<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Randy-rhoads ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/randy-rhoads Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:31:54 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “A growing global movement to ensure his legacy is never forgotten”: Petition launched for Randy Rhoads memorial statue in his hometown of Burbank ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/randy-rhoads-memorial-project-launched aW2T2tabp99xs7X6QqwEKH Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:31:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Randy thought, ‘It’s not going to be good.’ He was so worried about it”: Why Randy Rhoads had reservations about Ozzy’s Diary of a Madman ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/story-of-why-randy-rhoads-had-reservations-about-diary-of-a-madman Vt8ApTBCYWpt6QUoMqzzia Thu, 15 Jan 2026 16:01:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ “At first I was like, ‘Was that good enough?!’” What Ozzy Osbourne said to Wolfgang Van Halen after his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Crazy Train cover ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/what-ozzy-thought-of-wolfgang-van-halens-rock-hall-performance gBzJodQdXBFYFGTEV4pb4a Wed, 07 Jan 2026 17:07:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Randy tells me that you’re the guy, and we just auditioned a bunch of hacks”: How Rudy Sarzo said no to Sharon Osbourne and still got the Ozzy gig – with a little help from Randy Rhoads ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/rudy-sarzo-on-saying-no-to-sharon-osboure-nailing-ozzy-osbourne-audition-with-randy-rhoads-help educqzj8pcKoeEvi5NULgi Fri, 24 Oct 2025 16:20:34 +0000 Thu, 30 Oct 2025 15:28:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Brings the shape that metal guitarists have coveted for decades to a new generation”: Jackson drafts the Rhoads V into its high-end American Series – bringing Randy Rhoads’ iconic metal guitar back to the States ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/jackson-american-series-rhoads HFQUTdTmcLsUhs5o5LvRp6 Wed, 17 Sep 2025 16:00:34 +0000 Wed, 24 Sep 2025 14:47:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was a major step up for me. I still pull it out from time to time at home – it’s a bit of a lost classic in the Gibson range”: Zakk Wylde on the miracle of his ‘Grail’ Les Paul and the three most important guitars in his life ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/zakk-wylde-on-his-three-favorite-guitars uArG34keYk62nUx3QnEpA5 Fri, 05 Sep 2025 11:33:57 +0000 Wed, 10 Sep 2025 14:18:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We did a trade, but he owed some money. The guy whose guitar it was had the cops pull me off stage to get it back”: Phil Demmel’s new Jackson Polka Dot signature King V pays homage to his first Randy Rhoads Jackson model – and the guitar god himself ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/phil-demmel-jackson-v-randy-rhoads-tribute vHmWa3zLB6kHxtoS8WTGCd Thu, 04 Sep 2025 16:14:30 +0000 Wed, 10 Sep 2025 14:01:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was starstruck when I first met Ozzy. He said he had ‘a good feeling’ about me. He just encouraged me to play with my heart”: Gus G on growing up on Black Sabbath, playing with Ozzy Osbourne – and why Tony Iommi’s style was the hardest to master ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/gus-g-looks-back-on-his-time-with-ozzy-osbourne PQGYxTjuCKVXbME4uChqZZ Thu, 04 Sep 2025 09:52:45 +0000 Wed, 10 Sep 2025 14:03:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I sat on the bed while he sat on the floor. He jumped up after I finished the solo and gave me a hug. He cried out, ‘I love you, Bradley’”: Brad Gillis remembers the moment he got the Ozzy Osbourne gig ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/brad-gillis-getting-the-ozzy-osbourne-gig yXQwZpakZndUWJLrmTHrYV Wed, 03 Sep 2025 10:38:39 +0000 Wed, 10 Sep 2025 13:52:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We took Randy’s pedalboard out for the first time and did the first pedal with the polka dots. We’re releasing a second one”: MXR’s latest Randy Rhoads Distortion is inspired by another of the guitar great’s iconic axes – the Jackson Concorde ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/mxr-randy-rhoads-distortion-plus-concorde 2JxcbDxVYvNABp6uL9ktBL Tue, 02 Sep 2025 15:25:05 +0000 Wed, 10 Sep 2025 13:35:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was all over the place. But when I first heard Randy play, it was poetry in motion. I thought, ‘Wow, I’m onto a good thing here’”: Ozzy Osbourne couldn’t play guitar. Yet he changed the guitar world by introducing some of its greatest heroes ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/how-ozzy-osbourne-changed-the-guitar-world Vu5i7Mg8FbKuZFQoe4vkDP Tue, 26 Aug 2025 11:04:11 +0000 Wed, 03 Sep 2025 11:19:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Learned the solo the other day – it’s not perfect, but I’ll be damned if it wasn’t fun to play”: Grace Bowers channels her inner shredder with a searing tribute to Ozzy Osbourne and Randy Rhoads ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/grace-bowers-covers-crazy-train mDfcPkWgdQ5gkyh3Taqoyj Mon, 25 Aug 2025 17:52:56 +0000 Wed, 03 Sep 2025 11:08:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He triple-tracked his solos. Ozzy told him, ‘Nobody can do that!’ Well, he could. That was just his genius”: Randy Rhoads’ sister Kathy is keeping his legacy alive with a new pedal and old memories ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/how-randy-rhoads-sister-kathy-rhoads-is-keeping-his-legacy-alive JMCMDYoGChNNVWqqwgThQa Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:43:13 +0000 Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:09:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Ozzy said, ‘Are you crazy? You’re a rock star. You could buy your own college by the time you’re done if you keep doing this!’” Just before his passing, Randy Rhoads was ready to leave the rock star life behind – and go back to school ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/randy-rhoads-was-ready-to-leave-the-rock-star-life-behind-and-go-back-to-school 4LNCZMnVXSNzWsGfbPt2RH Fri, 15 Aug 2025 14:11:20 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:48:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Ozzy looked well. He did not look like he was two weeks away from passing… The feeling was similar to when Randy passed away – that dead void, that emptiness”: Rudy Sarzo on the lifelong kindness of Ozzy Osbourne – and the miracle of his final weeks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/rudy-sarzo-ozzy-osbourne B62APjduf9Nmtyo6AiwvhD Tue, 05 Aug 2025 12:23:54 +0000 Wed, 13 Aug 2025 14:38:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Bears clear indication of its historical significance”: Randy Rhoads’ Quiet Riot Les Paul – which features on the back cover of their debut record – expected to sell for up to $200,000 at auction ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/randy-rhoads-quiet-riot-les-paul-auction 6UCVzn2WHLf6zyx4ZWk29f Fri, 25 Jul 2025 16:16:33 +0000 Mon, 28 Jul 2025 14:47:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ozzy Osbourne’s guitarists through the years: the players who served the Prince of Darkness for his classic albums and tours, in pictures ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/ozzy-osbourne-guitarists-through-the-years-pictures CDekUfCh2kBEdPsXRC8eza Wed, 23 Jul 2025 15:15:07 +0000 Mon, 28 Jul 2025 14:35:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I want someone that’s hungry. I want someone who wants to go out and kick Eddie Van Halen’s ass”: Ozzy Osbourne rates his guitarists – and reflects on the highs and lows of Black Sabbath ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/ozzy-osbourne-rates-his-guitarists-1990-interview CeNVAvPxt3Da4H5H6hJyLL Tue, 22 Jul 2025 20:07:30 +0000 Mon, 28 Jul 2025 14:27:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I get fingers pointed at me. I get told, ‘You’re the guy who tried to kill Randy Rhoads.’ I laugh it off. He needed to be with better people. How could our split ever be friendly?” Kelly Garni founded Quiet Riot – but it ended with shots fired ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/kelly-garni-rhandy-rhoads-quiet-riot cte49eUE9eNmNgV5e8qpkf Wed, 25 Jun 2025 15:30:05 +0000 Tue, 01 Jul 2025 08:40:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This wasn’t a guy who got better every six months or every week; this was a guy who got better every 60 seconds”: Randy Rhoads became a legend with Ozzy Osbourne, but his incredible playing was evident long before then ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/randy-rhoads-became-a-legend-with-ozzy-osbourne-but-his-incredible-playing-was-evident-long-before-then gCsRjLCtJJSNTtghd9V9DL Sat, 21 Jun 2025 11:30:00 +0000 Thu, 26 Jun 2025 16:19:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “To scare Randy, I pulled the gun and fired it into the ceiling, thinking that would make him leave. He charged right at me”: Kelly Garni on how a drunken fight with Randy Rhoads spelled the end of his Quiet Riot career ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/kelly-garni-on-his-quiet-riot-days-and-drunken-fight-with-randy-rhoads 6DK2tzBgGbktdX3jCohLMj Tue, 10 Jun 2025 14:21:06 +0000 Thu, 19 Jun 2025 09:14:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong tackles one of Randy Rhoads’ most iconic solos – tapping and all – in live cover of Ozzy Osbourne’s Crazy Train ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/billie-joe-armstrong-ozzy-osbourne-crazy-train-solo YqcETM5MDwPgijFyL8uXy8 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 11:15:18 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 11:17:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ 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 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/every-ozzy-osbourne-guitarist gerJg2uNCZQHdvgpCCpUuJ Sat, 19 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:50:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It's a dummy solo I laid down – I was supposed to put down a real one later. But I never got time”: Ozzy Osbourne's Diary of a Madman is a landmark guitar album, but some of its final parts made Randy Rhoads “cringe” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/randy-rhoads-on-ozzy-osbourne-diary-of-a-madman Z9osiGzLP4UJRdTBP8iXXZ Wed, 19 Mar 2025 13:06:40 +0000 Thu, 27 Mar 2025 16:21:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I take the job of curating this very seriously. Not just to honor the living members of Black Sabbath but also Randy Rhoads”: Tom Morello is honoring one of Ozzy Osbourne’s greatest collaborators at the Sabbath legend’s final show ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/concerts-gigs-tours/tom-morello-randy-rhoads-tribute-ozzy-osbourne-final-show 2J6DgBxyvhewTZA4V3MrFK Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:54:59 +0000 Mon, 10 Mar 2025 15:27:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “People warned me, ‘If you work with Ritchie Blackmore, you could last 5 minutes. He could chew you up, spit you out. You could end up with nothing.’ So I did have to think about it”: Bob Daisley on Rainbow, Ozzy – and pairing up with Randy Rhoads ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/bob-daisley-rhandy-rhoads-ritchie-blackmore-ozzy FSj35KKtjLsRmm6z7LsAhW Thu, 14 Nov 2024 14:53:55 +0000 Tue, 17 Dec 2024 16:42:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ “My solos are more like rolling scales than the call-and-response of blues riffs... I used to analyze the progression. If I didn’t like what was available, I’d play as weird as possible”: How Randy Rhoads reinvented classical guitar for metal ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/artist-lessons/how-randy-rhoads-reinvented-classical-guitar-for-metal uFM7TRjwungHsoMVyXzYwC Tue, 12 Nov 2024 14:29:43 +0000 Mon, 09 Dec 2024 16:59:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I don’t think it’s wrong for certain people to like my style of playing better. It’s about who speaks to you”: Jake E. Lee on comparisons with Randy Rhoads – and what his fellow Ozzy shredder was better at ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/jake-e-lee-on-randy-rhoads-and-bark-at-the-moon iVtEwfiJuxP5fAkRDgMfzR Fri, 08 Nov 2024 12:27:30 +0000 Mon, 09 Dec 2024 16:41:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Ozzy had been fired from Black Sabbath. People warned me against working with him because he didn’t have the best reputation”: Ozzy Osbourne bassist Bob Daisley on why he decided to bet on the Prince of Darkness’ post-Sabbath career ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/bob-daisley-on-joining-ozzy-osbourne 8GymNnppuJrHr2mGqgvcMn Fri, 