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Buzz Feiten

January 19, 2024

Howard "Buzz" Feiten II (born November 4, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, session musician, and luthier. He is best known as a lead and rhythm guitarist and for having patented a tuning system for guitars and similar instruments. Feiten also manufactures and markets solid-body electric guitars.

Early years edit

Feiten grew up in Huntington Station and Centerport, New York, where he was known by schoolmates and friends as "Buzzy". The son of a musical mother, Pauline (a classical pianist), and an airline pilot, Howard Sr., Feiten received training in classical music as a child. His older sister Paula was a flautist and fashion model in the mid-1960s. A younger brother, Jon, was also involved in music and the arts. In youth, he studied several musical instruments, settling on the French horn. As a teenager, he played in all-county (Suffolk) and all-state (New York) youth orchestras on the instrument.

Feiten first played Carnegie Hall in 1966 on French horn in American Youth Performs.[1] In 1966, he auditioned at the Juilliard School on French horn but was not admitted. In high school he fronted for a group called 'The Reasons Why' with Steve Beckmeier (rhythm guitar), Al Stegmeyer (drums), Danny Horton (lead guitar), and Daniel Kretzer (keyboards). The band was successful on Long Island, and two songs, "Tell Her One More Time" and "Same Old Worries", were mentioned in a Billboard 'new singles' article in the summer of 1966.

Career edit

Still known as "Buzzy", in late 1968 or early 1969 Feiten was a student at the Mannes College of Music in New York City.

Feiten replaced Elvin Bishop in the Paul Butterfield Blues Band,[2][3] and recorded on the group's fifth album, Keep on Moving.[3] With Butterfield, Feiten toured internationally and played at the Atlantic City Pop Festival and the Woodstock Festival.

In 1970–71, Feiten stepped in as lead guitarist for another well-known Long Island group, The Rascals (formerly 'The Young Rascals') on their albums Peaceful World and Island of Real. His original song 'Jungle Walk', on the latter album, is regarded as a guitar 'tour de force' by fellow musicians, and served as part of the inspiration for David Bowie's and John Lennon's song 'Fame'.[citation needed]

His debut 'project' album Full Moon[3] was released in 1972 by Warner Bros. and included band members Neil Larsen, Gene Dinwiddie, Phillip Wilson and Freddie Beckmeier, (brother of Steve from 'The Reasons Why'), with 'sidemen' Ray Barretto, Randy Brecker, Robin Clark, Dave Holland, Airto Moreira, and Tasha Thomas. A 2002 sequel, Buzz Feiten & The New Full Moon also featured Beckmeier on bass, Jai Winding, Brandon Fields, and Gary Mallaber. Another notable 1998-99 Feiten affiliation was with the Dave Weckl Band on the albums Rhythm of the Soul and Synergy.

He has worked with a very wide array of artists including Gregg Allman, The Brecker Brothers, Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, Michael Franks, Al Jarreau, Rickie Lee Jones, Chaka Khan, Dave Koz, Neil Larsen, Kenny Loggins, Bette Midler, Olivia Newton-John, Wilson Pickett, David Sanborn, James Taylor, Stevie Wonder,[4] Etta James, and Don McLean.[5]

Tuning system edit

Feiten patented a tuning system for guitars,[6] marketed as the Buzz Feiten Tuning System, which is intended to correct problems of the standard equal temperament. The system can be retrofitted by a repair shop or luthier that has paid a licensing fee and received specific training. The system consists of a compensated string nut (or "shelf nut") and a method for intonating the bridge. The system was licensed to Washburn Guitars (1995–2010) and Suhr Guitars.

The tuning system is intended to create more accurate tonality of notes played on the lowest three or four frets. Some guitarists claimed to hear no difference, perhaps attributed to their particular playing style or primary musical genre. A few stated the opinion that, while a BFTS-enhanced guitar was clearly superior when recording alongside electronic keyboards, it generally rendered their tone "sterile" or "thin." Others believe that despite the company's "three or four" frets claim, the system provided marked improvement in accuracy virtually everywhere on the fretboard.

Guitars edit

In 2012, Feiten announced the founding of Buzz Feiten Guitars[7] to manufacture and market solid-body electric guitars. The firm initially offered five models, the Blues Pro, T Pro, Signature Elite, Classic Pro, and Elite Pro.

In 2018, the company was renamed Buzz Feiten Guitar Research, and began offering three solid-body models with the brand name 'SuperNova': the 'Classic' (two humbucker pickups), the 'Futura' (bridge humbucker and neck single-coil pickup), and the 'Futura Super-Trem' (three single-coil pickups with synchronized vibrato). The "Buzz Feiten Tuning System" is mentioned only with regard to the Supernova Classic.

