<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Buckethead ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/buckethead Tue, 11 Nov 2025 10:50:40 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “When I first came into the band, it was split into factions. Now everything feels solidified”: Guns N’ Roses’ longest-serving guitarist Richard Fortus on his bond with Slash and why he’s as surprised as anyone he’s still in the band ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/richard-fortus-guns-n-roses TDRoY9UQFsX2vQdDVwWenK Tue, 11 Nov 2025 10:50:40 +0000 Thu, 13 Nov 2025 12:47:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ “In the time I was involved in attempting to play his parts, never really could I have captured the essence of him”: Buckethead reflects on his time in Guns N’ Roses as Slash pays tribute to the elusive virtuoso ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitars/buckethead-reflects-on-guns-n-roses-after-slash-compliment Z94ySkwxXtoA46HMpVQ3Ng Fri, 03 Oct 2025 14:53:10 +0000 Wed, 15 Oct 2025 16:14:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Ozzy had a problem with my short hair. Sharon had a problem with my green guitar – she said it looked like a booger”: The unlucky 13 guitarists who auditioned for Ozzy Osbourne – but didn’t make the grade ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/13-guitarists-who-nearly-joined-ozzy-osbourne UpdnvYrbUCnChKtUfaR95G Mon, 22 Sep 2025 10:02:59 +0000 Fri, 03 Oct 2025 15:58:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “They kept talking about this bizarre guitar player who practiced nonstop in his room and was very eccentric. I thought, ‘I want to work with him’”: Bill Laswell survived Buckethead, John Lydon, Ginger Baker and Eddie Hazel – and made it sound easy ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/bill-laswell-on-his-career-with-buckethead-john-lydon-ginger-baker-eddie-hazel 69bXvZ2h3GJi7KAJSpM5k8 Tue, 16 Sep 2025 09:53:55 +0000 Wed, 24 Sep 2025 14:44:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I met with him and asked him to work with me, but only if he got rid of the bucket”: Buckethead once auditioned for Ozzy Osbourne – now he’s covering Ozzy and Black Sabbath classics in tribute to the gig that didn’t quite work out ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/buckethead-once-auditioned-for-ozzy-osbourne-now-covering-classics UxrBaqVwsHZh8sdCbcmTKB Tue, 02 Sep 2025 13:59:16 +0000 Wed, 10 Sep 2025 13:36:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I don’t know how he got my address. He sent me a videotape of him jamming his head off. I was like, ‘Who is this guy?’” Buckethead gives rare ‘interview’ to Bootsy Collins – but speaks through his Les Paul ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/buckethead-and-bootsy-collins-reverb-interview 8LKC2Su3H5fkh8rDZEybU8 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 11:44:02 +0000 Tue, 01 Jul 2025 13:50:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Daron’s the guitarist, I’m the vocalist, and yet he was using my Strat… Then somebody stole it after breaking our car window”: Serj Tankian reflects on his guitar journey with System of a Down, Tony Iommi, Buckethead and beyond ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/serj-tankian-foundations A34WAf44hppNNdhEBsxvpG Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:47:12 +0000 Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:48:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He’d call me at four in the morning and leave a 15-minute guitar solo on my voicemail”: Serj Tankian on his collaborations with the enigmatic Buckethead – and the time they played a high school battle of the bands together ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/serj-tankian-buckethead-collaborations KtBF2wKkYG7kAATobQEGfY Mon, 10 Jun 2024 12:26:13 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:20:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Buckethead is selling his iconic, one-of-a-kind Jackson KFC KV2 Custom V model ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/buckethead-jackson-kfc-v-sale d2YDs5CSbgCG6LynzEkVwF Fri, 21 Apr 2023 13:59:03 +0000 Fri, 13 Sep 2024 15:42:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ 5 ways to shred like Buckethead ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/buckethead-shred-lesson XRfLgyFyMpACdKUAHwG4aU Wed, 25 May 2022 11:39:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Richard Fortus dishes on the many guitarists who have passed through Guns N’ Roses’ ranks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/richard-fortus-dishes-on-the-many-guitarists-who-have-passed-through-guns-n-roses-ranks Ut8nWd4CCnVqRxuwXiQgMZ Wed, 23 Sep 2020 16:11:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Learn the Guitar Habits of Buckethead ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/learn-the-guitar-habits-of-buckethead xE5RPuUo2RQNaLTLccn9ng Fri, 01 Mar 2019 21:44:01 +0000 Thu, 06 Feb 2020 15:14:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Buckethead Diagnosed with Chronic Heart Problem, Says "I Could Be Gone Tomorrow" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/buckethead-diagnosed-chronic-heart-problem-says-i-could-be-gone-tomorrow AJodTkvwjiwSqDShjhUPvj Thu, 12 Oct 2017 14:48:08 +0000 Mon, 30 Jul 2018 16:06:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Buckethead Posts Guitar Tribute to Michael Jackson ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/buckethead-posts-guitar-tribute-michael-jackson j8AxTduxQwDeB2fVi8wALd Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:15:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Buckethead and Bootsy Collins Team Up for New CD ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/buckethead-and-bootsy-collins-team-new-cd YtiuzrPexViymz3dWrvJia Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:00:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Satch, Vai & Buckethead Come to Guitar Hero III ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/satch-vai-buckethead-come-guitar-hero-iii 6i7TpiuHa9ZYCJRBdTwmY Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:41:57 +0000