One of the really great privileges of being a photographer is the opportunity to work with some folks in unique situations that would otherwise be difficult to access. I've been doing some work with my friend Paul Gilbert over the years, and even as peers now I've not forgotten that I had plastered his posters on my wall as a young suburban bowl-cut chinese bmx aspiring shredder back in my youth. My first 'real' electric guitar was an iridescent salmon pink ibanez PL2550 that Paul endorsed in his Racer X days before they released his PGM Pro Model. I got it mowing about a hundred lawns and doing that dreaded morning paper route (yeah I know, waaaaaa. But Boston winters. . . you try it.)
Part of me is still that kid, and in disbelief that the poster guy calls me up nowadays to ask what I think about a t-shirt design or layout.
Recently Paul asked me to provide some backdrop images for his forthcoming instructional DVD; they are always hugely popular not only for his incredible and earnest wealth of great licks and natural teaching ability, but also feature his truly offbeat sense of humor and for being a unbelievably kind and sincere guy.
Can't wait to see how it turns out!
Oh, and Paul just sent me that one-of-a-kind triplebucker PGM he's holding in the pic above that we did for his last album.
He knew I had coveted it and one day fedex rang me up and . . .there it was in my hallway! WHAT THE FUDGE!
as for the 3 handed thing, check it out
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