It.

Orianthi was Michael Jackson's lead guitarist and was present on all rehearsals for his This Is It concerts before his death. In regard to being handpicked by Jackson, she stated:

She played and sang at Jackson's memorial, globally televised live on 7 July 2009. She appears in the film ''Michael Jackson's This Is It'', which chronicles the rehearsals for the tour and shows her and Michael on stage. She presented an award at the 2009 American Music Awards, which Jackson won posthumously.

Orianthi appears on "We Are the World: 25 for Haiti" – with the original co-written and partly performed by Jackson.

In 2009 Orianthi was named one of 12 Greatest Female Electric Guitarists by Elle magazine. At the 2010 NAMM Show, she released her first signature guitar model with PRS, the SE Orianthi model.

Orianthi started working on her major label debut ''Believe'' in 2007 which was released in October 2009. The album produced the worldwide hit "According to You", which was the Single of the Week on iTunes on 27 October 2009, reached number 2 on US radio airplay and charted to number eight in Australia, three in Japan, and achieved platinum status in the US and Australia. The charismatic rock instrumental Highly Strung featuring Steve Vai became a popular YouTube video with millions of views and climbing, and her song Suffocated was featured on Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock as a playable song. Orianthi followed up with a four song EP including two singles Shut Up and Kiss Me and Courage.

Orianthi appeared on several late night shows most notably on American Idol results show 26 March 2010. In 2010 she toured extensively with headlining shows in the US, Japan, Australia and Malaysia. She also opened for other artists including: John Mayer, Mika, Kid Rock, Daughtry and over 30 dates for Adam Lambert’s Glam Nation Tour with former Idol contestant Allison Iraheta. Orianthi performed at various music festivals and charity functions most notably at the Stand Up to Cancer telethon.

She is featured on Iraheta's third single "Don't Waste The Pretty". and on Fefe Dobson's song "Can't Breathe" which appears on Dobson's album ''Joy'' released in November 2010. She has stated that the people she has collaborated with (i.e. Allison Iraheta and Lacey Mosley) are some of her best friends.

She is working on a new album and has said it is to be harder rock than the last. She also won the award as "Breakthrough Guitarist of the Year" 2010 by Guitar International magazine.

On 29 August 2011 she was announced as Alice Cooper's new guitarist. She replaces Damon Johnson, who is now a member of Thin Lizzy. She is the first female member of the Alice Cooper band.

Discography

Studio albums

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		2007		* Released: 4 June 2007	* Label: Self-released	—		—	—	—	—
2009	style="text-align:left;"	* Released: 29 October 2009	Geffen">Music recording sales certification
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2007		* Released: 4 June 2007	* Label: Self-released	—	—	—	—	—
2009	style="text-align:left;"	* Released: 29 October 2009	Geffen	88	4	77	19	1		Recording Industry Association of Japan>JPN: Gold
2012		* Released: 2012	* Label: Geffen	—	—	—	—	—

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions							Certifications	Album
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2009		8	3	39	159	17	6	22		Australian Recording Industry Association>AUS: Platinum	Recording Industry Association of America>US: Platinum
	style="text-align:left;"	85	11	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	37	—

Featured songs

Year	Single	Artist	Peak chart	Album
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2009			—
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Studio work

Year	Single	Artist	Peak chart		Album
			UK	CAN
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		197	—	style="text-align:left;"
		—	90	style="text-align:left;"

Songs in other media

! Year	! Single	! Title	! Type
2007	"Now or Never"	Bratz: The Movie	Motion Picture Soundtrack
		Rock Band 2	Music game
iPhone Six String App	Mobile game
Dance Dance Revolution	Music game
Kinect Dance Paradise	Music game
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	TV series episode: Lost and Found and World's End
Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 11)	TV series episode: Week 6
Disney Sing It: Party Hits	Music game
U-Sing 2 Wii Australian Edition	Music game
"Suffocated"	Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock	Music game
"Sunshine of Your Love"	Nissan Juke	TV Commercial
2011	"Believe"	American Idol Season 10	TV series episode: Hollywood Week round 2

Music videos

! Year	! Song	! Director
2007	"Now or Never" (promotional video)
2009	"According to You"
	"Highly Strung" (with Steve Vai)
"We Are the World 25 for Haiti" (with Artists for Haiti)	Paul Haggis
"Shut Up and Kiss Me"	Ray Kay
"Courage" (with Lacey Sturm)	Scott Speer

Filmography

Film
! Year	! Title	! Role	! Notes
2009	''Rock Prophecies''	Herself	Brief Appearance
2009	''Michael Jackson's This Is It''	Herself	Jackson's guitarist

Awards and nominations

! Year	! Type	! Award	! Result
2009	Elle Magazine	12 Best Female Electric Guitar Players
	Nickelodeon Australian Kids Choice Awards 2010	Fresh Aussie Musos
Billboard Japan Music Awards 2010	Top Pop Artist 2010
Guitar International Magazine	Breakthrough Guitarist of the Year 2010
	25th Japan Gold Disc Award 2010	The Best 3 New Artists (International)
Tokio Hot 100 Awards 2010	Best New Artist
2011 BMI Pop Music Awards	Award-Winning Songs - According to You
Gibson Guitars	Guitar Gals: The Top 10 Female Guitar Players of All Time

Equipment

Guitars

PRS Custom 22

PRS Custom 24

PRS SE Custom 24

PRS SE Singlecut

Jackson KV2& KV5 (Discontinued)

Jackson DX10 (Discontinued)

Ibanez RG Series (Discontinued)

Gibson Les Paul (Early)

Gibson SG (Early)

Garrison & Taylor Acoustics

PRS SE Orianthi (her own signature SE model)

She also has a special private stock PRS Custom 24 guitar, nicknamed "MJ", made for the This Is It concerts. This one of a kind guitar is decorated with Swarovski crystals.

