Live Gear: Nikita Ronny North guitars with Original Floyd Rose and Graphtech Ghost trems with Floyd upgrades trem blocks , Seymour Duncan pickups (Alt 8 in the bridge and a 59' in the neck) and Guitars strung with SIT (9-46) for standard tuned guitars and (10-52) for guitars tuned down to D.Guitars are lubed with Big Bend Nut Sauce. Ronny currently uses a Greg back prototype RN signature guitar for all down tuned stuff. The guitar also features a D-Tuna to drop the Low D down to C. All guitars equipped with the Feiten Tuning System for perfect intonation.Guitars also feature N-Tune onboard tuners. For live acoustic work Ronny uses a Boulder Creek electric acoustic guitar with Ti Sonix Titanium string posts (strung with SIT Light acoustic strings) the guitar is mounted on a Mbrace stand for live performances. Amps are Laney VH-100R and Laney GH-100 Tube heads (Outfitted with Groove Tubes) through Laney 4x12 cabs with Celestion G-65 speakers.Both 4x12 Cabs sit on two Auralex Great Gramma Iso Risers. Effects are a TC Electronics G-System with a MXR Phase 90, DOD Chorus, Alesis Parametric EQ (For tweaking clean patches) and a Morley Tremonti Wah. A Pedalsnake Custom audio snake connects the rack to the pedal board and another one to hook up the stuff in the rack. The pedal board with the Wah and the TC Foot controller is by BlackKross .All effects switching and amp channel switching is handled by the G-System. An Axetrak unit is used hooked up to one of the speaker outputs for FOH sound. All cables are Psyko Green Tsunami Ronny North signature models (Ronny uses a custom 50 ft Tsunami RN cable onstage..). On really big festival stages Ronny employs an X2 Wireless system. Ronny also uses a Laney TT-100 tube combo for smaller shows with a Black Kross pedal board that has a Morley wah, Digitech Digidelay and a Boss Chorus. When Ronny does clinics, trade shows and fly out dates when his normal rig can’t be used he uses an AMT Extreme III distortion pedal into the clean channel of what ever amp is available, A Morley Wah and a Digidelay pedal. Picks are InTune 121mm (Sharpened with a nail file to a point) with Ronny’s Logo on them. Guitars are transported in Coffin Case Guitar trunks. Black nail polish by Manglaze (Ronny has his own signature color coming out by the company in 2009) Yes, Black is the fastest.Stage clothes always by Shrine Clothing shoes by Draven, killer silver Jewelry always Femme Metale. Oh yeah, don’t forget the Ace Frehley action figure that always sits on Ronny’s live rack. It’s all about Ace….
Ronny North and his band on Flashrock Live, December 28th, 2008:
Ronny North performing "Tomorrow is Burning" at Dream Street Live in San Diego, August 23, 2008.
Ronny North performing "Permission to Land" at the Del Mar Fair, July 6, 2008.
The X Scale Exercise
In-Store at Rock n' Roll Emporium 2007
Heart of Gold Charity Event, Knitting Factory, Aug 2007
With Greg Vaughan in San Diego 2007
Performing "Hollow" at the Randy Rhoads Tribute Show 2006
Quotes about Ronny North:
"Ronny's one of those rare cats who can lay down a dumb rock rhythm and shred like a
mother." - Michael Molenda, Guitar Player Magazine Editor-in-Chief
"Ronny North is one of the most gifted guitar players of our time. His tone, touch and
approach to the instrument is simply masterful. You won't find a more dynamic guitar player with so much range in
the music industry today." - Nick Friese, Guitar Jam Daily Magazine
"Ronny is truly the most unique guitarist I’ve ever heard. And Ronny is a great guy to work
with.” - Jody Page, President of Stage Magic (Pedal Snake Products)
“Ronny’s got the unique ability to combine catchy melodies, fretboard pyrotechnics, and
standard rock grooves and make them his own; his chops are never on display without serving the song…
delightful listening.” - Rick Gagliano, Hohner Guitars/Laney Amplification Products Manager
"Ronny North is an awesome performer and he really puts his heart and soul into the shows that he
does. He put on a great show at our Stand Down event for Homeless Veterans. This is one guy who supports our
Troops and Veterans and gives back via his Music and performance." - George R. Smith, US Vets-ompton Case Manager
"Thank you again for coming and blessing us with your talent. The Veterans loved and so greatly appreciated it.
