Randy Rhoads: "I started tuning up and Ozzy said, 'You've got the gig.' I didn't even get to play!" By John Stix The late guitar legend talks learning through teaching and his early days with Ozzy Osbourne in this classic Guitar World interview from 1982
The greatest Guitar World magazine covers of all time… revealed! By Michael Astley-Brown, Jeff Kitts, Damian Fanelli #GuitarWorld40: Here’s what you voted the best Guitar World covers ever
Learn Randy Rhoads' warm-up exercises and more in this complete 1982 guitar clinic By Andy Aledort The Ozzy Osbourne guitarist himself teaches technique and the Crazy Train solo
Jackson Custom Shop celebrates its 40th anniversary with some truly over-the-top creations By Richard Bienstock Twenty-seven-fret Vs, limited edition artist models, multi-scale basses and an outrageous Jackson/Charvel double neck that has to be seen to be believed
Ozzy Osbourne offers $25,000 reward for information about stolen Randy Rhoads guitar gear By Richard Bienstock Rhoads' first-ever electric guitar and various amps taken
How to tap like Eddie Van Halen, Randy Rhoads and Reb Beach By Martin Goulding Learn some tapping licks in the styles of three of the technique’s most celebrated practitioners
Randy Rhoads-Style Melodic Tapping Exercise Using Common Tones By Richard Rossicone Not only will this exercise get your fingers moving, but it will get your brain moving too.
Watch Some Amazing Footage of 22-Year-Old Randy Rhoads Soloing in 1979 By Jonathan Graham Some rare footage of a young, pre-Ozzy Randy Rhoads in action.
A Guide to Randy Rhoads' Acoustic Techniques and Riffs By Dale Turner Take a look at Randy Rhoads' classically influenced acoustic guitar work.
Randy Rhoads' Scales, Blues Licks and Daring Chromatic Maneuvers By Tom Kolb Learn the scales, blues licks and daring chromatic maneuvers of Ozzy's late, great axman.
Adrian Galysh Recalls Extraordinary Story About Randy Rhoads By Richard Bienstock The Guitar World instructor experiences a full-circle moment with one of his idols.
Doug Aldrich Master Class: 10 Steps to Monster Chops, Part II By Doug Aldrich and Andy Aledort Guitarist extraordinaire Doug Aldrich offers a slew of exciting and inspiring licks and technical exercises to help you become the player you aspire to be.
Ozzy Osbourne Hears Isolated Randy Rhoads “Crazy Train” Solo for First Time in 36 Years By Christopher Scapelliti Ozzy Osbourne recently heard the raw, unmixed master tape of his hit song “Crazy Train” for the first time since he recorded it on March 22, 1980.