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1 MAY 2008

Guns~N~Roses Guitarist BUMBLEFOOT to Create ALL-STAR BAND

In support of 2008 ROCK AGAINST DIABETES Charity Concert

HOLLYWOOD, CA (May 1, 2008) - Guns N Roses guitarist Ron Thal (aka Bumblefoot) has committed himself to this years Rock Against Diabetes event by orchestrating an All Star Band composed of top metal/rock artists of the last two decades.

"I want to help bring attention, awareness,  and hopefully get some people thinking about what they can do to prevent  diabetes, or how they can lend a hand to someone living with it" explains Thal. "I have been reaching out to musicians to form a group that hasn't ever played together before, something very special just for this one night.  This is an important event, and it's a privilege to be able to participate.

Participants of the All Star Band, yet to be named will be announced once they commit to the project. More information on the All Star Band, as well as current and any other lineup changes can be found at www.rockagainstdiabetes.org.

The band will perform live at  www.deeprockdrive.com  in Las Vegas.  There are a very small amount of VIP tickets available only by auction. To bid on these limited edition VIP tickets, visit www.rockagainstdiabetes.org/auction .The rest of the world, will be able to take in the event from the comfort of their homes, in HD as a fully interactive web broadcast. Tickets are available at www.deeprockdrive.com/event/5462/rock_against_diabetes_2008 Tickets are only $9.99 and each ticket purchaser has the option to invite 5 friends to view FREE.

For more information visit www.rockagainstdiabetes.org, www.bumblefoot.com, or www.deeprockdrive.com

ABOUT ROCK AGAINST DIABETES
Rock Against Diabetes was created my Vancouver music writer and diabetic amputee Darrin Buchanan in 2007. After diagnosis as a type 2 diabetic in 2006, and a resultant below knee amputation of his right foot in March 2008, Darrin has chosen to dedicate his energies to this project to help ensure others do not walk down the same path that he chose previous to diagnosis. The main objective of Rock Against Diabetes, is to provide a FREE worldwide online tool, for all diabetic suffers as well as pre-diabetics to use to eat correctly, set goals and prevent the sometimes brutal complications the disease can inflict on sufferers. 88% of diabetic complications can be slowed or prevented with a proper safe diet.  Rock Against diabetes will also donate a portion of all money collected to The BC Children's Hospital, to support the Endocrinology and Diabetic area of care, as well as the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, to support the breakthrough studies in diabetic research they have had. For more information on the causes supported by Rock Against Diabetes, visit www.rockagainstdiabetes.org/causes.htm. For more information about Rock Against Diabetes 2008 Darrin Buchanan darrin@rockagainstdiabetes.org
 

23 APRIL 2008

 
Chiller Theatre
(Parsippany, NJ)
Fri. May 2 - Sun. May 4

Hey all, I'll be hangin' out at Chiller Theatre at the Hilton Hotel in Parsippany NJ, first weekend in May '08.  Will be doing a little jamming that Saturday night.

Gonna have a table set up with some merch - anything ya pay over the price for each item will all be donated to Multiple Sclerosis research.

Come say hello and show your support - thanks.

Ron
 

6 MARCH 2008

 
Bumblefoot video guitar lessons online

There's a 6-page Bumblefoot interview / lesson
in Guitar Player (US) magazine, April 2008 issue.

Accompanying video lessons are now online.

Go to www.GuitarPlayerTV.com,
click on "GP Lessons Apr. 08", then "Masterclass".

There are 4 videos:
The Thimble, Thimble Octaves, Thimble Blues, Thimble Madness.

Enjoy!

*BIG thanks to Chris Buono for makin' it happen - the interview, photo & video shoot...
check him out at www.chrisbuono.com
 

29 FEBRUARY 2008

 
THE GREAT 2008 OPERA CHALLENGE ! !
 
ENDS MARCH 7th, 2008

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZKhJlbP-a_A

Head over to Bragster.com and leave your video,
or a link to your audio on their comment board.

http://www.bragster.com/bet/9061-nobody-can-sing-best-opera-rendition?ref=bl
 

27 DECEMBER 2007

 
NEW BUMBLEFOOT MINI-GUITAR REPLICAS FROM AXE HEAVEN!
 
    
CLICK IMAGES FOR MORE INFO
 
Pick up Axe Heaven's collectible miniature guitar replicas, hand-crafted exclusively for Ron Thal
This miniature is a must-have collectible!  Stand included.
 
Visit the Bumblefoot store...

(USA)
http://www.baldfreak.com/storebfoot.htm

(non-USA)
http://www.baldfreak.com/storebfoot-nonusa.htm
 

16 DECEMBER 2007

 
Working on the next BBF album, shooting some video of the process.
Will upload more vids over the next few months, as things move forward.

