Buckethead vs. Hendrix

[phingerboard]

No comment necessary.

Vote.

[stevieboy378]

LOL - think this one may be a landslide ! !

[phingerboard]

Or a milkspill.

[fretflyer]

im still going with buckethead, he amazes me more than hendrix

[SGshredder]

uh...Jimi

[Jeebas_13]

who is buckethead?

[Strat Kid]

Buckethead to me is more righeous technically.

But Jimi was pretty good technically but wrote awesome songs, so I'm saying Jimi.

[bosser]

Jimi Hendrix, no doubt in my mind!

[Arsenic]

C'mon now. This is just ridiciulous.

Hendrix.

[stevieboy378]

C'mon now. This is just ridiciulous.

Hendrix.

I'll refer you to the "LOL" in my first post . . . .

[Voltimus]

Blasphemy.....

[Scorpaeon]

Are we talking about guitar playing abilility?

[Wildhawk]

A guy that's been gone 30+ years is smoking the contender.

30 years from now it will be Bucketwho?

[darragh666]

Im voting Buckethead,just to be different.

[b3n]

The Bucket!

[gortiz]

I hate Buckets music, but I give him props as a guitarist, but you shouldn't even dare to compare the two.

Its like comparing Lebron and Jordan. Talk to me in 20 years and tell me what Buckethead changed? Change is the key word here, Hendrix changed things, Bucket is just adding. Not that adding is bad, but you just can't compare the two.

[KeithB]

A guy that's been gone 30+ years is smoking the contender.

30 years from now it will be Bucketwho?

30 years from now?
I'm wondering what this Buckethead is right now!

:confuse:

[Domb]

I love Hendrix and recognize his ability and his influence on the guitar, but I enjoy Buckethead's playing more. Sure, Hendrix is great and he even is good technically, but Buckethead still holds it to me. I like Buckethead's improv, his songs, and his shows, more than I enjoy what I've seen of Jimi. Buckethead just amazes me just more.

[b3n]

Hendrix = right place, right time.

Buckethead = relatively unknown... I wonder how many people will vote for hendrix just because he's hendrix..?

[FruscianteFan62]

No one even knows who the hell Buckethead is. Ask anyone in your school or work and they will be clueless. Now ask about Hendrix. They will be like, "Oh yeah that guy who changed the face of rock and music forever." Buckethead is nobody and rightfully so because his music BLOWS.

[b3n]

No one even knows who the hell Buckethead is. Ask anyone in your school or work and they will be clueless. Now ask about Hendrix. They will be like, "Oh yeah that guy who changed the face of rock and music forever." Buckethead is nobody and rightfully so because his music BLOWS.

BH is one of the most versatile guitarists around...just because he's not as famous as other guys doesn't mean he isn't great.

[FruscianteFan62]

I think he is terrible. Not because nobody knows who he is, but simply because his music is awful.

[Emixolydian]

These topics are utterly stupid, and pointless.

Let me point out a few reasons why these topics are completely IDIOTIC:

1. Its all subjective
2. No one is going to even recognize the opinion of someone who doesn't share the same idea.
3. It is stupid to compare two guitarists who play completely different styles, and are decades apart.

With that said, and aside from the topic, I like Hendrix more. Not because he is Hendrix, but because of what he did for guitar, and music in general. Hendrix wasn't in the right place at the right time, because no one else had the same ideas or the same innovation as him. He was simply good, amazing even.

I think this thread should be destroyed, and the thread creator should be tied to a chair, and be forced to listen to Britney Spears for 18 hours.

[SGshredder]

the thread creator should be tied to a chair, and be forced to listen to Britney Spears for 18 hours.
dude, that's harsh :eek:

[StockLX]

Hendrix for his soul and expressiveness.
Im not a big fan of Bucket, so Im probabbly biased but oh well.
Ive seen some of his stuff and its not my style, but he sure is an amazing guitarist just the same.

[Buzzb]

Hendrix, Most definetly. Buckethead is awsome but Hendrix is the man.

[stevieboy378]

the thread creator should be tied to a chair, and be forced to listen to Britney Spears for 18 hours.

not nice - now, if you could arrange it so that the creator be tied to a chair for 18 hours WITH Britney Spears . . . . ;)

[Les Bill]

Hendrix heled make rock what it is. Buckethead has to wear a KFC bucket on his head as a gimick so that people know who he is. I have never heard anything from him, so I am going to take that as a clue that I am not missing too much. But, comparing him to Hendrix made me LOL!

[TzolkinelemenT]

First it was Slash or Buckethead, now it's Hendrix or Buckethead? Seems like ppl are running out of ideas for threads...

[Voltimus]

That was kinda my point by creating a Buckethead vs. Mr.T thread, I'm still curious why this one hasn't been closed yet, since mine was deemed irrelevant and closed....

[Ranger]

Because you can actually compare these two, not 'TV star vs. Musician' which you can't really do.

[KeithB]

That was kinda my point by creating a Buckethead vs. Mr.T thread, I'm still curious why this one hasn't been closed yet, since mine was deemed irrelevant and closed....

Yeah! Mine too! Pink Floyd vs Monty Python DEATHMATCH!!!!
What's irrelevant about that? ;)

[stevieboy378]

Yeah! Mine too! Pink Floyd vs Monty Python DEATHMATCH!!!!
What's irrelevant about that? ;)

I thought my "Buckethead Vs Chuck Norris" thread was very relevant, but obviously it isn't . . . . :(

[KeithB]

I thought my "Buckethead Vs Chuck Norris" thread was very relevant, but obviously it isn't . . . . :(

:cryin1:

sniff... sniff.... nobody likes our threads....
sniff.... sniff.....

[fretboard92]

Ya...BuKit Hade I S0 Fas1, He Cood pley the Starspangld bannre in lke, 2 seconds, ehl-oh-ehl...

I hope this is a joke...

[fretboard92]

:cryin1:

sniff... sniff.... nobody likes our threads....
sniff.... sniff.....


