Buckethead or Paul Gilbert?

[Bodomchild]

Who is the better guitar player?

[Guitarking411]

I would have to go with Buckethead he is a fantastic player I have seen him play live with GNR and he played perfect live very innovative player.

[sambob]

I couldn't say, they have VERY different styles.

[metal_carnage]

some1 putting a popcorn bucket over his head aint got no style... :s

[hairbndrckr]

I thought it was a KFC bucket.

[Leedogg]

It is a KFC bucket. As an ol' time avid GNR fan, I instantly took a disliking to buckethead. But then I saw some videos and heard some songs. I don't wanna turn this into a Slash vs. Buckethead thread (Lord knows we've had enough of these). Bottom line: apples and oranges. Buckethead is really good.

[Jolly McJollyson]

NO! Slash is BETTER!!! haha, j/k I like 'em both, but they're not the same, no two guitarists have the exact same playing style, so why bother to compare them? I guess we could compare which has mastered his own style more...

[hairbndrckr]

Well personally I like Gilbert's writing a bit more. So musically it would be Gilbert. Of course for a while I thought Gilbert was secretly posing as Buckethead, but I guess I was wrong on that count.

[aiwass]

Buckethead is one of Gilbert's former students. Just in case you didn't know...

I like both. :D

As for Slash vs. Buckethead, all I'm gonna say is that Buckethead is way better at playing Slash's solos than Slash is...