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Podcast: The Johnny Beane Podcast
Episode: Talking Guitars LIVE: Ozzy vs Randy, Strat Mods & Unearthing a 20-Year-Old Guitar Solo! 12/30/25
Description: We’re kicking things off by announcing a LIVE New Year’s Eve hang right here on Johnny Beane TV — 11:30 PM Eastern / 8:30 PM Pacific! 🎉
Tune in, hang out with us, talk music, talk life, talk whatever… and ring in the New Year together.
From there, we jump into a wild story via Guitar Player about Ozzy Osbourne requesting a remote kill switch so he could shut off Randy Rhoads’ pedalboard from the next hotel room — because Randy’s nonstop practicing was driving him crazy 🤘😂
Next, it’s off to the workbench where I restring a Squier Stratocaster hardtail with Ernie Ball 10s, swap the pickgu...