Greg Koch, the Gristle Man, gave a clinic at the Copenhagen Guitar Show 6. october 2013. He demonstrates his unique techniques playing the chicken picking style.
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@jakestewartmusic10 жыл бұрын
Greg Koch is easily one of my favorite guitarists. His playing is witty and he never seems to run out of ideas! He's got a little bit of everything in his playing!
@ChuloDavidcito5 жыл бұрын
No matter how much of a virtuoso Greg is, it still sounds raw and earthy. Few people pull that off. His hilariousness is a bonus!
@niceillusion110 жыл бұрын
He's one of the best ambassadors for what is (still) good about America (hip, funny people apart from the funky Gov't.)
@douglasriley616710 жыл бұрын
I swear, someday I may build a shrine to Greg Koch. When I hear him play, my jaw drops to the floor and then I laugh out loud with joyful glee. He's unbelievably amazing!
@RickGraham8 жыл бұрын
Absolute BADASSERY!
@OrcsMustDie-tl3dj5 жыл бұрын
No, thats what YOU are!
@gm64905 жыл бұрын
Woah it’s Rick!!!
@russellmusictv44035 жыл бұрын
Greg came in to Guitar Trader in the late 90's to do a clinic. I was a teacher there, and stayed after work to watch him. Was so glad I did! He's the full package of charisma and style and talent.
@shucksful4 жыл бұрын
I’m just now discovering this guy after 30+ years of playing...Very cool dude, and excellent guitarist..My new favorite guitarist! 🎸
@GetHappy2510 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty psyched that I stumbled upon this guy. This is by far the best guitar clinic I've seen on KZfaq. Most of the time guys will just shred without really vocalizing how to do things technique wise. Banjo rolls, the various plucking the string techniques...I've got homework to do after watching this dude. Very inspiring player but his commentary is what really hit the head of the nail for me.
@JamminJim4210 жыл бұрын
Greg is a GREAT guitarist and a funny guy that makes me laugh every time I see anything he does. Yes underrated but WE know about him and we should tell everyone we can about him. THANKS Greg.
@fer665 жыл бұрын
99% is your fingers, 1% gear. Nailed it.
@NicholasStein Жыл бұрын
Thanks for publishing this wonderful clinic. I will be back to play it again and I will check out some of your other clinic recordings.
@stringmanipulator10 жыл бұрын
He's a truly gifted guitarplayer, and I love his sense of humor as well ...I wish I could play half of what he's playing :) thanks for sharing
@craigmaddenmusic34086 жыл бұрын
stringmanipulator practiced, none of it was given, earnt.
@douganderson989710 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting - we love Greg!
@TSK-py2vy6 жыл бұрын
LOVE watching this guy. He's superb entertainment!
@AgimLubonja5 жыл бұрын
" If you want a good tone you got to work for it" Period!
@quasipseudo18 жыл бұрын
Embarrassed that I didn't know who this guy was... he is amazing. This vid was an education.
@cypressdobro87597 жыл бұрын
thats the point sir
@fretkillrfan7 жыл бұрын
The number of wildly talented guitarists on the planet of whom we have never come across or heard of would blow ALL our minds. Keep livin' and listenin'.
@billyjackfreeman92234 жыл бұрын
WOW ,Greg, just gorgeous! Thank you kindly Sir, Cheers!
@ayushmanbhalla87373 жыл бұрын
Greg Koch is a brutally brilliant guitar player and a great instructor too !
@jimadams24739 жыл бұрын
You have always amazed me with the axe. Loved this video. THANKS!!
@kneebitten1 Жыл бұрын
Unbelievable player humble and honest really good teacher, I would love to go to as many of his clinics as possible I feel like I’ve learned a lot of things every time I watch him at his shows amazing guitar player!
@donaldblankenship516310 жыл бұрын
A Master of tone and style. Greg you are unbelievable!
