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unusual facts about Jason Becker


The Blackberry Jams

The Blackberry Jams is a collection of private recordings made by Jason Becker between 1987 and 1988.


Economy picking

A common modern metal style is the use of alternate picking for scales and sweep picking for arpeggios, pioneered by Shrapnel Records artists like Zakk Wylde, Yngwie Malmsteen, Vinnie Moore, Paul Gilbert, Bruce Bouillet, Jason Becker, Marty Friedman and Richie Kotzen

Go Off!

About two years after the album's release, guitarist Jason Becker was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (abbreviated ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease), rendering him paralyzed and completely unable to play to this day.

Perpetual Burn

Perpetual Burn is the first studio album by guitarist Jason Becker, released in 1988 through Shrapnel Records (United States) and Roadrunner Records (Europe).


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