Chris Conte is a guitarist-songwriter from Southern California. Playing for almost 30 years, Chris has worked with numerous musicians primarily in the Los Angeles and Las Vegas areas. His guitar playing style leans towards rock and blues music but has strong influences in jazz and funk. Chris is also a GIT graduate (Guitar Institute of Technology in Hollywood) which gave him invaluable learning experiences from some of the finest musicians in the industry.
Chris is the newest member of Relish joining in January, 2006. He shares their passion for music and enjoys the versatility and talent of this top notch dance band.
Chris uses Music Man (LUKE), Fender (Stratocaster) and Jack Briggs guitars fitted with EMG, John Suhr and Jason Lollar Pickups. Fuchs Amplification is his choice of amplifier as well as numerous pedal board effects including Radial Engineering’s ToneBone British tube preamp, Xotic AC Booster, RC Booster, and BB Preamp, a Keeley Compressor as well as Boss and Line 6 Delays and Vibratos.
If you love all things guitar....check out Chris’ Guitar Gear Enthusiast website!