The Reverend Greg Koch Signature Gristlemaster • Wildwood Guitars

As you are walking down a dark, wooded path in the forest, a tall, shadowy figure emerges from the mist and strides toward you. Your pulse quickens. Your breaths become fast and shallow. Though your life doesn't flash before your eyes, the projectionist is warming up the reel. This is the end. The shadowy figure is far too tall and its limbs are too long to be fully human--a Mansquatch, perhaps. It has a weapon of some sort slung over its shoulder, and despite your terror you cannot help but notice its pleasing contours. As the Mansquatch steps out into the moonlight in a clearing, you can make out the sound of...chicken picking? And his weapon is...a Greg Koch Signature Gristlemaster from Reverend Guitars?
You step on a twig, and the Mansquatch looks up from his thunder staff, startled. You have broken his virtuosic reverie. He breaks into a smile. "Why hello there, traveler! I see you've caught a glimpse of my new signature Reverend. I have one important question for you," he says, his voice turning grave. "Can...you dig it?" You give Greg a solemn nod, and the Mansquatch removes his weapon and beckons for you to take it for a spin.
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Brand Reverend
Model Greg Koch Signature Gristlemaster
Finish Color Kochwork Orange
Body Wood Korina
Neck Wood Roasted Maple
Neck Shape Medium Oval
Fingerboard Roasted Maple
Fingerboard Radius 10" to 14" - Compound
Scale Length 25.5"
Frets 22 Medium Jumbo
Pickups Fishman Greg Koch Signature Gristle-Tones
Controls Volume, Tone, 3-Way, Voice Switch
Bridge 3-Saddle Wilkinson Ashtray
Tuners Reverend Pin-Lock

[@michaelstone7514]

Greg is a flicking guitar God. All the little nuances that he squeezes out of the guitar is amazing. He is the definition of the tone is in your hands.

[@theomen826]

Greg really is an amazing player. There are a lot of amazing players out there but I actually get inspired when I watch Greg play. He is so well rounded and versatile in many different styles.

[@benzuckerman]

I think he is the BEST EVER. No one plays with as much wit, humor, and virtuosity.

[@allstopblue5717]

He is absolutely one of a kind. Such a pure joy to watch him play. Honestly.

[@thbk]

Bb king

[@beathermit3876]

Kochwork Orange - I like what you did there :)

[@BenCoombs]

I've been playing Tele's for 30 years and LOVED this guitar when I played one!! Cheers Greg and Ken!!

[@ericcoligado8655]

I got to meet these guys at a Reverend guitar clinic years ago. My neck hurt from looking up all the time. Guys are tall!

[@MisterTee]

Making these a tad bigger for us giant guys is brilliant. Thank you To Reverend for this.

[@JenniferWestwoodMusic]

Killer guitar.. Reverend knocked it out of the park

[@AlexVonCrank]

More of these guys. Even when speaking they are riffing off each other. Great combo of characters!

[@apophispnw5717]

Man - Kochwork Orange is the perfect name for that.

[@seank.2589]

The coolest looking take on a T-Style guitar!

[@sevensongsful]

Super cool ideas and sounds in these guitars

[@iiisaaciiiriv8981]

That orange color is amazing 🤩

[@wannaberockgod9474]

I’d buy this guitar purely for the jokes I could make on a daily basis about getting my Koch out for a play!

[@andreaandthemods3917]

And plug my Koch into my Koch amp. Gawd.

[@joshbabbitt9243]

STILL needing to try out a gristle! This Kochwork orange is lovely good

[@tommynoble3428]

I REALLY wish there was no pickup bezel of the neck pickup. To me, that's the only thing from making that guitar PERFECT. But love Gregory Kochory so damn much I may have to buy one anyway.

[@blairlane1614]

Ah....Fellow Mansquatches. Again you tempt me to the apex of my limits of control. The need to acquire a Gristlemaster is strong with this one. Satin black with maple neck and board, if you would be so kind..! String it up with 11's, a black leather strap of proportions suitable to a mansquatch, and ship it...!! Damn, I gotta get me one of those..!

[@kionihernandez356]

do not tempt me with perilous visions, child. or it WILL be the end of the green....

[@beauwolf5729]

Amazing t- sounding guitar fellas!

[@PedroParamo1984]

Yeeeeeeah!!!!!! Congratulations!!!

[@kindnessmakesushappy]

"It rhymes with chalk.... Damn it." Classic 🤣

[@jasondesjardins7371]

I'm pretty sure there aren't any words to properly convey how awesome this video is.

