Randy Rhoads
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What was actually on Randy Rhoads’ “chip pan” pedalboard?
By Nick Bowcott published
Plus how Budgie guitarist “Big” John Thomas and Randy Rhoads attempted an ill-fated repair on the ‘board, only to reveal a deeper mystery behind the late Ozzy guitarist's tone

The story of Randy Rhoads’ long-lost Jackson RR3 prototype – and why it is now going up for auction
By Alan di Perna published
Built for the late Ozzy Osbourne guitarist in 1982, only to be completed after his death, the prototype RR3 presents the metal guitar and the Jackson brand at a crucial stage of their evolution, and now its owner, Sean Michael Clegg, is putting it up for sale

George Lynch recalls the time he subbed for Randy Rhoads
By Nick Bowcott published
Mr. Scary tells us how he came to take on – and lose – Randy Rhoads’ teaching sessions at Musonia, and how it made him a better guitar player along the way

The legend and legacy of Randy Rhoads’ iconic Jackson Concorde
By Nick Bowcott published
The guitar icon‘s influence doesn't end with his playing. He also sparked the birth of Jackson, and helped set the template for metal guitars for decades to come

Zakk Wylde remembers tackling Randy Rhoads’ guitar parts for the first time
By Nick Bowcott published
The BLS shredder-in-chief recalls his earliest days with Ozzy, when he cut his teeth playing a prison and chose a guitar with a high-risk finish for the job he was about to undertake

Randy Rhoads: Reflections of a Guitar Icon documentary to be released on DVD/Blu-ray in September
By Jackson Maxwell published
The documentary contains never-before-seen footage, as well as interviews with Rhoads' contemporaries – like George Lynch and Eddie Van Halen – and some of the many guitar heroes he influenced

Dave Mustaine, Kirk Hammett and an all-star panel explain why Randy Rhoads was one of the greatest guitar players of all time
By Nick Bowcott published
Forty years on from his death, guitar luminaries remember Randy Rhoads, a player Zakk Wylde believes should be held in the same esteem as Bach or Mozart

Randy Rhoads’ greatest guitar solos
By Nick Bowcott published
We asked you and a string of guitar superstars such as Zakk Wylde, Kirk Hammett and Dave Mustaine to pick Randy's finest lead guitar moments, and the results are in...

Randy Rhoads and Eddie Van Halen’s “rivalry” discussed in exclusive clip from upcoming Randy Rhoads documentary
By Matt Owen published
The footage – in which the Ozzy Osbourne guitar great also discusses his six-string influences – is taken from Randy Rhoads: Reflections of a Guitar Icon, due May 6

Feature-length Randy Rhoads: Reflections of a Guitar Icon documentary given May release date
By Matt Owen published
The upcoming film – due May 6 – is narrated by Tracii Guns, and will feature never-before-seen footage, interviews with a wealth of artists, and archive clips of Eddie Van Halen discussing Rhoads' influence
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