Jason Becker’s CD: NEWS UPDATE

On November 4th, the long-awaited new album from guitar legend Jason Becker “Jason Becker Collection”, will be released through Shrapnel Records and iTunes. New songs on the CD are "River of Longing" (5:55), "River of Longing Reprise" (4:16), and "Electric Prayer for Peace" (11:51). I was invited by Jason a few weeks ago to his birthday/CD release party where I got to hear the songs. They sound amazing, they sound like they could be epic movie theme songs. You’ll want to mark your calendar on November 4th and be sure to buy it. Guitar playing is provided by some of Jason’s friends: Satriani, Vai, Marty Friedman, Michael Lee Firkins, Matt Bissonette, Dave Lopez of Flipsyde, Steve Hunter, and Greg Howe. Over 16 minutes of extra guitar playing by Jason, mostly never heard before stuff, can be accessed if you put the CD in your computer.

-Dustin Cheatham
Director of Marketing and Artist Relations

Jason Becker Signature Pedal: NEWS UPDATE

We’re giving you an update on a piece of news that was mentioned here on July 10 in an earlier news release about Jason Becker coming aboard to endorse the Guitar Wheel. Pro Tone Pedals is making a signature guitar pedal for Jason Becker, and our friend Rusty Cooley, (amazing guitarist and guitar instructor) is working with them to test the pedals and help achieve the sound that Jason would get from his gear setup. For the latest news on the Jason Becker Signature guitar pedal from Pro Tone Pedals and visit Pro Tone’s blog.

Pictured above is a mock up of what the pedal may look like presented on Pro Tone’s website May 26, 2008. The artwork on the pedal is a painting by Gary Becker, Jason’s father, who is a renown artist himself. Below is a video Pro Tone Pedals recorded of Rusty Cooley testing their most recent prototype. There are more videos on YouTube.