
Chewing the Gristle with Greg Koch
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
Doyle Dykes
Greg welcomes the mighty Doyle Dykes, one of the contemporary masters of fingerstyle guitar, the nicest guy in the world, a great storyteller, and of course, a frightening guitar player. They talk thumb picks, hot licks, and the glory of gear!
1:46 - That time in Hollywood that Dolye inspired Greg to learn how to self-accompany as a guitar player, and how it’s beneficial for songwriting, performance, etc
9:50 - Doyle’s induction into the Thumb Picker’s Hall of Fame
11:47 - Doyle’s book “The Lights of Marfa”, and what it was like recording an Audio Book
13:31 - How Doyle approves various level of preparedness in performing his library of (difficult) guitar music, the legend of Merle Travis, and a bit of playing on Doyle’s old Martin
29:45 - Celebrating the music of the Washington D.C. area, and more stories about Doyle’s inspiring musical circle
34:15 - Experimenting with different picking styles, and thoughts on the use of a thumb pick
37:52 - Some of Doyle’s guilty pleasures (bands, artists, etc)
42:28 - Doyle’s favorite owned gear
46:42 - How Doyle’s been spending his time during COVID
Total Length: 54:26