Greg's Pick: The Fender Custom Shop Telecaster Shootout
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- Have you ever wondered what Greg Koch thinks when picking out a guitar for himself? In this week's episode of Greg's Pick, Greg plays through a few delicious Telecasters from the Fender Custom Shop -- a Dealer Select Wildwood "10" 1955 Telecaster Heavy Relic, a Dealer Select Wildwood "10" 1951 Nocaster Heavy Relic, a Dealer Select Wildwood "10" 1962 Custom Telecaster Relic, and a Dealer Select Wildwood "10" 1961 Telecaster Relic. Which will he choose??
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It's always a treat watching Greg playing Telecasters.
They sound really good.
Telecaster tales from the Wildwood tone closet, I like it!
Nocaster 51 , the best tone for my taste by far ! Simply Perfect !!! Thks for this Telefest !
What a fucking outstanding player.
Yes sir...Greg is a monster.
I don't know what sex has to do with it. I would just say he's an outstanding player.
Charles Seper sex? and guitar?you don't know? tis a shame
The videos you made from the Wildwood 'tone closet' were so cool. I wish that you would make some more.
From an atheist, I want to hear the guitars range not some guy showing off.
Those are some amazing guitars.
The Telecaster is still the king of guitars.
I agree. It has become my favorite of all time.
I'm digging the snappy rhythmic element to the green one. They all sound fantastic.
I like the sparkle '55 the best; that glassiness sounds sublime.
I super love that 1955 Green sparkle.And so did Greg. You can hear it in his playing when he finds one he likes. He owns a fiesta red 55 CS Tele
Definitely the green one and the 4th black one have the most pleasant all around balanced tone.
Green 55.
Nocaster.
62 Burst.
Love that low pickup, tone of the 55. The bigger the neck, the bigger the tone on fenders.
I want to thank Wildwood Guitars for keeping this Wisconsinite gainfully employed and, at the same time keeping me gainfully entertained. Thank You.
buddy lobos fender as well, he does guitar shows all year round, and hal Leonard guitar instructional books ,dvds etc.
Nice playing Greg.
HOW could someone be so good at guitar?
Just look at his fingers. And pay attention to BOTH hands. His smarts help but his reach and dexterity are to kill for.
practice
Being driven is the key, methinks.
Incredible talent.
Practice, Practice , Practice
The '51 nocaster is by far the best sounding. Has that punchiness without being overwhelming, and just the right amount of glass.
You're right !
Fender Custom Shop guitars are the gold standard of guitars.
Love to see him play a Squier CV Telecaster...just to see what he had to say, and to see him play a guitar that most of us could afford. Of course, I could watch him play anything all day.
Could listen to you all day sir, no matter what guitar you play.
No can play a Telecaster like Greg Koch can.
i was surprized at the end he picked the one he did. It looked like he was getting the most out of the `barf green` one. Maybe it was the lower action he mentioned made him play a little faster and more slippery. He made em all sound great as far as that goes.
Met this man last year, what an honour. True gentleman, true talent. Amazing human being. Amazing inspiration.
Spacemutha over here? or over there? just wondering
You’ve got a great guitar shop. Those Telecasters sound great.
A masterclass of the highest quality!
62 Custom tele for me. Crazy good video and great playing, Tone to die for.
I like the green one...has loads of spank...they all sound great with Greg playing them.
I hav a 59' Custom shop tele relic. LOVE it!
To my ears, the 51 Nocaster is the clear winner and seems to fit perfectly to Greg Koch's playing style. His playing even seems to have more kick, if that's possible, when he's playing that one. Maybe just the more focused sound that he describes. The question is: What pickups are in there? I've seen some Nocasters with Nocaster pickups, while many others have twisted tele pickups and others with a mix. Nothing about what pickups are in that one? Also, he mentioned action affecting tone, but also pickup height relative to the strings will impact tone among other things too long to list. As far as tone wood on a solid body guitar is concerned though: I'm with Scott Grove on that one.
Love love love these caparison thingys, more more more please.
Utterly outstanding playing and tone, Greg!
'51 Nocaster steals this one.
No caster everytime , come on its the perfect twangy guitar of all time
@@imannonymous7707 Also the '61 shines in this video, but I still love my '51 Nocaster NOS more! ;)
me too
Wow the green one is really sounding awesome!! 👍
Great video. It would be nice to see Greg make some more videos like this.
Love the Tone Closet Shootouts!!
This is what you sound like when you have been sleeping with your telecaster since the age of thirteen. Just amazing.
I thought for sure he was going to go for the 55, but I see why he made the decision. I liked Greg on that 55 the most in my opinion. Killer playing as always!!
As soon as you picked up the 62, to me it sounded like it had a better tone and fuller. Glad to hear you agreed with my ears at the end Greg ; )
I agree, Greg. While the Nocaster was awesome, the ‘62 wrapped the best package! Great playing!
The 62 seemed to make you play a little bit more focused and blues orientated. It sounded fantastic, my pick too.
Tele's are the best....So percussive sound.....and great playing!
In every Coch playing video, he does sompthin amazing, like this lick at 2:26
the rake...
LOVE my GO-TO guitar Wildwood "10" Custom shop '51 Nocaster......and didn't need Kochery to help (Troy handled everything amazingly)
Amazing playing 💫
damn Mr Koch you are one sick and gnarly telemaster
I'd like to know if Greg thinks the different "tone woods" in the guitar affect the sound of the guitar, when it is amplified like this. Does he feel or hear the difference between the rosewood and the maple fretboards ? I'm interested to hear what Greg has to say about this, because I trust his judgement.
