Guns N' Roses Slash Talks About Buckethead & His Thoughts on His Playing

[@michaelcasey2478]

Slash plays rock.... Buckethead. Can do anything he wants with the guitar. It's an extension of his soul. That guy is an insane musician. His work speaks for itself.

[@taximaxi1431]

Buckethead was made for guitar

[@jamesrawlings5781]

Slash plays super cool guitar parts and Buckethead's a nerd who decided he wanted to play fast. Boring.

[@taximaxi1431]

James Rawlings buckethead can play anything on guitar

[@jamesrawlings5781]

@@taximaxi1431 So? I'm not interested in what he can play, I'm interested in what he writes. Or to put it another way, for the most part, I'm not. I don't like what he plays. How hard is it for you to understand that? The riffs for Jordan are cool then he plays that guitar solo that sounds like beeps - boring. A little later in the same track he plays a cool sounding wah guitar solo then goes for some gimmicky sounding slap guitar. I'm not primarily interested in a guitar player's technical ability - anyone with a bit of ability can nerd out and learn that. I'm interested in what he can write, and BH's stuff doesn't do much for me.

[@taximaxi1431]

James Rawlings he’s written alot of songs that sound nothing like Jordan. He’s done rock/metal, blues, funk, jazz, experimental and alot more stuff

[@willtheangrydudeist9120]

Ozzy sees a 6'5 guy walk in with a KFC bucket on his head and freaks out thinking that some old acid is coming back on him... Lmao

[@chiefshep5885]

Big B is actually 6'6 lol

[@dylanris6209]

LOL

[@gentlegiant6585]

Not to mention that a 6'6" (my height lol) with that KFC bucket is probably arount 7' now 😁🎸! Oh if only I could play with even a fraction of that talent. Love to listen to him.

[@willtheangrydudeist9120]

@@gentlegiant6585 Right, lol.

[@nathancornwell1455]

@@gentlegiant6585 Certainly helps when you have 4 middle fingers like buckethead lol His hands are gigantic.

[@jennyk1014]

Slash belongs with guns. But if you haven't heard Buckets music you should!!! It's amazing. Bucket has too much talent to be tied down!

[@lenneabrewer6201]

Slash definitely belongs with Guns.

[@anthonydorner1933]

Bucket's good, but it reminds me of when DLR put his band together and Steve Vai was the guitarist, great stuff but it was more like hired guns than a band

[@DavidJones-oq3xu]

I have nothing bad to say about Buckethead but guns is in my mind SLASH greatest 70s ish type blues players in the vein of Jimmy Page and Joe Perry and will always be scene in everyone's mind as the guitar player for guns and roses but I do like catcher in the rye

[@DavidJones-oq3xu]

Seen sorry folks auto typo lol🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@DavidJones-oq3xu]

@@anthonydorner1933 I agree wasn't really organic like a band that dug out songs in clubs a lived in a room for two or three years busting ass working on songs and trying to kill each other like brothers do that's the vibe of old school GNR really dangerous uncorrupted rock n roll

[@OsirisNeits]

Buckethead is one of the hardest working musicians in music. It's amazing he was able to deal with Axl for as long as he did.

[@UKYusei]

I think I read somewhere he didn't want to deal with being in a band lol maybe cuz of Axl

[@bradsully6620]

Its amazing the amount of albums he's made. Isnt it like over 300??? Thats absolutely crazy.

[@idrinkmonkeypiss8192]

@@bradsully6620 if I'm not wrong, he's about to hit the 300 pikes

[@juliusnisonen2431]

@@idrinkmonkeypiss8192 In total, he has released around 320 albums now

[@purpleabyss2587]

its amazing how long Slash dealt with Axl

[@Mad_Mike_414]

Both are great players but 2 totally diferent styles.. slash is a straight up rockstar created from drugs, booze, sex, and fame..living in filthy apartments, sleeping on couches, playing night after night in the LA club scene.. he is the Real deal.. then buckethead is very technical, mysterious , and a guitar genius that has taken guitar to a totally diferent level.. much respect to both!

[@slashtrio]

Nice summary 👍🏼

[@lobotomyscam1051]

Many years ago I saw a picture of Brian in a local newspaper before he was Buckethead. That stripped away all the mystery. He looked like a typical 80s metal head.

[@Cabeza492]

Over 2000+ comments and no one could said it better. Technically, Slash is nothing compared to with Buckethead. But that's not the point. The point is which one of them makes you feel something, a real emotion, that's the the true purpose of art... to make people feel something. And if you are like me, to whom both of them transmit real emotions, then there's no point in comparing them.

[@avengerdogs]

Best opinion

[@SilverAoW]

Slash is the better GnR guitarist, but Buckethead is flat out the better guitarist

[@ScubaDiverPicker]

Meh. Just depends on what you consider "better." Technically I dunno maybe. But Bucketheads riffs don't hold a candle to Slash. Slash has created some of rocks greatest riffs.

[@nihilisticcannibal4477]

Meh... Izzy wrote many of the riffs

[@johnnybgood774]

Two different styles cant compare

[@denverwood5290]

Buckethead is easily far technically superior! I know GNR fans don't want to hear it.

[@jesuschrist5417]

@@denverwood5290 I feel like Slash could play Buckethead solos if he actually chose to. The stuff he chooses to play is easier to play on guitar than Buckethead for sure. Considering I am capable of playing Buckethead though, makes me think that Slash could too.

[@Milbrandt]

Slash is a way better fit for GN'R in my opinion. Buckethead is on a whole other level though, I'm glad he's doing his own thing.

