Rudy Sarzo has said he played Peavey four and five string basses and Acoustic amps, after mainly Ampeg with Ozzy. He has said he used a Roland bass synth on Metal Health, BOSS tuners and delays and a BOSS GS-10, and D'Addario lists XL Nickel and Chromes strings for him.
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“I do still play Peavey basses, which is what I played on both albums. I use a four-string and the five-string.”
“With Animetal USA, every single track and performance I do live is with my Acoustic amps.”
“With Ozzy I used mainly Ampeg”
“I used the Roland bass synth on that one. That’s completely Roland bass on “Thunderbird.”
“I’m using the BOSS GS-10 now.”
“Definitely, I’ve always used BOSS tuners and BOSS delay pedals.”
In a 2012 Guitar World interview he said he still played Peavey basses, a four-string and a five-string, on both Animetal USA albums.
He told Guitar World he went back to Acoustic amps for Animetal USA, and that he mainly used Ampeg with Ozzy Osbourne.
D'Addario lists him as an artist with XL Nickel long scale bass sets in 45-100 and 45-105 and XL Chromes flatwounds.
He said he used a Roland bass synth on the Quiet Riot song Thunderbird, has always used BOSS tuners and delay pedals, and used a BOSS GS-10 around the Dio years.
Rudy Sarzo is the bassist behind records and tours with Ozzy Osbourne, Quiet Riot, Whitesnake and Dio. This guide covers the basses, amps, effects and strings he has named in interviews and on his brand pages.
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