Members fuzztone Posted March 21, 2011 Members Share Posted March 21, 2011 Marty Friedman to auction all his Megadeth era guitars and donate proceeds to tsunami relief in Japan (Link) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fuzztone Posted March 21, 2011 Author Members Share Posted March 21, 2011 Here is a link to ebay auction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fuzztone Posted March 21, 2011 Author Members Share Posted March 21, 2011 Marty's other items on Ebay(Link) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phaeton Posted March 21, 2011 Members Share Posted March 21, 2011 What an awesome guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CoqBelliqueux Posted March 21, 2011 Members Share Posted March 21, 2011 Man, I want the Cacophony Carvin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brocken Jr. Posted March 21, 2011 Members Share Posted March 21, 2011 This is very admirable of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members newbuilder Posted March 21, 2011 Members Share Posted March 21, 2011 I am glad for all of the celebs that are doing things to benefit Japan right now. On a side note that Ibanez in the picture is awsome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Snappy Hat Posted March 21, 2011 Members Share Posted March 21, 2011 When I met him he was a really nice laid back guy . He is fluent in Japanese and has done a few TV shows over there . But on a side note , Japan is not a 3rd world country that really needs money , not sure why all the donation stuff going on? Its a great gesture but idk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Furtive Posted March 21, 2011 Members Share Posted March 21, 2011 Marty coined one of my very favorite quotes: "Create, don't compete." Good move of him to support the country he loves so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Norcal_GIT_r Posted March 21, 2011 Members Share Posted March 21, 2011 But on a side note , Japan is not a 3rd world country that really needs money , not sure why all the donation stuff going on? Its a great gesture but idk. Because thier infrastructure is destroyed. They have a shortage of food, water, medicine, machinery most everything needed in daily life. These donations help make it possible to get these items to Japan so they can start to rebuild, let alone survive from day to day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zenbu Posted March 21, 2011 Members Share Posted March 21, 2011 well, it`s 10 days later, people really needed a lot of things in the days that followed the quake, don`t get me wrong, every little bit is going to help considering how much the estimated cost is....which may turn out to be low. A lot of the required goods are in Japan, they just couldn`t be delivered as fast as they needed to be, and I bet thats going to be reflected in the next election whether it`s warranted or not. Marty`s gesture is very nice and as well as generous, can`t blame him for wanting to do something, anything, to help...the scenes I`ve been watching will be hard to forget, I bet I never will forget em...I know I won`t forget the quake. If it makes folks feel like they`re doing their part in helping I say why not, there are many who have lost everything...and I do mean everything, including family...so I am quite certain the people affected really appreciate the help where ever it is coming from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ElectricEye Posted March 21, 2011 Members Share Posted March 21, 2011 Prices are already skyrocketing, so I'm not wasting my time bidding on any of these. I really thought there would be more guitars.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members etawful Posted March 21, 2011 Members Share Posted March 21, 2011 Because thier infrastructure is destroyed. They have a shortage of food, water, medicine, machinery most everything needed in daily life. These donations help make it possible to get these items to Japan so they can start to rebuild, let alone survive from day to day. And whether Japan as a country is wealthy or not is irrelevant. There are thousands upon thousands of people who lost everything, their home, their business, their livelihood (in many cases, their entire family). Just because Japan as a country is wealthy doesn't mean their people don't need help (any more than America as a nation being wealthy means we don't have people that need help after disasters). Donations from Japan (and their companies and citizens) to Katrina relief efforts totalled over $10 million: From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_response_to_Hurricane_Katrina Japan The Japanese Foreign Ministry said that it would provide $10,000 in cash to the American Red Cross to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina. Japan also identified needs in affected regions via the U.S. government and provided up to $10,000 in emergency supplies such as tents, blankets and power generators if they receive requests from the U.S. for such assistance. Private and corporate donations totaled over $13 million.