Paul Gilbert On G3

The 2007 incarnation of Joe Satriani's popular G3 tour will kick off on March 14th in Phoenix starring Satriani, John Petrucci and Paul Gilbert. The tour will play selected dates in North America throughout March and April. The starting tour itinerary follows with more dates TBA shortly.

The 2007 tour marks the 5th North American G3 run and the 12th G3 tour worldwide since its inception. The first G3 tour, featuring Satriani, Eric Johnson and Steve Vai, played to sold-out crowds throughout October and November, 1996 and was followed by successful treks in Europe, South America, Japan and Australia. The most recent North American G3 tour, in 2003, showcased Satriani, Vai and Yngwie Malmsteen and was documented in the platinum DVD G3 Live in Denver. Other platinum DVD's include the 1996 run and the 2005 Japanese tour with Vai and Petrucci.

Satriani stated simply, "I can't wait to hit the stage with John and Paul, they are two of the scariest, most amazing players I've ever heard!"

Continuing with the same successful formula as in years past, fans will be treated to individual sets by each guitarist with their own bands before joining Satriani and his band on stage for an all-star jam session. As with previous G3 tours, special guest guitarists will be invited to join the jam at select dates around the country. Past guests have included Neal Schon, Gary Hoey, George Lynch, Billy Gibbons, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Robert Fripp and Brian May.

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Comments

That is so ****ing awesome!!!!

hells yeah that sounds awesome

I thought it might be him.

Gilbert's possibly my favourite shredder.

[Hexagram]

awesome. I can't wait to go to these shows

[punk_mike_88]

Paul Gilbert is so awesome.

[buckethead_jr]

YES!!! can't wait for this! but what happened to Vai? was he just a guest? Paul Gilbert is going to be awesome.

[Satch_Boogie]

WTF? I thought Vai was a constant? Ive never heard any Paul Gilbert music, but this is a good way to discover some

[[Creative Name]]

Sweet Paul is one of the few shredders I like.

[achiles03]

sweetness!!!

[richwatkinson]

YES!

[RandyismyIdol]

Hooray Gilbert! Wooohoooo!

[TTC]

omg Pablo is coming! Sweet , I gotta get this dvd.

[PopNFresh07]

YAY.

HOORAY.

They should come do a private show for me.

...

[god9]

They better film another DVD off this one.

[meharvan]

cool!!gilbert rox!!

[-[NiL]-]

I loved him in Racer X..... Now let's here some solo stuff! He's a great player.

[Yespleasevicar]

YEAHHH BITCH

[blues_rocker]

Yes! Now all I have to do is pray they come to Canada....

[flambe chicken]

So what are the odds that they'll be in da UK?
Please be evens!

[Forced In]

No Vai?

[denied]

where the hell is vai??

[El Cumanés]

Thats great, i just hope they can made a South America tour.

[Muppet]

But where are they playing?!?!

[robt18]

There's no Vai!!! :angry:

[Ibzman]

They MUST come to Montreal or Quebec

Checked...Québec Style

[bucky_2300]

^ With cigarettes and coffee, then.

I really hope they hit Calgary... it's not likely, usually they just hit Edmonton or skip Alberta entirely. But I'll make the trip to Edmonton if necessary.

[AbsenceOfFaith]

This was long, long awaited

[ak Gitaroo Man]

ABOUT TIME!!! they better go in the northwest area that way i can finally see PG!!!

[korny1]

My thoughts exactly...Where is Steve Vai????

It's not G3 without Steve Vai...although I love John Petrucci and Joe Satriani and Paul Gilbert...but come on....

Tell me you didn't cream yourself when Vai played Building the Church on the Live in Tokyo DVD. Just tell me.

[INDUSTRIALMETAL]

Holy crap, gotta see this.

[UniverseZero]

great! I hope Gilbert plays something from acoustic samurai, thats my favorite cd!

Is there gonna be a DVD?

[SynGates7X]

Aww, I woulda liked Vai, Petrucci, and Gilbert better, but this still kicks ass.

[Constantine]

Petrucci over Vai?

