Trey Anastasio

Trey Anastasio uses the Ross Compressor to "squash" his Ibanez tube screamers, the Phish guitarist says in this video at (3:30). His current pedal was a gift from fans who missed Trey's guitar tone from earlier Phish days.

Anastasio has been using two tube screamers "since the early days" according to the Phish guitarist in this video at (3:05). One is set on full scream for sustain and one on light distortion, sometimes both at once. He uses them when he's not using his digital effects.

Anastasio also plays through a Univox Univibe. "The Univibe, of course is made famous by Jimi Hendrix," the Phish guitarist said at (6:30). "I got it specifically because I spent 8 million hours listening to Band of Gypsies when I was growing up."

Anastasio uses a TC electronics Nova Repeater, as seen in this video at (6:14). According to the Phish guitarist, he got it, "just for a tiny little echo...and then when we were in the Storage Jam, I finally started fooling around with it, because we were fooling around inside that storage box, I think it kind of re-ignited everyone to open their minds a little," he said.

"We did some Way Huge SUPA PUSS mods for Trey in 2015, as the BLEND on them comes up too fast, he just wanted a little delay so we found a mod to make it easier to dial in."

Trey most frequently uses the pitch bender, which allows the user to bend pitches using the expression pedal to various degrees up or down. Trey almost always uses this feature in its middle position, which is 2 half steps down. So by depressing the expression pedal, the guitar tone sweeps down two half steps, eg, from an Bb to an Ab. Then as your sweep the pedal back up, the tone returns to the original note. In early 3.0, Trey was experimenting with this sound, dubbed the “Whale,”

He uses Key 9 live on stage.

At 3:10 the Cry Baby can be seen next to the two Tube Screamers. He mentions that 'it's off most of the time'.

Trey Anastasio uses the Analog Man King of Tone Overdrive pedal, as noted on Analog Man's Phish page, which details his pedal board setup.

From website: "Trey Anastasio from Phish got a pair of Bicomps before his solo tour and the recording of their album in late 2002. He has been and is still using two of our Silver mod TS9/808 pedals in his live rigs with all the bands and combinations he plays with."

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/phish-fans-hungry-for-trey-anastasios-old-tone-present-guitarist-with-ross-compressor-20090107

AnalogMan Bi-Comprossor and the Ross Compressor is what seems to be in use off and on for him over the years.

-Flynn

Trey Anastasio uses a modified Boss DS-1 Distortion pedal, as detailed on Analogman's Vintage Guitar Effects page. The pedal includes a JRC inline chip modification, which was installed by Sid, replacing the original SUPER mod. Sid's pedal board also features the King Of Tone and Sunface NKT pedals.

Trey Anastasio, among other renowned artists, opts for the Black Cat Pedals Stereo Black Cat Vibe over the original Shin-Ei Uni-Vibe. This choice is highlighted by Proguitarshop, emphasizing the pedal's appeal and performance.

According to Analogman's website, Anastasio used Boss BF-2 flanger, which looks slightly brighter than the usual versions.

According to 2004 concert photos, Anastasio used old RMC3 wah pedal.

According to Analogman's pedalboard photo, Anastasio used Boss PSM-5 power supply in his pedalboard.

According to Analogman's webiste, Anastastio used the Boss TU-12H tuner pedal back in 2002.

In this video, Trey shows his updated 2021 rig, and points 2 Boss SY-1’s in his effects pedal rack that is controlled by a CAE footswitch made by Bob Bradshaw of CAE.

In this YouTube video from September 07, 2021, at 4:02, Trey points to the visible Klon in the effects rack, saying that it's "newer."

In this YouTube video, at 4:40 the Mu-Tron III can be seen and Trey Anastasio mentions it at 4:43, stating he got it starting Summer 2021 tour.

...and this Mu-Tron, which I just got this tour, which is really cool because I had another Mu-Tron, but that's the original Mu-Tron that Jerry Garcia used.

In this YouTube video, Trey Anastasio says that he replaced his Cry Baby wah pedal with a Bradshaw wah pedal. The pedal is visible at 7:45. At 6:52:

I used to use a Cry Baby but I use the Bradshaw wah-wah now.

According to this February 2020 post on the fansite Trey's Guitar Rig, Anastasio used two Tru-Tron 3X units live between 2015 and early 2018.

Trey first added the Tru-Tron 3x to his rig for the 2015 Fare The Well shows with the “Core Four” surviving members of the Grateful Dead — a necessity given Jerry Garcia’s association with the pedal. To the delight of many fans, the pedal stuck around when Trey brought out his rig for ensuing Phish tours, before disappearing in Summer 2017. It briefly re-appeared for the last show of TAB Fall 2017 tour, and was back in the rig by New Year’s.

Trey’s Mu-Tron sound has a unique growl to it, a bit more Zappa than Garcia. Listen to a sample and read more in the thread below:

https://twitter.com/TreysGuitarRig/status/940837073510166529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Note: Trey has several of these pedals, one of which is branded as “Tru Tron” while another is branded with the original “Mu Tron.” Apparently the new company had an intellectual property issue in getting the rights to the original name for US production so that name was only used for European models.

For some time, Trey has been using 2 envelope filters. For awhile, one was for the classic sweep down (“wahaw” sound) and the other for the sweep up (“ahwah” sound). Later, when he started using more single coil settings, Trey set both filters to sweep down, but used different sensitivity settings so that one would be sensitive enough to be triggered by the lower-output single coil pickups.

As of October 24, 2024, Trey Anastasio is confirmed to use the Keeley Zoma Stereo Reverb and Tremolo in his effects rack, as seen in a post on the "Keeley Sound Check - Open Guitar Effects Forum" on Facebook. This pedal is featured alongside a customized Keeley I Get Around, both modified for remote switching by Bob Bradshaw.

As of October 24th, 2024, Trey Anastasio is confirmed to use a custom version of the Keeley I Get Around, modified for remote use by Bob Bradshaw. This version is finished in a matte black enclosure and is labeled 'rotary' in his effects rack. This information is sourced from a post on the "Keeley Sound Check - Open Guitar Effects Forum" on Facebook.

Trey Anastasio uses two Line 6 M5 Stompbox Modelers in his pedalboard, and can be seen explaining them at 22:47 in this video of his guitar rig.

Trey Anastasio uses the NUX Voodoo Vibe on his pedalboard, as confirmed in a Guitar World interview with Justin Stabler, where it was mentioned alongside other pedals like the original Klon Centaur, Custom Audio Electronics/Dunlop MC404 wah, and Way Huge Supa-Puss analog delay pedal.

Trey Anastasio used two pre-release Keeley Manis Overdrive pedals, in an exclusive PGH black finish, during his acoustic tour at the beginning of 2025. This is confirmed by a post on Trey Anastasio's official Facebook page. Robert Keeley, who created the pedal with Trey in mind, has described the overdrives as being used to add warmth and sustain to Trey's piezo-fitted acoustic guitars.

Trey Anastasio uses a prototype Keeley Rotary pedal, as confirmed by a post from Keeley Electronics on their official Facebook page.

According to a Facebook post by Robert Troy Keeley Trey used the Keeley RK2000 Funk Siren Delay this past weekend at the Sphere. This delay was developed with input from Trey, after being commissioned by his guitar tech Justin Stabler.