![]() ![]() This one just happened to fall into the OMG category for us, and we were lucky enough to garner one of the THREE of these that will ever be built! That’s right, folks: these are in the super-rare category, but we hope you enjoy our attempt at playing some Phish tunes through it as much as we love playing them. Ours also features a pickup set from our friends in Boise at Porter Pickups, makers of both fine pups and a new, incredible line of guitars as well (go check both of these companies out, won’t you?).įarm Pedals takes no shortcuts, with their handmade builds, hand-painted enclosures and attention to detail, you know you’re getting a quality pedal. This can be directly correlated with his hollowbody Languedoc guitars, and for the demo below, we used a fantastic Phred Instruments Dockstar, similar to the ‘Docs, but with its own unique sound and flavor. The signal chain goes TS9 – TS808 – Ross, like Trey’s, with the compressor keeping all the dirt levels in the right spot. The Compressor portion features 2 knobs, V (Volume) and S (Sustain) – Trey‘s typical settings for these parameters have typically both been set right around the 11:00 mark, but are still fun to experiment and toy with, to dial in the best sound for your personal rig. ![]() Each of these gain stages can be tweaked via internal trim pots, to adjust overall Tone and Gain to taste. The M knob does the same thing, only with extra dirt on tap, for a more powerful sounding overdrive. The L is the TS9, with Trey’s classic mods that increase the low end and smooth out the Tone just a bit. The two Tube Screamers have always been set with one featuring Less gain and one featuring More gain, hence the L and M stamps on these respective knobs. ![]() The Farmhouse from Farm Pedals brings together the Ross and Tube Screamer circuits: three pedals in one, to mix and match as you see fit, and closely embody a tone that has delighted phans for over 35 years….įor the Farmhouse, a modded TS9, a modded TS808 and a modded Ross Compressor were built, all based off of their original schematics. From his use of the famed grey Ross Compressor at various stages of Phish’s career, to his consistent use of different variations of Tube Screamers, his tonality and superb sustain give him an unmistakeable and easily recognizable sound, one that many of us have been trying for years to replicate. For those of you who don’t know (or don’t care), Trey has been a HUGE guitar influence on us for almost 3 decades, and today’s pedal encompasses some of the best aspects of his tone. Looking for pickups that will get me in the ballpark of his tone but don't have to be spot on. I don't regret my purchase.Trey Anastasio. I have Phred Dockstar on the way and want to swap out the pickups. However, Phred guitars take the time to gut and rewire, put in quality pickups, quality bridges and tuning hardware, and string and fix the action to make them feel and sound like PRO guitars. The Dockstar.not my cup of tea.just great pr0n!!įun story aside, Phred guitars are relatively cheap guitars imported from China if I am not mistaken. Such a cool experience, GREAT show, and I bought a Phred Tella within a week with the exact same upgrades as DJ. He talked to me a bit despite being in a hurry to tear down his rig and shook my hand and thanked me dearly for coming to the show and for being a fan. He told me it was his signature model, the Phred Tella. I approached him after the show and asked him what his guitar was since he used to play a 335 as he was tearing his rig down. I saw them again a couple years later and he was playing the Phred Tella. Fun Story, I saw Karl Denson's Tiny Universe play several years ago and DJ Williams was playing a Gibson 335. I would say that the Tella has earned its way into my lineup. ![]()
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