Bumblefoot

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Bumblefoot

Born	September 25, 1969 (age 37) New York, NY, USA
Alias(es)	Ron Thal
Genre(s)	Heavy Metal Grunge Hard rock Shred metal
Affiliation(s)	Guns N' Roses
Notable guitars	Vigier Fretless Vigier Bumblefoot Gibson Les Paul(signed by Les Paul) Bumblefoot Swiss Cheese Guitar
Years active	1995 - Present
Official site	Official website

Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (Born September 25, 1969 in Brooklyn New York City, NY), is an American guitarist, songwriter and producer. He is currently a member of Guns N' Roses, playing co-lead guitar with Robin Finck.

1 Career
2 Guitars
3 Discography
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Career

He got the name "Bumblefoot" from the fungal infection, which he discovered while helping his wife review for her veterinary exams. Vigier Guitars later made Ron "The Vigier Bumblefoot Guitar" [1], a custom guitar which is shaped like a foot, painted like a bumblebee and has decorative wings that extend from the body when activated by the whammy bar. This was presented to Ron in January 1998 at the NAMM convention in Los Angeles.

Bumblefoot joined Guns N' Roses in mid-2006, replacing the departed Buckethead. 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 and North America and will soon be touring Japan and possibly South America and Oceania. It has been confirmed that Bumblefoot will also appear on the band's new album, Chinese Democracy,^[1] despite the fact that it has been in the process of recording since 1994, long before he joined.^[2] The album has no scheduled release date, but it has been confirmed that recording has been completed.^[1]

[edit] Guitars

Bumblefoot's main guitar is the Bumblefoot Guitar made by the French guitar company Vigier. He also uses their Excalibur and Surfreter models and has another signature guitar by the same company called the B.B.F.S.C.G. (Bumblefoot Swiss Cheese Guitar). Most recently a signature model was released, using the pickups and custom wiring used by Bumblefoot on the Swiss Cheese, Bumblefoot guitar et al, whilst including a convenient hole to store a thimble.

[edit] Discography

As Ron Thal

The Adventures of Bumblefoot – (1995)
Hermit – (1997)

As Bumblefoot

Hands – (1998)
Uncool (French Version) – (2000)
911 – (2001)
Uncool (American Version) – (2002)
Forgotten Anthology – (2003)
Normal – (2005)

With Guns N' Roses

Chinese Democracy (TBA)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Preceded by Buckethead	Guns N' Roses Lead Guitarist 2006 – present	Incumbent

v • d • e Guns N' Roses

Axl Rose • Dizzy Reed • Robin Finck • Tommy Stinson • Chris Pitman • Bryan Mantia • Richard Fortus • Bumblefoot • Frank Ferrer

Ole Beich • Rob Gardner • Tracii Guns • Steven Adler • Izzy Stradlin • Gilby Clarke • Slash • Matt Sorum • Duff McKagan • Josh Freese • Paul Tobias • Buckethead