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Guitarist Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath performs onstage on "The End Tour" at Nikon at Jones Beach Theater on August 17, 2016 in Wantagh, New York
Tony Iommi is raffling off one of his Gibson SGs to support the hospital that treated his cancer

By Phil Weller Published

Iommi was treated at the hospital for four years and is now helping fund the refurbishment of its cancer center

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Black Sabbath: Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward and Ozzy Osbourne
How Geezer Butler went from playing bass on a guitar to the ominous riff that defined one of Black Sabbath’s darkest moments

By Chris Jisi Published

Geezer Butler’s iconic bassline announces this tune from the classic 1970 LP Paranoid

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Ozzy Osbourne applauds as Gus G lets rip on his ESP signature model during his stint as the Prince of Darkness' guitarists.
Gus G on growing up on Black Sabbath, playing with Ozzy Osbourne – and why Tony Iommi’s style was the hardest to master

By Andrew Daly Published

Gus G reflects on a life-changing moment when he joined the likes of Randy Rhoads, Jake E. Lee and Zakk Wylde as one of the few to be chosen by Ozzy as his shredder-in-chief

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Tony Iommi on why he never became a Les Paul player – despite wanting to become one

By Phil Weller Published

The Black Sabbath riff lord made the reveal at the launch of his newly revived signature Gibson humbuckers

Guitarists
Gibson Tony Iommi signature pickup, Adrian Younge signature Fender Jazz Bass, John Mayer PRS SE Silver Sky, Third Man Hardware Roto-Echo, Boss PX-1
All the new guitar gear that caught my eye this week – and is that a new Epiphone double-neck?

By Matt Owen Published

New launches from Boss, PRS, Fender and Third Man Hardware headline the biggest guitar gear drops this week

Guitar Gear
Guitarist Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath performing as Heaven and Hell on stage at the Brighton Centre on November 11, 2007 in Brighton, England. "Heaven and Hell" is a reincarnation of one of the more successfull 1980's line ups of heavy metal supergroup Black Sabbath
Tony Iommi on the time two of his prized early Gibson SGs went missing

By Janelle Borg Published

Iommi reminisced about his long-lost Gibsons at an event celebrating the relaunch of the Tony Iommi humbucker

Guitarists
A Gibson Tony Iommi Humbucker sits atop a black Gibson SG guitar
Gibson has relaunched its first ever signature pickup – the Tony Iommi humbucker

By Jackson Maxwell Published

The resurrected 'bucker is designed to help guitarists emulate the mighty, distorted rumble of the metal godfather's tone, without descending into overcooked, blown-out mush

Guitar Pickups
Ozzy Osbourne records the 'Blizzard of Ozz' album with guitarist Randy Rhoads (1956-1982) at Ridge Farm Studio in West Sussex, England in May 1980.
Ozzy Osbourne couldn’t play guitar. Yet he changed the guitar world by introducing some of its greatest heroes

By Henry Yates Published

The late heavy-metal icon did not, could not, play guitar. Yet his contribution to the scene – whether giving a platform to fledgling gunslingers or igniting their talents – was inestimable

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Tony Iommi and Ozzy Osbourne
Tony Iommi opens up on Ozzy Osbourne’s passing – and his Back to the Beginning farewell show

By Phil Weller Published

Iommi says the legendary singer was determined to grace the stage one last time to say goodbye to his fans

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Tony Iommi and Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne’s Black Sabbath bandmates Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward pay tribute to the Prince of Darkness

By Phil Weller Published

Iommi, Butler and Ward reflect on the passing of their Black Sabbath bandmate, who has died aged 76

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