Guitar whiz Paul Gilbert has released yet another instrumental platter, ‘Fuzz Universe‘. Among the rave reviews and accolades this record has been garnering, there has been a bit of press. One of the interviews Paul participated in was for Premier Guitar magazine. Paul’s interview has been published online, for their Sept. 2010 ‘digital edition’.
Some highlights of the interview include:
The Gear Box – bottom of page 3, where Bullet Cable gets a mention!
and
Q: “What’s your favorite guitar part on the new album – and why?
A: I really like “Fuzz Universe.” It’s very representative of the metal side of my guitar playing, but I think the song and playing are my best yet in that style. I love so many parts in “Olympic,” too: It has arpeggio ideas that I’ve never done before over a chord progression I’ve never done before. I think “Mantra the Lawn” has some of my best phrasing and vibrato, and “Will My Screen Door Stop Neptune” has a super-fast solo over chord changes where I nailed it in the first take. It’s actually the solo from the demo. I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to play it that well again. I haven’t tried because I never did a second take!”
Will we get to see these cool coily cables in action? It sure looks like it: Paul will be on tour this autumn/winter in Europe. Please bring us back some souvenir pictures if you go to any of the shows!
Paul Gilbert’s Fuzz Universe Tour: Europe, 2010
Paul Gilbert Touring Europe This Autumn!
“American guitar wizard (and Bullet Cable endorser) Paul Gilbert will bring his ‘Fuzz Universe’ to life, during his return to Europe in late autumn and early winter of 2010. His most recent album, Fuzz Universe, contains 12 guitar-driven songs, and demonstrates Paul’s love of rock, blues, classical, pop, and jazz – all with an intensity that keeps his shred-guitar fans satisfied.”
In addition to presenting his new songs for the first time live, Paul will be performing favorites from Racer X, Mr. Big, his solo career, and other surprises as well.”
Paul says “This is LIVE. This is REAL. I’ll see you ONSTAGE with my GUITAR plugged into some big AMPS.”
Date – Venue – City – Country
11.05.10 –Koko — London, United Kingdom
11.06.10 –Moho Live — Manchester, United Kingdom
11.07.10 –Spring & Airbrake — Belfast, United Kingdom
11.08.10 –Whelan’s — Dublin, Ireland
11.09.10 –Mo’Live — Southampton, United Kingdom
11.11.10 – Atak — Enschede, The Netherlands
11.12.10 –De Boerderij — Zoetermeer, The Netherlands
11.13.10 –Kulturfabrik — Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
11.15.10 –Batschkapp — Frankfurt, Germany
11.16.10 –NCO Club — Schwäbisch Hall, Germany
11.17.10 –Luxor — Koln, Germany
11.18.10 –Matrix — Bochum, Germany
11.19.10 –Rust — Copenhagen, Denmark
11.20.10 –Göta Källare — Stockholm, Sweden
11.22.10 –Tavastia — Helsinki, Finland
11.23.10 –Tapper — Tallinn, Estonia
11.24.10 –Club New York — Vilnius, Lithuania
11.26.10 –TBA — TBA
11.27.10 –Winter Masters Of Rock Festival — Zlín, Czech Republic
11.28.10 –Szene — Vienna, Austria
11.29.10 –Diesel Club (Volt e-Klub) — Budapest, Hungary
11.30.10 –Cvetlicarna — Ljubljana, Slovenia
12.02.10 –Boogaloo — Zagreb, Croatia
12.03.10 –Oldies Pub — Sibiu, Romania
12.04.10 –Silver Church Club — Bucharest, Romania
12.05.10 –Sofia Live Club — Sofia, Bulgaria
12.06.10 –Studio Live — Istanbul, Turkey
12.07.10 –Mylos Club — Thessaloniki, Greece
12.08.10 –An Club — Athens, Greece
12.10.10 –Alpheus — Rome, Italy
12.11.10 –Magazzini Generali — Milan, Italy
12.12.10 –La Laiterie — Strasbourg, France
12.13.10 –Z7 — Pratteln, Switzerland
12.14.10 –Marché Gare — Lyon, France
12.15.10 –Razzmatazz 2 — Barcelona, Spain
12.16.10 –Sala Live! — Madrid, Spain
12.17.10 –Sala Q — Sevilla, Spain
12.18.10 –Sala Modus (Antiguo Sarao) — Logrono, Spain
12.19.10 –Le Trabendo — Paris, France
+ VIP Tickets are available in strictly limited quantity (6 per city) for this tour. “These tickets allow the purchaser to come to the show early to attend a VIP Clinic. This will include a 90-minute guitar lesson with Paul, access to watch Paul’s sound check with the band, time for autographs and pictures with Paul, a special ‘goody bag’ with a T-shirt, CD, and custom guitar picks, and of course, a ticket to see the show!” If you are interested in taking advantage of this exclusive and rare opportunity, please check with Elite VIP Ticket to reserve your spot with TJ as soon as possible.
The band’s lineup for this tour is: Paul Gilbert (g, v), Tony Spinner (v, g), Craig Martini (b), Jeff Bowders (dr).
+ Please check Paul’s official website for late-breaking details, VIP ticketing information, etc. Have fun at the shows and please take lots of pictures!