Solo Tone

Mama, I'm Coming Home

Ozzy Osbourne

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Chet Atkins CE

AmpMarshall JCM 800 2203

PickupsPiezo (under-saddle, nylon-string, no magnetic pickups)

Amp Settings

gain0

bass5.5

mid6.5

treble6.5

reverb3.5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

chorusBoss or MXR Chorus pedal (likely Boss CE-5 or MXR Stereo Chorus)

Notes

Studio recording, 1991. Clean intro/verse/solo sections tracked with the Gibson Chet Atkins CE (nylon-string electric), not Zakk's usual Les Paul. Amp is Marshall JCM 800, likely set clean or nearly clean for this section. Effects and pedalboard based on period-correct studio rig. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for the clean solo section.

Tone Character(10)

warm and mellowrounded, nylon-string acoustic-electric timbreclear note separationslight shimmer from chorus effectsoft attack, gentle dynamicsintimate and vocal-likeno audible breakup or distortionsubtle reverb tailarticulate and expressivenot compressed or squashed

Difficulty

The solo requires intermediate technique due to the nylon-string guitar's sensitivity, expressive phrasing, and the need for clean articulation without the cover of distortion or compression.

Sources

Zakk Wylde's Guitars, Gear & Pedalboard | Equipboard Master Guitar Tech Fred Kowalo Recalls Strangest Thing Ozzy Did ...[DISCUSSION] My Top 4 Heaviest Guitar Tones (not rated by song ...

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