of Phish School says, “The guitar is simultaneously the dumbest and the most amazing instrument ever,” he’s referring to the fretboard layout in standard tuning. Instead of ringing out harmoniously like an open tuning, standard is essentially “closed” and unharmonious. At least in the keys of E, A and D, the root note is on a wound, open string. Incorporating any open string, and in last month’s Frets feature Anastasio revealed the depths of his rub obsession. We scratched the surface near the end of the interview and saved the details for this deeper dive.
Let It Rub
Jul 26, 2022
2 minutes
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