Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal

For other uses, see Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (disambiguation).

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.

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 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, despite the fact that it has been in the process of recording since 1994, long before he joined. The album has no scheduled release date, but it has been confirmed that recording and mixing has been completed as of April 03, 2007.

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 the Guns and Roses on tour.

Discography

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

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

External links

• Bumblefoot's official site
• Interview with WickedInfo.com
• Interview on Maximum Threshold

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