FIREWIND / OZZY OSBOURNE Guitarist Gus G. - "I'm A Much Better Player Today Than I Was Two Years Ago"
November 10, 2011, 12 years ago
FIREWIND / OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Gus G.is featured in a new interview with The Great Southern Brainfart. An excerpt follows:
The coveted guitar slot in Ozzy’s band is a tough slot to have. Were you met with any resistance from the hardcore fans at all?
"Not at all. Ozzy told me once, 'You are the first guy that hasn’t had any shit thrown at him at the gigs' [laughs]. That was an incredible thing because I had heard horror stories but I really can’t complain. The fans have been very nice to me and I also got a lot of support from Zakk Wylde (previous Ozzy guitarist). He’s been giving me props and has been really supportive and that means a lot to me because he’s one of my heroes. I met him while we were on tour and he was very nice and he told me lots of stories. It was cool."You have definitely joined this list of highly influential guitarists. Does this rank that you’ve come into make you feel like you needed to step it up as a guitar player or did it do little to change you?
"Oh yeah. It definitely made me want to be a better guitar player. I said to myself, 'This is your big chance you’ve definitely got to step it up now.' I think I’m a much better player today than I was two years ago."Read the interview in its entirety at this location.
In other news, check out the video below which features Gus G. demonstrating his new signature series Fire Blackouts System pickups by Seymour Duncan.
The Gus G Fire Blackouts System blends the power of active pickups and the response of passive pickups.
"This system combines the massive tone, kick and distortion of Blackouts with the rich tone and expressive feel of my favorite passive pickups," Gus G says. "It responds perfectly to all my picking techniques, and more of my personality comes through than with any active pickup I've tried."