[@deaneskew3077]

Milbrandt I think buckethead was better but slash actually plays the solo just about like the album

[@holaquetal3085]

Soothsayer.

[@evilplasticfork2330]

@@deaneskew3077 you need your hearing check. Slash is a good guitarist but he misses notes a lot during live you can really hear it especially when he goes fast lol. But it's live nobody is going to give a fuck as long as it sounds good. But slash playing just like the album? I don't think so at all.

[@sebastianclark5220]

facts

[@mfaridzzibran9806]

@@evilplasticfork2330 he set his strap so fkin low

[@robertwillett4122]

I have been playing guitar for over 30 years, I have to say I wasn't born a natural gifted player. I had to work for every bit of skills that I have. Bucket head is nothing short of a genius . People may or may not like him to be compared to slash, which we all know is a awesome guitarist,but Bucket head is incredible. He' Bucket head' is in a whole different level. Every time I think or say that I'm feeling good about my playing I will watch Bucket head and realize that I Know nothing. Bucket is totally amazing off the charts guitarist. His playing humbles me.

[@RTC1655]

Exactly!

[@marioalessandro9082]

Correctly

[@neilpatrickhairless]

Buckethead spends hours upon hours upon hours playing guitar, he is just like everyone else just has a super high level of commitment to what he is into

[@rkje112]

Robert Willett Slash is a rockstar, BH is a musician. I appreciate both but the musician more.

[@sisajtegabre]

@@neilpatrickhairless truth, talent often can be a problem due to people think they need to work less..Anyhow all humans have sense for music, some discovered it easier. To cut long story short yes it is work work and more work, not just practice but to be in that 100%.

[@offgridhomesteaders863]

Slash is an amazing guitarist. But recently I started actually listening to bucket heads stuff. OMFG. This dude is not from this planet. It's sick how good he plays. And he wants ZERO fame. That tells me everything right there.

[@joshlewis575]

He is unreal, dude was made to shred the guitar

[@thesecondslit1710]

true story. I literally didn't know you could do that in the guitar

[@thorsvenson3530]

I'm a huge buckethead fan, he's absolutely incredible. Surprised at how classy Slash was dealing with the whole situation. Slash seems like a super cool guy (and a great guitarist in his own right of course).

[@jamie9726]

Ya i agree. Slash seems like a good dude. Humble, ironic as that sounds lol

[@jt1761]

Idk where ur getting the humble and humility from. Slash litterally said "his music has no soul bec he is not a rock guy" if that is humble than I must be the most humble guy on the fucing playnet.

[@groovydeath]

​@@jt1761 Nah you're absolutely right, but he was still feeling bitter and raw over it when he said that. In 2018 after all those wounds have healed, he praised and appreciated Buckethead, so the whole thing had a good resolution, and ultimately he took a mature stance on it.

[@nuke97]

The story with Ozzy Osbourne trying to work with Buckethead is over-the-top hilarious! Buckethead is legit LOL.

[@caseywhite2564]

From a guy who bit the head off a live BAT! Also calls himself "Prince of Darkness" and his real name is John Michael Osbourne. So what a hypocrite.

[@caseywhite2564]

@Joe Paul He was born in a chicken coop raised in a cage it be a bad look if he did chicken scratches and all or he could just be an alien because nobody is that good

[@Night-rage]

@@caseywhite2564 There is a pretty huge difference between using your nickname as a stage name and sometimes act crazy and pretending to be an alien with a freaky mask and a dumb hat.

[@jonesBONES40]

Wish we could have seen it

[@johnvonachen1672]

The best thing Ozzy could have done is suppress his own ego for 5 minutes and let Buckethead play for him. Think about how much more humble regular-guy credibility he could have garnered with that, not that he's lacking in that, but everybody knows Buckethead a wacky genius. If I was Ozzy I would have let Buckethead do whatever he wanted. Wear a bucket, build a chicken coop for him to practice in, whatever he wants.

[@djay6651]

Buckethead is ridiculously talented, but he's out of place in G N' R.

[@darthvader1515]

I personally preferred BH. His night train solos are just out of this world

[@ufopilotFPV]

Lol bucket is out of place in a goddam freak show... and he knows it !!

[@darthvader1515]

@@ufopilotFPV the dude who wears a mask and speaks with a hand puppet is out of place in a freak show? Lol good one.

[@1ZosoLZ]

DavidSixSixFive that’s funny cause brian is the better musician. Buckethead in GnR is like having Jimi Hendrix in some band like Coldplay

[@Knifiac]

@@1ZosoLZ how to like multiple times

[@secreswallowtail7435]

Buckethead had the most expensive backing track band (GnR).

[@neilsaungikar5028]

😂😂😂😂

[@duncantones7856]

I died. Thank you.

[@rogerrice5325]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@youpeopl_music3220]

Wait. So *AXL* complained about Buckethead being "...both inconsistent and erratic in his behavior?!" Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat????????? That ENTIRE quote is LOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!!!!

[@fluidthought42]

Buckethead can make 150 albums in one year. Axl had to take a decade to make one mediocre album. Buckethead wasn't the problem...

[@bogdanmaciuca6134]

@@fluidthought42 Mediocre? I would say you first listened to it. It has some true masterpieces in it.

