Ozzy Osbourne offers $25K for return of stolen Randy Rhoads guitar

Ozzy Osbourne and Randy Rhoads were a pair who could never be beaten, and still remain to be one of the greatest singer-guitarist pairs ever in metal music. Now, Osbourne is stepping forward in an attempt to reclaim the stolen Randy Rhoads guitar.

On Thanksgiving night at the Musonia School of Music, where Rhoads once taught guitar, someone broke in and stole Rhoads’ first electric guitar, and now Ozzy Osbourne is offering $25,000 for any info that will lead to the arrest and conviction or return of all the stolen items from the school.

The Musonia school was run by Rhoads’ late mother and many of the late guitarist’s items remained at the school, but fell victim to the theft. In his posting Osbourne offers a listing of items that were taken from the North Hollywood school. Check out his full message and photos which premiered on Instagram, below:

“As many of you have heard, the Musonia School of Music in N. Hollywood, CA (the school where Randy Rhoads famously taught guitar) was viciously robbed on Thanksgiving night. Musonia was run by Randy’s late mother, Delores, and after his death 37 years ago, the school became something of a pilgrimage to his fans from all over the world. It is a place where the Rhoads Family happily opened their hearts to share the life of Randy. As you can imagine, the items that were stolen, including Randy’s first electric guitar, are irreplaceable to the Rhoads Family.

I am heartbroken that these treasured physical memories of Randy and Delores have been taken from the family so I’ve decided to personally offer a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction and/or return of all stolen items.

For information regarding the theft or return of these items please contact: Nick D’Argenzio Phone: 818-281-7893 E-Mail: [email protected].

“Here is a list and images of the items that were taken:

· Randy Rhoads’ First Electric Guitar Owned, Harmony Rocket Est. 1963 · Randy Rhoads’ Original Quiet Riot Gear – Peavey Amp Head, 1970s

· Randy Rhoads Series Marshall Head, Rare Prototype No. 1 or 2 given to the family by Marshall Company.

· Delores Rhoads’ First Trumpet, a Prewar/Great Depression Era Silver Fresh Besson Trumpet. This was given to her as a child by her medical doctor father in exchange for medical services as a barter during the great depression. This subsequently sparked Delores Rhoads long-lived music career.

· 40 years of fan gifts to the Rhoads Family, memorabilia, all photos of Randy Rhoads, the Osbournes, Delores Rhoads, and miscellaneous instruments were taken. The photo shown in the main room was cleared out.

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