Paul Gilbert
American guitarist and founding member of Mr. Big / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Paul Brandon Gilbert (born November 6, 1966) is an American hard rock and heavy metal guitarist. He is the co-founder of the band Mr. Big, and was also a member of Racer X, with whom he released several albums. In 1996, Gilbert launched a solo career, for which he has released numerous solo albums, and featured in numerous collaborations and guest appearances on other musicians' albums.
For other uses, see Paul Gilbert (disambiguation).
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Born | (1966-11-06) November 6, 1966 (age 57) Carbondale, Illinois, U.S. |
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Occupation(s) | Musician |
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Years active | 1983–present |
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Website | paulgilbert |
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Gilbert was voted fourth-best on GuitarOne magazine's 2007 "Top 10 Greatest Guitar Shredders of All Time".[1] He was also ranked in Guitar World's 2008 list, "50 Fastest Guitarists of All Time".[2]