Everything on Ultimate Sin is still giving me chills and thrills after however long it's been. The fade out solo on Never Know Why though. Can't even remember the first time I heard it. It's like it's always been there, screaming and howling and lamenting in my head.
NOT many individuals could come in (after Rhoads) and do THEIR style and STILL make a INCREDIBLE mark in Hard Rock music (mainly the guitar) AND ALSO save Ozzy's azz (as the Metal Madman) ALL them years. Jake's a bad mutha and I also LOVED the BADLANDS stuff he did. I also dig the Charvel guitar sound as 1 of my old guitarist (I played drums) had an off white one, and he stripped it all down and I stripped the body and primed/ painted it gloss black urethane automotive paint for him. He was so blown away by it, he assembled the ol Charvel and RETIRED IT and went out and bought a BC RICH! I was like "I love your new guitar BUT....? I redid your CHARVEL cuz I wanted you to play IT! LOL
“Badass,”the word that always falls from my lips whenever I describe Jake. He’s a badass. See, I did that automatically lol. Super-agression and no bullshit, which makes him soulful, and real. That’s what makes him a badass. He’s a badass what more can we say.
One thing that i noticed from this video, he didn't go "this is better than that", instead he admitted that the reason he puts certain parts on his sig is because that's his preferences and respect other people's opinion
If you have a preference it implies that you think that preference is better. If you prefer coca cola over pepsi then you think coca cola tastes better.
Total respect for this man. Jake is one of those rare musicians that can somehow tap into another realm and channel it to the mortal world through his playing.
Exactly. Most people don't quite understand what you mean... but I do. The amount of feeling you play any riff you come up with has an enormous impact on achieving just that and Jake is a huge feeling guy. It's why Ozzy grabbed him up in the first place. Ozzy and Sharon are assholes but they're not stupid.
JAKE E LEE!!! is the epitome of a rock star The day he played on the US festival back in '83 we knew then we had someone awesome and someone that was badass on guitar. I'm glad he's still around and with us...sharing his history, stories, experiences and knowledge...Keep going Jake whatever you doing in life no matter what...keep on rockin. Charvel guitars rules!!!
I was Jake's tech from 84-87 OZZY years and I remember going to Charvel with Jake and standing in the paint booth when the blue and purple burst bodies were being painted. Jake was telling the painter what he wanted as it was being painted.
It's 1983 and the absolute legend Randy Rhoads has been gone for a year .. Bernie Torme is cool but just doesn't fit .. Brad Gillis is good but has other things in mind .. Ozzy - the former frontman of one of the most legendary bands ever - is probably pacing the room, coked out of his mind "SHARON, SHARON, GODDAMNIT, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO .. I'M A FAILURE" .. Ozzy is on the brink of being a complete has-been .. It doesn't look good .. In comes this unknown kid with not only the eyes of the guitar world on him but the career of Ozzy Osbourne on the line .. No pressure, right ?? How many guys could handle this ?? What does Jake do ?? .. Jake goes in and the first thing we ever hear is Bark At The Fucking Moon and one of the greatest guitar riffs and leads ever ... EVER .... Jake, you are forever a guitar hero - back against the wall, cards stacked against you ( including your own management ) you came up with a classic ...
Lucas, YOU NAILED IT. Now, after all these years EVERYBODY has an opinion. But I remember those years..it was make or break for Ozzy. Jake saved his Bacon. And what did he get? Not even a credit for the songs he wrote. Sorry, but that's what Jake has said for years..and it makes sense. But back to the original point. Jake E Lee, nailed it and Ozzy (and Sharon) owe him alot...he saved the gig for them. Or it would have been sabbath reunions, and nothing more.
Lee mentioned in an interview that , guitar skills aside, his image : black hair etc . was the only other way to go for Ozzy. Had Ozzy tried to replicate Randy's image/stamp on Ozzy's career (i.e. another blonde haired shredder etc.) it would've just looked like Ozzy was trying to milk the success he & Randy created. Of course, after Le & Ozzy FURTHER cemented Ozzy's career, then a player with blonde shredder image could come back in & it wouldn't look obvious : hence Zakk Wylde .
I met Jake E Lee years ago when Badlands was touring. Super down to earth, very friendly, and an absolute monster player. Wish him nothing but the best. ;o)
Jake E Lee was the reason I bought a Charvel after years of being a Gibson SG guy. Still love an SG but the Charvel I got for half the price of a Gibson can do everything from Jazz to Metal and I absolutely love it. Also The Ultimate Sin Album and Badlands are criminally underrated.
Geo B Well he was young and she gave him a choice either leave and we will erase your guitar tracks on Bark and have someone else play your guitar parts or stay and accept the deal. I would have done the same thing and stayed and pull out the vasoline...Even Ozzy had told him he had to "fuck him over" when Ozzy was in Sabbath they got fucked by Don Arden Sharons dad and Ozz told Jake when he has his own band he will fuck over someone else..its business. I dont condone what Sharon did to Jake but its a cruel world out there man and sometimes you just have to take it...with a jar of vasoline. Its business
Efilnikufesin that's exactly my point. He went from playing in bars to playing in sold out arenas and stadiums in the mother fucking OZZY band...I mean, it couldn't get any better for him as a guitar player and musician, but she had to power to drop him if he didn't agree to her demands. Financially and otherwise, he got double fisted by Sharon and that does suck.
Geo B Thats right its one of those things where hmmmm i can go home and "maybe?" I can make it in another band which more than likely he would have but the Ozz gig was too good to pass up.
I was in an arts high school when Jake was newly popular....all of us guitarists were impressed by his 'no whammy bar' technique....and, Jake was a showman on stage....dude was and is cool.....
