Paul Gilbert - Tone of the Gods

Hawkwind · #1 01-03-2002, 10:46 PM

Anyone know what Paul is using these days, besides PGMs and Laney? I love some of the sounds on Superheroes, but I am unsure how he is getting some of those tones.

HW

PS - I know its the fingers...

Texter · #2 01-04-2002, 03:27 PM

Get a nice DiMarzio pickup and a 1.14 mm Pick. That's all you need...

caprile · #3 01-04-2002, 06:05 PM

i guess he uses tons of stuff in the studio. i'll tell you what he used recently in a clinic (6 feet away from me!)
ibanez pgm 800 (the natural finish ash model)
ibanez seven string (hardtail custom, like a purple rg7621 with the obvious painted f holes)
ibanez tonelok tubescreamer
boss chorus (ce? teh light blue one)
laney GH100L half stack
and an incredible pair of hands wonderfully coordinated by his brain!

he had the laney on a light crunch sound, lowering the volume on the guitar for clean, and using de TS for distortion.

hope that helps.

PS: i really want a laney!

trouble311 · #4 01-04-2002, 07:41 PM

Another Laney player with great tone: *Tony Iommi....just a heads up....they are great amps

caprile · #5 01-04-2002, 08:03 PM

do you know how much a laney GH100L costs?

trouble311 · #6 01-04-2002, 08:31 PM

Can't say that I do, sorry

WYLD STALLYNS · #7 01-04-2002, 11:23 PM

literally, like you said....mostly in the fingers

RSVampire · #8 01-05-2002, 03:37 AM

I've played a lot of Laney non-tube models (haven't found a tube model out here) and I HAAAAAAAAATE the tone they get. When I listen to Tony Iommi and Paul Gilbert I'm blown away by their sounds. Paul's esspecially. I have found his new album Super Heros VERY cool. My Line 6 Flextone II amp set on Recto or Insane can come CLOSE. It's mostly in his pickin hand and fingers like everyone else says, he has amazing freakin fingers.

need more money · #9 01-05-2002, 07:52 PM

which laney -tube-stacks is good for like satch/vai/petrucci/gilbert- tones?
never played on *a tube laney myself ,but im an owner of an tubefusion though

how bout the vc-series? if you know about the swedish guitar-virtuoso Mattias IA Eklund (signed by the Steve Vai-labor )? he uses them and he has a pretty good tone.