YOU ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" - Bromwell Reid, US Vets-Los Angeles Clinical Case Manager
Influences
My influences are all over the place since I'm a fan of all kinds of music (You should see all the different CD's in my car!) When I was young we my Dad always had music playing in the House (Lots of Beatles!!) He actually plays a little guitar and pushed my brother and I into lessons (Which neither of us were into at the time!,playing baseball and football were much cooler!!) It all changed when I got a KISS record for Christmas when I was 13.Then a few months later my Dad took the whole family to a KISS concert during their 1977 Love Gun Tour at the LA Forum (It was my first concert!).You could say that KISS is the only reason I play music today.Once I saw their live show in 1977 that was it..I knew that's what I wanted to do with my life (I'm still trying....)When I first started playing my influences were the guitar heros of yesterday when players could really play. Ace Frehley was my first guitar influence (To this day,I have an Ace action figure standing on my live guitar rack at every show I play!). After Ace I got majorly into EVH (I even got an original one pick up Charvel that I still own!!!),Schenker,Alex Lifeson ,Joe Perry,Warren Demartini,Neil Geraldo and George Lynch.I'm also a major fan of Yngwie,Bucket Head,Paul Gilbert,Steve Vai,Satch,Ron Thal (aka Bumblefoot), John Sykes and Nuno Bettencourt. My first good guitar was a brand new Ibanez Iceman that my stepmother bought me (Once again the KISS influence!) I still have the guitar to this day ,even though I have since blow torched it! I believe that it's good for your playing to be open minded about different styles of music.That's what gives you an original style of your own.That's what it's all about isn't it???
Sounds Like
Even though it's hard to compare yourself to anyone recently the press has compared me to a few players time and time again, The players I get compared to more often than not are EVH,Satch, Vai,Poison,KISS, and even Blackmore.I'm a big fan of all of the above so I guess that's a good thing!!!
So Cal guitartist Ronny is fast becoming a local Southern California Guitar Hero.He plays his own signature brand of instrumental guitar rock.He regularly opens for national acts throughout Southern California and even opened for Yngwie..He also managed to play and record with a few other big name players as well such as Rikki Rocket, Eric Singer, CC Deville to name a few.Ronny also gets airplay,press and sells CD's in Japan,Europe and in the U.S. .If that wasn't enough the music from Ronny's CD "Smeared" was licensed by MTV and was used for their Real World reality show.Ronny currently has full endorsements from Nikita Guitars (They make the Ronny North guitar) , Laney guitar amplifiers,Tsunami Instrument Cables, Shrine Clothing,Seymour Duncan Guitar Pickups , SIT Strings,Boulder Creek Acoustic Guitars,Presonus Audio products,X2 Wireless,Chunky Knobs,My Carpaltunnel.com (The carpal solution), Carvin Products, Levy's Straps,GraphTech Saddles,Sustainiac Infinite Sustain Devices,Floyd Upgrades Products,Gripmaster Products, Mbrace acoustic guitar stands,TonePros Bridges,TC Electronics,VL Effects Pedals,Draven Shoes,Coffin Cases,Light Pick,Morley Pedals, Essential Sound Products power cables,Sik World Clothing,Guitar Wheel,Femme Metale Custom Jewlery,Big Bends Nut Sauce,Roadie Rench,Auralex Products,N-Tune Onboard Tuners,Wedgie Products,Doc's Pro Plugs,Floyd Rose Trems, Black Kross Pedal Boards, Totally in Chains guitar stands, Axe Trak ,Atomic Amplifiers,AMT Pedals,Pedal Snake Guitar Audio Snakes,Freelok trem stablizers,Spider Energy Drinks,Guitar Force Products,Celestion Speakers,Manglaze nail polish (Ronny has a signature color coming out soon),Groove Tubes and Feiton Tuning Systems.Ronny has been featured in several ad campaigns for his sponsors and also regularly performs at clinics and trade shows for them including the annual NAMM show.If that wasn't enough Ronny also finds time to play several charity events each year and has been playing the Special Olympics Summer Games for the last several years as well as events for the troops ,Toys for Tots and events for musicians in need.Ronny states, it's always great to use your talent to help others in need. It's what it's all about! Ronny had a great 2006 that included winning Best Male Guitarist in the 2006 All Access Magazine Music Awards in November.Ronny also played all over America and did a ton of Music trade shows for his sponsors including the Chicago Guitar Show (where he also did some Shred Clinics),The Arlington Guitar Show (where he also played in the All Star Jam), The Ink Slingers Ball at Anaheim Stadium,Summer NAMM in Austin (where he was interviewed by the Texas Music Cafe cable show and interviewed