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Rob Instigator · 06.09.2007, 05:27 PM

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Anastasio has employed the services of his friend and audio technician Paul Languedoc (Phish's soundman from 1986 - 2004) throughout his career. The highly resonant hollowbody electric guitars built by Languedoc for Anastasio, his Ibanez Tube Screamers, and Ross Compressors are key to his signature tone. Trey has three custom Languedoc hollowbody electric guitars:

"Old Reliable" is a white/light blonde colored hollowbody that debuted in 1987. The body was made from a combination of spruce and walnut. It was Trey's main guitar until 1990, and backup until 1996.
The second Languedoc hollowbody is a blonde padauk. The headstock inlay featuring Trey's dog Marley was slightly larger than on old reliable. This guitar was Trey's main guitar from 1990-1996, and became the backup in 1997 and remains so.
The third Languedoc guitar has a flame koa body and features a bronze nut and saddles instead of bone. According to Languedoc, this guitar has "the most brilliant sound" of the three instruments. This guitar has been used by Trey in virtually all live appearances since 1997. "Trey is a one guitar guy," says Languedoc.[

The designs of Anastasio's Languedoc guitars, inspired in part by the commercially unsuccessful Fender Starcaster, are uniquely conceived and handcrafted instruments that make use of set maple necks with 24-fret ebony fretboards, dual Seymour Duncan PAF reissue humbuckers and custom-wired electronics. The first two Languedocs also featured a single coil pickup in the middle (each was removed when it became the backup guitar). Because they are true hollowbodies (as opposed to semi-hollowbody construction), and because Anastasio typically plays with two Ibanez Tube Screamer overdrives, the guitars are prone to excessive feedback, requiring a great deal of manual dexterity and control on the guitarist's part in order to manage the signal. Anastasio has learned to tame this feedback and often used it to his advantage in the creation of psychedelic and other-worldly sounds onstage and in the studio

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Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 28,025	from the net Anastasio has employed the services of his friend and audio technician Paul Languedoc (Phish's soundman from 1986 - 2004) throughout his career. The highly resonant hollowbody electric guitars built by Languedoc for Anastasio, his Ibanez Tube Screamers, and Ross Compressors are key to his signature tone. Trey has three custom Languedoc hollowbody electric guitars: "Old Reliable" is a white/light blonde colored hollowbody that debuted in 1987. The body was made from a combination of spruce and walnut. It was Trey's main guitar until 1990, and backup until 1996. The second Languedoc hollowbody is a blonde padauk. The headstock inlay featuring Trey's dog Marley was slightly larger than on old reliable. This guitar was Trey's main guitar from 1990-1996, and became the backup in 1997 and remains so. The third Languedoc guitar has a flame koa body and features a bronze nut and saddles instead of bone. According to Languedoc, this guitar has "the most brilliant sound" of the three instruments. This guitar has been used by Trey in virtually all live appearances since 1997. "Trey is a one guitar guy," says Languedoc.[ The designs of Anastasio's Languedoc guitars, inspired in part by the commercially unsuccessful Fender Starcaster, are uniquely conceived and handcrafted instruments that make use of set maple necks with 24-fret ebony fretboards, dual Seymour Duncan PAF reissue humbuckers and custom-wired electronics. The first two Languedocs also featured a single coil pickup in the middle (each was removed when it became the backup guitar). Because they are true hollowbodies (as opposed to semi-hollowbody construction), and because Anastasio typically plays with two Ibanez Tube Screamer overdrives, the guitars are prone to excessive feedback, requiring a great deal of manual dexterity and control on the guitarist's part in order to manage the signal. Anastasio has learned to tame this feedback and often used it to his advantage in the creation of psychedelic and other-worldly sounds onstage and in the studio __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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