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Has anyone had a more impressive string of guitarists than Ozzy?

Posted on 2/14/22 at 2:03 pm
Posted by MorbidTheClown
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Posted on 2/14/22 at 2:03 pm
This is what I could find. There may be more that aren't listed here.

Randy Rhoads
Zakk Wylde
Jake E. Lee
Joe Holmes
Gus G
Brad Gillis
Bernie Tormé
Jerry Cantrell
Steve Vai
Alex Skolnick
Posted by 14&Counting
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Posted on 2/14/22 at 2:49 pm to
Tony Iommi doesn't make the cut I guess
Posted by MorbidTheClown
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Posted on 2/14/22 at 3:05 pm to
like i said, that's what i found so far.
Posted by Saint Alfonzo
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Posted on 2/14/22 at 3:15 pm to
Alice Cooper
Posted by Hoodie
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Posted on 2/14/22 at 3:25 pm to
Factor two past or present Metallica bassists in Ozzy's ranks in Jason Newsted and Robert Trujillo, also. A very impressive roster of band mates...
Posted by Stan Switek
Member since Apr 2017
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Posted on 2/14/22 at 5:49 pm to
Roger Waters would be up there:
David Gilmour
Eric Clapton
Jeff Beck
Andy Fairweather Low
Snowy White
Doyle Bramhall II
GE Smith
Posted by rebelrouser
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Member since Feb 2013
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Posted on 2/14/22 at 6:35 pm to
Everyone was at least a little disappointing after Randy Rhoads. He was so good and so perfect for Ozzy. Speak Of The Devil should have been a much better live album. Did not dig Brad Gillis' guitar.
Posted by MorbidTheClown
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Posted on 2/15/22 at 7:07 am to
did those guys all play in the same band at some point in their careers?
Posted by Stan Switek
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Posted on 2/15/22 at 8:10 am to
Yeah, all played for Roger Waters at one point (though not at the same time). Clapton played on his solo album after Pink Floyd and toured with him for a bit. Gilmour technically was in a band with Waters (like Iommi and Ozzy) but also played for him on his first solo album From the Body. Beck was his guitarist for his Amused to Death album, etc.
Posted by MorbidTheClown
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Posted on 2/15/22 at 8:52 am to
cool, it was a legit question. I don't pretend to know all of that stuff.

just heard an ozzy song on the radio and starting thinking about the guitarists who have played with him.
This post was edited on 2/15/22 at 3:59 pm
Posted by Galactic Inquisitor
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Posted on 2/15/22 at 12:25 pm to
quote:

Roger Waters would be up there:
David Gilmour
Eric Clapton
Jeff Beck
Andy Fairweather Low
Snowy White
Doyle Bramhall II
GE Smith


Give Jonathan Wilson a little respeck.
Posted by TheFretShack
Member since Oct 2015
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Posted on 2/15/22 at 12:36 pm to
David Lee Roth's bands have had EVH, Vai and Jason Becker, plus a handful of other lesser known fretboard badasses. Not too shabby.
Posted by MondayMorningMarch
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Posted on 2/15/22 at 12:53 pm to
Who hasn't toiled for John Mayall at one time or another?
Posted by FightinTigersDammit
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Posted on 2/15/22 at 6:02 pm to
The Yardbirds
Posted by LSU alum wannabe
Katy, TX
Member since Jan 2004
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Posted on 2/15/22 at 8:40 pm to
quote:

Tony Iommi doesn't make the cut I guess



Maybe because he was Black Sabbath instead of Ozzy?

Otherwise I can only shrug..

Maybe the OP had a brain fart, they happen?
Posted by johnqpublic
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Posted on 2/16/22 at 12:25 am to
quote:

David Lee Roth's bands have had EVH, Vai and Jason Becker, plus a handful of other lesser known fretboard badasses. Not too shabby.


Is John 5 a lesser known guitarist these days?
Posted by COONASS SUSHI
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Member since Sep 2007
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Posted on 2/16/22 at 7:30 am to
David Coverdale:
Ritchie Blackmore
Tommy Bolin
Bernie Marsden
John Sykes
Adrian Vandenburg
Vivian Campbell
Steve Vai
Jimmy Page
Doug Aldrich
Reb Beach
Posted by Tackle74
Columbia, MO
Member since Mar 2012
5256 posts
Posted on 2/16/22 at 8:12 am to
Ozzy has an impressive list though the fact that so many guitarist rotated through is somewhat troubling. I mean bands with great guitarist like Halford with Tipton and Downiing do not have such a list as they kept a stabled lineup.
Posted by BILLFISHER22
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Member since Oct 2009
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Posted on 2/16/22 at 9:00 am to
Skynyrd was pretty solid

Gary Rossington
Allen Collins
Ed King
Stevie Gaines
Posted by jdd48
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Posted on 2/16/22 at 2:50 pm to
quote:

Ozzy has an impressive list though the fact that so many guitarist rotated through is somewhat troubling. I mean bands with great guitarist like Halford with Tipton and Downiing do not have such a list as they kept a stabled lineup.


The Osbournes in general (both Ozzy and Sharon) were notoriously assholish to Ozzy's band members. Especially when Ozzy was drunk or high, which was a very frequent occurrence in those days
This post was edited on 2/16/22 at 3:13 pm
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