Great "...casters" but even greater licks!!! Outstanding licks which underlined every tone character of each guitar! Great Greg!
I kindly agree although I love the black one too
I have decided that after watching 100 of his videos, he is the perfect physical specimen for guitar playing: his hands are the perfect size and fingers the perfect length - neither too big nor too small.
Geeze put him on toothbrush then
I agree with most the Green sounded the best. If you are going for a Tele tone the green is the top gun. However, I dont think i would select, the second best is the "62" Gregs pick. I like the way it looks and more versatile in the mix.
Next time I'll buy a guitar, I will take Greg with me.
Just give $20k and see what he comes back with:-)
@@tomjones2348 :D
I bought a nocaster because Mike Campbell was playing one. It is still the one I grab first. Julian Lage does his deep down the Jazz path. Then this guy Koch reinvents it with his Reverend with his Fishman pups. I’am too attached to go there. I do have one with a Lollar mini in the neck. Still you can’t stray far from this formula for long.
What’s with the thumbs down? Absurd. Great process, Greg.
Very tasty rhythm chops. Well done.
It's the nocaster for me
same here....
reffoelcnu alouncelal yeah, thought so, too. but I admit I also liked the black one...
yep its an all rounder with loads of bottom end...cool
Nocaster for me as well
I guess I'll go plink around on my new Tele Elite, only with v-mods instead of the noiseless. ( sigh ) The sparkly green was the one.
This demo format with a number of guitars at once is really nice
I'm digging the sounds of that green one. Can I order a set of those pickups?
Just like I wrote it, man. Every word expressed exactly what I thought about each guitar and each pickup. And I, also, would have picked the '62. Too much scooped mids on the others being my primary issue but it also looks the prettiest to me. My own Tele is a 2017 '59 NAMM Ltd (Not Lotto) JRN, Olympic with nice reliced cracking but no major relicing showing and a AAA Brazilian RW board. HW Twisted Neck and HW OBG Bridge.
The best comparison video ever! Greg does it all!!!!
I'd really like to have a Fender Custom Shop Telecaster that Greg played in a Wildwood video. Owning a guitar played by a virtuoso like Greg would be really special.
I liked the Nocaster
The green sparkle sounded to me like the definition of a telecaster, but i see why you would pick a more "allround in the middle of the road" kind of tone for crossing different genre like rock, blues, jazz and country. cool stuff
Do some instructional videos. Love your playing. I DIG IT!!!
Go to Greg's, website. He has some.
Immediately I thought the custom sounded best even before the end of the video. Fuller & still has that glassy top end.
Yep. The 51 does it for me
Could listen to Greg play all day....whatever guitar he has in his lap.
Best Tele demo ever.....really!
sparkle green! i can dig it!
Same I can get more bottom end with a closed back 4×12 And my 62 blond bassman....but that killer glassy spank from that sparkle green tele....but I'm a strat guy
Puke green or the no caster followed by black. Sunburst not for me
Damn !! Greg always amazes me ! What a guitar player !
nocaster!!
Balanced and got a wide range.
So sweet!
Best Telly Soundcheck ever!!!
Jeez! Play guitar much...
Mastered.
Love all you do Greg
I will take the surf green one, it sounds glorious
very nice
the barf green one sounded best.
Sunshine Winter Fuck yeah it did. The underwound pickups had so much character.
+Dweebenheim the all have underwood pickups
Agree
Barf Green?...I don't know what you've been eating.
For funk...?
I really like how Greg adjusts his playing to the sound character of each guitar.
Amazing playing, amazing guitars! Thanks for the demo
Please more of these shopping with Greg comparison videos please!! Love this and the les paul one
I'm glad Greg talks a bit between mini-performances.
It gives me a chance to catch my breath and uncross eyes.
Greg takes a bunch of us flyin' when he does his thang.
texas pickups would be the hammer and nails section for a good clear loud tune.
62 custom all the way. Great all around sounding guitar.
Nocaster all day the 62 sounds more like a strat being played in the bridge position!😊
that green one tho... oooh yeah poppy twangy glassy tele
Your plating is amazing.
They all sound great! My favorite guitar is a telecaster.
Beautiful soloing!!
Some of the best feel I've seen.
The 62 custom with a big neck . "Killin me bro" !!! One day man
hey Greg. you don't exist! lol. man your style is impressionable, wow you should be the most famous guitarist in the word!! the way that you pick the strings, make the guitar scream, no words for describe your playability. congratulations Greg I always watch your videos...
back about the guitars, in my opinion the 55 was the best one
I like that tele with the binding
Wow! Your almost good enough to go to Nashville!
I agree on the sunburst - soulful
This is one of the best demos Greg. Loved the format.
Greg has such monster chops that I had to slow this down!
So the '51 Nocaster has a smaller '52 neck profile and the '62 Custom has a neck that feels like a larger '51 U? Confusing.
I think the '62 had the most balanced tone so I can totally understand Greg's reasoning, but I have to confess that I do prefer the look of a Nocaster. I'm just not a fan of rosewood boards.
AGREED IT AINT A TELE IF IT GOT A DARK BOARD.
Yes, I thought the 60's neck generally tended to be slimmer than the beefy 50's necks.
But these custom shop models are built to the specs of the dealer's shop orders, so there will be some variations to exacting neck sizes.
Got dam some tasty chops. Came for a review, stayed for the riffs.
I find myself chuckling at how good you play those sweet Teles!
My fav is definitely the Nocaster "51.