@Sasketchejuana_man5 жыл бұрын
I love how the chorus or tremolo effect makes it sound like an organ
@BOTiTTE4 жыл бұрын
The Pedal should be the Ventilator
@Sasketchejuana_man3 жыл бұрын
I’m aware there’s pedals that do that lol. I think it’s cool that you can get the same sound from harmonic tremolo that’s built into the amp without having to grow $300-$500 into a leslie simulator pedal
@deltafit10 жыл бұрын
The thing about Greg is..he inspires me so much to be a better player. This guy should be up there with the likes of Danny Gatton imho
@woodyoicu81210 жыл бұрын
Glad to see ya still putting it out there Greg. I'm still stoked by your playing after spending the week with you at Fender U 2. I'll never play the same thanks to you, and that's a good thing. Hope to see you out on the road sometime. Randy Albers (The Big Guy).
@earlmergelsberg612710 жыл бұрын
thanks for posting! Greg is such a great player and cool guy
@stephenjames493710 жыл бұрын
Excellent. Some chaps keep their licks to themselves, but Mr Koch is happy to share his, and he'll make you laugh while he does it. Long may he groove.
@boozoochavis75066 жыл бұрын
The greatest guitar player walking ....... you know what I'm saying?! How many times did he say "Do you know what I'm saying"?
@tomcordellmusic9 жыл бұрын
this is the best ive ever heard him play
@stringdoc9 жыл бұрын
Greg Koch is amazing! Wish he would do a clinic in So Cal!
@TheLittleSidekick10 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed his delicious sense of humor. The way he plays is great, too. Intelligent and differentiated.
@Richard_P_James9 жыл бұрын
Like all great talents, he makes it look so easy :-)
@nigelvonshredman10 жыл бұрын
Hey greg, I think it was a superb idea to post this video. I get so much out of watching your clinics on-line and will still come and see you when I can.
@5150vhnd10 жыл бұрын
Love this guy. First saw him doing a Slash Rosso Corsa lp demo...amazing
@SuperReverbious6 жыл бұрын
One knob that says "More?" That's the '57 Fender Champ!
@continentalgentleman677810 жыл бұрын
I want to see this guy live some time, love the great Greg Koch! ^^
@larsgugler566510 жыл бұрын
saw him 4 times at Musik Messe Frankfurt. This dude is awesome and one of the most underrated guitarist ever! He's also very humble and nice. I just love this guy
@desertwolf908010 жыл бұрын
I love the sound of bright strings on my acoustic. I am definitely going to do that process of changing strings one at a time from now on. I can't believe I didn't think of it.
@zenduc9 жыл бұрын
Super fun and incredibly inspiring person Greg Koch ;)
@j_freed4 жыл бұрын
When Malmsteen plays you sort of always know what's coming next. This Greg Koch fellow, only he knows if anybody does.
@quasipseudo12 жыл бұрын
good point, and still love the YJM
@nevermindsleep10 жыл бұрын
"Night Owl Now" at 4:43 is really nice. Love the ventilator.
@NathanSotoGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Love this!
@dariodamato63689 жыл бұрын
Greg Koch you are amazing!
@TCoulter1 Жыл бұрын
Ferocious! Witty as ever. Love Greg
@gametheoryplus10 жыл бұрын
Lest anybody think that social media marketing doesn't work, Greg just sold me a Ventilator in 30 seconds.
@sid35gb Жыл бұрын
That was an hour of my life that will be make me a little better on guitar Nice 👍
@smoovegittar Жыл бұрын
Tone in the hands. Preach it, Greg.
@TheCream14 Жыл бұрын
Best player on the planet. And, a really nice guy!
@jahthunder0110 жыл бұрын
What a character that "lined up and shot" comment was pretty good. Also hes correct about the strings.
@ALtheDoctorWho7 жыл бұрын
I love Greg He is full of Fire Dialing in a amp is a art and they all differ but Greg will dial in right away. Thanks for sharing this enjoyed it very much
@elbarjones48124 жыл бұрын
Amazing guitarist. His steel bends are incredible! -Also a well spoken, excellent instructor - he really breaks his licks down to basics you can understand. (good luck playing them, but trying is the fun of it)
@casimirovivo9 жыл бұрын
Ive been here! awesome day!
