COACHELLA, Calif., Aug. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Ernie
Ball, the world's premier manufacturer of guitar strings,
musical instrument accessories, guitars and basses, has teamed up
with legendary blues guitarist Joe
Bonamassa to give guitar players across the globe a chance
to win over $70,000 in prizes and the
opportunity to spend an unforgettable day with Bonamassa and a
selection of his most cherished guitars in the famed Guitar Center
Hollywood Vintage Room.
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Now through September 30, 2015,
players can visit ernieball.com/bonamassa to enter unique codes and
instant-win Joe Bonamassa custom
picks hidden in select packs of Ernie Ball guitar and bass strings
available exclusively at Guitar Center. Each code also comes with a
free exclusive 11-song Joe Bonamassa
album download and a one-year digital subscription to Guitar
World Magazine. The contest will expand internationally to
retailers in the United Kingdom,
Germany, France and Canada beginning October 1, 2015..
The grand prize for Ernie Ball Presents: The Bonamassa
Experience will send five lucky guitarists on an
all-expenses-paid trip to Los Angeles,
California, to spend the day with Joe Bonamassa and his vintage guitar and amp
collection. Grand prize winners will also take home a custom
Ernie Ball Music Man guitar, a
Dunlop B95 Bonamassa Cry Baby, a Dunlop JBF3B Bonamassa Fuzz Face,
and an Ernie Ball strings and accessories prize pack. In addition
to the grand prize, over 1700 instant-win prizes are also available
by finding Joe's custom guitar picks hidden in select packs of
Ernie Ball strings.
Instant Win Prizes Include:
● Gold Picks: Ernie
Ball Music Man Axis Super Sport electric guitar
● Blue Picks:
Sterling by Music Man AX30 electric guitar
● Green Picks: Dunlop
Bonamassa Cry Baby Wah Pedal
● Yellow Picks:
Dunlop Bonamassa Fuzz Face Pedal
● Purple Picks:
Ernie Ball Joe Bonamassa guitar
strap
● Red Picks:
$50 Guitar Center gift card
● Black Picks:
Dunlop Bonamassa pick tin
● White Picks:
Pack of Ernie Ball strings
Joe Bonamassa's vintage guitar
and amplifier collection is one of the most coveted in the world
and includes several 1959 Gibson Les Pauls, widely considered the
Holy Grail of guitars, as well as rare Fender Stratocasters and
more. Bonamassa has hand-selected eight of his favorites from the
collection to share with the grand prize winners. Earlier this year
he sat down with Ernie Ball to showcase each guitar's personal
importance and unique qualities.
Watch Joe Bonamassa introduce
the featured guitars:
● 1962 Gibson SG
http://youtu.be/PEWYHsieYkA
● 1964 Gibson Firebird
http://youtu.be/sZC-0kEbN-o
● 1951 Fender Nocaster
http://youtu.be/PSnbms-iomA
● 1955 Fender Strat
http://youtu.be/z4Ev9m3aKJ0
● 1959 Gibson Les Paul
https://youtu.be/NtBdlpdUjTg
● 1951 Gibson ES-5
http://youtu.be/l4uoLxDr6Gs
● 1958 Gibson ES-335
http://youtu.be/0X8WNo4HqbU
● 1969 Gibson ES-335
http://youtu.be/14nZH5XjPz4
"My relationship with Ernie Ball started simply because they
make the best strings around, but grew into a true partnership over
the years," saysJoe
Bonamassa. "Ernie Ball has welcomed me into their family
– a remarkably talented roster of artists – and continuously works
to provide creative opportunities for me and other guitarists
across the globe to further our craft and share our music with the
world."
"Ernie Ball is fortunate to have one of the strongest artist
rosters in the world, including icons such as Eric Clapton, Jimmy
Page, Paul McCartney, Slash,
Jeff Beck, Keith Richards and Joe
Bonamassa," says Brian
Ball, President, Ernie Ball
Music Man. "The Bonamassa Experience continues our
commitment to providing guitarists all over the world with
opportunities to be inspired by and interact with their
heroes."
Dunlop, Sterling by Music Man, Guitar World, Guitar
Player, Guitar Aficionado and Guitar Center are all
proud partners of Ernie Ball's The Bonamassa Experience.
About Joe Bonamassa:
As Joe Bonamassa enters his 26th
year as a professional musician, he continues to blaze a remarkably
versatile artistic trail, and amass an authentic, innovative and
soulful body of work. Bonamassa's career began onstage
opening for B.B. King in 1989, when
he was only 12 years old. Today, he is hailed worldwide as one of
the greatest guitar players of his generation, and is an
ever-evolving singer-songwriter who has released 17 solo albums in
the last 15 years, all on his own label, J&R Adventures.
He founded and oversees the non-profit Keeping The Blues Alive
Foundation to promote the heritage of the blues to the next
generation, fund music scholarships, and supplement the loss of
music education in public schools. In 2013, Bonamassa earned his
first GRAMMY ® nomination for Best Blues Album and in 2015 his
fourteenth #1 Billboard Blues Album (more than any other artist)
with the release of Muddy Wolf At Red Rocks. 2014's new
studio album Different Shades Of Blue debuted at #8 on
Billboard's Top 200 and was his highest charting album, first top
10, and biggest sales week ever. In January
2015, he fulfilled a childhood dream when he headlined two
shows at New York City's legendary
Radio City Music Hall. http://jbonamassa.com/
About Ernie Ball:
In 1962, veteran player and teacher Ernie Ball created Slinkys®,
the iconic light gauge electric guitar strings widely revered by
hundreds of guitar greats including Eric
Clapton, Keith Richards,
Jimmy Page, Paul McCartney, Metallica, Brad Paisley, Slash, John Petrucci, The Edge and John Mayer. In addition to industry-standard
strings, as well as hand-crafted high-end Music Man® guitars and
basses, Ernie Ball Inc. offers state-of-the-art instrument
accessories that are carried in more than 6,000 stores in the U.S.
and 120 countries worldwide. The family-run company maintains its
founder's dedication to preserving the musician's playing
experience and delivering superior sound quality through the
development of new products, such as Cobalt Slinkys, M-Steel,
Earthwood and the revolutionary Element Shield Packaging, which
hermetically seals guitar strings to keep each set as fresh as the
day they were made. The company also fosters artist development
through musician-focused programs such as the world's largest and
longest running Battle of the Bands, where unsigned bands compete
each year for the chance to play live on national tours, festivals
and events. Visit them online at www.ernieball.com and
www.music-man.com
Media Contact: Sarah
Chavey, ANTHEMIC Agency, (323) 464-4745 ext. 806,
sarah@anthemicageny.com
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