Jason Becker Perpetual Burn Distortion part 1... the saga begins
Today is Thursday June 26th, 2008... Tomorrow we will mail the 'official' press release regarding the partnership between Pro Tone and Jason.
I'm going to try my hardest to post as frequently as possible during the design and development phase. For us here this is not just another signature product in the guitar market. Jason is a special guy with amazing fans and they deserve nothing but the best Pro Tone Pedals has to offer.
Let me catch you up on how the ball got rolling...
On 6/11/08 I posted a blog on MySpace ranting about Guitar Center. We've received a flood of positive feedback from that rant, one of the supporters was Dave at Paradise Guitars. Paradise Guitars is currently working on a Jason Becker signature guitar. So... Dave contacts us, says it would be cool to also put out a JB pedal using Gary Beckers (Jason's dad) art. After a few days of Emails between Dave and I, he passes JBs contact info, and I made the call to Jason on 6/18/08.
After a few days of research we began prototyping on 6/21/08. Luckily Jason's gear at the time was very straight forward, nothing really exotic about it. The same 6/21 date saw Jason provide us with the first round of art work. I say its the first round because at this point it could change.
Here is the first concept art for the Jason Becker Perpetual Burn Distortion:
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June 25, 2008- shred master Rusty Cooley signs on to assist with the prototype testing.
And now for the tacky, yet required, part of the blog...
We are anticipating extremely high demand for this pedal. You can pre-order the unit here with a $100 deposit. When yours is in the build queue an invoice for the balance will be sent.
I'm going to try my hardest to post as frequently as possible during the design and development phase. For us here this is not just another signature product in the guitar market. Jason is a special guy with amazing fans and they deserve nothing but the best Pro Tone Pedals has to offer.
Let me catch you up on how the ball got rolling...
On 6/11/08 I posted a blog on MySpace ranting about Guitar Center. We've received a flood of positive feedback from that rant, one of the supporters was Dave at Paradise Guitars. Paradise Guitars is currently working on a Jason Becker signature guitar. So... Dave contacts us, says it would be cool to also put out a JB pedal using Gary Beckers (Jason's dad) art. After a few days of Emails between Dave and I, he passes JBs contact info, and I made the call to Jason on 6/18/08.
After a few days of research we began prototyping on 6/21/08. Luckily Jason's gear at the time was very straight forward, nothing really exotic about it. The same 6/21 date saw Jason provide us with the first round of art work. I say its the first round because at this point it could change.
Here is the first concept art for the Jason Becker Perpetual Burn Distortion:
June 25, 2008- shred master Rusty Cooley signs on to assist with the prototype testing.
And now for the tacky, yet required, part of the blog...
We are anticipating extremely high demand for this pedal. You can pre-order the unit here with a $100 deposit. When yours is in the build queue an invoice for the balance will be sent.
Dennis, I am so glad I found you for this! 1. I think you'll do a terrific job! and everyone will be in awe of this pedal. Jason Deserves this 100% and you're making the dream come true!
big props to you.
You've got a genuine heart and it shows.
Thanks David
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Great idea, Jason's music is from another world as his guitar playing is too. It would be great to get some gear that helps get that tone!
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Sweet I can kinda get his tone anyway but the pedal means allott to his fans ,Im such a big fan Im driving my family nuts ,Oh well , they still love me .I have Mackie monitors and PERPETUAL BURN IS REALLY TRANSPARENT ON THEM YOU CAN HEAR ALL THE MASTERING ,EDITS REVERBS ITS WEIRD IT DOESNT SOUND LIKE THAT IN THE CAR WILL THE PEDAL HAVE ANY EFFECTS ? LIKE MAYBE A HARMONIZER ? WITH MAYBE HIS FAVORITE SETTINGS ? THE TONE ON ALTITUDES THE CLEAN PART IS REALLY UNIQUE KINDA FENDERY iM GUESSING IT HAS A CLEAN TONE IN THE PLAN AND IT SHOULD HAVE A TUBE ATLEAST AND AX 7 I study on his stuff allott maybe I should help design this thing hey thanks allott for the article A TRUE FAN OF THIS WONDERFUL MUSICIAN WHOS BROUGHT US SO MUCH IN SUCH A SHORT TIME HEY DONT FORGET CACAPHONY ITS THE SAME TONES ON THOSE ALBUMS CHEERS !
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Jason's the BEST !! Great stuff this pedal !!!
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Jason rules! So do you, Pro Tone, for knowing he is a living legend. There is a campaign going on to raise funds for Jason's treatment. It's too expensive to keep a person with A.L.S. alive... And we are talking about JASON BECKER here. As sadly as it may sound, Jason and his family are relying on "charity". Please, help him out! You guys are a huge company. If you guys feel like making a difference in Jason's life, do it through this MySpace profile: http://www.myspace.com/roncoolen.
Have a wonderful week!
Yours,
Licia
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This is Awesome. I can't believe a Jason sounding pedal hasn't already been made. And to have Rusty Cooley test it out is the coolest, Rusty Cooley is an old guitar teacher of mine from Houston. I wouldn't leave the responsibility of testing a Jason pedal with anyone other than Rusty. Way to go protone
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