Buckethead?

[brentrocks]

Who is this guy....i saw a couple of videos of him, he is awesome, but what is his story?

did he come fome a band, or is he just a solo guy?

just wondering if anybody knew.

 

[jongitarz]

It came from KFC

 

[Colin]

I have some Cd's somewhere, I was intrigued by him. Reminds me of Kiss with the make up first time around. I think from memory his name is Brian ? I believe he also played on some Guns and Roses stuff. Someone will correct me I'm sure.

 

[koogie2k]

Well, he is extremely talented to say the least. Weird would be putting it mildly.

He is a former student of Paul Gilbert's. He has done solo, work with the Deli Creeps, Guns N Roses and recently with Serj of System of a Down.

 

[mackelchea]

I have a video of this fool playing a guitar upside down-both hands on the fretboard-plucking the strings-amazing sound??????

 

[Katana6506]

He is one of the few players that make me shake my head in astonishment and laugh.

Here's a good video from while he was playing with G'nR: http://www.youtube.com/?v=FHoH0Lqmj0k

Just be careful of the atonal mess that occurs when the other guitarist takes his turn.

 

[francric]

WOW Buckethead has a KFC guitar too.........Who was that second guy? Tone deaf.........

 

[brentrocks]

He is one of the few players that make me shake my head in astonishment and laugh.

Here's a good video from while he was playing with G'nR: http://www.youtube.com/?v=FHoH0Lqmj0k

Just be careful of the atonal mess that occurs when the other guitarist takes his turn.

that was one of the vids i saw...and the one w/ the puppet....woah, what a freaky guy!! but man, can he play!!!

 

[fsmith]

Here's a good video from while he was playing with G'nR: http://www.youtube.com/?v=FHoH0Lqmj0k

Just be careful of the atonal mess that occurs when the other guitarist takes his turn.

Wow... atonal doesn't really do that justice. There's just so much that's wierd about that video, chickin' pickin' on a flying V and then that what ever you want to call it.

That's what's left of G'nR huh?

Buckethead is one strange dude with that damn puppet head he communicates through. Yow.

 

[ripley]

he was raised by chickens in a chicken coup. he apparently tought himself to play guitar by playing for stone statues in a local cemetary.

he quit guns n' roses in some kind of press release held by a finger puppet named "herbie" - but I heard that second hand, so I don't know if it's really true.

dave mckean directed an EXCELLENT video for "the ballad of buckethead" which featured les claypool on bass. check out his EARLY work with Praxis.

 

[Fuzzy Dustmite]

Here's the one with the weird puppet head thing:

[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDcp-kQDvVY&search=buckethead"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/nomedia]

There's another one on there with Kurt Loder interviewing the puppet, too.

 

[ripley]

Here's the one with the weird puppet head thing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDcp-kQDvVY&search=buckethead

There's another one on there with Kurt Loder interviewing the puppet, too.

good god. that's just a little un-nerving, isn't it.... I had to stop watching. it gives me the creeps and I've been a hard core buckethead fan since 91' or 92' - but that puppet really gets to me. no thanks.

 

[brentrocks]

good god. that's just a little un-nerving, isn't it.... I had to stop watching. it gives me the creeps and I've been a hard core buckethead fan since 91' or 92' - but that puppet really gets to me. no thanks.

LMAO!!!!