T least you didnt get banned for it, like i did...

[HeavyMetalKing]

im sorry i dont care who changed the face of rock or anything, just going with personal taste, because of this im gonna say buckethead, since i would rather listen to him than hendrix, but buckethead is very underrated, where jimi hendrix is the other way around

[HeavyMetalKing]

^just my personal opinion

[KeithB]

Is this Buckethead a solo act, or in a group?
Is he/she one of The Wiggles?
Honestly, I don't know what this Buckethead thing is.
Thanks

[fretboard92]

Is this Buckethead a solo act, or in a group?
Is he/she one of The Wiggles?
Honestly, I don't know what this Buckethead thing is.
Thanks


He was in GnR with asl..ahem..i mean axl, then he got booted. He is all gimmick, but he is amazing. Look him up at

video.google.com

good stuff there, i am sure.

[KeithB]

Buckethead = Slash ?

[KeithB]

Ha, that's funny. I found the videos.... so is this Buckethead like The Unknown Comic? Or do people really know who he is? It reminds me a bit of Carrot Top for some reason.

[Voltimus]

Because you can actually compare these two, not 'TV star vs. Musician' which you can't really do.


Yeah, but, Buckethead vs. Jimi Hendrix is not much more relevant, and my point was to pair Buckethead with somebody irrelevant for the sake of illustrating how irrelevant all these Buckethead vs. threads seem to be.

It kinda backfired and I'm a little bitter, ok? :D

[bosser]

not nice - now, if you could arrange it so that the creator be tied to a chair for 18 hours WITH Britney Spears . . . . ;)

That would be even worse!

[slashyman]

my dad raised the point that buckethead could be more than one man, and axl could call in any talented guitarist, give him a long wig, bucket and mask....
but if, buts and maybes aside. im going for hendrix, simply because he makes better music, which, after all is what guitar playing is all about.

[Skillz7]

Hendrix is technically considered a 'one hit wonder' kinda funny, i can't remember which song though... maybe someone knows???

[KeithB]

I believe it was All Along The Watchtower, or Crosstown Traffic.

[slashyman]

uhm, voodoo chile?

[sweetness]

Jimi

[HeavyMetalKing]

im pretty sure its purple haze

[KeithB]

Nope. All Along The Watchtower.
Here's a bit from Wikipedia:

This is not a reasonable translation of the above definition of "one hit wonder". For example, what comes to mind when you think of "Jimi Hendrix"? You proably start thinking about his masterful guitar playing, his contributions to rock and roll, his untimely death...you're probably not thinking about his one song that happened to become a Billboard hit, "All along the Watchtower".

I woulda thought PH too, but no.

[Bluesaholic]

I woulda thought Wild Thing.

BTW I voted Hendrix

[Nameless]

Well...I must say this is quite cliche. Hendrix won by a mile. Most of the people who voted Hendrix have hardly even heard of buckethead. Did you know he has a few fusion jazz and classical albums? I don't see Hendrix with any of those...

[phingerboard]

the thread creator should be tied to a chair, and be forced to listen to Britney Spears for 18 hours

The very idea of mentioning both of them in the same breath would not occur to me; this poll is a spinoff of another thread that was started on the assumption that just about everybody agrees that Slash and Buckethead are better than Hendrix.

As far as Britney goes, 18 hours sounds good to me. :)

[KeithB]

.... Did you know he has a few fusion jazz and classical albums? I don't see Hendrix with any of those...

1. Is Buckethead and The Great Kat one and the same?
2. Jimi Hendrix is dead. Give the poor guy a break.

[phingerboard]

Did you know he has a few fusion jazz and classical albums? I don't see Hendrix with any of those...

Ummmm, the time that elapsed between the release of his first album and his death was less than the amount of time many artists spend getting a second album ready these days. And many of his "throw away" tracks from casual studio jams were subsequently released and became classics.

[AMusicalViking]

easy. Hendrix.

[stratman56]

I never heard of Buckethead. What a stupid name.

[Emixolydian]

Haha, and the funny thing is "All along the watchtower" wasn't even supposed to end up on the record.

Anyhow, I bet Buckethead is Paul Gilbert in disguise.

[Domb]

Buckethead and Gilbert should play a show together. Then we'd all be surprised when they both got on stage at the same time.

[FruscianteFan62]

Hendrix was NOT a one hit wonder. Popular songs include:

- Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)
- Purple Haze
- Hey Joe
- The Wind Cries Mary
- All Along The Watchtower
- Fire
- Red House (top five jam songs of all time)

If you have never heard of these songs than I weep for you.

[KeithB]

Yes, FF62, Hendrix's legacy is great.
I've been a die-hard Hendrix fan for like 25 years.
However, technically, it's true. Hendrix only had one song that hit Billboard's top whatever, All Along The Watchtower.

[Nameless]

1. Is Buckethead and The Great Kat one and the same?
2. Jimi Hendrix is dead. Give the poor guy a break.
One of the reasons Jimi is regaurded as a god, if he had survived, chances are he might start releasing crappy albums, everyone does, and his legend status would be gone. And also, I'm not intending to bash hendrix, he is one of my favorite guitarists of all time, but Buckethead is a very good guitarist, don't even compare him to "the great kat"

[DaMacca]

Thank goodness Hendrix made it onto Billboard. :p

[iwannashredfast]

Hendrix was awesome. He influenced so many guitarists, and probably Buckethead too. But I think Hendrix is a thing of the past. My vote is for the Bucket.

[Nameless]

Bluespower, go to hell. Buckethead's real name is Brian Carroll, he is a great guitarist and was personally taught by paul gilbert himself. Most of you guys have never even heard him, you just assume hes a joke. And, Axl Rose dropped Zakk Wylde for Buckethead because he thought that buckethead was better :P

[Nameless]

Bluespower, can you write a decent sentence without the word "****" in it?

[KeithB]

Why does he have a bucket on his head?

