Riff Tone

Loving Cup

Phish

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarPaul Languedoc Custom 'Blonde No. 1' (Trey Anastasio signature semi-hollowbody, 2 humbuckers)

AmpMesa/Boogie Mark III (likely Simul-Class head, clean channel)

PickupsLanguedoc custom-wound humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain0

bass6

mid6.5

treble6.5

reverb3.5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, late 1990s (Billy Breathes era, 1996). Guitar and amp confirmed for this era by timeline sources. No direct evidence of pedals or effects for clean riff section; Univibe is mentioned for bridge/solo only.

Tone Character(10)

clear and glassywarm semi-hollow resonancearticulate and dynamicfull-bodied midrangetight low endbright but not harshnatural amp reverbminimal compressiontouch-sensitive responseno audible breakup

Difficulty

The riff requires precise timing and clean chord voicings with dynamic control, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.

Sources

Trey's guitars: A Timeline : r/phish Presets for Trey Tones on HX One? : r/youenjoyguitar

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