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  • after 1 minute i just closed my mouth. A-MA-ZING

  • ohh man Vai was still in school wen this master recorded this....awesome

  • @leydenzar steve vai is 9 years older than him :/

  • this nearly made me cry,,,,:|

  • found this violin version thats crazy... paganini 5th caprice by jesus reina... AMAZING... so fast and so good, it's like a storm

  • what a master!! incredible!!

  • jason the king

  • This was not recorded before Crossroads.This is very hard to play on guitar and it's beautiful my favorite by Paganini is his 17th but that's preference,Steve Vai is a master and why jealous people with no class knock him is beyond me.Remember a year prior to Cacophony's first release Vai released Passion and warfare light years ahead of it's time and Satch released the year prior surfing with the alien and Vinnie Moore released Time odyssey,Malmsteen Trilogy, Becker has influences too.

  • This is actually not very fast for Jason. Yet it's STILL SO FREAKIN FAST!

  • jason becker was born in 1968, he started playing guitar in 1962

  • Playing is usually better than listening.How must if feel when playing like this!?

  • @Everio620User Proud of yourself.

  • how do i learn this awesomeness??

  • @bigmoney4635

    First you have to sell your soul...

  • Seeing as paganini died in 1840 and this piece was composed by him, who played this first does not matter.

  • He can't play that well these days.

  • wow this is great guitar playing he must be even better by now

  • @annabatarowicz is this a serious question?

  • @annabatarowicz either this is a joke or your Ill informed. Jason has ALS and cannot play anymore. He is only able to move his eyes these days.

  • Jason Becker look like Jake e lee here

  • If you dislike this video in any way, shake yourself. Your opinion does not count. Go away.

  • I hope that guitar was over 18...

  • @D1vid3By0 lmao

  • @D1vid3By0 i don't think jason was over 18 when he played this, so you would hope the guitar is under 18.

  • JASON BECKER = AMAZING !!!!

    If you are into Jason Becker Steve Vai Marty Friedman Joe Satriani Paul Gilbert Yngwie ..... etc

    Download SHREDWORX at Itunes

  • @bionicfingerz SPAM!

  • 2:00 - 2:07

    OMG WTF.

    FREAKIN SHIT !!!

  • I have cramp in my hand from learning this!

  • @milpoolXXX I just watched a few Impelliteri videos and in all the comments sections people keep bringing up Yngwie's name! He also had former Alcatraz singer Gramm Bonnet in his band for a while! Well I guess that could be just a coincidence!

  • @milpoolXXX Chris may not be a Yngwie copycat but there are certainly similar traits in their styles and their instrument choice! His tone and vibrato is also remind's of Yngwie at times.

  • Being fast doesn't mean everything! Check out Chris Impellitrei who is incredibly fast but a bit of a Yngwie copycat in my opinion (still an entertaining player though)! Somone asked if Jason had big hands Im' not sure but but he wasn't a really big guy but he sure did have insane chops!

  • @spider62able .... I love both of those players and I see no elements of Yngwie in Chris' playing. I like Marty better than both.

  • not dead yet

  • AMAZING... so sad that his disorder overcame,,,

  • His hands are like spiders moving over the fretboard. What a talent.

  • Hi there! I'm Jason Becker and I betcha can't play this XD

  • Jason i love you!!!

  • ....amazing skills and talent!! The best? Surely in the top 1.

  • Idolo!!!!

    

  • amazing playing.long live Bro

  • muy buen solo

  • Great Performance.

    Paganini would be proud.

  • AH!!!! 666 a favor, debe ser algo satánico después de ya que es un tema de un violinista que vendió su alma al diablo... o tal ves sea una coincidencia.

    Me gusta: 666 No me gusta: 16

  • Ah.. I'm thinking about playing this for my musical exam at school :D

  • q maldito!! jajajajaja

  • more notes than i've ever played

  • some one is raping guitar plz some one call the police

  • just another brick in the wall

  • Awsome!!

