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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ron Thal |
| Born | September 25, 1969 New York City, U.S. |
| Occupations | Musician, Songwriter, Music Producer |
| Instruments | Guitar, Vocals, Bass Guitar |
| Years active | 1995 - present |
| Labels | Bumblefoot Music LLC, Bald Freak Music |
| Associated acts | Guns N' Roses, Lita Ford |
| Website | Official website |
| Notable instruments | |
| Several Vigier custom models | |
Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (born September 25, 1969 in Brooklyn, New York City), is an American guitarist, songwriter and producer best known for his stint as lead guitarist for the hard rock band Guns N' Roses.
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Career
Thal got the name "Bumblefoot" from the bacterial infection, which he learned about while helping his wife review for her veterinary exams.[1]
Thal joined Guns N' Roses before they embarked on a world tour in 2006, filling the position vacated by departed guitarist Buckethead.[2] He made his live debut with the band at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City on May 12, 2006. Thal performs some degree of guitar work on every track of the band's 2008 album Chinese Democracy.[3]
Thal's song "Firebrand" was the opening theme for MXC, the American adaptation of Takeshi's Castle. He has licensed several of his recordings to television shows on MTV and VH1 such as Hogan Knows Best, The Real World, Made, The Osbournes, and others.[1] Thal made the music for the NY Islanders hockey team's promos for the 2008/2009 season.[4]
In 2008, Thal released his latest solo album, Abnormal, whose sales exceeded his previous solo efforts due to his exposure with Guns N' Roses.[1] On December 23, 2008 Bumblefoot released an acoustic EP called "Barefoot", where he took songs from his previous albums and made stripped-down acoustic versions of them.
In February 2009 Thal produced an instrumental metal guitar compilation disc entitled "Guitars That Ate My Brain". He oversaw writing, recording and mixing for half the album (co- writing, engineering and mixing as well as guitar and bass playing by Jeremy Krull, drums by Dennis Leeflang), contributed his playing to the song "Disengaged" and mastered the album. Other artists on the album include Devin Townsend, Chris Poland, Shane Gibson, Dave Martone, Paul Waggoner, James Murphy and others.
In June 2009, Thal began touring the US and Europe playing guitar for Lita Ford.[5]
Equipment
Thal is an endorser of Vigier Guitars. The company produces a signature model for Thal named the "Bfoot".[6]
Discography
| Year | Album | |
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| As Ron Thal | ||
| 1995 | The Adventures of Bumblefoot (out of print) | |
| 1995 | Wild Woody soundtrack | |
| 1997 | Hermit (Ron Thal album) (out of print) | |
| As Bumblefoot | ||
| 1998 | Hands | |
| 2000 | Uncool (French Version) | |
| 2001 | 911 | |
| 2002 | Uncool (American Version) | |
| 2003 | Forgotten Anthology | |
| 2005 | Normal | |
| 2008 | Abnormal | |
| 2008 | Barefoot - the acoustic ep | |
| With Guns N' Roses | ||
| 2008 | Chinese Democracy |
References
- ^ a b c Johnson, Ben (July 3, 2008). "Local Guitar Hero – Bumblefoot, aka Great Kills native Ron Thal, is living his rock star dream". Staten Island Advance (Advance Publications).
- ^ Moore, Brian (November 20, 2008). "Axl's arsenal". Chicago Tribune (Tribune Company).
- ^ Graff, Gary (March 2, 2009). "G'n'R: Axl Rose talks to Gary Graff about his new album, rumors and the fans". The Oakland Press (Journal Register Company).
- ^ Best, Neil (December 3, 2008). "Guitarist named for rodent infection writes Isles music". Newsday (Cablevision).
- ^ Virtusio, Jessi (July 2, 2009). "Still rockin'". SouthtownStar (Sun-Times Media Group).
- ^ "Bfoot 2009". VigierGuitars.com. March 4, 2009. http://www.vigierguitars.com/news-55-0.php. Retrieved November 18, 2009.
External links
| Preceded by Buckethead |
Guns N' Roses Lead Guitarist 2006–present |
Incumbent |
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