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Jason Becker interview with his Original Carvin Guitars and Demo

Take a close look at Jason Becker's original late 80's Carvin guitars. Jason's father, Gary Becker speaks on his behalf of Jason with his prepared words about ...

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Jason Nolet commented on 22 Jan 2016

I want to see Jason play those guitars the way they are meant to be played. I am not familiar with ALS, But I hope he can recover. He is mush stronger than me because if I could not play music because of an illness I would not want to live.

Jason Nolet commented on 31 Jan 2016

+jimmy georgiadis Good for him man! That is inspiring.

jimmy georgiadis commented on 28 Jan 2016

It probably killed him inside at first but he still does make music with his eyes on a computer program. He never stopped.

Lionl commented on 31 Dec 2015

what condition does Jason have? how did he get like this now?

Matt Elrod commented on 31 Dec 2015

ALS

Teague Prower commented on 18 Dec 2015

on his purple sticker guitar, what type of bridge/locking mechanism is that? i've never seen string locks like those before.

Teague Prower commented on 31 Dec 2015

+TheMrturn1 yeah. i saw it on the blue one as well. it's a very nice design and compliments both the blue and purple guitar.

TheMrturn1 commented on 31 Dec 2015

+Teague Prower BTW that Kahler Pro bridge/trem is not only on the purple sticker guitar, it's also on "Bluie"; the blue on w the flamed maple top. They're both Carvin DC200's from the late 1980's with Kahler Pro trems instead of Floyd Rose, which was available from Carvin at the time. They carried both by the time Jason bought his. When I bought my koa DC150K, about 2-3 years earlier, they only offered the Kahlers. I'm glad I bought it with that trem. Easier to use and much more precise setup options.

TheMrturn1 commented on 30 Dec 2015

+Teague Prower No prob. Also convenient is how adjustable it is. You can adjust on 3 axis': up/down for setting action.... side to side for string spacing to match nut and pup poles... and forward-backward to set intonation. Just never use Ernie Ball strings, they contantly slip out of tune. Elixirs are perfect.

Teague Prower commented on 30 Dec 2015

+TheMrturn1 :) i love how it looks. thanks for the info dude.

TheMrturn1 commented on 30 Dec 2015

+Teague Prower Yeah those are part of the string locking mechanism. Under those flip locks are three screw down shims just like an actual locking nut, but you only give these screws a light half turn until you feel the first hint of tightness, the you pop the levers down over them. Its a very easy system, as you can see the bridge is self contained and theres no routing thru to the back of the guitar. String changing is easy and theres no clipping of ball ends.

Teague Prower commented on 30 Dec 2015

+TheMrturn1 it looks pretty sweet. i assume those black upwards locking switches at the headstock are part of this trem.

TheMrturn1 commented on 30 Dec 2015

Its the Kahler Pro floating trem. Used to be more popular than the Floyd until Floyd sued them. I have one on my 1985 DC150 stereo in solid koa.

Marvin, BeBe, and Carvin Winans talking about Whitney Houston (@marvinwinans @bebewinans)

Marvin Winans, BeBe Winans, and Carvin Winans talks about their memories and history with Whitney Houston. Pre-Order Marvin Winans new album on iTunes: ...