Bumblefoot in the studio #1 - Nov. 19th, 2007 "Day 2"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYNiUHB0g9w

Bumblefoot in the studio #2 - Nov. 20th, 2007 "Kick Tom"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXhZHyRHMcs

Bumblefoot in the studio #3 - Nov. 30th, 2007 "Heneuken"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEBPRIieJvk

Bumblefoot in the studio #4 - Dec. 21st, 2007 "8% Faster"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5lLviIqNiQ

Bumblefoot in the studio #5 - Dec. 22nd, 2007 "Last Day Of Drums"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zm0emhd6lo
 

8 NOVEMBER 2007

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8iV98cZCfM
   

15 OCTOBER 2007

 
WINNER OF BUMBLEFOOT GUITAR CONTEST CHOSEN

The winner of the year-long contest to design Ron Thal's next guitar has been chosen.

The guitar design of Jason Miskimins of Cleveland, Ohio, was selected from thousands of submissions. According to Ron, "This guitar design is very different from the first Bumblefoot guitar, and that's what I was lookin' for. The first guitar was silly and fit me when it was made 10 years ago, the new guitar is more about now. It has a classic rock vibe to it like Jimmy Page's double-neck, but with a fretless neck. It's gonna allow me to work fretless into more songs, and the look will fit both Guns and my solo stuff."

Vigier Guitars will build one guitar for Ron, one for Jason. The design of the guitar will be unveiled upon their completion.

Ron and Vigier Guitars would like to thank everyone who submitted designs for their creativity and effort.
  

12 SEPTEMBER 2007

 
New Bumblefoot "Flying V" T-shirts & baby-doll T's...

IMAGE FROM THE GUNS N' ROSES 2007 JAPAN TOUR
PHOTO BY JARMO LUUKKONEN

CLICK FOR CLOSE-UP OF IMAGE

Available now at the BaldFreak.com store
 

15 AUGUST 2007

 
The Foot Guitar v2 contest will officially end on Sept. 15th, 2007.

Immediately after, Vigier and I will begin the process of choosing the winning design, and the winner will be announced on or before Oct. 15th, 2007.

I thank everybody for your submissions.

Ron
 

9 AUGUST 2007

 
PRESS RELEASE FROM BALD FREAK MUSIC

Bald Freak Music invades Locobazooka! 2007, an all-day all ages rock music festival featuring over 50 national & local artists, Sunday, SEPTEMBER 9, including our own SWASHBUCKLE, plus a special guitar clinic and meet-and-greet with BUMBLEFOOT.

GENERAL ADMISSION tickets get you access to all the performances, including headliners HEAVEN AND HELL, ALICE COOPER, QUEENSRYCHE, & SHADOWS FALL!

Purchase a ticket from us for only $39.99, and come visit us at the Bald Freak booth to meet BUMBLEFOOT & SWASHBUCKLE!

Plus, we'll include in a copy of Bumblefoot's NORMAL or Swashbuckle's CREWED BY THE DAMNED (your choice) with every ticket purchased!

Tickets available at
http://www.baldfreak.com/store-usa.htm 
   

8 FEBRUARY 2007

 
Foot Guitar v2 contest continued...

Thanks to everyone from me and Vigier, for all your "Foot Guitar v2" submissions.  We haven't found the winning design yet, and want to help the process along with a few ideas...

Would rather it not look so literally like a human foot, the way the first guitar did.   Wouldn't mind going a bit darker, less comical this time around.  Can picture something with the look of dark metallic armor, or maybe something with sharper lines and more claw-like.  Or maybe something subtle, more of a classic rock vibe.   We're *not* looking for a modified version of the first foot guitar - looking for something entirely new.

Send your designs to Footguitarv2@vigierguitars.com - contest is open-ended, we're continuing until we find the winning design.  When we find it, we'll announce it at www.bumblefoot.com - Vigier will build one guitar for the designer, and another for me.

Appreciate the efforts of those who took time to design something, and those who will be submitting designs - thank you!

Ron Thal
   

3 DECEMBER 2006

In new issue of GUITAR ONE magazine (JAN 2007 issue)

Includes interview and DVD guitar lesson
 

15 SEPTEMBER 2006

So, the ol' "Foot Guitar" suffered some damage during the European GnR tour - busted wood, damaged wings... I spoke to the good folks at Vigier Guitars ( www.vigierguitars.com ) and we've decided it's time to create the "Foot Guitar version 2.0" - something new, something cool, something designed by YOU!

If you'd like to be the designer of the Foot Guitar v2, send your designs, drawings, photos, ideas to Footguitarv2@vigierguitars.com. Patrice Vigier and I will choose the guitar's design from all submissions, and the guitar will be unveiled in 2007.

Two of the guitars will be made - one for me, one for the designer.  But maybe, if the guitar is really cool, it'll go into production, made available to all...

Looking forward to seeing what y'all come up with!

BfoOt
 

18 JUNE 2006

Hey all!  I've always enjoyed corresponding with each of ya in the past, reading and answering every email personally. But after exceeding hundreds of emails a day, spending 6 hours a day doing it, the typing started causing numbness and pain in my hands and started to affect my ability to play guitar. I've had this problem in the past, and need to back off on typing before the damage gets worse, and permanent.

