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What guitar does Greg Koch play?
Greg Koch has been seen using a Reverend Gristlemaster and a Reverend Eastsider Baritone tuned to C, plugged straight into a Koch The Greg combo with a Lava cable. He has signature Reverend Gristle ST and Gristle 90 guitars and Fishman Fluence Gristle-Tone pickups, with D'Addario NYXL strings.
Where to start with Greg Koch's gear.
What guitars Greg Koch uses: a sourced gear guide
Independent research by truerecs: every item links to the public source it comes from.
Guitars
“The Gristle ST has everything I need to engage in fiendish musical deeds.”
Pickups
“the slice and the sinew without the razor blades on the high end and the flabbiness on the low end”
Amps
Strings, picks and slides
Records that shaped me
“Going from the gut, I would say B.B. King's Live at the Regal would be something every guitar player should listen to.”
About Greg Koch's gear.
What guitar does Greg Koch use?
His 2019 Rig Rundown shows his Reverend Greg Koch Signature Gristlemaster, a Kochwork Orange signature model and a Reverend Pete Anderson Eastsider Baritone tuned down to C. Reverend also makes his Gristle ST and Gristle 90 signature models.
What amp does Greg Koch use?
He has been seen using a Koch The Greg combo, a 50-watt EL34 tube amp with two 10 inch speakers, harmonic vibrato and reverb.
What pickups does Greg Koch use?
Fishman Fluence Greg Koch Signature Series Gristle-Tone pickups, offered for T-style guitars, as P90s and as a single width set.
What pedals does Greg Koch use?
In his 2019 Rig Rundown he ran no effects at all, just a Lava cable from the guitar straight into the amp.
What strings does Greg Koch use?
D'Addario NYXL strings gauged .010 to .046, with Dunlop Primetone III 1.4 mm picks and D'Addario glass slides.
Greg Koch is the Wisconsin blues and roots guitarist known for his Gristle-Tone sound and his work with the Koch Marshall Trio. This guide covers his Reverend signature guitars, Fishman pickups, amp, strings and picks.
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