[@fluidthought42]

@@bogdanmaciuca6134 No one interested in rock has, to my knowledge, offered anything more than tepid praise for Chinese Democracy. In over the decade since I've discovered bands and sounds from ths present and the past I never knew existed, especially from ardent fans who extol the greatness of their work decades down the line, or those nostalgic for the past... yet I haven't heard anyone, before you, recommend anything off of Chinese Democracy, ever. If you enjoy it, more power to you, but if I have the choice between a sound I know with a questionable level of quality and a sound I've never experienced also with a variable level of quality... I'm going to choose the latter. Greek folk post-rock, psychedelic cumbia, Japanese jazz, whatever King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard is, or 90s underground Southern Hip Hop, all of that is vastly more interesting and more worth my time than listening to Axl. It's my musical journeying that helped me discover Buckethead, and so far I'm enjoying what he's about. Here's to hoping both of us find new good shit to listen to.

[@brethitmanhart275]

@@fluidthought42 put that guy back in his box. Well done. Chinese Democracy is shit.

[@ImKevan]

@@brethitmanhart275 I Don't know if i'd go as far as saying its shit, there is some good guitar work in there from Buckethead, there's a few okay songs, the main problem with it to me is that, given the time it took to come out, and the amount of work that was allegedly put into it, what came out was just...average, not really good, not really bad, can't say it didn't sound like Guns N Roses, but....average, that's not at all what anyone who calls/called themselves a fan of Guns N Roses expected, we expected at least good, if not fucking amazing given the time, but we got let down, and because of that, i'm not surprised when reviews and things are overly harsh, i just think when i listen back, yeah, its okay, but, i feel like i was lead to believe i was going to get something more than just okay.

[@Magnabee97]

Buckethead is highly underrated. The guy can play anything.

[@wharfrat1324]

Buckethead is too good for guns. Definitely a solo artist.

[@misery13666]

Axl complaining about ANYONE being inconsistent is a freaking joke.

[@19grand]

He's a psychiatrists wet dream. You could apply everything he said about Bucket to himself.

[@wesbox1145]

Izzy Stradlin was the glue that kept the GNR sound together; sad that he left, band never sounded the same again.

[@daveycooper4336]

I've not seen anyone even come close to bucket head .......slash has his sound , bucket head is out of this world

[@CasperLD]

Slash is an essential part of GNR. Without him it's not GNR. Buckethead is on a different level of playing to Slash but that's not the point. It's like if the Beatles replaced John Lennon with Pavaroti. Different level but it wouldn't be the Beatles.

[@noneofyourbusiness3288]

3:49 "Inability to complete an album" well I guess someone who released 150 albums in a single year has different standards xD

[@pattikerr6771]

Can you imagine even trying to release that much music?

[@nahiyanalamgir7614]

That's his problem you know; he was too busy with his stuff. Not trying to put down buckethead, he's a guitar god no doubt, but his music is vastly different from GNR's; don't compare his albums which do not take much to produce vs GNR's albums; moreover, they are just guitar tracks.

[@KCJAM1]

The fact that someone can release 150 albums in a year and still sell a grand total of 160 albums (his grandma bought 10 extra) should give you pause as to A) someone needs check Brian’s adderal prescription stat b) whether anyone really gives a shit. The average band (including GnR only have 1-2 albums worth of decent music before they are done. If you put out 150 albums in a year, the chances are fairly great that all 150 suck bong water.

[@aanler]

@@KCJAM1 Except they don't suck. Weird huh?

[@rickfeith6372]

Buckethead is like a walking joke. 150 albums??? Yeah, they are all short, but thats just dumb as fuck. I freaking hated #11, 17, 19, 34, 35, 36, 38 and 39-147...but #37. BRILLIANT. Thats some dumb ass shit right there. Its called quantity over quality and it sucks.

[@terryhollis1787]

You can’t compare the two, they are two great guitarist, different musicians

[@YesYouAreAbsolutelyCorrect]

Of course Slash. He is the essence. But needless to say, Buckethead is an amazing guy and guitar player and has nothing from me but love and respect.

[@vampirascoffin870]

Greatest comment i ever read🎩🤘🌹🔫

[@thecloudyguy4207]

Eau Rouge Slash is good better than average I’d definitely say but Bucket is 20x the guitarist Slash could ever dream of being.

[@krunchyv]

TheCloudyGuy420 on god

[@kaushikb6028]

@@thecloudyguy4207 Buckethead makes Slash looks like a A Pentatonic player.

[@carlosdelgado8442]

@@kaushikb6028 he actually is a pentatonic player. But being able to deliver the way Slash does is what makes him a genius. This has notting to do with technique, as we all can probably name 50 players more ¨skilled ¨ than Slash. To me, it's about his melodic sense, without ever compromising the energy in his playing. I never understood the hate he gets, to me he is the ultimate R&R guitar player, because he can rock the sh@t out of the guitar, and you'll always end up humming his solos.

[@themetalone7739]

Buckethead, although I view him as the most skilled guitarist living or dead, had no business being in GnR (or Ozzy, for that matter). He's just too committed to...well, being weird. There's a vid here on KZbin of him during one of his shows with them, doing some tricks with nunchucks, then doing an elaborate robot dance, before finally picking up a guitar and performing an amazing solo. It was all impressive, but was it Guns 'n Roses? I don't think so. Some of his solo career songs are absolute masterpieces (Nottingham Lace, for example), but his style just has 0 overlap with that of GnR.

[@WhoGitDaBiscuit]

Very well said. I concur 100%.

[@freezedriedzombi8242]

That’s really true. Seeing him play w gnr and doing his nunchucks and stuff, it just seemed out of place or like for the wrong audience

[@Thulgore]

That is a great way of explaining it.

[@apexridersreview1752]

Only a spolied rockstar could say buckethead has no heart and soul

[@apexridersreview1752]

@Tyler Mod ??

