Paul Gilbert plays Ibanez guitars and has long been one of the most recognizable and enthusiastic players of the brand. Gilbert would later become recognized by many as one of the selected few guitarists of the 80s who revolutionized the instrument. Big where he further showcased his technical and songwriting skills. More through the 1980s, he also formed Mr. Not long after, he formed his band Racer X and released a debut album titled “Street Lethal”. It took only a year for him to be accepted as an instructor. Although he never got to the audition, this relationship eventually landed him a spot at the Guitar Institute of Technology when he was only 17 years old. After the tragic passing of Randy Rhoads, 15-year-old Gilbert sent a demo tape to Shrapnel Records founder Mike Varney to try and audition for Ozzy Osbourne. His earliest exposure to anyone in the music industry was in the early 1980s when he was only 15 years old. One of many guitarists who started exploring these new territories was the legendary Paul Gilbert. It was more about virtuosity than the somewhat casual and “dragging” feel. All those lovers of the 1970s blues-filled hard rock and doomy-sounding early metal began approaching the instrument as classical musicians. With the emergence of Eddie Van Halen as a phenomenon in the late 1970s and 1980s, many new names started exploring the instrument in ways it was never explored before. This was noticeable with all of the guitar-centric genres, most notably with hard rock and heavy metal. The 1980s were yet another decade that brought massive changes in music.