[33] One Japanese individual, Takashi Endo, donated USD $1 million from his personal funds to Katrina relief efforts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ExiledCrow Posted March 21, 2011 Members Share Posted March 21, 2011 When I met him he was a really nice laid back guy . He is fluent in Japanese and has done a few TV shows over there .But on a side note , Japan is not a 3rd world country that really needs money , not sure why all the donation stuff going on? Its a great gesture but idk. Last I checked we weren't either, but y'know after Katrina we sure appreciated the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CoqBelliqueux Posted March 21, 2011 Members Share Posted March 21, 2011 But on a side note , Japan is not a 3rd world country that really needs money , not sure why all the donation stuff going on? Its a great gesture but idk. People need to feel involved, like the sense of community thing. All the money could go to crooks (like with the Haiti situation) and it wouldn't matter, some people need to feel they're doing something, that's all. Japan is Marty's adoptive country too, so he must feel like he owes something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soundcreation Posted March 21, 2011 Members Share Posted March 21, 2011 I heard that Japanese volunteers stayed in New Zealand a month after there quake well after all the other countries had pretty much left. It's true that the Japanese are lucky to have the wealth to help them out of this mess but there is nothing wrong about speeding up the process by donating. Just like people shouldn't forget the Haitians so quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Arr0wHead Posted March 21, 2011 Members Share Posted March 21, 2011 But on a side note , Japan is not a 3rd world country that really needs money , not sure why all the donation stuff going on? Its a great gesture but idk. As I pointed out on another forum where this same point was made: Marty LIVES there. I think the guy living there, watching how his family, friends, and neighbors are effected, Has a better idea of what is needed over than we do reading a newspaper. While there may be plenty of aid, Friedman might actually be seeing specific needs we are not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dcooper830 Posted March 21, 2011 Members Share Posted March 21, 2011 ............. But on a side note , Japan is not a 3rd world country that really needs money , not sure why all the donation stuff going on? Its a great gesture but idk. Are you serious? Japan has a huge deficit (just like we do). Currently shelves are empty in the grocery stores. 500,000 people left homeless. Many don't have enough enough food or water. Some affected areas are inaccessible due to roads being destroyed or covered with debris. Nuclear power plants nearly destroyed. And you're saying they really don't need money? You must be trolling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Arr0wHead Posted March 21, 2011 Members Share Posted March 21, 2011 Are you serious? No, he sorta has a point. The red cross and other aid organizations over there have already released statements saying Japan has already received more money than needed. They instead suggest donating to worldwide charity organizations to insure your money goes where it is needed, and toward preventing and treating future disasters. However, as I said above, Marty Friedman is probably seeing this from a different angle. While the Red Cross and others are trying to bring over food, rebuild and clean up, etc..., Marty might be seeing the personal suffering of friends and neighbors who are separated from family in other countries, etc... - things we and the aid organizations are not immediately thinking of. Like I said, he's there, we're not. We can only be armchair quarterbacks here. But I would assume the guy who is right there knows what's up a lot better than we do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dcooper830 Posted March 21, 2011 Members Share Posted March 21, 2011 No, he sorta has a point. The red cross and other aid organizations over there have already released statements saying Japan has already received more money than needed. They instead suggest donating to worldwide charity organizations to insure your money goes where it is needed, and toward preventing and treating future disasters......... Hmmmmmmmm....... this is all I saw on the Red Cross website. Donate Now!Please make your selection below and click "Continue". Financial contributions to the American Red Cross are tax-deductible. Japan Earthquake and Pacific TsunamiYour gift to the American Red Cross will support our disaster relief efforts to help those affected by the earthquake in Japan and tsunami throughout the Pacific. On those rare occasions when donations exceed American Red Cross expenses for a specific disaster, contributions are used to prepare for and serve victims of other disasters.