Page McConnell's Phish Keyboard Rig - Part 1

Page McConnell goes over his Phish touring rig.

[@emjayscafe]

5:40 "if that's at all familiar with you..." That's hysterical.

[@royfuhren3145]

Oh man...that is SO funny! It IS hysterical lol.

[@jamesryan5745]

You’ll never get out!

[@RyanG-kg5hh]

if there was a video of him just playing riffs i would love the shit out of that

[@c.g.3931]

I have always wondered over the decades how he got that noise in Maze - now i know

[@spd13062]

When you see all the Phish rig videos you are getting concrete explanations of sound and how only four guys can make so much of it onstage. Love these in depth explanations of their equipment, let's me know how on earth they rocked so hard the other night in San Diego! We are priveleged to still have these guys around, playing live.

[@conorboyland4323]

I wish they would do one of these every time they changed they're rigs. Seeing them talk about their gear is so cool for some reason.

[@joshuamorganmusic]

I know!! Trey changed his amps and fx a few tours ago and Page gets a new synth thing almost every damn tour it seems!!!

[@reeceschrock396]

Is it weird if I wanna see the evolution of their live gear from 1989 to maybe 1994? I herd they had a big inventory early on and it obviously improved with the shows.

[@conorboyland4323]

@@reeceschrock396 Not weird at all! it's interesting to listen to shows throughout the years and listen to the tone changes that came with new effects being added/removed

[@Meltedcheese567]

THEY ARE RIGS

[@marfaxa]

@@Meltedcheese567 Aren't they, though?

[@davidcudlip6587]

Very cool video that answered a lot of questions I had on Page's setup. The little Wurlitzer keyboard is sweet!

[@eddierivero5678]

Love that you are using the original gear and not patches or softsounds. I miss my Fender Rhodes 73 suitcase! My first rig was a stage Rhodes and an Arp String Ensemble. Eventually I added an Arp Axxe and then a Crumar organ. Old school baby!

[@user-eu3mn6ss5l]

I had a Rhodes, an Arp Pro Soloist, and a Mini-Moog! Great times. I did not enjoy lifting the Rhodes, though.

[@joshuadaniel4443]

Dear Page - You are my favorite. Thank you for being you. That's all I have to say... But let just say one more thing, you are an amazing musician, I really appreciate this video and hope you can make an update to it for 2021, because you have been absolutely on fire with it this year. That's all I have to say. But let me just say one more thing: Thank you.

[@ryanh2184]

Dear Page- your band stalks me on my phone and computers to play cruel real life jokes as in Sci Fi Soldier. Did this joke go on too far? Was it cruel? Was it criminal? find out soon idiot

[@BigKitchenwithFood]

Awesome rig! And I respect Page's knowledge of it all, with one exception....the speakers in the Leslie do not rotate...they are stationary. They direct their sound into things that DO rotate...the upper driver (treble frequencies) go into the rotating horn, and the lower bass freq's point down into a rotating drum. Incidentally, the rotating horn is only open on one side. The other side of the horn is there for counterbalance.

[@777Lemmy]

5:54 - If that's at all familiar to you. Love that dude.

[@time2consider]

this interview was apparently filmed underwater.

[@noone-ft9lw]

I thought I was having a flashback

[@bigdave1253]

The band is called “Phish” after all

[@nathanielharper944]

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[@mustafabeau4782]

@Nathaniel Harper instablaster :)

[@nathanielharper944]

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[@Oceanmachine27]

I can't be the only one who shouted "HEY!" at 3:12

[@michaell2928]

I wish I could have my own crew carry around and set up a rig like he has. for now, my dual synthesizers will do.

[@mcascone]

every riff he plays makes me smile bigger and bigger.

[@BarrySmith70]

I love Page’s electric piano sounds especially the fender Rhodes. I could listen to him play it for hours

[@maddysmol9135]

i could listen to page talk all day

[@ryanblaze932]

First Phish show was UIC chicago. I think 92 or 91. Fell in love and have seen almost 100 shows since. I wish they would come back to Thompson Bowling arena in Knoxville soon or nashville NC or Atlanta. Thanks guys.😍

[@sethsoarenson7414]

He's so funny in an understated way!

[@nicholas_scott]

Surprised by all the pre-analog electro-mechanical keyboards. Hammond, Rhodes, Wurlitzer, hohner. Props for using the real thing, and not faked on a digital keyboard.

[@Juancilra]

The volume just increases, the resounding echoes grow.

[@mattfuller3172]

Joe Moe just the great of PmcD

[@MsPareidolia]

Phase 90 through the clav, sweet

[@finnclougherty453]

I’ve never gotten seasick from a video about keyboards before but here we are

[@swampduck2609]

Damn his entire rig has to be worth a ton of money. The C7 alone is a lot. Well worth it, this man puts them to great use.

