Ozzy's "Bark at the Moon" Live

[Bishop5150]

My Ozzy tribute Ozz performing "Bark at the Moon" at the House of Blues.
Axe-Fx III direct to FOH.

 

[IHateRap]

 

[LP Freak]

Killer job. It’s great to hear Ozzy sing in key.

 

[Bishop5150]

Killer job. It’s great to hear Ozzy sing in key.

That is funny!

 

[311boogieman]

Drummer cam - nice touch.

Good job on that outro solo too, that always seemed like something one could get behind on if you don't keep up tempo wise.

 

[Bishop5150]

Drummer cam - nice touch.

Good job on that outro solo too, that always seemed like something one could get behind on if you don't keep up tempo wise.

Thanks man. There was supposed to be one more camera angle. I setup a camera on our bass players monitor to get him and our keyboard player. Had it there thru the first 2 bands. But my bass player accidentally nudged it to facing down after the 2nd song.

 

[Mailman1971]

Good god. Always drool on your bands clips.
Tour up in Michigan!!!

 

[kalt]

Dude....all of the above....fan fucking tastic. You guys have a website? Where do you tour?!?

 

[ke2]

That was killer. And I agree, hearing Ozzy in tune was great

 

[PBGas]

Always stellar!

 

[Kapo_Polenton]

I noticed that your timing on the middle solo (the last run/ascending scales) is similar to mine in that it is a tricky lick to play in Jake's time. There is still something I feel I am missing when I play that one. He was such a unique player back then. A little sloppier now but his work still holds up.

PS- you guys are better than seeing Ozzy now (and over the last 10 years). Love the tone too.. is that the Helix? Through a PA it is almost a no brainer for people who have to play club and small shows.

 

[sluice]

Sick stuff!!! Love it!

 

[Bishop5150]

Dude....all of the above....fan fucking tastic. You guys have a website? Where do you tour?!?

Thanks man. Website is www.ozzytributehouston.com most of our social media stuff is either Ozz or ozzytributehouston.
We just play around Texas but it’s a big damn territory. We’re all old weekend warriors with careers and just do this for fun.

 

[MrDowntown]

 

[Bishop5150]

I noticed that your timing on the middle solo (the last run/ascending scales) is similar to mine in that it is a tricky lick to play in Jake's time. There is still something I feel I am missing when I play that one. He was such a unique player back then. A little sloppier now but his work still holds up.

PS- you guys are better than seeing Ozzy now (and over the last 10 years). Love the tone too.. is that the Helix? Through a PA it is almost a no brainer for people who have to play club and small shows.

Jake is tough. His stuff is the hardest for me to get right. It’s very unorthodox whereas Randy is more scalular in his playing and similar to my own style of playing and Zakk is more frenzied rapid fire pentatonic runs. While not easy still easier for me than Jake’s stuff. He was a beast back in the day.

I’m using the Axe-Fx III direct to the PA.

 

[kalt]

Dude....all of the above....fan fucking tastic. You guys have a website? Where do you tour?!?

Thanks man. Website is http://www.ozzytributehouston.com most of our social media stuff is either Ozz or ozzytributehouston.
We just play around Texas but it’s a big damn territory. We’re all old weekend warriors with careers and just do this for fun.

So good bro, so good.......

 

[overthemountain]

Killer band, killer tone, killer playing bro! Great great job. You're making me think I need to get the Axe or Helix.

 

[Bishop5150]

Killer band, killer tone, killer playing bro! Great great job. You're making me think I need to get the Axe or Helix.

Thanks man!
Modeling isn't for everyone and I definitely thought it wasn't for me. If you would have told me 4 years ago that I would sell all my amps and fx and strictly be using modeling in my future I would've said you were crazy. But here I am. And I'm the most content and happiest I've ever been with my sound in my 35 years of playing guitar.

 

[Kapo_Polenton]

I noticed that your timing on the middle solo (the last run/ascending scales) is similar to mine in that it is a tricky lick to play in Jake's time. There is still something I feel I am missing when I play that one. He was such a unique player back then. A little sloppier now but his work still holds up.

