@P00TANARA 2 Reasons... Firstly, to my ears no one else sounds like those guys..... i listen to Shawn every day, have done for years, and i could even tell it was him from a few seconds of his vibrato/phrasing... just like Paul is Paul. Secondly, this was from Shawn's own personal collection, given to me by a friend of his. :)
In Shawns videos where we can see him playing. He makes everything almost look effortless. He was absolutely gifted. You could take as many lessons as you want and play 10 hrs a day and theres a good possibility depending on whom you are you would not be able to do what Shawn Lane had done on the guitar. He was just Incredible.I'm not trying to put down anybodies skill but this is a gift. You have to watch his vids on here. Thank You Shawn and God Bless we in Guitarland Love You brother!!
@EVH51510Schumi personally i think shawn someone i saw play numerous growing up in memphis was better than eddie! of course eddie is one of the better guitarist ever! i just feel shawn was the best ever! hes not my favorite but he was awesome!
@EVH51510Schumi- i agree u can't compare shawn to eddie. i would be eddie if i have a choice because eddie write great song and solo! what about shawn so far all we heard is his guitar solo and licks shawn do have more skill than eddie.
@CTROCK I grew up with Shawn. Shawn and I saw Van Halen when they came to Memphis with Journey and Montrose. Shawn had learned Eruption but he didn't tap. He played it by picking the first note and hammering on the second and third notes since most of what Eddie did was based on triplets. Kinda like Tommy Aldridge. It wasn't till we saw Ed play that we realized this was a 2 handed tapping technique.
@gyniest Shawn and I grew up together near the same neighborhood. I guess we met when he was about 11 or 12. We jammed all the time in the privacy of his "music" room but only a few times did we share a stage. We were friends first and formost and it remained that way till the end. We spent THOUSANDS of hours in his "music" room listening to everyone from Charlie Parker to Joseph Spence to The Beatles. He loved all kinds of music, some of it was bloody awful, but he liked it so go figure...
@sjdss Eddie definitely had the edge in style and creativity. Shawn blows him out of the water with feeling, technical ability, and overall guitar prowess though.
@sjdss It wasn't just Eddie at the Peabody. At first it was George Lynch and Jeff Pilson of Dokken who in turn got Kirk Hammett who got Eddie. Eddie didn't really stay all that long. Kirk and George and Jeff stayed quite a while and their reaction was mostly that of hysterical laughter. They did leave passes for us the next day at the Stadium. Shawn used one of Eddie's Plexi's when he re=recorded the first two songs on Powers of Ten with Andy Johns.
For you to say your better then van halen, because have mastered more modern techniques and scales is only impressive if you have knowledge how to apply these skills in actual phrasing. A bit of a clue as well, you are aware that their are 14 year olds out there that I am sure could trump most of us i.e. Eric Maldonado
@Driggas I don't think I'm better than Van Halen. The most interesting thing Eddie did on guitar was his chords and rythmic work. Unfortunatly, it's been overlooked. I'm more into jazz than shredding so I couldn't really compare myself to Van Halen b/c I'm not into playing rock.
@TheFigueroa007 Technically I'm better than Van Halen, I know more scales, and do more advanced technicques besides one finger tapping. Van Halen is better as a rythmic guitar player than as a shredder. Everyone knows that.
@Haydensmusic Depends on how far I make it into the music industry, at this rate, I probably won't be remembered by anyone, and I doubt I would surpass Van Halen's fame.
@TheFigueroa007 No, it depends what mark you leave behind. Look at Shawn Lane, barely made a dent in terms of "fame" but he will be remembered by many long after we are gone. Perhaps you will be too (and I hope you are) but you have to be careful placing yourself on a pedestal, they get awfully shaky.
@jmulma There is an interview where Paul talks about how he never focused on getting a great tone. Thats why he switched to Marshalls. Lane was a tone god.
I also thought it was cool. It's easy to see that Shawn was greatly influenced by Steve Morse. I saw a cover of Steve Morse Band's "The Introduction" by Shawn on youtube. It was spot on perfect!
Shawn nailed Steve Morse tunes just as well as Stevie Ray Vaughn nailed Hendrix.
If I had to pick... Paul, but only because I like his rock and shred style a little better over Shawn's jazz and fusion style. But they're neck and neck IMO.
@SAK47RAMANIAC I had to split this whole 30 minute recording of Shawn and Paul into 3 sections to fit on YouTube, and it happens that this section just has Paul Gilbert.
@SAK47RAMANIAC I'm new to Shawn Lane, to my embarassment, but I would bet Shawn comes in @1:30 (and plays for about 1:30) and he comes in again at about 4:55 and goes to the end. Who else would play that 5 second burst @2:00? I think the note choices and facility are Shawn's. Possible?
@MensaJeff It's obviously Paul around 1:30 , as there is melody & variation in the timing, whereas Shawn is just a machine who plays every note the same, just fast & random scales.
@DuralastTurbo Shawn was certainly prone to the bursts you refer to, but he was not "just a machine", at least not by the time of this video youtube com/watch?v=FYTDotvCOUg&list=FL6dG_HB8HKdrK8qxL9b0r2A&index=1 which I highly recommend. There's a lot of feel in this one, searching for the right note rather than throwing a blinding exercise at everything. Which he does at 5:00 anyway...but it's jarring, unwelcome I think because the rest is so beautiful. This was my intro to Shawn.
Maybe Shawn didn't want to write in standard(aka pop) format. There are other ways of writing besides ABABC forms and all that. Music has such a rich history of composition yet we all just write songs now, because it pays the bills and youtube kids give you props.
