“He Goes, ‘You’ve Got to Put a Battery in the back.’ I Was Like, ‘A Battery? What Are You Talking About?’” Zakk Wylde on How a Student Introduced Him to a Pickup Pairing that Would End up Defining His Sound with Ozzy Osbourne and Beyond

“He said, You've gotta put a battery in your guitar.’ I was like, ‘A battery?’” How a modded Fender Mustang changed Zakk Wylde’s sound for the better

Before he was Ozzy’s right-hand man he was a guitar teacher, and when a student came in with the unassuming Fender, what he knew about tone was flipped on its head

“He goes, ‘You’ve got to put a battery in the back.’ I was like, ‘A battery? What are you talking about?’” Zakk Wylde on how a student introduced him to a pickup pairing that would end up defining his sound with Ozzy Osbourne and beyond

It was a revolutionary moment for the guitarist – and he’s never looked back since