<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Marty-friedman ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/marty-friedman Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:03:42 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “Was this an attempt to challenge Metallica’s success with the Black Album?” A guide to every Megadeth album – and guitarist ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/a-guide-to-every-megadeth-album-and-guitarist Bpvq9cgFcBRX3S2avTMYxK Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:03:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The recording was brutal. Daytime was Dragon's Kiss, nighttime was Jason Becker's Perpetual Burn. I was in the studio 16 to 18 hours a day”: Marty Friedman on leaving Megadeth, reconnecting with Dave Mustaine, and why he wasn't a good fit for Ozzy ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/marty-friedman-drama h2i7jrEyDmeCJUbeGMRm8j Mon, 09 Feb 2026 17:10:46 +0000 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:10:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was the best career move I ever made”: Why Marty Friedman has no regrets leaving Megadeth ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/why-marty-friedman-has-no-regrets-leaving-megadeth pSWC2FRx3wzffUZUQNSBck Thu, 05 Feb 2026 16:57:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ “That would be a huge undertaking. It’s not ‘puppet show Megadeth’”: Dave Mustaine says he won’t reunite with former Megadeth members on the band’s farewell tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/dave-mustaine-wont-reunite-with-former-megadeth-members-on-farewell-tour fdXQMiMDexZeFGq2tJFS6X Wed, 07 Jan 2026 10:46:30 +0000 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 12:52:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Ozzy had a problem with my short hair. Sharon had a problem with my green guitar – she said it looked like a booger”: The unlucky 13 guitarists who auditioned for Ozzy Osbourne – but didn’t make the grade ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/13-guitarists-who-nearly-joined-ozzy-osbourne UpdnvYrbUCnChKtUfaR95G Mon, 22 Sep 2025 10:02:59 +0000 Fri, 03 Oct 2025 15:58:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He combined the passion of Gary Moore with riffs inspired by Zeppelin and Deep Purple, plus unexpected melodic twists like Ritchie Blackmore”: He was one of ’80s rock’s great journeymen – and his searing hot lead work inspired Marty Friedman ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/artist-lessons/learn-john-sykes-soloing-style MzE28zZ2hcsUWGKufx3vqR Mon, 28 Apr 2025 12:46:04 +0000 Wed, 07 May 2025 10:07:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I would bringthis guitar out once or twice because it looked like a curvy version ofmy main guitar”: Marty Friedman takes us back to Megadeth’s Countdown to Extinction era to tell the story behind one of the rarest Jackson guitars ever ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/marty-friedman-guitar-world-cover-december-1991-prototype-jackson fsdwuU6JCfTS53uewoNjiG Mon, 24 Mar 2025 09:25:45 +0000 Tue, 01 Apr 2025 14:57:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Such easy-to-use effects haven’t been known to have world class sounds in them… until now”: Tech 21 says it has “cracked the code” for digital guitar gear with Marty Friedman’s new signature SansAmp ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/tech-21-sansamp-marty-friedman CnYzyaTb8tBnYFaw2G8WQW Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:24:20 +0000 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 15:45:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I thought I was going to wind up being a mental patient. I was like, ‘If I ever survive this, I swear to God I'm not going to do anything but work on music’”: Marty Friedman’s hellish teen acid trip was the making of his career as a guitarist ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/marty-friedman-on-how-a-bad-acid-trip-was-the-making-of-his-career-as-a-guitarist b3yjkEBWFdbhC8rDCLYM3T Mon, 10 Feb 2025 13:02:44 +0000 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 13:31:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “His work with Tygers of Pan Tang was by far my favorite of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal”: Tributes pour in for Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy, Tygers of Pan Tang guitarist John Sykes ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/john-sykes-tributes ftf5F3rxpjbBvEEzfC3QTG Tue, 21 Jan 2025 15:54:01 +0000 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:29:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We knew listeners usually wanted a memorable song rather than an insane