[@gobigparts]

Wow that is a lot of vintage instruments which brings some complexity as far and reliability and redundancy. Most would probably try to recreate using Kronos, stage 2 and electro or something. The Korg Vox Contiinental is an interesting keyboard for vintage sounds.

[@joshuamorganmusic]

I love love love that when he intros the Wurlitzer he plays sleeping monkey❤️

[@TheEccentricHippie]

Such a great guy.

[@ghodbc]

I love him so much! Thanks for the being the glue, Page!

[@danielthompson2424]

Treys birthday Memphis 99 ...first show!.. Two strips deep took me to a whole new level of community in music and I've strived to get on each one of your levels to share in the groove and I can't find my mike trey page or jon...just egos

[@suarkttam]

"...if that's at all familiar with you..." QUOTE OF THE VIDEO!

[@ubarhd1]

Thanks for the tour 🙏

[@kittensinkmusic]

never said a word about his favorite plugins. dang.

[@fross1203]

Only a super group with an army of roadies could travel with a CP-70 electric grand, B3 and every other classic keyboard from the 70s.

[@ach1ck]

I'm so happy he called it the Page side.

[@harlowmills3593]

he is so FREAKING adorable

[@shanesprague764]

It's amazing how much better the clav sounds than on an all in one keyboard

[@pianonotes1010]

That Hammond B3 is glorious.

[@authorityblues]

Love the nod to billy preston at 1:55

[@joeysanskate]

also sleeping money a phish song

[@ClassicTVMan1981X]

I also saw an orange Wurlitzer electric piano, a Fender Rhodes Mark I, a Yamaha CS80 synth and a Hohner Clavinet D6.

[@broreguard41]

Where does he put his sandwich?

[@TheSaltPrincess]

Page Please make another solo album! Maid Marian is so beautiful!

[@Wiant39]

This film was brought you from under water, 'if that's at all familiar to you...'

[@FZappa20]

Yeah, this is more your thing. #FZappa20

[@TheBalbs247]

the shroom and LSD effect is the auto stabilizer used in the editing. The cameraman must have had a few latte's before filming this. with his phone. the phish pro guy is the second angle, clearly.

[@Supersolyman]

Yeah i hate using camera shake settings. It fucks with the image.

[@icbpiano]

One day I'll get a Hammond B3! My favorite bands use it.

[@itshurleytime4607]

Love that tiny riff on lil punkin...let it be

[@HappyOrangeTheBand]

How cool is he?! What a nice guy.

[@hrtmikey]

It is all familiar to me ;)

[@aurelnegrea7617]

Damn how the hell you remember all that?? Sound never enough!!

[@unputer]

Nice to hear someone who knows how to pronounce Moog correctly! Page is the man.

[@tomheuchan1234]

I love you page

[@mrgagegreen]

cool tour

[@froschein]

those are some of my favorite songs that he was talking about. I've seen walls of the cave, and waves a lot. I'd like to see pebbles and marbles, i do not think that i've seen that, in terms of new songs. Also, i'd like to see Maze. I've seen ghost a lot too.

[@Fluffyfluffyhead]

"ummm...if that's at all familiar to you." BAH-HA!

[@DSWL_]

GOATED

[@Devonellah]

Beautiful and awesome ~ :)

[@betamaxrules]

This is my pitch pipe, and if you're operating the camera, pan away now for MTV coolness.

[@christopherherrick381]

What in the flying what happened with the filming of this.. lol

[@shepardwallace5300]

Maze intro ftw

[@wizzlemane7308]

"They call me Microphone Page." - 7-6-98 Soundcheck

[@LaurenMca]

PAGE

[@youtubuzr]

Awesome! (And filmed in LSD cam!)

[@justinfossa1254]

Legato and Staccato refer to the attack of the articulation.

[@user-JM1967]

Nos dias atuais, com toda a tecnologia, os tecladistas não têm o mesmo nível técnico.

[@MrDaveStone]

That is at all familiar to us.

[@aurelnegrea7617]

And then be able to remember 10 thousand tunes. And you gd to go

[@luke_reiss]

The phaser looks like an MXR Phase 90. Why was it covered with orange tape?

[@richieborman4342]

Luke Reiss it is a phase 90

[@Isaac.Garcia666]

Phase 90s are orange

[@relaxationmode1]

This video made me sea sick

[@BevelHeaven]

shoreline!

[@TheCarbunkleofTruth]

Maybe this is obvious but worth saying, Page always nails it. Could be because the piano is foreign to me, more likely it's because he kills it

[@user-eu3mn6ss5l]

Fun rundown! But did the camera drop acid?

