Paul Andrew Waggoner (born February 10, 1979) is an American musician who is the lead guitarist of progressive metalcore band Between the Buried and Me. A fan of progressive music, he is heavily inspired by John Petrucci, Pat Metheny, Allan Holdsworth and Steve Vai, amongst others. He also played guitar in the metalcore band Prayer for Cleansing,^[1] as well as live guitar, as needed, for Lamb of God between 2010 and 2014.

Waggoner's playing is heavily influenced by a wide variety of styles. In his work with Between the Buried and Me, he often combines elements of metal, progressive rock, jazz and bluegrass.^{[citation needed]}

Waggoner is vegan and straight edge.^[2] Waggoner formerly owned and operated Nightflyer Roastworks^[3] (previously called Parliament Coffee Roasters), as well as Queen City Grounds, a small-batch specialty grade coffee roastery and cafe, respectively, based in Charlotte, NC. He is married with no children. He uses Ibanez guitars exclusively. He has signature guitars with Ibanez, the PWM20, PWM10 and PWM100. He has signature pickups with Mojotone, the PW Hornet. He uses D'Addario strings.

• Nominated for a GRAMMY Award, Best Metal Performance Condemned To The Gallows^[4]