GUITAR HEROES: RANDY RHOADS

Randall William "Randy" Rhoads (December 6, 1956 – March 19, 1982) was an American heavy metal guitarist who played with Ozzy Osbourne and Quiet Riot. Despite his short career, he is cited as an influence by many contemporary heavy metal guitarists. A devoted student of classical guitar, Rhoads often combined his classical music influences with his own heavy metal style. While on tour with Ozzy Osbourne, he would often seek out classical guitar tutors for lessons.

Rhoads was born on December 6, 1956 at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, California. He was the youngest of three children. His older brother, Doug, who goes by the name of Kelle Rhoads, is a drummer and vocalist who also arranges classical compositions. His sister's name is Kathy.

When Randy was 17 months old, his father, William Arthur Rhoads, left his mother, Delores Rhoads and the three kids, but he stayed in touch with Randy even up until his son's death. Mrs. Rhoads has owned and operated the Musonia School of Music in North Hollywood, California since 1949. Rhoads started playing guitar at age six on his grandfather's old Gibson "Army-Navy" classical acoustic guitar. According to Rhoads' mother, he learned to play folk guitar, which was a popular way to learn guitar at the time, although he did not take lessons for very long. Rhoads was always evolving toward a hard rock/metal lead guitar style, but he was heavily influenced by classical music as well. This can be heard on Ozzy Osbourne tracks like "Dee" (an instrumental he named for his mother Delores), "Mr. Crowley", "Diary of a Madman", "You Can't Kill Rock And Roll", "Crazy Train" and "Revelation (Mother Earth)".

Guitars:

1974 Cream Gibson Les Paul Custom

1957 Black Gibson Les Paul Custom

Karl Sandoval Polka Dot Flying V

White Jackson Randy Rhoads w. black pinstripes (called the "Concord" and was a prototype at the time)

Black Jackson Randy Rhoads

Guild 12 string acoustic

Mid 60s Fender Stratocaster

Gibson Firebird 12 string electric guitar

Martin 6&12 string acoustics

Gibson 12 string acoustic

Effects:

Vox Wah pedal

MXRDistortion + Script

MXR 10 band equalizer

MXR Stereo flanger

MXR Stereo chorus

Maestro Phase Shifter

Maestro Echoplex

Roland FV-100H Volume Pedal

Roland Space Echo

Amplifiers:

Marshall vintage Super Lead Plexi 100w amp heads (2)

Marshall 4x12 White cabinets with Altec Lansing speakers (2)

Marshall 4x12 Black cabinets with Altec Lansing speakers (2)

Marshall Plexi MKII Super Lead 100 watt amp (modded with cascade mod)

Ampeg 4x12 cabinet with Altec Lansing speakers

Peavey standard 130 watt amp

Fender Harvard 1x12 amp

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