Randy Rhoads Biography

Randy Rhoads a legendary guitarist for ozzy osbourne. unfortunately he only has a short career due to the accident that cost his life. Randy Rhoads has a neo classical influence on his guitar playing. his polkadot flying V Signature was famous until today. He use many gibson guitar series on his performance.

Rhoads used a relatively small setup, with few guitars and a small set of effects and amplifiers. He preferred .010-.011 strings

You can hear randy rhoads legendary solo guitar on Ozzy Osbourne Crazy Train song. Crazy Train and Mr. Crowley placed 9th and 28th respectively on Guitar World's 100 Greatest Guitar Solos readers poll. beside that Randy Rhoads was also listed as one of the 50 fastest guitarist in the world. you can see more awards and recognition of Randy Rhoads on Wikipedia.

Birth name Randall William Rhoads
Born December 6, 1956(1956-12-06)
Santa Monica, California, USA
Died March 19, 1982(1982-03-19) (aged 25)
Leesburg, Florida, USA
Genres Heavy metal, hard rock, neo-classical metal
Occupations Musician, songwriter, producer, music teacher
Instruments Guitar, keyboards
Years active 1972–1982
Labels Epic, Sony
Associated acts Ozzy Osbourne, Quiet Riot

Many famous guitarist in the world made Rhandy Rhoads as their musical influence, let’s say Michael Romeo, Tom Morello, Michael Angelo Batio, Zakk Wylde, George Lynch, Alexi Laiho, Mick Thomson, Paul Gilbert, and Buckethead.