![]() ![]() The Artinger was also more of a jazz box than a rock instrument: the spruce/mahogany construction combined with the larger size made it a bit too warm to have the bite I wanted (a different tonewood would have made for an awesome guitar for my needs). The Artinger is a work of art, but I had no money (I was a grad student) and, while I had also gotten a great price on the Artinger, I didn't feel comfortable taking a guitar that sells for $5K+ new to dive bars in shady areas of town. I got a good deal on the Phred, which was the decision maker to sell my Artinger. At least when I owned one (got it a few years ago), the guitars were made from laminate, which gives a brighter tone, probably actually more structurally stable (in my understanding?), and it was very, very light, which was great after I got past the fact it didn't feel as substantial. A 10-foot wide oak tree fell on my car as I was unpacking from a gig during a storm, damaging the guitar, so I no longer own it (sold it "as-is"). 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.I did like the Phred - comfortable and played well. 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. ![]()
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