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Paul Gilbert is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Frank Marino, Kiss, Pat Travers Band, Randy Rhoads and Yngwie Malmsteen. Those roots explain a lot about how Paul Gilbert arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Vinnie Moore, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Marty Friedman and Steve Lukather, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Buckethead and Gus G, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 28 connections around Paul Gilbert, reaching back through Frank Marino and forward to Buckethead. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Paul Brandon Gilbert 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.
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Paul Gilbert connections
Paul Gilbert grew out of Frank Marino, Kiss, Pat Travers Band and Randy Rhoads, shares an orbit with Vinnie Moore, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Marty Friedman, went on to shape Buckethead and Gus G. 28 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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