[DaMacca]

This tread is degenerating to something beyond the pail (um pale) :D

[Nameless]

No bluespower, it gets no point across, it does however make you look incredibly stupid.

[xtcgo]

Buckethead.He's still alive and can progress more.

[xtcgo]

As far as people knowing about Buckethead,
not many people know who he is or ever heard of him. That doesn't mean he's not a great guitarist. Allan Holdsworth, one of the greatest guitarists of our time is relatively unknown also, even to other guitarists.

[Nameless]

xtcgo, you get to go to heaven, and not just any heaven, a special part reserved for chuck norris, Jimi Hendrix and Randy Rhoads.(***direct link to post in rap thread***)

[xtcgo]

Ahhhhhhh, whatever Nameless. I have no idea what you are talking about man.

[Nameless]

It was a joke, In the rap thread I told someone that because they were labeling greenday and GNR in one category, I said "you will go to hell, and not just any hell, a special section of hell reserved for child molesters and peole who talk in movies"

[Bloody Hands]

No one even knows who the hell Buckethead is. Ask anyone in your school or work and they will be clueless. Now ask about Hendrix. They will be like, "Oh yeah that guy who changed the face of rock and music forever." Buckethead is nobody and rightfully so because his music BLOWS.

thats why hes known as one of the most technically proficient guitarists alive...ya, he blows. and your a virtuoso right?

[Bloody Hands]

Hendrix heled make rock what it is. Buckethead has to wear a KFC bucket on his head as a gimick so that people know who he is. I have never heard anything from him, so I am going to take that as a clue that I am not missing too much. But, comparing him to Hendrix made me LOL!

he probably wears a bucket on his head to have fun with his life experience. whats different than thatr and lighting a guitar on fire? "oh, it was so magical"...please

[Bloody Hands]

Why does he have a bucket on his head?

probably to route out die hard hendrix fans like yopu that wont bother with his music and just focus on his name/image. id do it

[Bloody Hands]

now....let me give you all a WISE recomendation....


LISTEN TO BUCKETHEAD BEFORE YOU FORM AN OPINION ON SOMEONE YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT. a lot of you sound more like children than true guitar/music appreciators. buckethead is one guy, his picture was even featured in guitar player mag a long time ago as one of those reader player things where they ask you what you play yadda yadda...

also, his music IMO is quite diverse and very innovative. to me (after actually owning and LISTENING to his CD) like he doesnt try to please anyone accept himself musically and image wise. he's signed to Serj Tankian's (System of a Down) label and serj was also featured on the album several times. the guy TECHNICALLY rips hendrix a new arse hole. i love me some hendrix, put if i want to be amazed by a players playing abilities ill sooner pop in soem buckethead.

[DaMacca]

now....let me give you all a WISE recomendation....


LISTEN TO BUCKETHEAD BEFORE YOU FORM AN OPINION ON SOMEONE YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT. a lot of you sound more like children than true guitar/music appreciators. buckethead is one guy, his picture was even featured in guitar player mag a long time ago as one of those reader player things where they ask you what you play yadda yadda...

also, his music IMO is quite diverse and very innovative. to me (after actually owning and LISTENING to his CD) like he doesnt try to please anyone accept himself musically and image wise. he's signed to Serj Tankian's (System of a Down) label and serj was also featured on the album several times. the guy TECHNICALLY rips hendrix a new arse hole. i love me some hendrix, put if i want to be amazed by a players playing abilities ill sooner pop in soem buckethead.


Give it a rest :rolleye: I haven't heard Buckethead, and if he is as good as people have made out, then I am keen to. The way you are carrying on really puts me (and probably others) off. Have some respect for those of us who really like Hendrix, and don't be baited so easily. I wonder why threads like these are started in the first place. It seems obvious that WWIII will break out sooner or later.

[phingerboard]

Well he's tried the gimmick long enough to know that it will only get him so far. You can use your fingers to count all the musicians who are desperate enough to work with Axl. You can also use your fingers to count all the musicians who are too weird for Ozzie to deal with.

[BASSMAN]

I thought it a rather odd comparison to begin with. What exactly is the point of a thread like this? It makes me think it was meant to incite and I would say that it has.

I am just baffled.

There is no comparison. Each has his strong points, like each and everyone of us here.

[phingerboard]

"There is no comparison."

Another thread argued that there was. Thus this poll, for a general consensus.

[Munga]

Technical proficiency really means nothing now, IMHO. If some guys could play the fastest in the world, but could not create decent, original songs, then he probably wont get much farther than videos of him circulating through Google Videos. On the other hand, if you don't play that well, but can come up with totally unique and awe inspiring stuff, then you have a much better chance of making it. And, personally, I rather listen to an interesting song that has a tempo of 50 BPM then an average, shred song at 200 bpm.


Alec

[The_Strokes123]

well lets see....Some guy that changed rock n roll forever....or some guy that nobody has heard about.........
Thats a THINKER
Redick Holmes.

[Swanky]

thats why hes known as one of the most technically proficient guitarists alive...ya, he blows. and your a virtuoso right?

Being technically proficient doesn't make good music, necessarily.

[Mr. Boston]

Jimi more or less invented the electric guitar sound. Buckethead invented... wearing a bucket on his head.

[JimiHendrixExp]

Being technically proficient doesn't make good music, necessarily.
nor a good guitarist necessarily

take away bucketheads speed and what do you got? His improv sucks, his tone sucks, his phrasing sucks, his creativity is different, but since when has different always been better? theres a fine line between different and retarded.


Hes technically better cause he plays faster? The country video of him posted not even two days ago certainly didnt show someone more polished.


call me when buckethead pulls of an all along the watchtower or voodoo chile slight return, or machine gun, or power of love or anything else hendrix could perform as difficult as they were and sing good at the same time as well as move around on the stage like a mad man...hell, call me when buckethead pulls of something as good as an intro off a hendrix album let alone a song, i havent heard it out of any of the material i've gotten by him.
I dont care if he plays 9 million miles an hour.

He doesnt even have his own teacher beat let alone hendrix.