Discography edit

Main article: Buzz Feiten discography

As leader edit

  • Larsen-Feiten Band (Warner Bros., 1980)
  • Full Moon with Full Moon (Warner Bros., 1982)
  • Whirlies (Ulftone Music, 2000)
  • Buzz Feiten & the New Full Moon (Dreamsville, 2002)

As sideman edit

With Aretha Franklin

With Rickie Lee Jones

With Neil Larsen

  • Jungle Fever (Horizon, 1978)
  • High Gear (Horizon, 1979)
  • Through Any Window (MCA, 1987)
  • Smooth Talk (MCA, 1989)

With Jeff Lorber

With Adam Mitchell

  • Redhead in Trouble (Warner Bros. Records, 1979)

With Bill Quateman

  • Just Like You (RCA Victor, 1979)
  • The Almost Eve of Everything (Next of Skin, 2001)
  • Trust (Dreamsville, 2002)

With David Sanborn

  • Taking Off (Warner Bros., 1975)
  • Voyeur (Warner Bros., 1981)
  • As We Speak (Warner Bros., 1982)
  • Backstreet (Warner Bros., 1983)

With Tom Scott

  • Street Beat (Columbia, 1979)
  • Desire (Elektra Musician, 1982)
  • Smokin' Section (Windham Hill, 1999)

With Dave Weckl

With others

References edit

  1. ^ "American Airlines sponsored the American Youth Performs program" (PDF). Hankboerner.com. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
  2. ^ Prown, Pete; Newquist, Harvey P. (1997). Legends of Rock Guitar: The Essential Reference of Rock's Greatest Guitarists. Hal Leonard. pp. 41–. ISBN 978-0-7935-4042-6. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Erlewine, Dan (2007). Guitar Player Repair Guide: How to Set Up, Maintain, and Repair Electrics and Acoustics. Backbeat Books. pp. 66–. ISBN 978-0-87930-921-3. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  4. ^ Thompson, Art (July 2, 2014). "Buzz Feiten's Obsession with Making Guitars Play and Sound Better". GuitarPlayer.com. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  5. ^ [1] March 29, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Johnston, Richard; Simmons, Michael John; Ford, Frank (2005). Acoustic Guitar: An Historical Look at the Composition, Construction, and Evolution of One of the World's Most Beloved Instruments. Hal Leonard. pp. 59–. ISBN 978-0-634-07920-7. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  7. ^ "Buzz Feiten Guitars – The Ultimate Guitars, For Serious Players". Buzzfeitenguitars.com. Retrieved November 4, 2015.