[@mrgrumpywancher2344]

@Tyler Mod Listen to Electric Sea and Electric Tears and you will change your mind

[@kaushikb6028]

Fax. Fuck slash.

[@bidyutdatta5042]

@@mrgrumpywancher2344 Maybe The Pond Of Peace, Padmasana and everything else

[@bidyutdatta5042]

Listen to my playlist

[@mikey3326]

Slash is GnR Buckethead is KfC

[@RogueBoyScout]

🤣😂

[@penyokboyz]

😁😁😁

[@surajn56]

And u r not funny

[@blonieamw2998]

@@surajn56 that was funny hahahaha

[@Starch1b2c3d4a]

Well said 🤣🤣

[@booxwee3804]

"No heart and soul" And that kids is why you dont comment on someones music without listening to it first

[@NoelaniShapiro]

Nah, I think he is a huge fan and just jealousss. Slash is a great guitarist too, tho

[@cardioandfriends]

I will never forget the time I got to see Bucket unmasked leaving a venue at the end of the night. Me and my buddy saw him from the window of a pizza shop, there was no mistaking his height and hair.

[@safayethasan2729]

Buckethead makes music thats beyond comprehension of slash

[@juliusnisonen2431]

I have listened to buckethead a lot, and i mean a lot, but still, there are some slash solos that i personally love even more than buckethead

[@dogfacedboy6947]

I think that to be conclusive there, you'd have to hear some repeated efforts by Slash playing in that highly technical metal/fusion style - and falling flat. The two things that we do know for sure are that for quite a few years now, in whatever projects and guest spots that Slash has been attached to, he's showed up on time, in tune, sober (enough...) and done quite the bang-up job on it, not overstepping but surely not too shy either. Another success in that line of work is that little "Eddie Van Halen" fellow. You don't hire guys like that just to play the fingerpecker'd acoustic rhythm parts on your Christmas album. Heck's bells, Slash even did a guest spot with the two luscious & bountiful DISCO bunnies who comprise "CHIC!" - although, supposedly he did receive some extra-monetary reward outta the gig... twank dit-dit twank dit-dit, yeah you'd do it too. The other thing we can be sure of is, if Slash DID try some real high-tech music and he totally screwed the pooch, WE ain't likely to ever hear it. I sure do hope you guys get your shit together soon and put ME in charge, here - one of the first things I'm gonna do is set up a gig with Slash and John PETRUCCI, jamming on some old Stones and Zeppelin.

[@ImKevan]

Slash can comprehend it, i'm sure he can play a bunch of it too, I've been playing guitar for over 30 years, i can play bits and pieces of both of their stuff easily enough and i can definitely comprehend everything Buckethead does, the reality is just that Buckethead has a level of technical skill when it comes to actually playing this stuff on a fretboard that a lot of us simply just can't get out fingers around, either because we just don't have the very extreme amounts of practice time required to actually develop that level of muscle memory, or we're just not that interested in taking things to such an extreme, because we do actually understand the time and dedication required to achieve that level of technical proficiency and we sort of just think, yeah nah i'll leave that crazy shit to the bucket man cuz i'm happy with where i'm at, ya know? This dude has LITERALLY memorized an entire encyclopedia of melodic patterns and scales and practiced almost every single one of them since he was like 17 or something, while the rest of us who are even considered "good" at guitar stopped and took breaks and played some xbox, this dude kept practicing, when we went to a movie with that cute girl down the road, he kept practicing, if anything, this guy is a billboard for what you can achieve on a guitar if you practice enough, his level of skill in music composition, that's somewhat different, but i'm sure, like me, that's also something developed along the way while developing his actual technical playing ability.

[@armyofninjas9055]

Buckethead is soulless. That's why he will NEVER be as popular, well known, or remembered as Slash. This comes from a math/tech metal player.

[@keisi1574]

@@armyofninjas9055 You deserve to believe that. You deserve the life you're experiening- you created/are creating it.

[@rorydeblake6433]

I’ve been a fan of Slash my entire life. Bucket Head is probably the best guitar player to ever live

[@luisaleman9512]

I really don't get why it has to be "Slash or Buckethead". I think both of them are really amazing guitar players, with different strengths and weaknesses, and I enjoy listening to the both of them.

[@luisaleman9512]

@serhathoca whatever you say, pal

[@paulpv7]

yeah name a few weaknesses of Buckethead. He doesn't have one

[@jonesy2111]

Buckethead is way too good to be in Guns and Roses... wear a cup BAM this is the truth

[@Knifiac]

@@jonesy2111 and that's a fact

[@akumanerd7241]

What weaknesses does Buckethead have? The man can play virtually any genre perfectly, has amazing technique, can play technically and with feel and is the greatest modern guitarist. Don’t get me wrong, GnR has some pretty cool songs but they can’t even touch the level Buckethead’s music is on. Buckethead has no weaknesses

[@hidejamesp]

Slash wrote amazing heart ringing riffs solos and songs as guns. Slash is guns n roses. Bucket is an amazing player.

[@satyanpatel6403]

Buckethead is an awesome technical guitar player. Slash is an awesome hard rock blues player. Both are completely different, but both are completely awesome.

[@thathandleistakentrythisone]

Buckethead is a very prolific and accomplished musician. Deserves Respect.

[@williamhaugem7505]

found BH music 1 year ago, never heard so many great guitar works in 1 month. more than my 58 years of life. to each his own

[@williamhaugem7505]

61 found BH 3 years ago 80% of the music i listen to now

[@eds73100]

Buckethead is from his own universe !

