Chris Letchford

Chris Letchford
Chris Letchford playing live with Scale the Summit
Background information
Born	October 7, 1984 (1984-10-07) (age 27)
Origin	Houston, Texas
Genres	Progressive metal, instrumental rock
Occupations	Musician, music teacher
Instruments	Guitar
Years active	1992-Present
Labels	Prosthetic Records
Associated acts	Scale the Summit
Notable instruments
Mike Sherman custom 8-string, Strandberg headless 7-string

Chris Letchford (born October 7, 1984) is an American guitarist from Houston, Texas. He is the lead guitarist in the progressive metal band Scale the Summit. He has been recognized for his technical ability in magazines such as Guitar World,^[1] Revolver Magazine,^[2] and All Metal Resource.

Background

Letchford was born on October 7, 1984 in Houston, Texas.^[3] He began playing guitar when he was 8 years old. He took over 6 years of private guitar lessons before applying to the Musicians Institute in Los Angeles majoring in the GCA program. Along with this education, he also attended Berklee College of Music with a major in music.

While at the Musicians Institute, he formed Scale the Summit with friend and fellow guitarist Travis Levrier, and drummer Pat Skeffington, who they met there in 2004. They added bassist Jordan Eberhardt to complete the lineup.^[4]

Gear

Letchford endorses multiple guitar and amplifier companies. For recording and playing live, he mostly uses guitars custom built by Luthier Mike Sherman (one 7 string and 2 8 strings), as well as guitars he makes himself. He also plays a headless 7 string guitar with fanned frets, which was made for him by the Swedish company Strandberg Guitarworks. For amplification, his main rig consists of Mesa Boogie equipment. For effects, he uses a Fractal Audio Axe-FX Ultra and an Ernie Ball Volume Pedal.

Discography

With Scale the Summit

• Monument (2007)
• Carving Desert Canyons (2009)
• The Collective (2011)

Notes

1. ^ Guitar World video on "The Great Plains" (hosted by Guitar World)
2. ^ Revolver magazine article featuring Scale the Summit
3. ^ "Official Chris Letchford biography". http://chrisletchford.com. http://chrisletchford.com/bio/. Retrieved 2011-02-02. 
4. ^ Scale the Summit Official Biography

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Name	Letchford, Chris
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Date of birth	October 7, 1984
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