[i play too]

y are we talking about this poll?
its buckethead vs Hendrix, thats like making a dog and a cricket fight.
i voted for buckethead tho.......JK

[phingerboard]

"Jimi more or less invented the electric guitar sound. Buckethead invented... wearing a bucket on his head."

:thumbs:

[Bloody Hands]

Give it a rest :rolleye: I haven't heard Buckethead, and if he is as good as people have made out, then I am keen to. The way you are carrying on really puts me (and probably others) off. Have some respect for those of us who really like Hendrix, and don't be baited so easily. I wonder why threads like these are started in the first place. It seems obvious that WWIII will break out sooner or later.

its obvious youre as "baited" as i by even bothering to respond to my post. i love hendrix, he did a great favor to the world of guitar playing, but buckethead could probably knows how to play all of his songs and them some. so what if i choose to defend someone who isnt here to defend themselves? i knew id be doing it before i clicked on the hyperlink.

[Bloody Hands]

Well he's tried the gimmick long enough to know that it will only get him so far. You can use your fingers to count all the musicians who are desperate enough to work with Axl. You can also use your fingers to count all the musicians who are too weird for Ozzie to deal with.

maybe his goal isnt to ::gasp:: get YOUR approval! or the mass population of guitar players for that matter, cuz if you listened to his CD, you might catch that as a possibility. not many elder players back in hendrix's day were too keen on seeing a black dude jam the hell out of some rock n roll, just liek you arent to keen on seeing a dude with a bucket play circles around your abilities. hell, he makes me want to quit sometimes

[GuitarDesperado]

Well he's tried the gimmick long enough to know that it will only get him so far. You can use your fingers to count all the musicians who are desperate enough to work with Axl. You can also use your fingers to count all the musicians who are too weird for Ozzie to deal with.

Zakk Wylde was going to work with Axl until Zakk couldn't stand him. Even if he didn't exactly work with Axl, his intention was still there, so, I wouldn't say all are desperate.

[Bloody Hands]

lol, man you guys. you just are so anti shred its vomit provoking. you think nobody could possibly be a better guitar player than jimi? get real. time progression = evolution. maybe you saw a video where he didnt do so well, or heard a song that didnt tickle YOUR molded fancy. ive seen/heard hendrix foul up too, nobodies perfect. damn. but to say he isnt original or doesnt write as good of music is SUBJECTIVE and an individual OPINION formed by a taste generated bias. period. jimi did do some origional stuff. he also did COVER songs as well!!!! im pretty sure hes probably rolling over in his grave at the fact soem of his fans can be so close minded and stuck in thier ways, as thats the complete OPPOSITE of the way he looked at the world. and i DO believe if you can shred like that bucket, your a better guitar PLAYER then jimi was (not to say jimi couldnt have PRACTICED and became that good in that style), but that is TOTALLY different from being a good song writer, which i believe bucket can be. if you continue to look at these guys like gods instead of dudes who were once just like you, you'll never be as good as them anyways. i bet jimi would be totally down with buckethead if he were alive. ah, this thread blows, but im satisfied with my case

[GuitarDesperado]

lol, man you guys. you just are so anti shred its vomit provoking. you think nobody could possibly be a better guitar player than jimi? get real. time progression = evolution. maybe you saw a video where he didnt do so well, or heard a song that didnt tickle YOUR molded fancy. ive seen/heard hendrix foul up too, nobodies perfect. damn. but to say he isnt original or doesnt write as good of music is SUBJECTIVE and an individual OPINION formed by a taste generated bias. period. jimi did do some origional stuff. he also did COVER songs as well!!!! im pretty sure hes probably rolling over in his grave at the fact soem of his fans can be so close minded and stuck in thier ways, as thats the complete OPPOSITE of the way he looked at the world. and i DO believe if you can shred like that bucket, your a better guitar PLAYER then jimi was (not to say jimi couldnt have PRACTICED and became that good in that style), but that is TOTALLY different from being a good song writer, which i believe bucket can be. if you continue to look at these guys like gods instead of dudes who were once just like you, you'll never be as good as them anyways. i bet jimi would be totally down with buckethead if he were alive. ah, this thread blows, but im satisfied with my case

Well, you can trace this kinda thread back to the emotion vs. technical ability kinda thread, but I think people admire him for the dedication and hard work he had to put into the task of becoming what he was and with what little resources he had. I mean, yes, I can name three people off the top of my head who are, technically better than Hendrix, but Hendrix also said he wasn't a very technical player. I also think Hendrix would have enjoyed Buckethead's playing and such just because Hendrix was that type of guy, but oh well... that's just a "what if" statement.

[Emixolydian]

You guys need to chill out.

And more importantly you need to understand that Jimi is undefeatable. No one will impact music like he did, thats a fact. He WAS creative, he WAS good, he WAS original, there is no subjectivity- its fact.

Buckethead, sure he's a great player, only an idiot would deny that, but again technical profieciency isn't everything. I'm not "anti-shred" I think its very important to develop good technique, but it isn't what makes you a good musician. I'm not saying Buckethead can't compose, phrase, improv, or jam, I'm saying he hasn't and will never affect music in the way Jimi Hendrix did. It doesn't how much faster he is or how much better of a player you think he is, HE CANNOT WIN.

Jimi Hendrix defined electric guitar, inspired millions, and pushed rock further that it has ever been pushed. He's a God, his death has immortalized him and everything associated with him. Deal with it.

If you want a simple answer to this thread go ask Buckethead himself, I'm sure he'd tell you, just like any other famous guitar player would: Hendrix.

[HazeX]

I have absolutely no respect for a man that wears a KFC bucket on his head for any reason other than stand up comedy. lol Sorry, I love Petrucci's music like nobodies business, but if Petrucci wore a freakin' bucket on his head, a Kabuki Mask and talked through a freakin' hand puppet like this nitwit, I wouldn't have any more respect for him either.