[@rexoid0800]

Who is the better fit for Guns n Roses? Well it might just be the guy who was in the band from the start and wrote all the amazing riffs and solos. Whether Bucket Head is a thousand times better is irrelevant, Slash is G'n'R.

[@pez---]

Who Izzy?

[@cswal118]

I think GNR used to play with Buckethead.... I've never been a Guns fan and no disrespect to those of you dig the band...Buckethead is in a class by himself...

[@cswal118]

@@darnellpistachio2991 thanks Darnell....i agree that slash is an outstanding guitarist and is very much GNR ....Buckethead is otherworldly.....

[@guysmalley]

Axial is calling someone else unreliable? That’s ripe

[@Rangerman69420]

*Axl* sorry had to do it ☺️

[@Aut0psy]

Bucket was not a good fit for GNR but he's all around, by every metric, the better guitarist of the two. Slash isn't a shredder or a technical player, but even in terms of emotion and soulful playing, Buckethead really stands above the rest. The guy might actually be the best guitarist alive. He's insanely versatile and unique and does everything extremely well.

[@joshuafult84]

Sure Buckethead is the most technically impressive guitarist I seen but it's wasted since he makes trash music lmao.

[@Aut0psy]

@@joshuafult84 I guess it's just a matter of taste because Buckethead imo is not just a guitar wizard, he's made some incredibly good tunes over the years. He's put out like 350+ albums and there's some damn good tracks on em.

[@mkz4383]

@@joshuafult84 trash music lmao. Pike 65 alone is better than the whole pentatonic crap slash had put out over the years 😂

[@stephenozoswald3801]

Totally two different styles “apples n oranges 🎸🎵🎸

[@bigdog1476]

More like apples (slash) and watermelons, cantaloupes, grapes and oranges (Buckethead)

[@parad0x_667]

More like "hats n buckets"

[@chicagoray1972]

Sure if apples is overrated and apples is a master virtuoso.

[@jonr6812]

You choose oranges dude, every time

[@InAtlasAtLast]

Yeah, but bucket has done so many different styles of music

[@danstokes5048]

Bucket was brilliant, nobody realised how good he was til he'd gone, way better then Finck or Bumble

[@thecloudyguy4207]

Dan Stokes And 20x better than Slash.

[@danstokes5048]

@@thecloudyguy4207 depends which tracks were talking about, bucket on Chinese was awesome, shame we only heard him on one album

[@265308]

WTF FINK did all the guitar parts u moron! In fact Buckethead did very lil in comparison as far as the studio n live shit go. Bumblefoot was actually a betta fit n he should be brought back n have 3 guitar progessive sound AXL adores.

[@JC-11111]

Bucket ain't gone. He's put out over 300 albums since he left GNR.

[@nurigulveren1351]

I love slash since my childhood time, he used to be my favorite guitarist by the time I discovered buket head. If you play even a little guitar.. you can understand that Buckethead is an insane. Maybe alien 👽

[@grayblackwood6741]

bucket head is good for video game backing tracks,slash is just raw rock n Fn roll

[@cristophermamawan184]

Buckethead doesnt need any explaining to do. He is definitely one awesome dude and loved by anyone coz of his uniqueness and techniques.

[@Frip36]

I stopped watching at 1:18. When Slash says he never saw the Buckethead performance. All celebrities say this so they won't have to give an opinion. Bores!

[@touchdown7644]

Captain Sunday what the entire video then have an opinion hypocrite!

[@trickers24]

He saw it, and he knows buckethead rips infinitely harder than him

[@FadedBlack3000]

He does want to admit bucket is better.

[@boofert.washington2499]

I saw Buckethead play with Primus in 1999 on the Dallas date of the Family Values Tour. It was insanely good.

[@freezedriedzombi8242]

Duuuuude…you saw a piece of heaven bro

[@RTC1655]

7:25 "..the man born Brian Carroll can actually play the guitar too" is *not* the way to describe one of the most proficient guitar virtuosos of all time.

[@BKMDano17]

Buckethead is a genius he can out play most guitarists hands down. As far as no soul that's just ridiculous. And I would believe bucketheads version of the story long before I would axl who has a long legacy of throwing temper tantrums running off the stage and not showing up for shows. Remember when they walked out on the Metallica show and kids got killed! Yeah axl is a real good guy top notch, my ass.

[@GoDamnWeird]

According to Brain, Buckethead was just being Bucket in the studio...required a chicken coop to be assembled for him to play in, moved a tv into it to watch horror porn on, let Alx's wolf cub crap in it (and refused to have it removed)...Axl couldn't cope with the inherent weirdness that comes naturally to Buckethead. Unprofessional? No. On a totally different planet. Who shows up at a recording studio with a wolf cub? Borderline animal cruelty, Axl. No class. Buckethead was taking the living piss out of "Rockstar Attitude Guy." And good on him for doing it.

[@jamesrawlings5781]

Hi Dan. Could you tell me what you mean by 'out play'?

[@jackjohnson4216]

“Just be yourself” Dude the bucket is him being himself....

[@riiadejaneiro3766]

I believe that if he still has the damn bucket on 20 years from now.

[@Varsonin]

@@riiadejaneiro3766 You realize that he's been doing that since his late teen's right? Dude's Almost 50 and still rocking the bucket.

[@riiadejaneiro3766]

@@Varsonin i wasnt born yesterday. And let me tell you it would take a special kinda human being to wear a bucket for the rest of their life. If he doesnt get bored to that, he must be crazy, but then again, he has literally worn a bucket.. on his head(i mean his head inside the bucket) all these years which is considered pretty crazy. And no, i dont think he wears it at home.