  • wow

  • Guitar Machine

  • Jason playing shit from Crossroads. Classic

  • @ZackAPack Steve Vai wrote the crossroads solo based on much of Paganini's work dude, this was probably also recorded before that movie came out.

  • @LennoxBrigade I second your fact. Paganini wrote this composition before Steve Vai was born!! LOL

  • @LennoxBrigade Crossroads came out in 1986. This came out in July 1987. Just saying.

  • @LennoxBrigade no, it's from 1987 an crossroads are from 1986 right?

  • @ZackAPack I know brother. I met Steve Vai on 11/8/2003. I'm Steve's biggest fan. Steve wrote the first guitar version I know. Just giving this guy that can't even play his guitar anymore a compliment.

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  • Real shame what happened to him, you get murders etc that have good healthy lives and someone like this who get A.L.S and at such a early age in his early 20's, I can't imagine how good he would have been now.

    I only wish I could play half as good as he could back then, still listen to his songs and Marty's nearly 21 years later

  • Actually, he is probably using a Super Overdrive pedal because I just read on Wikipedia that he used one around this time. With a borrowed 70's Marshall Stack. Overdrive gain turned up all the way doesn't sound great sometimes. I have the same pedal, but it's the $60 Boss pedal.

  • I don't suppose the distortion really hides the mistakes, but it makes them less noticable sometimes. With that said, I don't think he made a mistake the whole time. It might not b note 4 note..... or it might b. Cleaner tone or an overdrive tone definately makes it sound better to most people.

  • no mamen.. pinches manotas

  • jason was and still is amazing!

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  • i would like to see him do that without all the mistake hiding distortion. maybe try a nice clean jazz tone. that separates the men from the boys.

  • @ACExAmps you serious dude? hes in high school here. People that say "oh he uses a hairtie, or try it without the gain." you are the ones that can't play it and use that as the excuse of why you cant.

  • RIP jason

  • @kickalion jason's not dead...

  • this video needs fixin'.

  • This video needs fixin'.

  • A que clase de idiota no le puede gustar este video

  • If he had more time, he would have been able to play it much cleaner, no problem. Just keep that in mind, folks.

  • I came buckets.

    (Drops guitar)

  • Malmsteen once said that playing the 24th Caprice on guitar is not possible - Becker played only 5 th Caprice - but he could not play it cleanly, Becker was incredibly fast, but it also sounded not purely - for that matter Malmsteen was at the time when both able to play much much better - the speed is not everything.

  • que edad tenia en ese video?

  • let's see Chuck Norris play like this..... oh shit he's standing right behind me isn't he :0

  • It sucks that all that hard work went down the drain... This guy can't do what he loves to do because of that accident... So heartbreaking...

  • Wow im a violinist and thats supposed to be really really hard on the violin, the fact that he can play that on the guitar without tapping is just spectacular!!

  • @ryan27foster It's actually significantly easier on guitar than violin for one reason: intonation is a bitch

  • I love Jason to death. The man was an amazing guitarist, But he seems to be playing rather sloppy here. Odd.

    

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  • Just imagine how amazing he would be now...

  • @KellerDude4 dude, i know, i just found out about him like a few months ago and it is so incredibly heart breaking...I mean ALS put on anybody would be just as terrible, but to be 19 looking forward to a life long career at something you love and have a talent for such as he did, to be told you have ALS. Oh dear lord, I'm getting sad just thinking about it. God Bless You Jason Becker!

  • @KellerDude4 Same with Cliff Burton, Randy Rhodes, and the list goes on of young musicians that left this mortal shell early.

  • @izzyalistair except as I wrote this I realized that we are refering to Jason Becker, and he is not dead but still cannot play guitar due to his condition...forgive my mistake.

  • @KellerDude4 why don't you listen to his album Perspective then.

  • @KellerDude4 I, personally, believe he was the contender that could have beaten Shawn Lane regarding speed. Jason never got a fair shot.