Satch, Vai and Gilbert would be incredible, but Gilbert and Petrucci won't blend that well...

It's not G3 without Stevey...

[that1l)ude]

i like petrucci better than vai, but il ike vai better than satch, but i know better than them taking him off the list. either way i like the addition of gilbert.

[Havenspear]

Oh tight! Is that the dude from Racer X? That guy shreds balls!

[guitarist41]

Gilbert is my favourite out out Vai, Stach, etc.

He write great songs without constant wanking.

[halffast]

Satriani started G3 so he's going to be in all of them barring some kind of unforseen cicumstances. I like Vai, but I think I would enjoy this lineup more. Also, I like how the mods had the first 3 posts this time lol. I'm surprised they didn't claim their post positions

[Guitar_Guy00001]

Fucking Sweet!

[JS5150]

SynGates7X wrote:

Aww, I woulda liked Vai, Petrucci, and Gilbert better, but this still kicks ass.

How can you say no to Satch in G3???

[JS5150]

I want Neil Zaza (look him up)

[lookie here]

What happened to Steve Vai?

[apmaman]

Wooo! Brian May!! Hope they come to scotland!!

[guitarcontrol]

At last, some good news!! damn this is one of the coolest years...RATM reuniting...van halen and roth....paul gilbert joining g3..how sweet is that...gilbert IMO is the best guitarist technique-wise..and also shred-wise hell definitely spice up the G3concert for sure....im cant wait to hear him play his new stuff off his new album...'get out of my yard'...itll blow all u guitar junkies away..i wish hed play racer x songs..scarified, technical difficulties....PG RULEZ!!! and his guitar is the best guitar in the world..best and i mean best of the best of the bestest lol

[XibanezedgeX]

this is awsome!
paul gilbert is my all time favorite guitarist
to bad vai isnt in it though....
vai and gilbert on 1 stage that would of been awsome!

[sirpsycho85]

vai was always a guest, just one that kept coming back. officially only jos is there all the time

Checkedd

[Cynoxx]

This is beyond words. If there was Vai instead of joe Satriani, it would be sexual.

[Cynoxx]

Have you guys seen the tour dates?
Dodge Theatre Phoenix, AZ US
House Of Blues Las Vegas, NV US
Grand Sierra Theatre Reno, NV US
Berkeley Community Theatre Berkeley, CA US
Orpheum Theatre Los Angeles, CA US

Where's CANADA! *cuts wrist"

[Guitar Monkey]

NO VAI!! oh well, you can't all of those guitarist up there now can you... otherwise it would be called 'G as many as you like'

[Necronomicon]

Paul Gilbert is ownage. Favourite guitarist ever

[White_Devil]

YAY! Finally

[Satch_Boogie]

Come to the UK or face the consequences.

[acshadow25]

GET RID OF SATCH FOR GILBERT, NOT VAI!!!

[garden of grey]

Vai IS G3

*images a Vai, Buckethead, Gilbert, and Friedman G3*

[goobs]

pwnation. PG ftw.

[shanerdoo]

woaah, has anyone noticed this?
john p,paul g, and joe s. the bassist from led zeppelin, john paul jones!!

[ALCShredder]

Holy shit, Paul Gilbert finally on G3, I'm definitely goin if they come to seattle.

[jumpmanhat]

THIS SHOULD BE THE BEST G3 YET@@!!!! SO HAPPYYYY *crying*

[ChurchNSkate]

YES!

[powerstroke]

Get rid of petrucci and put in Vai. I've never like John...too technical for me. Gilbert, Sat, and Vai would=perfection.

[justin_fraser]

Ya i would like to see Vai back in it.

[mousepad]

whoa sweet. i bet there will be more notes played here than anywhere before

[TinTin8]

i wish they came to cananda
i love this line up

[madmk]

Film it!

[Guitar_Poet]

buckethead_jr wrote:

YES!!! can't wait for this! but what happened to Vai? was he just a guest? Paul Gilbert is going to be awesome.

yea, i thought Vai was a permanent piece of G3? hes been there for the rest of them, and id REALLY like to see him live... esp. with Satch and Petrucci!

