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Paul Gilbert, Steve Lukather, Marty Friedman, Kirk Fletcher, Steve Morse and Michael Landau
6 guitar pros on how to prepare your playing for tour

By Jason Sidwell Published

Paul Gilbert, Steve Lukather, Marty Friedman, Kirk Fletcher, Steve Morse and Michael Landau on how they get stage-ready

Musical Tips & Advice
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Marty Friedman explains why “playing slow is a thousand times more difficult than playing fast”

By Sam Roche Published

The former Megadeth man on why he doesn't like being labeled a “shredder”

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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“

By Milton Mermikides Published

The shred legend spills the beans on the third album in his Tokyo Jukebox series, which celebrates his love for Japan

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[L-R] Marty Friedman and Madonna
Marty Friedman was preparing for a Madonna audition when he landed the gig with Megadeth

By Sam Roche Published

“Luckily, I got into a gig that was more suited for what I was able to do,” the shredder explains

Concert, Gigs & Tours
[L-R] Marty Friedman, Nuno Bettencourt, Alex Skolnick and Richard Shaw
Hear Marty Friedman, Nuno Bettencourt, Alex Skolnick and Richard Shaw shred over mind-bending new Lost Symphony track

By Sam Roche Published

Take Another Piece is the first single from the group's equally star-studded forthcoming album, Chapter III

Music Releases
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Marty Friedman unveils grandiose, shred-heavy new single, Kaze Ga Fuiteiru

By Sam Roche Published

As Tokyo Jukebox's April 16 release date draws closer, the virtuoso has offered up another taster of what's to come

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Jason Becker
World's greatest guitar heroes assemble for mammoth virtual Jason Becker fundraiser

By Matt Owen Published

The two-month-long fundraising marathon will see Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Marty Friedman, Nita Strauss and many, many more appear on Herman Li's Twitch channel to raise money for Becker

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Marty Friedman says social media guitar stars saved the instrument from extinction

By Matt Owen Published

“These guys are bringing the instrument to a whole new level. It’s a very exciting time for guitar”

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Marty Friedman
Marty Friedman unveils new single Makenaide, announces worldwide Tokyo Jukebox 3 release date

By Sam Roche Published

Save the date: April 16 is set to bring a tsunami of shred

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Eddie Van Halen and Marty Friedman
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“

By Guitar World Staff Published

Eddie's greatness? It was the “brown sound“, how he attacked the guitar, and the magic of the live show, says Friedman

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