Sterling Koch is a highly regarded, vital guitarist from Cressona, Pennsylvania (U.S.A.) who describes his style as instrumental contemporary acoustic electric blues, as documented on his latest release, "V.I.H.".  His guitar of choice is a Charvel 625CE. Koch has played guitar since 1975, and openly affirms his career goal, "Continue to make acoustic guitar-based CDs and expand my studio."
When prompted to reveal his preferred effect for the guitar, Koch responded with, "Reverb, nothing beats a great sounding acoustic guitar with a little bit of 'air' behind it," and offered his musicial goals, "To glorify God through the ability He has blessed me with to make music." He would like to someday study fingerpicking ("I am a terrible fingerpicker and am forever amazed by the likes of Phil Keaggy and Chet Atkins"), and is currently listening to Russ Freeman and the Rippingtons, Phil Keaggy and Peter White. His greatest satisfaction? "Playing every Saturday night at my church's Contemporary service. Also hearing from all of the people who have purchased and enjoyed my CD," he states unambiguously.
 Koch notes ongoing and upcoming projects thusly, "Expansion of my studio from 16 to 24 tracks and new board. New CD in the works for release early 2000."
Guitar Nine Records visitors have compared the playing style and/or musical approach of Sterling Koch to guitarists such as Stevie Ray Vaughan and others.
Koch's discography (available here at Guitar Nine Records) includes several solo albums ("In The Spirit", "Acoustic Christmas", "How I Spent My Summer Vacation") and participation on a number of other recordings (V.I.H. "V.I.H.", Victory In Heaven Blues Band "V.I.H. II", Victory In Heaven Blues Band "V.I.H. III: Live - On A Mission From God", Victory In Heaven Blues Band "V.I.H. IV: ...The Mission Continues").
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