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Home arrow Who Plays What arrow Paul Gilbert's Guitar Gear Rig and Equipment
Paul Gilbert's Guitar Gear Rig and Equipment E-mail

Paul Gilbert is a guitarist best known for his work with Racer X and Mr. Big. Following his departure from Mr. Big, in which he played with Uber bass player Billy Sheehan, in 1996, Gilbert pursued a solo career. Paul Gilbert has been shredding on his electric guitar ever since.

Let's look at what gear and equipment has been seen in Paul Gilbert's Guitar Rig.

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Guitars
- Ibanez PGM series guitars, specifically the PGM401, PGM300 and the PGM301
Notes: The majority of his guitars feature painted "f-holes".

Ibanez Paul Gilbert PGM401TFB Signature Electric Guitar Tri-Fade Burst* Ibanez PGM301 Paul Gilbert Signature Electric Guitar White

 

- checkout the Ibanez PGM100RE which is a limited edition reissue of Paul's 89 guitar

Ibanez Paul Gilbert 20th Anniversary PGM100RE Signature Reissue Electric Guitar Jewel Blue


- Ibanez AS103NT

- Ibanez reverse Iceman (with two humbuckers)

- Ibanez’s PGMFRM1 Paul Gilbert “Fireman” guitar (new 2009)

Ibanez Paul Gilbert PGMFRM1 Fireman Signature Electric Guitar Natural¹

 

 


Amps and Cabinets
- Marshall Vintage Modern 2266c combo amps
- Laney GH100L head

Laney VH100R 100W Tube Guitar Amp Head Black

- Laney 2x12 cabinet

Laney TT412 240W 4x12 Guitar Extension Cabinet Black Straight

 

 

Effects

- Ibanez AF2 Paul Gilbert Airplane pedal

Ibanez AF2 Paul Gilbert Signature Airplane Flanger Guitar Effects Pedal

- Dunlop Crybaby Wah pedal

Dunlop Original Crybaby Wah Pedal

- Boss Digital Delay DD-3

Boss DD-3 Digital Delay Pedal

- T.C electronic flanger chorus

TC Electronic Stereo Chorus Flanger

- Electro-Harmonix electric mistress flanger

Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Electric Mistress Effects Pedal

- MXR phase 90

MXR M-101 Phase 90 Pedal

- Fulltone OCD Overdrive

Fulltone OCD Obsessive Compulsive Drive Overdrive Guitar Effects Pedal


- ADA preamps and rack effects (used prior to Laney)
- vintage ADA Flanger
- Eventide Harmonizer (Paul Gilbert used this in the old days)

Eventide H7600 Ultra-Harmonizer Effects Processor

- Boss CS-3 compressor pedal (Mr Big days)

Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer Pedal

- Boss OS-2 overdirve (Mr Big days)

Boss OS-2 Overdrive/Distortion Guitar Effects Pedal

- Boss TU-2 tuner pedal

Boss TU-2 Chromatic Stompbox Tuner

- Boss GE-7 Equalizer EQ pedal

Boss GE-7 Equalizer Pedal

- Ibanez TS9DX Turbo Tube Screamer Effects Pedal

Ibanez TS9DX Turbo Tube Screamer Effects Pedal

- Korg Pitchblack tuner

Korg pitchblack Chromatic Pedal Tuner

- Robert Keeley True-Bypass Looper 

- Electro Harmonix Soul Preacher Compressor/Limiter

Electro-Harmonix Nano Soul Preacher Compressor / Sustainer Guitar Effects Pedal

- Homebrew Electronics Detox EQ

- Fulltone Soul Bender

- Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2 Plus

Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2+ Power Supply

- Boss SYB-5 Bass Synth

Boss SYB-5 Bass Synthesizer

- THD Hot Plate Attenuator

THD Hot Plate Attenuator 4 ohm

- Extreme Isolation EX-29 Headphones

Direct Sound EX-29 Extreme Isolation Headphones Black

- Xotic AC Booster
- Xotic RC Booster

- HBE Bajo Mos

 

 

Strings, Picks, and More

- Dunlop Tortex orange Paul Gilbert guitar picks
- Ernie Ball RPS Reinforced Plain Slinky strings 9-42

Ernie Ball 2239 Super Slinky RPS 9 Electric Guitar Strings

 

- Bullet Cables

Bullet Cables Silver Bullet Straight Instrument Cable 20 Foot

- Hippie Straps

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Rick   |2010-07-07 00:17:47
In case anyone cares to know, the pink pepto bismol Ibanez Telesavalas he plays in the Intense Rock I video, has a Seymour Duncan SH-5 in the bridge, and a Seymour Duncan mini humbucker in the neck.
Obviously he doesn't use those anymore, but the SH-5 is a nice equivalent to the DiMarzio Tone Zone (another pickup he states he uses in an old DiMarzio interview). They basically have that "PAF
pro on sterioids" tone.
rod   |2010-06-11 18:51:49
he played b.c. rich guitar not sure about the model but he was quoted in the b.c. rich previous users page
Mike  - youtube   |2009-12-15 16:05:44
In a recent youtube clip of a session he did with Guitar Center, Paul described his pedalboard as follows:

Boss tuner
Ibanez Airplane Flanger
compressor (unnamed)
Detox EQ
Chorus (unnamed)
HBE
Bajo Mos
Xotic AC Booster
Xotic RC Booster
Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2Plus

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-SQYYs-P6w
asdfasdf   |2009-08-02 01:09:57
he has a new pedal the airwave or airplane or something its a flanger and he has the reversed iceman which is not the fireman it has 2 humbuckers and seems a lot better than the fireman
dasdfwqef   |2009-08-28 12:43:37
that's fireman2
check that out ibanez japan.
doug s  - guitars   |2009-05-24 23:11:59
He also has a v style ibanez guitar and an explorer style one heres a good picture of them


http://www1.gitarrebass.de/magazine/0508/gilbert.jpg
jeff   |2010-02-03 16:05:42
the v style one is an Ibanez Rocket Roll, and the explorer style is an Ibanez Destroyer DT880 or something like that
tim   |2009-02-15 11:20:01
they did not include the standard rg guitars he uses also they didnt mentions the reverse iceman
12 inch vertical  - re: reverse iceman/fireman   |2009-06-18 02:34:08
Yes I've seen him playing with the Fireman on a youtube clip from 2008 i beleive
cayle   |2008-12-26 21:01:36
he has a new pedal from HBE now.
the DetoxEQ.
Eric   |2008-12-25 11:03:51
I belive he also uses the Robert keeley bypass looper for his tuner and phaser.
Oliver   |2008-01-21 08:14:44
Thanks for putting it!!!! now i have a nice idea about it... i wannna play guitar with one of this gears... i hope i can buy !!!! lolz
Rockr  - Nice!   |2007-11-28 14:48:28
Thanks for putting this together - I've been waiting for a good list of Paul Gilbert's gear!
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