| Justin Beck | |
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| Birth name | Justin Beck |
| Origin | Long Island, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Alternative |
| Occupations | Musician, Songwriter, Guitarist |
| Instruments | Guitar, Bass, drums |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Labels | Warner Music |
| Associated acts | Glassjaw, Sons of Abraham |
| Website | www.Glassjaw.com |
Justin Beck is the guitarist and musical writer for Long Island, New York band Glassjaw. Beck, with a high school and college buddy, Lee Tepper, also co-founded a band merchandise company called MerchDirect, which started in 1999 by selling band t-shirts over the internet and at local shows.[1]
Beck is the only member of Glassjaw who is straight edge, as well as Jewish.
Beck plays Les Paul Standard and Studio guitars equipped with EMG 81/85 active pick-ups (the wine-red Studio has an 85/85 setup) through a Hughes & Kettner Triamp Mk.I head and a vintage 4x12" Vox cabinet. He also uses a multitude of effects pedals to create his unorthodox sound, including a Line 6 MM-4 Modulation Modeler, Line 6 FM-4 Filter Modeler, and a Line 6 DL-4 Delay Modeler.
He and wife, Real World alumna Melissa Howard, are the parents of Shalom Mazie, who was born March 20, 2009.[2]
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