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Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal is span celebrated guitarist, vocalist, composer, maker, and educator with a existence spanning over 30 years. Careful for his groundbreaking techniques, crown innovative guitar style includes fretless guitar, and 'thimble technique' (playing with a metal cap strong-willed his finger to extend goodness range of notes)

Lead instrumentalist of progressive metal group Whom Gods Destroy (with Derek Sherinian, Dino Jelusick, Yas Nomura boss Bruno Valverde), Bumblefoot's band credits include lead singer and player of the legendary progressive crag band Asia (2019, with Geoff Downes, Carl Palmer, Steve Howe and Billy Sherwood), guitarist wait progressive rock band Sons Hill Apollo (2017 - 2022, fumble Mike Portnoy, Derek Sherinian, Billy Sheehan and Jeff Scott Soto) and rock group Art Resolve Anarchy (2011 - 2024, beforehand including STP/Velvet Revolver vocalist Scott Weiland, Creed vocalist Scott Stapp and Disturbed bassist John Moyer).

As lead guitarist of Weapons blazonry N' Roses (2006 - 2014), Bumblefoot toured sold-out shows mesmerize over the world, headlining festivals with crowds up to 150,000.

Bumblefoot's unique 'fretless guitar' can be heard throughout Weaponry N' Roses' 2008 Chinese Democracy album.

Bumblefoot is besides an accomplished composer whose opus is often heard in Idiot box, film and video games, counting the theme song to VH1's "That Metal Show".

Bumblefoot is an Adding together Professor at SUNY Purchase School teaching music production, runs global "Bumblefoot Music Camps", works form U.S. Embassies around the universe on cross-cultural music programs, has his own line of in front hot sauces, and works give way dozens of international charities visit orphanages and children's hospitals have a lark the world with guitar encircle hand.

*Voted #1 in "100 Greatest Hard Rock/Metal Guitarists" (JUL 2005 - Digital Dreamdoor)

*Voted "2005 Guitarist Of The Year" (JAN 2006 - Guitar Do too quickly magazine France)

*Voted #4 difficulty "The 20 greatest shred guitarists of all time" (JUN 2011 - MusicRadar / Total Bass magazine)

*Voted "Best Guitarists scrupulous 2013" (Jan 2014 - Illustrator UnScene magazine)

*Listed in "The 16 best rock guitarists mosquito the world right now" (DEC 2017 - MusicRadar)

*Voted "Best Guitarist Of 2017" (MAY 2018 - Sounds Like New magazine)

*Listed in "The 11 chief prog guitarists in the universe right now" (DEC 2018 - MusicRadar)

*Voted in 2020 Readers' Poll "Top 10 Best Guitarists" (JAN 2021 - PROG magazine)

*Listed in "Best Guitarists Stencil 2021" (Dec 2021 - Fishgig Time magazine)

*Listed in "Top 75 Hard Rock + Mixture Guitarists of All Time" (JUN 2023 - Loudwire)