Me too! Love that composition!

Thanks Carter!

Yea, being my first one, and also a 37minute jam, I was unfamiliar with whether and where I should stop the jam and explain what's happening. I kept it going and kept playing but was definitely thinking some things I'd have liked to mention. If there's a spot in that jam where you'd like more insight, let me know and I'll check it out. Thanks for watching!

Makes sense. No specific part of this one but looking forward to the next one of these! Thanks 🙏🏼

@@chfinnerty right on. it often happens when either Trey, Mike or Page, hang on one of the notes in the current mode, other than the 1. They've gotten very quick about coming over with the person that holds that note.

Yea, I definitely heard some Allman influence in there. I'll see about doing more, they're long!

Super cool! I love love love Alpine Valley, grew up in a suburb of Chicago and have seen many shows there. Thanks for commenting!

Thanks Astrosauce! It's my Helix Preset of Trey's 2023 tone. joshpearson.org/merch/p/anastasio23

Thank you!

Hey Steve, thanks for checking out the video. I've tried the patches with in-person students that I've taught lessons with. I've thought they sounded good, not too much of a difference. Main observation was my full-hollowbody is pretty low end resonant, and I like to have the low-cut up at about 125 Hz, which isn't noticeable when playing through lower volumes, but when it's pumped through a venue's big sound system, it's really boomy / muddy / eats up a lot of frequencies and even feeds back sometimes (non-musically). That occurs on the lower notes, usually the low E or A strings, for certain notes, depending on the room. I haven't had the chance to test other guitars on a venue's sound system, so yea, I would suggest tweaking the hi and low cuts on the cabs to taste. In regards to overall tweaking the Helix to get your best sounds, I highly suggest using your ears over your eyes and also dialing in your sound at loud volumes. Dialing this thing in since 2015, I've learned to continue to move the parameter to where it "sounds" best, even when it looks like it's too much or too little. Trust those ears. Also, these digital models cut a lot differently than analog when they're pushed loud. It's like they stay the same, digitally, versus how analog morphs (compresses, warms up, evolves), sort of speak... I believe. So, test your presets at loud volumes. Some specifics, I've learned over the years... start with the amp and cab, either together or separate, doesn't matter too much, but can have other reasons for doing either. Dial in that amp and cab, to the best of your ability. Test it at loud volumes, walk away, take 5minutes away and test it again, make subtle changes. The ears are very unique and they adjust to sound, quickly. So, if it's really bright at first, and you play it for 20minutes, there's a chance the ears start to perceive it as not so bright. Then when you come back after a break, your ears might perceive that initial brightness, which you may want to adjust. The type of amp model, speaker model and mic placement have big variances. Find one you like and tweak away. I love the Derailed Ingrid (trainwreck express model). The amp is important, but the speaker cabinet with mic selection, mic placement and possible cuts, is equally important. For the Anastasio23 preset, I blended two cabinets with different mics and different mic placements to get as nice of a tone... warm, round, punchy, cuts in the mix, etc... without having to use the hi or low cuts. There's a lot more to be said on the topic. Hopefully this is helpful. It's an amazing piece of equipment that can get really close, if not all the way, to the real thing. Good luck!

@@JoshPearson Incredible response Josh! Very much appreciated. I am looking at a Helix priced really well right now and am ready to make the switch. I will be buying your tones as well, and am looking forward to learning from those set ups. I appreciate the tip to walk away from a tone to truly hear it again, and test at loud volume. I love the fine tuning this tool allows and I look forward to figuring it out. I find it super useful to see how someone like yourself builds towards a sound. I've been seeing Phish since 93 and I love how his tone and effects have always shifted a little here and there (the whale was a bit rough, but that's ok). You nailed this one for sure! I can't wait to try it out- Thank you again! - Steve

@@projmersch Trey's the best! I've loved watching his tone evolve over the years as well. His wizardry of manipulating sounds with his playing and effects is unmatched. Stoked to hear how you like the Helix!

What up Jevon! Thanks for purchasing the preset! In the above tutorial, I'm using a clean tone with a touch of reverb. Phish's studio recording, it sounds like Trey is playing the verse with a clean tone, a touch of delay, likely some reverb on it too. Then I'd guess he hits the "More" tubescreamer when playing the chorus and bridge. For the solo, likely the "More" tubescreamer, possibly added reverb, or the slight delay, or both. For the thickest solo tone, I'd try all 4 effects on: TS Less, TS More, SupaPuss Delay Less & Hall Reverb. If it's too much, try eliminating one at a time and trying different combinations of those 4. Thanks for the support!

@@JoshPearson Thanks Josh! The preset is absolutely fantastic. Very helpful. Keep the vids coming.

@@jevonherman5262 thanks Jevon!

Thanks Brock! It's a Forshage! Chris Forshage out of Pflugerville, TX makes amazing guitars. This is the "Orion" model, customized to my liking (full hollowbody, cutaway up top). I love it! Guitar strap is the Lekato 3.5" wide padded. I love it too! Thanks for checking out the vids!

Hey Josh! I don't own a Pod Go, so I can't make patches for it. I can, however, send you screenshots of the amp, cab and effects settings, so you can create your own? Thanks for watching the vids!

Thanks Shane! Forshage "Orion" previously known as the "Ergo" which I had customized to my liking. Love it!

Thanks!

Thanks Matt!

Thanks Maple Man!

Thanks David! I remember us working through Sample, such a fun song to play. Love the sound of those inversions. Thanks for the kind words David!

Alright, I'll add it to the list. Thanks!

Thanks Stephen!