[Guitar_Poet]

Guitar_Poet wrote:

buckethead_jr wrote:

YES!!! can't wait for this! but what happened to Vai? was he just a guest? Paul Gilbert is going to be awesome.

yea, i thought Vai was a permanent piece of G3? hes been there for the rest of them, and id REALLY like to see him live... esp. with Satch and Petrucci!

except for 1998 i guess

[vandal_12]

WOO HOO!!

[bw8755]

Sounds like a great line up and a show i hope to attend.

Next tour they should add Alex Skolnick.

[zosolyle]

Isn't Vai on tour with someone else for these dates? and he's going to join up against after the North American leg of the tour.

I'm not sure who he is replacing though.

[rusrec00]

I wish I had seen Mr. Scary when he joined them. Anyway, kick @$$ Im glad for Paul, hes very good. And yes its gonna be wierd not seeing Vai in there. I wonder if there was some kind of disagreement or if its just other commitments.

[Silky Smooth]

Best g3 ever so far

I wont have to fast foward past Vai's set list on the new DVD

[Metal Zone12]

Paul Gilbert is ****in awesome. That is so cool that he is gonna be on G3

[soulflyV]

denied wrote:

where the hell is vai??

i'd say he is 'the hell outta there'

[guitarcontrol]

best g3 lineup would be buckethead, gilbert, vai

[Satch_Boogie]

G3 without Satch is just stupid.

[Guitar_Poet]

Silky Smooth wrote:

Best g3 ever so far

I wont have to fast foward past Vai's set list on the new DVD

how can you fast forward through Vai's set? id understand skipping 3/4 of malmsteen..

[07bevanm]

some people have different tastes, i would never fastforward through yngwie malmsteen's performances, unless there was a song i simply just hated, dose that answer your question?

[SurfinWithSatch]

garden of grey wrote:

Vai IS G3

How much crack have you smoked today? No one man is G3, hence why it is called "G3"...and if one man was G3 it would be Satch on account of the fact that he began it and he is the only one to have come back every time.
Also Vai is working on a new album this year, so that's why he won't be with G3...at least for the time being.

[Empo]

Gilbertoo!!!

[pizzabox]

soulflyV wrote:

denied wrote:

where the hell is vai??

i'd say he is 'the hell outta there'

HAHAHAHA, ROFL, well im gonna miss vai he was my fav performer ah well, will be cool to see gilbert play

[Musicman48858]

I'll be sad if all they do is west coast.

Checked...Québec Style

[J.MitMetallica]

Shame Vai isn't gonna be there this year. But Satch and Gilbert are my two favourite (shred) guitarists, so that's fine. Not so keen on Pet, but more not on Dream Theatre than the guy himself.
Should be good fun.

[Kikuta]

Damn I need to see these dudes live - missed their aussie tour since I had no damn cash...

Paul Gilbert is a f***in champ - Racer X is WIN.

[Wolfs_Hour]

noiiiice this should be sweet

[Revhain]

shanerdoo wrote:

woaah, has anyone noticed this?
john p,paul g, and joe s. the bassist from led zeppelin, john paul jones!!

clever

[meadowskid]

Constantine wrote:

Petrucci over Vai?

Satch, Vai and Gilbert would be incredible, but Gilbert and Petrucci won't blend that well...

It's not G3 without Stevey...

Petrucci and gilbert will probably blend great, im pretty sure they've played together before, besdies, they both were featured in an issue of guitar one a few months back, im fairly sure they'll mix well.

[-Rock-N'-Roll-]

Fantastic!

They're starting the tour in Pheonix!

Im definatly there!.

[MESAexplorer]

I think a G4 is needed...3 just isn't enough.

[Saitoh]

Wow it'll probably be awesome.... Paul Gilbert is awesome and so is G3.

[CarbonDeath]

WOW!!! I love vai and malmsteen but I believe this trio may be the best yet!!!!!

