8 String Guitar C Major Scale

[c22880]

great playing. do you warm your hands up with stretching and massaging certain areas of the arms. i find that to be useful since i started to relearn the guitar on an 8

[Imparts6893]

If I may ask how fast was that bpm wise and how fast can you play up to?

[scalethesummit]

@Imparts6893 this video is 160 triplets, but Im able to play way into the 200's, in 16th notes

[3energizer3]

@scalethesummit

Pure Speed isn't musically.

[scalethesummit]

@3energizer3 isn't musically what? was your sentenced finished?

[3energizer3]

@scalethesummit

I meant playing a major scale as fast as you can has NOT a lot to do with music, expression, emotion, understand?

[scalethesummit]

@3energizer3 what about it?

[D00drebeau]

@3energizer3 Your grammar makes me giggle.

[ZaphodBeeblebrox65]

@3energizer3 You choose to say something like that on the channel of a band whose music doesn't actually have much real "shred" in it at all? Some people do decide the strangest things...

[matt22mccarthy]

@3energizer3

Yeah, just like doing leg presses has nothing to do with being a good soccer player. Building technique gives you a lot more options for writing music. Please, don't talk about something that you're ignorant of as if you know what you're talking about. It only makes you look foolish.

[synawat]

@3energizer3 have you ever even listened to scale the summit before....?

[PERFECTfallstoPIECES]

@3energizer3 Your sentence isn't grammatically.

[3energizer3]

@PERFECTfallstoPIECES

Sure....blah blah blah...

Is this correct?

[davethehostage]

@3energizer3 You're exactly right, good Sir. Pure speed does not make one a talented songwriter/accomplished musician.

That being said, Chris Letchford is both a fantastic "shredder" and songwriter. This clip wasn't meant to showcase musical expression - it's a scale.

If you're interested in hearing musical compositions of such grandeur, may I recommend some Scale the fucking Summit?

[earlbrown33]

yeah i'm on the same road as you, i just graduated highschool and have been playing for 5 years, i've been taking private lessons and now am attending a community college to study music theory etc. i really wish i could go to MI though, that would be sick.

[earlbrown33]

what school/classes did you take? you inspire me everyday to sit in my room for countless hours.

[scalethesummit]

@earlbrown33 Houston Community College, Berklee and Musicians Institute, over 7 years of private lessons, and countless hours teaching myself stuff off the internet, videos, and books. 

[earlbrown33]

man how did you get your technique so smooth and flawless?

[scalethesummit]

@earlbrown33 countless hours in my bedroom practicing. i did a lot of school as well, which helped to lead me in the right direction. dedicate the time and you will get where you want to be for sure! I still feel I have a long way to go, to get where I want to be.

[proggod876]

that sounded cool, i saw you guys live in LA with drem theater, zappa plays zappa and big elf. you guys are amazing

[moses132049]

do you need special strings to have it tuned like that?

[MistahhB]

@moses132049 For a high G you only need very thin strings. If you desire to tune any higher then that you will need either a shorter scale length or strings from octave4plus. However, octave4plus doesn't have the best reputation when it comes to making a long lasting string. It will tune to a high A or even a high B but it's very fragile and will be easy to break.

[rossapottamus]

honestly you have inspired me as a guitarist so much, i have been working so hard to get to the point where i can learn some of your guys stuff, almost there :D

haha and as any fan child should say COME TO NORCAL

[ChiZ712]

dang man the metronome is going off the wall what bpm did you set that thing at? sounds like 320 or something.....

[doomisotope]

I've been playing bass for years and after I saw this it really just made me want to play guitar instead..... You sir are a god!

[scalethesummit]

thanks a lot man, appreciate it!

-chris

[Alejandro4891]

how'd you develop your picking technique? did you use a specific exercise or did it just come from playing over time.

[scalethesummit]

I used hundreds of exercises to work on picking. I'm actually releasing a Guitar Technique Book this Jan which has a ton of picking exercises for all techniques. Very excited about it, in case you are interested. -Chris

[Alejandro4891]

cool man. maybe i'll ask for it for x-mas as i'm trying to raise the cash for your concert january 30th

[scalethesummit]

Cool man, sounds good!

-Chris

[atomixmax]

How can I adquire it? :D

[chadewatson]

@scalethesummit -me want to buy it

[robostomo1]

not to be a poop but the metronome gets kinda annoying in some of the vids

[eleventoo7]

hey chris, if you have any time, could you drop me a message explaining how your guitar tuning... its so different from standard eight string.

thanks!

[scalethesummit]

B E A D G B E G

-chris

[Dxthlxss]

its like hes adding 1 low and 1 high string to the standard 6 guitar, not like the standard 8 string tuned in 4ths adding 2 extra basses like F#BEADGBE rigth?

[scalethesummit]

right

[neverender888]

Chris, what did you practice technique-wise when you were developing your chops, and is there any kind of guitar book, video or anything you can recommend that would help with chops-building?

[scalethesummit]

classical technique, playing on the finger tips and using the least amount strain when playing. as for books and videos I studied with a private instructor and then did many years of college.

-chris

[BottledMusic]

awesome work, seeing you guys live in columbia md was motivating. Just wondering, do you have a pick preferance? how long have you been playing guitar?

[scalethesummit]

thanks a lot. been playing for 12 years. yes I prefer jazz III picks from IntuneGP

-chris

[tenaciousjp]

Can't fucking wait to see you guys in 5 days in Toronto!!!

[scalethesummit]

sweet, hope you enjoyed that show!

-chris

[tenaciousjp]

Man you guys were incredible!!!

You guys took a pic of the crowd. Are you guys going to upload all the pictures you took during the tour to your myspace, and or site?

-Jordan

[scalethesummit]

Yeah, at the very end we will go through and upload those into a Progressive Nation misc tour folder. Keep an eye out for that. And thanks a lot!

-chris

[agm2004]

that was a great show XD

[PriestofHiroshima]

Holy crap. You guys are great, pumped for seeing you in London. Great to see a band that's interacting with the fans like you guys are.

[scalethesummit]

Thanks a lot dude, no plans for over seas tours yet, but hopefully soon!

-Chris

[PriestofHiroshima]

Meant London Ontario, cept I forgot that the Ampitheater is in Toronto :P My bad, haha.

[starflunk88]

i just saw you guys in atlanta for pn09, i was right in front of you, and man, you guys, plus the rest of the show, really inspired me to improve my chops and challenge myself to be better

[scalethesummit]

thanks a lot! glad to hear the show helped to inspire you!

-chris

[bricktownrules]

What gauge strings do you use to have that high g?

[scalethesummit]

08 for the high G

[thewatcher580]

Jesus Chris, way to make all other guitarists feel worthless lol

[scalethesummit]

oh, no way man! hope it inspires some to practice more!

-chris

[brandon2784]

ok so a have a bunch of questions for you haha. how much was that guitar? how is the action/playability? does it make sweeping more difficult?

[scalethesummit]

I dont share what I pay for my guitars.

Its an amazing guitar, having the extra strings just makes it more work to keep other strings quiet while sweeping, or playing anything really.

[CodfishReckonin]

amazing. and i'm jealous.

[lauriemonk]

and now up to speed... nice lick