Paul Gilbert Opens Up About His Hearing Loss | AMS Interview

We all know conversations in the car are the best, that’s why we picked up Paul Gilbert and filmed an interview with him on the way to our studio! Along the ride Ryan got the chance to talk to Paul about his ongoing hearing issues, shredding on acoustic guitars in Japan, and of course Thai food! Get all the Gear that Paul Gilbert uses here at AMS: Ibanez Paul Gilbert FRM350 Electric Guitar: https://ter.li/AmericanMusical-Ibanez-Paul-Gilbert-FRM350-Electric-Guitar-PGRA Ibanez Paul Gilbert Mikro Electric Guitar Jewel Blue: https://ter.li/AmericanMusical-Ibanez-Paul-Gilbert-Mikro-Electric-Guitar-Jewel-Blue-PGRA Fender Tone Master FR-212 Powered Speaker: https://ter.li/AmericanMusical-Fender-Tone-Master-FR-212-Powered-Speaker-PGRA Stream Paul Gilbert’s music here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/19sJfp2FK2evlsw46WVhPG?si=y662nQGuQmGNMsvJOH74PQ And don’t miss Mr. Big on tour here: http://www.mrbigsite.com/ And for all your gear needs head on over to AmericanMusical.com #AmericanMusicalSupply #PaulGilbert #MrBig #Guitar #ElectricGuitar #Ibanez #IbanezGuitar #IbanezFRM350 #IbanezFireman #FiremanGuitar #Interview #MusicianInterview #RussandRyan #AMS #ErnieBall #ErnieBallStrings #FuzzUniverse #DowntoMexico #TheDioAlbum #flyingdog #AcousticSamurai Chapter Markers: 00:00 – Intro 00:37 – A New Dimension of Paul’s Hearing Loss 06:01 – The Complexity of “Simple” Music 07:55 – Acoustic Samurai Live Album 10:07 – Lunch Orders 10:30 – Tweaking Gear 12:19 – Fender Twins vs Tone Masters 17:58 – Modifying Whammy Bar Bridges 19:37 – Gruggett Guitars 20:05 – Working with Ibanez 23:45 – Using Light String Gauges 25:08 – Jamming with Emi Gilbert 26:01 – Recording Drums at Home 29:04 – Outro