Song Rig

Divided Sky

Trey Anastasio · Junta · 1989

Tone Overview

What Makes This Sound Unique

One of Phish's cornerstone songs, featuring Trey's clean, resonant guitar tone through his custom Languedoc setup — a warm, woody electric tone with natural sustain that sits between a hollow-body jazz guitar and a bright rock instrument. The tone changes dramatically from the tranquil outer sections to the climactic central jam.

Signal Chain

1Paul Languedoc Custom Guitar (mahogany body, Seymour Duncan pickups)
2Paul Languedoc Custom Amplifier (tube, clean-to-edge-of-breakup)
3Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer (light boost)
4TC Electronic Chorus (very subtle)

Amp Settings

Gain / Volume4

Bass6

Mid7

Treble6

Reverb4

The Languedoc amp runs clean with natural breakup at higher volumes. Trey keeps the tone warm and slightly dark — the Tube Screamer adds harmonic thickness without heavy gain.

Technique

How to Play It

Open, spacious improvisation with deliberate silences as part of the melodic vocabulary — Trey allows notes to fully decay before starting new phrases, giving the music room to breathe.

Budget Alternative

Achievable With

PRS SE Custom or any mahogany-body guitar → Fender Deluxe Reverb or Vox AC30 → Ibanez TS9 (low gain, high volume) → TC Electronic Corona Chorus at subtle settings.

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