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28Aug/090

GUNS N’ ROSES Guitarist BUMBLEFOOT Talks ‘Chinese Democracy’

Axl and BumblefootI Heart Guitar recently conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

I Heart Guitar: Who were you rehearsing with today?

Thal: I have a new band that I'm starting up. I don't want to say anything about it until the line-up is exact. We're just waiting to see who our bass player is definitely going to be, but it's going to be heavier than a lot of the other stuff I've done. It's gonna be interesting. A lot of fretless guitar. I'm really looking forward to recording and touring and getting it out there really quick.

I Heart Guitar: Is it going to be under your name, or are you gonna do a CHICKENFOOT?

Thal: It's gonna be a different one. Actually, I saw CHICKENFOOT last night. I got to hang out with Joe Satriani a little bit and catch up. They have such a great vibe, so down to earth and just having fun. Picture the Hagar-era VAN HALEN with Chad Smith, CHILLI PEPPERS grooves and impeccable, ass-kicking guitar every time. It's just a great thing.

I Heart Guitar: Let's talk about "Chinese Democracy". Production-wise I think that was one of the best-sounding albums to come out last year.

Thal: Mastering was such a big issue and they were so meticulous about everything about it to make sure it stayed clear and the vision was realized. Mastering was a big part of making that happen. I think it was the first album of hopefully a lot more to follow that decided that quality was more important than the volume war — it would rather be not as loud and in-your-face, but something that keeps its dynamics and bandwidth. It's such a full recording. There's so much going on in it, so much information to be processed as you listen, that it needs to be clear and pulled back so you can really get it without it being just this giant square wave. So I'm hoping that with other albums that follow, people will start realizing, "Hey, we can just turn up our stereo, turn up our iPod…"

I Heart Guitar: What are your favorite moments on "Chinese Democracy"? For instance, my favorite track is "Better". What's going on there?

Thal: There are little things I added to it. Besides the rhythm track I put in, there were some little bluesy riffs at the end of the second verse, just little things like a five-beat break after the Buckethead solo, then there's the loud, screaming part going on… after all of that there was a break that was just keyboards and I just put in a simple thing with my fretless guitar. Just little things where, knowing I contributed something of value. But there are so many little things where you can go through it and find something that's so interesting about the production, or musically, or performance-wise.

I Heart Guitar: Are there any plans for more GN'R touring?

Thal: There have been a lot of plans, it's just that when it comes to battling the economy… there are so many variables that could make it not work. I'm guessing at this point that if something is confirmed, management would let everyone know. So at this point, if I said anything it would be premature, so I should just wait for them to say anything.

Read the entire interview from I Heart Guitar.

source: blabbermouth

19Mar/09Off

Guns N’ Roses – My Michelle live @ Donnington 2006 feat. Sebastian Bach

Guns N' Roses playing My Michelle live at the Donnington 2006 featuring Sebastian Bach

Axl Rose and Sebastian Bach

18Mar/09Off

Guns N’ Roses – Nightrain (w/ Izzy Stradlin’) live @ Donnington 2006

Izzy Stradlin'

17Mar/09Off

Guns N’ Roses – Better live @ KROQ Inland Invasion

Axl Rose

Guns N' Roses performing Better live @ KROQ Inland Invasion in 2006

9Jan/09Off

GUNS N’ ROSES Guitarist BUMBLEFOOT Schedules ‘Abnormal’ CD-Listening Party

Bumblefoot

Bumblefoot

A West Coast CD-release/listening party for GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal's new solo CD, "Abnormal", will be held on Wednesday, January 14 at The Joint in Beverly Hills, California. The event will include a special performance by THE 4 DUDES, featuring Thal, Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, TALAS, NIACIN) and Ray Luzier (KORN, ARMY OF ANYONE, DAVID LEE ROTH).

For more information, click on the poster below.

Bumblefoot

23Dec/08Off

BUMBLEFOOT: Video Footage Of Paris Masterclass, Interview Available

Bumblefoot

GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal took part in a masterclass and interview with the Guitars-Attitude.com web site during his recent promotional visit to Paris, France. Watch it in five parts below.

