Howard "Buzz" Feiten (born November 4, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist,

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, and

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. 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

Feiten grew up in Huntington Station and

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, 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

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. As a teenager, he played in all-county (Suffolk) and all-state (New York) youth orchestras on the instrument. Feiten first played

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in 1966 on French horn in American Youth Performs. In 1966, he auditioned at the

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on French horn but was rejected. In high school he belonged to a band 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

Still known as "Buzzy", in late 1968 or early 1969 Feiten was a student at the

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in New York City. Feiten replaced Elvin Bishop in the

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Blues Band, and recorded on the group's fifth album, '' Keep on Moving''. With Butterfield, Feiten toured internationally and played at the

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and the

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. In 1970-71, Feiten was lead guitarist for

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on their albums '' Peaceful World'' and '' Island of Real''. Feiten's debut album ''Full Moon'' was released by Warner Bros. in 1972 and was recorded with Ray Barretto,

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, Airto Moreira,

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, and

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. A sequel, ''Buzz Feiten & The New Full Moon'', was released in 2002 and recorded with Freddie Beckmeier on bass (brother of Steve from The Reasons Why),

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. In 1998–99 he was a member of the

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. In 2008, Feiten recorded with Steve Postell of

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on the album ''Time Still Knocking'' (Immergent). Feiten has worked with

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, Michael Franks,

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, Chaka Khan,

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, Etta James, Dave Weckl and

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Tuning system

Feiten patented a tuning system for guitars, marketed as the Buzz Feiten Tuning System, which is intended to correct problems of the standard

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. The system can be retrofitted by a repair shop or

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

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(1995–2010) and

Suhr Guitars Suhr Guitars (officially ''JS Technologies Inc'') is an American company that manufactures electric guitars and basses, guitar amplifiers, and effect units. The company is based in Lake Elsinore, California and was founded in 1997 by John Suhr, ...

. 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

In 2012, Feiten announced the founding of Buzz Feiten Guitars 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, offering three models of SuperNova guitar: Classic (two

humbucker A humbucking pickup, humbucker, or double coil, is a type of guitar pickup that uses two wire coils to cancel out the noisy interference picked up by coil pickups. In addition to electric guitar pickups, humbucking coils are sometimes used in ...

pickups), Futura (bridge humbucker and neck single-coil pickup), and Futura Super-Trem (three single-coil pickups with synchronized vibrato). The "Buzz Feiten Tuning System" is mentioned only in regards to the Classic.

Discography

As leader

* ''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

With

* ''

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'' (Atlantic, 1970) * '' Sweet Passion'' (Atlantic, 1977) * '' Love All the Hurt Away'' (Arista, 1981) With

* ''

'' (Warner Bros., 1979) * ''

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'' (Warner Bros., 1981) * ''

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'' (Warner Bros., 1984) * ''

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'' (Geffen, 1989) With

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

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* '' 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

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

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* '' Rhythm of the Soul'' (Stretch, 1998) * ''

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, '' Vox Humana'' (Columbia, 1985) *

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, ''Peaceful World'' (Columbia, 1971) * Brenda Russell, '' Love Life'' (A&M, 1981) *

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, ''Suspended Animation'' (RCA Victor, 1979) * Boz Scaggs, ''

Other Roads ''Other Roads'' is the tenth studio album by Boz Scaggs released in 1988. After an eight-year hiatus from recording, Scaggs returned in 1988 with this album, a record aimed primarily at the adult contemporary market. The album reached #47 on t ...

'' (Columbia, 1988) *

Ben Sidran Ben Hirsh Sidran (born August 14, 1943) is an American jazz and rock keyboardist, producer, label owner, and music writer. Early in his career he was a member of the Steve Miller Band and is the father of Grammy-nominated musician, composer an ...

, ''The Cat and the Hat'' (Horizon, 1979) *

Edwin Starr Charles Edwin Hatcher (January 21, 1942 – April 2, 2003), known by his stage name Edwin Starr, was an American singer and songwriter. Starr was famous for his Norman Whitfield-produced Motown singles of the 1970s, most notably the number-one ...

, ''Stronger Than You Think I Am'' (20th Century Fox, 1980) *

Curtis Stigers Curtis Stigers (born October 18, 1965) is an American jazz singer. He achieved a number of hits in the early 1990s, most notably the international hit " I Wonder Why" (1991), which reached No. 5 in the UK and No. 9 in the US. Career S ...

