How did Trey Anastasio learn to play guitar?
When I was in the eleventh grade. I had always played the drums in the bands I was in, and in high school I switched to the guitar. Two years later, I started Phish. When I first started to play the guitar, I took some classical lessons and learned to play the Bach Chorales and the basics of fingerstyle.
What scale is Trey Anastasio?
For this lick, Trey centers around F mixolydian. In this lick, we see a different approach, the idea of using one scale over both chords, without a hard focus on what chords we’re hitting on which beat.
What modes does Trey Anastasio use?
Mixolydian, Lydian? Trey uses Dorian a lot. It’s easy to hear on a minor key tune like Birds of a Feather; but one of the coolest things Trey does as a guitarist is to use Dorian even when the tune is in a major key.
What mode is Stash Phish?
“Stash” has a simple progression in D minor. If you wanted to, you’d be totally fine playing D harmonic minor (D–E–F–G–A–Bb–C#) or D minor pentatonic (D–F–G–A–C) over the whole thing.
What kind of acoustic guitar does Trey Anastasio play?
Anastasio has been playing Paul Languedoc guitars almost exclusively since 1987. Languedoc was Phish’s live sound engineer for years and even built Anastasio some speaker cabinets.
What is the Dorian scale on guitar?
Dorian scales are a minor scales so they will be a bit darker sounding than a major scale. The notes that give the Dorian scale its unique sound are the 1st, 3rd 6th, and 7th scale degrees.
What Tube Screamer does Trey Anastasio use?
Since at least 1997, Trey himself has generally been known to use a pair of Analogman TS-9 Tube Screamer pedals (Analogman has documented his work for Trey here).
What key is stash in?
D minor
“Stash” is a i-bVI7-iiø-V7b9 in the key of D minor, and as noted, uses a slowed down calypso beat instead. Lyrically, the song is nonsensical. It is comprised of several of Tom Marshall’s poems.
Is Paul Languedoc still making guitars?
As recently as February 2020, Languedoc has zero inventory of new guitars for sale, and his wait-list for future new builds remains listed on his website as “full” and “closed” to accepting new names. By 2021, he is selling a limited supply of brand new custom made guitars for $20,000 with a 25% deposit to begin.