Always loved RR on the Ozzy records, who didn't? Bought Bark at the Moon when it came out, and became an instant Jake fan, and still am to this day. As far as I'm concerned, Jake was the key or bridge to extending Ozzy's career, with his incredible guitar licks and personality.
He deserve being at the top instantly, his songs and guitar plays keep Ozzy floating again after demised RR. The BOTM is still Ozzy's most popular song.
Waiting For Darkness is quite literally the most underrated Ozzy/Jake E Lee song ever written. Give it another listed, because it's truly a masterpiece.
Jake E Lee single handedly kept Ozzy on top and Ozzy robbed him blind every chance he got. I can't even listen to Ozzy anymore after hearing all of the terrible things he has done.
I saw Jake E. Lee with Ozzy on the Bark at the Moon tour at San Diego Sports Arena, probably in '83 or '84. RATT opened the show. My buddy and I went mainly to see RATT because they were one of the up and coming bands and we loved their debut EP. We liked Ozzy but weren't sure about this new guitarist he had. Losing Randy Rhoads was devastating and who could replace Randy Rhoads anyway? Well, that Ozzy show was so fucking good and largely because Jake E. Lee was so goddamned good on stage. Not just playing but movement, rocking out, stage presence, look, etc. He had it all. Came away a huge Jake E. Lee fan after that night.
If Rhoads was never with Ozzy, this man would get all the credit Rhoads always got. To me, Jake E. Lee (isn’t that the coolest name ever?!) wrote better riffs, and equally good solos. His stage presence is unmatched. He just had the bad luck of living in Rhoads’ shadow. One of the best to ever do it in my book.
Ozzy’s biggest mistake of his career was firing Jake and he knows it. Since Randy, his guitarists haven’t had the musical impact that Jake has had. Not even Zakk. Epic mistake.
That was a Good one, BUT I liked Bark at the Moon & the Ultimate sin better.but back in 89 I was glad Jake come back soon. I just wish him & Ozzy would do a new CD together.
I always thought Jake had the best riffs and tone with Ozzy. Playing a hardtail back then while everyone else was using whammy bars with locking tuners, constantly doing dive bombs etc... zzzzzzzz .. it got old fast. Jake, you are one bad-ass guitar player.
+Nicola Ferrari - again...you're nuts!! Blizzard of Ozz was revolutionary!! Randy was doing shit that EVH couldn't do!! BOZ and DOAM were Ozzy's best albums, no question!! When you look at how advanced Randy was at such a young age, it's fucking unreal!! Like I said before...Randy Rhoads was WAY ahead of his time!! Jake was excellent, but Randy was great!! If Randy was alive today, he'd be destroying everyone...including shredders like Satriani, Vai, and Malmsteen...no question about it!!
Wayne Charvel has lost everything, his home, his son's home, his guitar factory (Wayne Guitars), and all his unsold guitars to the forest fires in California. It is a shame.
What Jimi did to Jake is what Jake did to me. I remember being a kid at the US Festival and kind of wondering who Ozzy was going to bring on board. His guitar playing was ferocious and at the time I didn't know it but his vibrato was insane and the sound just ripped across the park like you couldn't believe. The energy was totally intense man. The videos are cool but standing in the presence of it was something else. I ended up getting a Charvel 3 years later and that neck on it is hands down my favorite. If they can 24 fret and dupe the specs of those 80's neck .... total bliss - nothing like them.
Did Jake sound a lot more clear in person than how he does on a lot of the TH-cam videos from the 80s? Because if so, I would’ve been shocked if I saw him play in person.
Ozzy ragged on the Ultimate Sin album as being his worst, but ultimately I think it was a personal dig against Jake E, because his playing was incredible on that album. Ozzy has a history of great guitarists...and screwing them financially...George Lynch and Jake E specifically, but both moved on to be killer musicians so it was meant to be. Keep rocking Jake E! You're one of the best players and people in general. Honest, killer tone and riffs...
Eddie Van Halen used first and you know what ? Eddie Van Halen, DeMartini, and Jake E Lee. Those are the best for me
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I believe at one time Michael Sweet of Stryper used Charvel also. Now he plays Washburn. The cool part being Washburn gives the buyer the exact same guitar with all the same modifications. Not many guitar companies do that. Fender does, but it's gonna cost ya...
Vivian cambell was a corner stone into the success of charvel also and when ratt opened for dio warren didnt have a guitar and ronnie said go take one of ours and so he did and thats all he played . Vivian just had charvel deliver his guitars for the tour look at the color codes of bothem guys guitars. Their black and red and white and red ect the half and half so if u go look at the spectrum concert ect you see warren playing same color guitar as vivian and vivian had to use the explorer shape because warren grabbed the strat body. I though it was a awesome story i wanted to share with u. I seen interview with ronnie james dio and he tells the story.
The first time i played a charvel i was blown away by the feel and playability and felt right at home. Everybody knows they have the greatest necks known to man. I own quite a few and they are imho the best pound for pound you couldget. and Jake e lee is the man!! real and humble.. I love me some Shot in the dark behind the nut bends!!
I really dig his humility as a musician. I remember seeing Jake with Ozzy on his first tour I was like who the heck is this? I was blown away! The news of him replacing brad wasn't in many publications yet and there was no youtube back then lol!
Man, i love him after Bark at the moon! He not only shredder, he very melodic I mean he's solo very romantic and note of rhythm guitar is very talented and right sound for me!))) He is top!☝️☝️☝️
Such a cool guy and killer guitar player. I saw him with Ozzy, Badlands, Wicked Alliance, and Red Dragon ... Always kicked ass...ok, i gotta get one of those blue guitars. Lol
Jake seems like he'd be a good buddy to hang out with. (Also, near the end of this video, he plays slide with his vape - which is the best way to use a vape, of course!)
