Buckethead or bumble foot

[the best of me]

who do you think is the better player...personally i prefer buckethead ..it seems that ron ( even though he rocks ) cant pull of that machine like sounds that  buckethead does  like in better at around 3.33  ...ron just does  that whiddly diddly guitar playing cheesly...ron kicks ass   but buckethead just kicks harder

[Geck]

Although this topic has been beaten into the ground, it's still hard for me to choose.

I think I preferred Bucket's playing style, and I think he kind of added a certain mystery to the band. Oh yeah, and those nightrain solos   .

On the other hand, I think Ron is also an awesome player and fits great with the band. I love how he's so into interacting with his fans.

So I dunno. I'm torn.

[Mr.Twister]

bucket

[Robbie]

Bucket carried the band back in 02
Made up for the fact that Axl's vocals were lacking big time

[war_of_the_roses]

both are great...but i like bucket more. His playing style, the different moods and sounds he can create...its just incredible. Even his costum...i think it adds to his stage persona (i know a ton will disagree, but it is just an opinion).

[xgrego]

bucket is great, listened to him way before he was in guns... but his stuff gets old.  just like vai and satch.  i need a singer in a band.  too many instrumentals kill me, even being a vast player myself.  bumble's stuff is quite good if you have not any of his cd's or downloaded them even.  if you only know him from his live act with guns your missing out, and misjudging him.

[PurpleHaze]

bucket is great, listened to him way before he was in guns... but his stuff gets old.  just like vai and satch.  i need a singer in a band.  too many instrumentals kill me, even being a vast player myself.  bumble's stuff is quite good if you have not any of his cd's or downloaded them even.  if you only know him from his live act with guns your missing out, and misjudging him.

Instrumentals are music in it's purest form though, they really show if you have what it takes because if the melody isn't there, it gets real boring real fast which is why guys like Vai, Satch and Bucket are so talented because they keep you engaged with their awesome melodies and stop it being a youtube shredder snoozfest imo.

If you want great lyrics, read a poem :p

[xgrego]

wasnt talking bout wonderous lyrics.  just vocals in general.  also never said i disliked instrumentals.  i own all their albums, but its nothing i find myself going to throw in my cars cd changer all the time.  its great and nothing like it up to a point, then i want more from it.

[The Spaghetti Incident?]

Buckethead all the way.. Bumblefoot is definitely a good replacement, but Buckethead had a better playing style, IMO. I liked his charisma on stage, his dancing and whthatnot, also, he gave November Rain at RIR III a big boost when he hit the stage for the last solo... very powerful performance.

[Dark Angel]

Ron(ald) "Bumblefoot" Thal

Guess some isnt surprised

have only been listening to him since 95/96! he will always be the best in my eyes. EVEN better than Slash!!!!

THE BEST!

[Slipdisc]

Buckethead, great as he is, is slightly more of a pattern player than Ron. Bucket’s amazing solo’s are more structured around preset (reoccurring) concepts around which he improvises amazingly well, where Ron has more of an ability to just shoot from the hip and produce equally amazing yet more unorthodox playing (people who have seen both players live, playing their own stuff, know what I mean). Ron therefore has a bigger spectrum of exotic chops (and is technically more rounded). With the extra ability to execute them ridiculously clean (cleaner than Buck) due to extensive fretless playing. Ron, to me, is more naturally gifted. Not only does he have “absolute pitch” and a musical photographic memory (two things Buckethead definitely hasn’t got), he also proves that he is a bigger composer in his more multifaceted solo work. In the end it often boils down to this for me:

Whenever I want to hear a song in support of a virtuoso I listen to Buckethead, when I want to hear a virtuoso in support of a song I listen to Bumblefoot.

Needless to say that both players have produced material that’s an exception to that ‘rule’. Luckily, both their bodies of work set such a huge stylistic contrast to each other (virtuoso-punk vs. satriani on acid), so that both fulfill different needs. And let's not forget Buckethead's amazing way of only letting his music do the talking, by keeping the person who's making it a closely guarded secret. So who's better? Sometimes Buckethead can give me things Ron can’t and other times it’s the exact opposite. Which is the nice thing about art anyway: it's a matter of interpretation and subjective internal experiences and there's no definitive "better" in the context of all that. Fact is that these two are rightfully heralded as two of the most original and accomplished virtuosos of our time. GNR couldn't go wrong with either one of them.

-PEACE-

Ps. My other thoughts on Ron …

Pps. Sorry for the edits, but I just had to add some stuff...

[Dark Angel]

^^^ will you marry me?

[The Spaghetti Incident?]

Buckethead, great as he is, is slightly more of a pattern player than Ron. Bucket’s amazing solo’s are more structured around preset (reoccurring) concepts around which he improvises amazingly well, where Ron has more of an ability to just shoot from the hip and produce equally amazing yet more unorthodox playing (people who have seen both players live, playing their own stuff, know what I mean). Ron therefore has a bigger spectrum of exotic chops. With the extra ability to execute them ridiculously clean (cleaner than Buck) due to extensive fretless playing. Ron, to me, is more naturally gifted. Not only does he have “absolute pitch” and a musical photographic memory (two things Buckethead definitely hasn’t got), he also proves that he is a bigger composer in his more multifaceted solo work. In the end it often boils down to this for me:

Whenever I want to hear a song in support of a virtuoso I listen to Buckethead, when I want to hear a virtuoso in support of a song I listen to Bumblefoot.

Needless to say that both players have produced material that’s an exception to that ‘rule’. Luckily, both their bodies of work set such a huge stylistic contrast to each other (virtuoso-punk vs. satriani on acid), so that both fulfill different needs. So who's better? Sometimes Buckethead can give me things Ron can’t and other times it’s the exact opposite. Which is the nice thing about art anyway: it's a matter of interpretation and subjective internal experiences and there's no definitive "better" in the context of all that. Fact is that these two are rightfully heralded as two of the most original and accomplished virtuosos of our time. GNR couldn't go wrong with either one of them.

-PEACE-

Ps. My other thoughts on Ron …

You know about this subject than me, obviously, but from listening to bootlegs and stuff it always comes across that Buckethead's solo's were more crisp, and you know, spot on...

And I dunno.. I used to hate Bucket and love Ron, but now I love them both, just I've been playing favourites with Bucket for awhile... I hope he tours Australia.. he's such a fucking mad player...

[eugen]

ron is cool in person...but bucket is the better player...