You're welcome Adam. Yea, I need to get a Fractal so I can make some presets. I'd also like how to hear how they're sounding these days. Thanks for watching and commenting!

Thanks E! No plans to get to VT though we'd love to!

You're welcome Fishy Phish!

haha, you know it!

Thanks Joe! I haven't done an Antelope tutorial, but it's a good idea. I'll get on it. Thanks for watching!

Thanks Riley! Appreciate you watching and commenting. Jordan rules!

Where are you at? We're aiming to get outside of Texas more often. Any local festivals in your area? Thanks for watching and commenting!

Yea, I'd never really looked into it until doing this video and discovered the bass and keys doing an A mixolydian walk up, so figured Trey must be accompanying that. Would love to hear Trey's thoughts on it:). Thanks for watching and commenting!

Thanks E!

Thanks Funkblaster!

Totally! Have a mash up called Runaway Rider that Touch of Trey has played only once. It's challenging to merge them with the slightly different tempos / drumbeats, but I dug it:).

Thanks E!

Thanks SC! It's a Forshage! instagram.com/forshageguitars. No compressor on my board at this time. At 3:37, you can kind of see my board: Whammy II > AnalogMan Envelope Filter > Teese RMC 10 wah > 2 TS minis > Kingsley Juggler preamp pedal, and then I'm not sure what's after that:). I hadn't been using compression for several years until recently with a model on my Helix preset, which I really like. I don't know if I had the Kingsley Juggler on for the lead/jam, but I remember that pedal sounding really good! Thanks for watching!

@@JoshPearson love the tone you’ve got here! I don’t know why I haven’t sprung for any tube screamers yet, but I’m thinking I need to. I have a few Klone-type pedals and a Browne Amp Protein (which I love)… but not sure why I never added the two tube screamers that Trey’s so famous for. Does your channel have a video step through of your cover of the lead, by any chance? Thanks for taking the time to write back! Keep on rockin!

@@SC-hb8sr I'd never heard of the Browne Amp Protein pedal, which I just looked up. That pedal looks nice! With that pedal, and/or the Klone type pedals, you should be able to get really close to the Tubescreamer sound. It's pretty wild how a lot of overdrive pedals can be eq'd to sound similarly. I think a lot of Trey's tone comes from his hands: his touch, dynamics, phrasing, etc. Him on any guitar, any overdrive pedals and any amp, would still likely sound a lot like he does with his full rig... I imagine. I don't have a tutorial on Birds of a Feather, but could do one soon. I adore that song, and love playing it live. As for step by step of how Trey is approaching the lead part on that chord progression: Cm7 | F9... I think of HOME as the Cm7 and use the C dorian mode. Dorian being the Aeolian (minor) scale with a regular 6 instead of a flatted 6, which sounds really nice when the chord progression moves from Cm7 to the F9. When I do a tutorial on it, I can explain better. Thanks again for watching and commenting!

@@JoshPearson I completely agree about tone! It’s really all in the fingers… you guys definitely have that tone nailed! I would still so highly recommend that Protein pedal! It’s just soooo good… Look forward to more videos and thanks for chatting with a fellow fan!

@@SC-hb8sr yea, that Protein Pedal looks nice! Appreciate you chatting as well!

What up Aaron! Nice meeting you at the Peoria show, appreciate you making the show! Glad you dig the tutorials. Appreciate the kind words!

Thanks Ricky! Thanks for watching!

Thanks Anthony! Christopher Forshage of Forshage Guitars. instagram.com/forshageguitars. He's an amazing luthier who custom built it for me. Thanks for watching!

Thanks Matt!

Thanks Matthew! Thanks for checking out the videos and commenting, appreciate it!

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

Great tune to jam over! I started looking at Foam, such a cool composition. I need to get better at it before doing a lesson, but I'll get it. Thanks for the nudges!

www.youtube.com/@PlayinWithTheBandJamTracks. super cool channel.

Yes, though it's designed for the HX Stomp which only has 3 switches. It comes with 2 files, the 2nd file being the extra effects from the Helix Floor model which has more than 8 effects blocks. After importing the files, you can copy and paste the effects to your preferred preset.

Thanks E, will do!

Thanks Andy! Appreciate you watching the videos!

My guess is that singing it in that original key of E, is pretty low on the vocal range, and likely didn't cut in the mix very well when singing it live.

What up Fishy! Thanks for watching these things:). Yea, I can do a Heavy Things. Thanks for the nudge!

No, but I am playing it in the key of G rather than B.

I've got Seymour Duncan 59's in the Forshage Orion Semi-Hollow shown in this video. When he built my newer Orion Full Hollow, we tried Seymour Duncan Stag Mag pickups, but they fedback way too much, non musically, so we swapped the pickups in this guitar, so this guitar now has the Stag Mags, and my newer Hollowbody has the Seymour Duncan 59's. The 59's just seem to work with hollowbody's.

@@JoshPearson nice man very interesting. Thanks for the info

@@JoshPearson I’m pretty sure phred is putting those stagg pickups in the dockstar 2.

@@johnmartin5153 ah, interesting. My Orion hollowbody is very hollow, and the stags didn't work in there. Maybe they work in a doc style hollowbody. They do sound really good in the semi-hollow.

Forshage. Christopher Forshage of Forshage Guitars, instagram.com/forshageguitars. He makes amazing guitars!

My goodness, that's a hike! Listening to Phish tapes back in the day was a great way to eat up hours of driving. Now I've got Sirius XM:). I recently got it and have been listening to much more Phish lately. 94-99 is ferocious!

They're so good!

thanks man!!