“I hope the traditional guitar solo dies a slow and painful death”: Marty Friedman explains why the guitar solo as we know it needs to be put out of its misery

Marty Friedman.

Marty Friedman is heralded as one of the greatest lead virtuosos of his generation, having supplied some of the finest guitar solos committed to tape throughout his time both with Megadeth and Cacophony, and as a solo artist.

Therefore it might come as something of a surprise to find out that the Ibanez signature artist wants the traditional guitar solo to perish. Not only that, he wants it to go slow and painfully...