Gus G Plays Classic Ozzy Riffs Exclusive Guitarist Magazine HD

[sk8naveia]

Great tone!!!

[Archive625]

Love his Guitar/Amp Sound..... perfect low mids and highs. Plus he has great technique

[craziel]

One ESP for me too please!

[karanranacbe]

Thats one of the best amp tones i've heard

[rubenrhoads]

@karanranacbe you haven´t heard the good musica then, try lisyening to jimmy page :D

[Vlodimer]

thats odd. All Gus G vids have such a descent guitar sound...

[guitargarrett1]

Hes good but that black star is super muddy.

[zedchuva]

Gus is solid for sure, but he's really a "modern" guy. Great shredder and just okay at riffing. He seems to lack something in his riffing. Plus that tone is muddy and fizzy. Ick

[zakkattack99]

worst ozzy guitarist ever, he can play fast but when has ozzy been abotu shredding

[Narcosynthesys]

@zakkattack99 don't say that, he is an awesome player , lets wait for the next album so he can show what his got.

[padresgo777]

Saw Gus G's Solo.It was the best I've ever seen live

[RazeShot47]

awesome shit there gus g :)

[zachlixy]

It's so soft . sucks compared to Zakk's

[rockfreak611]

really fizzy tone

[saznrai]

Awesome riffs...

[MrNastyButler]

I'm really liking Gus's tone here. Hopelessly over-the-top, yet he keeps it under control really well.

[smsphl]

seems like a bit too much gain..

[DaranyPhS]

Samee guitt !



[FieldRes]

It is time to bring back Mr. Jake E. Lee

[charles4hl]

Great guitar player, very refreshing

[RazeShot47]

@charles4hl totally man

[TheAgentAssassin]

remove pinch harmonics and what else does Zakk have?

[frantic29]

Be pretty good if his ton wasn't shit. But I was never a fan of the Series line of Blackstar stuff

[BsideExplorer84]

somebody repair that explorer

[zakksucksdick]

Thank you Gus for not making this riffs sound like shithead ZAkks. His versions of the riffs were fucking terrible.

[laroccacounty1]

@zakksucksdick  randys the man!

[SIXSTRING63]

Gus is a great player and seems very humble.

[realguitarist07]

Gus is good. I just feel like this video was sterile. The tone is garbage.

[David15Gomez]

Great player, the power slides are abit over done tho.

[bragosng1]

No disrespect but...this guy is way better than Zakk for me '-'.

[MrFuck1006]

Blackstar amp + ESP guitar = Awsome!!!

[drummerboy1998able]

Gus is very nice but no guy can play this riffs like Rady did.....

[Brokephi316]

I see nothing wrong with Gus G. to be honest! I think he's doing a kick ass job in Ozzy, this is coming from a Zakk Wylde nut!

[Alex888888]

what tuning is that?????

[Craigharrismusic]

@Alex888888 whole step down from standard so it would be D,G,C,F,A,D

[mscrashcourse]

OMG he's hot.

[altpath]

I like the lower tuning, Gus is amazing, just needs lower gain to get more clarity, IMO.

[TheBestGuitarSoloEVR]

is gus sweeping that pentatonic lick at :34?

[saznrai]

Thats a freakin copy of a Dean Dime Guitar.. who are they trying to fool? lol.. hahaa

[RJW14]

@saznrai Dude, it's an ESP. ALL esp's are copies of this or that.

That doesn't make them shitty guitars, but hey, their designers sure have it easy.

[RJW14]

@saznrai Except off course esp japan or customshop works like the Lynch bones guitar.

[Urnimin]

@saznrai Does anybody really care?

[Urnimin]

@saznrai And besides, it was a Dean guitar before Dimebag came along. So it isn't the "Dean Dime Guitar".

[mikeyowen]

@saznrai the shape is called the Star, made first by Charvel in the late 70's for EVH because he was becoming the biggest star by then...not a copy of some crappy Dean in any way...