[@shitandpissworldtour]

😂😂😂😂😂🎉

[@TheWspanic]

Rage side!

[@MrRyancangri]

As I watch this video, a Nord Stage keeps coming to my mind. Not sure why. 🤔

[@joshlyon2478]

Noticed that he has one on top of the Hammond now... Can't imagine why on top of all this gear!

[@MrBlaqBobbi]

Keyboards are integral to good o'l fashion rock music

[@NR2112]

RAGGGGEEEEEEEEEE SIDE!

[@justaname1862]

Thats not a Rig....its a Museum !!!!!! 😂😁

[@uncleebenezer8599]

Please make an updated version of page's rig...if not for the horrible auto-focus going on, then to show off his new synth

[@marvinkmooneyoz]

what is new to his rig?

[@brianrodman1033]

What synth did he add to his live rig?

[@jamiebales8394]

1:55 is that one of your songs? I heard The Beatles covered it.

[@mrscmrski]

That riff is featured in Sleeping Monkey (Phish) but it actually comes from the Beatles tune Let it Be

[@Meltedcheese567]

@@mrscmrski It comes from the Paul McCartney song Maybe I'm Amazed.

[@mattfuller3172]

Now 400 and 3ighty 5 iveeee pounddds! Underwater! 😂

[@dannytyrell4929]

Met this guy at Burger King..yea s ago I said...hey aren't you...

[@ryanmcfarlane453]

what song does page play on the wurlizther?

[@2000om28v]

Slave to the traffic light

[@AdamJohnson-di7co]

It’s also the organ/wurly break from the Beatles- Let it Be.

[@mikesteinberg4949]

Is this Portsmouth? Looks like it. LOVED that show

[@skibbet21]

i was thinking maybe mansfield MA (comcast/greatwoods/verizon... whatever the name is now)

[@GrizzleSchnizzle]

Looks like Portsmouth....

[@jlyman6]

Page Side Rage Side

[@mattir100]

what is wrong with the camera towards the end?

[@mikesteinberg4949]

Those shows*

[@StationOfTerrapin]

Shroomvision

[@ryanhayes9498]

Here's the whole truth I know it's true I made it up myself And I impart it to you It's not the bait At the end of your line It's the fishing hole Where all the fish is blind Here's the whole truth I know it's true I made it up myself And I impart it to you It's not the driver Of the speedy fast car It's the engine proper That helps you get where you are Time will show you who you are We're all just hapless victims Of knowledge and learning and such The man you thought you licked 'em But you choked in the clutch Brent Black, you said it yourself It's an ethereal kind of flu A Mac virus reveals the plot Of the fiendish Fu Man Chu Here's the whole truth I know it's true Made it up myself And I impart it to you (You!) It's not the drinking Of the suds you partake It's more the clinking And the toast that you make Time will show you where you are Brent Black Where did you go? They stole your face And you missed the show We're all just hapless victims Of knowledge and learning and such The man you thought you licked 'em But you choked in the clutch Brent Black, you said it yourself It's an ethereal kind of flu A Mac virus reveals the plot Of the fiendish Fu Man Chu

[@ethangalloway7342]

I am#sorry but is #vida blue still a thing?

[@AlpineJones0]

Speaking for all the keyboard players here, we are gonna need a lot more detail Page lol.

[@StephenBe]

pages house

[@andrewdyke5561]

I didn't see sandwiches

[@ignominy888]

it's the ragest side of all sides.

[@dvamateur]

Nice to see real instruments as opposed to pierced tatoed dude laying down EDM or DJ'ing on us, trying hard to prove that he's a musician.

[@bofuscrapshaw]

must be the biggest nightmare to move around EVER. I could get all these sounds with 2 boards max

[@greeeenmachine]

doubt it would sound as good, page has such a great lineup of purist keyboard sounds. cant go wrong with analog baby

[@bofuscrapshaw]

I'd put my tones to the test any day

[@stevebannon9574]

bofuscrapshaw urrrmuhghurd quit hatin'

[@bofuscrapshaw]

hatin what moron?

[@stevebannon9574]

urrrrggghhh don't call me a moron

[@ryanh2184]

he posted my zipdrive videos on a porn site. he has moved to distributing it page. so this is 2 charges poss and dist

[@ryanh2184]

If you gave me a felony in 2003 and made Sci Fi Soldier to humiliate me, then I am asking again for punitive damages. Is your answer No?

[@toddperry9860]

Ok now I’m drunk from the crappy film work.

[@beefweef]

For all the high end HD video Phish produces, the crew on this is atrocious! At least it sounds good.

[@motherspitchfork]

What the hell is with the horrible camera?

[@marfaxa]

this camera is distractively animorphizising

[@claymationwaves]

fem dead ween is if thr trip went bad dead