caption associated_acts years_active notable_instruments alias label article_title background birth_date instrument genre image origin name occupation
paul in 2006 wilson at vega -lrb- copenhagen , denmark -rrb- snow patrol , terra diablo 1995 -- present rickenbacker 4000 pablo fiction/interscope , zuma , b-unique paul wilson -lrb- musician -rrb-
 solo_singer 20 october 1978 bass , vocals , guitar alternative rock , indie rock paul_wilson_of_snow_patrol jpg _ -lrb- oslo , _ 2006 -rrb- . kinlochleven , scotland paul wilson musician , songwriter
paul wilson -lrb- musician -rrb-

paul `` pablo '' wilson -lrb- b. 20 october 1978 -rrb- is a scottish musician , who is best known as the bass guitarist for northern irish alternative rock band snow patrol .
he previously played guitar in glasgow band terra diablo from 2000 -- 2005 .
in march 2005 , he replaced bassist mark mcclelland in snow patrol and switched instruments to bass .
wilson has been friends with the band years before he joined them and even terra diablo , and had contributed guitar and keyboards as an unofficial live member .
he plays left-handed and generally uses a black rickenbacker on-stage .
he is a multi-instrumentalist and is trained in piano .