I'm with Mr B on this one. Hendrix pioneered. . .buckethead ate at KFC and put his head in the doggy bag. lol

Buckethead IMHO probably could outplay Hendrix, I mean, come on, 8 finger tapping?! . . .that said, he'll NEVER be Hendrix. Sure as hell not as long as he's got his noggin' in that bucket. lol

[Priesty]

A guy that's been gone 30+ years is smoking the contender.

30 years from now it will be Bucketwho?

What do you mean 30 years from now.....haha

Bucketwho??? He wears a KFC bucket on his head...wow...what an innovator.

haha, Hendrix didn't need gimmicks to be noticed. So i'll go with 90% of voters and say Hendrix.

[Domb]

You guys need to chill out.

And more importantly you need to understand that Jimi is undefeatable. No one will impact music like he did, thats a fact. He WAS creative, he WAS good, he WAS original, there is no subjectivity- its fact.

Buckethead, sure he's a great player, only an idiot would deny that, but again technical profieciency isn't everything. I'm not "anti-shred" I think its very important to develop good technique, but it isn't what makes you a good musician. I'm not saying Buckethead can't compose, phrase, improv, or jam, I'm saying he hasn't and will never affect music in the way Jimi Hendrix did. It doesn't how much faster he is or how much better of a player you think he is, HE CANNOT WIN.

Jimi Hendrix defined electric guitar, inspired millions, and pushed rock further that it has ever been pushed. He's a God, his death has immortalized him and everything associated with him. Deal with it.

If you want a simple answer to this thread go ask Buckethead himself, I'm sure he'd tell you, just like any other famous guitar player would: Hendrix.

Very well said. No one will ever have as big as an impact on the guitar and music in general as Jimi Hendrix did. Buckethead may be a more skilled player, but he will never be as widely renowned or make kids pick up the guitar like Jimi did.

[stevieboy378]

haha, Hendrix didn't need gimmicks to be noticed. So i'll go with 90% of voters and say Hendrix.

What ? not even playing guitar behind back, playing guitar with teeth, burning guitar ? . . . .
Jimi used plenty of gimmicks to get himself noticed . . .

[FruscianteFan62]

We should ban such pointless debates.

[Robot_Boy]

What ? not even playing guitar behind back, playing guitar with teeth, burning guitar ? . . . .
Jimi used plenty of gimmicks to get himself noticed . . .

well said. and todays white mask and KFC bucket was yesterdays huge frilly purple paisly shirt, afro and sweeping flares

[fretboard92]

well said. and todays white mask and KFC bucket was yesterdays huge frilly purple paisly shirt, afro and sweeping flares


Come on, guys. Jimi Hendrix or...Buckethead.

The question itself is ridiculous, honestly.

Then again, gimmiks don't make you bad, they make you desperate. Everyone has some sort of gimmik, whether its burning guitars, or wearing buckets...

Nevertheless, hendrix is the original god. You are all done. :hmmm:

[Robot_Boy]

Nevertheless, hendrix is the original god. You are all done. :hmmm:

thanks for clearing that up for me

[geikram]

well said. and todays white mask and KFC bucket was yesterdays huge frilly purple paisly shirt, afro and sweeping flares
Hendrix had a lot of gimmicks; playing w/ his teeth, stroking, humping, smashing his guitar, sticking out his tongue, etc but those? Didn't most young people in the 60's have long hair? I remember the 70's, there were too many paisley purple shirts for my taste, just watch an old episode of 3's company. I still haven't seen anyone wear a mask w/ a fast food container for a hat yet but I'll keep looking.

[Bloody Hands]

You guys need to chill out.
No one will impact music like he did

elvis. period. oh, and the beatles. period. lol .i respect where youre comin from tho man, and i bet bucket WOULD say that. everything is a matter of the eye of the beholder, ya know?

[Bloody Hands]

Bucketwho??? He wears a KFC bucket on his head...wow...what an innovator..

and you have a straw hat and a hawaiin shirt on inside, that seems goofy to me, but who knows how good of a player you are. id say van halen looked like a goon with that super huge 80's mop and neon clothing, but he ripped fools. the poll wasnt who pioneered the elec guitar or who writes better songs or plays with more emotion, its whos a better player ( i should double check before i say that, lol)

[dantera]

if buckethead is a better guitar player than hendrix than that guy on youtube is the best guitarist in the world. there is no debate; hendrix is the best guitarist to ever live and no one will be better.

[Bloody Hands]

Then again, gimmiks don't make you bad, they make you desperate. Everyone has some sort of gimmik, whether its burning guitars, or wearing buckets...



scenario:

you- walk up to bucket head, laugh at him and tell him to his face the things you say on this board.

bucket- pulls out his sock puppet and says "dont be so mean", then proceeds to outplay with such insanity that you slouch over, hang your head in embarrassment, decide to give up music, sell your 60's american strat for $5, and take up pottery instead

jimi in his grave- man, you shouldnt be such a dick to a dude that keeps it so real with himself, look at you now


and by real i mean not appeasing to that mass audience (IE, the 90% of you who tag along and vote hendrix and mock dude just cuz hes a wierdo)

Ace from kiss wore make up and space boots and hes a kick *** player, Dimebag darrel (my "idol") had a tat of ace he loved him so much.

steve vai puts on a multiple colored light up head set and gloves with lasers on the tips of the fingers, uses industrial fans to blow his hair about and makes the goofiest guitar sex faces ive ever seen for his concerts.....what a pathetic, desperate guy huh?

[DaMacca]

So what you are trying to say is that you prefer Buckethead to Hendrix? :p

[Bloody Hands]

indeed i am. what are you saying about YOURSELF?

[DaMacca]

Sorry, I don't undersand your question. :confuse:

[Emixolydian]

elvis. period. oh, and the beatles. period. lol .i respect where youre comin from tho man, and i bet bucket WOULD say that. everything is a matter of the eye of the beholder, ya know?

The Beatles wished they could have been as innovative as Hendrix.

