Paul Gilbert

"I've been using lighter picks for the last few years. They sound better overall and the pick-scratches are way better. My favourites are the orange .60mm Tortex brand. I love the tone and the feel."

Amongst the gear that Paul uses, he is frequently seen using a large pair of headphones. His website says that he uses a pair of Extreme Isolation headphones by Direct Sound.

At 4:23, Paul mentions that he's been using the JCM 2000 Dual Super Lead. He's been using these amps because they "always sound consistent and good [...] and they're just trouble-free".

He uses various Marshalls in the studio and live, but this is the one listed on his site.

The amp head and settings is found on the Racer X page on PG solo setup for the GOOMY tour

Seen here using the Marshall Vintage Modern 2466 -- He also uses the combo version (2266C). Gilbert has been seen using the 2466 live in Paris in 2007 during his "Get Out Of My Yard" tour.

He uses here some modified version of ORM1 white right-handed version. Other than the pickups everything is the same.

Mr. Paul Gilbert uses the Way Huge Green Rhino Mk II Overdrive Pedal on his pedalboard.

At 5:48 Paul Gilbert uses the Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer Pedal on his pedalboard.

"I was curious if the Kemper Profiler could really capture the sound and feel of my favorite tube amps. My first "profile" took just a few minutes to set up. When I compared the tone of my 'real' amp to the Kemper profile, I couldn't tell the difference. Mind blowing! I've been profiling my whole amp collection since then!" (from www.kemper-amps.com/artist-gallery)

Paul Gilbert shows off his MojoMojo Overdrive, demonstrates his favourite settings and shreds like a boss to an old school ZZ Top loop. Rock'n Roll!

At 11:30 in this video Paul Gilbert says that he used the speakers of his Vintage Modern combos with different Marshall heads.

"Burning tones scream out of this guitar! The FRM100TR is more shocking proof that Ibanez listens to what guitar players want. In this case, the guitarist was ME. It all started when I flipped their Iceman body upside down, renamed it the FIREMAN, and created a guitar that looks like an electric brontosaurus. I demanded a beefy set-neck and a Tight-Tune bridge for maximum sustain and solid feel. Big, natural tones come from the DiMarzio® Injector™ pickups on the outside and an Area 67™ in the middle. I chose tall frets to make bending and vibrato easy and the intonation accurate. The knobs are out of the way, so I don’t bump into them when I attack the strings. And most importantly, the Fireman inspires me to play ALL THE TIME. You know what to do. Pick one up and ROCK!" ~ Paul Gilbert

In this photo, you can see Paul Gilbert playing with left handed Ibanez "Lawsuit" Stratocaster.

Paul Gilbert used this guitar a bit modified with a fixed bridge instead of the Floyd Rose tremolo very often between 1991-2004.

"Just built my pedalboard for the MR. BIG tour."

At the minute 14.47 of the "GuitarSpotGr"'s Video "Paul Gilbert - Live Setup", Paul Gilbert shows that he uses an MXR Distortion+ in combination to his Marshall amps to have a more distorted sound.

"I think at that time I had a yellow overdrive with a lot of knobs on it — the four knob model. [Ed. Note: The OS-2.]"

In this video, you can see Paul Gilbert playing with this guitar.

At 1:22 in this video, Paul Gilbert talks about his Air Classic pickups. He says, "I have those in a lot of guitars. They just always sound good."

At 1:50 in this video Paul Gilbert talks about his usage of the Detox EQ, which cleans up the signal.

This pedal appears on Paul Gilbert's facebook page, on an image published 28.03.2019 which shows the complete pedalboard, next to the main guitar that will be used for the tour. The artist commented the picture: "Ready for the tour!"

Mr. Paul Gilbert uses the Homebrew Electronics HBE CPR Compressor Retro Pedal on his pedalboard at 7:37.

Paul Gilbert uses the SCRIPT LOGO MXR Phase 90 Pedal on his pedalboard at 6:25.

At the minute 18.50 of the "GuitarSpotGr"'s Video "Paul Gilbert - Live Setup", Paul Gilbert shows that he uses a Korg Pitchclip Clip-On Tuner on the headstock of his Ibanez Fireman. He says that he has more space in his pedalboard without a pedal tuner.

According to the artist page of Paul Gilbert on the Ernie Ball website, Paul uses a M-Steel strings.

"Just built my pedalboard for the MR. BIG tour"

Paul Gilbert uses the DiMarzio DP155 The Tone Zone pickup, as shown on his official DiMarzio page under the "Pickups" section.

In the image shared by Marshall Amplification, we can see Paul Gilbert with the Marshall Mini Silver Jubilee 2525C 1x12 Tube Guitar Combo Amp. The caption reads:

New amp day for Paul Gilbert. He's picked up a 2525C Mini Jubilee, because he's got a great taste in amps #liveformusic

Visible in this interview with Andertons Music Co. at 46:56.