Shawn pushed boundaries and is known as elite where it matters, amongst other elite musicians worldwide. (Meanwhile, guys like Angus and Slash count their money) pfft
I think guitarists have become like the painters. They've gotten to a point where they can paint any beautiful picture they like. So now its the imperfections that set them apart. Nobody wants people to paint more Mona Lisa's, its the abstract weird art that people like. I can right you a short chorale over and over again following all the rules of music. Sure its pretty, but its boring to us now. When anything can be done its how the artist uses what shouldn't be done.
@IronMan360 ha as my music teacher puts it, making random stuff up is cool, but setting limitations to your music is what makes you be creative. but i guess thats like everything in life. slaves weren't allowed to talk about their religions so they came up with dances to represent them, pretty legit stuff if you ask me
you know its weird but true in my opinion, all great musicians or artists all have some type of problem, take for instance beethoven, he was deaf but made the best music ever, and shawn lane, he had a disease that killed him, but his talent was what he was godly at, does anyone get what im saying? all of the best of the best die with some rare deformity.
I could probably figure it out eventually actually...just use your ear....it's pretty simple actually...learning it...playing it as smoothly as insane gilbert....that's another story....
@therising1 Utter nonsense. Evh isn't the be all and end all of guitar playing. Van Halen was just the one who brought some (for that time) advanced techniques to a mainstream audience. Lane was already playing like this when nobody had ever heard of Eddie...
@metroidorx -from yngwie,shawn lane,vinner moore all these great fast guitar player but have u see any of them that can compose a classic guitar solo like eruption? eddie can write a great guitar solo and can compose a great song? what about shawn lane? so far all we heard is his licks and guitar solo what about his skill in song writing?
@CTROCK "have u see any of them that can compose a classic guitar solo like eruption" Yes... totally. Shawn played some of the most soulful guitar solos and wrote some of the most beautiful songs ever and he'll always be rememeber as one of the best (possibly or probably the best!) guitarists to ever walk on the earth. Eddie, on the other hand, was a great inspiration to many guitarists out there, but don't get me wrong - Shawn was the real deal. A truly inspiring musician. Rest in Peace, Shawn.
It's his amp? I'm not disagreeing with you, but his pedal setup is pretty impressive.Would he really just use his amp? Oh well. Somebody has to know. Tell you what, me and you will look for people with Paul Gilbert videos or leaves comments and put it in the comments section once a week. I'm not kidding. If you really want to, just let me know.
DAMNT, CAN SOMEONE PLEAS EHELP ME FIND OUT HOW TO PLAY THAT SMALL LICK BETWEEN 6:46 through 6:49, its so small but it sounds so sweet please help i cant figure it out for some reason
i figured out somthing that sounds similar: its a hammer on from the 13th to the 15th fret on the D string, skip to the B string, repeat, hit the 15th on the D again, and then the15th on the B, and dont foget to pulloff back to the 13th fret when doing those hammer ons, and at the end, try hitting the 15th,picking the 16th, and then the 15th again. that should help a bit, if youve got creavtivity in you.
neither of them have written any amazing songs?? what world you livin on!? Gray Flying piano's is the most amazing instrumental ever musically and technically wise and watch his live version of eplilogue for lisa. paul gilbert hascurse of castle dragon, scarified, i cannot tell a lie, techical difficulties and im sure some hardcore gilbert fan could name 100's more.
i guess yes...because 160million 8 year old girls and chris crocker says so..hehe.
but if we gonna talk fusion music and not just guitar...then ill say Michael sembello kicks shawns ass...if you know who that is...maybe he is not fastest or most advanced..but he writes good songs and plays drums,bass,guitar and sings really good..he was stevie wonders guitarist and backup singer..but for this video ill say gilbert wins..because honestly Shawn has not composed a good song..guitar stuff yes
@TheRocker418 ever taken a look at how many people are fans of paul gilbert and shawn lane? While not as much as your typical 'pop star' or even a lot of pop country artists, it's still a hell of a lot friggin people.
I'm sure if you asked them, they'd be perfectly happy with the number of fans they have that listen to and appreciate their music.
It's not just about universal acceptance.. It's about getting your music out to people, not matter how few or how many there are that listen to it.
@TheRocker418 also, I'd like to add that, If you're basing your tastes in music purely on how widely accepted and viewed someone's music is, you've kinda missed the point..
There's always gonna be people that create music with the intention of getting 'famous' or 'rich'.. That's fine.. Do what you will, I suppose. But that's hardly the point.. The point is about artistic expression. And even though 'Shred" isn't as big as it was in the 80s, there's still hundreds of thousands of fans...
@TheRocker418 Viking Kong, The Gargoyle, Silence followed by a deafening roar (Gilbert), Maria, Epilogue for Lisa, Esperanto (Lane), are all amazing songs by the two artists, whether known or unknown.
Mr Big's song 'To Be With You' charted at no.1 on the Billboard 100 and all over the world. They (Mr Big) were pretty f*ckin popular back in the day..
I actually of agree with you. No matter how technically good you are. If you making music that only some niche really listens to why does that make you "better" that someone who is not so technically adept but writes songs that people love? In my view you have to have some combination of writing and performing skills to be really good. You can argue all day that your pet no-name guitar god is the best in the world, but what does it matter if few people listen to him.
Just because a million people are standing around one tree as it falls, whilst only a hundred are standing around another as it falls... doesn't mean... shit... forget it... I forgot what I was going to say now
What if it's a cork tree and it hardly makes a sound, or it lands in water and it makes a sound indistinguishable from a bear jumping in a lake? Did you ever consider that?
