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 lady who likes to smell armpits: 47:26 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 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. Subscribe to Guitar Villains on Spotify: spoti.fi/3i8q2xg Subscribe to Guitar Villains on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3n08vL3 Check out Bumblefoot: bumblefoot.com Check out Bumblefoot's delicious hot sauces: bumblefoothotsauce.com
Ive had the pleasure of meeting you a couple times. We first met at my birthday party at the pony. You are an amazing guitarist and a wonderful guy. Its a pleasure to call you a friend.
That's an unexpected guest and very cool to hear. Hey if you can get Cory you should be able to get Jeff Kollman lol. Like Ron and Cory, Jeff really really deserves a bigger audience and he's an absolute beast on guitar (check his solo stuff on Shedding Skin and all of the Cosmosquad albums if you never have).
Hope the wednesday video is an announcement for guitar super system. Waiting for the acoustic course you promised. I am a big fan of the acoustic genre.
@@herbertschultz83 all I can say is Ron loves his Biriyani 😊, we did a tour of the hard rock cafes in Delhi , Bangalore , Mumbai , Delhi & Calcutta and ended in Dubai.
@@xheadlessx it was. Couple of months after he got me into the Sons of Apollo show with my name on a table and they paid for drinks and everything. Chatted with him online not too long ago on Rusty Cooley's guitar autopsy. Just an excellent human being!
This is my first exposure to Ron Thal. definitely a rabbit hole ill be exploring all day...i cant stop thinking that he kinda sounds like Christopher Walken
All the guests have been great so far, but Ron is absolutely one of the most interesting (musically and personally) and talented (and knowledgeable) and he deserves all the audience he can get. He's in my top 5 guitarists I would love to have coffee (or hot wings lol) with one day. This one was special because Ron actually played guitar - all these guests are phenomenal guitar players and We Want To Hear Them Play. The talky talky is good of course but guitar players can't get enough of hearing their inspirations jam. Just sayin' :) Others that would be fun to have on evetually would include: Vai (duh lol) Paul Gilbert Plini Jeff Kollman (of Cosmosquad fame, look him up) Greg Howe Tony MacAlpine And any number of 80's/90's legends like George Lynch, Neal Schon, the underrated Steve Stevens, Nuno Bettencourt... I could go on and on.
@C.G. VonHagenstein Many many thanks for recommending Cosmosquad! I didnt know the band and...Wow, its on point my taste! To give something back. Check out Rabea Masaad (Tosca) or Maybeshewill. Both relatively unknown but awesome bands with great guitarists.
Alright, this one sets the standard. Finally, someone picks up a guitar and shows us something. Best "Name Those Notes" yet. That was awesome, Ron and Tyler. SoA rules!
Ron os the single best guitarist in the world. He's on par with the Guthrie gohan and John Petruccis of this world. I've been saying this for 10 years but it seems people are finally realizing how good and innovative he is. Check out his solo catalogue, it's one of the most versatile and creative discographies you can imagine. He's played just about everything you can play on a guitar
I remember seeing Ron for the first time in 97 in Lyon for a demo of his first album in a small bar. It's really great to see he's been such far, he deserves it.
This podcast is great! Tyler is a great host and his format is really original and cool... Ron, of course, is a great guest. He's always so interesting to listen to in every facet and you always get a killer dose of his playing. Great show, great host, great guest - period, end of discussion...
Imagine getting rid of this guy for Slash. That Chinese Democracy lineup was far better than the classic band. The nostalgia tours do bring in the dough though!
Im a diehard gnr and slash fan but axl got some very talented dudes ron buckethead robin fink fortus all fuckin great Chinese democracy was great ashba was fucking terrible though
The "guitar villain" needs to wear a villain's black hat ... and in comes Ron "Bumblefoot" in a black hat. What a fun video! So much guitar-gold here. I wanted to clap at so many of his great answers to the questions. (Tyler, there are tricks on dealing with such music-geniuses: people yawn not because they are tired, but because their brains need cold oxygen to get alert. The wonderful interview with Steve Vai made me want to yawn to better soak up his philosophies, so you can prepare by grabbing something off-screen and then secretly yawn-yourself-awake with merchandise props, etc.)
I've been a fan of Ron's ever since Ominous Guitarists from the Unknown. Always fun listening to him talk and your blurb about his playing is spot-on. Also, Vulture :) I've just recently started checking out your channel and I think you're doing great work. Thank you!
Saw him a few years back he sat in with Talas (Billy Sheehan's) old band in Albany N.Y. he tore it up. Especially loved the double neck guitar with a fretless neck and multi colored LED Lights. The jam at the end I Don't Need No Doctor was totally awesome.
I found out about Bumblefoot in 2002 through the Power Tab Archives. I used to look for the craziest tabs. Soon after, I got his first solo album and Uncool. Absolutely mind-blowing. Been a huge fan ever since. Anyone who hasn't heard his illness story (forget exactly what it was, but serious) should look it up.
Tyler has done what we all know to do with his camera, and that to place slightly higher looking down upon him, to strengthen up the appearance of the jawline. Bumblefoot has taken no notice if social media convention, and has placed his camera in a place if convenience...just sitting in the desk, looking up at him. Hilariously, in concert, these two angles combine to give the appearance of Bumblefoot being a towering father figure, talking down to Tyler, who is looking every bit the little boy! Along with Tyler's series of questions and Tyler, perhaps subconsciously, giving deference to his guest, the whole Father-Son paradigm is solidified! ------------------------ 😉 All in good fun, Tyler! You do great work! 👍
I love you, so please don't take this as trolling, or destructive criticism in any way. My intentions are noble. Anyway, I got about halfway through the video... And you talked about three times as much as your guest. No offense, but in this particular case I jumped in to listen to Bumblefoot... And stopped watching when I didn't get to listen to him. I will still watch your content, and am sorry for raining on your day...
I wonder if it was Syd B. messing with the band on stage. Bumble was playing Comfortably Numb. Not in a mean way of course, just like silly man Syd would do. I know if I was Syd I would be laughing my non existent ghost ass off. Watching how they react, would of been priceless, I’m curious if more acts of paranormal mischief took place that night, or anytime before that at that specific venue.
The story of his pedal board not working right before he plays the solo to ‘Comfortably Numb’ , if I’m not mistaken, is it at the Roman Amphitheatre in Plovdiv? You can clearly see Ron kneeling down at his board. Can anyone confirm?
The drummer is more important? "Thems fightin' weeds..." Nah, solid thinking. It's most embarrassing to play before or after the beat, and it's MY fault, truth or not ;) one quote I like, Play on time period; talk later. ... Annnnd YES! S.O.A. Coming Home spins up next! MIW!
None better in my book. Insane shred, insane prog, fretless, unique tricks, multiple lines played simultaneously, can sing better than half the singers out there, production wizard, can teach as well as he plays. Sick talent.
