Today’s guitar villain is Bumblefoot. The unmistakeable wall of sound behind the bands Asia, and Sons of Apollo, Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal is one of the most creative and staggeringly good guitar players you’ll find. With his trusty double neck Vigier, containing both a standard and fretless six string neck, Bumblefoot crafts riffs and licks that will make you wonder if what you’re hearing can actually come from human fingers. With an obsession for hot sauce and a powerful braided beard that would make even John Petrucci do a double take, you’re in for a real treat on this episode of Guitar Villains.
Intro and Bumblefoot's supervillain alter-ego: 0:00
Burning Questions: 9:30
Name Those Notes: 12:20
The best guitar teachers all do this: 33:00
The power of the bebop scale: 37:00
The melody is not for itself: 39:40
The hardest and easiest thing about guitar: 41:13
A fretless guitar mini-lesson: 44:15
The weirdest tour stories you’ll ever hear: 47:26
The spooky tale of the haunted stage and ghostly guitar pick: 49:15
Bumblefoot’s favorite airplane album: 52:48
Bumblefoot’s dream band: 54:04
Bumblefoot’s supervillain advice: 55:03
Bumblefoot's Website
Bumblefoot's Hot Sauces
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