132 - Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal

No Guitar Is Safe

Jude Gold

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4.8 • 857 Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2021

⏱️ 76 minutes

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From GUNS N’ ROSES to ASIA to SONS OF APOLLO to ART OF ANARCHY to his own BUMBLEFOOT albums, RON 'BUMBLEFOOT' THAL is not only one of the most in-demand rock guitarists of the new millennium, he’s also one of the most innovative, as you will discover when you hear him demonstrating everything from his Vigier double-neck electric (one neck is fretless) to his “portable fret” (a thimble!) to his favorite songs from Boston, Stevie Wonder, Judas Priest, and, of course, CHINESE DEMOCRACY — the epic Guns N’ Roses record that features him on every track. BONUS: You will be deeply moved by Ron’s incredible story of survival, triumph, newfound health after a random motorist in an SUV nearly took everything from him. Big thanks to Mr. Thal for taking the time to do this deep guitar hang with us ... and thanks as well to Guitar Player magazine and guitarplayer.com for making this episode possible. And thank YOU for listening to episode 132 of No Guitar Is Safe, “The Guitar Show Where Guitar Heroes Plug In.” — JUDE GOLD, host and creator

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0:00.0	That's right, the helicopter is revved up and ready, folks. We're going straight to New Jersey.
0:07.9	Just a moment. Just want to say hello. My name is Jude. It's 2021. Jude Gold here with No Guitar is Safe
0:15.4	Episode 132. Five and a half years running. And wow, what today Ron Thal a.k.a. Bumblefoot.
0:25.6	Beloved the world over for his amazing solo music or his work with guns and roses. Not only was he on Chinese democracy, but he toured the world like three or four times with the band.
0:36.6	You know we're getting deep into all that stuff.
0:40.1	He's going to play a ton of guitar for you.
0:42.2	Everything from Judas Priest to Stevie Wonder to Beatles to Boston to Asia.
0:48.8	You know, he's the lead guitarist and lead singer of Asia these days.
0:52.8	He's just not messing around.
0:54.0	And he sent me a couple of
0:55.5	Sons of Apollo tracks. True Prague Supergroup right here. And he's plugging in his incredible
1:02.6	Vige double neck. So throughout this interview, he has the fretted neck on the lower neck,
1:10.3	and he goes up to the fretless neck.
1:12.6	I mean, yeah, you just got to hear it.
1:14.6	We're going deep, perfect way to start off a new year.
1:18.6	Yes, the thimble is in the house and he's going to sing his ass off for you too.
1:24.6	I mean, he's the full package. And as if that wasn't enough,
1:29.4	you know, Ron, metaphorically, man, he went through the fire. I mean, we're kind of lucky we still
1:35.0	have him because he, well, this is a beautiful story, a tough story. At the end of the interview,
1:40.3	he's going to tell you about just the miraculous recovery that he made.
1:44.7	And it's going to be an inspiration to any of us out there.
1:48.1	I think he's playing through his helix from line six.
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