@oehoe9 жыл бұрын
Great guy! I liked the way he reviewed the Epi Casino. Love his sense of humour.
@reanimator910 жыл бұрын
thanx for the video !
@gktde987410 жыл бұрын
Awesome !!
@deanhallett206510 жыл бұрын
And that, folks, is how to get a great guitar sound - that and a lot of practice.
Fairly sure that the secret of life is hidden somewhere in this video.
@MarkZabel9 жыл бұрын
Yep, somewhere in between the chicken picking and pick and fingers part ...
@MrMewiskerson8 жыл бұрын
+Convisis I'll just spell it out for ya: Discipline.
@69cohonas8 жыл бұрын
+Ziad Yac much more than just decipline !!
@quasipseudo16 жыл бұрын
Been playing for 20+ years and never heard of that trick... cool.
@krang078 жыл бұрын
killer clinic
@CGCEifel6 жыл бұрын
Seen him with full band @ musicmess FFM couple years ago, pure fun and entertainment. The jokes were real.
@ethanelseth743810 жыл бұрын
This guy IS THE MAN. Had a private lesson with this guy. Great Player!
@yamitanomura10 жыл бұрын
that was really great !
@Adipsia19 жыл бұрын
A wonderful video and so much to learn from it. However the main thing that should be learned is not to get drawn in to drawing-up lists of who's the best guitarist in the world yet again. The likes of Greg, Satch, Vai, Guthrie, Luke, Morse, McLaughlin can all play pretty much any music that you throw at them. When you get even close to their level, inspiration does the talking and their fingers do the walking. They don't go to the bathroom to check size or girth... they're just themselves.
@bulzah9 жыл бұрын
Peter Marshall true
@Adipsia18 жыл бұрын
Peter Marshall I'm just awed by how easily music flows through his fingers. I sense that most of what he says may be pre-prepared, but what he plays flows through fresh... it's either rehearsed or it bypasses his brain altogether, and my belief is that the latter is the case. As a guitarist who's been playing for 30+ years, I watch this and my bottom-jaw hits the floor.
@billholt1746 жыл бұрын
I recently 'discovered' Greg, and at first I thought he was just an asshole. We tend to dislike in others what we dislike about ourselves, interestingly. ; ] Then, after a couple of Wildwood videos, I thought he was a turd who could play pretty well but shows off tough licks at insane speeds a bit too much. Then, after becoming hooked just because he's an undeniable monster of a player and does great gear rundowns of Fender and Gretsch axes, I finally decided that I honestly like the guy. Ha! I have a bizarre sense of humor as well, so I can appreciate his videos now that I've worked out my grievances. ; ] I know nothing of Greg's musical history, but however and to whatever extent he was trained, he serves as a great example -- along with the other luminaries you mentioned -- of the advice given to learn your craft as a musician. When you can play at this level, whether you're almost exclusively a gifted 'by ear' player or you hold a degree in theory and composition, you have the dreaded 'technique' that shortsighted proponents of the 'feel' camp so often malign. The best players have a magical combination of knowing and flowing. The less enjoyable are the rote, sterile-sounding technicians as well as the 'feel' players who struggle to play. Paul Gilbert, among others, has said that mastering the mechanics of your instrument can only help you by making it easier to give life to a musical idea, both compositionally and improvisationally, rather than to be rendered incapable of expressing an idea due to lack of technical knowledge and prowess. If you have 'feel', it will be enhanced by the facility of technical expertise. I believe that Greg is both naturally gifted and rather well-trained, and I think that's why you're "...just awed by how easily music flows through his fingers." I understand completely. Ha!
@anubis133510 жыл бұрын
Amazing. That man is i just dont know....from another planet.
@quezfor8 жыл бұрын
He's a comedian ....love him!
@mikeytows8 жыл бұрын
Check out "Johnny Hiland" if you want more of this….
@dadude77 жыл бұрын
I just keep watching this. What a fucking legend.
