How did Marty start playing Kellys?

[Jacksons Shred]

Marty's been playing Jackson Kelly's since his days in Duece and Hawaii, if you look on his website you'll find a bunch of rare ass pics where he's playing some zebra striped kelly's. If you scavenge through the "Ask Marty" section of the site, someone asks this question and he answers.

[Jayster]

Dave designed the basic box pentatonic blues scale?? I didn't know he was really that old.

I thought Dan Quayle invented it !!

[Ben...]

I have heard that his first Kelly was a used model from the 80's that was originally painted with tiger stripes. He had it refinished black. It's one of the few Kelly's I have seen him play with 22 frets. He's using it here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVdyHs_IX1I

There's a picture of him playing it on his site. It had what was supposedly a flame thrower on the headstock.

Here's the picture:

http://www.martyfriedman.com/media_galeri_popup.php?id=181

[Brian]

There's a picture of him playing it on his site. It had what was supposedly a flame thrower on the headstock.

Here's the picture:

http://www.martyfriedman.com/media_galeri_popup.php?id=181

Hah. Nice find.

A flame thrower... wonder why Mustaine had a problem with that. That's bad ass.

[toejam]

I thought Dan Quayle invented it !!

Maybe. I actually met him once... he did seem a little strange.

[Robert Burns]

From what ive seen on Youtube...he just wanted to live in Japan!
Speaks japanese really well too... so maybe it's that asian poon?
If he would have chosen Madonna....he would now be speaking in
an English accent...and practicing Caballa....and his name would
be "Sara, or Absolom or something !!!

[MetalMedal II]

There's a picture of him playing it on his site. It had what was supposedly a flame thrower on the headstock.

Here's the picture:

http://www.martyfriedman.com/media_galeri_popup.php?id=181

Wow, I didn't know he played Jacksons, especially Kellys before Megadeth. It even looks like that could be a hardtail Kahler bridge. Kinda prophetic.

[roodyrocker]

I was able to get a copy of the work order for my Marty Friedman owned Kelly back when we used to be able to get such things from Jackson, remember Celeste? Anyway, I know it took about 4 months to build his custom shop and some places on the work order had specs marked "per Marty" I have no idea whether he paid or if it was a freebie though. 4 month wait is good enough for me to be considered an endorsement

[sparky]

I'd be afraid to use a flame thrower if I had a "poodle-do" like Marty's!!! The one guitar of Marty's that I always wanted was his black Jackson Firebird!!!

[roodyrocker]

I'd be afraid to use a flame thrower if I had a "poodle-do" like Marty's!!! The one guitar of Marty's that I always wanted was his black Jackson Firebird!!!

In general I'm not a big fan Firebird guitars although I don't mind their look as a bass.

[sparky]

I agree, I normally do not like Firebirds. But the black one Marty had with the reverse headstock and the bound body/neck/headstock was quite impressive!!!