Part 1:

[youtube]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_DeqR4gZ8qY[/youtube]

Part 2

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uAZF31khIQ[/youtube]

Part 3

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLaHIr6-oeA[/youtube]

Part 4:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RA0JjvZYT9w[/youtube]

Part 5:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOn9wJTvkVY[/youtube]

source: blabbermouth.net

22Dec/08Off

BUMBLEFOOT Interviewed In Germany (Video)

 

Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal

Germany's Zoomer conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSESRon "Bumblefoot" Thal on December 15, 2008 when the guitarist made appearance at the Gibson Guitar Showroom in Berlin. Watch the four-minute chat below (overdubbed in German translation).

 

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yf0Y-prQE8A[/youtube]

22Dec/08Off

BUMBLEFOOT To Release Acoustic EP ‘Barefoot’

Bumblefoot - BarefootGUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal will release an acoustic EP titled "Barefoot" on December 23. 

Bumblefoot's first collection of acoustic recordings, "Barefoot" sees the guitarist re-interpreting his own songs in a stripped-down bare form. It features versions of songs from various Bumblefoot albums performed in an intimate, revealing way unlike they've ever been heard before. 

The opening track, "She Knows", was chosen by fans in an online poll.

"Barefoot" track listing:

01. She Knows
02. Dash
03. Simple Days
04. Shadow
05. Abnormal

Extras:

01. She Knows (instrumental)
02. Dash (instrumental)
03. Simple Days (instrumental)
04. Shadow (instrumental)
05. Abnormal (instrumental)
06. Delilah (unplugged - recorded July 14, 2003)
07. Abnormal (clean version - curses muted)

For more information, go to this location.

Thal recently inked a deal with DEEP/BCD Music Group. His latest CD,"Abnormal", which was released on July 1 via all digital outlets, was made available in October. The DEEP/BCD Music Group version of the album includes an exclusive bonus track not available anywhere else.

"Abnormal", the follow-up to Thal's previous offering, "Normal", is a hard rock album flavored with a light-hearted mix of different styles and genres, with catchy hooks and blistering guitar work. It contains "17 powerful, well-delivered tracks" featuring Thal's "incredible lyrics and seriously intense skills on the guitar," according to a press release. Drawing influences from such diverse artists as the SEX PISTOLSTHE BEATLES and FRANK ZAPPA, the CD is "sure to appeal to fans of GUNS N' ROSES as well as musicians everywhere."

For more information, go to www.myspace.com/bumblefoot.

source: blabbermouth.net

18Dec/08Off

Bumblefoot: Berlin Performance videos

Bumblefoot live in Berlin

Check out the fan-filmed video footage of  Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal performing the GN'R songs "Better" and "Don't Cry" on his new Gibson Dark Fire guitar during his December 15, 2008 appearance at the Gibson Guitar Showroom in Berlin, Germany 

For more information, go to www.myspace.com/bumblefoot.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXpAwY6KwE0[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW-W96m75qI[/youtube]

7Dec/08Off

BUMBLEFOOT Schedules European In-Store Appearances

GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal has scheduled the following in-store appearances:

Dec. 10 - Paris, France - FNAC des Champs-Elysées
Dec. 13 - London, UK - Rough Trade Records
Dec. 13 - London, UK - Chappell of Bond Street
Dec. 15 - Berlin, Germany - Gibson Guitar Showroom

Thal recently inked a deal with DEEP/BCD Music Group. His latest CD,"Abnormal", which was released on July 1 via all digital outlets, was made available in October. The DEEP/BCD Music Group version of the album includes an exclusive bonus track not available anywhere else.

"Abnormal", the follow-up to Thal's previous offering, "Normal", is a hard rock album flavored with a light-hearted mix of different styles and genres, with catchy hooks and blistering guitar work. It contains "17 powerful, well-delivered tracks" featuring Thal's "incredible lyrics and seriously intense skills on the guitar," according to a press release. Drawing influences from such diverse artists as the SEX PISTOLSTHE BEATLES and FRANK ZAPPA, the CD is "sure to appeal to fans of GUNS N' ROSES as well as musicians everywhere."

For more information, go to www.myspace.com/bumblefoot.

source: blabbermouth.net