Phish in 2009

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Posted by Lexington on 22 Nov, 2008 15:06
weigh has sick vocal stuff. trey and mike swith melodies and octaves on the 2 "whyyyy weigh, on a sunny day?" parts. alright, fine. every song on rift has the best vocal arrangements ever

#616 Reply
Posted by Wolfman on 22 Nov, 2008 16:58
Quote from: Lexington;211769
weigh has sick vocal stuff. trey and mike swith melodies and octaves on the 2 "whyyyy weigh, on a sunny day?" parts. alright, fine. every song on rift has the best vocal arrangements ever

All Things Reconsidered?
Lengthwise?

lol just messin with ya. Rift vocals kick ass.

#617 Reply
Posted by ds673488 on 25 Nov, 2008 11:56
rumor has it that some of the phish tour managers came to a limestone, ME town meeting recently to discuss plans for a summer fest up there

#618 Reply
Posted by postom on 25 Nov, 2008 12:14
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rumor has it that some of the phish tour managers came to a limestone, ME town meeting recently to discuss plans for a summer fest up there

we landed on the moon?

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Posted by tyzack on 25 Nov, 2008 13:52
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rumor has it that some of the phish tour managers came to a limestone, ME town meeting recently to discuss plans for a summer fest up there

we landed on the moon?

i have family friends on the town council.

i will attempt to verify this information over the weekend.

#620 Reply
Posted by ds673488 on 25 Nov, 2008 14:11
Quote from: postom;212027
Quote from: ds673488;212024
rumor has it that some of the phish tour managers came to a limestone, ME town meeting recently to discuss plans for a summer fest up there

we landed on the moon?

sorry melissa i dont get my information directly from trey and brad like you do!

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Posted by postom on 25 Nov, 2008 15:20
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Quote from: postom;212027
Quote from: ds673488;212024
rumor has it that some of the phish tour managers came to a limestone, ME town meeting recently to discuss plans for a summer fest up there

we landed on the moon?

sorry melissa i dont get my information directly from trey and brad like you do!

i don\'t

the festival thing has been a rumor for a long long time now

#622 Reply
Posted by SlimPickens on 12 Dec, 2008 13:56
http://thebutterroom.com/post/64438577/trey-to-bring-back-ross-compressor

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Trey To Bring Back Ross Compressor?
Tom Marshall has been posting on Phantasy Tour lately, and also writing some songs with Trey Anastasio. Many members of PT asked Tom if he could pass along an interest from fans to bring back his Ross Compressor, which was lost in post-hiatus Phish, and contributed to one of the most unique guitar tones in the history of rock. Tom was gracious enough to bring the matter up with Trey, and reported back to fans on the guitarist?s plans for his rig once Phish returns:

Ok, I spent the last two days and last night in new York writing three cool songs with Red. In direct response to msharky?s request, I asked Trey what the deal is with this compressor stuff? I explained the PT threads requesting that he bring back the compressor. i asked, first of all, is it true ? did you change your rig and eliminate the compressor?

Yes, is the short answer.

He was very surprised that I was asking him this, because I?m not really a ?tech? guy?you know? I?m very appreciative of his amazing Languedocs, (he had a Languedoc bass with him too) and I like checking out his amps and pedals and toys, but I usually don?t dwell on it, not being a guitarist myself. I also don?t listen too much to old shows, and so the ?tone change? was lost on me. I like writing new songs, and I don?t focus too much on the past.

I asked him to explain the Ross compressor, and why it?s gone.

(One caveat: I didn?t write this ?interview? down or record it, but I suppose I should have, and I guess I or someone should try to do so and post it at some point, so forgive me if I get some stuff slightly wrong or miss something. Again, this isn?t the end of the issue as you?ll see later, so we can figure everything out eventually.)

First i must explain that he found it funny that I brought it up, because he had been thinking the EXACT SAME THING: Phish is coming back, maybe the Ross should also come back. He?s thinking of the Mesa and possibly the cabinets too ? but he does like that little fender.

Basically, he used the compressor differently than people normally do ? often people will place it early in the effects chain to smooth the sound going into the other effects. Trey did it backwards, and had the Ross last ? AFTER his two tube screamers. The Ross was always on. Always. His signature Squirming Coil ?playable sustain? was the result of full volume pedal and both screamers on and pumping that signal into the Ross.

Me: and so you got rid of it?

Trey: I started playing without it after Phish and found that I could get an ?edgier? sound that I can?t get with it.

Me: so it?s gone? or just off?

Trey: gone

Me: forever?

Trey: no, I?ve been thinking of bringing it back for a while now?if i can find it!

Anyway ? I think that?s the gist of our conversation. Be glad that perhaps you made a difference ? he?s at least happy that people are asking about it.

You can read the original post here, but the news is quite positive for a return to one of the most pure guitar tones as Phish re-emerges in 2009.

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Posted by ds673488 on 12 Dec, 2008 14:10
intersting read, thanks slim

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Posted by wildcoyote on 12 Dec, 2008 15:21
That just bumped the price I\'d be willing to pay for a ticket an extra $20 or so.

#625 Reply
Posted by ds673488 on 12 Dec, 2008 15:37
he didnt even say he\'d use the thing though

#626 Reply
Posted by derickw on 12 Dec, 2008 16:25
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That just bumped the price I\'d be willing to pay for a ticket an extra $20 or so.

so that means your willing to pay 20 bucks to see post post hiatus Phish

#627 Reply
Posted by wildcoyote on 12 Dec, 2008 16:46
Exactly how much I\'ll pay has everything to do with how business is going at the time.

On a 2nd read, it kills me how he says "I?ve been thinking of bringing it back for a while now?if i can find it!"

For those unfamiliar- this not a unique custom piece like his guitar. This is a pedal anyone can buy at Sam Ash for $200.

#628 Reply
Posted by OMS on 13 Dec, 2008 14:33
just posted this on PT but it looks like:

fri: phish
sat: bruce
sun: wsp or allman

same people who affirmed the correct headliners to me last year around this time just informed me last night.

should be great.

EDIT: meant to post this in the bonnaroo thread.