Friedman "Blood, Sweat and Tubes" Clinic stops at Motor City Guitar on 10/27
Before he was 20, David Friedman moved to California to pursue a career in music.
Long before the first amp with the Friedman logo was ever produced, he came to Los Angeles
and started his first job in the music industry, equipment cartage, and he moved along a rising trajectory,
hitting milestones, meeting and working with rock stars and marking off achievements along
the way. Talent is of course important to these outcomes, drive and passion, but so are the
formative experiences which Dave always credits for his success. A lot of things helped him not
just get the Friedman brand to where it is, but just inspire him to move across the country in
the first place, to find his purpose – first on the Sunset Strip and then the unlikely home of tone,
North Hollywood, in the San Fernando Valley.
Growing up outside of Detroit, he went to a lot of concerts, picked up a guitar and developed
an appreciation for rock, all of which influenced his career choices. He did a lot of this with his
childhood best friend, Marty Minui who Dave describes was almost like a brother to him, so
much time was spent at one another’s home and in the company of the other’s family. Dave
went on to Los Angeles, got a job doing equipment cartage, working with Andy Brauer Studio
Rentals, then Make’n Music and eventually launched Rack Systems, and Marty started his own
business – Motor City Guitar. Located about half an hour northwest of Detroit in Waterford, MI,
Motor City Guitar is like a giant candy store for musicians, with all imaginable gear and
accessories, all there behind the two huge crossed guitars adorning the front entrance. Motor
City Guitar is a unique retail destination, that serves the community with knowledgeable,
passionate staff and Marty’s exemplary guidance. Dave and Marty ended up on two sides of the
same industry – Dave founding the Friedman brand and manufacturing exceptional gear, and
Marty providing a stellar experience for the retail customer. Now Motor City Guitar carries the
Friedman product line and things have come full circle.
We wanted to bring you a few words from these two old friends and great successes in their
specific arenas, having gained extraordinary knowledge from years of experience and brought
together, then and now, by a shared passion. And if you’re in the Detroit area, be sure to attend
the October 27th clinic at Motor City Guitar, featuring Dave and Friedman artist Steve Stevens.