External links edit

  • Buzz Feiten Guitar Research

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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Buzz Feiten news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Howard Buzz Feiten II born November 4 1948 is an American singer songwriter guitarist session musician and luthier He is best known as a lead and rhythm guitarist and for having patented a tuning system for guitars and similar instruments Feiten also manufactures and markets solid body electric guitars Contents 1 Early years 2 Career 3 Tuning system 4 Guitars 5 Discography 5 1 As leader 5 2 As sideman 6 References 7 External linksEarly years editFeiten grew up in Huntington Station and Centerport New York where he was known by schoolmates and friends as Buzzy The son of a musical mother Pauline a classical pianist and an airline pilot Howard Sr Feiten received training in classical music as a child His older sister Paula was a flautist and fashion model in the mid 1960s A younger brother Jon was also involved in music and the arts In youth he studied several musical instruments settling on the French horn As a teenager he played in all county Suffolk and all state New York youth orchestras on the instrument Feiten first played Carnegie Hall in 1966 on French horn in American Youth Performs 1 In 1966 he auditioned at the Juilliard School on French horn but was not admitted In high school he fronted for a group called The Reasons Why with Steve Beckmeier rhythm guitar Al Stegmeyer drums Danny Horton lead guitar and Daniel Kretzer keyboards The band was successful on Long Island and two songs Tell Her One More Time and Same Old Worries were mentioned in a Billboard new singles article in the summer of 1966 Career editStill known as Buzzy in late 1968 or early 1969 Feiten was a student at the Mannes College of Music in New York City Feiten replaced Elvin Bishop in the Paul Butterfield Blues Band 2 3 and recorded on the group s fifth album Keep on Moving 3 With Butterfield Feiten toured internationally and played at the Atlantic City Pop Festival and the Woodstock Festival In 1970 71 Feiten stepped in as lead guitarist for another well known Long Island group The Rascals formerly The Young Rascals on their albums Peaceful World and Island of Real His original song Jungle Walk on the latter album is regarded as a guitar tour de force by fellow musicians and served as part of the inspiration for David Bowie s and John Lennon s song Fame citation needed His debut project album Full Moon 3 was released in 1972 by Warner Bros and included band members Neil Larsen Gene Dinwiddie Phillip Wilson and Freddie Beckmeier brother of Steve from The Reasons Why with sidemen Ray Barretto Randy Brecker Robin Clark Dave Holland Airto Moreira and Tasha Thomas A 2002 sequel Buzz Feiten amp The New Full Moon also featured Beckmeier on bass Jai Winding Brandon Fields and Gary Mallaber Another notable 1998 99 Feiten affiliation was with the Dave Weckl Band on the albums Rhythm of the Soul and Synergy He has worked with a very wide array of artists including Gregg Allman The Brecker Brothers Bob Dylan Aretha Franklin Michael Franks Al Jarreau Rickie Lee Jones Chaka Khan Dave Koz Neil Larsen Kenny Loggins Bette Midler Olivia Newton John Wilson Pickett David Sanborn James Taylor Stevie Wonder 4 Etta James and Don McLean 5 Tuning system editFeiten patented a tuning system for guitars 6 marketed as the Buzz Feiten Tuning System which is intended to correct problems of the standard equal temperament The system can be retrofitted by a repair shop or luthier that has paid a licensing fee and received specific training The system consists of a compensated string nut or shelf nut and a method for intonating the bridge The system was licensed to Washburn Guitars 1995 2010 and Suhr Guitars The tuning system is intended to create more accurate tonality of notes played on the lowest three or four frets Some guitarists claimed to hear no difference perhaps attributed to their particular playing style or primary musical genre A few stated the opinion that while a BFTS enhanced guitar was clearly superior when recording alongside electronic keyboards it generally rendered their tone sterile or thin Others believe that despite the company s three or four frets claim the system provided marked improvement in accuracy virtually everywhere on the fretboard Guitars editIn 2012 Feiten announced the founding of Buzz Feiten Guitars 7 to manufacture and market solid body electric guitars The firm initially offered five models the Blues Pro T Pro Signature Elite Classic Pro and Elite Pro In 2018 the company was renamed Buzz Feiten Guitar Research and began offering three solid body models with the brand name SuperNova the Classic two humbucker pickups the Futura bridge humbucker and neck single coil pickup and the Futura Super Trem three single coil pickups with synchronized vibrato The Buzz Feiten Tuning System is mentioned only with regard to the Supernova Classic Discography editMain article Buzz Feiten discography As leader edit Larsen Feiten Band Warner Bros 1980 Full Moon with Full Moon Warner Bros 1982 Whirlies Ulftone Music 2000 Buzz Feiten amp the New Full Moon Dreamsville 2002 As sideman edit With Aretha Franklin Spirit in the Dark Atlantic 1970 Sweet Passion Atlantic 1977 Love All the Hurt Away Arista 1981 With Rickie Lee Jones Rickie