*It is not my place to make announcements about Guns N' Roses' album release, tour dates, setlists, future plans, etc. Any interviews I do are for entertainment only, take it lightly as it's meant - you will NOT hear any GnR breaking news from me. GnR will give you confirmed information at their discretion. If you don't hear it from them, it's probably just a rumor.

*If we haven't spoken since age 10, please don't ask if I can get your cousin's friend's wife's co-worker's neighbor's son free tickets and backstage passes for all his friends to next week's show. There are security issues, plus you're asking me to strain my relationship with everyone in the group by being responsible for people I don't know and have them hang where other members need their privacy and space to prepare for the show. The requests have reached nearly 1000 in two months time... :P

*I am *NOT* MySpace tech support - I don't know why your media player still isn't working properly, even though I walked you through the process three times. Too many people ask me to leave comments on their MySpace pages for me to oblige, can't get to it all.

*MySpace Top8 is reserved for close friends and people I make music with, only.

*It takes a lot of time to write out guitar parts for your favorite songs - I just don't have enough time to do it. I don't know why your guitar isn't working right, I can't diagnose the problem and fix it through emails.

*I do not post or answer messages on YouTube or any other forum other than the BumbleForum.

*I can't be your band's semi-manager, setting up a business plan and giving contacts and continued advice. I can't be your band's booking agent either - I can't help you get gigs, I don't know where you should play when visiting the US.

*I can't be your therapist. I'm not qualified.

*I can't get you free or discounted musical equipment.

*I'm not giving one-on-one guitar lessons. With the recording and touring schedule as it is, I have only a few months to fit a year's worth of life into, can't do it all, schedule's too unpredictable, had to stop teaching private lessons. If that changes, I'll post an announcement.

*I'm not looking for an intern at my recording studio. If that changes, I'll post an announcement.

*I'm unable to donate to every charity and organization that comes to me.

*I'd prefer not to give Axl your personal messages - it's a bit awkward... and I can't get you everyone's autograph on a flag or poster and mail it to you - it's not my place to make this kind of merch available.

Thanks so much for your understanding :)

bbf

18 MAY 2006

BumbleDrummer Dennis Leeflang will be doing a drum clinic
May 27th in Amsterdam, Netherlands, at Muzikantendag/Melkweg , 12 noon - 1pm
 

12 MAY 2006

Playing guitar in Guns N' Roses, will be on tour May - July.

CLICK HERE FOR TOUR DATES
 

16 APR 2006

NEW VIDEO - "Real"

Click the VIDEO link...
 

20 MAR 2006

NEW BUMBLEFOOT MERCH AVAILABLE

Click the STORE link...
 

27 FEB 2006

BUMBLEFOOT ON THE RADIO

The Normal CD is getting spins on college & rock radio - click the link below for more info...

http://www.baldfreak.com/normal-request.htm
 

10 JAN 2006

VIGIER GUITARS RELEASES
BUMBLEFOOT SIGNATURE SERIES GUITAR

Nothing crazy, not a flying foot or a chunk of cheese - a 'Normal' guitar, customized with the pickups and wiring I use (split coil and out-of-phase settings,) non-floating vibrato (stays in tune when you break a string,) and a hole to stick your thimble when you're not using it  :P   More info at www.vigierguitars.com
 

1 JAN 2006

HAPPY NEW YEAR!  Here's a recap and some highlights of 2005...

JAN/FEB
Start recording the Normal CD, gigging in LA, helping raise $60G in disaster relief funds for tsunami victims playing guitar alongside Nancy Sinatra, Sandra Benhardt and guest Cyndi Lauper in NYC, and a benefit concert in NYC to raise research money for Multiple Sclerosis (www.msrf.org)

MAR/APR
Gigs in Holland, France, Switzerland, begin recording 24-7 Spyz' new CD.  Recording guest solos for Freak Kitchen, Christophe Godin, Guthrie Govan and more.

MAY/JUN
Playing in NYC, Chattanooga TN, four days in Raleigh NC with Mattias Eklundh, finish recording Normal.

JUL/AUG
A week with Freak Kitchen at Freak Guitar Camp in Sweden, jamming in NYC with 24-7 Spyz, Dug Pinnick & Stacey-T, finish mixing Normal.

SEPT/OCT
Finish mixing 24-7 Spyz' album, gigs in Moscow, Holland, France.

NOV/DEC
Gigs in Belgium, France, Italy, release of Normal CD, voted "2005 Guitarist Of the Year" - Guitar Part magazine (France)

Thanks to all of ya's for making it a great year  :)

bbf

1 DEC 2005

NORMAL CD NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE AT BALDFREAK.COM

New merch will be available in the next few months - we'll keep you posted...

Vigier Guitars is in the final stages of designing the Bumblefoot signature series guitar - more info soon...