Marty Friedman

you can see Marty Friedman using a Jackson RR model from 7:55 and on, you can get a clear view during the Tornado of Souls solo

Marty lists the Maxon auto filter on his website as a piece of gear he uses. He says it gives more of a human voice quality to his leads if used sparingly. A staple of his guitar rig, Friedman also mentioned the use of AF-9 in end-of-the-year 2022 Guitar World issue.

Marty Friedman? played "Amagi Goe" plugged directly into BIAS FX - he said: "I thought that was the record!"

“From the first time I saved my money as a teen to buy a Jackson to the day they released my first sig model Kelly, there was always an aura of greatness about the brand and the instruments,” said Friedman. “Even more important than that, the people at the company have always gone way beyond the call of duty to help me pursue my musical goals—even when I was not officially working with the company. That speaks volumes to me. My longstanding relationship with Jackson gave birth to my new sig model, which was a massive project for both of us. It’s a guitar that can hang with the most aggressive playing possible, as well as allows tender interpretations of melodies, two major elements of my music. Oh, and it looks badass, too.”

We can see in this video from 2002 Marty using an Ibanez SZ520QM Bright Blue, before his signature Ibanez SZ model was available.

"I like a guitar that weighs more when I play live, and this guitar is pretty light, so I didn't use this SG on tour much if at all, but it's a great sounding guitar so I recorded with it a lot on Risk, and the solo albums I was doing at the time." - Marty

In this photo, and this photo, Marty Friedman can be seen holding his signature Jackson guitar.

As seen in this ad using Carvin X-100B heads from this Pinterest post, during the "Go Off" album era. Further backed up on Carvin Museum's website: http://www.carvinmuseum.com/decade/images/89-vinnievincent.html

"You’ve used a lot of BOSS guitar products such as the GT-6, GT-8, and GS-10. How have you used those multi-effects processors?" - BOSS asking Marty Friedman.

Guitar.com interview done with Friedman in 2010:

I used a Roland GT-6 for a lot of the scratch tracks and then I wound up keeping some of the scratch tracks because the tones I tweaked from the GT-6 were sounding kind of fresh.

As shown by D'Addario themselves.

Marty Friedman used a Fernandes Stratocaster on the album "Scenes," as noted on Reverb.

In a video on the BOSSchannel YouTube channel, Marty Friedman is seen using a Gibson Les Paul Custom Electric Guitar during live performances.

In the official video of Megadeth performing "Almost Honest" at Woodstock '99, Marty Friedman is seen playing a Fender Stratocaster Electric Guitar. The footage is provided by Wolfgang's Hard Rock on YouTube.

At :46s of this video, Marty can be seen playing his signature MFM2.

BOSS interviews Marty Friedman in this article and asks how he uses the GT-6, GT-8, and GS-10.

Marty Friedman is featured playing a Fender MIJ Telecaster Butterscotch, equipped with humbuckers and a hardtail bridge, in a promotional video for Fender's Made in Japan Modern Series, as highlighted by Guitar World.

In a Guitar World lesson posted on YouTube on April 25th of 2014 Marty Friedman is seen throughout the whole video using his PRS Signature SE guitar with characteristics that include star inlays and on the head stock a logo that says SE Marty Friedman.

In this interview with Premier Guitar Marty Friedman said " I used the Steve Morse signature for the majority of the solos and then a Powerball on some stuff."

We find out that Marty uses the BOSS GS-10 in this article from BOSS.

In the Premier Guitar article "Marty Friedman: Back with Brutality," Marty Friedman mentions his preference for amp simulators over effects, with the exception of using some chorus.

"I liked this guitar so much that I used it on tour quite a bit, despite having a signature model out by another maker. This was a go to guitar for all the recording I was doing at the time." - Marty

The video is an artist endorsement for Jim Dunlop. At 00:26 it shows the pick.

At 5:00 in this video from Exhibit B, Live In Japan, Marty can be seen playing the first version of his signature Ibanez MFM1.

Taken directly from Marty's wikipedia page, his listed gear:

Amps and effects Engl Signature Marty Friedman Inferno (current) Fractal Audio Axe-FX II processor (current) Engl Special Edition (former) Engl Powerball (2011 tour) Custom Audio Electronics CAE 3+ preamp (Countdown, Youthanasia albums and tours) (former) Soldano SLO-100 (custom rackmount with slave out and effects loop circa 1992, used in studio for both guitar and bass tracks) Bogner Triple Giant #11/25 (Rust in Peace album and tour) (former) Rocktron/Bradshaw RSB 11 controller Crate Blue Voodoo (as power amp, former) VHT 2150 power amp (former) Maxon AF-9 Auto Wah[30]

"It was kind of a rare guitar, even back then. But it was by far my favorite. I searched and searched for one, but never could find one. Is it any wonder that my first sig model was a black explorer? One of my techs in the 90`s, Michael Kaye was always buying and selling guitars, and he was aware that I wanted a Hamer Explorer if he could ever find one. One day he found this one and I bought it immediately"

In this interview, Marty Friedman says he uses Engl amps, including the Engl Steve Morse Signature Model.

"'What amps were you running?'

'Engl amps. They send me five or six amps, I switch from one to the other, and they all sound good. An important thing when switching amps is, if you’re the same guy playing rhythms and leads, you don’t necessarily want to go through the same amp, because the tones tend to blend. But within only one Engl amp, you can get a great variety of sounds. I used the Steve Morse signature for the majority of the solos and then a Powerball on some stuff.'"

The rig my tech Alan Sosa put together for the US tour. Simple and solid, just the way I like it. ????????????????????????????

In this March 1st 2016 Facebook we can see a Boss CH-1, the post from Friedman stated:

"The rig my tech Alan Sosa put together for the US tour. Simple and solid, just the way I like it. アメリカツアー用のペダルボード。シンプルでしっかりした。"

[Translated japanese text: Pedal board for American tours. Simple and solid.]

Marty Friedman uses the ENGL "INFERNO" Signature Amp, a collaboration that took two years to develop. This is showcased in the YouTube video titled "ENGL Marty Friedman 'INFERNO' Signature Amp."

He used JB in Megadeth.