Jason Becker: Gets a Home Town showing of Not Dead Yet

Documentary Film Showing: Not Dead Yet
East Bay Center for Performing Arts
Richmond, CA


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Documentary Film Showing: Not Dead Yet On Sunday July 22nd, the East Bay Center for the Performing Arts will present the moving documentary film "Not Dead Yet" which chronicles the dramatic life experiences of guitarist Jason Becker. This event, which coincides with Jason's 43rd birthday, will honor an acclaimed musician who grew up and still lives in Richmond, California while also benefiting the work the of the East Bay Center, which offers instruction in music, dance and theater to the youth of Richmond's Iron Triangle Neighbourhood.
Amongst the known attendees for the show is Nili Brosh a big fan of Jason Becker.
Jude Gold:
Wielding Jason Becker's original Peavey signature model guitar (on loan from Jason), guitarist Jude Gold plays Becker's great solo on the David Lee Roth song, "It's Showtime," from the 1991 Roth solo album A Little Ain't Enough. (This clip was filmed at a soundcheck in a bar the night before Jude performed the song at the sold-out "Not Dead Yet" Jason Becker benefit concert at Slim's, San Francisco, March 2011, at which Becker was in attendance.) RIG: Mesa/Boogie Stiletto Deuce through a Marshall 4x12 cabinet.

The famous Becker solo starts at 0:15.

Filmed by Edward Studebaker

From Wikipedia: A Little Ain't Enough is the third full-length album by David Lee Roth (of Van Halen), released in 1991. It was certified gold on April 11, 1991. Produced by Bob Rock, the album featured the lead guitar work of Jason Becker, a then up-and-coming guitarist who was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, aka Lou Gehrig's Disease) a week after joining the band. He managed to finish recording the album, but was unable to tour in support of the album, as his condition left him with little strength in his hands.

Jason Becker's "Showtime" solo performed on Becker's original Peavey guitar



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