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Agreed

I feel much as you do. He said in an interview that that is how he did it. He would hear something he liked and worked to include it in his vocabulary. So that is what I am doing. I get one thing from Greg like the opening riff from this tune. Then I grab one of those pull bends on the A string from Chris Buck. Then I steal the opening Garcia riff from Mississippi Half Step. Then find a riff from Charlie Parker. Fit them into to whatever you are working on now. Suddenly you hear things in a different way. Don’t give up. I know you can become yourself.

Shenanigans aside a moment, this is a truly amazing performance. So glad I was fortunate enough, by quirk of scheduling, to see the KMT twice this year in different venues.

@@lordstanley34 I saw the band all 4 times on the January Southern California visit. I finally got to record this the final session on my new video camera. My objective was to record Greg's performance as closely as possible. As a guitarist, I want to see the guitar performance. Toby and Dylan are great. The band is tighter than... However, I wanted to record all the guitar madness.

@@NicholasStein job well done, this is one of those moments where Greg was hitting on all cylinders - it would have been great to see live, but much obliged for the post here.

very correct, no doubt Greg is an exceptional player, but, yup the but thing...this piece is not demanding virtuosity nor complex solidians, And thanks for saying it @flyjuice9140, but many covers can't seem to get a grip on the emotion, the humility, the nuances, the pain and the triumph rolled as one. Closest i heard was Gary Clarke in the tribute for... yah, there was some tear or 2 on his guitar there. Heartfelt. Just my 2 cents.

Well there was, and will only ever be, one Jeff Beck. Saw him a dozen or so times from 1976 through 2021 in various places. Jeff Beck is hands down my favorite guitar player and by a very long shot. No one ever pushed the boundaries like Jeff. He never stagnated, always found something new and exciting to say with his guitar.

I do not care for that leslie pedal either. I do not think it captures the nuance of a real leslie.

I agree. I am in gear lust for one. Here is the specs on the Gristlemaster. reverendguitars.com/guitars/greg-koch-signature-gristlemaster/

@@NicholasStein thanks this is awesome,doing a Tele build right now, hope to copy the electronics.

@@2dazetake reverend sells the Greg Koch pickups. The rig includes the whole assembly. Check their website. Good luck with your build.

Glad you enjoyed it

As a fan I am happy to be able see him in that intimate kind of venue. They do not seem to mind my taking a video either. I agree that most mass music in the 21st century is pretty bland. However I am old enough to remember that commercial music was pretty awful even back in the 1970s; which is regarded as a peak for rock and roll. I blame auto tune and quantization.

And no whammy bar.

I agreel

Well, he owns A tele. This green one is mine. I lent it to him, to get his thoughts on a new pickup combination I thought up. He said it was ok - not as much of an endorsement as I had hoped for. C’est la vie, eh?

You got that right! This was his opening tune on the January tour.

Someone else asked if that was Michael Leisure on the rail. I do not know him so I could not confirm.

Which one? You can check my channel for the rest of the Greg Koch videos. I have not posted the Blues show from last Sunday yet. Editing was a bit tricky. I will let you know when they are available.

Couldn't agree more!

Take a look at this lesson. th-cam.com/video/GtsL7Njjj2g/w-d-xo.html&pp=ygUZZ3JlZyBrb2NoIHBpbmNoIGhhcm1vbmljcw%3D%3D

Haha, you're in for a treat if you decide to learn how good this fellow is. 😊 Best to you & enjoy.

Well, now you know. 😉

Yes. Here is how he does it. th-cam.com/video/GtsL7Njjj2g/w-d-xo.html Have fun. Nick

I also recommend this video for his explanation of chicken picken and Travis Picking. th-cam.com/video/Y_SlPtbsnSI/w-d-xo.html

@@NicholasStein Wow you read my mind thx! Now one more mystery you think JB did it with his fingers without pick on the record?

@@frabber321 I started with why GK can do it without a whammy bar. ICBW but I think Blow By Blow was recorded with a Tele with no whammy and a pick. JB has always used his fingers even with the yardbirds an switched to using his thumb more over time. He still used a pick from time to time. Wes Montgomery used his thumb. Most flamenco players use their hands instead of a pick. In my own playing I have been using fingers more and more. But I still use a pick. It’s the sound, not the technique. JB had the sound. GK has the sound. It’s all good.

@@NicholasStein thank you so much!