ZAKK WYLDE Makes The Day For Canadian Kid Learning To Play

October 27, 2007

Cam Fuller of The StarPhoenix reports that OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Zakk Wylde earned a fan for life on his visit to a Saskatoon music store this week when he gave 12-year-old Tanner Brayshaw (photo) his choice of any guitar in the place.

"It was pretty sweet. I was just really shocked," Brayshaw said Friday.

Wylde was taking a break from his autograph session at Long & McQuade on Tuesday when he noticed students taking lessons. Store manager Pete Woronowski asked him if he'd like to share some pointers with a student.

"He said, 'No way, can we do that?' " Woronowski said Friday.

When Brayshaw looked up, "his eyes just about fell out of his head and his teacher almost passed out."

After playing a few notes on the boy's guitar, Wylde decided he needed a new one.

"You come with Uncle Zakk and you go pick any guitar you want on the wall and your Uncle Zakk will buy it for you," Woronowski recounted.

"This guy has a heart the size of the city. It's incredible."

Brayshaw picked out a red Gibson SG. At $600 it was far from the most expensive axe in the woodshed, but it was the one he wanted.

"It's red, my favourite colour. I really didn't want to pick the most expensive guitar because I thought that would be pretty rude," said Brayshaw.

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