Gregg Koval.com's Guitars

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Pedals
Who doesn't love effects? Everyone should. Not that I'm endorsed by BOSS but I love the pedals. If they're good enough for Prince then that's good enough for me. (L-R): DD3 Digital Delay I used to think this was hard on batteries until I got the Harmonist pedal. It's a great pedal. DS-1 Distortion Everyone has probably at least had one of these. I can't find anything better. Built like a tank, each one will last approximately 20 years. AW-2 Auto Wah I picked this up on a whim and I'm glad I did. These will never replace a wah but it's a neat sound on its own. OC-2 Octave Ah, the Riff Master. That's what I call it anyways. I never thought I'd use it that much but I can't live without it. HR-2 Harmonist Want to drain a battery in under 3 hours? Use this pedal. Other than that, it's fine and fun. Not shown: CS-3 Compressor/Sustainer I only use it at home when recording, mainly for the bass. I love it.
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Maestro Phaser O, how I love thee. There is no better phaser on the planet compared to a Maestro phaser. Now it may be noisy but I still recommend putting this before the Distortion pedal.	Vox Clyde McCoy Wah These are the best wahs. But no matter what wah you buy, they never last too long. Unfortunately I'm using a Dunlop Jimi Hendrix Wah at the moment. Those are good if you like RF.	Dunlop Rotovibe I get in these paranoid moments where I don't want to take certain things out on the weekends. I bought this to replace the Phaser. It doesn't sound anything like a rotating speaker but it is an excellent chorus pedal.	Heil Sound Talk Box I still say this was the best $200 I have ever spent on anything. Guaranteed to turn heads.
Amplifiers
Well, when I get some pictures of them I'll put them up. What I do use is: at home, a sliver face Fender Vibro Champ out playing, a Fender Deluxe (I think it's a Hot Rod Deluxe - late 90s) still at my parents' house, a black face Fender Super Twin (no reverb but graphic EQ)
Recording Machines
In early 2007, after coming to grips that the heads on the old 414 were wearing out, I himmed and hawwed about what to get next for recording. Since using my PC wasn't an option (principle) and cassettes were starting to be annoyingly hard to find - especially the chrome ones, I knew I had to go digital. At the time there were 4-tracks, 8-tracks (which I almost went for) and what I ended up getting, a 24-track Tascam 2488 PortaStudio. And I love it. The clincher was the price tag. Since the Tascam 2488 mrk2s just came out, I picked up mine for $750 (about half price). Not bad since my old cassette 414 was still $600-something. It changed my life. Actually, that's not too far-fetched. And still continuing on from the 4-track tradition, each one gets better and better. Since I got it, I ended up with Hits The Spot, On Ice, Drives It Home and Blind Date as well as an unfinished re-recording of Freshly Squeezed, me doing Deep Purple covers "acoustic" and the latest that I'm working on at the time of writing. I use it quite a bit.
When I first started this website almost 10 years ago, I only had a 4-track Tascam PortaStudio 414 (see right). I loved that thing (it's been since retired) and it's been good to me. And honestly, after having the 24-track over the last couple of years, I don't know why I stuck with 4-tracking for so long. Anyways, I'm not embarrassed by the songs or the CDs; they're actually quite fun in spots. The reason I had them made into CDs was basically to legally own my songs. Yup. And if I didn't think they had their own little merits then I wouldn't be selling them.
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