[@andrewbutcher3391]

Hard to believe I will see Mr Koch in the UK next week....can’t wait!

[@robertlouisstevenson8305]

Beautiful guitar! I dig it

[@Yodarox22]

My next band: Crimson Strumpet

[@ashleyhilliard4971]

Missed opportunity! Should have played "a bit of the old Ludwig van"

[@fatsuperfly]

When can i see em at sweetwater? Im a poor guy with needs of owning this with a 3 payment plan!! Lol seriously been holding off on other tele guitars because of this

[@miscellanyman263]

OMG... Greg Koch (Kalk, rhymes with Chalk) is amazing and sounded so much like Jimi (Hendrix) in the intro, bejesus! Lovin’ the (Joe) Zawinul skullcap, too!

[@loganpearson9206]

Those phrases in start are filthy. Greg is fuckn absolutely sick. Incredible unique feel! He's inspiring

[@lueysixty-six7300]

What a hilarious odd couple!

[@etlifeform]

Awesome! I want one!

[@gerryloughran1676]

Great stuff ...great move ...great Tele ...sweet

[@masallamusica8879]

Ah the Reverend Greg Koch, delivering salvation!

[@robert7387]

I’m 5’8”....tuning out now....

[@Rigg15]

I really like the new headstock shape.

[@sinnertrain7405]

I met Greg once and I certainly am a "diminutive individual" next to him by a long shot!

[@InspiretoVictory]

Nothin better than Greg "The Gristle Missile" Koch wielding his Gristlemaster.

[@richfiryn]

When you open up the case of a Gristlemaster there is an audible "Shpoing" sound that lets you know you have arrived at "Malfunction Junction" turn knobs on amp to 11 and commence............

[@richfiryn]

Greg learned to speak in the manner he does because of hearing and emulating his elders, such as myself. We were being cool before he was born :) @@justinlangley9529

[@tmstracie1]

look at all those glorious Kochs...

[@kcsatchell5202]

Love Reverends...Love Ken...Love Wildwood and their staff...and Greg is ok too....”Gristle On”!

[@jesselawson224]

Griddle gold!!!!! I need a goldtop

[@theyearoftherat]

Blucifer looks killer. I do however thing the neck pickup plastic bit should also come in black. The white looks great on the Blucifer or Pow Yellow finishes but I think black would look better on stuff like the Wow Red and colors in the video. Huge props to Reverend on not attempting to cling onto rosewood like cork sniffers everywhere and embracing pau ferro.

[@IPushHard]

Love it.

[@noonsound4894]

its Greg; The Gristelmaster, The Koch Greg...its wall to wall Koch!!

[@michaelhanby7273]

Just one thing to ask, Greg, you being of the Deuchlander persuasion: why not make your new color reflect that Germanic influence & call it KochWERK Orange? Seriously, your signature axe is the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the epitome of tele-dom, with your signature Gristletone p'ups. Might I also add that the Greg amp totally rounds out the ensemble? It's a probably a good thing you stopped there, otherwise, if there were any more Gristley products, our heads would likely explode from the intensity of your tone... I won't even mention your playing...if I was able to live & play another lifetime or two, I MIGHT be able to get somewhere in the neighborhood of your caliber of expertise.

[@michaelstone7514]

Sensational tone!!! Great playing!!!

[@putimail]

the best looking telecaster in the world.

[@jasonstone8587]

Well impressed with the guitars....look cool sound good...I did read somewhere that these guitars are handbuilt with no use of CNC machines....if that's the case then these are well worth the money.....

[@scopedope8706]

That Intro sounds like you are trying to pass a leftover hot 5 pepper burrito pizza with xtra cheese while you are struggling with internal and external hemorrhoids and suffering with a strangulated hernia. Just Awesome.

[@RickMcCargar]

Comment "failed to post"? I wanted to know the thickness and width of these necks at the 1st and 12 frets. And also for the black one which I think he said in another video was modeled after his '56 tele. Thanks.

[@matthewcollis-long5233]

So that Kochwork Orange Gristlemaster in Ken Haas’ hand there - the one with the dark maple fingerboard and clay dot markers? That’s my guitar right there. Please let me have it back?😘😂❤️

[@leonelbarragan602]

WILDWOOD: Which is more warm sounding, Roasted Maple or Pau Ferro?

