Marty Friedman – «I’m proud to put my name on this».

Tech 21 Unveils the Marty Friedman Signature SansAmp Pedal

Tech 21 has introduced the SansAmp Marty Friedman, a signature effects pedal designed in collaboration with iconic guitarist Marty Friedman. The pedal aims to recreate Friedman’s signature tones while remaining extremely straightforward for both studio recording and live performance.

Core Concept

The project focuses on delivering Friedman’s recognizable clean, crunch, and lead tones without requiring complex menus or advanced programming.

Key Features

• Silver finish with compact footprint
• Three Friedman-voiced sound modes: Clean, Dirty, Lead
• Built on the architecture of the SansAmp PSA 2.0
• Two operation modes:
 Performance Mode — Marty's live-ready tone presets
 Studio Mode — up to 128 storable presets

Controls

• Drive
• Three-band EQ (Low / Mid / High)
• Reverb
• Built-in Noise Gate
• Filter control shaped to Friedman’s preferred midrange character

Professional Connectivity

• SansAmp speaker cabinet emulation for direct recording or FOH use
• Chromatic tuner integrated
• Effects loop
• MIDI interface for advanced rig setups

Design Philosophy

SansAmp creator Andrew Barta has long argued that most digital modelers lack touch sensitivity and dynamic depth. However, he claims that this pedal successfully captures analog responsiveness within a digital platform.

Marty Friedman: - “This took a long time to get right, and only an engineer like Andrew Barta could do it. Simple to use, and world-class sound. I’m proud to put my name on this.”