Ozzy... who's your favorite guitarist?

[CowboyDan]

Randy Rhoads, Jake E. Lee, Zakk Wylde or Gus G?
I know it's sacrilege to say anyone but Randy, but Zakk is my favorite of the 4. I think he does an amazing job of covering the classics from Jake and Randy, and still puts his twist on them. And he's written some of Ozzy's best songs, including No More Tears, I Don't Wanna Stop, Momma I'm Coming Home, and my favorite
See you on the Other Side

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Cool side note to this song....it was written by Ozzy, Zakk & Lemmy.

 

[63echo]

I'm with you, CD. Zakk Wylde for me, but I'm probably influenced by the fact the Black Label Society is one of my favorite bands.

Ozzy has had an embarrassment of riches on the guitar though, hasn't he?

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

Randy and it is not even close.

 

[YosemiteSam]

IMO it's: Rhodes>Lee>Wylde

 

[noshame]

If you were there for RR, there's really no question.

 

[Lodeus]

Not a big fan of Ozzy's solo stuff, but Ill go with Randy Rhoads.

 

[Hostile]

Randy and it is not even close.

Gotta agree with you.

 

[Yeagermeister]

Randy and it is not even close.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Randy Rhoads

/thread

 

[TheCowboy]

Best All Time Guitarist- James Hetfield

Bash away

 

[CowboyDan]

I was there for Randy, and I would love to have heard what he would've come up with had his life not been cut short. I would also have loved to hear his take on the songs that Ozzy wrote with Zakk and Jake. Would've been cool. Here's two great jobs by Zakk covering Randy and Jake:

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You gotta hand it to him, he respects the history and the playing of those guys.

 

[CowboyDan]

Best All Time Guitarist- James Hetfield

Bash away

Wrong thread. There's a Metallica vs Megadeth thread though. You should put it in that instead.

 

[TheCowboy]

Wrong thread. There's a Metallica vs Megadeth thread though. You should put it in that instead.

I know, but I just had to get that out there. lol

 

[MetalHead]

Randy and it is not even close.

^This.

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

Randy Rhoads by a mile..............

 

[YosemiteSam]

I'm with you, CD. Zakk Wylde for me, but I'm probably influenced by the fact the Black Label Society is one of my favorite bands.

Ozzy has had an embarrassment of riches on the guitar though, hasn't he?

While I don't agree with Wylde being his best guitarist, I do agree that the guitar talent he has amassed in his career is ridiculous. Of course, he is Ozzy; one of the biggest heavy metal icon in history and that fact alone can get him *almost* any guitarist he wants.

 

[Khartun]

RR and as BP stated it's not even close. But that doesn't mean the others aren't great as well. Well, I haven't heard much from Gus G but Jake and Zakk are terrific. Ozzy has a way of finding amazing talent.

Best All Time Guitarist- James Hetfield

Bash away

haha, he's not even the best guitarist in his own band.

 

[YosemiteSam]

Best All Time Guitarist- James Hetfield

Bash away

Even for the other thread, you've got the argument wrong.

 

[63echo]

While I don't agree with Wylde being his best guitarist, I do agree that the guitar talent he has amassed in his career is ridiculous. Of course, he is Ozzy; one of the biggest heavy metal icon in history and that fact alone can get him *almost* any guitarist he wants.

True. I wonder why he burns through them so quickly, though?



Unpopular and possibly heretical opinion follows:

I'm torn on Rhoads. He was one of the more influential guitarists of the 80s, but his career was too short for me to put him above Wylde (who is an undeniable talent). It's like comparing Emmitt Smith with someone like Gayle Sayers.

 

[trickblue]

Randy and it is not even close.

This... it was amazing what he could do with that axe...