Chris Letchford

Education

Along with this education, he also attended Berklee College of Music with a major in music

Career

He is the lead guitarist in the progressive metal band Scale the Summit. His technical ability has been recognized in magazines such as Guitar World, Revolver, and All Metal Resource. Letchford began playing guitar when he was 8 years old.

He had over 6 years of private guitar lessons before applying to the Musicians Institute in Los Angeles, majoring in the Guitar Craft program and then the Guitar Performance program, GIT. They added bass guitarist Jordan Eberhardt to complete the lineup.

Letchford endorses several guitar and amplifier companies. Foreign recording and playing live, he uses his custom Matt Artinger 7 string, as well as guitars he makes himself.

His main amp was an Axe Fx Ultra until he upgraded to the Axe Fx II, through Mackie HD1221 wedges, Ernie Ball volume pedal, Ernie Ball strings, InTune Guitar Picks. As of their most recent 2013 tours he was seen with a Mesa Boogie Cabinet, Carvin Pre Amp, Axe Forex II, Ernie Ball Volume Pedal and Mission Expression Pedal.

Chris also uses Electromyography pickups, 57-7 and 66-7.

Letchford identifies as a dog person and owned a brindle Great Dane in 2010. He later stated he had two Great Danes. Letchford announced in June 2014 via Facebook that he was engaged to his girlfriend of 9 years, author Mariana Zapata.

Works

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  • "Lightbox" Guitar Tab Book

    (All written for 6 string guitar. Tab Book (BOTH GUITARS)...)