Marty Friedman's Guitars

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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

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“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.”

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

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"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

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

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

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

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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"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

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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.

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"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"

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Marty Friedman owns an Ibanez Artist AR305AV, as confirmed by a 1981 Ibanez catalog image. During a clinic in Jakarta, a teenage fan mentioned that Friedman signed his guitar and described its 1984 model as "old school," highlighting Friedman's connection to the Ibanez Artist series.

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According to Jackson's site, Marty Friedman uses the Jackson Pro Series Signature Marty Friedman MF-1 (Purple Mirror).

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Marty uses a Carvin V220 in his "Exotic Metal Guitar" video lesson.

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In the music video for "Holy Wars...The Punishment Due" you can see that Marty is using a black Jackson Kelly with one humbucker. The Jackson Kelly can be seen clearly at 4:29. Main guitar throughout Marty's Megadeth years.

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He is seen using one in this photo

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"Marty Friedman is shown using the Ibanez Ichika Signature ICHI10 in Vintage White Matte during a studio session, as evidenced by a user-uploaded photo."

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At 1:13 in the video titled "Megadeth - Sweating Bullets - 7/25/1999 - Woodstock 99 West Stage (Official)" by Wolfgang's Hard Rock on YouTube, Marty Friedman is seen using a Gibson Les Paul Goldtop Custom with 3 humbuckers during the live performance at Woodstock '99.

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He is seen playing a Strat with an Antigua finish in the studio with Deuce around 1979-1980

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He is seen holding a red Bich, most likely in the early 1980s

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He is seen playing a Charvel Star in the mid-1980s with one of his pre-Megadeth bands

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He is seen playing a BC Rich Warlock with a reverse headstock live sometime in the mid-1980s

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In an Instagram reel, Marty Friedman is seen using a Fender MIJ Modern Telecaster HH, as confirmed by the post captioned "5月8日浜離宮朝日ホールでライブ行います!" on his official Instagram account.

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