Marty Friedman understands the guitar's popularity has been on the decline amid rock's fade from the mainstream and credited YouTubers and their ingenuity for serving as the new playground for ...

To put it simply, Marty Friedman is an anomaly within the musical world. He started off in the 1980s as a very-young guitar-centric recording artist for Shrapnel Records, the California-based label ...

UPDATE: Now with updated prizing from Boss! Below. Marty Friedman’s new album Inferno comes out TODAY! Not only does it feature one of the world’s greatest shredders in top form, but he’s doing so ...

In October of 2023, I interviewed Marty Friedman from his home in Tokyo – and not for the first time. It was a wide-ranging conversation typical of our exchanges, spanning his latest collaboration ...

Over 70 guitars, mandolins and basses are suspended from the ceiling, interconnected with wires that lace around the floor. The instruments are connected to a computer loaded with a playlist. One ...

Friedman sat down to a video chat with American Songwriter from Japan and offered his thoughts on our four favorite tracks from his latest offering. While it would be easy to label this piano-infused ...

Guitar maestro Marty Friedman is certainly known for his shredding six-string skills and melodic tastefulness, but there are times like with any musician when he comes up against a wall. There was one ...

"Instead of practicing, don't practice. Practice networking. Practice putting together a band. Practice putting together gigs for yourself." As one of the most proficient and revered players in the ...

Jackson Guitars has announced that guitar icon Marty Friedman has returned to its fold. The former Megadeth man will release an all-new signature model with the brand at NAMM in January 2017, over two ...

Former Megadeth member Marty Friedman offers guitar tips with a sensual twist in a new interview. Talking to Ultimate Guitar, the famed thrash metal player, who left Megadeth in 2000 and has since ...

As Coyle points out, guitar-driven music is enjoying a resurgence, particularly of the instrumental/shred variety. "I feel like this environment, especially for high-level, virtuosic instrumental type ...

"Japanese people are able to accept the distorted sound of a guitar at any age" believes the former Megadeth guitarist When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.