[Emixolydian]

scenario:

you- walk up to bucket head, laugh at him and tell him to his face the things you say on this board.

bucket- pulls out his sock puppet and says "dont be so mean", then proceeds to outplay with such insanity that you slouch over, hang your head in embarrassment, decide to give up music, sell your 60's american strat for $5, and take up pottery instead

jimi in his grave- man, you shouldnt be such a dick to a dude that keeps it so real with himself, look at you now


and by real i mean not appeasing to that mass audience (IE, the 90% of you who tag along and vote hendrix and mock dude just cuz hes a wierdo)

Ace from kiss wore make up and space boots and hes a kick *** player, Dimebag darrel (my "idol") had a tat of ace he loved him so much.

steve vai puts on a multiple colored light up head set and gloves with lasers on the tips of the fingers, uses industrial fans to blow his hair about and makes the goofiest guitar sex faces ive ever seen for his concerts.....what a pathetic, desperate guy huh?

I just feel compelled to laugh at this. Fretboard is the biggest butt-metal shredder guy I know. He isn't insulting Buckethead at all.

[fretboard92]

I just feel compelled to laugh at this. Fretboard is the biggest butt-metal shredder guy I know. He isn't insulting Buckethead at all.


lol. Sad, but true.

[Bloody Hands]

Sorry, I don't undersand your question. :confuse:

not suprised

[Bloody Hands]

hmmmm...he's not? look slike he just said gimmicks make you desperate (as in desperate for attention), and he referred to wearing a bucket as one. not inadvertantly insulting him? thats odd. maybe he just didnt write it like he meant to say it....?

and whats butt metal? some form of homosexual thrash? thats something new, yet not very, um, enticing. oh wait, i guess priest could be butt-metal, lol

[DaMacca]

not suprised


So you are admitting that you are making no sense then? :p :D

[fretboard92]

hmmmm...he's not? look slike he just said gimmicks make you desperate (as in desperate for attention), and he referred to wearing a bucket as one. not inadvertantly insulting him? thats odd. maybe he just didnt write it like he meant to say it....?

and whats butt metal? some form of homosexual thrash? thats something new, yet not very, um, enticing. oh wait, i guess priest could be butt-metal, lol


Does he not weara bucket on his head?

lol

Dude, you type, so i guess if i say you type that is an insult, eh?

HIS NAME IS BUCKETHEAD

[Jeebas_13]

steve vai puts on a multiple colored light up head set and gloves with lasers on the tips of the fingers, uses industrial fans to blow his hair about and makes the goofiest guitar sex faces ive ever seen for his concerts.....what a pathetic, desperate guy huh?

I havent heard this 'bucketguy' of which you speak, so i'm not going to comment on that, but i think your 'piece' about steve vai is a little off. vai is a musical genious.

[darragh666]

This thread angers me.I dsont think most of the people criticizing buckethead know his stuff well enough.

[Ebene]

Buckethead is an amazing musician. Seriously, his stuff blows me away.

But because I like Hendrix's genre and technique better, I have to give him my vote.

[Tuxedo Bird]

Buckethead is a cool dancer. But I think Jimi got him beat.

[TexasDude]

When BucketMonkey has one of his songs in a Wayne's World movie then he will be taken seriously. BucketMonkey isn't a zit on Hendrixs' arse. Hendrix forgot more about guitar than BucketMonkey will ever learn. So in case you can understand what this post means I will spell it out for you.

BucketMonkey is the greek word for "A non passionate dude who can make his guitar sound cool to people who have no idea what a 401k is.


Hendrix is the greek word for " The reason everybody wants to play guitar with passion and for the love of playing with heart and soul"

Peace out!


Texasdude :cool:

[Ebene]

I honestly thought you were joking about being taken seriously only if you have a song on Wayne's World...

Are you telling me Hendrix didn't make the guitar sound cool?
... and no I don't know what a 401k is.

[TexasDude]

No I think Hendrix did make his guitar sound very cool but he didn't look like a freakin robot while he did it.


Hendrix is the greek word for " The reason everybody wants to play guitar with passion and for the love of playing with heart and soul"



Bucketmonkey stands there like a robot moving his hands real fast Mabey if he didnt wear a mask he would have adequate oxygen intake and could be a little more aerobic.


Peace Out

Texasdude :cool:

[psilocybin6]

This thread angers me.I dsont think most of the people criticizing buckethead know his stuff well enough.

Hendrix Fan-boys.. :rolleye:

[Ebene]

No I think Hendrix did make his guitar sound very cool but he didn't look like a freakin robot while he did it.
So now Buckethead isn't good because he looks like a "robot" while "making his guitar sound very cool?"

[killerkiwi]

I tihnk they should be both respected! But still i respect hendrix more =p

[TexasDude]

After this post I am tapping out I got bigger fish to fry but here is a pic of a Buckethead concert. Notice how the fans are going crazy with excitement. (NO SOUL, NO PASSION,) Yes he plays well but its like watching surgery on TV good at their craft but boring to watch.

They look like they are looking at a painting on the wall.


Peace out Im done.

Texasdude :cool:

[phingerboard]

Is that really Buckethead though? That pic looks like it was taken in the function room of the local D.A.V. hall.

[Emixolydian]

Haha! Well you couldn't tell if he was playing with soul, anyway! With that mask on his face...

[Ebene]

If you're gonna say something about Buckethead's appearance... always remember Hendrix played a guitar upside down.

Also, you can't tell how people are feeling from a picture of their face, that's an outside appearance. Let alone a picture of the back of their heads.

Now, if you ask me, it doesn't look like the crowd is going crazy with this capture from the Woodstock vid when Hendrix was playing. That doesn't necessarily mean they aren't having a great time.
http://hendrix.free.fr/disco/woodstock2.jpg

[HazeX]

If you're gonna say something about Buckethead's appearance... always remember Hendrix played a guitar upside down.

Also, you can't tell how people are feeling from a picture of their face, that's an outside appearance. Let alone a picture of the back of their heads.

