For all you G3...Paul Gilbert fans....enjoy.

[gitfiddler]

Different tastes are what make the world go 'round. Becker, Paul, and ML Firkins are my favorite Shrapnel guys. I'd rather listen to those three than Vai or Satch.

[Guitardude86]

Different tastes are what make the world go 'round. Becker, Paul, and ML Firkins are my favorite Shrapnel guys. I'd rather listen to those three than Vai or Satch.

Shrapnel doods eh? My favorites (at the moment anyway) would have to be Shawn Lane and Tony Macalpine.
Lane is Lane, 'nuff said.
T-Mac, I concider him kind of like a modern day composer.
I'm convinced if you gave Beethoven or Paganini etc. an electric guitar, you'd get Macalpine! Not just the Shrapnel stuff but if you listen to the stuff he's done in Planet X.. Well it goes to show can improvise too! And he's a brilliant keyboard/piano player too, as was Lane! I think it's sad most kids nowadays know T-mac as "that guy playing with Vai live." He deserves better than that.

[LastInLine]

Different tastes are what make the world go 'round. Becker, Paul, and ML Firkins are my favorite Shrapnel guys. I'd rather listen to those three than Vai or Satch.

Sometimes I have a hard time with Vai, but Satch is the king of the instumental guitar song IMO.

[thenine]

Gilbert RAWKS!

[gitfiddler]

Shrapnel doods eh? My favorites (at the moment anyway) would have to be Shawn Lane and Tony Macalpine.
Lane is Lane, 'nuff said.
T-Mac, I concider him kind of like a modern day composer.
I'm convinced if you gave Beethoven or Paganini etc. an electric guitar, you'd get Macalpine! Not just the Shrapnel stuff but if you listen to the stuff he's done in Planet X.. Well it goes to show can improvise too! And he's a brilliant keyboard/piano player too, as was Lane! I think it's sad most kids nowadays know T-mac as "that guy playing with Vai live." He deserves better than that.

I'm on a huge shawn lane kick right now!

[Racerx2k]

I never really heard any of Shawn's stuff, till recently. And while I thought he was a good guitarist, I really would've liked to have heard him play without all that damned delay he used, saturating my ears.

[akoch]

"I'm convinced if you gave Beethoven or Paganini etc. an electric guitar, you'd get Macalpine!"

Actually, if you listen into it he is more of a Chopin thing, both musically and mood.

[VitaminG]

Sometimes I have a hard time with Vai, but Satch is the king of the instumental guitar song IMO.

I've always preferred Vai, Satch has never really done anything for me. I appreciate all he can do, but the music just doesn't move me.

Andy Timmons' new instrumental album, however......

[Endrik]

I liked Kotzen and Howe the most out of all the Sharpnell guys, instead of neo-classical shredding they were groovy, funky and more into blues and jazz.

[gitfiddler]

I never really heard any of Shawn's stuff, till recently. And while I thought he was a good guitarist, I really would've liked to have heard him play without all that damned delay he used, saturating my ears.

i agree with you on the delay. He was definitely a freak of nature

[gitfiddler]

I've always preferred Vai, Satch has never really done anything for me. I appreciate all he can do, but the music just doesn't move me.

Andy Timmons' new instrumental album, however......

Timmons is very capable as well

[gitfiddler]

I liked Kotzen and Howe out of all the Sharpnell guys, instead of neo-classical shredding they were groovy, funky and more into blues and jazz.

I forgot about Kotzen. He's a great player. They are all, really. Some of the Shrapnel stuff was a bit mechanical, but I'd still rather listen to those guys than Michael Angelo or Rusty Cooley. My hat's off to those guys for the speed factor, but it gets old pretty quick.

[Guitardude86]

"I'm convinced if you gave Beethoven or Paganini etc. an electric guitar, you'd get Macalpine!"

Actually, if you listen into it he is more of a Chopin thing, both musically and mood.

You're right, I'm not to good with the names of classical composers, but that's the name I was looking for

[sonofspy]

In case you were not aware Bruce Bouillet is joining Paul's band
for G3

Coming nowhere near ME however:ROTF:

Just found the recordings of what Bruce was doing back in the
90's (mostly being ignored by his recording company) mp3 here:

http://www.racerxband.com/scream.htm

really worth a listen.

Son Of Spy

[Racerx2k]

I've always preferred Vai, Satch has never really done anything for me. I appreciate all he can do, but the music just doesn't move me.

+1, here.