Randy Rhoads
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Jackson Custom Shop celebrates its 40th anniversary with some truly over-the-top creations
By Richard Bienstock published
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 published
Rhoads' first-ever electric guitar and various amps taken

How to tap like Eddie Van Halen, Randy Rhoads and Reb Beach
By Martin Goulding published
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 published
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 published
Some rare footage of a young, pre-Ozzy Randy Rhoads in action.

A Guide to Randy Rhoads' Acoustic Techniques and Riffs
By Dale Turner published
Take a look at Randy Rhoads' classically influenced acoustic guitar work.

Randy Rhoads' Scales, Blues Licks and Daring Chromatic Maneuvers
By Tom Kolb published
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 published
The Guitar World instructor experiences a full-circle moment with one of his idols.
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