When you love a song enough to learn the chords, words, and melody well enough to perform it, it’s almost like you gain a small degree of ownership over it. You can change the tempo, reharmonize the changes, add a few new licks, embellish the melody, change the key, or even flip the genre entirely. … Continued
NAMM 2015 • Day 2!! With great delight and festive folly we share with you a little teaser of the wonderful footage coming your way from the one and only Greg Koch and the boys at Wildwood Guitars! Watch this video on YouTube Instagram Twitter Facebook Youtube NAMM 2015 • Day 1!! From the … Continued
I just got done recording a “live in the studio” project with the original lineup of my band, Greg Koch and the Tone Controls which features Gary Koehler on drums/vocals, Kevin Mushel on bass/background vocals and myself on guitar/vocals. This power trio first formed in 1990 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and we specialized in administering steadfast … Continued
by Wildwood Guitars Blog Correspondent: Greg Koch People have inquired as to how much I practice. They ask about what I practice and so on. I am always flattered when folks inquire but I’m also a little perplexed. The reason for my confusion is that in my opinion, in order to be at a level of … Continued
Europe Tour Recap #1… I am finally getting around to recapping my Greg Koch Band tour of Europe that consisted of 19 gigs in 21 days and logged in just a hair under 10,000 km or 6213 miles. We trekked across Germany, Austria, Italy then went back up through Germany to Denmark only to go … Continued
Phil Brown is one of the most talented, passionate musicians we have ever come across. And one of the nicest people as well. Phil’s list of musical accomplishments and accolades is almost frightening – and something we certainly respect. But his generous heart overshadows even his biography and discography. A short excerpt from his website … Continued
It’s hard to describe Shem Von Schroeck… one of the most magnificent singers we’ve ever heard, a top notch studio musician as a bassist, drummer, guitarist and arranger/producer. A composer of both pop vocal music and classically inspired scores for film… and believe it or not, a world class opera singer. He is the kind … Continued
On April Fools’ Day this year, we launched a hilarious soundboard of Greg Koch exclamations, catch-phrases and miscellaneous malfeasance. It was devoured with the ferocity of Saruman ripping up the trees from the… well, never mind. It was a hit with our guitar buddies across the world. Now we have expanded the content and added … Continued