[@Varsonin]

@@riiadejaneiro3766 At home or not is irrelevant. He's done it for virtually all of the hundreds of shows he's played while doing the thing he loves (music, which is the ultimate expression of himself).

[@riiadejaneiro3766]

@@Varsonin its not irrelevant when i dont want anyone coming at me asking if i think he wears it all the time.

[@ufopilotFPV]

What can i say.. a glance at my old school cd collection sets the score: i have 3 guns n roses albums, one of which has buckethead. Then i have an entire rack of buckethead albums, 50+ cd's. I think it's clear who i think is best

[@danielhennig8383]

Gotta get the rest of the Buckethead collection, man. You're only a sixth of the way there!

[@defcon2544]

Slash has always created killer guitar melodies. Buckethead is a great solo act.

[@jennyk1014]

There is not a malicious bone in Bucketheads body! All the other guitarist an Bucket having to go back an forth to decide which song or what parts they were going to play and then you have well the lawyers and everything because it is Guns and Roses and it's more like a real job I guess you could say. Which sucks the life out of us normal people, but Buckethead isn't going to let any amount of money or fame ruin his happiness an passion. And I find that to be an amazing quality in an individual

[@Sabundy]

Buckethead is amazing. No matter how great Slash is, and no matter how much we love him.... Buckethead is an amazing guitarist.

[@Al-ng1ug]

GNR is probably the most important band to me, or at least was for much of my life. But anyone not listening to Buckethead out of some ancient resentment that he replaced Slash is SERIOUSLY MISSING OUT. listen to his solo stuff, it's some of the best music (not even just guitar playing) I've ever heard. He wouldn't have beat Slash on AFD, no, but for me he's a contender for consideration as the 'GOAT'.

[@notsure1135]

The last dangerous rock band.

[@Alyosha_518]

GNR without slash is not GNR even when have other legendary guitarist like buckethead

[@robRKR]

It's NOT GnR without Slash and Duff and especially IZZY

[@johnnytrump9143]

In my opinion without Slash there is no guns n roses . I'm not downing Bucket head but Slash is the heart and soul of Gnr

[@mr.u8097]

Izzy Stradlin is actually.

[@Knifiac]

Oh buckethead is far technically superior but he's not the right fit for GnR. He's better on his own.

[@tommydewayneisaacs2739]

Noone can replace the irreplaceable Slash and it be the true GNR sound, forget it!!

[@justincopple8222]

Amen buddy.

[@joeymorvant161]

You got it!

[@carpenoctem775]

Axl shoulda started a new band with a new name and released the album. At least outta respect for the old band and the fans.

[@joeymorvant161]

@@carpenoctem775 Totally!

[@joeymorvant161]

@Christopher Maze To you, perhaps.

[@adrianashe9364]

There was a live version of Nightrain with Buckethead on guitar that simply blew my mind. I have never found it again, but it was like, the most perfect section of music and furious soloing. That said, I saw Slash live for the first time this week, and I was blown away. The Nightrain solo wasn't better, but he did make the original. And just the entire performance was amazing.

[@RegurgiNate84]

It's on KZbin if you look for it.

[@adrianashe9364]

@@RegurgiNate84 I'll have to look again. I found one specific performance in particular that just seemed even better to me than the others. But I don't remember any details. I just know it was during a US tour.

[@NlCKELODEON]

@@adrianashe9364 Correct I know the version all to well! There were like 3 versions from different shows, they're all up on KZbin! I still go watch them from time to time! So much feeling, the guys my hero!

[@adrianashe9364]

I"m going to have to look for that video. And, Buckethead is amazing. The solo in Nottingham Lace! Soothsayer!@@NlCKELODEON

[@NlCKELODEON]

@@adrianashe9364 Nottingham Lace Live ive hunted for every live version possible over the years they are all different and amazing! Animal behaviour live with praxis is another all time great for me. Look up transmutation 5 live by praxis if you've never heard it before, no seriously, do it now if you've never heard it. The song is called animal behaviour but thats a taste of the era that he really shined. and anything 2006! The guy inspired and made me the player I am today by these songs and legendary recordings. I cover them frequently with my band! Rock on! :D kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJLcXpl9bsqUj80

[@dustinandtarynwolfe5540]

Buckethead had no business ever playing with GNR. He's on a completely different level than any of them.

[@scottadams8561]

alot of dumb comments. Slash is awesome, but Buckethead is an incredible musician , especially his Solo stuff. Check out Soothsayer

[@papercuts9689]

the possible way to describe his talents is a God amongst men anything else would be belittling him

[@thepeter3116]

I can enjoy both guitarists very much solo and in guns. Now that we're in the reunion era we can appreciate the previous eras that much more.

[@davege43]

Buckethead is amazing. One of the best guitarists ever in my opinion.

[@teacherinthailan6441]

Both are absolutely awesome, in their own way. Obviously Buckethead's technical ability is out of this world, while Slash has got such depth of soul and feeling, and in the same way, the two are ultimately at the top end of their game in both respects, even if you switched them. Therefore I'm so pleased we have both of them. Slash can be very technical as Bucket head can be emotional, but ultimately are kings of their domains.

[@ahmedsultani3028]

Every true Buckethead fan would never compare BH to any other guitarist.. ever! Because Buckethead is..well.. Buckethead.

[@learcenciel4821]

Agree... I've been following buckethead since mortal kombat days. Music isn't all about competition.