Ah good point, but that would only make a difference if a bear just happened to jump in the lake at the same time and in the same area as the tree. And if he did, I'd definitely believe you paid him to... just to fuck my pointless point up.
does it really matter? using your logic since the jonas brothers are a major band they're better than shawn and paul. thats obviously not true. and wtf? you said theyre amazing axeman, but after that you say they've never written any good songs. you obviously dont know how to write a youtube comment lol.
how big they'r names are dosn't matter a shit shawn has written some of the most amazing songs in music history! the quality of music has nothing to do with the number of people who listens to it.. you will find the best musicians in the underground...
They are guitarist!! There are not better musicians than others. Each one takes it's own way. Music is not a competition!!! It's all about sharing!!!!
They're not really comparable IMO. They're both amazing but If I had to pick one I would choose Paul. Sean is amazing too but Gilbert covers more styles, he does a bit of everything. Also he can sing well too. That not only makes him a good guitarist but a good musician too, there is a difference.
I'd never argue with peoples opinions in music, unless their reason is something that just doesn't add up.... and in regards to your reason for preferring Paul.... trust me when i say Shawn has played in way more styles than Paul.
Shawn has played Pop, Top 40 covers, Fusion, Rock, Classical style (on both guitar AND Piano), did his own Movie Scores, he's played on many Country albums.... even some Rap albums..... and many more.
imo pg wins cuz he can do everything including jazz (six billion people). even fusion but hey, can shawn lane sing Fly me to the moon while improvising on guitar? sure he can sing but play at same time? i think singing is what also makes a good guitarist as well. as a guitarist myself i found shredding by yourself in front of a crowd is a bit plain and arrogant most of the time. as musicians we should also rely on rythm and other instruments to back u up e.g. drums,vocals, bass, etc.
Arrogant? I would actually say that you're being arrogant on PG's behalf right there... I myself also prefer PG over Shawn Lane, but that has nothing to do with "winning". And when you're as good as these guys, you CAN entertain a huge crowd by just playing a solo. It's an honor you get to exercise when you're this good.
paul gilbert is playing licks I hear a thousand times from him....but the funny thing is that I never get tired of it cause he changes them up a little
and when I say "convince" I don't mean to convince you that Shawn Lane is the most skilled since I didn't give any points at all to that argument. I couldn't even argue that unless just comparing him to some other guitarist. I simply mean convincing you that my points are valid.
Lol, I must admit you have tied up some of my time. I don't think I would call it a debate though. We are having a philosophical conversation. The fact that you keep calling it a "argument" or "debate" makes me question your intentions for even trying to rank a guitarist. It seems like you just want to argue or "win". I hope I am wrong though, and I did respond to your PM.
Well you can only win in an argument if you can prove something, and as I said to you, I can't necessarily prove that anyone is the most skilled guitarist, although I can show evidence that points to it, making it based on fact but not a fact in itself. That doesn't demote it from an argument status. You're right that this is mainly philosophical, but it's no mere 'conversation' because of the dissenting positions we take. When I said "won" the debate, I was referring to convincing you.
And now I bet you're going to tell me that I have a HUGE bias as if you know for sure. I still like listening to some other guitar players more than him, but recognize the amazing talent and skill Shawn has that surpasses everything else I've seen, and I do CONSCIOUSLY try to look at this by giving a rough measure to every objective point I can come up with in determining overall skill in his composition and playing skill with the guitar. I admit that I can't be totally sure, just convinced.
Objective best (meaning "overall skill" which is the "best" we are interested in) = "best" - (feelings/opinions).
There. I just did effing word math. Shawn Lane is the MOST SKILLED (objective best) THAT I KNOW OF AND HAVE LISTENED TO, UNLESS IT TURNS OUT I HAVE A SIGNIFICANT BIAS WHICH I DOUBT I DO.
the way paul seems to be playing, im willing to bet that this was right around the time he put out guitars from mars....thats around 92ish maby?not sure when shawn passed, but i think its right around that time
It's ridiculous to assume anyone else does riffs like Gilberto and Lane.
DanteGuitar 1 month ago
definitely Shawn and Gilbert. Come on, who else has a tone like that, Shawn and Gilbert have distinct sounds.
D1vid3By0 1 month ago
3:15 yep that's paul gilbert mr. string skipping arpeggiating classical master.
:P
Jamsessionroom1337 3 months ago
3:05 MIXOLYDIANNNN
P00TANARA 3 months ago
how the hell do you confirm that this is Shawn and Paul?
P00TANARA 3 months ago
@P00TANARA 2 Reasons... Firstly, to my ears no one else sounds like those guys..... i listen to Shawn every day, have done for years, and i could even tell it was him from a few seconds of his vibrato/phrasing... just like Paul is Paul. Secondly, this was from Shawn's own personal collection, given to me by a friend of his. :)
MyShawnLaneVideos 3 months ago 4
@MyShawnLaneVideos If you want to confirm the date of this jam, why don't you ask paul gilbert himself?
He answers e-mails all the time, i'm sure you'll get a reply if you just send him a message in his website.
Last time i sent him an e-mail he replied the next day!
Jamsessionroom1337 3 months ago
@MyShawnLaneVideos Insanely awesome! Thank you so much!
CarlOlav 2 months ago
who won? :D
jamesedwardtheobald 5 months ago
@jamesedwardtheobald
Who says they were battling?
AbnormalImagery 5 months ago
3:13 paganinniish
jamesedwardtheobald 5 months ago
2:36 bachish
jamesedwardtheobald 5 months ago
That guitar sound is fucking awesome!!!!