01 Nov 2024 15:47:12 +0000 Mon, 25 Nov 2024 15:38:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Ozzy told me about this young guitar player in LA who worked at a music school. I envisioned an older bloke with slippers, a cardigan and glasses”: Ozzy Osbourne bassist Bob Daisley on taking a chance on Randy Rhoads – despite label pushback ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/ozzy-osbourne-bassist-bob-daisley-on-taking-a-chance-on-randy-rhoads vju9txUbX3LAbZQf9uY88b Wed, 23 Oct 2024 14:49:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If I hadn't met Randy Rhoads, I wouldn't be sat here right now”: Ozzy Osbourne’s all-star Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony pays tribute to the guitar icon – as Wolfgang Van Halen taps through the Crazy Train solo ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/music-industry/events-trade-shows/ozzy-osbourne-inducted-into-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame QtBcV8oTzkHHkc7BaKVFL7 Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:56:30 +0000 Thu, 24 Jul 2025 10:32:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Delivers on all fronts heavy and looks phenomenal whilst doing so": Jackson X Series Rhoads RRX24 review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/reviews/jackson-x-series-rhoads-rrx24-review pU2Ep4JQt6WUjEisssTezU Thu, 22 Aug 2024 16:10:01 +0000 Tue, 27 Aug 2024 10:22:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Randy was using all the latest guitar techniques, and was able to incorporate all this into his sound and make it his own”: MXR's limited-edition Randy Rhoads Distortion+ is finally here ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mxr-randy-rhoads-distortion-plus-is-finally-here q8NQUvRiTYDgqTQSrXbQsQ Tue, 20 Aug 2024 16:13:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Randy did not become 'the' Randy Rhoads until he joined Ozzy. We never had that before, and Randy had it in inside of him”: Quiet Riot’s Rudy Sarzo on why Ozzy Osbourne's words of wisdom to Randy Rhoads were crucial to his development as a guitarist ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/quiet-riot-rudy-sarzo-on-ozzy-osbourne-influence-on-randy-rhoads-career-and-guitar-playing KNduCftYczyL6TgEKezaHU Thu, 15 Aug 2024 16:48:02 +0000 Tue, 27 Aug 2024 16:00:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Everywhere we went he'd find a classical guitar teacher. He was practicing a piece his tutor had given him. He was turning that into an intro”: Ex-Ozzy Osbourne bassist recalls how Randy Rhoads wrote the guitar parts to Diary of a Madman ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/bob-daisley-randy-rhoads-diary-of-a-madman KfqhFm8eQMejFJSrUnEe9U Mon, 12 Aug 2024 16:08:01 +0000 Tue, 27 Aug 2024 16:04:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s been a long journey and a labor of love. I can’t wait to hear everyone’s reaction – I think you will all be amazed”: MXR's Randy Rhoads Distortion+ pedal finally gets a release date ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mxr-distortion-plus-overdrive-release-date w9JbzTQrLqmSrxceTJEAC8 Fri, 02 Aug 2024 14:08:39 +0000 Tue, 13 Aug 2024 08:40:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Randy indirectly got me the gig. He told Kevin, ‘Hey, you should check out this guy. My students are saying he’s really good. Give him a call for Quiet Riot’”: Carlos Cavazo forged ’80s hair metal excess, replaced Randy Rhoads and riffed with Ratt ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/carlos-cavazo-quiet-riot-ratt 9M2qvqa7nF3QTG2zPeJBya Tue, 28 May 2024 11:08:27 +0000 Tue, 11 Jun 2024 11:41:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I never felt any pressure to be or play like Randy. I only knew Randy as the guitar player for Ozzy”: How Carlos Cavazo became the guitarist who replaced Randy Rhoads in Quiet Riot – with the help of Randy Rhoads himself ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/carlos-cavazo-replacing-randy-rhoads cTH55pyeh94BtN9tyJnQ6T Wed, 17 Apr 2024 11:01:14 +0000 Tue, 30 Apr 2024 10:00:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Randy Rhoads trusted me. He put his reputation with Sharon and Ozzy on the line to bring me in”: Rudy Sarzo talks Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne and reshaping