[@kellybrincks]

Buckethead is not a gimmick. Truly amazing

[@robbiegarnz7732]

It seems like Buckethead is a truly strange guy. Great player though!

[@dvvecchio7193]

Robbie Garnz very soulful too

[@robbiegarnz7732]

Dv Vecchio you’ve got gat right! Many consider him a top 10 guitarist.

[@neilpatrickhairless]

Not strange just not into holing himself up in the whole Hollywood make-believe rock & roll "scene"

[@freeryder4891]

I had general respect for slash up until the moment I just heard him say buckets playing has no heart. Cmon Slash time to outgrow your insecurities.

[@louskunt8074]

I agree with slash and didn't know he had that opinion till I read your comment.

[@ljgarrison6910]

Buckhead has some immensly soulful, emotionally beautiful music out there.

[@ljgarrison6910]

@@louskunt8074 You're name is brilliant 😂

[@tubbyduck5317]

@Anderson Cooper considering the guy plays pretty much any genre that has a guitar or string instrument in it, I think you might want to check out his stuff a bit more before you say that

[@tubbyduck5317]

@Anderson Cooper well you clearly haven't looked through his catalog enough if you're saying there's no soul and no art. Just listen to For Mom, Electric Tears, Crack the Sky, Watching the Boats With my Dad, Padmasana, or a multitude of his other songs and tell me it isn't soulful or doesn't convey emotions. I agree, Slash should be with GnR, he's a rocker and is one of two faces of the band. Comparing Slash and Buckethead is silly. I personally think both are great at what they do, and even though I think Buckethead is better in general, Slash is a better fit for GnR. How you can say his music has no soul or art or that he's a terrible artist is beyond me.

[@burnindownthehouse]

I'm surprised Buckethead didn't get bored with the simplicity of Guns N' Roses music. Maybe he did, but he never said anything about it. And that's his style- he never makes public statements. I think that's just his personality. He wants to stay out of the limelight. He wants his guitar work to stand on its own, and that's totally cool with fans. It's a way of taking the high road.

[@unperson5713]

Hey, I know this voice. I became aware of Buckethead by way of Primus. I only just recently learned he was with Guns and Roses through your videos.

[@rodneymarical2432]

Buckethead will mop up the floor with Slash. And he would do that with most guitar players.

[@shelbychilds359]

I hate clicking on a video expecting a slash interview and get this. I don't mind GNRC but shit change the thumbnail to something that is GNRC i hate having to read who posted the video before I click..

[@alexsmith516]

Not even really Buckethead in the picture over the video lol

[@419Koof]

IDIOT

[@Obscured1972]

I never understood why Bucket joined Guns in the first place. Why join a band that's obviously seen it's day and will soon be playing county fairs and opera houses

[@crayhead]

Todd Royce because he made a boatload of cash, that later financed his huge library of Pikes that soon followed...He’s a brilliant composer of sound....

[@Obscured1972]

@@crayhead Thank you. I can accept that.

[@musicinsession]

what an argument... Are ppl seriously debating this...? Buckethead was on GNR for what 10 seconds? Slash co-wrote the songs and wrote the solos that they hired Buckethead to come and play. Want to discuss who is a better guitar player, sure, but debating who is better for GNR, the guy who wrote the songs and legendary solos or the guy who was hired (and quit) because he didn't want to interpret them is a pointless exercise.

[@topfuelfan]

The only similarity between Buckethead and Slash is that Slash is also known for wearing a famous hat. Buckethead is pure mindblowing talent !! Go watch him play and be amazed! Or check him out on KZbin. Type in Buckethead, Soothsayer, Welcome to Bucketheadland , Notingham Lace , just to name a couple of great songs. Check him out and you'll see.

[@MrShiffles]

So it’s not Slash but Buckethead who leaves us presents each Christmas...damn

[@leonhamburg8672]

South park is really great.

[@brucemonterosso2493]

I'll always go with the more eccentric talent, inagination, presence, etc.: Buckethead, by far...

[@n0g4rdd3r9]

I'll paraphrase Ozzy here when he said something like, "I'm not interested in a technical piece of music that will impress Satriani...what amazes me is music that makes a kid want to go out there and pick up a guitar." On that note, as technically proficient as Buckethead is, Slash is the man!

[@ryanbradley248]

Buckethead inspired me to pick up the guitar. Before you just blindly follow Ozzy’s word, check out buckethead’s music. It’s incredible and emotional. Start with “soothsayer” and “hold me forever.” If you want acoustic listen to all of the album Colma. You won’t regret it.

[@n0g4rdd3r9]

No worries budz...never said there was anything wrong with his music. My opinion of music like yours is subjective and not 'blind.' Different strokes for different folks as far as I'm concerned. It's what makes the world go 'round. Cheers!

[@jeffalbillar7625]

I just listened to soothsayer from buckethead. Although it was good, I'm still on the fence about him. I'll have to listen to more. What's up with the chicken thing on his head? Is he being sponsored by KFC?

[@n0g4rdd3r9]

@@jeffalbillar7625 No idea why a bucket is on his head...KFC sponsorship? Anything's possible.

[@shingoke4637]

@@n0g4rdd3r9 The reason is actually because he watched Halloween one night and bought a mask (Yes the same mask) and then the week after had a bucket of KFC and just had a moment of clarity (or something) and put on the mask and bucket looked in the mirror and said "Yup, that's him"

[@dimethedude]

Buckethead is way too talented for guns N roses

[@lomein5967]

Amen

[@Kostadin_Arolski]

Slash hatinf on him, only shows that he knows who's better.

[@recabitejehonadab2654]

Slash’s comments, basically keeping the peace.