I've never understood why Jake was fired by Ozzy. He was such a BRILLIANT guitar player and did such a tremendous job on the Bark At The Moon and The Ultimate Sin albums. He was truly the greatest guitar player that Ozzy ever had. Jake had it all, he could even compete with Eddie, when it came to sound, technique and showmanship. Ozzy has never really spoken about it, he didn't mention it in his autobiography. Sharon was probably responsible for replacing Jake with Zakk Wylde. It remains a mystery, up to this day.
Jake is the man. Just a cool, down to earth guy and amazing guitarist. Jake has always been an influence on my playing since I was young. Bark at the Moon was the first Ozzy album I owned. It's good to see him again after being in hiatus for so many years. That blue Charvel is sweet.
I wish Jake was in more videos, he's always so damn fun to listen to talk! Looking forward to the second Red Dragon Cartel album :) No mixed fret sizes and traditional saddles on the skinny strings on this one?
I don't know why Jack makes me feel like I been knowing him for a long time. The way he talks and personality makes me feel like we can smoke pot and drink beer together and bust out the axe and trade licks. I can hear myself saying to my girl "Hey babe, I'm going to Jakes and hang out. I'll be back but I'll call you ok". He talks like he's been your best buddy for a long time. Very welcoming and great charisma and honest and humble. That shy act is to mask his wild edge.
Jake sounds like he knows what he wants, and is very down to earth. The kind of famous guy you could sit down with (not knowing who he was) and play guitar and not feel foolish. this guy doesn't have to prove himself.
Jake had the coolest finished Charvels at the time. He's right, everyone had graphics and they were cool. But when he "burst" on the scene with the White Charvel it was cool as hell. Then he shows up in Guitar For The Practicing Musician with the purpleburst guitar and in the "A Shot In The Dark" video with the blueburst one (I think) and those blew all the other Charvels away! Maybe I got those out of order but you get the idea. Cool guitars \m/
Ty Barnes Well i 1st saw Jake playing the blue Charvel when the VHS longform concert "Ultimate Ozzy" tape came out and that was 1986 but according to this interview he acquired it much sooner than that.
Charvel is one of my favorites of all time. Quality. Quality. Quantity of features. I love my Les Pauls, but I have had many Charvels and yes I want one of these. Pick it up and you can taste the sweet notes just pouring out of it. That EV5150III don't hurt either
+matt chase, Sorry man but you have your facts wrong, Fender INC owns the name Charvel they DO NOT make them. The Charvel custom shop has some of the very same guys that worked with grover years ago.
The best, the most spectacular, the most creative and the coolest guitarist Ozzy ever had. But ... Ozzy never gave him credits on the songs. Plus ... Jake wrote Bark at the moon and the Ultimate Sin albums to 98%. And Ozzy knows, without a creative beast on his side ... he is just worth 2%. And Sharon , Ozzy made Jake go ... because of bullshitting on Jake.
Listen up kids check this guy out live he had total Dominion over his sound his own language what he did with his guitar .. never mind Eddie talking about Jake .. rumor says he had some kind of rubber beneath his feet board ,he would put his knee on the back dipping and diving to his leisure .. and another legend who brought good shit to the table ... thanks for all the wonderful years Jake.E.Lee
It's not "stupid shit"! Jake your playing is awesome! One most clever guitarist out there! Extremely impressive! One of my top 5 guitarist! Keep it going!
Skinny neck, like my old San Dimas Jackson, which it turns out, has a Charvel body on it. So I suppose they just had left over parts, and used them. The only thing about this Charvel, is that the volume knob may be tough to grab quick as the 5 way switch seems in the way right?heck it out.
I was jamming with Steve Vai at a NAMM show years ago (headsets on in a Mesa Boogie) which was new at the time, and nobody really knew who Vai was (including myself) ...he was replacing Yngwie in a band called "Alcatrazz".... he was just a regular dude... anyway... after jamming with Vai, I was playing by myself just totally engrossed in the Mesa Boogie... and my buddy taps me on the shoulder and say's "look behind you dude"... it was Jake E. Lee, standing in a trench coat. He smiled and gave me a thumbs up. I'll never forget that. Super cool dude. The guys from Ratt were at the show, as were many others, but they all had their "entourages" and such...and their noses in the air. No issues, just pointing out that I think Jake E has always been one of the cool ones. I was never a huge fan as I was really into Rhoades at the time, but I really did like the work he did on Bark at the Moon and Shot in the Dark.... I was also a bit disillusioned because this was a time when Ozzy went ahead and cut an album with Brad Gillis (out of desperation) to continue touring after Randy's passing. I guess I'm showing my age, but anyway: Jake E Lee = cool enough dude to pay attention to a 'nobody' like me. I had been taking lessons at G.I.T at the time, and I have to say, I was likely in my prime studying with Gambale and Tedesco, but still, most of the "Rock Stars" at that time wouldn't give a fellow guitar player a nod unless he had a hot chick hangin' on his arm.... just sayin....true story BTW... totally true
Jake referencing EVH..."he was the guy who turned the whole guitar world upside down,,,he kind of made it cool (Charvel)", "then Eddie comes along and fucks everybody's shit up with his playing", great guitar player talking about Jimi and Eddie. Love Jake's playing either way.
What A COOL CAT to hang out with. Humble Respectful...And A MONSTER MUSICIAN ALWAYS has been one of MY favorite players. 🎸🎸🎶🎶GOD BLESS YOU JAKE ROCK ON
Exactly. I just got the the white one and the only thing bad about it is the 21 frets. It's still a killer guitar. His newer white one's that HE plays has 22 frets but this is historically correct from his time in the Ozzy band. Save up for it, you won't regret it.