  • @danukenator123 There are so many guitarists that are waaaay faster than lane... not the accuracy on the other hand... That's a different story. Lane was a god. But even though becker was good, he was no where near shawn lane caliber of playing. Just my opinion.

  • @BelethRising Who do you feel is faster? (Watch the Not Again video, the ending is just straight noodling after the drum solo) I could see Orlando for tapping, maybe Cooley for economy picking.

  • @BelethRising "No where near?" Be real! Shawn Lane is one of the best guitarists of all time, but to say, "no where near," is just being foolish.

    No, it's not just your opinion! You're either tone deaf or a fucking fanboy. Their styles are different, by the way.

    I prefer Jason Becker over Shawn Lane. I'm not going to say, "Shawn Lane is no where near the caliber of Becker's playing!" Otherwise you might call me a fucking reject or retard because IT WOULD BE FUCKING TRUE!

  • i liked eugenes version better...still pretty good though

  • ...wow, by the end I found myself staring in awe

  • el k toka paganini con cualkier instrumento a yegao a lo mas.....

  • kramer focus? someone please correct me

  • @Bon0 ...Aria Pro2 i believe... what an awesome player

  • I think i need to go to the hospital to have my fuckin jaw put back on and change into a new pair of underwear, aww fuck i think my face just melted off. LMAO

    Jason Becker Fuckin Rips \m/ \m/

  • Could've easily been the next Shawn Lane only heavier, just incredable!

  • @Yoganao no offense, but he is way better than Shawn :D

  • 2:13 *brain imploded*

  • 16 who have seen it, do not understand a 2 virtuosos as they were, jason becker and paganini........ , ..este video lo han visto 16 personas que no comprenden a 2 virtuosos , como lo fueron paganini y jason becker , sorry for my bad english

  • hahahaaa.

    Fuck you, YNGWIE.

  • @mazingguitar Jason is the biggest fan in the world of Yngwie , he played his songs in high school concerts

  • Really long thumbnail. Just sayin.

  • amazing, the epitimy of shred nuff said

  • crazy pinky action

  • My face was like 0.0 *drool* yeaap..

  • sometimes i want to cry knowing all this talent is now trapped in his head and he is unable to use it ...

  • @ctjoao he can use. his family and his friends help him buy doing that (:

  • insane haha

  • omfg ... INSANE!

  • I used to study and play paganini's 24 capricies and Bach partitas and lute suites in the 80's too and had surgery in 92. now I am disabled from guitar arobics and this kind of stuff. I can at least record a cd a year in protools.I totally respect the dedication it takes to do this stuff. careful how much you practice folks. don't burn out your neurons.

  • @moondog50002000 I did the samething in the 80's. I told a friend of mine my left hand started to get a little 'tingly' (sound familiar?). So during practice I would play 30 min. then rest 10 min. I think staggering my practice like that saved me from surgery.

  • @4JayeP tingly is classic carpal tunnel syndrome yes......what I have is much worse. I would take tingle over cronic pain any day

  • holy shit

  • 15 people are need to check themselves and re-evaluate their lives and attitudes. This guy is pure genius and talent. I cry every time I hear or read about his life story.

  • the gutar genius

  • See AvengedS3venfold72

  • is it me or does Jason have really big hands?

  • @keithyw Yes he does....the first time I met him I kept staring at them in awe....but now I get to touch them all I want! ;)

  • @SingingSexCoach

    If you were to look up jealousy in the dictionary, my face would appear right next to it.

    Btw every1 should head to SSC's channel she (I think you are a she right?) has some great and more recent videos of Jason. Thanks for your uploads! 20 years and no one has come close to Becker's talent, true brilliance.

  • @keithyw Not really. If you play guitar over time you can stretch your fingers much farther apart as you practice. This makes them look bigger.

  • @keithyw That might be a big helper... besides it depends on the neck dimensions, but a big hand is always handy xD

  • @keithyw he is quite tall after all so... it's possible, kinda like Gilbert do

  • @keithyw yes: gigantic for his age and the guitar. Covers 8 frets in the middle of the guitar.