[@blackphillip8486]

Slash. Not even a question. Buckethead is completely amazing though and so was D.J. Ashba, saw them both play live with Axl several times and you can't take anything away from those guys talent wise. Absolute professionals.

[@tomlee80]

I saw Ashba live with GNR in 2009 and he was awesome

[@bradcarter6286]

For me the all time great guitarists should be chosen based on a plethora of different topics. Their skill, their ability to write great riffs and solos. The lasting impression of their sound or tone. Their ability to be a critical part of all time great albums and tracks. How many future guitarists they inspire. And I could literally make a list. Slash for me is one of the greatest to ever do it in rock and roll. I think Buckethead is an exceptional guitarist! But so is Malmsteen, Steve Vai, Satriani, etc. my point is in terms of rock and roll Slash is an all time great for me. Easily top 20 when I’m making my list. Buckethead didn’t really do anything with Guns n Roses other than play tracks from the bands glory years. Like I’m not going to rank Ronnie Wood ahead of Keith Richards. Ronnie Wood still makes my list more than likely, but a guitarist’s CV is important when I’m making a list and Slash has one of the best

[@LuneyTune72]

The people who say Buckethead has no soul have never listened to his music. I also can’t believe people would compare him to people who can barely play anything beyond the pentatonic blues scale, that’s someone who can do a good impression of soul but aren’t soulful. BB King and Muddy Waters and Johnny Guitar Watson did more than blues/pentatonic, they weren’t locked into a scale. They played sincerely and not to be liked. Buckethead is a virtuoso who leans into his skills and exercises his creative genius by bending the guitar to achieve different sounds that express an idea. He’s not a shredder and he’s not some Eddie Van Halen wannabe.

[@LuneyTune72]

Other people might argue that Buckethead has no soul because he isn’t a human. That I can’t argue with.

[@-_-unknown6804]

Slash lived the life of a rockstar whereas bucket head seems to have practiced more

[@spacyplatypus1828]

Buckethead is good, but Slash is the GnR guitarist

[@phuckethead85]

Unquestionably Buckethead. He is on a level that very very few guitarists are.

[@Hallucination]

Unquestionably Buckethead? ... a better fit for GNR? Dude STFU. You sound like a moron.

[@spacyplatypus1828]

@@Hallucination whilst Buckethead is good, GnR is Slash

[@kowxley1793]

As much as I think Buckethead is a far better guitar player than Slash, he doesnt fit GnR as much as slash

[@CptSlow89]

This is when you spend you life learning to play, listen classical music, and dont tour, do drugs etc...

[@shadowknight4307]

Fact... Buckethead CAN cover Slash’s work.... Slash CAN NOT cover Buckethead’s work... This doesn’t mean Slash is a bad song writer.... he’s wrote some awesome songs... but reality is Buckethead CAN play anything Slash writes... on the flip side... Slash CAN NOT play anything Buckethead writes... PERIOD

[@blackfeathers2166]

Facts don't care about your feelings

[@rwieber79]

He may be able to play Slashs songs with his technique but he will never be able to recreate the tone, soul and feeling that you hear when its played by Slash. I can play alot of Slash stuff too but that doesnt mean I'm anywhere near the guitarist he is.

[@1ZosoLZ]

Robert Wieber you slash fans overrated his “feeling, soul” bullshit like he’s a David Gilmour type of player

[@JHiggles]

What's Bucketneck even released that someone would know? Slash all the way

[@1ZosoLZ]

JHiggles so apparently you think popularity makes slash better lmao

[@edselrivera2085]

Paul Gilbert teaches Buckethead how to play guitar. No wonder he is a virtuoso.

[@BostonDeadHead]

Praxis is re forming this year. If you love Buckethead. This is one of his best projects.

[@casual_bill8749]

I hate the fact chin dem gets bashed to the extent it does. I always felt like it was a powerful album and better is one of my favourite GNR songs

[@pjay213]

Pretty damn good album. People were just hating.

[@jeffgillson]

Awesome album. Fuck the haters.

[@thecloudyguy4207]

Will Hewson If Slash was on that album playing every song the same way all these kids would be saying how great it was. It holds up to appetite had a yada cuz that’s how simple people are no horizons. The truth is it does hold up to appetite and every single guitarist on that album is better than Slash.

[@casual_bill8749]

TheCloudyGuy420 all I know is people laughed and mocked axl for years everyone was turning there back on him. i remember when the album dropped people at my college wouldn't listen to the record through fear of being shamed. it was so fuckin dumb...

[@garnermcculloch2778]

Asking GNR fans to choose between these guys is silly question. Slash is one of the two faces of the band regardless of their virtuosity.

[@crayhead]

Buckethead is the finest composer of music in the world!!!

[@cgeo3992]

Buckethead rules the guitar, Like Estas Tonne

[@aliensarereal7832]

I've never really understood why people always have to compare everyone as better than someone else. Should just be able to enjoy someone's abilities or not.

[@RawLu.]

Please keep Buckethead in mind on your Rock N' Roll True Stories channel? an incredible guitarist & one hell of an enigma...

[@mtb4l673]

Buckethead is the better guitarist, and I truly enjoyed his solos on the Chinese democracy album. As well as his live performances covering slashes parts on old classics.

[@valerieleighton9323]

Bucket head might be good but slash is guns n roses not Bucket head and no one can replace slash

[@Coredairmusic870]

I was at the show in Little Rock. Managed to get front row and take pictures. Awesome show.

[@standinsilence]

Slash dressed up like Buckethead for Halloween looked funny as hell.