Lee Jones Warner Bros 1979 Pirates Warner Bros 1981 The Magazine Warner Bros 1984 Flying Cowboys Geffen 1989 With Neil Larsen Jungle Fever Horizon 1978 High Gear Horizon 1979 Through Any Window MCA 1987 Smooth Talk MCA 1989 With Jeff Lorber Private Passion Warner Bros 1986 Worth Waiting for Verve Forecast 1993 Midnight Zebra 1998 With Adam Mitchell Redhead in Trouble Warner Bros Records 1979 With Bill Quateman Just Like You RCA Victor 1979 The Almost Eve of Everything Next of Skin 2001 Trust Dreamsville 2002 With David Sanborn Taking Off Warner Bros 1975 Voyeur Warner Bros 1981 As We Speak Warner Bros 1982 Backstreet Warner Bros 1983 With Tom Scott Street Beat Columbia 1979 Desire Elektra Musician 1982 Smokin Section Windham Hill 1999 With Dave Weckl Rhythm of the Soul Stretch 1998 Synergy Stretch 1999 The Zone Stretch 2001 With others Deborah Allen Cheat the Night RCA 1983 Gregg Allman Laid Back Capricorn 1973 Anri Boogie Woogie Mainland for Life 1988 Jeff Baxter Guitar Workshop in L A Invitation 1988 Stephen Bishop Red Cab to Manhattan Warner Bros 1980 Butterfield Blues Band Keep on Moving Atco 1969 Paul Butterfield Live at Rockpalast 1978 MIG 2019 Doug Cameron Journey to You Narada 1991 Luis Cardenas Animal Instinct Allied Artists 2012 Felix Cavaliere Destiny Bearsville 1975 Felix Cavaliere Castles in the Air Epic 1979 Chicago Chicago 18 Warner Bros 1986 Christophe Pas Vu Pas Pris Motors 1980 Don Ciccone Forever Begins Today Polydor 1991 Gene Clark No Other Asylum 1974 Tyler Collins Girls Nite Out RCA 1989 Commander Cody Flying Dreams Arista 1978 Paul Cotton Changing Horses Sisapa 1990 Randy Crawford Windsong Warner Bros 1982 Phil Cristian No Prisoner Empire 1988 Dino 24 7 4th amp Broadway 1989 Dr John City Lights Horizon 1978 Bob Dylan New Morning Columbia 1970 Michael Franks Blue Pacific Reprise 1990 Rosie Gaines Closer than Close Motown 1995 Steve Grossman Perspective Atlantic 1979 Hall amp Oates Change of Season Arista 1990 Lani Hall Double or Nothing A amp M 1979 Stuart Hamm Kings of Sleep Food for Thought 1989 Stuart Hamm The Urge Relativity 1991 Jimi Hendrix Blues at Midnight Rock of Ages 2000 Stix Hooper Touch the Feeling MCA 1982 Janis Ian Restless Eyes Columbia 1981 Toshiki Kadomatsu Reasons for Thousand Lovers Om 1989 Thomas Jefferson Kaye Not Alone Hudson Canyon 1992 Bobby King amp Terry Evans Rhythm Blues Soul amp Grooves Special Delivery 1990 Al Kooper Black Coffee Sony 2005 Dave Koz Dave Koz Capitol 1990 Dave Koz Lucky Man Capitol 1993 Labelle Pressure Cookin RCA 1973 Kenny Loggins Vox Humana Columbia 1985 Melissa Manchester Emergency Arista 1983 Bobby Martin Bobby Martin Sunset Dreams 2016 Murray McLauchlan Murray McLauchlan True North 1972 Don McLean Don McLean United Artists 1972 Don McLean Playin Favorites United Artists 1973 Gary Meek Gary Meek Lipstick 1991 Bette Midler No Frills Atlantic 1983 Bette Midler Bette of Roses Atlantic 1995 Luis Miguel Busca Una Mujer WEA 1988 Jason Miles Mr X Lightyear 1996 Stephanie Mills Merciless Casablanca 1983 Mr Mister Pull Little Dume 2010 Alannah Myles Rockinghorse Atlantic 1992 Randy Newman Born Again Warner Bros 1979 Randy Newman Land of Dreams Reprise 1988 Claus Ogerman amp Michael Brecker Cityscape Mosaic 1982 Amii Ozaki Arrows in My Eyes TM Factory 1998 Dolly Parton Dolly Dolly Dolly RCA Victor 1980 Wilson Pickett American Soul Man Motown 1987 Aileen Quinn Bobby s Girl Columbia 1982 The Rascals Peaceful World Columbia 1971 The Rascals The Island of Real Columbia 1972 Brenda Russell Love Life A amp M 1981 Evie Sands Suspended Animation RCA Victor 1979 Boz Scaggs Other Roads Columbia 1988 Ben Sidran The Cat and the Hat Horizon 1979 Edwin Starr Stronger Than You Think I Am 20th Century Fox 1980 Curtis Stigers Curtis Stigers Arista 1991 Livingston Taylor Over the Rainbow Capricorn 1973 Tanya Tucker Should I Do It MCA 1981 Dwight Twilley Jungle EMI 1984 Jennifer Warnes Shot Through the Heart Arista 1979 Tim Weisberg Party of One MCA 1980 Bruce Willis The Return of Bruno Motown 1987 Bruce Willis If It Don t Kill You It Just Makes You Stronger Motown 1989 Stevie Wonder Music of My Mind Tamla 1972 Betty Wright Betty Wright Epic 1981 Gary Wright Headin Home Warner Bros 1979 Syreeta Wright Syreeta MoWest 1972 Jesse Colin Young The Perfect Stranger Elektra 1982 References edit American Airlines sponsored the American Youth Performs program PDF Hankboerner com Retrieved June 25 2014 Prown Pete Newquist Harvey P 1997 Legends of Rock Guitar The Essential Reference of Rock s Greatest Guitarists Hal Leonard pp 41 ISBN 978 0 7935 4042 6 Retrieved March 25 2019 a b c Erlewine Dan 2007 Guitar Player Repair Guide How to Set Up Maintain and Repair Electrics and Acoustics Backbeat Books pp 66 ISBN 978 0 87930 921 3 Retrieved March 31 2019 Thompson Art July 2 2014 Buzz Feiten s Obsession with Making Guitars Play and Sound Better GuitarPlayer com Retrieved April 1 2019 1 Archived March 29 2009 at the Wayback Machine Johnston Richard Simmons Michael John Ford Frank 2005 Acoustic Guitar An Historical Look at the Composition Construction and Evolution of One of the World s Most Beloved Instruments Hal Leonard pp 59 ISBN 978 0 634 07920 7 Retrieved March 31 2019 Buzz Feiten Guitars The Ultimate Guitars For Serious Players Buzzfeitenguitars com Retrieved November 4 2015 External links editBuzz Feiten Guitar Research Retrieved from 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