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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

Randy Rhoads’ prototype Jackson RR3, once lost for 25 years, goes up for auction
By Matt Owen published
The axe – which featured in the April '07 issue of Guitar World – was one of four commissioned by Rhoads, and was mistakenly sold to the public at NAMM in the early '80s

Hear Steve Stevens and the String Revolution reimagine Ozzy Osbourne's Crazy Train as a fiery classical guitar instrumental
By Jackson Maxwell published
Five guitarists, including Billy Idol's longtime six-string sideman, inject a hard rock standard with some flamenco flair

Learn Randy Rhoads' warm-up exercises and more in this complete 1982 guitar clinic
By Andy Aledort published
The Ozzy Osbourne guitarist himself teaches technique and the Crazy Train solo

The secrets behind Randy Rhoads’ guitar tone on Ozzy Osbourne’s Crazy Train
By Chris Gill published
How a mids-heavy EQ and a triple-tracked solo gave Rhoads to the sound that launched Ozzy's solo career

Randy Rhoads posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as Kirk Hammett, Tom Morello and Zakk Wylde pay tribute
By Sam Roche published
“When it comes to musical excellence, there is no-one more deserving of the highest echelon of recognition and praise,” Morello said via video message
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