by Las Vegas Magazine Connection alongside his friend Gary Hoey.),The LA Guitar Show,and The Nick Stock Festival to name a few.He also did tons of press and was interviewed by All Access Magazine,Indy Guitarists Magazine,Guitar Jam Magazine, Connections Magazine from Vegas where he was interviewed with his friend Gary Hoey at the world famous Antone's Club in Austin, Tx.He also did a bunch of Radio interviews including interviews with Radio Metal Storm,VM Underground Radio,The Primespot Radio, Maximum Threshold Radio to name a few.If all that isn't enough Ronny currently writes columns for Guitar Jam Daily Online E-Zine (Chatting with the Pros) (www.guitarjamsdaily.com ) , Modern Guitar (PSYKO Guitar) and Insane Guitar (It's a Guitar Thing) magazines.Ronny is always doing some kind of press he's always doing radio interviews and has appeared on more than a few Radio shows including playing live on the Billy Moses Radio show, several appearances on VM Underground Radio and Net Rock 101 Radio to name a few.Ronny was featured in the March 2007 issue of Guitar Player Magazine (where editor in cheif Michael Molenda said some very nice things about Ronny's playing including "Ronny's one of those rare cats who can lay down a dumb rock rhythm and shred like a mother"..) Ronny also does lots of Guitar Clinics all over America.He did a really cool one at Verde Valley Music in Cottonwood Arizona on May 19th,2007.On that note, Ronny also did a big interview with the Az paper Verde Valley Independent (You can see the interview in Ronny's Blogs and on www.ronnynorth.com). Ronny is currently featured in the Tregan Guitars ads in Guitar Player Magazine,Premier Guitar Magazine and Guitar World Magazine.He is also featured on the Buzz Feiten Website (www.buzzfeiten.com ) Ronny has been endorsing the company for over 10 years....He is featured on the website next to Scott Henderson and Michael Thompson (Great company to be in..) He will also be featured in the company's promo video and will be in a future ad campaign as well (Stay tuned!) Ronny also performed at the Heart of Gold Charity Concert that was held at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood on August 9th 2007. The event featured several child guitarists from all over the world.The best thing is that it was all for Charity.Ronny also did a guitar clinic with the kids on August 8th at Hot House Studios.On August 14th,2007 Ronny and his band played at the House of Blues at Disneyland in Anahiem, California.The show went great and Ronny was shot by a local paper who is doing an article on Ronny.At Winter NAMM 2008 Ronny played everyday of the show for his endorsers Presonus, Laney Guitar Amplifiers and IK Multimedia.Ronny had a great NAMM.He also played the opening of the show.Ronny played everyday of the show and did lots of press.On May 17th,2008 Ronny was invited to be a VIP guest at the Freedom Hill fashion runway show and was photographed walking the Red Carpet (You can see the pic in the photo gallery on this page..) .Ronny had seats right on the runway at the event. On that note, Ronny was also featured in the Feb 2008 issue of Italian Music Magazine Fireworks (www.myspace.com/fireworks_magazine ) Besides a featured interview with Ronny in the magazine there is also a review of Ronny's current CD DISCONNECTED and Ronny's Christmas song "A Day in the Moment" is featured on the free compilation CD that comes with the magazine. Recently Ronny has been doing some major press to promote both his new signature guitar and his upcoming new CD he also did an interview with Flash Magazine (myspace.com/flashmagazine ) in Italy (He was featured in the Feb 2008 issue). The issue sold out almost immediately (We're told that's a great thing..) .CD Baby has also started selling Ronny's DISCONNECTED CD and the ringtones from the CD as well.In 2008 he was also featured in the May ,2008 issue of Music Connection Magazine.He has also been interviewed and or featured in Indie Guitarists.com,MMR Magazine,Guitar Player Magazine,Rock Music United,Premier Guitar Magazine,Performer Magazine Guitar World Magazine and many more. In June 2008 he played the Special Olympics Summer Games for the 7th year in a row.Ronny played the LA AMP Show on Oct 4,5 2008 He finished off 2008 by playing the Music Fest Concert on the Navy Base in San Diego for the troops on 9/27/08 as well as a Guitar Clinic for the troops in San Diego on Nov 15th as well as the "Standown 08" and Halloween events for the Vets in need..Did we menetion that Ronny has a RN Guitar hero controller faceplate coming out from Painted Axe in 2009???? He also performed on the Flash Rock Music Video Show and the Ear Candy Video Show.He also managed to do a couple shows at the Whisky a Go Go to finish out 2008. Ronny kicked off 2009 by performing on the Hot House New