RONDOC68 6 months ago 5
Love the Spanish Fly reference.
gyniest 6 months ago
In Shawns videos where we can see him playing. He makes everything almost look effortless. He was absolutely gifted. You could take as many lessons as you want and play 10 hrs a day and theres a good possibility depending on whom you are you would not be able to do what Shawn Lane had done on the guitar. He was just Incredible.I'm not trying to put down anybodies skill but this is a gift. You have to watch his vids on here. Thank You Shawn and God Bless we in Guitarland Love You brother!!
danbenkert 7 months ago
Whats that riff on 7:35? I know it's Steve Morse, but can't remember what song...
RaxGuitar 7 months ago
Found it, Dixie Dregs - Twiggs Approved
RaxGuitar 7 months ago
hey if anyone likes this jame or noolding just type in "Jason becker noolding"
UrbanAssault5150 7 months ago
I thought Shawn is only shred, but he also playin with heart.
Kamus1952 8 months ago
shawn was better than evh! but all of them are great in their own ways!
sjdss 10 months ago 13
@sjdss You cant compare Shawn to EVH?!
EVH51510Schumi 9 months ago
@EVH51510Schumi personally i think shawn someone i saw play numerous growing up in memphis was better than eddie! of course eddie is one of the better guitarist ever! i just feel shawn was the best ever! hes not my favorite but he was awesome!
sjdss 9 months ago
@sjdss I see what you mean. Technically he was also better than EVH. I just think that Shawn plays a whole different genre than EVH.
EVH51510Schumi 9 months ago
@EVH51510Schumi- i agree u can't compare shawn to eddie. i would be eddie if i have a choice because eddie write great song and solo! what about shawn so far all we heard is his guitar solo and licks shawn do have more skill than eddie.
CTROCK 9 months ago
@CTROCK i also agree with that!
EVH51510Schumi 9 months ago
@CTROCK I grew up with Shawn. Shawn and I saw Van Halen when they came to Memphis with Journey and Montrose. Shawn had learned Eruption but he didn't tap. He played it by picking the first note and hammering on the second and third notes since most of what Eddie did was based on triplets. Kinda like Tommy Aldridge. It wasn't till we saw Ed play that we realized this was a 2 handed tapping technique.
BluePRSDude 9 months ago
@BluePRSDude - Awesome story man, do you have any more cool anecdotes with Shawn? What was he like growing up?
0ptriX 8 months ago
@BluePRSDude Did you jam with Shawn?
gyniest 6 months ago
@gyniest Shawn and I grew up together near the same neighborhood. I guess we met when he was about 11 or 12. We jammed all the time in the privacy of his "music" room but only a few times did we share a stage. We were friends first and formost and it remained that way till the end. We spent THOUSANDS of hours in his "music" room listening to everyone from Charlie Parker to Joseph Spence to The Beatles. He loved all kinds of music, some of it was bloody awful, but he liked it so go figure...
BluePRSDude 5 months ago
@sjdss Eddie definitely had the edge in style and creativity. Shawn blows him out of the water with feeling, technical ability, and overall guitar prowess though.
killyou45 5 months ago 2
@killyou45 EVH! would watch shawn play at the peabody hotel in memphis! shawn must have been in awe having eddie there!
sjdss 5 months ago
@sjdss It wasn't just Eddie at the Peabody. At first it was George Lynch and Jeff Pilson of Dokken who in turn got Kirk Hammett who got Eddie. Eddie didn't really stay all that long. Kirk and George and Jeff stayed quite a while and their reaction was mostly that of hysterical laughter. They did leave passes for us the next day at the Stadium. Shawn used one of Eddie's Plexi's when he re=recorded the first two songs on Powers of Ten with Andy Johns.
BluePRSDude 5 months ago
lol I live in memphis. Too bad I missed it.
Fenderbaby2 10 months ago
Shawn Lane wins
NightDreamer87 10 months ago
@NightDreamer87 there's no competition going on, bro
YummyBananaFish 10 months ago
@TheFigueroa007
For you to say your better then van halen, because have mastered more modern techniques and scales is only impressive if you have knowledge how to apply these skills in actual phrasing. A bit of a clue as well, you are aware that their are 14 year olds out there that I am sure could trump most of us i.e. Eric Maldonado
AdamFrostofficial 10 months ago
@AdamFrostofficial Go checkout Lyle Watt..very talented young guitarist.
RONDOC68 4 months ago
Love the Dregs part at the end.
xsited1 11 months ago
Van Halen sucks balls compared to Lane. Don't ever try to compare him to any real shredders. Van Halen is terrible.
TheFigueroa007 1 year ago
@TheFigueroa007
Van Halen is terrible? That's one of the more inane comments I've read on youtube in a long time.
67goldtops 11 months ago
@TheFigueroa007
Yeah, i bet you're so much better than Van Halen
Driggas 11 months ago
@Driggas I don't think I'm better than Van Halen. The most interesting thing Eddie did on guitar was his chords and rythmic work. Unfortunatly, it's been overlooked. I'm more into jazz than shredding so I couldn't really compare myself to Van Halen b/c I'm not into playing rock.
TheFigueroa007 11 months ago
@TheFigueroa007 Technically I'm better than Van Halen, I know more scales, and do more advanced technicques besides one finger tapping. Van Halen is better as a rythmic guitar player than as a shredder. Everyone knows that.
TheFigueroa007 11 months ago
@TheFigueroa007 Yea, I guess thats somewhat correct, but how does that make him "terrible"?
EVH51510Schumi 11 months ago
@EVH51510Schumi Lol, I was talking shit, Van Halen isn't terrible, he's great, and inspired a lot of the shredders.
TheFigueroa007 11 months ago
@TheFigueroa007 You're right, that's why we will remember you long after he's gone. Amirite?
