Who is Buckethead??

darrenw5094

I used to think he was bollox in GNR. His style did not fit in with any GNR really..even the new stuff. Just shredding all the time......it does get boring. Completely different style to Slash.

But who is he really?? Has anyone any ideas or even some sort of photo?
I am just curious as to what he looks like under the mask. In a non gay way!!

Some of his stuff on youtube is great though.....fairly original even if he does do a lot of theme tunes.

cedomination

Nobody knows,but he has tons of great stuff from before the GNR thing.
If you find the instrumental stuff repetitive then check out "Enter The Chicken",it has guest singers on it including serj tankian and Efrem from Death By Stereo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcQ3jpNgLxo&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGEMIvqHNqg&feature=related

John

He's actually Slash. It's all a massive ruse.

120_Minutes

Let me google that for you

Motley Crue

His name is Brian Carroll

When he was about 13 he started telling people he had been raised by chickens and started living and recording material inside a chicken coop.

His Earlier Material

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVSWxlixmpY

As for what he looks like, he has taken steps to make sure nobody ever really finds out...he even attended the VMA 2002 Auditions dressed in a mask....so in truth, I cant honestly say....Axl Rose once mentioned even he doesnt know what Buckethead looks like in real life so to speak, he has never seen the man unmasked.

Doctor J

I used to have a Guitar For The Practising Musician with him in it in the local-up-and-coming bit, would've been early 90's....


ahhh... here it is

darrenw5094

He also plays bass.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVB-qcLQWas

RHRN

Doctor J wrote: »

I used to have a Guitar For The Practising Musician with him in it in the local-up-and-coming bit, would've been early 90's....


ahhh... here it is

When I saw this thread I was gonna post this.
This is the only picture I know of of him unmasked, but that pic dates from before he did "Buckethead" I think...

darrenw5094

Obviously not his real little finger.

carchaeologist

I like his stuff,hes a great musician.

The element of mystery only adds to it.

smelltheglove

Just in reply to your original bit about him "shredding" all the time have you listen to chinese democracy? the like off "sorry" and "there was a time" some beautiful solos there,of course im aware of his shredding etc but you cant just pigeon hole him as a sole shredder which he clearly is'int,but in gnr have to prefer ron thal

120_Minutes

Doctor J wrote: »

I used to have a Guitar For The Practising Musician with him in it in the local-up-and-coming bit, would've been early 90's....


ahhh... here it is

I had that same magazine!

Doctor J

I had the one with Ernie C from Body Count too

Motley Crue

Well done to Doctor J for getting that picture

superweld

Buckethead's noteable non shred moments on Chinese Democracy,

Outro solo to Street of Dreams,

If the World solo

Sorry solo

Madagascar solo

all his shred solos are amazing too especially on There was a Time, Better, Prostitute, Chinese Democracy etc

very talented guitarist.