[Andy0235]

i wish there was a hole is this gig so i could have sex with it

[cornjolio]

SurfinWithSatch wrote:

garden of grey wrote:

Vai IS G3


How much crack have you smoked today? No one man is G3, hence why it is called "G3"...and if one man was G3 it would be Satch on account of the fact that he began it and he is the only one to have come back every time.
Also Vai is working on a new album this year, so that's why he won't be with G3...at least for the time being.

if it was one man to be G3 it would be petrucci

[vanceboy]

gilbert? dis is going to be da shiznats...

[Metalology]

OOOOO I wanna go!!

[Satch_Boogie]

if it was one man to be G3 it would be petrucci

Lmao no. The guy is great to listen to on CD, but on stage, he is incredibly boring. No way near the stage prescence of Satch or Vai.

checked

[thepagesaretorn]

Bring Vai back! :'(

[lathala]

WOW... paul gilbert will surely rock on that g3 tour! wow!

[nobles_cranium]

this G3 thing sounds so interesting

[SvnStringMaster]

where'd sir vai the great go?

[fridzeppelin]

I think they should change their name to G4 and put Vai back in... but this should still be good...

[blues_guitarist]

What's the big deal with Vai not being there? He's going to be busy with a new album and playing his own dates. And remember that Vai is the kind of guy that needs to always grow or change things up. For him, doing this all the time gets old.

And Satriani? G3 is his baby and nobody elses. It's like OzzFest, if there's no Ozzy, there is no OzzFest.

I like Petrucci, but he already had his time on the G3 tour. I would like to see Eddie Van Halen, a full tour with George Lynch, and althouh I may be flamed a bit, I would like to see a tour with the reason I picked up a guitar so long ago: Ace Frehley. As he just trashed Gene and Paul for trying to continue the make up charade and load up on the cash, we won't be seeing him in KISS for awhile.

But the one person I would like to see is that dude from Minneapolis, Jeff Ammend. He's played with a bunch of different people and when he plays, you definitley feel it. They say that he is a cross between Stevie Ray Vaughan and Eddie Van Halen - YIKES!

[drms&gtr_player]

this is the best combination i've ever seen, petrucci, satriani & gilbert, all my favourits!! vai is no longer necessary with these guys

[Crimson Ghost]

Vai's the best bit Satriani is up there. I saw him last year at the Les Paul 90th birthday celebration. He was shredding on like a les paul junior. haha. hes awesome. Petrucci and Gilbert are great too

[Smokey Amp]

Cynoxx wrote:

This is beyond words. If there was Vai instead of joe Satriani, it would be sexual.

Get off my internet!

Anyway, Gilbert is awesome, but I'd prefer Vai to Petrucci.

[Mr.jackson]

i think what this is awesome.....but.....WHERE IS STEVE VAI?????!!!!!

[Satriani_is_God]

Noway there will be a G3 without satch,it would be like playing guitar without a guitar. I'd also prefer Vai to Petrucci.

[guilty]

Steve Vai not playing at G3? Can't be... But those three are amazing.. It would be strange to see G3 without vai, don't you guys think?

[Jeff Manthei]

I think it should be Vai Satch and Gilbert

[danielrobbyshor]

Vai will be missed no doubt, but Paul Gilbert more than makes up for his absence

[danielrobbyshor]

but ideally i'd have andy timmons instead of petrucci

[joshjhasarrived]

Jeff Manthei wrote:

I think it should be Vai Satch and Gilbert

x2

Vai = Pwnage

[N031]

Wow, imagine if it was steve vai instead of petrucci. Gilbert/ Sheehan reunion!... but it remains to just be in my dreams.

[6sic6_blank]

Fuckin' Sweet as hell! Gilbert is my guitar hero!

[getsome]

I cant wait to here this!

[wildchild6660]

(Sigh) Why oh why doesn't this concert ever come 2 Asia (South i mean)

[wildchild6660]

6sic6_blank wrote:

Fuckin' Sweet as hell! Gilbert is my guitar hero!

that makes the 2 of us

[wildchild6660]

I wish they would get buckethead for one tour (don't know if they already have. If so, then sorry)