Haydensmusic 11 months ago
@Haydensmusic Depends on how far I make it into the music industry, at this rate, I probably won't be remembered by anyone, and I doubt I would surpass Van Halen's fame.
TheFigueroa007 11 months ago
@TheFigueroa007 No, it depends what mark you leave behind. Look at Shawn Lane, barely made a dent in terms of "fame" but he will be remembered by many long after we are gone. Perhaps you will be too (and I hope you are) but you have to be careful placing yourself on a pedestal, they get awfully shaky.
Haydensmusic 11 months ago
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hldemi 1 year ago
is it just me or does paul's playing sound much better coming through lane's gear?
jmulma 1 year ago
@jmulma I don't know, I prefer the sound of fuzz universe, where he's using marshalls
beptube 1 year ago
@jmulma There is an interview where Paul talks about how he never focused on getting a great tone. Thats why he switched to Marshalls. Lane was a tone god.
danukenator123 1 year ago
@jmulma completely agree. ive always loved Gilbert's playing but disliked his tone
TheMightyTurtleHead 11 months ago
this sounds more like Lane than Gilbert
devvilboyy676767 1 year ago
@devvilboyy676767 Paul is using Shawn's rig. You can tell it's Paul by his licks, especially his signature lick which is used a lot in this video.
Shun101010 1 year ago
Idk but I think this jam just sounds like what you do when you're just sitting around practicing. It's still good.
KellerDude4 1 year ago
anyone here think paul looks like keaneau reeves?
ETMadScientist 1 year ago
wow....paul astounds me everytime.....you can tell hes being a little more adventerous sitting there infront of the great shawn lane haha
dreamwever87 1 year ago 2
Shawn lane just needs to scoot on over and let daddy Gilbert have the whole stage.
azkeyz 1 year ago
@azkeyz No dice
Shmucko12 1 year ago
"Spanish Fly" by Eddie Van Halen.
mario300577 1 year ago
does anyone know what 2:37 to 2:57 is from,if from anything at all?
hotrod9983 1 year ago
@hotrod9983 'tis Bach's 'Little Prelude,' without a doubt
YummyBananaFish 1 year ago
@YummyBananaFish
thank you sir,much appreciated!
hotrod9983 1 year ago
Wasn't Paul's best playing or improv. Still not bad though
Makuza95 1 year ago
I knew Paul Gilbert was good but damn! This man is a genius for sure.
howiboy 1 year ago
What guitar is paul holding in that pic??
gandrrocks 1 year ago
@gandrrocks Specially made Double Neck Ibanez PGM. Not for Retail.
Curtarist 1 year ago
technical
meowtrox 1 year ago
At 7:37 Shawn plays a bit of "Twiggs Approved" by the Dixie Dregs (Steve Morse). Cool.
EthnHayabusa 1 year ago
@EthnHayabusa good ear ; )
almostam97 1 year ago
@EthnHayabusa
I also thought it was cool. It's easy to see that Shawn was greatly influenced by Steve Morse. I saw a cover of Steve Morse Band's "The Introduction" by Shawn on youtube. It was spot on perfect!
Shawn nailed Steve Morse tunes just as well as Stevie Ray Vaughn nailed Hendrix.
newpowermoves 1 year ago
I was thinking, either Shawn was imitating paul gilbert's playing style (and doing a totally badass job of it) or this is a fake haha.
partlyshady 1 year ago
@partlyshady This is part one, which is only Gilbert
bobsmith93 1 year ago
If I had to pick... Paul, but only because I like his rock and shred style a little better over Shawn's jazz and fusion style. But they're neck and neck IMO.
36trooper 1 year ago
@36trooper Paul's style consists of alot of improv. neo classical. just to add
thespoonrisesagain 1 year ago
@36trooper thing I hate about Paul is his tone. In this video he's using Shawn's rig though with fantastic results.
Sivels 1 week ago
shawn doesn't play shit here...
SAK47RAMANIAC 1 year ago
@SAK47RAMANIAC I had to split this whole 30 minute recording of Shawn and Paul into 3 sections to fit on YouTube, and it happens that this section just has Paul Gilbert.
MyShawnLaneVideos 1 year ago
@MyShawnLaneVideos hence the "part 1"...boy do I feel dumb :0)
SAK47RAMANIAC 1 year ago
@SAK47RAMANIAC I'm new to Shawn Lane, to my embarassment, but I would bet Shawn comes in @1:30 (and plays for about 1:30) and he comes in again at about 4:55 and goes to the end. Who else would play that 5 second burst @2:00? I think the note choices and facility are Shawn's. Possible?
And yeah, what TONE! as somebody said...
MensaJeff 3 months ago
@MensaJeff It's obviously Paul around 1:30 , as there is melody & variation in the timing, whereas Shawn is just a machine who plays every note the same, just fast & random scales.
DuralastTurbo 3 months ago
@DuralastTurbo Shawn was certainly prone to the bursts you refer to, but he was not "just a machine", at least not by the time of this video youtube com/watch?v=FYTDotvCOUg&list=FL6dG_HB8HKdrK8qxL9b0r2A&index=1 which I highly recommend. There's a lot of feel in this one, searching for the right note rather than throwing a blinding exercise at everything. Which he does at 5:00 anyway...but it's jarring, unwelcome I think because the rest is so beautiful. This was my intro to Shawn.
MensaJeff 3 months ago
To all on the "not a good song" kick,
Maybe Shawn didn't want to write in standard(aka pop) format. There are other ways of writing besides ABABC forms and all that. Music has such a rich history of composition yet we all just write songs now, because it pays the bills and youtube kids give you props.