Music Monday video show and then Ronny and his band performed on the main NAMM stage (National Association of Music Merchants) on Jan 15th where they played to a packed house at the Hilton at the Convention Center. Ronny also played everday of the 4 day event for his sponsors showing what his Tregan RN signature guitar could do.After NAMM Ronny squeezed in a couple shows at Paladinos and the Hollywood House of Blues.Next up Ronny and his band played the Nascar Double Header kick off Race on Feb 21st for 20,000 fans at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana Calif. The event was nationally televised.Ronny's song "Permission to Land" is getting lots of airplay as we speak. As a special feature the video for the single will come on Ronny's new CD "Light" due out in Janurary 2010 (You can see the video from "Permission on this page).On April 7th Ronny was honored with his own Ronny North Day at his former high school Norwalk High. Ronny spent the day with the kids ,sat in on the guitar classes, spoke to the kids about the music business in the school's career center and then performed a free concert for the school. The event was also covered by the Fox 11 TV News (You can see the footage on this page) .Ronny was also honored by his sponsor Morley Pedals (www.morleypedals.com) to be the Morley artist of the month for April 2009. He is also featured on the Graphtech website (www.graphtech.com).On May 1st, 2009 Ronny and his band headlined the New River Elementary Music Benefit to help raise money for the music program for the Norwalk Unified School District. The program was hit hard with budget cuts and Ronny is big on getting kids into music.He also went on the Bella and Boone radio show for the troops on May 5th and was on the air for over 2 hours talking about the troops and music.they even played several of his songs.Ronny has been busy lately playing on sessions for various artists (Ronny has recorded with several major pop artists).He also just played the Special Olympics Summer Games for the 10th consecutive year.He currently is finishing up his new CD and will be playing clinics and shows to finish out the year.On Sept 19th Ronny will be playing the 2009 Standdown event for the Vet's and on Oct 10th he will be playing the main stage for Nascar at the Copart 300 Race at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif.Ronny is tomorrow's guitar hero today!!!!!
CDs by Ronny North:
Going Pysko released January of 2006 on NBN Records.
Black Book Entertainment Group Review of Church's Charity Concert for Covenant House November 1,2008
REVIEW: RONNY NORTH, INSTRUMENTAL/GUITAR VIRTUOSO
In the vein of Steve Vai and Joe Satriani, Ronny North is a rare musician who is easily at-one with his
guitar onstage. Simply put, there is no telling where he ends, and the instrument begins. Ronny's playing became a
"conversation" of nuance between artist and muse. His streaming, stretching melodic passion - expressed physically,
and musically - is absolutely captivating. Within a few notes, the club was at a momentary standstill; the awe,
admiration, and enjoyment was obvious. No wonder Ronny is in a different guitar magazine nearly every month, a-flood
with endorsements, and appearing at prestigious clinics! For all of his serious onstage intensity, Ronny North,
when he emerges offstage, is an open, jovial, and friendly comedian - a lot of fun to meet!
All Access Magazine, October 16, 2008
Press Release
Besides playing tons of shows and winning the Best Male Guitarist award at the 2006 All Access
Magazine Music Awards, Ronny North plays lots of trade shows and guitar clinics all over America for his many sponsors.
His music gets airplay all over the world and has been used for MTV's Real World Reality Show. He also recently signed
a new record deal with Eonian Records. His first release with the label is
the new CD Then & Now that will be released on November 4th, 2008 and will be available and all major music
chains including Best Buy. Ronny also has a new signature guitar coming out with
Tregan Guitars. The Tregan Ronny North signature guitar was completely designed by Ronny and was premiered at the
Summer NAMM show in Nashville in June 2008. The guitar will start shipping in the winter of 2008. Ronny also has a new
Ronny North signature guitar cable coming out with Tsunami Instrument Cables.
Ronny North is Tomorrow's Guitar Hero
Today.
The New Tregan Ad August 2008
Guitar Player Presents How to Play Like Stevie Ray Vaughan 2008
Premier Guitar Summer NAMM 2008
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Summer NAMM '08 - Tregan Guitars Ronny North Signature
Photo Courtesy of Karen Barrezueta - Nashville 6/21/08
Paul Tauteroff: At what age did you make the decision that you were going to be a professional musician and
what (or who) inspired this?
