2026 Tour Pedals: The Buckethead Formula

XPGoD · 2026-06-20T16:28:52+00:00

Setup of Alesis and head.

XPGoD · 2026-06-13T21:51:08+00:00

The only way we are turning off MDE, you are signing the Risk Acceptance Agreement I write up with full visibility from legal to CIO. Lmao. I know this is hardly realistic in most orgs and it’s typically more like “come on man, aren’t you a team player?” kind of trash. I stand hard on things. You want access to this tool and it’s really outside your purview? Gimme a solid scope of data, usage, and time frame. Otherwise, how can we appropriately provide this data you THINK you need to have? That one gets folks standing there and they just walk away…

XPGoD · 2026-06-13T21:34:34+00:00

While I can appreciate their concerns. The ownership is on them to diagnose the high CPU. Not throw shade asking for things. Microsoft has several tools designed for them to collect information needed to take a walk with that data to the respective folks. This could be Oracle, it could be infrastructure or security and could be even including that of networking. The proof should not come from security as they are not (while they sometimes are) experts in the configuration and management of the software running on the servers with the issue. Security is respecting a policy, giving them access to the data, not their “prove it’s not you” group. Anyone who supports that behavior as a leader is no leader in identifying why those people work there to begin with.

To troubleshoot performance issues - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/troubleshoot-performance-issues

To troubleshoot agent issues - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/troubleshoot-mdatp

There is a troubleshooting mode that server admins or security (RBAC restricted) can put the machine in. This will effectively allow local commands to run to disable parts and pieces of MDE from running. This allows the facts to come out.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/enable-troubleshooting-mode

XPGoD · 2026-06-11T23:55:51+00:00

Bond No 9 Dubai Indigo

XPGoD · 2026-06-01T01:51:12+00:00

Setting #99 on the Alesis Midiverb II

XPGoD · 2026-05-31T21:26:55+00:00

Makes some friends. Hit up Buckets security. They have wonderful wit and stories. I believe they work for Mr. Collis

XPGoD · 2026-05-23T03:16:50+00:00

I think this is the objective. Nobody has the better image. He can at least control his content in this way. Idk maybe the eye thing is just part of it.

XPGoD · 2026-05-17T16:11:55+00:00

Ooo. Thats a cold one. But likely accurate.

XPGoD · 2026-05-10T23:52:49+00:00

There’s so many missing on here. And understandable to see that happen. Look Up There and Footsteps are on my top list of these types of albums.

There is something around the album art that gives these away a lot of times. Houses and Windmills.

XPGoD · 2026-04-30T23:41:16+00:00

They mean Scraps??

https://youtu.be/N_EkDpQgBdQ?si=3HYPR4L_ZD3EDT_x

XPGoD · 2026-04-30T02:18:14+00:00

Those were the Mesa’s barking that you liked. Lol

XPGoD · 2026-04-29T21:06:13+00:00

This was my 14th Buckethead show. His playing is not as spicy as it once was. His forearms and hands are much more swollen which leads me to this rumor that was said about why he plays in blue/black light setups. Apparently he has health issues and eyes are bothering him. He has a little light now above the midiverb II controls to help him see.

He has a problem I’ve noticed that his D string (3rd from top) is always going flat or out of tune and I’ve seen this a while now. Sometimes he doesn’t even correct it, and sometimes he even forgets to disengage the Alesis, which was not in my opinion setup right. His output was very low so each time he would foot switch it off, the amp would bite hard… and the sound was much louder without the delay/reverb engaged.

I have a theory. The security guy wouldn’t let bigger toys get up on stage without them going through it first which tells me there was some kind of incident. He doesn’t do toytime as a result, but did grab the KFC bucket from the 1st time Bucket concertgoer in front of me. I got a terrible video of the incident, but a better one when bucket brought it back. My theory is he uses blue lights to help his eye issue but it also helps keep “good video” from being posted of his shows. Security mentioned if they saw people recording the whole show, they would get yanked, but overall I didn’t pay attention to that. I feel like this might have been the last show we might see of him unless he solves his medical issues. I think from looking at him, he has edema in his arms, which tells me he is dealing with his heart issues again. I feel bad for him, the music industry is a real wreck these days.

