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December 13, 2024
141 - Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal


In episode 141 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine host, James Patrick Regan speaks with producer/guitarist Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal. In their conversation Ron tells us about his new album “Bumblefoot… Returns” and why it took so long for it to be released. The album will be released for streaming, vinyl, cassette and as a video game! Ron talks about Mike Varney who wrote about Ron in his column in Guitar Player magazine in ‘89 and gave Ron his first record deal in ‘95. Ron also discusses his involvement with Sega video games. Ron tells us about growing up in New Jersey and his early musical experiences and his early bands and his early production experiences. Ron describes his early instruments which are all pictured on the gear page of his website. Ron also tells us about his history with the guitar company Vigier (his signature double neck with the one fretless neck) and he discusses gear in general. Ron talks about the one date on his tour schedule (other than the Rock and Roll fantasy camp) and tells us about his thoughts on touring in general and his work with the State Department. Ron discusses his production work and how he hooks up with bands that need production and he tells us about his opportunities for lessons and camps where he’s teaching. Ron describes his time playing in Guns and Roses and Asia as well as with Lita Ford. Finally Ron tells us about how he entered the world of hot sauces, his sauces are available on his website. . You can find out all you want to know about Bumblefoot at his website: bumblefoot.com . . Please subscribe, like, comment, share and review this podcast! . #VintageGuitarMagazine #Bumblefoot #RonThal #GunsandRoses #VigierGuitar #Line6Helix #AsiaBand #GuitarHero #Shredder #theDeadlies #haveguitarwilltravelpodcast #MikeVarney #LitaFord #hgwt #HGWT . . .


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