[saznrai]

@mikeyowen alright... it might be their original design.. but how could you say the guitar Dimebag played are crappy? Its way freakin expensive but I bet its an awesome guitar.. Im not talking about all of their line guitars but atleast Dean Dime series guitars.. well the guitars that were there till Dimebag was alive... And now even Dave Mustaine is in Dean.. so they are definitely not crappy.. haha

But Washburn Dime series are the greatest in my book...

[mikeyowen]

@saznrai well, if I had to get a Dean it would be the '79 reissue V like Eric Peterson used to play before his sig. model, but if I were to get the Star shape then Wayne Charvel makes a killer looking model, check out the Wayne guitars website...

[TheCollisionofworlds]

@saznrai no dean just pays mustaine a ton, and give him the usa models he wants. most dean suck ass and they can't sell guitars based on quality anymore. there's a reason why dean zelinsky (the guy who the company is named after) left. they're a bunch of money whores who don't care about product anymore. old dimebag signatures are good but all the ones that have come out in the last 5 years are absolute shit.

[saznrai]

@TheCollisionofworlds What can I say... I totally agree! I know they are using the name Dime just for money and gimmick..

[DanDood666]

That tone is fucking extraordinary

[solofotis]

2:41 nice!

[Pedromca89]

I love is Tone

[damnonii]

People bitchin' and he's pulling out versions from Randy, Zakk, Jake, and people that he's heard in clubs. Effortlessly and just fucking off pretty much. This is the first time I've seen him play. He's good. If you don't like him?, fine who cares, doesn't make him any less good. I'll dig more up and learn something from him myself.

[wilsocn]

Seems like a cool guy but I cant get into his tone. It is a lot more saturated/fuzzy than I am used to hearing on any Ozzy record..

[westbohan]

he should respect randy and not make own versions -.-'

[damnonii]

@westbohan Man you know that's B.S... If people didn't do their own thing we would still be beating on hollow logs for music. Plus not ripping exactly from Randy actually SHOWS respect. Musicians know you may technically "outplay/overplay" the original, but that doesn't mean it's "better". Originals can never be beat. LIKED as much at times. But NOT beaten. Randy didn't copy Iommi exactly when covering Sabbath songs did he? NO, and Iommi is a legend in his own right.

[AsaHer0]

PANTERA cover dude, DO THAT! :D

[jmandeath13]

At first when i saw that Gus had joined Ozzy, i thought he was some fool that was just trying to get some publicity and didn't actually know what he was doing. Over time i have taken a deeper look at his stuff. He hasn't quite brought back the old Ozzy sound but he isn't doing a bad job at all. Hes an amazing guitarist. Rock On Gus!

[TopGunJAB]

seems like a down to earth guy, not wrapped up in himself

[getbackgoodtimes]

Chuck Norris turned down Ozzy . Gus was second in line ..

[MatKiller1197]

@getbackgoodtimes is that good about gus?

[TheTrollWandering]

@getbackgoodtimes You're so gay dude, chuck norris jokes are out with lolzcats, get with the times you nigger spit.

[getbackgoodtimes]

@TheTrollWandering No Big Deal Troll .

[lilinrock]

what's the name of the song at 1:10?

[Krelle1911]

@lilinrock Bark at the Moon - /watch?v=Jfso3CiHwN8

[cortkatanakx1q]

I like how every pro guitarist say "something like that". :)

[Tobiscuits]

too heavy, Randy got it right first time round, don't change it bro!

[arielunik]

2:40 FREAKING AWESOME!!!!!!

[TrollRaper69]

Gus G is amazingly clean and plays so effortless..i would love to be as good as him!!!

[sonnydalheim]

Gus is awesome! That's some mad tone he's got going there.

[smoothcurevodka]

Guys it's more simple..Gus G is awesome, Zakk is incredible, they can absolutely sMash the fretBoard .... ...!!!!

[DillonBerkley]

I like his tone but I think he needs to clean it up just a tad bit as people are mistaking some of the muddiness in his tone as sloppy playing.

