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 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

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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 Carnegie Hall 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 ''

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'' '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 Mannes College of Music in New York City. Feiten replaced

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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 Atlantic City Pop Festival and the

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. In 1970-71, Feiten was lead guitarist for The Rascals on their albums '' Peaceful World'' and ''

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''. Feiten's debut album ''Full Moon'' was released by Warner Bros. in 1972 and was recorded with

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, Gene Dinwiddie,

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, Neil Larsen, Airto Moreira, Tasha Thomas, and Phillip Wilson. 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), Jai Winding,

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, and

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. In 1998–99 he was a member of the Dave Weckl Band. In 2008, Feiten recorded with Steve Postell of Pure Prairie League on the album ''Time Still Knocking'' (Immergent). Feiten has worked with

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, Michael Franks,

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, 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

equal temperament An equal temperament is a musical temperament or tuning system, which approximates just intervals by dividing an octave (or other interval) into equal steps. This means the ratio of the frequencies of any adjacent pair of notes is the same, ...

. 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

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. 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

* '' Spirit in the Dark'' (Atlantic, 1970) * ''

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

* ''

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

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'' (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

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

* ''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

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* ''

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'' (Stretch, 1998) * ''

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'' (Stretch, 1999) * ''The Zone'' (Stretch, 2001) With others * Deborah Allen, ''

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'' (Capricorn, 1973) * Anri, ''Boogie Woogie'' (Mainland for Life, 1988) *

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, ''Guitar Workshop in L.A.'' (Invitation, 1988) * Stephen Bishop, ''

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'' (Warner Bros., 1980) * Butterfield Blues Band, ''Keep On Moving'' (ATCO, 1969) *

, ''Live at Rockpalast 1978'' (MIG, 2019) * Doug Cameron, ''Journey to You'' (Narada, 1991) * Luis Cardenas, ''Animal Instinct'' (Allied Artists 2012) *

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, ''Destiny'' (Bearsville, 1975) * Felix Cavaliere, ''Castles in the Air'' (Epic, 1979) *

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, '' Chicago 18'' (Warner Bros., 1986) * Christophe, ''Pas Vu Pas Pris'' (Motors 1980) * Don Ciccone, ''Forever Begins Today'' (Polydor, 1991) *

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, '' No Other'' (Asylum, 1974) * Tyler Collins, '' Girls Nite Out'' (RCA/BMG 1989) * Commander Cody, ''Flying Dreams'' (Arista, 1978) *

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, ''Changing Horses'' (Sisapa, 1990) *

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, ''Windsong'' (Warner Bros., 1982) * Phil Cristian, ''No Prisoner'' (Empire, 1988) *

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, ''New Morning'' (Columbia, 1970) * Michael Franks, '' Blue Pacific'' (Reprise, 1990) * Rosie Gaines, ''Closer Than Close'' (Motown, 1995) * Steve Grossman, ''Perspective'' (Atlantic, 1979) *

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, ''Not Alone'' (Hudson Canyon, 1992) *

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, ''Black Coffee'' (Sony, 2005) *

, ''Dave Koz'' (Capitol, 1990) * Dave Koz, ''Lucky Man'' (Capitol, 1993) * Labelle, '' Pressure Cookin''' (RCA, 1973) *

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

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, ''Emergency'' (Arista, 1983) *

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, ''Bobby Martin'' (Sunset Dreams 2016) *

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, ''Murray McLauchlan'' (True North, 1972) *

, ''

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'' (United Artists, 1973) * Gary Meek, ''Gary Meek'' (Lipstick, 1991) *

, '' No Frills'' (Atlantic, 1983) * Bette Midler, '' Bette of Roses'' (Atlantic, 1995) *

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, ''Busca Una Mujer'' (WEA 1988) * Jason Miles, ''Mr. X'' (Lightyear, 1996) *

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, '' Merciless'' (Casablanca, 1983) * Mr. Mister, ''Pull'' (Little Dume, 2010) *

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, ''Rockinghorse'' (Atlantic, 1992) *

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, ''Cityscape'' (Mosaic 1982) * Amii Ozaki, ''Arrows in My Eyes'' (TM Factory, 1998) *

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, '' Dolly, Dolly, Dolly'' (RCA Victor, 1980) *

, ''American Soul Man'' (Motown, 1987) * Aileen Quinn, '' Bobby's Girl'' (Columbia, 1982) * The Rascals, ''Peaceful World'' (Columbia, 1971) *

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

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, ''

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

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, '' Should I Do It'' (MCA, 1981) * Dwight Twilley, ''

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'' (EMI, 1984) *

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, '' Shot Through the Heart'' (Arista, 1979) * Tim Weisberg, ''Party of One'' (MCA, 1980) *

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, ''

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

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'' (MoWest, 1972) *

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

References

External links

Buzz Feiten Guitar Research
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