I know the original one was a Fender made guitar. In another interview, He’s holding a white one with different fret sizes,22 frets and it has a tone knob with a mahogany neck/ebony board. It’s probably something in my head.. I like a minimum of 22 frets. Thanks for the replies.
Well, Charvel is asking around 2700 for his sig. guitars. You can build one with the same hardware and electronics (other than bridge but can get a brass hard tail almost just like it) for under 500 bucks. That just shows how much mark up Charvel has especially w/ signatures just like all other brands..
Are we all gonna ignore the fact that he used his big-ass lightsaber-sized Vape as a slide? Damn. Jake is one bad man and that guitar is damn pretty!!!
the man who never got the respect that he deserved from the industry
he sure does get tons from me!
Daisley is the man that salvaged Ozzy's career they were all his songs.
@@512banana1 meeeee tooooo
And never will. Until he's dead than, it's too late.
He's just as good as rhoads if not better in my opinion he better definitely faster
"I don't need a bar, I can do stupid shit just with my hands." Love it. Jake is the man.
I think he forgot you use the whammy bar with your hands too lol
wasn't that a vaporizer as a slide
It's the stupid shit (lol) he does at the start of Thank God For the Bomb!
agreed
Very under rated by most.....But if you ask people that are true to music and have passion. They all bow their head when you say Jake E Lee.
Clownsatthecemetary As well they should.
Clownsatthecemetery. Why Ozzy fired him ? I don't know. But, live he was a beast ! Intensity and chops to match !
Everything on Ultimate Sin is still giving me chills and thrills after however long it's been. The fade out solo on Never Know Why though. Can't even remember the first time I heard it. It's like it's always been there, screaming and howling and lamenting in my head.
NOT many individuals could come in (after Rhoads) and do THEIR style and STILL make a INCREDIBLE mark in Hard Rock music (mainly the guitar) AND ALSO save Ozzy's azz (as the Metal Madman) ALL them years. Jake's a bad mutha and I also LOVED the BADLANDS stuff he did. I also dig the Charvel guitar sound as 1 of my old guitarist (I played drums) had an off white one, and he stripped it all down and I stripped the body and primed/ painted it gloss black urethane automotive paint for him. He was so blown away by it, he assembled the ol Charvel and RETIRED IT and went out and bought a BC RICH! I was like "I love your new guitar BUT....? I redid your CHARVEL cuz I wanted you to play IT! LOL
Eddie, Jake, Lynch and Warren. GOATS
My favorite OZZY guitarist -
JAKE E. LEE RULES THE GUITAR REALM
Badlands, check it out. Awesome sound with Jake lee
“I can do stupid shit just with my hands.” Lol.
Yeah down to earth guy.. but Sharon osbourne owe him millions in royalties..
yep. I agree
Sharon fucks everyone over, go read Bob Daisley's book.
Agree 100% Ozzy is worth tons of money and he needs to do what is right. Ozzy needs to write Jake a check for 5 million.
@@ajreynolds806 Add greedy to that.
No one forced him to sign the contract
Jake was a bad-ass when he first played with Ozzy, and is still a bad-ass. One of my favorite players of all time.
“Badass,”the word that always falls from my lips whenever I describe Jake. He’s a badass. See, I did that automatically lol. Super-agression and no bullshit, which makes him soulful, and real. That’s what makes him a badass. He’s a badass what more can we say.
One thing that i noticed from this video, he didn't go "this is better than that", instead he admitted that the reason he puts certain parts on his sig is because that's his preferences and respect other people's opinion
indeed.
He did say the strat jack was the best design, cant argue that
If you have a preference it implies that you think that preference is better. If you prefer coca cola over pepsi then you think coca cola tastes better.
Mr. Lee is a genuine Down to Earth musician. I could not agree with you more.-peace
Total respect for this man. Jake is one of those rare musicians that can somehow tap into another realm and channel it to the mortal world through his playing.
Exactly. Most people don't quite understand what you mean... but I do. The amount of feeling you play any riff you come up with has an enormous impact on achieving just that and Jake is a huge feeling guy. It's why Ozzy grabbed him up in the first place. Ozzy and Sharon are assholes but they're not stupid.
JAKE E LEE!!! is the epitome of a rock star
The day he played on the US festival back in '83 we knew then we had someone awesome and someone that was badass on guitar. I'm glad he's still around and with us...sharing his history, stories, experiences and knowledge...Keep going Jake whatever you doing in life no matter what...keep on rockin.
Charvel guitars rules!!!
I was Jake's tech from 84-87 OZZY years and I remember going to Charvel with Jake and standing in the paint booth when the blue and purple burst bodies were being painted. Jake was telling the painter what he wanted as it was being painted.
Respect to you,sir.
Congrats, man. That must have been a pretty cool time in your life.
It's 1983 and the absolute legend Randy Rhoads has been gone for a year .. Bernie Torme is cool but just doesn't fit .. Brad Gillis is good but has other things in mind .. Ozzy - the former frontman of one of the most legendary bands ever - is probably pacing the room, coked out of his mind "SHARON, SHARON, GODDAMNIT, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO .. I'M A FAILURE" .. Ozzy is on the brink of being a complete has-been .. It doesn't look good .. In comes this unknown kid with not only the eyes of the guitar world on him but the career of Ozzy Osbourne on the line .. No pressure, right ?? How many guys could handle this ?? What does Jake do ?? .. Jake goes in and the first thing we ever hear is Bark At The Fucking Moon and one of the greatest guitar riffs and leads ever ... EVER .... Jake, you are forever a guitar hero - back against the wall, cards stacked against you ( including your own management ) you came up with a classic ...
