An extremely talented avant-garde musician and composer known best for his swift, fluid guitar shredding and tapping. Being multi-instrumental, he can play bass, drums and piano among other instruments. He also has an amazing ability to perform well live, and maintains a certain stage presence despite not showing his face. He's very awkward and mysterious, not much is known about him. Yeah, he wears a bucket on his head, but who cares? People who like other guitarists often criticize him by saying he plays too fast and doesn't have any emotion. But anyone who's listened to ten of his songs knows he plays almost every style of music from metal to funk and easy listening. There is no best guitarist, but this guy is damn good.
by Soothsayer36 March 08, 2009
by Bwak Bwak I am Chicken MAN August 16, 2009
One of the most godly guitarist of all time. He wears a porsoline mask and a KFC bucket on his head. He may look very strange but his Guitar skills are incredible. He is known for his use of the Killswitch.
Buckethead
by HybridTheory01 May 03, 2009
One of the best Guitar players and composers of out time. A complete inigma/god. They say his name is Brian Carol. Buy we all know wiki/UD can be full O shit. Very strange to most. Loved by others incliding myself.
Buckethead's, Elephant Mans Alarm Clock, has a great tune on it called Lurker At the Threshold. It's 9min 14sec long. Worth the listen all the way threw.
by I<3thebucketguy November 02, 2009
The other definitions are retarded. Buckethead's true name isn't what MTV says it is. MTV is to music as KFC is to chicken. Buckethead is a very talented man, and his origins remain unkown. You may enjoy his music or not, it is very unique. He has been known to play with bands such as Deli Creeps and Praxis. He has played with Guns 'N Roses to make some money, and continues to do with his own projects, which is very respectible.
Correction: Unlike the other definition which says Buckethead does not play bass, he actually does. He has a custom double neck guitar/bass as you can see in the picture that has been uploaded.
Correction: Unlike the other definition which says Buckethead does not play bass, he actually does. He has a custom double neck guitar/bass as you can see in the picture that has been uploaded.
John Petrucci wishes he was Buckethead
by riine March 13, 2005
by Rondizzle January 10, 2006