PS- you guys are better than seeing Ozzy now (and over the last 10 years). Love the tone too.. is that the Helix? Through a PA it is almost a no brainer for people who have to play club and small shows.

Jake is tough. His stuff is the hardest for me to get right. It’s very unorthodox whereas Randy is more scalular in his playing and similar to my own style of playing and Zakk is more frenzied rapid fire pentatonic runs. While not easy still easier for me than Jake’s stuff. He was a beast back in the day.

I’m using the Axe-Fx III direct to the PA.

I hear ya, Jake always had odd timing and these monster stretches which makes him a challenge. I am the same as you, Zakk takes a bit of work for the fast pentatonics and that crazy wide vibrato but it is doable. Randy although my favourite of the three, I feel is much easier to cop and his playing is more straight up to me. I know the scales he is using and it flows together nicely.

So you are ZERO amps now? I while back I thought you had just gone to modelers for the convenience and were keeping a few big amps. That's almost unheard of around these parts! That said, it shows the difference between someone who is actually out there performing vs. the rest of us bedroom warriors. the tone doesn't seem to be suffering that's for sure.

 

[Bishop5150]

I noticed that your timing on the middle solo (the last run/ascending scales) is similar to mine in that it is a tricky lick to play in Jake's time. There is still something I feel I am missing when I play that one. He was such a unique player back then. A little sloppier now but his work still holds up.

PS- you guys are better than seeing Ozzy now (and over the last 10 years). Love the tone too.. is that the Helix? Through a PA it is almost a no brainer for people who have to play club and small shows.

Jake is tough. His stuff is the hardest for me to get right. It’s very unorthodox whereas Randy is more scalular in his playing and similar to my own style of playing and Zakk is more frenzied rapid fire pentatonic runs. While not easy still easier for me than Jake’s stuff. He was a beast back in the day.

I’m using the Axe-Fx III direct to the PA.

I hear ya, Jake always had odd timing and these monster stretches which makes him a challenge. I am the same as you, Zakk takes a bit of work for the fast pentatonics and that crazy wide vibrato but it is doable. Randy although my favourite of the three, I feel is much easier to cop and his playing is more straight up to me. I know the scales he is using and it flows together nicely.

So you are ZERO amps now? I while back I thought you had just gone to modelers for the convenience and were keeping a few big amps. That's almost unheard of around these parts! That said, it shows the difference between someone who is actually out there performing vs. the rest of us bedroom warriors. the tone doesn't seem to be suffering that's for sure.

I'm the same way. I know my modes so it's easier for me to cop Randy's stuff. While every riff might not be exactly note for note I'm using the same notes he was using from the scale. And with Zakk I definitely do not have his right hand but I can get by with hammer on's and pull off's to cheat my way through the rapid fire runs.

I decided to give modelers a try after having lower back surgery in 2014. Hauling stacks around for 30 years had finally caught up with me. I decided on the Axe-Fx after hearing Mark Day's videos. I liked it but continued gigging with my 5153 halfstack's. It wasn't till 2016 when I really dived in and learned all about this stuff and was able to replicate (to my ears) my 5153 halfstack's tone and feel. Once I did I was sold. I loved the sound and the consistency of the sound, the dependability and ease of setup. I started gigging with the Axe and never looked back. I gigged with it for over a year and realized I hadn't touched any of my amps in that time. Decided it was time for them to go. Taking up space and I could use the money for an AX8 and more FRFR gear.
Fractal liked what I was doing and put me on their Artist Roster which was a huge honor for this nobody from Houston, TX. I'll be 48 in a few months and while I don't haul around the really heavy gear like I used to I still have to drag around these Friedman FRFR cabs and actually herniated 3 more discs in my lower back back in April. I'm just now healing up from it. Not sure how much longer I'll be able to physically gig but I know it will be longer using the Fractal rig rather than a halfstack rig.