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Bill Laswell survived Buckethead, John Lydon, Ginger Baker and Eddie Hazel – and made it sound easy
By Andrew Daly published
The bass journeyman, soundscape creator and producer recalls having his P-Bass stolen the night before his first Brian Eno session, making PiL classic Rise, and hoping illness hasn’t ended his surprisingly fight-free career

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
By Janelle Borg published
As the Prince of Darkness himself once revealed, the enigmatic guitarist wasn't recruited because he refused to remove his “Martian's-hat thing”

Bootsy Collins and Buckethead reflect on their first meeting – but the guitarist speaks through his Les Paul
By Phil Weller published
Collins talks and Buckethead riffs in the strangest guitar interview of 2025

Serj Tankian reflects on his guitar journey with System of a Down, Tony Iommi, Buckethead and beyond
By Amit Sharma published
In a rare guitar interview, Serj Tankian breaks down his “fast folk” playing style and upcoming signature Gibson Les Paul, his love of shredders, and freaking out Maynard James Keenan (and being freaked out by Buckethead)

Serj Tankian on his collaborations with the enigmatic Buckethead – and the time they played a high school battle of the bands together
By Janelle Borg published
From taxidermy-inspired music videos to playing a high school battle of the bands as fully grown adults, the System of a Down frontman recalls his artistic camaraderie with Buckethead

Buckethead is selling his iconic, one-of-a-kind Jackson KFC KV2 Custom V model
By Matt Owen published
The virtuoso is parting ways with his custom-built Jackson V, which he acquired in 1999 and used heavily during his time with Guns N' Roses

5 ways to shred like Buckethead
By Charlie Griffiths published
Top-tier chops essential, KFC bucket optional...

Richard Fortus dishes on the many guitarists who have passed through Guns N’ Roses’ ranks
By Richard Bienstock published
"It was a difficult dynamic to make three guitars work,” he says of playing alongside Buckethead and Robin Finck
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