Now, if you ask me, it doesn't look like the crowd is going crazy with this capture from the Woodstock vid when Hendrix was playing. That doesn't necessarily mean they aren't having a great time.
http://hendrix.free.fr/disco/woodstock2.jpg


Yeah, cause thats one seriously stoned pic right there. lol ;) Even security is fried! Look at the smile on that guys face! haha ;)

[DaisyRocker]

I like the lady at the front - looks like one of the zombies from Child of the Living Dead, only not green and decomposing. Same limp arm, languid expression etc :D.

[darragh666]

BucketMonkey is the greek word for "A non passionate dude who can make his guitar sound cool to people who have no idea what a 401k is.



How can you say he is non passionate?
He would harly spend all his time perfecting all the various techniques,going to different music schools because its a way to pass time.
He should get extra points for acting like a robot while playing.Its the way he wants to express himself.Jimi was a wildman while playing.When i play i bounce up and down like a dork.When Buckethead plays he acts like a robot.So becuase of the way someone moves does that mean they have no passion?
I saw a CKY concert once.One of the guitarist was bouncing all around the stage with his guitar.I then noticed he was playing.He was only doing solos but inbetween he would jump around like an idiot.Cause hes jumping does that make him pasionate?He did look cool?

[68Strat]

As a guitarist - Buckethead.
As a musician - Hendrix, hands down.

[Peeb]

james marshall hendrix

[ozzyman]

Jimmi did more for music...buckethead is more technical...but how technical would jimi be if he was still alive today?

[Semi-Hollowbody]

Did anyone seriously vote for buckethead???
Thats like voting Ashlee Simpson over Chrissie Hynde

[spoonbadger]

hmmmm,bucket head.....or.......JIMI f***ing HENDRIX!!

i wonder who ill vote for ;)

[Montana Slim]

All these guitarist 1 vs guitarist 2 threads have the same problem. What's being compared is generally ambiguous. I think you have to specify if your comparing technical ability or creative song/riff writing ability.

[_ben]

ummmm, why bring this back? pretty sure its been settled conclusively

[Hypnotronic]

I don't know why I read this entire thread, but I'm amazed at how closed minded some people are. I love both Jimi's and Buckethead's music, yet each has its own place and time, and mood. I think the fact that Buckethead has his gimmick and has stuck with it for about 15 years shows how unique he is. And as far as playing skill, Buckethead can do anything that Hendrix did. Jimi was a better song writer, Buckethead is a better player, but there's still no comparison. I voted for Buckethead, because I knew how much of a biased landslide the poll would be, so I had to try and even it out.

[jhammons01]

The problem lies with too many "guitar players" asking who is BucketHead"

Who on this forum would ask "who is Hendrix?"........nobody.

[RHJohnson]

This is a really silly thread.

[68Strat]

I'll go with what John McLaughlin has to say:
"Jimi was a beautiful guitar player, but he wasn't very schooled; he had a limited knowledge as far as musical harmony is concerned. But he had such an imagination that he made up for it. And that's what makes things happen, because if you get a guy with all knowledge and no imagination, he doesn't play anything. Knowledge helps, but I'm not saying knowledge is it."

However, when it comes to the actual music, I don't like Buckethead at all....

[Nameless]

I hate this thread so much. More than almost any thread on JS. Look, I don't think ANY guitarist will ever accept that someone is better than Hendrix. Buckethead is extremely passionate, extremely innovative, and extremely talented in his playing. I can guaruntee you there aren't many people out there who can use a killswitch as effectively as him. But Buckethead isn't very famous, and I don't think he really intends to become very famous. So when people first see Buckethead they think "what the **** is this guy?" No one can really look past the bucket. I actually did and listened to his music, and it is great music. Of course to you guys it means nothing coming from me when I say something is good. But whatever.

[Socom]

^^ Sadly, agreed...I've had literally almost twenty of my friends say they hated buckethead because he does nothing but shred, has no emotion blah blah blah....I took all of them to my house at one point or another, play Nottingham Lace and then Soothsayer. Now have twenty more Bucket fanatics in my school.

Personally, I don't think there is any "Jimi F****** Hendrix", he's just another god like guitarist. I don't think he really did anything to change music, don't think half his playing is too good, and I don't think he's better then say Clapton or SRV. Don't get me wrong, I think Jimi is unbelievable. But greatest guitarist of all time? Far off.

[Nameless]

^^ Sadly, agreed...I've had literally almost twenty of my friends say they hated buckethead because he does nothing but shred, has no emotion blah blah blah....I took all of them to my house at one point or another, play Nottingham Lace and then Soothsayer. Now have twenty more Bucket fanatics in my school.

Personally, I don't think there is any "Jimi F****** Hendrix", he's just another god like guitarist. I don't think he really did anything to change music, don't think half his playing is too good, and I don't think he's better then say Clapton or SRV. Don't get me wrong, I think Jimi is unbelievable. But greatest guitarist of all time? Far off.
Hes a good guitarist, and a pretty gifted guy. But I don't think hes the best guitarist. In fact I don't think there is a best guitarist. There never has been a true "virtuoso" of the guitar. There has never been someone who has mastered every style.

[Plain G]

So far there's 21 people who must not have heard Jimi :rolleye:

[Nameless]

So far there's 21 people who must not have heard Jimi :rolleye:

So far theres 131 people who must not have heard Buckethead
:rolleye:

[Plain G]

So far theres 131 people who must not have heard Buckethead
:rolleye:


Touche :p

[Ogier]

Neither;

One is a ****** and the other committed suicide.

[Nameless]

Neither;

One is a ****** and the other committed suicide.

wow, you seem to be a bit of a **** today.

[Socom]

Haven't you learned by now? Buckethead is Ogiers arch enemy.

[RHJohnson]

Neither;

One is a ****** and the other committed suicide.

That was a dumb post....

[Nameless]

Haven't you learned by now? Buckethead is Ogiers arch enemy.

Apparently hes also Hunter S. Thompsons, and he thinks Jimi was suicidal.

