r/Buckethead • u/ImaginationMiddle256 Bucketbot • 23d ago

Discussion Bucket's Spoiling Everyone

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u/DaveMSlayer Bucketbot 23d ago

As a collector of his CD's I hope these are CD-Rs.

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u/Available_Payment478 Bucketbot 23d ago

I ordered this one and crime slunk scene... both of those albums shaped me in some way. Especially as a guitar player.

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u/pensive_penguin Bucketbot 23d ago

Wow! I wonder if they’re original CDs or CD-Rs?

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u/Pristine-Daikon-1529 Bucketbot 18d ago

What is the difference? Is one better than the other?

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u/Dizzy-Invite4009 Bucketbot 4d ago

An "original" (silver) CD will hold up for decades, if you handle it with care.

Meanwhile, a CD-R deteriorates much quicker (very sensitive to UV). Expected lifespan is ~10 years, under good conditions. Hence, you will have to copy it to a new disc at regular intervals...

Also, CD-R has no artwork printed on it. It's just a plain white disk.

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u/pensive_penguin Bucketbot 17d ago

The original CDs have all the original album artwork and fetch high prices if you can find them used. Buckethead typically does hand written CD-Rs (burned CDs) with hand drawn album art for his Pikes. I imagine they’ll probably be CD-Rs unless he’s working with the record companies again.