No More Tears
Chorus-widened crunch with the wah for the pinched harmonics.
- Guitar
- Les Paul Custom, bridge pickup
- Guitar volume
- 10
- Guitar tone
- 7
- Chorus
- On, wide
- Wah
- For accents
- Amp — Gain
- 8
- Amp — Bass
- 7
- Amp — Mid
- 7
- Amp — Treble
- 6
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ZW
Ozzy Osbourne / Black Label Society
Zakk Wylde
Heavy Metal1987–presentUSA
A bullseye Les Paul Custom into a JCM800 with a chorus and a wah — one of the thickest, most percussive hard-rock tones of the '90s.
Known for: No More Tears, Stillborn, Mama I'm Coming Home
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gear entries
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with sources
Rig rundown
Pedals
2Dunlop Cry Baby Wah
PedalHis signature wah, nearly always engaged.
MXR ZW38 Analog Chorus
PedalThe wide chorus behind his rhythm sound.
Amps
1Marshall JCM800 2203
AmpCranked, often with a second head for more gain.
Guitars
1Gibson Les Paul Custom (bullseye)
GuitarHis signature bullseye Les Paul.
Dial-in specs
What to dial in to chase Zakk Wylde's signature sounds — knob positions, pickup choice and amp EQ as documented.
Stillborn
Heavier and darker, with the neck pickup for the descending riff.
- Guitar
- Les Paul Custom, neck pickup
- Guitar volume
- 10
- Guitar tone
- 5
- Amp — Gain
- 9
- Amp — Bass
- 8
- Amp — Mid
- 6
- Amp — Treble
- 5