Ronny: I actually started playing piano right around 1st grade... I really didn't dig it. My parents enrolled
me in the Yamaha music school to learn to play. I eventually got kicked out for beating up an obnoxious kid next to
me. (He so deserved it..LOL!!) I do wish I would have stuck with it. I still play piano to this day and have one in my
living room. I can only play stuff I wrote. As for guitar, the funny thing is at first I really didn't want to play.
When I was a kid, I was much more into sports football, baseball, and skateboarding.
I actually wanted to be a pro skateboarder like Tony Alva... When I was 8 or 9, my Dad made my brother and I take a
few guitar lessons from a guy that lived across the street. It was totally useless and the guy really had no clue about
what he was doing and we really didn't want to be there. The funny thing is that several years later when I was starting
to get a name for myself, the teacher guy actually hit me up to help him make it in the music biz when I was visiting my
parents' house.
NEXT!!! When I was 13, I got a KISS record for Christmas. (It was the Destroyer Album!!) Before that I had
never heard of KISS... I thought it was the greatest thing and I immediately wanted to be Ace Frehley. He was my very
first guitar hero. I started playing my Dad's old guitar and that spring I got a Copy Les Paul and a small solid state
amp for my B-Day. On that note, that summer my Dad took the whole family to see KISS at the Forum during their Alive
II tour. That was the peak of their fame...
After that I knew that's what I wanted to do...
All I did was play and then when I found out girls really dug guys that played, I was hooked!!!! I seemed to get
pretty good quickly and could figure out songs pretty easily. My brother plays drums and we started jamming in our
garage with various people (aka victims..). I was actually playing the Sunset Strip in Hollywood when I was 14. On
that note, I'm definitely not a natural musician and have to practice constantly even to this day. I compare it to
being a Pro golfer. (Something I always wanted to be!!) You have to work on it everyday to keep your chops up. A pro
golfer hits up to a 1000 golf balls a day on the driving range just to keep his shots in tune.
PT: Was your family supportive of you from the very beginning or did it take a little while to convince
them?
Ronny: My Dad is actually a guitar player even though he never played seriously. My mother used to play
piano. My Dad was pretty supportive of my playing and would even take my brother and I to gigs before we could drive.
I guess you could say it was in my blood to play. When I first started my dad insisted I take lessons. The lessons were
useless. I had no desire to play "Mary had a Little Lamb" (that's what he was really teaching me..). I was obsessed
with playing guitar and figured out pretty much everything on my own.
After a while my brother and I started playing in different bands with different people. He used to play with older
guys. (He was 12...) His guitar player was a couple years older than I and he had all the Van Halen tapping stuff down.
He would play VH songs note for note. His name was Steve James. He later went on to play in an early version of
Metallica and wrote “Hit the Lights”. (Metallica started out in my town.) I figured out the VH thing from seeing him do
it. Once I saw it close up I knew exactly what to do. It all made sense. That's all I did was play guitar.
PT: Was there a single significant event or milestone in your career where you finally said to yourself:
"Alright - I've made it!"?
Ronny: Even though I am getting a name for myself, I still don't think that I have made it. I still have a
long way to go.
Getting my first endorsements and seeing myself in ads in Guitar Magazines back in the day was pretty cool. I got
my first endorsements back in '94. I signed with Seymour Duncan and DR Strings the same day at Winter NAMM 2004. It was
so long ago... It really has been a really long road to get here for sure.
Getting my own signature guitar from Tregan Guitars (www.treganguitars.com)
has been a great thing. We just premiered it at Summer NAMM 2008 in Nashville and it was a big hit. The guitar will
start shipping in the fall of 2008. It's been a blast working with Tregan on my new guitar. Finally a guitar company
that gets me... Definitely a dream come true to see it become a reality. I will be having a few more Ronny North
signature products coming out very soon. Stay tuned!
PT: Do you think it was more difficult to achieve success in California vs. some other less competitive area
of the US or world?
Ronny: It really is hard everywhere but I think I was at an advantage being in LA back in the Day. Plus I got
to see Van Halen and Randy Rhoads play. It really was a great scene. The only thing that was discouraging was seeing
how great they were and seeing how far I still had to go in my playing. I'm still trying to get there to this day.
You can always improve...
PT: What was the toughest challenge or obstacle you faced while developing your career and how did you
overcome it?