[@slimturnpike]

Pau ferro, at least theoretically

[@ResoBridge]

Placing a metal surround around a single coil pickup acts like a shorted turn. Currents are induced in it which generate a magnetic field in opposition to the fluctuating field from the string and this sucks high end presence out of the sound. This effect can be reduced by using less conductive metals, making the plate thinner and most effectively by making a cut through the plate to break the circuit. The bridge pickup on a Tele is affected (and the effect is measurable) but the Tele bridge plate is quite thin and it is made of steel which has a relatively high resistance. The thicker brass or aluminium bridge plates generally don't sound good.

[@somethingbl]

Thanks for the info Terry. I'm thinking about fabricating one myself. What type of metal and thickness would you suggest?

[@kitano0]

After all these years, I've found that if you affect a British accent when saying "Koch", it's much easier to say correctly. You catch some weird looks, but it works!

[@tommydunn1037]

I literally just bought one in "Wow Red". Cant wait to get my paws on that bad boy

[@shelbyguitarmusic]

How do you like it?

[@tommydunn1037]

@@shelbyguitarmusic, I love it. Couldn't be happier with it

[@self4autism333]

I like the look of it, even the neck pickup, it makes me think of Chet Atkins. I was wondering about the pau ferro, does it have enough density to get the spanky party feel.

[@bobaldo2339]

I'm sorry that I missed Greg's ordination! It must have been quite a party!

[@nazmoking3171]

I don't want the guitar but I still enjoyed this discussion☺️

[@bengalvin9932]

GODDAMN GREG IS SUCH A KILLER PLAYER!!!!!

[@herroglop7411]

I would dig a cheaper version with cheaper pickups. Also, since you are using that neck pickup cover, why not have it routed for different pickups with different plastic covers to accomodate those different pickups......this way you can try different flavors of pickups in a easy way, easy on the eye too.

[@paulcowart3174]

Good idea

[@LaminarSound]

Kochwork Orange. He said Kochwork orange. Nice.

[@ThomasJackMoore]

Doesn't B3 do the raised center similar to a Firebird on a T style guitar? I thought that was their thing.

[@larryh.3173]

I think it’s called the Phoenix.

[@j.rozman7016]

..I only wish the frets would be SS and neck quartersawn with "flames".. I dig the orange with rosewood fretboard.

[@buckshotjenkins]

With that binding would love a black model.

[@spyderlogan4992]

Wildwood did have 5 black ones with a little fatter neck profile(Koch custom) but they're gone now(as of 12/9)...as for me, I was able to get one. A little more 'meat' to the neck than the 'standard' Reverend profile for this model. All I can say is that for the money, these guitars are an incredible value...the Fishman/Koch pickup system is fabulous...dead silent, they play like a dream, smooth/fast. Reverend Rules~!

[@scottmoreau3478]

Great guitars but I wonder how long the battery will last in the fishman fluence system? Not in terms of playing time but in terms of overall longevity. Batteries always start to fail.

[@TSK-py2vy]

I'd like to see Greg try out a K-Line Truxton. I have one. Amazing guitars

[@CerealDust-nStuff]

Never heard of those. I definitely want to check one out!

[@austinbaird6311]

Greg should start doing stand up lol

[@donaldmccoy49]

PLEASE kind sirs. I'll take a black Gristlemaster 290 as soon as available....does it HAVE to have the bigsby?

[@scrimmerman]

Ken's the only other guy I've seen that can make a guitar look as small as Greg does.

[@kevdean9967]

Howling Wolf made a guitar look like a ukulele!

[@johnnyx9892]

Whipping out the Big Koch....

[@johnmcevoy3598]

Greg Koch has lost his mind. Good thing, too. It just gets in the way of great playing!

[@rickriccardi4741]

I saw something like that once. I think that they called it a " Telecaster" or something like that.

[@laneonguitar64]

HOLY SHYTE...A GUITAR that FITS ME????????

[@markrodgers2976]

When I hear "Reverend" guitars, I can;t help but think Billy Gibbons just has to be involved !!

[@daw162]

It's probably rev. Jesse Jackson!!

[@LaminarSound]

Anyone know how bad/good the single coil hum is on these guitars? Im super interested. I was thinking of going with an American Performer Tele, but I was going to have to immediately install locking tuners and noiseless pickups on one of those. I cant play regular single coils at my church because of the noise. Something with the wiring and lighting we have.... if these Fishman pups are quiet enough I may have to just go with the Reverend.

[@Noumenon4Idolatry]

Crossing fingers for a lefty.....do they exist?

