On October 11th, guitar virtuoso Zakk Wylde and BLACK LABEL SOCIETY played a Hurricane Katrina Benefit show at the City Hall in Nashville, Tennessee. All the money earned from ticket sales was donated to the Red Cross.
Ticket sales were not the only source of money donated, Zakk also held a massive auction. According to www.ZakkWylde.com the following items were to be auctioned,
"Epiphone Zakk Wylde Custom Les Paul Buzzsaw guitar (for Silent Auction) :It's equipped with a pair of sizzling USA EMG-HZ H4 pickups, glorious gold hardware, maple top, mahogany back, hard maple set neck with rosewood fretboard, and Zakk's signature Buzzsaw paint job.
Marshall Mini Stack MG15MS II 15 w Microstack, 15 w head w/Reverb, (2) 1x10 cabinets
1 ZW-44 MXR Zakk Wylde Overdrive Dunlop Pedal - signed His signature overdrive pedal will turn your clean amp into a heavy, chunky, crunch machine. Or, use it like Zakk does and kick it in front of a dirty amp for a screaming, sustaining lead tone. 3 simple controls -- output, tone, and drive -- make getting up and running easy, so you can concentrate on your chops.
3 boxes GHS Zakk Wylde Boomers signature series electric guitar strings- signed
Photos by Chad Lee www.rockconcertfotos.com 2 11x14 prints of Zakk Wylde - signed, 2 8x10s of Zakk - signed, 1 11x14 of Nick Catanese (BLS Guitar player)-signed, 1 11x14 of Craig Nunenmacher (BLS Drummer)- singed, 1 signed Kerry King 8x10, 1 Dimebag 11x14 photo , signed by Chad Lee (Photographer)
Photos by Greg Maston www.BestConcertPhotos.com 1 12x16 print of Randy Rhoades signed by Greg Maston (Photographer) 1982/San Antonio TX, 1 12x16 pint of Ozzy Ozbourne, 1982, San Antonio TX, "The famous Ozzy/Alamo incident"
357 Choppers (25) 357 Custom "Zakk Wylde"Sawblade Chopper Die Casts. **These will all be signed**"
The website contains no further information about how much money was made and what valuables sold.
Zakk Wylde recently announced he would be leaving OZZY OSBOURNE band to concentrate on BLACK LABEL SOCIETY. Their most recent album "Mafia" debuted at the #15 spot on the Billboard charts.
Date: Oct 13, 2005
As Reported by: Darren Cowan
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