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Former Ozzy Osbourne Guitarist Zakk Wylde Has Guitar Stolen Outside Chicago Theatre

By Chuck Sudo in Arts & Entertainment on Mar 16, 2014 3:00PM

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Photo credit:Frank Rico

Former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist and current Black Label Society frontman Zakk Wylde had a custom made Les Paul guitar stolen from a tour bus outside the Chicago Theatre Friday night.

Wylde was one of the featured guitarists playing the "Experience Jimi Hendrix" concert at the venue. Wylde spoke to the Sun-Times's Selena Fragassi about the show, which also featured Buddy Guy and Kenny Wayne Shepherd.

The Sun-Times reports the guitar is a "Pelham Blue" Les Paul painted with Qylde's signature bulls-eye design.

Wylde tweeted out details of the theft:

As did the Jimi Hendrix Facebook page: