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READ MORE: Peter Frampton dubs Ozzy Osbourne the “Betty White of rock and roll” In a new instalment of Osbourne’s podcast The Madhouse Chronicles – which he hosts with Billy Idol guitarist Billy Morrison – the singer says why Iommi is unrivalled in the guitar department. Bernie Tormé and Brad Gillis had the impossible task of following Rhoads on subsequent tours, but Jake E. Lee became Osbourne’s next breakout guitar star, performing on Bark at the Moon (1983) and The Ultimate Sin (1986). Upon Lee’s departure, Ozzy found his longest-serving guitarist, who went on to become family: Zakk Wylde. English singer and songwriter Ozzy Osbourne revealed in a 2024 podcast episode of The Madhouse Chronicles that fellow Black Sabbath icon Tony Iommi is the best guitarist he has ever worked with. Ozzy's Favorite Solo Guitarist In late 2019, Osbourne declared that Randy Rhoads was the "best" guitarist he's played with throughout his solo career. Ozzy Osbourne has named former Black Sabbath bandmate Tony Iommi as the best guitarist he’s ever played with. The Prince Of Darkness – who co-founded Sabbath with Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward in 1968 – made the comment on The Madhouse Chronicles, his new podcast with ex Between 1979 and today, he had some of the best men in the business pass through the lineup of his backing band. So we will use the opportunity and go through all of Ozzy Osbourne's guitar players. If Ozzy Osbourne has done one thing right with his solo career, it's been employing some of the best hard rock and metal guitarists on the planet. We rounded up a list of Gibson Guitars that were reportedly used by Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, and Randy Rhoads, including the Les Paul and SG. The same can be said for Jake E. Lee, who played with Ozzy in the mid-eighties, as well as Zakk Wylde, who was Ozzy's longest-serving guitar player, and the great Gus G., who appeared on Osbourne's 2010 album, Scream. Ozzy Osbourne may be notorious for many things, but his guitarists have always been among the best musicians in heavy metal. Say what you will about the Prince of Darkness, but he knows how to pick them. For over forty years, guitar players associated with Ozzy have carved the metal landscape and stood as icons for up-and-coming players everywhere. Ozzy Osbourne launched his new podcast with Billy Morrison, and he revealed the best guitarist he has ever worked with in his career. What does it take to be a great Ozzy guitarist? It's a tough gig. Every guitarist to join Ozzy Osbourne's band is stepping into the dark shoes of Black Sabbath 's Tony Iommi, who was not just an From Randy Rhoads, to Zakk Wylde and Jake E. Lee, Ozzy Osbourne has performed with a stellar line-up of guitar players over his decades onstage and in the studio. Now he named the player he considers to be the best guitarist he’s ever performed alongside. Ozzy Osbourne’s solo band has long been a proving ground for metal’s most outstanding players. From Randy Rhoads to Zakk Wylde, via Brad Gillis and Gus G, here are all the players – and nearly players – in the Osbourne saga What would Ozzy Osbourne's amazing solo career be without the many guitar heroes who have stood beside him for the past 30-plus years? Not much, unless he had his sights on playing music other In the conversation that follows, Ozzy thoughtfully recalls what made each of his great guitarists special, and elaborates his criteria for choosing a guitarist, his audition process, and his theory on why it's good to be bad. Let’s start by looking at your past guitarists. How did you find Randy Rhoads? "Thinking back, it was quite From Tony Iommi to Zakk Wylde, Ozzy Osbourne has played with an array of immense guitarists, and once categorically named the best of his career. Ozzy Osbourne, the frontman for Black Sabbath and a pioneer of heavy metal music, has died. He was 76. Ozzy Osbourne, who has died at age 76, made some of the greatest heavy metal and hard rock songs of all time with Black Sabbath and as a solo artist He is best known as the lead guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne and as the founder, lead guitarist, lead singer, songwriter and producer of the heavy metal band Black Label Society. Wylde's signature bulls-eye design appears on many of his guitars and is widely recognized.
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