121 - Marty Friedman
In episode 121 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine host James Patrick Regan speaks with guitarist extraordinaire Marty Friedman. In their conversation Marty tells us about the Drama album and the tour for that album that begins after his appearance at the 2025 NAMM show in Anaheim the end of January. They discuss Marty’s beginnings in Washington D.C. and his parents record collection with its lack of rock and roll. And Marty talks about DC Area guitarists like Danny Gatton and Jeff Adams. Marty tells us about how he met Mike Varney and how Mike helped Marty’s career. Marty also tells us about how Mike hooked him up with Jason Becker and how they started Cacophony. They discuss the now defunct studio Prairie Sun which was Mike Varney’s home studio. Marty tells us about his time living in Hollywood in abject poverty teaching seminars at GIT. They talk gear Jackson Guitars and Engl amps. Marty tells us about learning the Japanese language and gives us insight into Japanese guitar shops. Marty explains how he broke into the Japanese television market and explains the Japanese music market to us. . You can see tour dates and find out all about Marty at his website: martyfriedman.com And the link to Marty’s biography (that comes out in December) is: dreamingjapanesebook.com . Please subscribe, like, comment, share and review this podcast! . #VintageGuitarMagazine #MartyFriedman #Cacophony #Megadeath #guitar #Guitar #FenderCustomShop #EnglAmps #GuitarHero #theDeadlies #guitarfinds #JacksonGuitars #haveguitarwilltravelpodcast #guitarcollector #Travelwithguitars #haveguitarwilltravel #hgwt #HGWT .
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