(photo credit: REUTERS/KYODO Kyodo) I've tried to find an article where they say they've got enough $$$ but I haven't been able to. With all due respect....... could you post a link. Not trying to be argumentative...... I'm genuinely interested in whether this is the case or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted March 21, 2011 Moderators Share Posted March 21, 2011 .the scenes I`ve been watching will be hard to forget, I bet I never will forget em...I know I won`t forget the quake. If it makes folks feel like they`re doing their part in helping I say why not, there are many who have lost everything...and I do mean everything, including family...so I am quite certain the people affected really appreciate the help where ever it is coming from. I spent the best part of Sta evening watching NHK World, the footage captured by citizens the before and aftre shocks, footage from ships in the middle of the tsunami wave, and although it was all utterly tragic and devastating, I can't help but think that any other nation with more complacency and with less fortitude would come out a whole lot worse. Thhe thing I find most heart rending of all are parents and children looking for each other and just simply not knowing whether to mourn or contuinue the search. Miyagi prefecture was prominent in the footage, and I don't think any of us have albeit second handedlt witnessed such carnage and devastation My continued thoughts and prayers to you all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Snappy Hat Posted March 21, 2011 Members Share Posted March 21, 2011 Are you serious? Japan has a huge deficit (just like we do). Currently shelves are empty in the grocery stores. 500,000 people left homeless. Many don't have enough enough food or water. Some affected areas are inaccessible due to roads being destroyed or covered with debris. Nuclear power plants nearly destroyed. And you're saying they really don't need money? You must be trolling. I see , in your finite world an opposing viewpoint is "trolling" ? You got Google? The pros and cons of Japan needing money is being discussed all over. Yes they can use aid . Money? http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&biw=1082&bih=547&q=does+japan+really+need+the+money&aq=f&aqi=&aql=f&oq= And for the record I was born in Japan and half my relations live there so stfu with the trolling bs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Snappy Hat Posted March 21, 2011 Members Share Posted March 21, 2011 Prices are already skyrocketing, so I'm not wasting my time bidding on any of these. I really thought there would be more guitars.... On topic, thats a good sign since his goal is to get the most to give from those . Good to hear it for his cause . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Arr0wHead Posted March 21, 2011 Members Share Posted March 21, 2011 With all due respect....... could you post a link. Not trying to be argumentative...... I'm genuinely interested in whether this is the case or not. Straight from the Japanese Red Cross, read the first paragraph: "The Japanese Red Cross... has determined that external assistance is NOT required, and is therefore not seeking funding or other assistance from donors at this time." http://www.ifrc.org/docs/appeals/11/JPeqIB3.pdf Also there is some more on this here: http://blog.givewell.org/2011/03/15/update-on-how-to-help-japan-funding-is-not-needed-we-recommend-giving-to-doctors-without-borders-to-promote-better-disaster-relief-in-general/ This is all links taken from another thread like this. I'm not taking a stance against marty, I think he knows better than we do. I just wanted to put out the reason why some MAY think it's unnecessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fuzztone Posted March 21, 2011 Author Members Share Posted March 21, 2011 I used to live in Japan and my sons grandparents and all his aunts uncles and cousins still do.Fortunately they live 500 miles away from where the tsunami struck and they still have to be concerned by the ongoing problems with the reactors in Fukushima. His Grandfather is from Sendai and still has friends their. I met Marty once at a Megadeth concert in Osaka back in 1991. He is a really nice guy and he could speak japanese perfectly even back then. We got to meet him because my college roomate Andy was Megadeth's agent and he had put me and my (now ex) wife on the guest list. We also met Dave.He's a nice guy too. My ex was a big Megadeth fan. That is how we met actually,she had a penpal ad in Kerrangg!!! Magazine in which she described herself as an 18 year old Megadeth fan living near Kyoto Japan. I used to work in a record store where we sold Kerrang!!! so that is how I happened to see her ad. I wrote and told her that my best friend was Megadeth's agent. She was really surprised and sent me this photo of her "smorking" a cigarette with a Megedeth poster in the background. Here are all the guitars Marty is is selling with his descriptions "I used this one on A Tout Le Monde, as well as any other acoustic things around Youthanasia. I always loved Alvarez Yairi acoustics and still play them often." "I smashed this guitar at the end of tour show at either Pine Knob, Auburn Hills or the Rosemont Horizon. Somewhere around Detroit or Chicago." "This was the guitar I auditioned for Megadeth with. It`s also on the cover of Cacophony`s 2nd album, Go Off. I recorded the majority of Go Off with this guitar. I did my first tour of Japan as well as Cacophony`s US tour with this guitar. Basically all Cacophony photos and videos have this guitar. I did my first European promotional tour with this guitar. It still has a seal of my girlfriend at the time`s last name, some crazy stickers on the case (including my home address at the time) as well as some pretty funky pick holders." "This is the one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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