guitar solo or riff, but we wanted to be extreme”: Jason Becker and Marty Friedman on their wild ride making Cacophony’s Go Off! – one of the Eighties’ most in-your-face shred albums ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/cacophony-go-off RKQMzSK6uHb6nRFeYWxavb Tue, 07 Jan 2025 10:33:43 +0000 Mon, 13 Jan 2025 10:47:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We shared and borrowed gear from our students, who usually had better gear than we did”: How Jason Becker and Marty Friedman made one of shred’s most celebrated albums with a little help from their pupils ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/marty-friedman-jason-becker-borrowing-student-gear P44os8y2BUuykQvdtZR5va Sat, 28 Dec 2024 09:10:00 +0000 Thu, 02 Jan 2025 11:48:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was stunned and angry… They easily could have agreed to that, and the reunion would have been on”: Marty Friedman reveals the real reason he rejected Megadeth's proposed Rust in Peace lineup reunion ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/marty-friedman-reveals-the-real-reason-he-rejected-megadeth-proposed-reunion AVTeuMaHgctF7jQcBBf8v5 Fri, 13 Dec 2024 16:25:11 +0000 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 16:49:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ “David Ellefson told me, ‘You got the gig. Oh and by the way, Dave told me to tell you that you played many of the wrong guitar parts’”: Marty Friedman tells the inside story of his auditions with Ozzy Osbourne and Madonna – and landing the Megadeth gig ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/marty-friedman-dreaming-japanese-excerpt bdWy4WEWmRewDbzMh4sYhm Tue, 03 Dec 2024 09:31:51 +0000 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 13:20:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “‘You got long hair, right?’ Right. ‘And you’re over 6 feet tall?’ I’m like, ‘I’m 5’7 but I’ll have an operation’”: Marty Friedman recalls missing out on joining Kiss because of his height ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/marty-friedman-kiss-guitarist-audition AQGBAxqvrQSHPNkYjgdikh Thu, 29 Aug 2024 10:55:59 +0000 Wed, 11 Sep 2024 08:41:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ “At one time, it even had a flame thrower on the headstock”: Marty Friedman's rare 1985 Jackson Kelly San Dimas has gone up for sale – and it could go for as much as $125,000 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/marty-friedman-1985-jackson-kelly-san-dimas-up-for-auction 8hQRjj3c97RtqKEnHXRYdY Thu, 15 Aug 2024 16:37:48 +0000 Fri, 20 Sep 2024 15:51:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I don’t have any vintage gear. I’ve always been a ‘new gear’ type of guy. But on this album, I’m seeing the light a little bit”: Marty Friedman on Drama, and how his “love letter” to his audience takes his playing – and gear – into unchartered territory ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/marty-friedman-drama JaF78JestGSCYznfoyGtWM Fri, 09 Aug 2024 11:14:49 +0000 Fri, 09 Aug 2024 11:15:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I would prefer no solo in a song to a solo that’s just an obligation”: Marty Friedman sets the record straight on guitar solos ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/marty-friedman-sets-the-record-straight-on-guitar-solos TDP24abKbizepQzHrbxXCf Thu, 07 Mar 2024 17:37:45 +0000 Fri, 08 Mar 2024 09:38:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I hope the traditional guitar solo dies a slow and painful death”: Marty Friedman explains why the guitar solo as we know it needs to be put out of its misery ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/marty-friedman-death-of-solos j64TnQJgALyber4ffWCX5m Wed, 31 Jan 2024 12:41:55 +0000 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:39:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I thought bringing Marty Friedman back would be amazing”: When Kiko Loureiro left Megadeth, he suggested Dave Mustaine rehire Marty Friedman to fill his spot ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/kiko-loureiro-marty-friedman-megadeth-return n6BiygmwC2TEPagjetXnxA Thu, 04 Jan 2024 15:26:34 +0000 Wed, 10 Jan 2024 10:04:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ News of the (guitar) world: the biggest, baddest, weirdest and saddest guitar news of 2023 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/biggest-guitar-news-2023 Z5s8BBorCHPSSrgNGLw88X Mon, 25 Dec 2023 10:47:14 +0000 Tue, 26 Dec 2023 12:21:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Being in a band is so much more than the playing. Actually, the playing is down on the list”: Before Megadeth, Marty Friedman says he auditioned for Ozzy Osbourne – but “failed