What gear does Ozzy Osbourne use?
Ozzy Osbourne was seen singing into Shure wireless handhelds with a Beta 58 capsule for years, from a U24D system at Ozzfest 2004 to a UR4D receiver with a Beta 58A on later tours, over Clair Global CM22 wedges with Black Sabbath. He had said he played Hohner harmonicas, and Hohner made his signature model.
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What gear Ozzy Osbourne uses: a sourced gear guide
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Stage vocals
Harmonica
“I have played their harmonicas for years now”
About Ozzy Osbourne's gear.
What microphone did Ozzy Osbourne use?
A Shure wireless handheld with a Beta 58 or Beta 58A capsule. Mix reported a U24D/Beta 58 system at Ozzfest 2004, a UR4D receiver with a Beta 58A on his solo tours, and a Shure wireless 58A on Black Sabbath's 2013 tour.
What stage monitors did Ozzy Osbourne use?
On Black Sabbath's 2013 world tour, Mix reported that his vocal wedges were changed to Clair Global CM22s.
What harmonica did Ozzy Osbourne play?
Hohner. When Hohner launched his signature harmonica in 2017, he said he had played their harmonicas for years. The model is a diatonic in C with black covers and his logo in gold.
Ozzy Osbourne was the singer of Black Sabbath and a solo star for more than four decades. He died in July 2025. This legacy guide covers the stage vocal gear his crews described and the Hohner signature harmonica he helped design.
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