[BigMacGenerator]

Sorry,but Zakk's play better G.G

[boogieou818]

@BigMacGenerator ofcourse he is

[RobinRRhoads]

Randy > Jake > Zakk > Gus.

[CEm0i]

@RobinRRhoads U mad ?

Randy = Jake = Zakk = Gus

all legends

[RobinRRhoads]

@CEm0i It's my opinion, and for me this is the scale

[jefferydonkeith1]

Look up Firewind man, Gus is a shredder !!!

[pendehassen]

ho my god where is he from!¡?¡?!

[nikosmj1]

And don't forget he is from Greece;)

[sonicoclv55]

I like what he added and it sounds as if he is playing in D but I'm not exactly sure

[nyyguitar3387]

@sonicoclv55 Yes, he is. Easy transition for him because Firewind songs are in D, but it's also a key Ozzy can better keep up with at this point in his career. I've seen some of the live stuff with Ozzy featuring Gus G. It sounds great.

[fastra]

He still comes across a really likeable kid and a fan, who can't quite believe he's got the chance to play all these classic songs!

Big respect to him!

[empreme]

He plays the crap out of BATM.

[reaperpro]

Gus G = bad as fvkk.

[deathmetalpower]

Every guitarist has he's/her's one playing style...like it or not..that's Gus....and i fucking love it...just like i love All danm guitarists.

[WASD9ox]

whats that amp ?



[LoveStarOcean]

@WASD9ox Its a Blackstar HT series, not sure whats the model on that one but Gus never uses another amp thats not Blackstar HT series.

[zfelps]

Totally agree with the first part, but he did not and IS NOT bringing the Rhodes sound back to Ozzy...He might be trying and not doing too bad, but nobody has the sound that Randy had.

[LoveStarOcean]

@zfelps I don't believe he is, hes just playing what he lkes to play and his own style to them.

[zfelps]

@LoveStarOcean Tootally.

[summernov2011]

None of the guitarists that Ozzy has had has been bad. It all depends on what you like or dislike. My choice is still Jake E Lee.

[Megathrasher1975]

What gets me is all these yt judges that say its sloppy or he looks sad or hes not playing it right etc etc. Guess what HE IS pro. He does play for Ozzy. I highly doubt it any of these comments come from a pro musician. If they are next time look at YOUR fans at the bar as you play better than Gus G. It may be be depressing knowing you are staring back at a handful of locals drunk. I play guitar and respect the pro's. It's based on luck and chops But show some respects man.

[fsancinetti]

@Megathrasher1975 I do agree, but i think I still prefer Zakk

[Fabiuh23]

@Megathrasher1975 He's not sloppy at all. I personally love is style of playing. He made his own versions of the songs, with new chords and phrases. zakk's style was becoming boring. Too many pinch harmonics. I love to do pinch harmonics but Zakk exagerated. Gus G is awesome !

[AlxMiNeR]

gus g is a genius .. the best to replace randy i think :)

[7Kirtash7]

He looks sad while playing

[ThePyroslicer]

@7Kirtash7 thats becoz he has a great cock.

[sp1r1tcrsh3r]

sloppy.

[kqwick89]

@sp1r1tcrsh3r seriously? i thought it was the exact opposite

[sp1r1tcrsh3r]

@kqwick89

It sounds like hes just goofing around, not playing seriously at all. Its well played, much better than I, but still it doesn't sound as tight as i expected he would sound.

[kqwick89]

@sp1r1tcrsh3r you gotta remember that he's just showing his take on the riffs not performing. i thought he played the bark at the moon chourus really clean, at about 2:20

[ozzy8145]

gus g is from greece just like me and i`m proud for greece

[Roxy4217]

@ozzy8145 The Greeks tought us everything. We owe everything today to them.

[Soundbox50]

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[SuperGuitarMark]

I wish girls would go crazy for Gus G instead of Taylor Lautner. no homo

[MBvolcom92]

@SuperGuitarMark Why???

