Paul Gilbert

"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 source you can see this special edition being unveiled. In this picture (http://metalshockfinland.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/paul-gilbert.jpg?w=250&h=300) you can see him with the guitar.

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

Paul is shown in this image posing with his PGM700. According to Ibanez's official product page, Paul says "It's actually a really great sounding guitar. It also has DiMarzio Super Distortions. It looks really cool. There's nothing like it. There's not too many violin-shaped guitars out there. I used it a lot in the studio and live. It got a lot of stage time with Mr. Big as well."

Paul's newest Fireman is a direct upgrade from the FRM100 model. It's been fitted with DiMarzio Air Classic humbuckers and a DiMarzio Area 67 middle pickup.

He has been seen demonstrating its capabilities in a YouTube video on Ibanez's channel. He has said that he will use this guitar on live settings.

In this video Mr. Gilbert demos his new Ibanez PGM80P signature guitar.

At 2:56 in this video Paul Gilbert shows his Ibanez AFJ85.

At 0:05 in this video Paul Gilbert says that he used his Ibanez PGM401 modified with an Andy Timmons signature whammy bar on the recording of 'Vibrato'.

He used live at budokan in 2009 solo with Billy Sheehan. The tuning is G, B, and high E strings all to E means E-A-D-E-E-E

you can bend these things like crazy

"...And recently I've been playing just stock whammys, which I love the sound and feel, and the tuning is surprisingly good with the locking tuners, but it's still not a locking system. So you have to be a little careful with the tuning. And from doing a whole tour with that guitar was like, I was in tune 90% of the time, but once in a while there'd be that show where it's just like, 'oh, something's a little out.' And so I thought well Ibanez is really... They probably have more experience than anybody with the locking things, cause, you know with they're endorsed with Steve Vai and Joe Satriani. Those are like the premier whammy guys of the planet Earth. So I thought, 'Ibanez knows their whammys, let's see if they can put one on a Fireman.' And, I forget why, it might have been because of the neck angle, or the thickness of the body, but for some reason they said they couldn't do it to the stock Fireman. I just said, 'Why don't you take just a stock model and modify it with a whammy?' And they said, 'We actually have to change the guitar slightly to make it work,' and they said, 'We'll do it, but we'll have to make you one from scratch.' And I said, 'Well, as long as you're making one from scratch, let it be purple.'"

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

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.

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".

On Paul's website, the Hot Plate is listed as the gear that he uses.

Mr. Gilbert can be seen using the Marshall JMP-1C throughout his instructional video for his Vibrato album.

"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)

Gilbert had two ADA MP-1s in his rack the late 80s and early 90s.

"Pretty much one of my favourite things of all time, the new ADA MP-1. The real cool thing about it, is that, not only does it sound great, but you get some incredible switching with it. By pressing one button you can change everything that's MIDI, plus kick in stuff in the effects loop."

At 11:07 in this video Paul Gilbert says that he used a Marshall 1987x amp for the recording of 'Vibrato'.

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

“For amps, I used a Marshall 2061x or a Germino Lead 55, which is a reproduction of an old Marshall circuit. And a Marshall 1960TV 4 x 12 cabinet."

“For amps, I used a Marshall 2061x or a Germino Lead 55, which is a reproduction of an old Marshall circuit. And a Marshall 1960TV 4 x 12 cabinet."

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

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

5:46 of the video.

At 1:48 of the video.

Seen on the Lee Jackson page: http://www.leejackson.com/artist-endorsements/attachment/metaltronix-paul-gilbert/