Shawn pushed boundaries and is known as elite where it matters, amongst other elite musicians worldwide. (Meanwhile, guys like Angus and Slash count their money) pfft
EricBass83 1 year ago
Does anyone know what amp is being used in this video?
Chris
lauraeeee 1 year ago
I think guitarists have become like the painters. They've gotten to a point where they can paint any beautiful picture they like. So now its the imperfections that set them apart. Nobody wants people to paint more Mona Lisa's, its the abstract weird art that people like. I can right you a short chorale over and over again following all the rules of music. Sure its pretty, but its boring to us now. When anything can be done its how the artist uses what shouldn't be done.
IronMan360 1 year ago
@IronMan360 ha as my music teacher puts it, making random stuff up is cool, but setting limitations to your music is what makes you be creative. but i guess thats like everything in life. slaves weren't allowed to talk about their religions so they came up with dances to represent them, pretty legit stuff if you ask me
d4nzig4life 1 year ago
you know its weird but true in my opinion, all great musicians or artists all have some type of problem, take for instance beethoven, he was deaf but made the best music ever, and shawn lane, he had a disease that killed him, but his talent was what he was godly at, does anyone get what im saying? all of the best of the best die with some rare deformity.
d34thtw1nz22 1 year ago
@d34thtw1nz22 Jason Becker has ALS too, but hes not dead, but he was insane.
cerelilqt 1 year ago
ts true, that is a pretty bad comparison hahaha
jorshred 1 year ago
paul gilbert is so fucking cool
winrar 1 year ago
at 2:36 to 3:02
I love that part.. tabs anyone :)
XirixNL 2 years ago
agreed. 2:36 TO 3:02 ANYBODY KNOW OF THIS AWESOMENESS?!
eatingyourbreadcrust 2 years ago
its Bach - Little Prelude
EvanTRodgers 2 years ago 2
Thank you very much.
XirixNL 2 years ago
good luck...
synesthesia67 2 years ago
I could probably figure it out eventually actually...just use your ear....it's pretty simple actually...learning it...playing it as smoothly as insane gilbert....that's another story....
synesthesia67 2 years ago
screw van halen's eruption!
this is mindblowing :O
metroidorx 2 years ago 27
i think paul kinda sounds a little EVH like in this just insane though
irishman1133 2 years ago
Lol be careful, peoples brains have a tenancy to liquefy when they say EVH in the same sentence as a guitarist of Gilberts or Lane's caliber!
XionComrade 1 year ago
@metroidorx
paul is playing some evh in this video...
pabcq 1 year ago
@metroidorx i get it...hes fast but thats only impressive for so long..machine gun by hendrix..thats fucking mindblowing
highwaychile67 1 year ago
@highwaychile67 totally agreed. I watch the video of hendrix playing machine gun at least once a week, to know what I want to achieve as a guitarist
metroidorx 3 months ago
@metroidorx You have to stop and realize neither of these guys would be playing the way they did without Eddie Van Halen.
therising1 1 year ago
@therising1 Utter nonsense. Evh isn't the be all and end all of guitar playing. Van Halen was just the one who brought some (for that time) advanced techniques to a mainstream audience. Lane was already playing like this when nobody had ever heard of Eddie...
o0Slipdisc0o 1 year ago
@o0Slipdisc0o Lane was 14 or 15 when Eddie was getting big in California. Quit making things up.
therising1 1 year ago
@therising1 Actually he's kinda right
YummyBananaFish 1 year ago
@therising1 and Eddie wouldn't be playing the way he did without his influences and so on and so forth
OneDownServer 2 months ago
@metroidorx -from yngwie,shawn lane,vinner moore all these great fast guitar player but have u see any of them that can compose a classic guitar solo like eruption? eddie can write a great guitar solo and can compose a great song? what about shawn lane? so far all we heard is his licks and guitar solo what about his skill in song writing?
CTROCK 9 months ago
@CTROCK "have u see any of them that can compose a classic guitar solo like eruption" Yes... totally. Shawn played some of the most soulful guitar solos and wrote some of the most beautiful songs ever and he'll always be rememeber as one of the best (possibly or probably the best!) guitarists to ever walk on the earth. Eddie, on the other hand, was a great inspiration to many guitarists out there, but don't get me wrong - Shawn was the real deal. A truly inspiring musician. Rest in Peace, Shawn.
brunopoeysvideos 8 months ago
eh.. i wish to know what amp Paul used to get this sound but i know that it's impossible to know now...:)
DainiusGudonis 2 years ago
It's his amp? I'm not disagreeing with you, but his pedal setup is pretty impressive.Would he really just use his amp? Oh well. Somebody has to know. Tell you what, me and you will look for people with Paul Gilbert videos or leaves comments and put it in the comments section once a week. I'm not kidding. If you really want to, just let me know.
FleshMeltingMetal13 2 years ago
DAMNT, CAN SOMEONE PLEAS EHELP ME FIND OUT HOW TO PLAY THAT SMALL LICK BETWEEN 6:46 through 6:49, its so small but it sounds so sweet please help i cant figure it out for some reason
742512345689 2 years ago
Have you tried pressing your fingers on the guitar? Let me know, thanks.
ideosynchronicity 2 years ago 5
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742512345689 2 years ago
Well, did it helped?
ideosynchronicity 2 years ago
no, it didnt helped.
742512345689 2 years ago
i figured out somthing that sounds similar: its a hammer on from the 13th to the 15th fret on the D string, skip to the B string, repeat, hit the 15th on the D again, and then the15th on the B, and dont foget to pulloff back to the 13th fret when doing those hammer ons, and at the end, try hitting the 15th,picking the 16th, and then the 15th again. that should help a bit, if youve got creavtivity in you.
