Greg Koch

Greg Koch's Tone is most well defined by his early 90's Fender Vibrolux. This Fender amplifier reissue is one of the hardest to find due to limmited production, but a few pop up for sale occasionaly on the internet. Greg's Vibrolux is the standard Vibrolux curcit, however this particular model did not have bright switches on the front pannel. The exterior load-out included two 10-inch speakers and a blonde tolex finish. Greg Can be seen at the link provided using his Vibrolux in a demo video for Jam Pedals.

According to Maxon's website, Koch uses the Maxon OD808 overdrive pedal.

In this picture you can see Greg playing a Fender Stratocaster with a sunburst finish on stage

In this picture you can see a Fender Mustang I V.2 20 Watt DSP Combo Amp behind Greg

According to Greg's own website found at: http://www.gregkoch.com/gristle-arsenal.html Greg says that...

This succulent Morsel of the Night, is the Tele I have been seen lurking around the world with since the summer of '15. It is a Fender Custom Shop, Wildwood 10, '55 Tele outfitted with my new, Fishman Fluence Gristle-Tone pickups. Like all Wildwood 10's it has a 10" radius and 6105 frets on a quarter sawn, maple neck. This guitar's body is made out of very light swamp ash and the color is faded Fiesta Red. It screams like a banshee in heat...Dig it!!!

Greg Koch's First signature Guitar with Fender was done in a limmited run of 40. This limmited run included Greg Koch's Signature "Gristlecaster". (The Strat version and the Tele version share the same name) The link provided shows an article interview with Greg talking about his 'Gristlecaster" and what its specs are.

In this picture you can see Greg playing a Fender Telecaster on stage

Greg is seen here playing a Gibson ES 335 with his band. He has commented on owning one at other times.

In this video, Greg demos fishman strat pickups. He uses this pickup set in his strat or single coil type guitars

In this picture you can see Greg playing a Fender Thinline Telecaster with a natural finish

In this picture you can see Greg playing a Gibson Les Paul Standard Electric Guitar

In this picture you can see Greg playing a Gibson SJ-200 Bob Dylan Players Ed.

At The Copenhagen Guitar Show 2016, Greg Koch is seen using the T. Jaurnig Gristle King overdrive pedal, a staple in his setup known for its "Triple Gristle" reincarnation as of 2017.

In an article on Guitar.com titled "Greg Koch - Rhymes with Chalk," Greg Koch is mentioned as having previously used the Fulltone Full-Drive2 Mosfet, among other Fulltone pedals.

Greg has been using his own signature "Gristle" Pedals for many years. This Pedal includes a clean boost, fuzz, and of course the iconic Gristle Overdrive tone that we all know and love from Greg's Albums. These Pedals and former versions of Gregs "Gristle" Line-up are available for pruchase at Greg's official website located at: http://www.gregkoch.com/store/p49/Triple_Gristle_Pedal.html

In the earlier days of the Tone Controls Greg used a Fender Super Reverb. He can often be seen sswitching between a blackface and silverface version of the amplifier. The Super Reverb Includer a Normal and Vibrato Channel, Bright Switches, Spring Revrb, and Tremolo. The exterior loadout includer four 10" Speakers and a black tolex finish. Greg can be seen in the video link live at the Mountian Troll playing through a Fender Blackface Super Reverb.

Greg Koch has been working with Fret King Guitars in order to manufacture Greg's own Signature Telecaster. Although as of currently (2018) the guitar has not yet been released and Greg is the owner of the current prototype. The Guitar will come in a Sonic Blue finish and it will also be loaded with Greg's signature Fluence Pickups. In the Link provided Greg can be seen playing his Fret King telecaster prototype live.

In this video for Premier Guitar Greg talks about his Gristlemaster signature guitar made by Reverend

Greg Koch is known for using a '57 Fender Telecaster, as showcased in a video by Wildwood Guitars during NAMM 2013. This guitar features a Swamp Ash body, a custom '56 V-shaped flame maple neck, and a distinctive "mother of toilet seat" pickguard. It is equipped with Fender Abigail Ybarra-wound pickups, although a Duncan humbucker was installed at one point. The guitar includes a push-pull bottom tone control for a unique bridge and neck pickup combination and middle tone control for out-of-phase settings, reminiscent of Albert King's tone. Additional specs include an American Standard bridge with a resistor cap mod on the volume control, 22 jumbo frets with a 9.50" radius, Sperzel locking tuners, and gold hardware.

Greg Koch has signature pickups with Fishman

Greg Koch rcently released his new signature Koch amplifier as of earlier this year (2018). The Amp is an all tube guitar combo amplifier with built in Spring Reverb, OTS circut, Tremolo, and early 60's brown era Fender Harmonic Vibrato. The Amp also Includes a Clean Channel (With Boost) and an OD Channel (With Boost). The Speaker layout includes two 10-inch speakers (Vibrolux style). The Amps are available for purchase at the official Koch Amps webite found at: http://www.koch-amps.com/guitar_combo_thegreg.html

In this demo for guitar center Greg uses a pair of fishman classic humbuckers. He states that he uses these pickups in alot of his humbucker guitars

Greg Koch uses a Reverend Eastsider T, featuring his signature Fishman pickups. A signature model inspired by this guitar is currently in development.

This is Greg Koch's promotional video of his signature pickups.

The T-Rex Engineering Gristle King, a signature pedal designed by Tim Jauernig for Greg Koch, is confirmed to be used by Koch as discussed in a video by T-Rex Effects on YouTube. In the video titled "Greg Koch about the Gristle pedals," Greg Koch himself recounts the story behind the Gristle pedals.

In a Facebook post dated July 13, 2023, Greg Koch's pedalboard features the latest Fishman T. Jauernig Gristle King III, as shown in a photo captioned "Let’s go Idaho…tonight at the Idaho Botanical Garden Outlaw Stage…fiendish musical activities will be done. What? I’m keeping the @kochamps low tonight…the back of my calves requested a deep tissue massage @idahobotanicalgarden"

Greg Koch uses the JAM Pedals Koch Ness Monster Supreme, an analog multi-effect pedal specifically created for him, as confirmed by a YouTube video from JAM Pedals. The pedal, which incorporates Greg's signature Gristle King Overdrive and other custom features, is designed to meet his diverse musical needs in both live and studio settings.

In a YouTube video titled "Greg Koch clinic at Copenhagen Guitar Show 2013," Greg Koch mentions at 4:13 that he is using "a little Super Sonic," confirming his use of the Fender Super-Sonic 22 Combo. The video is provided by wideseen.

In a YouTube video titled "Greg Koch clinic at Copenhagen Guitar Show 2013," Greg Koch confirms at 2:30 that he purchased a "Fender American Deluxe Ash Telecaster" to use during his tours. This statement serves as proof of his use of this specific guitar model.

In a YouTube video by That Pedal Show titled "Greg Koch - Not So Slight Return! [JAM Koch Ness Monster, New S-Shaped Reverend & More]," Greg Koch mentions at 15:30 that he has been using the Tone King Royalist MKIII 2-Channel 40-Watt 1x12" Guitar Combo.