Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal

Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal
Bumblefoot performing with Guns N' Roses in 2010
Background information
Birth name	Ronald Jay Blumenthal
Also known as	Bumblefoot, Ron Thal
Born	(1969-09-25) September 25, 1969 (age 54) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Genres	Hard rock heavy metal grunge alternative rock avant garde music progressive rock film scores
Occupation(s)	Musician songwriter producer
Instrument(s)	Guitar vocals
Years active	1982–present
Labels	Bumblefoot Music LLC
Member of	Whom Gods Destroy
Formerly of	Sons of Apollo Cilver Guns N' Roses Lita Ford Salem Asia
Website	bumblefoot.com

Ronald Jay Blumenthal^[1] (born September 25, 1969), better known by his stage name Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal or simply Bumblefoot, is an American guitarist, songwriter, and producer. He adopted his nickname from the bacterial infection of the same name, which he learned about while helping his wife study for her veterinary exams.^[2] The name went from being just the name of an album, to the name of a record label, to a band name, to eventually his name as a solo artist.^[3] He was one of two lead guitarists in Guns N' Roses from 2006 until 2014 and performed on their sixth studio album Chinese Democracy. He was the guitarist for the supergroup Sons of Apollo and currently with supergroup Whom Gods Destroy; and served as the guitarist and vocalist for the band Asia from 2019 to 2022.

Since the early 1990s, Thal has released 10 solo albums and a live DVD. He has appeared as a guest performer on albums by other artists, and on numerous compilation albums.^[4][5] He has been the cover feature of GitarPlus magazine in Indonesia^[6] and has been featured in several foreign guitar magazines, as well as the subject of many print, radio and web interviews.^[7][8] Over the past twenty years, he has also worked with numerous bands and artists as producer, engineer, writer, arranger, and performer. He also writes TV jingles, theme songs, and background music.^[9]