[MATHIIIOPOIYU]

Darrell guitars ! AWESOME ^^

[st0rmr1der7]

amazing Gus!!!

[konvic4]

gus is good but i prefered zakk and randy



[MrMethadrine]

Gus is a good guitarist.But nothing special.

[sixstringfretter]

Stop comparing Gus to Randy! He has the job with Ozzy to play Ozzy's songs. He has the latitude to play with his own style, tone and techniques. Did Jake try to copy Randy? Zakk? Fuck no, they didn't. I think these riffs are just badass and sound great. Gus is a phenom guitarist. Ozzy is very choosy when it comes to his band mates. So back off and give the man some breathing room.

[beefcake0354]

too much distortion, it just doesn't sound right for Randy's songs ..

[MKguitarproductions]

1:47 What a retarded laugh :s No offense gus...

[95Smosh]

@tenekes94 WTF man? 

[MorganRNReid]

who's jake?

[thomaslarmour]

@MorganRNReid The guitarist after Randy.

[MorganRNReid]

@thomaslarmour it was a joke... his name is Jakk* not jake.. like he says lol

[GuitarAssassin2]

@MorganRNReid Jake E Lee

[Blitzbok]

@GuitarAssassin2 You are a smart man. Jake is the real guitarists preference.

[tenekes94]

everyone who complaints about him just say it to ozzy and he will kick him out 0xa0xa0xa0ax0 cant touch this

[cmzangetsu1993]

His Bark At The Moon reminds me more of the Shadows Fall cover of the song.

[PIlotrcm]

Wow that cabinet has ALOTA bottom end.

[StarBoy62]

STFU How is Gus plagiarizing Zakk?! HE IS NOT TRYING TO BE LIKE ZAKK! I don't see how he is! You need to show some respect to Gus. Zakk was the best before he formed up BLS but his playing started to get boring. He is now better off with his band. Gus is awesome! Gus G brought back the old Ozzy band sound!!

[coltsuperocean10]

@StarBoy62 ...he is a good guy!! His fuckin gyros are the best!!

[KingofPho75]

wait so gus is playing zakk's versions of ozzy's songs? you can't do that.

[Spankenstein70]

What a crappy guitar tone!

[Tylerhockey4]

all i know is that that is a real HEAVY tone

[Jimmy99Nas98]

the tone is great, but i think....too much gain 

[AetroyayorteA]

who is this lame player?

[ArnieBlow]

This sound exactly like my amp... IT SUCK! :)

[Jamsessionroom1337]

Is tone really that important to people?

With Gus G being able to shred better than 70% of you, i don't understand why this is such a problem.

[gravano2]

@Jamsessionroom1337 Probably 100%

[1970borntorun]

Wow! That tone was pretty awesome. I loved how it was very thick but still had good note articulation as well. Save all the lame comments that it wasn't "just like" Randy or Jake, because it WASN'T Randy or Jake. It was Gus and he seems like a pretty down to earth guy and a good guitar player. Peace. -dave

[MannyBlue65]

Gus G, "Something like that you know."

Us, "Hell yeah!"

[Theninja114]

Are those space invader inlays? omg

[faridzayish]

i ♥ this tone

[dmanz007]

i love the heavyness of his guitar tone yummy!

[hirskdubbi]

thats just too much fuzzy type distortion,bring on the modded marshall!

[DrSardonicus2010]

...any relation to Kenny G?

[Giannofman]

Ο GUS-G ΓΑΜΑΕΙ ΜΑΝΕΣ... ΚΑΙ ΤΗΝ ΔΙΚΙΑ ΜΟΥ ΜΑΖΙ!

[0green9]

I agree. its nice to see someone smile and have fun playing the guitar! Who wants to see a fat biker guzzel beer and spiting all the time? Oh and by the way ,why would anybody do a solo project like BLS when you already play for one of the best bands of all time? Zack- have fun playing at dive bars for the rest of your carer.

