Marty Friedman plays the hell out of a new Fender American Ultra II Strat

[JohnnyGtar]

 

[GuitarGuy08]

Somehow, I never liked him when I was younger but have really grown to like and respect him as a player over the years. Funny how huge the guitar looks on him.

 

[alund]

I have always looked at his picking hand as odd, Ie.. how does he do that? (only since I cannot pick like that). But on this occasion he actually is doing something I’ve never seen him do; Ritchie Kotzen style picking with hybrid picking. Waaaay cool. Yet another thing I can’t do.

 

[Geo]

The Ultra Strats and Teles play like butter.

 

[Markedman]

I am going to see him perform on February, 8, at Daryl's House in Pauling, NY. It has a capacity of 175 people.

 

[CrystalSky]

I have always looked at his picking hand as odd, Ie.. how does he do that? (only since I cannot pick like that). But on this occasion he actually is doing something I’ve never seen him do; Ritchie Kotzen style picking with hybrid picking. Waaaay cool. Yet another thing I can’t do.

I was suprised like “Dude’s right hand posture got magically ficedd?”

 

[PDC]

Such command. Killer, killer player.

 

[stratjacket]

When I first started playing as a teenager I picked with my right hand the same kind of way. I’d wrap it around and come from the bottom a similar way. Not sure why, it just felt normal at the time, but I remember when I changed it was like a light bulb going off.

 

[VonBonfire]

I feel like Fender is just relentlessly scooping up any and all artists with a name, even those who really are not known for playing Fenders. Not a dig on Marty at all, great player, even looks like he might be using a TRRI here, or maybe a tone master, whatever. But guys like Kingfish got a signature guitar, and a year or two ago was stumping for strats....dudes been playing LP-ish and Gibson guitars, not strats. So it's all $$$ and brand influence. They just throw their corporate weight around. At least the new Kingfish model is more true to what he does. I just don't like how Fender is using the branding power to get everyone stooging for them. It's too tough for struggling artists to say no to an endorsement of that size. The industry is too tough for the artist and Fender continues to crapitalize on that. Semi-rant off.

 

[Monkey Man]

Love Marty.

One of the great things about him is he evolves as a player.

 

[hopkinWFG]

Marty sells !! Have watched this video twice not that the video is decent... but great fun watching him plays with that amount of intensity !!

 

[JohnnyGtar]

I feel like Fender is just relentlessly scooping up any and all artists with a name, even those who really are not known for playing Fenders. Not a dig on Marty at all, great player, even looks like he might be using a TRRI here, or maybe a tone master, whatever. But guys like Kingfish got a signature guitar, and a year or two ago was stumping for strats....dudes been playing LP-ish and Gibson guitars, not strats. So it's all $$$ and brand influence. They just throw their corporate weight around. At least the new Kingfish model is more true to what he does. I just don't like how Fender is using the branding power to get everyone stooging for them. It's too tough for struggling artists to say no to an endorsement of that size. The industry is too tough for the artist and Fender continues to crapitalize on that. Semi-rant off.

Fender owns Jackson and Charvel and Marty's been back with Jackson for a few years. Fender's been doing cross branding with their artists for a while now.
It doesn't hurt to have a legendary metal guitar player kickin' ass with Fender's latest Strat. He sure does make that thing sing and scream.