Yes it was amazing
Lucas, YOU NAILED IT. Now, after all these years EVERYBODY has an opinion. But I remember those years..it was make or break for Ozzy. Jake saved his Bacon. And what did he get? Not even a credit for the songs he wrote. Sorry, but that's what Jake has said for years..and it makes sense. But back to the original point. Jake E Lee, nailed it and Ozzy (and Sharon) owe him alot...he saved the gig for them. Or it would have been sabbath reunions, and nothing more.
Don't forget, he fucking nailed it with with had to be the ungodly pressure of having to follow RR. I can't even imagine doing that.
Lee mentioned in an interview that , guitar skills aside, his image : black hair etc . was the only other way to go for Ozzy. Had Ozzy tried to replicate Randy's image/stamp on Ozzy's career (i.e. another blonde haired shredder etc.) it would've just looked like Ozzy was trying to milk the success he & Randy created. Of course, after Le & Ozzy FURTHER cemented Ozzy's career, then a player with blonde shredder image could come back in & it wouldn't look obvious : hence Zakk Wylde .
Lucas B The world needs more tales like that, man. Nicely put.
I met Jake E Lee years ago when Badlands was touring. Super down to earth, very friendly, and an absolute monster player. Wish him nothing but the best. ;o)
Jake E Lee was the reason I bought a Charvel after years of being a Gibson SG guy. Still love an SG but the Charvel I got for half the price of a Gibson can do everything from Jazz to Metal and I absolutely love it. Also The Ultimate Sin Album and Badlands are criminally underrated.
"When i was finally comfortable (foolishly) in Ozzy" Love that 😅😂😄
wpmtpm That was my point of my amusement been knowing the story since the late 80s but thanks for those who don't know👊😎
Sharon dicked him around the entire time he was with Ozzy, but what could he do...he was in one of the biggest bands at the time.
Geo B Well he was young and she gave him a choice either leave and we will erase your guitar tracks on Bark and have someone else play your guitar parts or stay and accept the deal. I would have done the same thing and stayed and pull out the vasoline...Even Ozzy had told him he had to "fuck him over" when Ozzy was in Sabbath they got fucked by Don Arden Sharons dad and Ozz told Jake when he has his own band he will fuck over someone else..its business. I dont condone what Sharon did to Jake but its a cruel world out there man and sometimes you just have to take it...with a jar of vasoline. Its business
Efilnikufesin
that's exactly my point. He went from playing in bars to playing in sold out arenas and stadiums in the mother fucking OZZY band...I mean, it couldn't get any better for him as a guitar player and musician, but she had to power to drop him if he didn't agree to her demands. Financially and otherwise, he got double fisted by Sharon and that does suck.
Geo B Thats right its one of those things where hmmmm i can go home and "maybe?" I can make it in another band which more than likely he would have but the Ozz gig was too good to pass up.
I was in an arts high school when Jake was newly popular....all of us guitarists were impressed by his 'no whammy bar' technique....and, Jake was a showman on stage....dude was and is cool.....
Always loved RR on the Ozzy records, who didn't? Bought Bark at the Moon when it came out, and became an instant Jake fan, and still am to this day. As far as I'm concerned, Jake was the key or bridge to extending Ozzy's career, with his incredible guitar licks and personality.
Such a killer guitar player and cool guy.. I've taken a lot from him over the years.
Josey Wales well give it back mate he probAlly poor after being out the scene for 30 years lol
That's a really touching story, Josey.
A tear 😢
Master Player. I love Jake’s playing. He has a great ability to play any style. Jake saved Ozzy’s career.
More than I can say for Ozzy himself.
People are going to hate me for this. In my opinion he’s the best Ozzy guitarist
we all have opinions
U r 100% correct
Yup ! Don't hate you though.. ZACK is best yet !!! Sorry.
Love jake, all guitarists in ozzys band got stiffed big time, but RR was on a different level , ...... tragedy is sometimes over used ,but not with RR
He deserve being at the top instantly, his songs and guitar plays keep Ozzy floating again after demised RR. The BOTM is still Ozzy's most popular song.
Waiting For Darkness is quite literally the most underrated Ozzy/Jake E Lee song ever written. Give it another listed, because it's truly a masterpiece.
It's an absolute master piece.
I completely agree! I hope Jake adds it to the set if RDC tours again.
Jake E Lee single handedly kept Ozzy on top and Ozzy robbed him blind every chance he got. I can't even listen to Ozzy anymore after hearing all of the terrible things he has done.
I saw Jake E. Lee with Ozzy on the Bark at the Moon tour at San Diego Sports Arena, probably in '83 or '84. RATT opened the show. My buddy and I went mainly to see RATT because they were one of the up and coming bands and we loved their debut EP. We liked Ozzy but weren't sure about this new guitarist he had. Losing Randy Rhoads was devastating and who could replace Randy Rhoads anyway? Well, that Ozzy show was so fucking good and largely because Jake E. Lee was so goddamned good on stage. Not just playing but movement, rocking out, stage presence, look, etc. He had it all. Came away a huge Jake E. Lee fan after that night.
Ozzy said Jake was the best guitarist he's ever had.
If Rhoads was never with Ozzy, this man would get all the credit Rhoads always got. To me, Jake E. Lee (isn’t that the coolest name ever?!) wrote better riffs, and equally good solos. His stage presence is unmatched. He just had the bad luck of living in Rhoads’ shadow. One of the best to ever do it in my book.
Good to hear Jake.