@pistoFF2 жыл бұрын
A true master
@spraddr10 жыл бұрын
This whole clinic is great (lot's of great licks to steal here!)--but, man, I am in love with that little improved B3 thang that Greg warms up with (+/- 4:40). Now THAT is some tasty stuff--Greg's pushin' Bill Doggett here! Does anybody know if this tune has a name--and if Greg's recorded it on any of his albums? Better yet, does anybody know if he covers how to play in this style in any of his books or dvds? Thx in advance for any info.
@quasipseudo17 жыл бұрын
Hilarious string-changing chat but so true.
@lottox88072 жыл бұрын
Grandioso!!!!
@rockn4Godman6 жыл бұрын
Sounds good!
@owenbosen42544 жыл бұрын
A zillion likes!!!
@MoeShinola110 жыл бұрын
what's that first tune he does with the leslie sim pedal? I love it!
@user-ou2ew2hi7s10 жыл бұрын
this guy... crazy
@Afurthyclays4 жыл бұрын
Guy’s gotta be at least 6’4”. What an amazing joy just to listen to this guy play! Good bit of wisdom thrown in there, too.
@shanereid16754 жыл бұрын
6'7
@MarkAnthony51507 жыл бұрын
One word Monster just inspirational.
@cypressdobro87597 жыл бұрын
thats 2
@vhollund6 жыл бұрын
Mark Anthony actually i count 5
@sooparticular9 жыл бұрын
Beck Koch the 2 best on the planet
@bingefeller5 жыл бұрын
16.00 for the Bassman settings part.
@RaulSanchez77710 жыл бұрын
that Ventilator sounds soo good
@stevenrozo10 жыл бұрын
I can't seem to find that first song he plays anywhere. He describes it another video as one of his old tunes called dirty ol bee or old dirty bee. Anybody out there know where I can find it? Greg!?
@nicholaswoolfenden52546 жыл бұрын
Very generous spirit. Thanks for sharing. Gatton Tele p/ups if I'm not mistaken.
@kimhansen63845 жыл бұрын
You should listen to what the man says.
@2691murc10 жыл бұрын
Fantastic. Very much in the style of Danny Gatton
@calvinlewis197910 жыл бұрын
Awesone
@TheStrataminor7 жыл бұрын
Did Greg play a section from 'I am going home in a Helicopter"?...wow! I can watch this guy and not pick up a guitar at all...lol!
@huntertay11255 жыл бұрын
what is the name of the song he played at the beginning? which one of his albums is it from?
@kevinkiso4579Ай бұрын
I got turned on to Albert Lee from the "Green Bullfrog" album; with Ritchie Blackmore, Albert Lee, Ian Paice, Chas Hodges, Tony Ashton & Big Jim Sullivan... I was about ten years old when i got that album, as well as the "Super Sessions" album w/ Michael Bloomfield. The John Mayall's Bluesbreakers "Beano" album simply to learn Hideaway.
@antman28262 жыл бұрын
What is the name of that tune he’s playing at 4:30?? I’d love to learn how to play it.
@Prokop_P.10 жыл бұрын
What is effect like an organ Hammond ?
@maurizioita864 жыл бұрын
yeah, who knows?
@music_works4 жыл бұрын
@@maurizioita86 mini neo ventilator ii
@Sutich7 жыл бұрын
It seems like players like Greg just have every right note at their disposal all the time.
@MilesBellas5 жыл бұрын
Ray Gerold pickups. Ray Gerold Bourbon TN Deluxe 2 Pickup Set - price 494,- EUR with cover Ray Gerold Bourbon CA Deluxe Set - price 669,- EUR with cover
@Stratblooz10 жыл бұрын
Great player and funny as hell :D
@mattlarsonguitar37618 жыл бұрын
this guy is fucking awesome....
@deathlesshorsie10 жыл бұрын
Greg Koch rules
@dacrowster10 жыл бұрын
You rock man :)
@gregbear1237 жыл бұрын
is 22:02 any song in particular or is he just improvising a Jazz blues turnaround? love it.