miserably” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/marty-friedman-ozzy-osbourne-audition WPPEVdNhqAC5ts4aeo8BpT Tue, 28 Nov 2023 14:47:17 +0000 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 13:20:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Marty Friedman, Kiko Loureiro and Dave Mustaine rehearse for one of the summer’s biggest festival sets in new Megadeth behind-the-scenes footage ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/megadeth-marty-friedman-wacken-open-air-rehearsals 5ctSwbkPLWioCbi8hXw7Rm Wed, 16 Aug 2023 12:35:31 +0000 Wed, 16 Aug 2023 12:35:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Marty Friedman revisits his thrash heyday once again for ferocious four-song guest spot with Megadeth ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/marty-friedman-megadeth-wacken-2023 vTjgE3aCZ6wbedcfPaYfzj Mon, 07 Aug 2023 16:29:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Marty Friedman taught me to pick phrases that help tell the story. Resist the temptation to use your songs to show off your fastest licks”: Nita Strauss on how she stepped up her game for The Call of the Void ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/nita-strauss-the-call-of-the-void TPuzFcuYHByYAHeyJPx5wH Mon, 31 Jul 2023 11:20:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nita Strauss announces The Call of the Void – a star-studded new solo album featuring Lzzy Hale, Marty Friedman and Alice Cooper ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/nita-strauss-the-call-of-the-void tZ7o3HUP5ip5mVSvkcSPZn Mon, 15 May 2023 10:17:51 +0000 Mon, 15 May 2023 14:40:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Marty Friedman on the challenge of relearning his solos for the recent Megadeth reunion, his guitar legacy, and pushing the studio limits with Jason Becker ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/marty-friedman-us-tour-megadeth-reunion nBbfLwZFTp9nUGzwVY5EJb Mon, 06 Mar 2023 14:30:21 +0000 Mon, 06 Mar 2023 14:50:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Marty Friedman hints at next Megadeth performance – and it might be closer than you think ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/marty-friedman-next-megadeth-performance Lp997FeaRnXzyCzQmVjatK Thu, 02 Mar 2023 10:52:53 +0000 Thu, 02 Mar 2023 10:57:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Marty Friedman recalls covering Jeff Beck for Jason Becker – in front of Eddie Van Halen ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/marty-friedman-jeff-beck-cover-jason-becker-eddie-van-halen 5V93MetkC9nvFNXacQeYRP Wed, 01 Mar 2023 13:17:19 +0000 Wed, 01 Mar 2023 13:19:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Marty Friedman perform with Megadeth for the first time in 23 years ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/megadeth-marty-friedman-tokyo-show-footage-2023 94S6t5eZ9j9g982tdmiQz Tue, 28 Feb 2023 10:55:29 +0000 Tue, 28 Feb 2023 10:56:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Megadeth to reunite with Marty Friedman for the first time in 23 years at Tokyo concert ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/megadeth-marty-friedman-tokyo-reunion-2023 EKSQma4ieTx3MAupeeyja6 Tue, 14 Feb 2023 10:53:03 +0000 Tue, 14 Feb 2023 10:53:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Marty Friedman’s Japan Heritage Official Theme Song will make you want to visit Japan – and practice the guitar more ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/marty-friedman-japan-heritage-official-theme-song SjFVr9A2vbTwW5SVbtaZHf Mon, 13 Feb 2023 16:04:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dave Mustaine reflects on Marty Friedman’s Megadeth departure: “What happened to Marty was definitely not okay” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/dave-mustaine-reflects-on-marty-friedman-megadeth-departure vkfNnMqMjDCpj6WkbZU7ug Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:04:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch "Kirk Hammett" and "Marty Friedman" shred Mötley Crüe's Dr. Feelgood in blockbuster TikTok guitar battle ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/kirk-hammett-marty-friedman-tiktok-guitar-battle mRbfS6Cjeo2mqkPhtZNEnQ Wed, 29 Jun 2022 16:52:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Marty Friedman on why streaming listeners are skipping guitar solos: “Solos often have an obligatory existence – they must be there for a deeper reason” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/marty-friedman-why-streaming-listeners-are-skipping-guitar-solos wYaddT7CmzkDpuyBx8YPYG Tue, 10 May 2022 14:04:02 +0000 Tue, 17 May 2022 13:34:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Slash, Zakk Wylde, Yngwie Malmsteen, Marty Friedman, George Lynch, Dee Snider and more to feature on all-star Leslie West tribute