Ozzy’s biggest mistake of his career was firing Jake and he knows it. Since Randy, his guitarists haven’t had the musical impact that Jake has had. Not even Zakk. Epic mistake.
Jake on the 1st Badlands lp is Magic!
That was a Good one, BUT I liked Bark at the Moon & the Ultimate sin better.but back in 89 I was glad Jake come back soon. I just wish him & Ozzy would do a new CD together.
Hey Metalheart ... Love the albums he did with ozzy, but they will NEVER!! do another album together..
That’s for sure. Badlands rocked, they had a cool Zeppelin bluesy sound. Great singer on that too. Think I still have it on tape.
ah... i bought the badlands tape at a swapmeet this morning!! ... yeehah!
Voo doo highway kicked arse as the second Badlands release, don't forget Ray Guillen on vocals! RIP
I always thought Jake had the best riffs and tone with Ozzy. Playing a hardtail back then while everyone else was using whammy bars with locking tuners, constantly doing dive bombs etc... zzzzzzzz .. it got old fast. Jake, you are one bad-ass guitar player.
bobthemuffin agreed, Jake is definitely my second favorite for Ozzy but Randy was the best
Rhoads********
The guitar's work on BATM and TUS is better and more advanced than anything Rhoads ever did, Jake was the best, imo...
+Nicola Ferrari - again...you're nuts!! Blizzard of Ozz was revolutionary!! Randy was doing shit that EVH couldn't do!! BOZ and DOAM were Ozzy's best albums, no question!! When you look at how advanced Randy was at such a young age, it's fucking unreal!! Like I said before...Randy Rhoads was WAY ahead of his time!! Jake was excellent, but Randy was great!! If Randy was alive today, he'd be destroying everyone...including shredders like Satriani, Vai, and Malmsteen...no question about it!!
It was crazy they fired Rhoads. But he did fuck Sharon. She couldn't keep her gnarly twat in her pants!
Jake is my favorite. The more you hear the songs he recorded, the more details appear. it never ceases to impress me.
Wayne Charvel has lost everything, his home, his son's home, his guitar factory (Wayne Guitars), and all his unsold guitars to the forest fires in California. It is a shame.
5:23 Vape E Lee
"It works for me." That should be the only criteria for a guitarist.
What Jimi did to Jake is what Jake did to me. I remember being a kid at the US Festival and kind of wondering who Ozzy was going to bring on board. His guitar playing was ferocious and at the time I didn't know it but his vibrato was insane and the sound just ripped across the park like you couldn't believe. The energy was totally intense man. The videos are cool but standing in the presence of it was something else. I ended up getting a Charvel 3 years later and that neck on it is hands down my favorite. If they can 24 fret and dupe the specs of those 80's neck .... total bliss - nothing like them.
Did Jake sound a lot more clear in person than how he does on a lot of the TH-cam videos from the 80s? Because if so, I would’ve been shocked if I saw him play in person.
Ozzy ragged on the Ultimate Sin album as being his worst, but ultimately I think it was a personal dig against Jake E, because his playing was incredible on that album.
Ozzy has a history of great guitarists...and screwing them financially...George Lynch and Jake E specifically, but both moved on to be killer musicians so it was meant to be.
Keep rocking Jake E! You're one of the best players and people in general. Honest, killer tone and riffs...
I love how jake’s classic rock influences shine through so much in his style. Completely the opposite with all the EVH clones of his time.
Badlands is also a very underrated band. Loved them.
Voodoo album is insanely good, especially the guitar work
Ray Gillen R.I.P.
I love Charvels because of Jake E. Lee and Warren DeMartini!
Eddie Van Halen used first and you know what ? Eddie Van Halen, DeMartini, and Jake E Lee.
Those are the best for me
I believe at one time Michael Sweet of Stryper used Charvel also. Now he plays Washburn. The cool part being Washburn gives the buyer the exact same guitar with all the same modifications. Not many guitar companies do that. Fender does, but it's gonna cost ya...
I love Charvel because of Guthrie
Vivian cambell was a corner stone into the success of charvel also and when ratt opened for dio warren didnt have a guitar and ronnie said go take one of ours and so he did and thats all he played .
Vivian just had charvel deliver his guitars for the tour look at the color codes of bothem guys guitars. Their black and red and white and red ect the half and half so if u go look at the spectrum concert ect you see warren playing same color guitar as vivian and vivian had to use the explorer shape because warren grabbed the strat body. I though it was a awesome story i wanted to share with u. I seen interview with ronnie james dio and he tells the story.
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Yes he played charvel and they had jacksons. At that time both guitars were made by grover in the jackson custom shop.
Awesome guitars
Man so cool to listen to jake.what a player.missed him for many years really glad he is back.
Jake E Lee....the original kamikaze guitarist. Charvel San Dimas #1 bad ass
san dimas high school football rules!!!!!!
dickieboypnuts1 be excellent to each other, and party on dudes!!!
Wild Stallions!!!
You do know that the original white 'Charvel' was actually a Fender Strat. Nothing Charvel about it.
Jake E Lee - guitar samurai.
The first time i played a charvel i was blown away by the feel and playability and felt right at home. Everybody knows they have the greatest necks known to man. I own quite a few and they are imho the best pound for pound you couldget. and Jake e lee is the man!! real and humble.. I love me some Shot in the dark behind the nut bends!!
Jake was my favorite guitarist who played for Ozzy
I really dig his humility as a musician. I remember seeing Jake with Ozzy on his first tour I was like who the heck is this? I was blown away! The news of him replacing brad wasn't in many publications yet and there was no youtube back then lol!