ShadowLancer128 2 years ago
thanks man, i apreciate that
742512345689 2 years ago
you still need help with that lick?
publicaccount1987 2 years ago
yeah man, i dont know why i cant figure it out, im normally really good at that but this one is hard for some reason
742512345689 2 years ago
i think i can find it out, but how should i show it to you?
publicaccount1987 2 years ago
im not sure lol, maybe jus tell me note by note like a string 15th fret and so on, but that might be alot of writing
742512345689 2 years ago
For anyone having trouble reading my apparantly random meaningless comments.... don't worry...
They are random and meaningless... rest easy.
CopperCell1 2 years ago
i really like paul using this much reverb. much smoother it seems
UltimateKyle281 2 years ago
Yeah i know ive always wanted to hear him with reverb :) great playing love 2:36!does anyone know what that peice of music is????
IbanezDemon 2 years ago
1:30 to 1:51 is Spanish Fly by Eddie Van Halen. I wonder which one was playing that.
21tokill 2 years ago 8
Whichever photo is onscreen at the time shows who is playing at that time.
MyShawnLaneVideos 2 years ago 7
@21tokill Def Paul Gilbert playing Spanish Fly. There is a YT clip of him playing that tune and it sounds exactly like here...
guitarcolossus 1 year ago
@21tokill gilbert you can tell in the sound of guitars
Najeepain 1 year ago
@21tokill probably shawn because at the beginning its a little rushed and paul NEVER rushes his stuff
squidwardo1 1 year ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
They are both insanely good axemen but neither of them have been in any massive bands... Or written any amazing songs either.
TheRocker418 2 years ago
neither of them have written any amazing songs?? what world you livin on!? Gray Flying piano's is the most amazing instrumental ever musically and technically wise and watch his live version of eplilogue for lisa. paul gilbert hascurse of castle dragon, scarified, i cannot tell a lie, techical difficulties and im sure some hardcore gilbert fan could name 100's more.
amccoll20893 2 years ago 4
I like Technical difficulties but it is in no way an amazing song.
Gray Flying Piano? Yeah.... Because everyone has heard of that....
Its only fans of Paul Gilbert and Shawn Lane that know their music... Thats what I am getting at.
TheRocker418 2 years ago
So by default does that make Britney Spears one of the greatest singers on the planet? :-\
MyShawnLaneVideos 2 years ago 37
i guess yes...because 160million 8 year old girls and chris crocker says so..hehe.
but if we gonna talk fusion music and not just guitar...then ill say Michael sembello kicks shawns ass...if you know who that is...maybe he is not fastest or most advanced..but he writes good songs and plays drums,bass,guitar and sings really good..he was stevie wonders guitarist and backup singer..but for this video ill say gilbert wins..because honestly Shawn has not composed a good song..guitar stuff yes
HyperfastMalmsteen 1 year ago
@TheRocker418 Flawed logic.
MrXorHomer 1 year ago
@TheRocker418 ever taken a look at how many people are fans of paul gilbert and shawn lane? While not as much as your typical 'pop star' or even a lot of pop country artists, it's still a hell of a lot friggin people.
I'm sure if you asked them, they'd be perfectly happy with the number of fans they have that listen to and appreciate their music.
It's not just about universal acceptance.. It's about getting your music out to people, not matter how few or how many there are that listen to it.
JSGayMusic 1 year ago
@TheRocker418 also, I'd like to add that, If you're basing your tastes in music purely on how widely accepted and viewed someone's music is, you've kinda missed the point..
There's always gonna be people that create music with the intention of getting 'famous' or 'rich'.. That's fine.. Do what you will, I suppose. But that's hardly the point.. The point is about artistic expression. And even though 'Shred" isn't as big as it was in the 80s, there's still hundreds of thousands of fans...
JSGayMusic 1 year ago
@TheRocker418 Viking Kong, The Gargoyle, Silence followed by a deafening roar (Gilbert), Maria, Epilogue for Lisa, Esperanto (Lane), are all amazing songs by the two artists, whether known or unknown.
LanceSaunders 1 year ago
Mr Big's song 'To Be With You' charted at no.1 on the Billboard 100 and all over the world. They (Mr Big) were pretty f*ckin popular back in the day..
crozsi 2 years ago
I actually of agree with you. No matter how technically good you are. If you making music that only some niche really listens to why does that make you "better" that someone who is not so technically adept but writes songs that people love? In my view you have to have some combination of writing and performing skills to be really good. You can argue all day that your pet no-name guitar god is the best in the world, but what does it matter if few people listen to him.
jabberwock11 2 years ago
If a tree falls in the woods and nobody's around to hear it... does it still make a sound?
CopperCell1 2 years ago
Sorry, I'll put that another way.
Just because a million people are standing around one tree as it falls, whilst only a hundred are standing around another as it falls... doesn't mean... shit... forget it... I forgot what I was going to say now
CopperCell1 2 years ago
What if it's a cork tree and it hardly makes a sound, or it lands in water and it makes a sound indistinguishable from a bear jumping in a lake? Did you ever consider that?
jabberwock11 2 years ago
Ah good point, but that would only make a difference if a bear just happened to jump in the lake at the same time and in the same area as the tree. And if he did, I'd definitely believe you paid him to... just to fuck my pointless point up.
CopperCell1 2 years ago
im so lost lol i need sleep.... but hey if a tree falls hell that just means someones gonna get to make money off it :-)
nodnarbdoowron 2 years ago
lol.. or someone's staying warm this winter.
CopperCell1 2 years ago
Paul Gilbert was in Mr. Big, I'd say they're a pretty big band...