Ronny: Not knowing the music biz definitely hurt my career. I was definitely taken advantage of early on and
made a lot of people a lot of money and didn't see a dime myself. I also have very small hands so I have to do some
things differently when I play but that also might have helped me develop a style of my own.
PT: What would you say are the most important traits a musician should possess in order become successful?
Ronny: A focus on your playing, a great business sense (Very important in today's music industry), star
quality and the drive to make it. It's very tough out there and it's definitely not for everyone for sure. For better
or worse, I have sacrificed everything for what I do...
PT: You have endorsement deals with some very good companies. What advice can you have offer for musicians who
are seeking endorsements?
Ronny: I have been very fortunate to get the support of some great companies. I thank my lucky stars everyday
that they believe in me as a player and artist. My thoughts on endorsements are that they definitely can help the up
and coming player get more out there. I'm lucky enough to be able to attend trade shows all the time and meet the
companies face to face.
When I got my first endorsements at Winter NAMM in '94, I had promo packs made that showed what I had done at that
point with a CD and a pro shot promo pic in it. I also had a plan on the companies I was going to approach. It was
really easy and I have been with Duncan since '94. We have grown together... I have found that most companies want to
get their products seen in the hands of great players. If you get out there and do it and are making a name for yourself,
it's a great way to get their product seen. I can go on and on about endorsements. I'm always getting offered gear
from different companies and more often than not, I turn stuff down. I feel very lucky to be in my position but I will
only endorse gear that I use. It's a question I get asked a lot.
PT: If you had to start your music career all over again knowing what you know now, is there anything you
would have done differently?
Ronny: After learning my guitar, I would learn the biz end of things before doing anything and surround
myself with only people I trust. If I would have done that at the beginning, I'm sure things would have turned out a
lot differently and we'd be talking from my mansion in Malibu... LOL...
PT: What would be your single greatest bit of advice to someone considering starting a music career?
Ronny: You have to love it!!! If it's not your life, do something else and make money because chances are
you're not going to playing music. That being said, it's all I know and it is my life. I couldn't imagine doing
anything else. If I could do something else, I'd either be a PGA pro golfer or a pro skate boarder... I am a good
golfer and skateboarder, but I definitely play guitar better... LOL... I do take my golf clubs with me when we travel
sometimes. I have a great roadcase for them...
PT: If you could live your life all over again and do anything you wanted to do, would you still be a
professional musician?
Ronny: Yes I would! I would just do things a little differently. Playing guitar and music is my life. I have
always been a fan of music as long as I can remember. Once I started playing guitar, it all made sense. Everything in
my life from 14 to present day has something to do with my guitar in some way. It's been a crazy adventure and I'm still
going... Can't wait to see my new Tregan signature Ronny North guitar come out in the fall.
PT: Thanks so much for your time, Ronny. You are a true gentleman and I appreciate you taking the time to
answer these questions.
Ronny: Thanks for taking the time to interview me.
Photo Courtesy of Arlene Ferrar - Special Olympics Summer Games 6/17/2008
Ronny's Bio:
Ronny North is fast becoming a Southern California guitar hero. In November 2006, he won the Best Male Guitarist
award at the All Access Magazine Music awards. He also regularly gets press and airplay all over the world. Ronny has
shared stages with Yngwie Malmsteen, Queensryche, George Lynch and RATT, among many others. He is endorsed by 40
different music equipment manufactures and regularly plays clinics and trade shows for them as well being featured
in their ad campaigns in all the music magazines. In March 2007, Ronny was featured in Guitar Player Magazine where
GP editor and chief Michael Molenda said some great things about Ronny's playing. Tregan Guitars premiered the Ronny
North signature guitar at summer NAMM in Nashville in June 2008. The guitar was a big hit and will start shipping in the
fall of 2008. On top of all this, he writes a few columns for Guitar Jam Daily Online. His main column is called
"Adventures in Guitar with Ronny North". The column has become really popular with the readers. Ronny ended 2008 by performing on a couple music video shows (Flashrock Live and the Ear Candy Music video Show) then played a killer show at the Whisky a Go Go on Dec 29th.He kicked off 2009 by performing on the Hot House New Music Monday show and made a live in studio appearance on the Mom's Rock the House Radio Show on KUCI 88.9 FM with show host Janeane Bernstein.Ronny played a few songs and did an interview with Janeane. On Jan 15th Ronny and his band rocked the main NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) stage when they performed to a packed house at the Hilton at the Convention Center.Ronny also performed everyday of the convention for his sponsors and showed what his Tregan RN signature guitar could do....Did we mention that Ronny has his own Guitar Hero Controller Faceplate coming out from Painted Axe??? After NAMM Ronny squeezed in a couple shows at Paladinos and the Hollywood House of Blues. Next up Ronny and his band will be playing the Nascar Double Header kick off Race at Auto Club Speedway on Feb 21st. He will be then be playing shows at the Whisky,So Cal Rock Fest and the Cat Club before his new Eonian Records CD "Then & Now" comes out on March 10th. Ronny and his band will then kick off his Summer Psyko Tour when they join the Pandemonium Fest Tour on April 18th that will play shows across America until late September.Ronny is tomorrow's guitar hero today......