Jake, we’re SO ready for a new album and tour!! #RedDragonCartel
Man, i love him after Bark at the moon! He not only shredder, he very melodic I mean he's solo very romantic and note of rhythm guitar is very talented and right sound for me!))) He is top!☝️☝️☝️
Jake being Jake... I love it... Can't thank him enough for all the great tunes and inspiration..
Such a cool guy and killer guitar player. I saw him with Ozzy, Badlands, Wicked Alliance, and Red Dragon ... Always kicked ass...ok, i gotta get one of those blue guitars. Lol
and Teaser
Vape E Lee on the slide.
WellMet well played sir
haha ..:D
I thought it was a goddamn lightsaber
This is so stupid. I love it.
Jake seems like he'd be a good buddy to hang out with. (Also, near the end of this video, he plays slide with his vape - which is the best way to use a vape, of course!)
I've never understood why Jake was fired by Ozzy. He was such a BRILLIANT guitar player and did such a tremendous job on the Bark At The Moon and The Ultimate Sin albums. He was truly the greatest guitar player that Ozzy ever had. Jake had it all, he could even compete with Eddie, when it came to sound, technique and showmanship. Ozzy has never really spoken about it, he didn't mention it in his autobiography. Sharon was probably responsible for replacing Jake with Zakk Wylde. It remains a mystery, up to this day.
Seriously? You are joking right?
Badass axeman....seriously, we will miss him when he's gone....That Ozzy Salt Lake City gig in 84 was fkin amazing, Jake burned.
He seems like a nice guy. He's definitely a great guitarplayer.
Jake is a guitar god, and guitar ninja.
Yeah lol. His moves were pretty deadly in the concert
So much tongue in cheek humor in this video, Jake candidly drops one truth bomb after another. Love it.
Jake is the man. Just a cool, down to earth guy and amazing guitarist. Jake has always been an influence on my playing since I was young. Bark at the Moon was the first Ozzy album I owned. It's good to see him again after being in hiatus for so many years. That blue Charvel is sweet.
I wish Jake was in more videos, he's always so damn fun to listen to talk! Looking forward to the second Red Dragon Cartel album :)
No mixed fret sizes and traditional saddles on the skinny strings on this one?
I don't know why Jack makes me feel like I been knowing him for a long time. The way he talks and personality makes me feel like we can smoke pot and drink beer together and bust out the axe and trade licks. I can hear myself saying to my girl "Hey babe, I'm going to Jakes and hang out. I'll be back but I'll call you ok". He talks like he's been your best buddy for a long time. Very welcoming and great charisma and honest and humble. That shy act is to mask his wild edge.
Aside from Randy, Jake was the best guitarist for Ozzy. And he’s a cool, humble dude.
Jake sounds like he knows what he wants, and is very down to earth. The kind of famous guy you could sit down with (not knowing who he was) and play guitar and not feel foolish. this guy doesn't have to prove himself.
Jake had the coolest finished Charvels at the time. He's right, everyone had graphics and they were cool. But when he "burst" on the scene with the White Charvel it was cool as hell. Then he shows up in Guitar For The Practicing Musician with the purpleburst guitar and in the "A Shot In The Dark" video with the blueburst one (I think) and those blew all the other Charvels away! Maybe I got those out of order but you get the idea. Cool guitars \m/
Ty Barnes Gibson SG in the "Shot in the Dark" video
Ah, that's right! I couldn't find the video when I posted my comment. So where did we see Jake's Blueburst Charvel first?
Ty Barnes Well i 1st saw Jake playing the blue Charvel when the VHS longform concert "Ultimate Ozzy" tape came out and that was 1986 but according to this interview he acquired it much sooner than that.
Fizzgig Thats right the "Lightning Strikes" video is in the Ultimate Ozzy concert VHS/Bootleg DVD 😎
Pretty sure he plays the blue burst Charvel on the Lightning Strikes video from Bark at the Moon.
Charvel is one of my favorites of all time. Quality. Quality. Quantity of features. I love my Les Pauls, but I have had many Charvels and yes I want one of these. Pick it up and you can taste the sweet notes just pouring out of it. That EV5150III don't hurt either
Darrin Ros
That note definition is incredible, what a sound and what incredible looking AND sounding instruments, man
All made by fender lol
My USA Charvel San Dimas is the best guitar in my collection.
+matt chase, Sorry man but you have your facts wrong, Fender INC owns the name Charvel they DO NOT make them. The Charvel custom shop has some of the very same guys that worked with grover years ago.
matt chase mmhm. And fender makes great stufd
0:56 - he throwing shots at ozzy??
Jake is my hero i love everything that he made with ozzy in the 80’s is good to see him play again .Jake where were you?
The best, the most spectacular, the most creative and the coolest guitarist Ozzy ever had. But ... Ozzy never gave him credits on the songs. Plus ... Jake wrote Bark at the moon and the Ultimate Sin albums to 98%. And Ozzy knows, without a creative beast on his side ... he is just worth 2%. And Sharon , Ozzy made Jake go ... because of bullshitting on Jake.
Ozzy's best guitarist ever, hands down. He had a finesse and style that just cut right thru everything. He was also done the dirtiest by Ozzy really
Michael L Rakes very awesome guitarist randy to me was my favorite died very young , so many great guitarists out there especially in the 70s 80s
Randy is tops but Jake is very close.
@larry ballard , i remember it like it were yesterday, still devastated. it's funny that i met Hendrix but i came nowhere close to meeting Randy.
I agree with everything he said, 100% of it.
Was lucky enough to see Badlands live 3 times in the Hollywood area. I still get goosebumps thinking about those shows.
