pro tip: you literally cant
>inb4 Hendrix
Post a better guitarist
David Thompson
Other urls found in this thread:
Jason Kelly
niceme.me
Adrian Scott
Van Halen
Mason Brown
Either Steve Vai or John Frusciante
Isaiah Green
why does he have a bucket on his head?
Jackson Fisher
tosin abasi, and thats just the first person i can think of without seriously pondering
Julian Roberts
Undisputed GOAT
Jeremiah Foster
...
Liam Bell
Jimi Hendrix.
Jayden Sanders
he can't take it off
Isaiah Davis
>ITT: Good at guitar == Guitar wankery
This man has created better riffs than every guitarist in this thread combined
Wyatt Scott
Nothing needs to be said.
James Gutierrez
...
Kevin Cook
I'd like to dive into Buckethead but I have no idea where to start.
Ayden Green
I wouldn't bother. 40 minutes of guitar wankery.
Xavier Hughes
...
Kayden Bailey
Best =/= greatest
In terms of pure skill and technique, Buckethead runs circles around the old greats like Hendrix, Page, Howe, hell even Malmsteen would probably have a hard time keeping up. But his playing isn't creative or thoughtful, it's just really fast and precise.
A good modern-day contrast in my opinion is Omar Rodriguez-Lopez; certainly not as "good" as Buckethead (though he still has chops), but his original sense of rhythm with jazz and traditional Spanish guitar influences helps him carve his own recognisable, unique sound. Rather than just "oh shit that nigga fast"
Elijah Green
He can, but I would be really painful
Lincoln Russell
confirmed for not listening to buckethead for more than five minutes
James Scott
For him.
Isaiah Allen
he's a big guy
Caleb Hall
Tbh its soulless guitar wnkery. You can't physically make 200+ albums that aren't just about churning out formulaic drivel
Lincoln Myers
for you maybe
Henry Hall
Honestly I haven't listened to much more than some of his earlier songs like Soothsayer and a bunch of his live jams (like his one with Les Claypool, he fucking kicks ass in that one). I don't dislike the guy or his music, I just feel he could do more to push him into "great" territory like, say, Hendrix.
Though if he has improved recently please post a song/album, I'd love to be proven wrong. It's just more music for me to listen to!
Gavin Moore
Why would you include Malmsteen in that list if you're trying to make a point that Buckethead plays fast but isn't creative "like the greats". Swap Buckethead and Malmsteen's places in that sentence and you would've sounded like you actually knew what you were talking about.
Jordan Lee
Tosin Abasi is a good answer. Incredibly technically proficient, incredibly innovative.
Jace Ramirez
This. From what I've heard, Malmsteen's neo-classical wank tracks are just vehicles for technical exhibitionism. Using him as an example of an "old great" alongside Hendrix and Page is stupid.
Benjamin Wood
for you
Landon Bell
Connor Gray
Jeez why don't you suck his dick while you're at it
Eli James
>People still listen to Buckethead
Sebastian Jones
Best of the 21st century inc
Xavier Thomas
He's great, but nah. A very passionate player, yeah, but not best of anything in terms of technical ability OR of creativity.
Grayson Ward
Correct.
Leo Baker
...
Christian Myers
He never surpassed his teacher.
Colton Rivera
Gotta love Paul.
Logan Green
two words:
Frank Zappa
Dominic Mitchell
Look for a flowchart on the mu wiki. It's there.
Nathaniel Perez
...
Cooper Nguyen
Bucket went to like a clinic of his. He's not his teacher.
Benjamin Powell
...
Oliver Sanchez
Steve Howe looks like Robert Fripp from the future.
Christian Mitchell
He studied under Gilbert when he was teaching at the GIT in the late '80s. Buckethead also took lessons from Joey Tafolla in the early '90s, who was another student of Paul's.
Jacob Gonzalez
/thread
Ryan Allen
None of these guitarists mentioned will ever produce a masterpiece that Soothsayer is, so nice try faggots
Noah Hall
steve howe looks like the crypt keeper before he died
Kevin King
Alex is one of my all time favorites. He can kinda shred and play solos that sound really emotional like Gilmour. He also finds the right sound for each song. Especially in the 80's when he was being phased out. He still found a way to draw atention to himself
Zachary Morris
Dave Mustaine /thread
Josiah Young
oh hello, me when I was 14
he is pretty good though. the fact that he re-learned everything after he fucked his hand up is impressive as well.
Austin Harris
...
Daniel Fisher
easy, steve vai
Brayden Gomez
ok I will
...oh wait, I can't
Nicholas Bell
this is the most correct answer
can't wait for Erotic Cakes 2
I'll listen to it while playing HL3
Ryder Evans
ween is my favorite band and this is untrue
Tyler Thompson
you mean Pebber?
Brandon Turner
There are plenty actually.
Django Reinhardt, Joe Pass, Wes Montgomery, Pat Metheny, Andrés Segovia, etc...
Unless you were talking about rock guitarists only in which case who fucking cares they're all bad anyway.