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Dear Guitar Hero: Marty Friedman Answers Readers' Questions About Gear, Japan, Jason Becker and More

Posted 04/05/2013 at 1:09pm | by Brad Angle

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He's the former Megadeth guitarist who now has a thriving solo career in Japan. But what Guitar World readers really want to know is...

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Full Shred: No Pain, No Strain — Warming Up to Avoid Hand Injuries

Posted 04/12/2012 at 1:16pm | by Marty Friedman

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Whenever you're going to do any form of strenuous exercise, you should always warm up first if you want to avoid possibly hurting yourself. If you were playing baseball you wouldn't just get up there and start hitting balls with all your strength -- you'd swing the bat a few times before you tried to hit a home run. So I believe it's important to warm up before you do pretty much anything on the guitar, be it recording, playing a gig or rehearsing.

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Marty Friedman to Auction Guitars, Donate Proceeds to Japan

Posted 03/16/2011 at 11:18am | by GuitarWorld Staff Member

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The guitarist will auction all Megadeth-era guitars to fund tsunami relief efforts in Japan.

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Marty Friedman: Betcha Can't Play This

Posted 10/08/2009 at 10:30am | by GuitarWorld Staff Member

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The super-shredder and ex-Megadeth guitarist offers three different six-string challenges.

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Marty Friedman: The Lost Lesson

Posted 07/10/2009 at 3:04pm | by GuitarWorld Staff Member

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Check out this video lesson from Marty Friedman from April 15, 1998.

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Marty Friedman: Big in Japan

Posted 04/08/2009 at 12:56pm | by Chris Gill

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It's been years since Marty Friedman left his high-profile position with Megadeth. Now living in Tokyo, he's become "Mr. Heavy Metal" - a superstar of Japanese TV and the country's multifaceted music scene.

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