Amps

EVH 5150III

Engl (This Is It)

Mesa Boogie

Marshall Amplifiers

References

External links

Orianthi's page at 19 Entertainment

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Name	Jess Lewis
Birth date	July 28, 1947
Birth place	Aumsville, Oregon
Position	Linebacker
College	Oregon State
Nfldraftedyear	1970
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Jess Lewis (born July 28, 1947 in Aumsville, Oregon) is a retired amateur wrestler and American football player who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Houston Oilers in 1970. Jess was at one time addicted to speed and crystal methanphetamines. During his senior year while wrestling at Oregon State, he was using speed when he won his second national championship.

College Wrestling

Lewis was an accomplished wrestler for Oregon State, becoming a three-time conference champion (1968–1970), three-time All-American (1968–1970), and a two-time NCAA champion (1969, 1970) in the heavyweight division. He went on to compete in the 1968 World University Games and the 1968 Summer Olympics as a wrestler for the United States.

College football

Lewis also played college football at Oregon State University where he earned All-American honors as a football player in 1967, and was a two-time All-Pac-8 Conference selection as a defensive tackle. He was selected as the team MVP in 1969.

NFL Football

Upon graduating from Oregon State, Lewis was drafted in the 13th round of the 1970 NFL Draft by the Houston Oilers. The Oilers moved him to linebacker upon drafting him. Lewis played one season in the NFL.

References

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Category:1947 births Category:American football defensive tackles Category:American football linebackers Category:American sport wrestlers Category:Wrestlers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Category:Houston Oilers players Category:Living people Category:Olympic wrestlers of the United States Category:Oregon State Beavers football players Category:Oregon State Beavers wrestlers

name	Andy Timmons
landscape	yes
background	non_vocal_instrumentalist
born	July 26, 1963 Evansville, Indiana U.S.
instrument	Guitar
genre	Hard rock, Instrumental rock, Glam metal
occupation	Musician, Guitarist
years active	1988–present
label	Favored Nations
associated acts	Danger Danger, G3
website	Andy Timmons.com
notable instruments	Ibanez AT300AV Signature modelIbanez AT100CL-SB Signature model }}

Andy Timmons (born 26 July 1963) is an American guitarist who has played in the bands Danger Danger, Pawn Kings, and Andy Timmons Band (ATB). He has also released several solo albums and has worked as a session guitarist. As a session player, he has been featured on CDs by drummer Simon Phillips, a live CD with Olivia Newton-John (Timmons has been her music director-guitarist for several U.S. tours), two albums by Kip Winger, recording sessions for Paula Abdul and Paul Stanley, and radio and television jingles. He has also played alongside Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Paul Gilbert, Eric Johnson, Steve Morse, Mike Stern, Ace Frehley, Ted Nugent, and Pierre Bensusan, as well as some of his favorite 1960s singing stars such as the Beach Boys, Lesley Gore, and Gordon Waller.

He has released two CDs on Favored Nations, the first being ''That Was Then, This Is Now'' and ''Resolution'' on May 2, 2006. ''Resolution'' is actually listed as being recorded by Andy Timmons Band and features Mike Daane on bass and Mitch Marine on drums.

Biography

As guitarist for metal band Danger Danger, he toured the world opening for Kiss and Alice Cooper, sold over a million records worldwide, and had two #1 videos on MTV, plus amassing a discography that includes seven solo releases that range from guitar instrumentals, to blues, and even a Beatles/Elvis Costello-inspired collection of pop tunes.

As a session player, he's been highly featured on CDs by drummer Simon Phillips, a live CD with Olivia Newton-John (Timmons has been her music director-guitarist for several U.S. tours), two internationally acclaimed CDs by Kip Winger, recording sessions for Paula Abdul, Paul Stanley, and countless radio and television jingles. He has also played alongside many of his heroes such as Steve Vai and Joe Satriani (as a regular guest on their G3 tours in Dallas), Eric Johnson, Steve Morse, Mike Stern, Ace Frehley, Ted Nugent, and Pierre Bensusan, as well as some of his favorite '60s singing stars such as the Beach Boys, Lesley Gore, and Gordon Waller.

According to his website, Timmons's hometown is Evansville, Indiana. However, he currently resides in Dallas, Texas.

When demoing the Mesa Boogie TransAtlantic in a music shop in Texas, he mentions that he is currently working on a new album. It is likely the one named "Andy Timmons Plays Sgt. Pepper", which will be released some time in October.

Discography

Danger Danger

''Danger Danger''

''Down And Dirty Live''

''Screw It!''

''Cockroach''

Solo

''Ear X-Tacy'' (1994)

''I Still Have the Best Name Ever'' (1995)

''Ear X-Tacy 2'' (1997)

''Orange Swirl'' (1998)

''The Spoken and the Unspoken'' (1999)

''An Acoustic Christmas'' (2000)

''And-Thology 1 & 2'' (2000)

''That Was Then, This Is Now'' (2002)

Simon Phillips

''Another Lifetime'' (1997)

''Out of the Blue'' (Live, 1999)

Andy Timmons Band

''Resolution'' (2006)

Kip Winger

''This Conversation Seems Like a Dream'' (1996)

References

External links

Andy Timmons' official website

Favored Nations' official website

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