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Encyclopedia > Bumblefoot (musician)
Bumblefoot
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Bumblefoot during his Cretaceous period
Background information
Birth name Ron Thal
Born September 25, 1969 (1969-09-25) (age 38)
Origin New York, NY, U.S.
Genre(s) Heavy metal, Grunge, Hard rock, Shred metal
Years active 1995 - present
Label(s) Bald Freak Music
Associated acts Guns N' Roses
Website Official website
Notable instrument(s)
Vigier Fretless
Vigier Bumblefoot
Gibson Les Paul (signed by Les Paul)
Vigier Bumblefoot Swiss Cheese Guitar
Parkwood 370M

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Contents

Career

He got the name "Bumblefoot" from the bacterial infection, which he learned about 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 tremolo bar. This was presented to Ron in January 1998 at the NAMM convention in Los Angeles. Bumblefoot (ulcerative pododermatitis) is a bacterial infection and inflammatory reaction on the foot of birds of prey and rodents. ... Veterinary medicine is the application of medical, diagnostic, and therapeutic principles to companion, domestic, exotic, wildlife, and production animals. ... Vigier Guitars is a French manufacturer of electric guitars and basses. ... The NAMM (National Association of Musical Merchants) Show is the largest musical trade show in the world. ...


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, North and Central America,Oceania, and Japan. 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 as of April 03, 2007.[1] This article is about the avant-garde metal composer and musician. ... The Hammerstein Ballroom is a two-tiered, 12,000 square feet (3658m2) ballroom located within the Manhattan Center Studios on 311 West 34th Street in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States of America. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... is the 132nd day of the year (133rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Oceania (disambiguation). ... Chinese Democracy is the name of the long-awaited sixth studio album by the hard rock band Guns N Roses. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ...


He also made the song Firebrand for the main theme of the show MXC.


Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal just wants to be normal, for a change.


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 apparently had to use a Les Paul to join Guns N' Roses on tour. The Gibson Les Paul is a solidbody electric guitar originally developed in the early 1950s. ...


Gibson Flying V: He has only used this on the 2007 leg of Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy Tour. The Gibson Flying V is an electric guitar model first released by Gibson in 1958. ... The Chinese Democracy Tour is rock band Guns N Roses concert tour to promote, or at least run in conjunction with talk about, the groups legendary work-in-progress Chinese Democracy. ...


Discography

Year Album
As Ron Thal
1995 The Adventures of Bumblefoot (out of print)
1997 Hermit (out of print)
As Bumblefoot
1998 Hands
2000 Uncool (French Version)
2001 911
2002 Uncool (American Version)
2003 Forgotten Anthology
2005 Normal
2008 [TBA]
With Guns N' Roses
TBA Chinese Democracy

Hands, sometimes spelt hands, is a 1998 solo album by Guns N Roses guitarist Bumblefoot. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Normal is the seventh studio album by Bumblefoot. ... Chinese Democracy is the name of the long-awaited sixth studio album by the hard rock band Guns N Roses. ...

Guest appearances

Song Artist Album
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
Jordan Rudess The Road Home

Guthrie Govan Guthrie Govan (born December 27, 1971 in Chelmsford, Essex, England) is a guitarist and winner of Guitarist Magazines Guitarist of the Year award. ... Freak Kitchen is a heavy metal/hard rock band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 1992. ... Jessica Ann Simpson (born July 10, 1980) is an American pop singer and actress who rose to fame in the late 1990s. ... Jordan Rudess (born Jordan Rudes on November 4, 1956) is a progressive rock keyboardist best known as a member of the progressive metal band Dream Theater. ... The Road Home is a semi-tribute album by Jordan Rudess. ...

References

  1. ^ a b 'Chinese Democracy' update
  2. ^ The Most Expensive Album Never Made

External links

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