Buckethead

Buckethead is an American guitarist and composer. With his signature white plastic mask and Kentucky Fried Chicken bucket, Carroll created a persona in order to emphasize his music over his personal identity. He is a prolific composer, having released 35 solo albums and performed on 33 more. His music spans a wide variety of genres including thrash metal, funk, electronica and avant-garde.

Although a capable multi-instrumentalist (playing bass guitar, banjo, and piano), Buckethead is best known for his electric guitar playing, characterized by diverse playing styles spanning thrash guitar, fingerpicking, and slap guitar. Guitar One voted him number 8 on a list of the “Top 10 Greatest Guitar Shredders of All Time”.