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Ghost Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Phish
Phish · 1990s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Languedoc G2
Pickups
Custom-wound humbuckers (Languedoc, likely Seymour Duncan '59 or similar PAF-style, as per era)
Amp
Komet 60 (for solo/lead tones, as per tech interview)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Live and studio rigs are nearly identical for Phish post-2000s; solo section uses Komet 60 for lead, as confirmed by Trey’s tech. Year/era: late 1990s original studio, but modern live rigs (2010s+) use Komet 60 for solos. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this song’s solo.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6
Gain5
Reverb2.5
Treble7
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Ross Compressor · compression
- Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer (Analog Man modded) · overdrive
- Klon Centaur · overdrive
- Way Huge Supa-Puss Analog Delay · delay
- TC Electronic RPT-1 Nova Repeater · delay
- Custom Audio Electronics/Dunlop MC404 Wah · wah
Languedoc G2 → Ross Compressor → Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer → Klon Centaur → Way Huge Supa-Puss Delay → TC Electronic Nova Repeater → Dunlop MC404 Wah → Komet 60 amp
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Tone Character
- singing sustain
- smooth and liquid lead
- compressed attack
- clear note separation
- warm midrange
- touch-sensitive response
- slightly rolled-off highs
- echoed repeats
- dynamic pick articulation
- violin-like phrasing