[scottexpo]

Gus G didn't write anything on Scream. Wait til the next album before we really judge him. I tend to agree that he has nothing to offer that will be different but we will have to wait and see ... and why can't he bring this heavy sound live? He sounds better here than in production.

[DWarrior4]

It's nice to see a guitarist having fun

[wayc00ljr32]

Really out of his realm. I don't get why Ozzy I mean Sharon gave him hte gig. He has no appeal to anyone who is an ozzy fan. Zakks first record with Ozzy was way better than the crap they put out with Gus.

[xuix4life]

terrible tone

[ReykoRR]

@xuix4life Awesome tone!

[mikeygheetarz]

@xuix4life He definitely EQed that strangely. Blackstars usually have insanely good amps

[101DIGITAL010]

great guitar player don't get me wrong. but I prefer zakk cause of his sound, tone, picking agression...I don't know. theres something about zakk's playing. every1's playing is unique of course and thats why I like zakk's.

[ostabilast]

i love the sound of that amp!

[69warchild]

what.....the......fuck?....som­ething like that? is that what you said? omg what a fucking idiot,,,,,,,zack was the man,,,,,bring back zack

[sixxthunderbird]

@69warchild He's showing the way he likes to play the riffs. Zakk didn't play them exactly the way Randy did, and Gus shouldn't be expected to either.

[anotherfinnishboy]

@69warchild It's much better to see him playing stuff like he wants to. He's an individual guitarist so nobody should expect him to play exactly like someone else did. It's not that I don't like Zakk, he's a beast, but if you want to see Zakk, go see him live. Gus G is a great guitarist and part of Ozzy's band now, so accept it, or don't - and go cry in a corner.

[fpalmer]

1 - Randy Rhoads & Zakk Wylde - They have different styles, but i love the roar of Zakks les paul guitars ; 3 Jake lee ; 4 John Holmes

[TheMarcus124]

Zakk Wylde best guitarrist Ozzy ever had !!!!

[7dedlysins]

@TheMarcus124

Randy Rhoads was king

[anotherfinnishboy]

@TheMarcus124 No. Randy Rhoads is.

[RettesDnert]

Is this a Joke?

[Caiosniper1]

Holy Shit! He mastered Bark at the moon so hard. He knows 3 ways to play it :P

I'm glad that I learned the way he plays.

[RangRing68]

@Caiosniper1 i know 7 ways to play it. this kid isnt that good.

[Caiosniper1]

@RangRing68 Haha, you probably are a power chord fan, that's not good at all too.

[RangRing68]

@Caiosniper1 no, im not a power chord fan.

[Caiosniper1]

@RangRing68 Yeah, but you know what I mean, playing it in chord variations...

[Jasonconfused]

Holy Shit that is a monstrous badass tone! Good God.

[theultimatexperience]

Blackstar tone!!!

[rwj99]

Ahhh..Hes ok. I feel very lucky though.I got to see diary of tour with randy just before he died.Great concert.That was in cin.ohio 1982...Dam i am getting old.Randy was the shit!!!!!

I liked jakes' playing. But think zakk kicked ass the for a lot of years and did a great job keeping

ozzys worth listening to.

[zzzhuh]

@rwj99 You gotta see randy live?!??! Your one lucky man!

[Dede1k94]

NICE TONE :p

[kwstantinossien]

watch?v=y8cwy4mJczI check this solo just amazing

[pitbull9991]

Meh, hes good but Zakk is better



[OfBloodandBone]

@pitbull9991 and Randy Rhoads trumps all! just sayin...he does have other good guitarists but i think RR was the best

[maggot6639]

@OfBloodandBone Randy Rhoads was the best! but since he is gone.. :*/ Zakk was the other best! but no Randy Rhoads! R.I.P!

[blableblu07]

with all the respect, but why do our fellow metal heads from greece always write in their language? I want to vote it up.... but.... .oh well I'll just vote it up, because it's from Greece too!! \m/

I dont know if it