[@brotendo]

Since the pickups are rechargeable and the charging port is by the input jack, how do you know when it's running low on juice and needs to be recharged again? I'm super interested in this guitar. Also, is the paint nitro or poly of some kind?

[@redjet4810]

Ken Haas! Gristleman!

[@toddflowers8052]

When will they be in stock ?

[@djfedezaza]

Please make this a comic duo! They are even more funny when combined

[@thhunter]

Nice. We covered the song that put his kids through college. I can't actually play one of these though, because I'm like two feet shorter than these guys. It'd be like a midget playing a dreadnought.

[@jjcummings206]

Will it fit in a standard Tele gig bag?

[@freejrs]

Cool headstock! Maybe the best that isn't tele or strat!

[@BillyBongwaters]

Honestly Steve.... after all these years where did you find this guy

[@williamschletzer4516]

Is there some copyright problem that Greg can't say Telecaster? He refers to T style or this body shape. I like his pickups so these are nice guitars. Orange is cool. I have a Strat, S style, with a roasted maple neck and like it.

[@campingcomedian]

Yes, that’s why ever maker except fender doesn’t call theirs a Telecaster. They’re all T-Styles or any other name.

[@infoworks2909]

They are adding new battery powered pick-ups that are a new type of tone control. Guitar players are often chasing sounds of guitarists they loved when first turned on to a sound that moved them. The digital domain has become formidable and "guitar" needs to "go where no man has gone before" - to make it "gone, daddy, gone" to the "hep cats" of today. This is an attempt to mimic a couple different types of traditional Fender Tele pick-up configurations. If you are going to buy a Tele - you could save space with one tele that could do it all with a Gristlemaster- All purpose electric. The cost of Tele style guitars, however keeps falling, and the quality keeps going up, so Reverend guitars have been falling in the resale marketplace. This is a great attempt to add their own quirky style to the mix and inject some extra value into their musical instruments. The color orange is a stand out for this Reverend guitar model. I would accentuate the wood lift on the face of the guitar more, because I think that is a cool feature that was not necessary yet gives a neck through appearance to a bolt on neck design. It also strengthens the part of the body that has the bridge and tailpiece, plus pick-ups and is where the body pocket boot fits the neck heel. This is a beautiful update to a classic design. Lithium batteries will be old school in 2 or 3 years. Newer solid batteries are just now coming into the marketplace - as well as supercapacitors. Lithium batteries wear out after a few years - these others could last an active user 68 years - allowing for longer life in the pickups of this kind. Look at this as a proto-type of new ideas in guitar. The battery is the flaw in the design.

[@9642SM7]

Even after I get my GRistlemaster I still won't be able to grip the guitar as effortlessly as G. Koch with those branch sized fingers. 😔

[@jjcummings206]

Does the larger body mean more weight than a standard tele?

[@johnpandolfino8663]

Got it.....try a DiMarzio tone zone in the bridge.....have it set up that way in my parts telecaster ......same tone at a third of the price.......

[@billbertagnoli4226]

To my ears this sounds pretty loud. How about listing the decibel level You are playing at.

[@self4autism333]

Aaahhhh what is thaaaaaat, a new pick up, oooahhh...........

[@SandboxBullies]

Rad

[@tjnugent62]

Volunteer Orange!

[@JustinR941]

It's pretty close to Tennessee 🍊

[@JustinR941]

Damn I want it!!! But I have 4 kids a wife and a girlfriend ☹️☹️

[@chrislestermusic]

I like the plastic pickup ring better anyway.

[@kcsatchell5202]

“Unobtainium Orange”!!!

[@matthewcollis-long5233]

Beg my pardon. My guitar has a Pau Ferro fingerboard, not dark maple. Just give it back, ok?😆😘

[@Guitaural.]

Is the Reverend stuff US-made yet? They've certainly caught on enough to do it. Bare minimum a US Custom Shop...

[@Wells306]

GuitAural they used to be, but was completely different in terms of design. The fact Reverend is made in Korea is irrelevant. They’d have to charge at least twice as much to be USA made now, which isn’t their style.

[@Guitaural.]

@@Wells306 They used to be Made in USA? Thought they always just QC'ed them over here. Props to Fender/Gibson/Suhr/PRS and the commitment to US manufacturing. I have no problem saving up and paying more...

[@urbanerphoenix5132]

Is Greg going straight into the amp?

[@Dan-gn2xo]

Cork sniffy that's funny

[@1022rebelreddog]

SO WHAT DO THESE SALE FOR ?