Episode 210 – Zakk Wylde vs 357 Customs
Description
A listener letter asking for the details on Ozzy guitarist Zakk Wylde’s reputation leads the guys to unpacking a 20-year-old internet scam and the message board chaos it left in its wake.
SHOW NOTES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ozzy_Osbourne_members
https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/zakk-wylde-and-ozzy-osbourne-revisit-1988s-no-rest-wicked
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/skid-row-pretty-bad-boys-203138/3/
Zakk audition demos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVxsFD3KXrE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zakk_Wylde
https://guitar.com/news/music-news/pizza-money-why-zakk-wylde-said-no-to-joining-guns-n-roses/
https://blabbermouth.net/news/zakk-wylde-s-webmaster-quits-over-357-customs-controversy
https://www.guitars101.com/threads/357-customs-does-it-again-get-your-cheap-zakk-wylde-axe.39804/
Ebay listing: https://www.ebay.com/itm/296434867396
Reddit thread on NASCAR diecast: https://www.reddit.com/r/NASCARCollectors/comments/sacnff/recently_bought_this_one_91_dick_trickle/
https://religionsucketh.wordpress.com/2011/02/17/motorcycle-clubs-zakk-wylde-and-ridiculousness/
https://blacklabelsociety.net/f-a-q/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Label_Society
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biker_metal
https://www.reddit.com/r/Music/comments/75ca9s/celebrity_guitarists_website_scams_fans_out_of/
https://www.harmonycentral.com/forums/topic/1224763-i-just-got-a-guitar-from-357-customs/page/2/
Original blogspot cataloging the controversy: https://357bullseye.blogspot.com/
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