his bass tone for Whitesnake ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/rudy-sarzo-talks-quiet-riot-ozzy-osbourne-and-whitesnake XHbVBEfxs5o8YANXRm8HNN Thu, 07 Mar 2024 16:45:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Engineered for blazing guitar work”: Jackson brings its Randy Rhoads model to the mid-priced Pro Plus series, with some electrifying finishes ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jackson-randy-rhoads-pro-plus-models nSqfT99KENNBkTDyzc8T7e Fri, 19 Jan 2024 10:19:43 +0000 Fri, 19 Jan 2024 20:29:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Ozzy knew that I was Randy’s favorite guitar player. The only way I could think of getting out of the gig was by making outrageous demands”: Why Michael Schenker turned down the opportunity of a lifetime with Ozzy Osbourne after Randy Rhoads died ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/michael-schenker-ozzy-osbourne-randy-rhoads-gig-offer yEtYrva38WdoDuDqiHzv3h Fri, 12 Jan 2024 12:36:16 +0000 Fri, 12 Jan 2024 13:22:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Hang tight everyone. It’s gonna be epic!” MXR’s Randy Rhoads signature Distortion+ pedal has finally been revealed – but it won’t be ready for NAMM ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/randy-rhoads-mxr-distortion-plus-delay MWTpG2PbD4WfVFLnn3ijwS Mon, 08 Jan 2024 12:40:12 +0000 Mon, 29 Jul 2024 15:50:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Continuing upon the metal legacy pioneered by the immortal Randy Rhoads”: Jackson pays homage to Rhoads’ iconic Concorde model with overhauled Made in Japan models ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jackson-mj-series-rhoads-rr24mg-launch ZXVQ2m7tvcXd4KTAoKbnzj Tue, 12 Dec 2023 11:04:50 +0000 Tue, 12 Dec 2023 14:52:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “[He’d record] everything we ever did. He would record the f**king milkman”: there are reportedly 7 hours of unreleased Randy Rhoads demos taped by Bob Daisley, but Ozzy Osbourne says he has no plans to release ‘Holy Grail’ recordings ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/ozzy-osbourne-bob-daisley-randy-rhoads-demos Dd4AJaBmLVRnYfWbdwovpa Tue, 07 Nov 2023 17:33:00 +0000 Tue, 07 Nov 2023 17:35:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Worst Ozzy Osbourne tribute ever? British pub’s inexplicable Photoshop gaffe removes Randy Rhoads and hands his polka dot V to Ozzy instead ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/ozzy-osbourne-tribute-photoshop-gaffe QcgmY8CF9kAfwR8ETvwaiE Mon, 19 Jun 2023 16:21:32 +0000 Mon, 19 Jun 2023 16:22:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ozzy Osbourne names his dream supergroup – and it features three guitarists ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/ozzy-osbourne-dream-supergroup 2PhSFMDbxL8qEPeviF34cg Fri, 28 Apr 2023 16:11:52 +0000 Fri, 28 Apr 2023 16:12:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rudy Sarzo: "Randy didn't live long enough to be the best Randy Rhoads. There was so much more inside of him that we never got to see" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/rudy-sarzo-quiet-riot-randy-rhoads revgrptzBz28Z2ThaYqnqc Mon, 20 Mar 2023 15:29:44 +0000 Fri, 17 Nov 2023 23:21:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ MXR to release Randy Rhoads signature Distortion+ pedal in 2023 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jim-dunlop-randy-rhoads-distortion-2023 JfMaL59p29mbSEygGz8CmL Wed, 07 Dec 2022 20:48:08 +0000 Wed, 07 Dec 2022 20:55:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jake E. Lee on how he nearly lost the Ozzy Osbourne gig, why he considers using the whammy bar "cheating" and the pressures of replacing Randy Rhoads ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/jake-e-lee-ozzy-osbourne-bark-at-the-moon-the-ultimate-sin-1986-interview AW48ho7Bn6WHt3n3Uee9dX Tue, 15 Nov 2022 16:10:07 +0000 Thu, 12 Sep 2024 15:35:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Opening for Guns N’ Roses, taking lessons from Randy Rhoads and trading licks with Steve Vai: what the Sunset Strip's golden era was really like ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/danelle-kern-chet-thompson-sunset-strip-bound-for-hell yPwkoFQoRmjRrecgo3jBoa Tue, 08 Nov 2022 10:18:15 +0000 Tue, 08 Nov 2022 10:18:32 +0000