I ran into guitarist Ronny North whom I'd met at Winter NAMM 2006 in Anaheim, California.
He was in a crowd watching a young kid of about five pummeling a drum kit, a bit awkwardly but the little guy
was cute and into it. North's a superb guitarist and full of enthusiasm that's as infectious as it is genuine.
He's now endorsing Tony Guarriello's Tregan guitars.
Ronny North with a Tregan guitar at the 2008 Summer NAMM Show. Photo by Rick Landers.
Ronny North fired up his new Tregan for us, as did Rob Marcello with his new Paradise guitar
and Danny B. Harvey with a killer James Trussart.
Ronny North demos his Tregan
Tregan Guitars 2008 Catalogue
AMT Electronics Summer NAMM 2008 Postcard
Buzz Feiten Ad in Guitar World Magazine, June 2008 Issue
Ronny North in Music Connection Magazine, 5/12/08 to 5/31/08 Issue
Tregan Ad in MMR Magazine, Summer NAMM 2008 Issue
Tregan Ad in Up Beat Magazine, Summer NAMM 2008 Issue
From Premiere Magazine, June 2008 Issue
Summer NAMM Preview: New Guitars from Ibanez, Tregan
by Premier Guitar
Rumors of an Ibanez reissue, plus a Ronny North Signature Guitar from Tregan
Nashville, TN(May 23, 2008) -- With less than a month until Summer NAMM, news is starting to pour out of
Nashville. First up, we have it on good authority that Ibanez is planning to roll out a high-end re-issue in the
RG family. Though that's about all we have to share at the moment, we'll keep you updated as the details come in, and
look for videos with Ibanez from the Summer NAMM floor.
Confirmed for June is the Ronny North Signature Guitar from Tregan Guitars. The long-time Southern California
instrumental rocker chose Tregan Guitars to create his signature guitar due to the company's reputation for exciting
new designs and reasonably-priced quality instruments, along with luthier Greg Back’s ability to tweak a guitar to fit
the player perfectly.
With its lightweight body, super fast neck and great looks, the guitar will offer features unheard of on guitars
in its price range, including an original Floyd Rose Tremolo, Buzz Feiten tuning system and custom Ronny North Monster
Tone pickups hand-wound in the USA by Performance Labs. The guitar will also feature a mahogany body with a maple cap
and flame maple top, and a bolt on maple neck with a birds-eye maple fretboard and custom inlays. The pickups have been
custom-designed for Ronny North’s Signature guitar and offer the perfect blend of tones so each note rings out true and
clear. MSRP is yet to be determined.
Ronny North will be demonstrating his signature guitar in the T. G., Inc. booth 1436 at this year’s Summer NAMM.
Also Demonstrating Tregan Guitars in TGI’s booth will be Flash Bathory and Skunk from Quartershackle. For more
information, visit treganguitars.com,
ronnynorth.com, and gregbackguitars.com.
Remember, Summer NAMM is from June 20-22, and we'll be there bringing you ongoing coverage of everything new.
The hard copy of Fireworks Magazine 31 has sold out! Yes indeed... The Fireworks office is
fresh out of copies, but if you would still like a copy, please search the stands at Borders stores in UK as well
as specialist retailers www.destinyrecords.uk.com or
www.aorheaven.com.
Or....even better - purchase the Digital PDF version right here...right now! FW31 PDF Online Version is the same as the print version - 96 pages, including interviews with the
following: Helloween, WASP, Dee Snider, Doro Pesch, Ted Poley, Gamma Ray, The Poodles, Work of Art, Bobby
Kimball, Tyla, Pagan's Mind, Richie Kotzen, Rob Rock, Rik Emmett, Big Cock, Crystal Ball, Tomy MacAlpine,
Jordan Rudess, SAHB, Epica, Xandria, Sonic Syndicate, Sieges Even, Lechery, Ronny North, Far-Less, Angel of
Eden, To-Mera and Laura Kaye.