  • @keithyw must be........BUCKETHEAD

  • @mightyjake182 buckethead is elementary, compared to jason.

  • I had to pick the pieces of my brain off the floor after 1:48

  • the last say 40 or so seconds always leave my pants all sticky and gooey, cheers!

  • Why do I even bother practicing?

  • if jason could still move, he'd have worse arthritis than yngwie

  • If at 18 he could play this, I can't begin to imagine what he would sound like today.

  • maaaaan... This sounds very f*cking much like vai's eugene trick bag...

    :s

    Im sure vai stole the licks...

  • @Tfaaon are you fucking retarded?

  • @barnickd

    same answer . ;)

    so before opening your mouth and insulting people , do some researchs .

  • @Tfaaon vai based eugines trick back on pagininis fifth caprice

  • @CONORMOLL0Y

    on Steve Vai's Elusive Light and Sound VOl 1 booklet, it is written that Eugene trick bagg is a reprise of " Turkish march " . ;)

    Vai didnt stole the licks all rigth, but he didnt composed that piece , and I thought he did.

    So i'm still disappointed .

  • And I thought Paul Gilbert's pinky was a sentient being...

  • The 15 that said that disliked this video were jealous of those skills.

  • Jason Becker é um grande virtuose da guitarra. Pena não ter podido tocar por muito tempo. è realmente uma pena...

  • wasnt he like 17 here?

  • Paganini <3

  • i wish jason was able to walk up to yngwie and just totally own him. no but honestly these two would have made a great pair.

  • micheal angelo batio owns all XD

  • shit,no one can own jason becker.

    he is the GOD!!!

  • this guy sold his soul to the devil

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  • the distortion is a bit fuzzy for this piece, but still amazing playing

  • @Dethsquirrel i bet if you were there in person it would sound just right. i think its just bad sound from the old camera, plus i doubt its even a good quality one (from then)

  • what a master

  • If you don't have anything nice to say then please just listen, pick your jaw up off the floor and then be on your way. Hey! I said vamoosh, that doesn't mean hit replay! Oh you like it really don't you, you big silly :P

  • stupid noods around the world! Salute this majesty and stop whining!!! LOYGRES OLOI

  • does it seem like to anyone else this isnt as clean as he usually was? i mean, its a lot better than me, obviously, but not JASON BECKER clean

  • @leetsmithownsu I think it was just the choice of tone, and this was back when he was 17 still.

  • @leetsmithownsu it sounded clean for me, i think it's the drive what makes it sound sloppy, but it's clean

  • see that massive thumb nail he's got? all you becker haters out there better watch out... he'll scratch the life out of you and then play guitar at your funeral.. so dont say i didnt warn u.

  • Where can i get the tab?

  • damn, this is just too much...

    :(

  • A Jason Becker documentary is coming out in 2012, I'll be the first to buy it:)

  • @pipkguitar

    Really? I will second who will download this from torrent ;)

    Sorry but I bet it won't be released in my country

  • @uchicha666 It's going to be called "Perpetual Burn: The Story of Jason Becker". Just curious, what country do you live in?

  • @pipkguitar

    Poland

  • @uchicha666

    well, if you download you might as well donate the sum of the movie to jason and this project instead of being a little bitch and use it as an excuse.

  • @hppofm

    Thanks that was very kind

  • <33333333333333333333333333333­33333333333333

  • that was okay, i guess

  • Fuckin' awesome!!!!!!!!!!

  • To think he was 18 in this video too, wow

  • Tabs plz?

  • Dude... just... dude.

  • i wish jason could play =l i mean this was 20 years ago.. he would be so amazing jesus would knock on his door and be like TEACH ME!

  • @Darkdevil1584 and jason said no ... therefore god became jealous and stoped him

  • i just shit my pants

  • @AlexXxtestify sorry to hear that dude

  • This is really fucking good, but I have the sheet music from Paganini's 5th caprice, and Becker modified it a fucking lot, and the song has more parts.