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Solo Tone
Miracle Man (Live)
Ozzy Osbourne
Guitarmetal1980s
Original Gear
Guitar1981 Gibson Les Paul Custom (bullseye finish)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 100-watt head into Marshall 1960B 4x12 cabinet
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6.5
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Notes
Live performance, late 1980s (No Rest for the Wicked era); Zakk Wylde used only the bridge pickup as per Ozzy's instructions. Effects and amp settings based on period-correct interviews and live rig details.
Tone Character(10)
crushing, saturated distortiontight and percussive attackaggressive palm-muted chugssinging sustain on single notespinch harmonics with pronounced bitearticulate, cutting lead tonefast alternate picking claritywide vibratometallic edgehigh-output, modern metal sound
Difficulty
The solo requires advanced metal techniques including fast picking, accurate pinch harmonics, wide vibrato, and aggressive bending, making it challenging for most players.
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Original Gear
Guitar1981 Gibson Les Paul Custom (bullseye finish)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 100-watt head into Marshall 1960B 4x12 cabinet
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Live performance, late 1980s (No Rest for the Wicked era); Zakk Wylde used only the bridge pickup as per Ozzy's instructions. Effects and amp settings based on period-correct interviews and live rig details.
Tone Character(10)
crushing, saturated distortiontight and percussive attackaggressive palm-muted chugssinging sustain on single notespinch harmonics with pronounced bitearticulate, cutting lead tonefast alternate picking claritywide vibratometallic edgehigh-output, modern metal sound
Difficulty
The solo requires advanced metal techniques including fast picking, accurate pinch harmonics, wide vibrato, and aggressive bending, making it challenging for most players.