A short video of the Randy Rhoads Gibson Les Paul Aged model issued in late 2010

After forming Quiet Riot while still in his teens, Rhoads stepped up his game when Ozzy Osbourne asked him Randy Rhoads Les Paul  to audition for his own band in 1979. Along came Rhoads, a practice amp in one hand, and his beloved 1974 Les Paul Custom in the other – and before the young guitarist had even finished his warm-up licks, Osbourne told him, “You’ve got the gig.” What followed was an amazing ascent, but a too-swift ending, which earned Randy Rhoads a unique place in rock history.

Randy Rhoads began his performing Randy Rhoads Les Paul for sale career playing a cream-colored Gibson Les Paul Custom. His Quiet Riot bandmates had acquired it collectively for Randy’s sole use in the late seventies. Initially, Randy thought it was made in 1963, but would later discover it was actually made in 1972. This revelation came from John “JT” Thomas, an avid Gibson collector and guitarist for the British band Budgie, who opened during Rhoads’ first European tour with Ozzy. The Les Paul was Randy’s main guitar throughout his career and he used it for a majority of his recordings and performances with Osbourne.