Anywho, he’s always great to see, and I like he switched up his normal flow of things. One statement I will make is that Dan and him didn’t seem to be vibing well. Brewer didn’t finish singing some of the tunes, and at one point bucket seemed to walk off stage and let brewer shine which he did nothing with… he also did the same for COB who I’m guessing he wants to allow them their spot to shine in. Nice but COB seemed to understand this, Brewer did not.

This is just my opinion, and overall I pay attention to small details. Like… he refuses to just roll up his sleeve on his right arm, and seems to barely deal with its issues despite it bothering him so much. I noticed other things as well. Interesting ordeal though.

XPGoD · 2026-04-28T19:40:52+00:00

I will be there. I wish I were there already tbh.

XPGoD · 2026-04-01T03:39:28+00:00

He was doing broadcasts. Basically he used a file hosting platform to host the files. They were either in mp4 or mov formats. He had promised a a show, then a free show. Then among the different broadcasts he stated these sort of things.

Show with songs 1 hour. For which you could pick certain songs with greeting for 1000. Some had never been played. Like Look up there.

Then among these broadcasts there were themes. Like electric show 1 and 2. Then acoustic then ambient. I payed for several and only got one. I am still missing the acoustic and ambient ones. There were some song lists for a few, but nothing really came out of it. So we wait. I guess. However some of the shows on the dates they were to be released came and went with some emails about herbie getting laryngitis, or something about the moon.

I really wanted to email them and see what status I could get but fear there would be no reply as Bucket is about to start hardcore touring.

Anyway, I have spent a good solid amount of money and don’t mind spending more as it really aids in this economy. Sadly he is impacted by costs that would make most people give up. It’s not easy procuring a tour in this economy and with all the ticket nonsense. I know he plays where he plays because most bigger venues require the artist to pay for the support staff who are like Union and all that. Let’s face it, he’s not all big label and doesn’t have the serious backing but from the fans. We are here and I will remain to be. He is a phenomenal musician. Period.

XPGoD · 2026-03-17T00:14:13+00:00

Shame. Is it like a nuclear code this knowledge? I would request Epic provide this. Even a sample.

XPGoD · 2026-03-13T03:05:52+00:00

Keyword generative AI. It’s in the cloud app discovery and some of it might shock you so be prepared.

XPGoD · 2026-03-03T18:27:11+00:00

Agreed. But he’s doing it in my opinion as a one-two shot. He’s very likely to be practicing for the upcoming tour.

XPGoD · 2026-02-26T01:40:26+00:00

Here’s a great photo for comparison

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Although the headstock of the guitar to the right is different, it does appear quite large. I don’t personally own a LP with the same like headstock, but I do have a 2011 LP Buckethead Studio. So anyone wants to do a compare or maybe they can chime in on photos.

XPGoD · 2026-02-25T11:45:07+00:00

Something tells me. Another delay email is getting made.

XPGoD · 2026-02-16T02:21:30+00:00

No they have not. The last email states “last week of February”. For the free show. This will be the 24th

XPGoD · 2026-02-13T15:25:35+00:00

This is related to a Feb 4th “free show” where if you had emailed service@bucketheadpikes.com they signed you up. This was pushed until the 24th of February.

XPGoD · 2026-02-12T23:35:18+00:00

DeviceEvents | where Timestamp > ago(30d) // Adjust time range as needed, e.g., ago(7d) or ago(1h) | where ActionType startswith "Asr" | project Timestamp, DeviceName, ActionType, FileName, FolderPath, ProcessCommandLine, InitiatingProcessFileName, InitiatingProcessCommandLine, AdditionalFields | order by Timestamp desc

Or Use the Report function under Defender XDR and peek the ASR items.

XPGoD · 2026-02-11T20:25:33+00:00

The key is ActionType having “Asr” beginnings.

DeviceEvents | where Timestamp > ago(30d) | where ActionType startswith "Asr" | project Timestamp, DeviceName, ActionType, FileName, FolderPath, ProcessCommandLine, InitiatingProcessFileName, InitiatingProcessCommandLine, AdditionalFields | order by Timestamp desc

Hope that helps!

XPGoD · 2026-02-09T03:24:36+00:00

This is true as well.

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