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GIBSON RELEASES BUZZSAW ZV

From his early work with Ozzy Osbourne, to his seminal playing with Black Label Society, to his distinctive solo outings, Zakk Wylde has distinguished himself as one of the most fiery and furious lead players in all of rock. Now the Gibson Custom Shop has released a new Inspired By model that’s as scorching and vicious as its namesake’s chops: the new Zakk Wylde ZV Buzzsaw, available now in a limited run of only 50 guitars.

Appearing like some rebel offspring of two of the most radical body shapes in rock history — the Gibson SG and the Gibson Flying V — the Zakk Wylde ZV Buzzsaw carries everything a player needs to get the job done: dual EMG 81 & 85 active humbucking pickups in the bridge and neck positions yield a sizzling output with unprecedented fidelity, dual Volume controls and a master Tone provide easy balancing of your individual voice, and a Nashville Tune-o-matic bridge and V tailpiece with through-body stringing give enhanced sustain and resonance, along with easy intonation. The solid-mahogany body is finished in ebony with an orange "buzzsaw" graphic, while the glued-in three-piece maple neck carries a 22-fret ebony fingerboard with Custom-grade pearl block inlays and Les Paul Custom-styled headstock veneer.

"Everything on this guitar is exactly as Zakk wanted it," said Michael McGuire, Operations Manager of Gibson Custom, "including the pickup selector switch on the upper-rear point of the body."

Each of the 50 limited edition examples of the Inspired By Zakk Wylde ZV Buzzsaw will come with an exclusive Gibson Custom hardshell case, custom care kit, and a Certificate of Authenticity signed by Zakk himself.

Full specs include:

Solid mahogany body
Ebony finish with orange buzzsaw motif, ebony back finish
Body dimensions of 19" (wide) x 24 1/2" (long) x 1 5/8" (thick)
Black hardware
V-shaped tail plate with Nashville Tune-o-matic bridge
24 3/4" scale three-piece maple neck with rounded profile and plain oiled finish
Single-bound ebony fingerboard with pearl block inlays
22 jumbo frets
1 11/16" nut width
Les Paul Custom headstock shape and veneer
Black Grover kidney button tuners
EMG 81 & EMG 85 active pickups
Two Volume controls, single Tone, three-way switch
Pure nickel-wound Gibson Vintage Reissue .010 strings

http://www.gibsoncustom.com/inspiredby/ZakkBuzz.html

http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/axe-attack-the-new-inspired-by/

ZakkWyldeZVBuzzSaw.pdf

BLS BERSERKER HOT SAUCES AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER

Zakk Wylde has teamed up with Blair's Hot Sauces to present a new line of four premium Berserker Hot Sauces: Shot To Hell, Stronger Than Death, Sonic Brew, and Original. Made with only the finest (and hottest) ingredients, these intensely flavorful sauces add bite to your favorite dishes. All bottles include a free skull keyring. These sauces are currently available for pre-order and will ship approximately October 15. The sauces can be ordered individually or in a special bundle which features all four hot sauces and a BLACK LABEL SOCIETY barbeque apron. Click here to check it out.

GUITAR HERO WORLD TOUR TRAILER FEATURING ZAKK WYLDE

Activision Publishing, Inc. will release Guitar Hero World Tour, the definitive rock 'n' roll music videogaming experience, on October 26, 2008. Spanning over 40 years of rock history and featuring 86 tracks, comprised entirely of master recordings, the game will deliver Guitar Hero fans the largest selection of on-disc music in the music-rhythm videogame genre to date.

Guitar Hero World Tour will deliver unparalleled depth and diversity featuring some of the most prolific artists of all time, including JIMI HENDRIX, THE DOORS, VAN HALEN, METALLICA, OZZY OSBOURNE, MICHAEL JACKSON and more.

Songs include:
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY - "Stillborn"
OZZY OSBOURNE - "Crazy Train"
OZZY OSBOURNE - "Mr. Crowley"
ZAKK WYLDE's Original Guitar Duel Recording

NICK AND JD CLINICS

Nick Catanese Clinics:

Oct 11th 2008 - Sam Ash, Charlotte NC
Oct 28th 2008 - Music Farm, Orrville OH
Oct 29th 2008 - Ace Music, Dayton OH
Oct 30th 2008 - Cherry Street Guitars, Galesburg IL
Nov 1st 2008 - JJs Guitars and Boards, Abilene TX
Nov 5th 2008 - Raptor Guitars, Phoenix AZ
Nov 6th 2008 - Sam Ash, Phoenix AZ
Nov 7th 2008 - Rosedale Guitars, Rosedale CA
Nov 8th 2008 - Gearhounds, Lake Elsinore CA

John JD Deservio Clinics:

Oct 20 2008 7:00P - Wentworth Music Kelowna, British Columbia

Oct 21 2008 6:30P - Axe Music Calgary, Alberta

Oct 22 2008 7:30P - Mike’s Music Thorold, Ontario

Oct 23 2008 7:30P - MSP Musique St-Nicolas, Quebec

NEW OZZY AND BLS DATES

Ozzy

Oct 11 2008
Thomas & Mack Center
Las Vegas, NV.

BLS

Nov 22 2008 8:00P
House of Culture
Helsinki

Nov 23 2008 8:00P
Pakkahuone
Tampere

Nov 25 2008 8:00P
Berns
Stockholm

Nov 26 2008 8:00P
Sentrum
Oslo

Nov 28 2008 8:00P
Amager Bio
Copenhagen

Nov 29 2008 8:00P
Speedfest
Eindhoven

Dec 1 2008 8:00P
Rolling Stone/Alcatraz
Milan

Dec 2 2008 8:00P
Rohstofflager
ZURICH

Dec 3 2008 8:00P
Live Music Hall
Cologne

December 6, 2008
Prestatyn Sands
North Wales, UK.
Hard Rock Hell II festival
(BLS)

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UPDATE ON ZAKK WYLDE HOT SAUCE FROM BLAIR!

Also, I want to give you heads up on some other things. We are almost ready to kick off Ozzy's Axeman and Black Label Society founder Zakk Wylde's Berserker Sauce Line, as I have really gotten to know the World of Zakk in the last 6 months, I have to tell you he is one real chilihead and needless to say a guitar legend that Speaks for Himself. We are planning on debuting the sauce line at OzzFest in July 2008. After speaking with Zakk last week he told me he is having a Limited Number of his Custom Signed Les Paul Guitars made for me to give out to a special few chilihead locations around the globe this fall (Over $6,000 Value Each). Ok I have so much to tell you about but I need to stop. I need to talk instead of type. Anyway, will speak to ya soon, with so much more to tell ya.

FEEL ALIVE!

Your chilipal,
Blair

www.extremefood.com

SEN DOG (CYPRESS HILL) AND ZAKK WYLDE ON 'THE LIGHT'

Check out the new Sx10 song featuring Zakk Wylde on guitar. Sx10 is Sen Dog from Cypress Hill.

BLAIR AND ZAKK TO HAVE A NEW “BERSERKER BRAND” HOT SAUCE

From here: www.thehotzoneonline.com/2008/04/01/blair and zakk wylde to have a new berserker brand hot sauce

BLAIR & ZAKK WYLDE!

Dear ChiliPal,

So many things have been going on in Death Sauce Land over the last few months. So much in fact that I could not explain everything in just one e-Mail. Over the next couple of weeks I will be sending out several additional messages covering many exciting topics.

Today I want to announce that Blair's and Zakk Wylde have partnered in a unique line of “Berserker Brand” Hot Sauces. As I am sure many of you know Zakk Wylde has been The lead axe man With Ozzy Osbourne for almost 20 years and has an incredible following of millions of fans from around the world. I am very honored to be working with him directly on this project and was psyched to learn he has been a long time Death Sauce fan, not to mention a fellow Jersey boy. We will be launching 4 unique sauces in June 2008. These sauces will be available via www.ExtremeFood.com, www.ZakkWylde.com, Ozzfest, As well as many other major retailers around the globe that will be announced soon.

Take a look at the prototype of the label below as well as a message directly from Zakk. Again this is a very exciting event for Blair's and we look forward to millions of new chiliheads joining us in using and collecting both Zakk's sauces as well as my reserves. Enjoy the ride! Prototype Zakk Wylde Label

FEEL ALIVE!

Your ChiliPal,

Blair

PS: Please note it has just come to my attention that several hundred emails have been sent to me and were buried in my spam folder. If you did not get a response, please send and questions or comments to blair@extremefood.com and I promise to respond.

FROM ZAKK WYLDE:

"When it came time to choose a company to introduce a recipe of flavors geared towards my fan base, the Berserkers, only one company was considered: Blair's. So I made the call right away.

Blair's Death Sauce has taken first position in my rack of flavors for sometime, and it's been my go-to sauce for anything I've cooked, grilled or recently killed that needs that extra punch. The thought that I could build on that Blair's tradition, and bring it to my audience is huge. And it's getting bigger since we decided one flavor is not enough- so we're going with 4 flavors to launch."

Zakk Wylde signature

BLEED FOR ME?

Bleed For Me?

Sao Paulo Brazil April 05, 2008 - Zakk cuts himself! From what I hear, either Zakk cut himself on his belt or he punched a wall.

A video from the moment when Zakk started to bleed:
br.youtube.com/watch?v=m3tXTrYe7vA
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad3Ei1S7APg

Check out more pix at:
www.fotogaleria.com.br/ozzfest/index.html