Watch this guy majestically shred on a double bass

5 May 2015, 09:19 | Updated: 4 January 2017, 12:29

Rock guitarist Paul Gilbert knows how to sell tickets - this promo video for an upcoming tour shows him pumping out some insane riffs on a comically oversized double bass.

Double bassists out there: have you ever felt the urge to turn your instrument on its side and unleash the fury of some dangerously heavy riffage?

In this rocktageous video, infamous guitar shredder/widdler/tapper/face-melter Paul Gilbert performs an incredible bass solo (plugged into a Marshall for extra grunt) to publicise his upcoming tour.

Check out this neck-work:

Full video here: