We’re currently booking guitar, bass and drum lessons for our next headlining tour!Limited to only one spot per member, per day, so email soon if you want the spot!chris@scalethesummit.compat@scalethesummit.commark@scalethesummit.comtravis@scalethesummit.com
Adventure Metal Across America Tour Dates!5/24/12 Cleveland, OH @ Pirates Cove5/25/12 Ft. Wayne, IN @ Sunset Hall5/26/12 Howell, MI @ Bledfest5/27/12 Joliet, IL @ Mojoe’s5/28/12 Columbus, OH @ Skullys Music Diner5/29/12 Pittsburgh, PA @ Smiling Moose5/30/12 Richmond, VA @ Kingdom5/31/12 Charleston, SC @ Jimbos6/1/12 Nashville, TN @ Rocketown6/2/12 Little Rock, AR @ Dowtown Music6/3/12 Dallas, TX @ Tomcats6/4/12 Albuquerque, NM @ El Rey Theatre6/5/12 Flagstaff, AZ @ Cinnabar6/6/12 Las Vegas, NV @ Cheyenne Saloon6/7/12 Fullerton, CA @ Slidebar6/8/12 Camarillo, CA @ Rock City6/9/12 San Jose, CA @ Refuge6/10/12 South Lake Tahoe, CA @ American Legion6/11/12 Ogden, UT @ Mojo’s6/12/12 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre6/13/12 Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room6/14/12 St Louis, MO @ Foxhole6/15/12 Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews6/16/12 St Paul, MN @ Station 46/18/12 Austin, TX @ Mohawk6/19/12 San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit

My new instructional book dedicated completely to ALL tapping styles for 6 string guitar! Over 60 unique-custom exercises! For those of you that want to learn more tapping licks and riffs in the style of “The Great Plains” and “The Levitated” or want to venture further into adding tapping in your soloing! This book as ALL of that!

I also breaks down the theory, keys, and instruction on how to practice and use each exercise!

All exercises are not only great for improving your tapping technique but are also musical and useful to real world guitar playing.

Below is the Table Of Contents outline for the book!

Table Of Contents
• Warm Ups & Exercises for Independence
• Tapping in Scale Form
• Tapping with Slides
• Tapping with Legato
• Tapping in Odd Meter
• Tapping Arpeggios
• String Skipping with Tapping
• Outlining Chords
• Tapping Chords
• Tapping Harmonics
• Using Open Strings
• Moving Bass Lines
• Layering & Natural Delay
• From Picking to Tapping
• Negative Space Muting
• Sweeps with Tapping

5/24/12 Cleveland, OH @ Pirates Cove
5/25/12 Ft. Wayne, IN @ Sunset Hall
5/26/12 Howell, MI @ Bledfest
5/27/12 Joliet, IL @ Mojoe’s
5/28/12 Columbus, OH @ Kobo Hall
5/29/12 Pittsburgh, PA @ Smiling Moose
5/30/12 Richmond, VA @ Kingdom
5/31/12 Charleston, SC @ Jimbos
6/1/12 Nashville, TN @ Rocketown
6/2/12 Little Rock, AR @ Dowtown Music
6/3/12 Dallas, TX @ Tomcats
6/4/12 Albuquerque, NM @ El Rey Theatre
6/5/12 Flagstaff, AZ @ Cinnabar
6/6/12 Las Vegas, NV @ Cheyenne Saloon
6/7/12 Fullerton, CA @ Slidebar
6/8/12 Camarillo, CA @ Rock City
6/9/12 San Jose, CA @ Refuge
6/10/12 South Lake Tahoe, CA @ American Legion
6/11/12 Ogden, UT @ Mojo’s
6/12/12 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre
6/13/12 Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room
6/14/12 St Louis, MO @ Foxhole
6/15/12 Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews
6/16/12 St Paul, MN @ Station 4
6/18/12 Austin, TX @ Mohawk
6/19/12 San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
6/20/12 Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s

“We are also proud to announce Mark Michell (Tetrafusion) as our new full time bassist. Jordan decided earlier in the year he no longer wanted to tour full time so we have decided to part ways. We have had great luck having all original members for the past 3 full lengths and over 6 years! We wish him the best and are really excited to see what Mark brings to the band! So far are first rehearsal went great! Mark’s first show with us is April 21st, in Bridgeport CT for Fauxchella Fest at Gallery 305K. We have also uploaded a play through video for our longest and hardest song off “Carving Desert Canyons”, “Giants” to give everyone a taste of Mark’s playing! Make sure to check
that out via our YouTube channel!”  YouTube Channel

“Lastly, I have a new 6 string guitar instructional book, “Chris Letchford’s Guide To Tapping” coming out in a couple weeks. Over 60 exercises dedicated to tapping. It runs through all styles of musical tapping, from layering, string skipping, multi-finger, theory break down, the keys, how to use it, etc… You can see example pages and pre-order through our official online store.”  Online Store

Then memorize it and come hear it as part of our 80 minute set on our headlining tour!
1/31 Los Angeles, CA – Whisky
2/2 Portland, OR – Branx
2/3 Seattle, WA – Studio Seven
2/4 Boise, ID- The Venue
2/5 Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
2/6 Denver, CO – Marquis Theater
2/7 Kansas City, MO – Riot Room
2/8 St Louis, MO – Fubar
2/9 Chicago, IL – Reggies
2/10 Lansing, MI – Macs
2/11 Toronto, ON  - Wreck Room
2/12 Syracuse, NY – Lost Horizon
2/13 Cambridge, MA – TTs The Bear
2/14 Butler, NJ- Architekt Music
2/15 Philadelphia, PA – Barbary
2/16 W. Springfield, VA – Empire (formerly Jaxx)
2/17 Atlanta, GA – The Drunken Unicorn
2/18 Orlando, FL – Will’s Pub
2/19 Pensacola, FL – Handlebar