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Greg Chaisson
Greg Chaisson waited years to reunite with Jake E. Lee. But then he had to quit, and couldn’t say why

By Andrew Daly Published

The bassist, who failed his Ozzy audition but wound up in Badlands instead, recalls pushing boundaries with Judas Priest’s Rob Halford, falling into the music business despite sport aspirations, and being forced to use a substandard bass in the studio

Bassists
Ozzy Osbourne in Concert circa 1985 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Ozzy Osbourne’s guitarists through the years

By Matt Owen Published

The Black Sabbath frontman shared stage and studio with a pantheon of guitar greats, and made household names out of many of his six-string sideman

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Guitarists
[L-R] Ozzy Osbourne and Jake E. Lee
Jake E. Lee on comparisons with Randy Rhoads – and what his fellow Ozzy shredder was better at

By Phil Weller Published

The virtuoso has weighed in on the decades-long debate that has pitted him against his Prince of Darkness predecessor

Guitarists
Marty Schwartz giving a guitar lesson
“The picking speed on that open A is insane”: YouTube’s go-to guitar teacher Marty Schwartz reveals the hardest track he’s had to teach

By Matt Parker Published

The online teacher has been pondering the most challenging lessons he’s recorded and says one song left him stumped

Guitarists
Charvel Artist Signature
Charvel teams up with Sean Long, Satchel, Jake E Lee and Henrik Danhage for four impressively appointed new signature models

By Sam Roche Published

Stunningly outfitted axes launched for the While She Sleeps, Steel Panther, former Ozzy Osbourne and Evergrey guitarists

Guitars
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Add Some Staccato, Jake E. Lee-Inspired Licks to Your Arsenal

By Will Wallner Published

Learn a double-picking technique Jake E. Lee used to great effect during his time with Ozzy Osbourne.

Techniques
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Jake E. Lee Shows What Most Guitarists Get Wrong About "Bark at the Moon"

By Damian Fanelli Published

Guitarists