# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ron-bumblefoot-thal
# Generated: 2026-08-14T04:45:33.324Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ron-bumblefoot-thal"
name: "Ron \"Bumblefoot\" Thal"
slug: "ron-bumblefoot-thal"
description: "Ronald Jay Blumenthal, 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. 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. 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."
tagline: "American guitarist"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/BumblefootHelsinkiLive.JPG?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1969-09-25"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           67.66
  momentum:             0
  historical:           18.848508
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     95
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
totalFollowers: 41500
platforms:
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/Bumblefoot"
    handle:    "Bumblefoot"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/bumblefoot/"
    handle:    "bumblefoot"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.bumblefoot.com"
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/bumblefoot"
    handle:    "bumblefoot"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2361110/"
    handle:    "nm2361110"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/1KGFAcP7ovMYuoQuloDhOj"
    handle:    "1KGFAcP7ovMYuoQuloDhOj"
  - platform:  "YOUTUBE"
    url:       "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzcVauUoKYMpHuvY0IluTaA"
    handle:    "@bumblefoot"
    followers: 41500
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bumblefoot"
    title: "Bumblefoot"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/cf6fd745-1035-4bad-b0ef-33ed822b00b7"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "رون بومبليفوت ثال"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Bumblefoot"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Ron Bumblefoot Thal"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_%22Bumblefoot%22_Thal"
    title: "Ron \"Bumblefoot\" Thal"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Thal"
    title: "Ron Thal"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Thal"
    title: "Ron Thal"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Thal"
    title: "Ron Thal"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bumblefoot"
    title: "Bumblefoot"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Thal"
    title: "Ron Thal"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_%22Bumblefoot%22_Thal"
    title: "Ron \"Bumblefoot\" Thal"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bumblefoot"
    title: "Bumblefoot"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB"
    title: "ロン・サール"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "범블풋"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Bumblefoot"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Ron Thal"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Thal"
    title: "Ron Thal"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_%22Bumblefoot%22_Thal"
    title: "Ron \"Bumblefoot\" Thal"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%2C_%D0%A0%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%91%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B1%D0%BB%D1%84%D1%83%D1%82"
    title: "Таль, Рон Бамблфут"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bumblefoot"
    title: "Bumblefoot"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q358842"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1342827"
    title: "Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump