Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal Biography
Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (born
September 25, 1969 in Brooklyn, New York City), is an American
guitarist, songwriter and producer.
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Background information
Birth name Ron Thal
Born September 25, 1969
(1969-09-25) (age 39)
New York City, U.S.
Occupation(s) Musician,
Songwriter, Music Producer
Instrument(s) Guitar,
Vocals, Bass Guitar, Drums
Years active 1995 - present
Label(s) Bumblefoot Music
LLC
Associated acts Guns N'
Roses
Website Official website
Notable instrument(s)
Several Vigier custom
models
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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.[citation needed] Vigier Guitars
later made Thal "The Vigier Bumblefoot Guitar",[1] a custom guitar
shaped like a foot, painted like a bumblebee, and with decorative wings
that extend from the body when activated by the tremolo bar. This was
presented to Thal in January 1998 at the NAMM convention in Los
Angeles.[citation needed] His song "Firebrand" is the opening theme song
for MXC, the American adapation of Takeshi's Castle.
Thal began talking with
Guns N' Roses in July 2004 about working together, and officially joined
the band in May 2006.[citation needed] He made his live debut with the
band at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City on May 12, 2006. They
have since toured Europe, North and Central America, Oceania, and Japan.
Thal appears on every song of the band's new album, Chinese
Democracy,[2] released November 23, 2008.
Thal wrote the theme song
for Eddie Trunk's "That Metal Show" which premiered November 15, 2008 on
VH1 Classic. He has been a featured guest on the show and also attended
the taping of the Rush and Ace Frehley episodes. Thal made the music for
the NY Islanders hockey team's promos for the 2008/2009 season. The
Bumblefoot CD catalog was released in Europe retail in October 2008, and
in North American retail in December 2008. On December 23rd 2008
Bumblefoot released an acoustic EP called "Barefoot", where he took
songs from his previous albums and made stripped-down acoustic versions
of them. Thal had fans pick the final song he would record for the
acoustic EP.
In June 2009, Thal began
touring the US and Europe playing guitar alongside Lita Ford in her live
band.
TV/film appearances include
the show "Wingman" (2009) as a dating/relationship coach, FuseTV's
"Talking Metal on Fuse" (2007/2008) performing alongside Zakk Wylde, a
cameo appearance in the movie The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll (2008), a
music coach on MTV's Made (2004), and a Fox News appearance on Hannity's
"Great American Panel" (2009).
Guitars
Vigier Excalibur Bumblefoot
Signature Model
Vigier Surfreter Fretless
Guitar in Gold
Vigier Swiss-Cheese Guitar
(also released as a limited edition)
Vigier Bumblefoot Guitar
Gibson Les Paul: Ron used
his '59 Reissue Les Paul during the Guns N' Roses 2006 tour.
Gibson Flying V: He has
only used this on the 2007 leg of Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy Tour.
Discography
Year Album
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
Guest appearances
Song Artist Album
two tracks, engineering
24-7 Spyz Face the Day
Q*Ball This Is Serious
Business
Q*Ball This Is Serious
Business
Q*Ball This Is Serious
Business
Q*Ball Fortune Favors The
Bald
Q*Ball Q*Ball In Space
"Rhode Island Shred"
Guthrie Govan Erotic Cakes
"Game Over" Mike Orlando
Sonic Stomp
"Metal Kartoon" Christophe
Godin Metal Kartoon
"Speak When Spoken To"
Freak Kitchen Organic
"Psychometamorph" Phi
Yann-Zek Solar Flare
"Dynasty Of Death"
Mistheria Messenger Of the Gods
"From the Inside" Richard
Daude / Various Artists Shawn Lane Remembered Vol 2
"Irresistible" Jessica
Simpson Hex Hector club mix CD-single
"Tarkus" Jordan Rudess The
Road Home
References
^ http://www.bumblefoot.com/gear/bfoot-VigierBBF4.jpg
^ 'Chinese Democracy'
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Source: WIkipedia.org at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_%22Bumblefoot%22_Thal
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