What's the deal with Paul Gilbert?

[emperor_black]

...and his affinity for headphones? I once saw a soilwork concert where the drummer was wearing headphones throughout the show and I thought that was odd. but most of the pics/videos I see of PG performing on stage, he's wearing headphones. What's he listening to? himself? Doesn't he believe in monitors?



...and during the g3

http://youtube.com/watch?v=o5-YC11yWC0

[Tekky]

It's called tinnitus. He's trying to keep hold of what hearing he has left.

The drummer from Soilwork may just like the noise-cancelling properties of a headphone monitor.

[asix]

It's called tinnitus. He's trying to keep hold of what hearing he has left.

so true, i have ear plugs in my wallet all the time.

[horns666]

Drummers also use headphones somtimes for a click in some songs live. Especially if there is keyboard / sample parts in the song...

Our old drummer used to do that when we played "Jump"..because we didn't have a keyboard player. It was recorded along with the click to keep us on track.

[Dave Simpson]

Paul is trying to hold on to what hearing he has left. Poor dude.

[Axewielder]

I saw that G3 tour. He also has this goofy coiled guitar cable. That and the headphones give him a kind of cool and unique "geeky rock god" vibe IMHO.

[Guitarfreak]

I saw that G3 tour. He also has this goofy coiled guitar cable. That and the headphones give him a kind of cool and unique "geeky rock god" vibe IMHO.

Plus he is such a great player!

[Axewielder]

Plus he is such a great player!

Oh no doubt! He ruled the stage that night. Petrucci was cowering behind his Mesas in fear.

[Norton]

He turns onto his good ear, when he tries to sleep in a noisy environment, so he doesn't hear a thing. He said that himself

[kmanick]

poor guy , that must really suck.
I saw the G3 here in Boston a few weeks back and Gilbert/Bouillett
were great, both had their "A" games on.
I don't think Petrucci was cowering behind his monitors though, he
was pretty killer that night too. His sound was huge 2 mark IV's with a 1 second delay between them (according to the gear geeks on the petrucci forum)

[tseegert]

Oh no doubt! He ruled the stage that night. Petrucci was cowering behind his Mesas in fear.

*cough... somehow I highly doubt that...

Paul is great, but I think Petrucci fears no one showing him up on stage, and for good reason.

[heartfielder]

I saw G3 too and Paul Gilbert was WAYYYYYYYYYY better than Petrucci !!!!

[siggy14]

I find these headphones better then stage monitors or even those little in ear headphones, but yes it does make you look like a geek. But the guy from Linkin Park has always used them too.

...and his affinity for headphones? I once saw a soilwork concert where the drummer was wearing headphones throughout the show and I thought that was odd. but most of the pics/videos I see of PG performing on stage, he's wearing headphones. What's he listening to? himself? Doesn't he believe in monitors?



...and during the g3
http://youtube.com/watch?v=o5-YC11yWC0

[GodOfRhythm]

poor guy , that must really suck.
I saw the G3 here in Boston a few weeks back and Gilbert/Bouillett
were great, both had their "A" games on.
I don't think Petrucci was cowering behind his monitors though, he
was pretty killer that night too. His sound was huge 2 mark IV's with a 1 second delay between them (according to the gear geeks on the petrucci forum)

More like 7ms.

I use a 7ms [delay] setting [between left and right speakers] on pretty much every sound. [Editor's note: This is a technique utilizing a delay setting whereby one-half of the signal (either the entire left or right channel) is delayed by a slight amount in order to create the illusion of depth and space between the speakers. The delay is set 100% wet with 0% feedback so that the entire signal for that channel is delayed by the set amount with no dry (non-delayed) signal or repeats present]. I don't really use that [2290] for echo. Instead, I use a TC Electronic M3000 unit for all of the delays.

[Racerx2k]

Paul could wear a set of friggin bunny ears, for all I care. I'll still marvel in his playing. That's what's important.