
Chewing the Gristle with Greg Koch
Welcome to Season 5! Listen in on Greg Koch's conversations with his guitar-hero friends. Every episode Greg unleashes his fiendish humor and unique perspective as "one of the most famous unknown guitar players in the world", asking his often-famous musical friends the questions that we all want to know the answers to! Each episode is brought to you by Fishman and Wildwood Guitars
Chewing the Gristle with Greg Koch
Tom Quayle
Tom Quayle is an extraordinary musician, improviser, composer, cat,instruction-app entrepreneur, and six-string visionary hailing from Leeds in the UK. A master of legato playing, he has played all over the world giving him acclaim that means he can count Dweezil Zappa, John Petrucci, Brett Garsed, Greg Howe, Andy Timmons, and Tim Miller amongst his many fans. Greg and Tom get into the transatlantic gristle!
3:02 - The latest and greatest from Tom, from video courses, new apps, and lots of guitar
9:07 - Tom’s definition of a “legato” style of playing the guitar, and a few greats to help inspire your ear
18:17 - The importance of alternate picking, and honing in your own personal style of picking
30:30 - Tom’s formal guitar education
36:03 - The importance of a good teacher, and the influence of how music in the family shapes us as players
52:46 - Players who creatively combine jazz and other styles of guitar
60:10 - Buc-ee’s and tacos
Total Length: 65:32