, ''

'' (Arista, 1991) *

Livingston Taylor Livingston Taylor (born November 21, 1950) is an American singer-songwriter and folk musician. Born in Boston and raised in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, he is the brother of singer-songwriter James Taylor, singer-songwriter Kate Taylor, singer ...

, '' Over the Rainbow'' (Capricorn, 1973) *

Tanya Tucker Tanya Denise Tucker (born October 10, 1958) is an American country music singer and songwriter who had her first hit, "Delta Dawn", in 1972 at the age of 13. Over the succeeding decades, Tucker became one of the few child performers to mature int ...

, ''

Should I Do It "Should I Do It" is the title of a song composed by Layng Martine Jr. which in 1981 was a minor C&W hit for Tanya Tucker, becoming a Top 40 hit in 1982 for the Pointer Sisters. Overview "Should I Do It" was recorded in the first months of 1981 ...

'' (MCA, 1981) *

Dwight Twilley Dwight Twilley (born June 6, 1951) is an American pop/rock singer and songwriter, best known for the Top 20 hit singles "I'm on Fire" (1975) and "Girls" (1984). His music is associated with the power pop style. Twilley and Phil Seymour performed ...

, ''

Jungle A jungle is land covered with dense forest and tangled vegetation, usually in tropical climates. Application of the term has varied greatly during the past recent century. Etymology The word ''jungle'' originates from the Sanskrit word ''ja� ...

'' (EMI, 1984) *

Jennifer Warnes Jennifer Jean Warnes (born March 3, 1947) is an American singer and songwriter. She has performed as a vocalist on a number of film soundtracks. She has won two Grammy Awards, in 1983 for the Joe Cocker duet "Up Where We Belong" and in 1987 for ...

, ''

Shot Through the Heart ''Shot Through the Heart'' is a 1998 television film directed by David Attwood, shown on the BBC and HBO in 1998, which covers the Siege of Sarajevo during the Bosnian War. The film is based on a true story and an article called ''Anti-Sniper' ...

'' (Arista, 1979) *

Tim Weisberg Jules Timothy Weisberg (born January 1, 1943) is an American flutist, vocalist, and record producer. Career In school he wanted to play drums, but instruments were chosen in order of the students' last names, and when Weisberg got his chance, hi ...

, ''Party of One'' (MCA, 1980) *

Bruce Willis Walter Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955) is a retired American actor. He achieved fame with a leading role on the comedy-drama series ''Moonlighting'' (1985–1989) and appeared in over a hundred films, gaining recognition as an action hero a ...

, ''The Return of Bruno'' (Motown, 1987) * Bruce Willis, ''If It Don't Kill You, It Just Makes You Stronger'' (Motown, 1989) *

, ''

Music of My Mind ''Music of My Mind'' is the fourteenth studio album by American soul musician Stevie Wonder. It was released on March 3, 1972, by Tamla Records, and was Wonder's first to be recorded under a new contract with Motown that allowed him full artist ...

'' (Tamla, 1972) * Betty Wright, ''Betty Wright'' (Epic, 1981) *

Gary Wright Gary Malcolm Wright (born April 26, 1943) is an American musician and composer best known for his 1976 hit songs "Dream Weaver" and " Love Is Alive", and for his role in helping establish the synthesizer as a leading instrument in rock and pop ...

, ''Headin' Home'' (Warner Bros., 1979) *

Syreeta Wright Syreeta Wright (February 28, 1946 – July 6, 2004), who recorded professionally under the single name Syreeta, was an American singer-songwriter, best known for her music during the early 1970s through the early 1980s. Wright's career heights we ...

, ''

Syreeta Syreeta Wright (February 28, 1946 – July 6, 2004), who recorded professionally under the single name Syreeta, was an American singer-songwriter, best known for her music during the early 1970s through the early 1980s. Wright's career heights we ...

'' (MoWest, 1972) *

Jesse Colin Young Perry Miller (born November 22, 1941), known professionally as Jesse Colin Young, is an American singer and songwriter. He was a founding member and lead singer of the 1960s group the Youngbloods. After their dissolution in 1972, Young embarked ...

, ''The Perfect Stranger'' (Elektra, 1982)

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External links

Buzz Feiten Guitar Research
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