Buckethead - Humbling genius or ...

[Dai Capp]

... just another no-soul hypershredder. He does some amazing stuff, it can get a bit disjointed but, 8 finger tapping anyone?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QykFBaG7NI4&fea...

Discuss...

DC

[Gompo]

Great talent as a guitarist, but a friend of mine linked me to 7-8 of her facourite Buckethead songs and they almost all left me feeling 'cold'. Seemed to lack atmosphere and sounded very digital without really going anywhere.

[kiteless]

Spectacular technique. Great note separation. Mindless shredding. Bored. 400 notes needlessly crammed into one bar of music. Shred-wise, the lad lacks the melody of Satch, the free-thinking of Vai, and the depth of Petrucci.

Sometimes, I'd rather listen to one sustained vibrato note over four bars played by Beck / Clapton / Gilmour TBH.

[Stu R]

Agree with kiteless 100%.

[Pothole]

any reason why he can't actually hit the notes in time? Overcome by the need for speed, much like Tommy Emanuel

[TheEnd]

Although there is a technical aspect that is good, it could also be thought of as someone who found a bad way to almost replicate a TB303.

The little timing errors give you such a mental kick, that you can't help but feel a little let down at the end of it all

[MoleVision]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFoBbNHvOME


brilliant.... though it could do with being slightly more surreal!

[Pothole]

MoleVision said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFoBbNHvOME


brilliant.... though it could do with being slightly more surreal!

amazing how nobody is scared of the Sasquatch in the middle of the crowd

[Dai Capp]

MoleVision said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFoBbNHvOME


brilliant.... though it could do with being slightly more surreal!

that's when he's a humbling genius - jordan (the one I posted earlier) is the sort of playing that leaves me wondering!

I'm never sure whether I'm just deeply jealous of players like Buckethead but I prefer players like Frusciante. That's maybe because I can play Frusciante's stuff and it seems more melodic to me...

[neilr]

Humbling genius? It's just overtley technical and hugely self indulgant, not to mention very very boring. Sure he can play a guitar far better than I can but thats not really the point.

Ill be the first to admit tht eh 'shredders' whoever they are leave me totally cold, I can see the technical proficiency in it obviousley but its just so pointless most of the time, and hardly melodic, especially Buckethead.

Different style of playing I know but give me Paul Kossoff, John Sykes, Danny Kirwan et al any day of the week over techincal 'masters', the bore me ridgid.

BTW, the whole wearing a KFC bucket on your head and some kind pseudo death mask and then caling yourself Buckethead, thats just a bit crap isn't it. The pseudo death mask I could take, but not a KFC bucket on his head, hardly rock and roll is it.

[Chris71]

It sounds like someone doing an equipment demo.

[suthol]

MoleVision said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFoBbNHvOME


brilliant.... though it could do with being slightly more surreal!

Meh, done before.

Sounds like he is channeling Mick Box.

[Mr Heathen]

Dai Capp said:

... just another no-soul hypershredder. He does some amazing stuff, it can get a bit disjointed but, 8 finger tapping anyone?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QykFBaG7NI4&fea...

Discuss...

DC

Pointless self indulgence.

No doubt the man can play but that really is the worst sort of masterbation. I actually feel a bit depressed after listening to that endless dross.

Weeedle tweedle needle deedle teenoo neenoo-neenoo neee.

[Marvindodgers]

neilr said:

BTW, the whole wearing a KFC bucket on your head and some kind pseudo death mask and then calling yourself Buckethead, thats just a bit crap isn't it. The pseudo death mask I could take, but not a KFC bucket on his head, hardly rock and roll is it.

Especially as he's 41-42 years of age! Pillock!!
Bit clever at the shredding though!

[Animal]

Marvindodgers said:

neilr said:

BTW, the whole wearing a KFC bucket on your head and some kind pseudo death mask and then calling yourself Buckethead, thats just a bit crap isn't it. The pseudo death mask I could take, but not a KFC bucket on his head, hardly rock and roll is it.

Especially as he's 41-42 years of age! Pillock!!
Bit clever at the shredding though!

Some say that his hair is made of guitar strings - D'Addario XL9s. And that his guitar playing was inspired by wasps. All we know is he's called Brian Carroll.

[Dai Capp]

Animal said:

Marvindodgers said:

neilr said:

BTW, the whole wearing a KFC bucket on your head and some kind pseudo death mask and then calling yourself Buckethead, thats just a bit crap isn't it. The pseudo death mask I could take, but not a KFC bucket on his head, hardly rock and roll is it.

Especially as he's 41-42 years of age! Pillock!!
Bit clever at the shredding though!

Some say that his hair is made of guitar strings - D'Addario XL9s. And that his guitar playing was inspired by wasps. All we know is he's called Brian Carroll.

I thought it was 10's myself

[snowy slopes]

Finger tapping is all very well, and he is a very technically gifted guitarist, but for me, i will always prefer the like of Kossoff,clapton,srv and iommi over the shredders. Not that they are bad guitar players, just not my cup of tea really, although i have said before i didnt mind steve vai's playing during his dlr days

[kiteless]

Dai Capp said:

Animal said:

Marvindodgers said:

neilr said:

BTW, the whole wearing a KFC bucket on your head and some kind pseudo death mask and then calling yourself Buckethead, thats just a bit crap isn't it. The pseudo death mask I could take, but not a KFC bucket on his head, hardly rock and roll is it.

Especially as he's 41-42 years of age! Pillock!!
Bit clever at the shredding though!

Some say that his hair is made of guitar strings - D'Addario XL9s. And that his guitar playing was inspired by wasps. All we know is he's called Brian Carroll.

I thought it was 10's myself

And GHS Boomers, not Daddio's.

[aveyheks]

For great two handed technique, check out Stanley Jordan

[dpbird90]

Seen him play with GnR, he's just a wannabe Slash