Latest about Jason Becker
“I looked up Tosin Abasi and Tim Henson, and I was so inspired. I had to stop watching their videos because I wanted to pick up a guitar and try playing their stuff”: Jason Becker opens up on his heroes old and new, career regrets and unreleased music
One of shred guitar's most inspirational figures shares his truth: how ALS prevented his Eruption moment with David Lee Roth, the challenges of writing songs using only his eyes, and what keeps him making music – despite the toll 2018 album Triumphant Hearts took on his health
Jason Becker is selling the guitar Eddie Van Halen gave him in their emotional first meeting
The Peavey Wolfgang is one of the first 100 produced – and was signed and played by the late great guitar god during his 1996 visit to Becker’s house
Marty Friedman on the challenge of relearning his solos for the recent Megadeth reunion, his guitar legacy, and pushing the studio limits with Jason Becker
As he sets out on his first US tour since the pandemic, the veteran shredder reflects on what he'd change about his early Shrapnel records and why he "borrowed" the Les Paul's shape for his Jackson signature model
Marty Friedman recalls covering Jeff Beck for Jason Becker – in front of Eddie Van Halen
The former Megadeth man bravely took on Beck's instrumental masterclass Cause We've Ended as Lovers and aimed to emulate his unique feel – all in front of a star-studded audience
Watch a 16-year-old Jason Becker blow the roof off his high school talent show with a flawless cover of Yngwie Malmsteen's Black Star
Even when he was barely old enough to drive a car, Becker was clearly ready for far bigger stages
5 ways to up your shred game in the style of Jason Becker
These five examples will help you set the fretboard alight with the pyrotechnic style of the legendary Jason Becker – bonus points for anyone who masters them while playing a yo-yo
Steve Stevens teams up with Herman Li for Jason Becker fundraiser jam
The pair pulled out all the stops during a virtual jam session, before partaking in the customary blindfold shred challenge
How Nita Strauss ended up playing Jason Becker’s prototype Peavey 'Numbers' guitar live
The iconic guitar was lent to Strauss by Benny Goodman of The Neurotic Guitarist, who has started the #ALSAWARENESS4JASON hashtag in order to raise awareness for Becker and ALS
