Randy Rhoads

• Classical vibrato: uniform, even oscillation — practise with a metronome until it's consistent
• MXR Distortion+ before the Marshall: adds saturation and tightens the low end
• String bends are precise — Rhoads always bent exactly in tune, practise with a tuner
• Legato passages (hammer-ons / pull-offs) from classical influence — smooth, even velocity
• Flying V bridge humbucker: focused, tight low end ideal for precise metal riffing
• Arpeggios and scalar runs from classical modes — Dorian and Harmonic Minor feature heavily
• Marshall gain channel at 7, presence at 7 — present and cutting without flabbiness
• Study "Crazy Train" intro and "Mr. Crowley" solo — both are essentially composed pieces
• Upstroke picking on single notes gives a brighter, more percussive attack

Randy Rhoads fused classical music training with heavy metal technique in a career cut short at 25. His polka-dot Flying V and precise, technically exacting vibrato brought a new vocabulary to rock guitar — every solo was composed, not improvised, with controlled aggression and melodic intent.