# Todd Huth's Primus Guitar Legacy > Todd Huth wrote early Primus guitar parts after a seventh-grade talent show dismissal. - Title: Todd Huth's Primus Guitar Legacy · Guitar World | Shortify - Summary: Todd Huth wrote early Primus guitar parts after a seventh-grade talent show dismissal. Todd Huth co-founded Primus and wrote guitar parts for early albums… - Keywords: todd huth, les claypool, primus, suck on this, frizzle fry, sailing the seas of cheese, sausage, fearless frog brigade, larry laconde, jimmy lane, guitar parts, music theory - Source: Guitar World — https://guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/todd-huth-primus-sausage-fearless-flying-frog-brigade - Published: 2026-10-11T15:00:00+00:00 - Read time: 1 min - Topics: todd huth, les claypool, primus, suck on this, frizzle fry, sailing the seas of cheese, sausage, fearless frog brigade, larry laconde, jimmy lane, guitar parts, music theory ## Todd Huth's early guitar work Todd Huth co-founded Primus and wrote guitar parts for early albums. > I got this idea of mashing symphonic theory with everything I'd learned before ## Les Claypool's talent show dismissal Les Claypool saw Todd Huth play guitar at a seventh-grade talent show and was unimpressed. > I believe he'd seen me play guitar in a seventh grade talent show and was so unimpressed that he decided to play bass ## Early Primus recordings Todd Huth wrote guitar parts for Suck on This, Frizzle Fry, and Sailing the Seas of Cheese. ## Musical chemistry with Claypool Todd Huth and Les Claypool shared a drive to expand beyond musical norms. > If I had to narrow down our chemistry, it would be that Les and I are always looking to expand out of the norm ## Early songwriting process Todd Huth would take ideas and work with Les Claypool's bass lines to create songs. > Les would bring in a bass line he was working on, and I would take an idea I was kicking around and make it work with his part ## First Primus recordings Todd Huth and Les recorded five songs including Prelude to Fear and Too Many Puppies. > We got five songs together - Prelude to Fear, Creating, Chattering Song, Too Many Puppies, and something called What's a Primus ## Band name origin Todd Huth and Les created the name Primus after a cease-and-desist letter for Primate. > We pulled together some good songs at that time - John the Fisherman, To Defy, and about 20 others ## Gear used in early recordings Todd Huth used a Kramer guitar and a Peavey amp for early Primus recordings. > In the beginning, the songs were written on an aluminum-necked Kramer and a Les Paul Custom through a Peavey Musician amp ## Todd Huth's departure from Primus Todd Huth left Primus in 1989 after a difficult decision to prioritize family. > I never really got to play with Tim. I'd had a kid and I was working as a pipe fitter ## Sausage band formation Todd Huth formed Sausage with Dave Ayer and Chris Frey after leaving Primus. > A couple of years after Primus, I started a band with Dave Ayer from Sam I Am and Chris Frey from Today Is the Day ## Sausage's early success Sausage recorded Riddles Are Abound Tonight with Les Claypool and Jay Lane. > We went into Les' rehearsal studio in Berkeley and recorded Riddles Are Abound Tonight ## Sausage's scheduling conflicts Todd Huth's Sausage band faced scheduling conflicts that stalled their activities. > I was overscheduled, so I'd been living off coffee for four or five days ## Later projects with Primus Todd Huth formed Fearless Flying Frog Brigade with Les Claypool and Jay Lane. > Dave left Porch after the first record. That's when I went out with Frog Brigade ## Current projects Todd Huth is releasing a self-titled album with eight musicians and working on Green Hammer. > I'm about to release a self-titled album with eight other musicians. Tim Alexander is playing one of the songs ## Key takeaway Todd Huth co-founded Primus and wrote guitar parts for early albums after Les Claypool dismissed him at a talent show.