Riff Tone

Miracle Man

Ozzy Osbourne

Guitarmetal1980s

Original Gear

Guitar1981 Gibson Les Paul Custom (bullseye finish)

AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 100-watt head (6550 tubes) into Marshall 1960B 4x12 cab with Celestion G12T-75 speakers

PickupsEMG 81 (bridge, active humbucker)

Amp Settings

gain9

bass7.5

mid4.5

treble8

reverb0

presence4.5

Effects & Signal Chain

overdriveBoss Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive

Notes

Studio recording, 1988 (No Rest for the Wicked album). Zakk Wylde used only the bridge pickup per Ozzy's instructions. Settings and pedals are for the studio recording, not live.

Tone Character(10)

tight palm-muted chugsaggressive bridge pickup attackhigh-output active pickup claritypercussive and articulatewide vibratomolten, saturated distortionslammin’ and loudbone-crushing crunchpinch harmonics jump outthick, heavy low end

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, fast alternate picking with heavy palm muting, aggressive pinch harmonics, and wide vibrato, making it challenging for most players.

Sources

Zakk Wylde: “Yeah, I Got That Riff at the Tony Iommi Swap Meet”Zakk Wylde's guitar tone on Ozzy Osbourne's No More Tears Zakk Wylde's guitar instructions upon joining Ozzy's band Some thoughts on the song Miracle Man : r/OzzyOsbourne - Reddit

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