Paul Gilbert 1989 and 1991 tones - guitar wirig.

[CarlosG]

Hi!
I love Pauls clean tones. But I also love its ringing rhythmic sounds.
I will give you my favorite examples

0:31 great clean tone (also has great rhythm tone 1:12)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAPWg2qB5P0&list=PLnUNgWk4CcyaDdRdbNxKK9Ke u6ht-9jJE&index=4

great cleans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyYoc5JGY7c

great rhythm tone very clear
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Wj3lv4MOgA&list=PLnUNgWk4CcyaDdRdbNxKK9Ke u6ht-9jJE&index=8

great cleans and rhythm (0:51)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYQWmHrPpK0&list=PLnUNgWk4CcyaDdRdbNxKK9Ke u6ht-9jJE&index=9

For overdriven tones Paul probably used Paf Pro or Super D. In 1991 he probably started using tone zone, but I prefer the rhythmic sound of 1989.
In one of the videos Paul said that he uses a parallel connection.
Maybe someone has a trained ear and can tell me whether the above overdriven sounds are a parallel connected Super D or Paf Pro?
Or maybe he wasn't using a parallel connection at that time?

I would like to return to the topic of clean sound.
I think gilbert has the best clean rock sounds.
I wonder what configuration of pickups I need to get this characteristic sound?
Am I correct in thinking this is a combination of a bridge and middle pickup?
Question: Did he use a combination of:
1. parallel bridge humbucker + middle single coil
2. split bridge humbucker + middle single coil​​

 

[jeremy]

i think paul used the paf pro in a lot of his guitars around 1989, paf pro, fs1, paf pro. he also had some three humbucker guitars at the time the pgm200, all paf pros

 

[soulforger]

I have always heard he used two Super Distortions wired in parallel in Racer X not sure about Mr. Big and beyond, he probably did use the PRO at some point and not sure what he used with the Tone Zone as the classic pairing of Air Norton didn't exist yet.