Jackson Guitar Bloodline Tour featuring Chris Cannella of Autumn's End

JACKSON® BLOODLINE TOUR BRINGS "METAL MASTER CLASSES"TO JACKSON DEALERS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (March 31, 2009) - Jackson is proud to announce the Jackson Bloodline Tour at local music stores throughout the United States featuring "Metal Master Classes" with Jackson's own Chris Cannella.

Cannella is not only Jackson's Product Manager and Artist Relations representative, but also a formidably-talented guitarist, songwriter and vocalist who wields his many Jackson guitar models in his North American metal band Autumn's End.

Despite his intense and intimidating appearance, Cannella is a soft-spoken walking encyclopedia of metal in general and Jackson in particular. Musicians and music fans are invited to join Chris as he demonstrates and explains his lightening-fast guitar techniques, not by using his own gear, but rather whatever's in the store at the time. Additionally, he'll provide tone tricks and overall guitar setup tips.

Cannella will also explain Jackson's dark yet colorful past; explain the brand's unique Bloodline and genre-defining, groundbreaking firsts-such as the advent of the original Rhoads guitar, insane custom paint jobs, and compound radius fingerboards. He'll show how Jackson can find a home in other musical genres, share a little music theory, and discuss soloing styles and speed. Through all of it, he'll open the floor to answer any questions you might have regarding all-things Jackson.


The Jackson Bloodline Tour dates take place at the following Jackson dealers:

• April 23, Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. Leitz Music
• April 24, Port Richey, Fla. Encore Music
• April 25, Rochester, N.Y. House of Guitars
• May 6, Tuscaloosa, Ala. Guitar Gallery
• May 7, Gulfport, Miss. Magnolia Music
• May 8, Ruston, La. Piney Music
• May 9, Ruston, La. Piney Music
• June 4, Riverside, Calif. Wild West Guitars
• June 5, Los Angeles West L.A. Music
• June 6, San Diego Guitar Trader
• June 24, Brownsburg, Ind. R&R Music
• June 25, Muncie, Ind. World Music Supply
• June 26, Fort Wayne, Ind. Sweetwater Sound
• June 27, Fort Wayne, Ind. Sweetwater Sound

"Looking forward to the first run of the Metal Masters Classes. These are not the ordinary boring clinics where one person plays talks then asks for questions before he or she leaves. This is about LIVING IT! said Cannella. "

For more information:
visit: www.jacksonguitars.com/bloodlinetour
or visit www.sonicbids.com/AutmnsEnd2
www.myspace.com/autumnsend