Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society, Ozzy Osbourne)

Zakk Wylde is a legendary guitar virtuoso who has played with and for some of the best known acts in the business including a decades long stint with Ozzy Osbourne, his own band Black Label Society, and most recently announced as the touring guitar player for the upcoming Pantera reunion. Zakk recently partnered with Riffhard to release “Zakk Wylde Berzerker Guitar Camp,” the ULTIMATE Zakk Wylde guitar course.

https://zakkwyldeguitarcamp.com

On this episode:

• Playing other people’s solos with respect and honor
• Why you should know your scales
• Vibrato is the most uniquely identifiable trait for a guitarist
• The real reason that Ozzy picked Zakk
• Why Zakk decided to learn chicken pickin
• The incredible challenge of replicating someone’s tone
• How the No More Tears solo is structured
• How Zakk developed his unique sound on guitar
• Zakk’s writings process: writing on the guitar vs hearing it in his head first
• The devil is in the details when playing guitar. Every detail matters. 
• Why Zakk doesn’t sweep
• If you’re going to invest the time in learning something, make sure it’s something you love
• The one way that piano helped Zakk’s guitar playing

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