The Legendary Guitar of Jason Becker (Hot Licks)

In this remastered and enhanced Hot Licks video series, the tragic and ultimately heroic story of one of the most awe-inspiring and innovative metal guitar heroes of the eighties Jason Becker is told. As co-member of Cacophony, with Marty Friedman, Becker defined the liquid-smooth super-complex playing style that characterized the Los Angeles guitarists of the decade.

Videos

• Intro (02:03) - Welcome to the series!

• Improvised Solo, Japanese Scale, and Phrasing Tips (09:30) - Jason Becker improvises a solo, before demonstrating the Japanese scale and phrasing.

• Pentatonic Ideas (07:43) - Jason shows 5 pentatonic ideas.

• The Triangle Pattern (02:05) - In this video, Jason shows us a "triangle" pattern.

• Arpeggios (07:24) - Jason discusses arpeggios.

• Serrana (05:11) - In this video, Jason explains how to play "Serrana".

• Song Outtakes, Tapping Lick, and Fast Country-Style Soloing (15:51) - In this video, we see some song outtakes before Jason demonstrates some tapping licks and playing a fast country-style solo.

• A(b5) and Asus2 Arpeggios (05:13) - Jason shows us a few styles of playing notes.

• Cacophony Live (09:28) - Jason plays the song "Cacophony" live.

• Home Video: Caprice No. 5 (Paganini) (10:51) - In this home video, Jason plays Caprice No. 5 (Paganini).

• Live Solo (02:22) - Watch as Jason plays a solo in concert.

• Jason Becker News Items (11:57) - We see some old news footage of Jason.