Steve128967 2 years ago
does it really matter? using your logic since the jonas brothers are a major band they're better than shawn and paul. thats obviously not true. and wtf? you said theyre amazing axeman, but after that you say they've never written any good songs. you obviously dont know how to write a youtube comment lol.
Fluffypopcicle 2 years ago
how big they'r names are dosn't matter a shit shawn has written some of the most amazing songs in music history! the quality of music has nothing to do with the number of people who listens to it.. you will find the best musicians in the underground...
sdylte 2 years ago
Exactly... there is no such thing as good or bad taste. There's only taste.
CopperCell1 2 years ago
exactly! couldn't agree more
sdylte 2 years ago
Who gave the guitar to Eddie Van Halen at 1:30?
cursedlemon 2 years ago 4
They are guitarist!! There are not better musicians than others. Each one takes it's own way. Music is not a competition!!! It's all about sharing!!!!
indrazor1 2 years ago 41
your right about that brother............(",)
sydalden 2 years ago
Sorry man, I love Paul too but he's not near Shawn. Paul even admits in a video I saw that Shawn was the most terrifying player he knows.
joshmb24 2 years ago 4
They're not really comparable IMO. They're both amazing but If I had to pick one I would choose Paul. Sean is amazing too but Gilbert covers more styles, he does a bit of everything. Also he can sing well too. That not only makes him a good guitarist but a good musician too, there is a difference.
36trooper 2 years ago
I'd never argue with peoples opinions in music, unless their reason is something that just doesn't add up.... and in regards to your reason for preferring Paul.... trust me when i say Shawn has played in way more styles than Paul.
Shawn has played Pop, Top 40 covers, Fusion, Rock, Classical style (on both guitar AND Piano), did his own Movie Scores, he's played on many Country albums.... even some Rap albums..... and many more.
MyShawnLaneVideos 2 years ago
.... oh and i forgot to add the Indian style he played in for the last few years.
MyShawnLaneVideos 2 years ago
.... even so, you're still entitled to your opinion of who you prefer.
MyShawnLaneVideos 2 years ago
I'm sure if Gilbert had a say, he'd say Lane was much better. XD
CardPiranha 2 years ago 4
imo pg wins cuz he can do everything including jazz (six billion people). even fusion but hey, can shawn lane sing Fly me to the moon while improvising on guitar? sure he can sing but play at same time? i think singing is what also makes a good guitarist as well. as a guitarist myself i found shredding by yourself in front of a crowd is a bit plain and arrogant most of the time. as musicians we should also rely on rythm and other instruments to back u up e.g. drums,vocals, bass, etc.
juliojrc 2 years ago
I'm not quite sure I understand 'you because Lane had a lot more jazz and fusion stuff in his playing, and Gilbert is mostly rock...
iamthewalrus911 2 years ago
Arrogant? I would actually say that you're being arrogant on PG's behalf right there... I myself also prefer PG over Shawn Lane, but that has nothing to do with "winning". And when you're as good as these guys, you CAN entertain a huge crowd by just playing a solo. It's an honor you get to exercise when you're this good.
robertklokk 2 years ago
spanish fly???????????? 1.34
stitcha123 2 years ago
YA it is. What the heck?!?!?
100grapes 2 years ago
paul gilbert is playing licks I hear a thousand times from him....but the funny thing is that I never get tired of it cause he changes them up a little
Captainfalconargenis 2 years ago 2
and when I say "convince" I don't mean to convince you that Shawn Lane is the most skilled since I didn't give any points at all to that argument. I couldn't even argue that unless just comparing him to some other guitarist. I simply mean convincing you that my points are valid.
scarter180 2 years ago
...I don't know whether he understood me now and I won the debate or if I just exhausted the shit out of him. Probably the latter.
scarter180 2 years ago
Lol, I must admit you have tied up some of my time. I don't think I would call it a debate though. We are having a philosophical conversation. The fact that you keep calling it a "argument" or "debate" makes me question your intentions for even trying to rank a guitarist. It seems like you just want to argue or "win". I hope I am wrong though, and I did respond to your PM.
crawlthruknives 2 years ago
Well you can only win in an argument if you can prove something, and as I said to you, I can't necessarily prove that anyone is the most skilled guitarist, although I can show evidence that points to it, making it based on fact but not a fact in itself. That doesn't demote it from an argument status. You're right that this is mainly philosophical, but it's no mere 'conversation' because of the dissenting positions we take. When I said "won" the debate, I was referring to convincing you.
scarter180 2 years ago
And now I bet you're going to tell me that I have a HUGE bias as if you know for sure. I still like listening to some other guitar players more than him, but recognize the amazing talent and skill Shawn has that surpasses everything else I've seen, and I do CONSCIOUSLY try to look at this by giving a rough measure to every objective point I can come up with in determining overall skill in his composition and playing skill with the guitar. I admit that I can't be totally sure, just convinced.
scarter180 2 years ago
AM I MAKING A DAMN BIT OF SENSE NOW? It's all worked out in my head and makes totally perfect sense to me.
"Best" = objective "best" (overall skill) + subjective "best" (feelings/opinions).
Objective best (meaning "overall skill" which is the "best" we are interested in) = "best" - (feelings/opinions).
There. I just did effing word math. Shawn Lane is the MOST SKILLED (objective best) THAT I KNOW OF AND HAVE LISTENED TO, UNLESS IT TURNS OUT I HAVE A SIGNIFICANT BIAS WHICH I DOUBT I DO.
scarter180 2 years ago
the way paul seems to be playing, im willing to bet that this was right around the time he put out guitars from mars....thats around 92ish maby?not sure when shawn passed, but i think its right around that time
stiffler1345 2 years ago
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