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30 дек 2024 : |
MARTY FRIEDMAN Reflects On Recording CACOPHANY Albums With JASON BECKER - "We Wanted To Be Extreme, Whether People Liked It Or Not" |
23 июл 2024 : |
KIRK HAMMETT, RINGO STARR, SLASH, NANCY WILSON, Others Record 'Happy Birthday' Video Messages For JASON BECKER |
19 фев 2024 : |
STEVE VAI: 'JASON BECKER Continues To Innovate And Inspire In Meaningful Ways' |
17 фев 2024 : |
JASON BECKER Shares 'Some Assembly Required' Video Feat. NITA STRAUSS, STEVE VAI, ZAKK WYLDE And Other Top Guitarists |
24 дек 2023 : |
Guitar EDDIE VAN HALEN Gifted To JASON BECKER Sells At Auction For $110,000 |
21 ноя 2023 : |
JASON BECKER Auctioning EDDIE VAN HALEN's "Wolfgang #69" Guitar |
25 июл 2023 : |
JASON BECKER Is Selling Guitar He Received As A Gift From EDDIE VAN HALEN |
2 май 2022 : |
GUS G. Visits JASON BECKER, Shares Video Recap |
22 июл 2021 : |
JASON BECKER's Three Most Important Guitars Sell For $230,000 |
8 июл 2021 : |
Watch Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist CHRIS BRODERICK Play JASON BECKER's 'Perpetual Burn' On JASON's Original Hurricane Guitar |
2 июл 2021 : |
JASON BECKER's Three Most Important Guitars To Go Up For Auction |
16 июн 2021 : |
JASON BECKER Initiative Raises Nearly Quarter-Million Dollars |
26 май 2021 : |
JASON BECKER Says He Thought He Was On His 'Way Out' After Recent Health Issues |
21 май 2021 : |
METALLICA, STEVE VAI, PAUL STANLEY And More Sell Guitars To Raise Money For JASON BECKER |
12 апр 2021 : |
JASON BECKER Hospitalized After Experiencing Persistent Shortness Of Breath And Rapid Heart Rate |
6 апр 2021 : |
Guitarist JASON BECKER, Who Suffers From ALS, Is 'Experiencing Shortness Of Breath And A Rapid Heart Rate' |
24 мар 2021 : |
World's Greatest Guitar Players Come Together To Raise Money For JASON BECKER |
20 апр 2020 : |
JASON BECKER Tribute Guitar Sells For $26,000 |
1 окт 2019 : |
JASON BECKER Undergoes Two Cataract Surgeries |
24 мар 2019 : |
JASON BECKER Health Update - "The Doctor Was Encouraging And Didn’t See Anything Concerning," Says PAT BECKER |
17 янв 2019 : |
JASON BECKER Offers Free Download Of Track Recorded When He Was 16 |
16 ноя 2018 : |
JASON BECKER Releases Music Video For 'Hold On To Love' Song From 'Triumphant Hearts' Album |
15 окт 2018 : |
JOE SATRIANI, STEVE VAI, NEAL SCHON, MARTY FRIEDMAN, Others Featured On JASON BECKER's 'Triumphant Hearts' Album |
5 окт 2016 : |
JASON BECKER Is Working On New Album; Here's How You Can Help |
29 янв 2013 : |
ULI JON ROTH, STEVE MORSE, RICHIE KOTZEN, GUS G. Perform At 'Jason Becker's Not Dead Yet' |
6 дек 2012 : |
JASON BECKER - New Clips From Not Dead Yet Documentary Released |
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25 июл 2023
JASON BECKER Is Selling Guitar He Received As A Gift From EDDIE VAN HALEN
Becker, who was diagnosed with ALS in 1989, is parting ways with the instrument in order to raise money for his ongoing care, which costs more than $100,000 a year.
The sale of the guitar is being brokered by YouTuber Benny Goodman (a.k.a. The Neurotic Guitarist) who is hoping to get the highest price for the Wolfgang #69 guitar without paying the fees typically associated with auction sales.
For more information on how to get your hands on the guitar, watch the video below.
An amazing meeting took place on August 31, 1996. That's when Eddie spent the day with a guy who had followed in his footsteps playing alongside David Lee Roth — Jason. Jason had been diagnosed with ALS, or Lou Gehrig's Disease, and was not in good shape. Van Halen came to Jason's house to give love and support — as well as a guitar — to his friend and to film an ALS awareness promotional video. During that time, Eddie told stories, talked about his creative process, and played amazing music, instantly sounding exactly like Eddie Van Halen even when playing Jason's guitar through a small practice amp.
In December 2020, Becker released never-before-seen footage of the meeting which shows a side of Eddie Van Halen that goes far beyond his brilliant musicianship: a sweet, caring, generous personality, devoid of the trappings of fame or rock stardom. The video also documents the incredible strength of Jason Becker, who had been deprived of his shot at fame as well as his genius guitar skills, but still found the courage and the will to battle a debilitating disease.
"Eddie was such a beautiful person," said Becker. "He was incredibly kind to me and my family. Not only was he my biggest influence, he had such a huge heart. He honestly saved my life."
Becker's story is one of brilliance, talent, determination, adversity, and, ultimately, triumph. A child prodigy on guitar, Jason rose to prominence as a teenager when he was one half of the technical guitar duo CACOPHONY, with his great friend Marty Friedman. In 1989, at only 19 years old and after wowing audiences all over the world, the young virtuoso became the guitarist for David Lee Roth, following in the huge footsteps of Eddie Van Halen and Steve Vai. He wrote and recorded on Roth's third solo album, "A Little Ain't Enough", and was poised for superstardom when a nagging pain in his leg was diagnosed as Motor Neurone Disease (MND),also known as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS),or Lou Gehrig's Disease, the same condition Stephen Hawking lived with for over five decades. It is a fatal condition with a life expectancy of maybe five years. Maybe.
That was more than 30 years ago. He lost the ability to play guitar, walk, talk, and breathe on his own. But never lost his will to live or his desire to create music. Communicating through a series of eye movements with a system developed by his father, Jason spells out words as well as musical notes and chords. He imparts his musical vision to his team who then can input the notes into a computer, edit the parts to his exacting standards, and then generate charts for session musicians. His inspiring music and life story have been the subject of countless news articles and magazine cover stories.
Becker's latest album, "Triumphant Hearts", was released in December 2018 via Music Theories Recordings/Mascot Label Group. The disc features guest appearances by a who's who of six-string gods, including Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Neal Schon, Steve Morse, Paul Gilbert and Joe Bonamassa.
Photo courtesy of Jason Becker's family
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