Paul Gilbert
Gilbert grew up in Carbondale, IL. He is best known for his speed and stylistic versatility in fast guitar playing. Gilbert was tapped to fill in as a guitarist for the legendary metal-monster Ozzy Osbourne himself at the ripe age of 15 in the early ’80s. At the time, the manager and producer of Ozzy were dead set against getting in a child to play guitar for a man who was once Black Sabbath’s lead singer. However, it was all over until Ozzy’s producer heard Gilbert perform. Gilbert moved across the country and soon joined the band. He pairs speed picking in the same sentence with legato and Spanish guitar techniques, which is a feat that most guitarists on this list can never accomplish.
Paul Gilbert
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