Artist: Paul Gilbert
Album: The Dio Album (Music Theories Recordings)
Paul Gilbert first shot to fame in the guitar world for his formidable shredding back in the 80s – but his new instrumental tribute to Ronnie James Dio has found Gilbert exploring the opposite to “computer accurate” alternate picking, replicating the human voice on electric guitar. And when the voice in question is that of Ronnie James Dio, the challenge rises to godlike level. We join Paul to find out why the whole experience has been a learning curve, even for a player of his prodigious talents.
Why did you choose to honour Dio with an album of instrumental covers?
“What could be a better guitar lesson for me than to have Ronnie James Dio as my guitar teacher – and give me something great to aim at
