Riff Tone

Waste

Phish

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarLanguedoc G2

AmpMesa/Boogie Mark III (Simul-Class head, 1980s-90s, black stripe)

PickupsCustom-wound humbuckers (Languedoc G2 stock)

Amp Settings

gain3.5

bass6

mid7

treble6.5

reverb3.5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

compressionRoss (or clone) Ross Compressor (or clone)

Notes

Studio recording, 1996 (Billy Breathes album). Trey Anastasio is known to use his Languedoc G2 with custom-wound humbuckers into a Mesa/Boogie Mark III for clean and edge-of-breakup tones in this era. No direct evidence for pedal use on the 'Waste' riff, but compression is likely always on in his signal chain.

Tone Character(10)

warm and smoothclean and articulateslightly compressedrounded highsrich midrangeopen and airygentle attacksubtle sustaindynamic responsenot overdriven

Difficulty

The riff is based on simple chord shapes and slow tempo, but requires clean, even dynamics and smooth transitions between chords.

Sources

Playing Phish on guitar - Reddit Trey Anastasio Rig | Page 2 | The Gear Page

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