Jason Becker: shockwave interview

News:
03-12-2008:

Jason Becker says:

I absolutely love this guitar. Paradise Guitars and I worked really hard to make a great quality guitar that I would be playing myself for the rest of my life. We chose alder wood for the body so it would sound thick. I wanted a small neck with low action because I have always preferred that. I originally wanted the colored numbers on the fretboard because I thought it was amusing, but now I see that it could be helpful to some players. I always hated tone knobs because they get hit and move. To me, the tone should always be on ten any-way, so this way is good for me. I wanted to be able to easily reach the 24th fret. I designed the headstock so I would be completely happy with the looks

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