[Ogier]

I know that hendrix was suicidal.

He took drugs that he knew could kill him in quantities that could kill him and guess what, it killed him.

This is the same thing as pointing a loaded pistol at your head and pulling the trigger. Hendrix commited suicide plain and simple.

[Socom]

The autopsy showed Jimi's system contained nine sleeping tablets of Vesparax, small traces of another barbiturate Seconal, and twenty milligrams of amphetamine. Contrary to some popular stories that have evolved since Jimi's death, no needle marks or other signs of hard drugs were found. In fact, a leading forensic scientist said at the time that the dose of sleeping pills was too low to be fatal in itself. The official cause of death rendered was "inhalation of vomit due to barbiturate intoxication".

Again, conspiracy theories abound. Both Noel Redding and Monika Dannemann believe in the "slight possibility" that Hendrix was murdered and both state some interesting arguments and facts to back up these theories in their respective books. Suicide did not seem to be an option for Jimi due to his spirituality. In fact, Hendrix and Dannemann discussed suicide the morning of his death and Jimi relayed his beliefs that suicide causes the soul to never rest.

IMO I doubt he commit suicide.

[Nameless]

I know that hendrix was suicidal.

He took drugs that he knew could kill him in quantities that could kill him and guess what, it killed him.

This is the same thing as pointing a loaded pistol at your head and pulling the trigger. Hendrix commited suicide plain and simple.

It wasn't the drugs alone that killed him, its that he took them with alcohol. He didn't know they could kill him, and in reality they didn't, he threw up while he was asleep and choked on it.
You phail at life.

[slashfan91]

jimi hendrix is known for being one of the most revolutionary guitarists of all time.




....buckethead is known for wearing a kfc bucket on his head...man this is a hard choice

[Nameless]

jimi hendrix is known for being one of the most revolutionary guitarists of all time.




....buckethead is known for wearing a kfc bucket on his head...man this is a hard choice

This is why I hate this thread. too one sided. Not that I take Slashfan serious anyway, leanred to disreguard his ****.

[Acoustic]

jimi hendrix is known for being one of the most revolutionary guitarists of all time.




....buckethead is known for wearing a kfc bucket on his head...man this is a hard choice

I'm with ya slash. I don't find Buckethead as anything more then a random guitarist. There's a million out there, he's just the one who was *** enough to throw a mask and a kfc bucket on his head. He's really popular and famous, in the Flava Flav sort of way :)

Just my view, ofcourse.

[Acoustic]

This is why I hate this thread. too one sided. Not that I take Slashfan serious anyway, leanred to disreguard his ****.

Cmon now, everyone has an opinon.....

[spoonbadger]

One is a ****** and the other committed suicide.

honestly,thats idiotic- i dont like buckethead or the whole shredding genre but he was an excellent player with lotsa skill at what he played.

hendrix didnt commit suicide.if he wanted to commit suicide do you really think he would have overdosed by 2 or 3 pills to kill himself(he took about enough to get him to sleep for the next 18 hours so he would be ready for his next flight,and it reacted with the wine he had drunk earlier) when he could have completely overdosed on the numerous more powerful drugs he kept around him.and if he was suicidal,why would he have begun writing new songs for a new album a few days previously,as well as started looking for new band members.hendrix didnt commit suicide,he wasnt suicidal,and even if he did he is still a kickass guitarist.unh!:rolleye:

[Acoustic]

I don't know if many of us really know if he intended to commit suicide or not, none of us were there... and I dont think Ogier said buckethead had no skill, unless thats what ****** means. I thought it ment something different.

[slashfan91]

This is why I hate this thread. too one sided. Not that I take Slashfan serious anyway, leanred to disreguard his ****.

where is this coming from? and i think you knew exactly how the thread was going to turn out when you made it...

[Nameless]

where is this coming from? and i think you knew exactly how the thread was going to turn out when you made it...

I didn't make this thread. I hate this thread. And you know where its coming from, and that debate doesn't belong on JS, or I'll prolly get banned

[Livetorock]

Hendrix. Buckethead has nothing on him.

[Fatal Tragedy]

I voted for Buckethead. Mainly because I knew everyone else would vote for Hendrix.

[68Strat]

jimi hendrix is known for being one of the most revolutionary guitarists of all time.

....Buckethead is known for wearing a kfc bucket on his head...man this is a hard choice
'Revolutionary' doesn't equate to being 'Best'.
IMO, Edward Van Halen is 'revolutionary' but I'd pick someone like Steve Vai as a better technical player though.

[T-H-O-M]

Just because I know ive heard lots of Buckethead pieces, but cant think of how any of them go, he loses.

Plus I don't remember being particularly impressed with his technical ability. Of course, I think hendrix blows technically, but its the charisma that saves him.

[Raycing]

who is buckethead?
Who is Jimi ?

[Raycing]

C'mon now. This is just ridiciulous.

Hendrix.
This might be ridiculous but he's gotten 12 pages of comments so far, and some of our more serious discussions dont even come close to that, go figure!

[DaMacca]

This thread is a joke.

[Acoustic]

This might be ridiculous but he's gotten 12 pages of comments so far, and some of our more serious discussions dont even come close to that, go figure!

Well the poll votes show pretty surely that this is a very one sided run for jimi. Buckethead didnt stand much of a chance.

[ozzyman]

Just because I know ive heard lots of Buckethead pieces, but cant think of how any of them go, he loses.

Plus I don't remember being particularly impressed with his technical ability. Of course, I think hendrix blows technically, but its the charisma that saves him.

That is true ..i like buckethead but i cant remember any of his songs..jimmi on the other hand his songs really get stuck in your head..really the guitar riffs get stuck in your head..

[Jarvig]

Musicaly.....Hendrix
Technical.....Buckethead
Innovertor......Hendrix
Influence.......Hendrix
Likes.......both

[rotteneggz]

Long Live Hendrix! I Hate Buckethead

[CatfishStudios]

LOL bucketthead kinda got owned up on the votes eh?