album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/all-star-leslie-west-tribute-album 5g7m6zvu6QH8QucE5UmyhN Thu, 11 Nov 2021 15:49:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Marty Friedman enlists Mateus Asato for a soaring instrumental cover of Crowded House's Don't Dream It's Over ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mateus-asato-marty-friedman Gceoj9KgVrbxBBfKcd7UHC Thu, 05 Aug 2021 09:34:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Marty Friedman: "I spend 80 percent of my time on the arrangement. If I have that beautiful frame, the notes I play inside it are going to really come through" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/marty-friedman-talks-tokyo-jukebox-3 tDhhRWBjDWrVBm5oTHbGTe Tue, 27 Jul 2021 13:54:35 +0000 Thu, 29 Jul 2021 14:34:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ 6 guitar pros on how to prepare your playing for tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/guitar-pros-playing-prep PKzB4NP2F7P5gVhU9csWwd Thu, 24 Jun 2021 10:57:09 +0000 Fri, 25 Jun 2021 09:14:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Marty Friedman explains why “playing slow is a thousand times more difficult than playing fast” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/marty-friedman-playing-slow G5yGX5zXbkW55UEasnR2L5 Mon, 21 Jun 2021 15:27:02 +0000 Mon, 21 Jun 2021 15:54:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Marty Friedman: “Much of the Japanese music that is currently very popular has a melodic structure that echoes a lot of '70s Western rock and pop“ ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/marty-friedman-tokyo-jukebox-3 dLMZc9hevzxQBPH7H9QFaT Tue, 15 Jun 2021 09:08:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Marty Friedman was preparing for a Madonna audition when he landed the gig with Megadeth ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/marty-friedman-madonna-megadeth MBWi2hYgAABf7PjzWyoKDm Tue, 08 Jun 2021 12:33:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hear Marty Friedman, Nuno Bettencourt, Alex Skolnick and Richard Shaw shred over mind-bending new Lost Symphony track ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/lost-symphony-take-another-piece rpVCbovG9L5LhHF4kQAQZ9 Mon, 17 May 2021 13:51:25 +0000 Wed, 19 May 2021 08:24:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Marty Friedman unveils grandiose, shred-heavy new single, Kaze Ga Fuiteiru ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/marty-friedman-unveils-grandiose-shred-heavy-new-single-kaze-ga-fuiteiru Zdoy6L9KAPbrVByr3jLTdX Thu, 25 Mar 2021 14:48:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ World's greatest guitar heroes assemble for mammoth virtual Jason Becker fundraiser ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/worlds-greatest-guitar-heroes-assemble-for-mammoth-virtual-jason-becker-fundraiser 6ZrZLWoQmD2MZUTd69jgzh Tue, 23 Mar 2021 17:43:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Marty Friedman says social media guitar stars saved the instrument from extinction ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/marty-friedman-says-social-media-guitar-stars-saved-the-instrument-from-extinction UwHkMRvTDmjMCMyoC7Eh7 Wed, 17 Mar 2021 12:54:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Marty Friedman unveils new single Makenaide, announces worldwide Tokyo Jukebox 3 release date ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/marty-friedman-unveils-new-single-makenaide-announces-worldwide-tokyo-jukebox-3-release-date ARtQvGqZUjmBP6G8URbiKm Thu, 18 Feb 2021 16:48:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Marty Friedman pays tribute to Eddie Van Halen: “Eddie’s guitar sound was a mammoth. It was by far the biggest thing we’d ever heard“ ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/marty-friedman-pays-tribute-to-eddie-van-halen-eddies-guitar-sound-was-a-mammoth-it-was-by-far-the-biggest-thing-wed-ever-heard 85s48xnMTaYNxu9JoPWfnA Fri, 12 Feb 2021 11:38:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jackson releases Marty Friedman's striking new signature model, the Pro Series Signature MF-1 Purple Mirror ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jackson-releases-marty-friedmans-striking-new-signature-model-the-pro-series-signature-mf-1-purple-mirror AVViccPmJdvWfwJHYJfzgD Wed, 03 Feb 2021 12:31:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Purple Mirror Marty Friedman and surprisingly traditional Misha Mansoor models headline Jackson’s 2021 signature series ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/purple-mirror-marty-friedman-and-surprisingly-traditional-misha-mansoor-models-headline-jacksons-2021-signature-series 33PrbB7WnjS9iCNBtpsyEi Mon, 11 Jan 2021 16:15:02 +0000 Mon, 18 Jan 2021 14:45:10 +0000