Jake is a guitar god
Jake, That Guitar Is Absolutely Gorgeous 🎸! Rock On Brother 🙏🏼 I'm A HUGE FAN🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸
Interweaving solo and rythm like no-one else. Such a great guy and player. Very inspirational!
Ahh fuk evh had to be dragged into this......Jake your just as great man
Listen up kids check this guy out live he had total Dominion over his sound his own language what he did with his guitar .. never mind Eddie talking about Jake .. rumor says he had some kind of rubber beneath his feet board ,he would put his knee on the back dipping and diving to his leisure .. and another legend who brought good shit to the table ... thanks for all the wonderful years Jake.E.Lee
Hands down my favorite player ...biggest influence on my playing and a damn nice guy..
Fortunate enough to have met him a handful of times
Love Jake E Lee ... aside from being an incredible guitarists he is such a lovely person - I could listen to his interviews all day
I met Jake in 1992 after his Badlands show, always was a hero of mine, lovely guy.
Ultimate Sin is so underrated
Fantastic guitar player..
Jake was such a big influence on my playing. His work with badlands is amazing. He got used with Ozzy. We love you Jake!!!
such a likable guy,loved his playing still do,first time I've hear a interview from Jake
Awesome guitar player and human being! My favorite Ozzy guitarist. Always humble and down to earth!
Jake is one of my favorite guitarist. He can play it all. Thanks for all the great movie Jake.✌️✌️🙏🙏🙏
I love Charvels... i own 7 of them. Great guitars.
Celsius Q can I have one I'll take a so cal if u have one
7? You must be OCD..
Chibson makes better Gibson's than Gibson does.
No So Cal in the collection yet! That will be soon remedied. ;)
Yes, I am! :)
It's not "stupid shit"! Jake your playing is awesome! One most clever guitarist out there! Extremely impressive! One of my top 5 guitarist! Keep it going!
Skinny neck, like my old San Dimas Jackson, which it turns out, has a Charvel body on it. So I suppose they just had left over parts, and used them. The only thing about this Charvel, is that the volume knob may be tough to grab quick as the 5 way switch seems in the way right?heck it out.
I was jamming with Steve Vai at a NAMM show years ago (headsets on in a Mesa Boogie) which was new at the time, and nobody really knew who Vai was (including myself) ...he was replacing Yngwie in a band called "Alcatrazz".... he was just a regular dude... anyway... after jamming with Vai, I was playing by myself just totally engrossed in the Mesa Boogie... and my buddy taps me on the shoulder and say's "look behind you dude"... it was Jake E. Lee, standing in a trench coat. He smiled and gave me a thumbs up. I'll never forget that. Super cool dude. The guys from Ratt were at the show, as were many others, but they all had their "entourages" and such...and their noses in the air. No issues, just pointing out that I think Jake E has always been one of the cool ones. I was never a huge fan as I was really into Rhoades at the time, but I really did like the work he did on Bark at the Moon and Shot in the Dark.... I was also a bit disillusioned because this was a time when Ozzy went ahead and cut an album with Brad Gillis (out of desperation) to continue touring after Randy's passing. I guess I'm showing my age, but anyway: Jake E Lee = cool enough dude to pay attention to a 'nobody' like me. I had been taking lessons at G.I.T at the time, and I have to say, I was likely in my prime studying with Gambale and Tedesco, but still, most of the "Rock Stars" at that time wouldn't give a fellow guitar player a nod unless he had a hot chick hangin' on his arm.... just sayin....true story BTW... totally true
Jake referencing EVH..."he was the guy who turned the whole guitar world upside down,,,he kind of made it cool (Charvel)", "then Eddie comes along and fucks everybody's shit up with his playing", great guitar player talking about Jimi and Eddie. Love Jake's playing either way.
Thanks Jake for a down to earth, humble interview. You rock man!
What A COOL CAT to hang out with. Humble Respectful...And A MONSTER MUSICIAN ALWAYS has been one of MY favorite players. 🎸🎸🎶🎶GOD BLESS YOU JAKE ROCK ON
I wish the white one had 22 frets. I love this one. I’ll own it one day. Jake seems very real and down to earth.
His white one was really Fender strat his buddy worked in the custom shop at Charvel painted it for him.
Exactly. I just got the the white one and the only thing bad about it is the 21 frets. It's still a killer guitar. His newer white one's that HE plays has 22 frets but this is historically correct from his time in the Ozzy band. Save up for it, you won't regret it.
I know the original one was a Fender made guitar. In another interview, He’s holding a white one with different fret sizes,22 frets and it has a tone knob with a mahogany neck/ebony board. It’s probably something in my head.. I like a minimum of 22 frets. Thanks for the replies.
Well, Charvel is asking around 2700 for his sig. guitars. You can build one with the same hardware and electronics (other than bridge but can get a brass hard tail almost just like it) for under 500 bucks. That just shows how much mark up Charvel has especially w/ signatures just like all other brands..
Looks great for 80 years old!
I'm no Charvel fan, but I'm a huge, HUGE Jake EL fan! Wahi' Valleys
So glad to hear Jake. I love his playing!! I would’ve loved to hear his jams with DeMartini when they were roommates.
And Jake, I don't just like your guitar style, I LOVE it.
Are we all gonna ignore the fact that he used his big-ass lightsaber-sized Vape as a slide? Damn. Jake is one bad man and that guitar is damn pretty!!!
It's Jake E Lee, he's allowed to
damn i thought it was a screw driver
Does anyone not look like a tool smoking one of those?
Michael Trezza they call them “Douche Flutes” for a reason.
Shelster 99 hahaha I've never heard that but I won't forget it hahaha
Thank you, Jimmy Hendrix, you have no idea what you awakened in this fellow legend!
Please more videos of Jake!!!!