Also included via MP3 (@192.kbps) is the following tracks: Catz N' Clawz - 1. Shauna Young - Given Enough, 2. Tarja – Ciaran's Well, 3. Jaime Kyle – World Of Crazy,
4. Imperia - Norway, 5. Glitzy Glow - Black & Sunny Day, 6. Sofia - Hangover, 7. Xandria - Save My Life, 8. Kelly
Padrick - Sometimes, 9. Eilera - Fusion, 10. Vanity Ink - Someone Else, 11. Rott - Out Of Time, 12. Toni Rowland -
I'll Be Waiting, 13. Clandestine - My Lord, 14. Skytah - Gypsy Mentality, 15. Barbe-q-barbies - Escort, 16. Vice
Squad - Voice Of The People, 17. Blind Shot - Haunted Heart, 18. Alexx Calise - Give It To Me, 19. Mystic Jayyd -
Girls Night Out, 20. Jaded – Lies.
The Rock Disk - 1. House of Lords – Come To My Kingdom, 2. Last Autumn's Dream – My Alibi, 3.
Avantasia – Shelter From the Rain, 4. Draconia - Seasons Apart, 5. Work of Art – Why Do I, 6. Laura Kaye – Under
a Cloudless Sky, 7. Circular Logik – Welcome Home, 8. Brant Pethick – It's Your Fight, 9. Angel of Eden – The
End of Never, 10. Atrocity – Smalltown Boy, 11. Ronny North – A Day in the Moment, 12. P:O:B: – Promises, 13.
Diablo Swing Orchestra – Poetic Pitbull Revelations, 14. S.E.X. Department – Revenge of Vampires, 15. Manzana -
Falling to Pieces, 16. Vindictiv – Caesar's Commentaries.
The Roll Disk - 1. Leverage – Stormchild, 2. Lechery – Your Fate, 3. Sandalinas – Fly to the Sun, 4.
Glyder – 'Dark Meets Light', 5. Biloxi – Here Alone, 6. Sieges Even – Eyes Wide Open, 7. Overdrive – Chasing
Highways, 8. To-Mera – Inside the Hourglass, 9. Redline – King of the Mountain, 10. Mattson – This Is Our Time,
11. Arthemis – Angels in Black, 12. 3 Wishes – Two Young Hearts, 13. Madron – Ever Remember, 14. The Bonesmen –
It's All Right, 15. Three Quarter Stone – Full Moon, 16. Alestorm - Captain Morgan's Revenge.
Music Connection Magazine 12/7/07 through 1/6/08
As the music industry continues to morph, and the internet looms larger every day with independent artists seeking
success on their own, the number of Southern California signings is slightly down from last year. Music Connection
received reports of just over 60 signings in 2007. It should be noted that responses to our quest -- especially from
the majors -- were notably subdued this year. Once again, we can't help but notice that the majority of signings
were indie deals. Additionally, the same factors that generally get acts signed were in play: driving ambition,
great songs, the right connections, and a strong live show.
Ronny North Zoomoozik A&R reps: Dan Behlman
Dan Dehlman contacted North after watching him for some time. Following a conversation
about the label and North’s needs, North decided to get on board. The label sells music almost exclusively
online, which North be-lieves is the future. His first label recording was a Christmas song, “A Day in The
Moment”, released on Nov. 10, 2007.
Click on the picture in order to hear Ronny's interview with Take12Radio.com!!
Sponsors of Ronny:
Ronny practices exclusively at Hot House Studios!!
MyNiceSpace.com Thanks for all the love and support that u have given us at STR for the loss of Brian I know he loved u and your amazing talent god bless u xoxoxox sorena
Tickets can be mailed or they can be placed at the "will call" window at the box office the night of the show. We can also meet in person for local pickup in the L.A. area. Cash is OK for local pickup.
Call 818.675.7989 or 818.486.8881 to schedule local pickup in the L.A. area. Or call 949.291.9418 for pickup in the Orange County or Riverside/Inland Empire area.
Thanks from RHOADS TO OZZ & RHOADSFEST 2009! See you DEC 6 ! @ The Whisky for the RR Tribute Show ! See official RHOADSFEST website for concert details www.RHOADSFEST.com
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