# Stash guitar solo

> Trey Anastasio's guitar solo on Stash by Phish (1995) starts at 5:00. From the album A Picture of Nectar. Ranked #131 of all time across 80 lists.

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Phish, 1995, from *A Picture of Nectar*. Solo by *Trey Anastasio*.

Tense and aggressive, from Great Woods, 1994.

'Stash' is built for tension and release, and the version from Great Woods leans hard into the tension. Trey Anastasio works over a minor-key vamp, stacking repetitive, dissonant phrases until the band sounds ready to snap, then pulling back into brief moments of calm. His Languedoc guitar has a clear, round tone that cuts through even when the playing gets aggressive. It's a good snapshot of how Phish used improvisation as group storytelling, with the whole band following Trey's lead. Listen for the long stretch where he repeats a small figure over and over, tightening the screws, until the band finally lets the pressure out.

Stash by Phish is ranked #131 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Trey Anastasio and the song was released in 1995. It appears on 4 lists, placing as high as #39 (Rolling Stone).

## In our lists

- [See Them Live](https://greatestsolos.com/list/see-them-live/) — #47
- [The Modern Canon: Best Since 1990](https://greatestsolos.com/list/since-1990/) — #31
- [The 25 Greatest Jam Band Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/jam/) — #9
- [The 1990s](https://greatestsolos.com/list/1990s/) — #24
- [Greatest Live Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/live/) — #6
- [Most Divisive](https://greatestsolos.com/list/most-divisive/) — #21
- [The Best Phish Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/phish-guitar-solos/) — #6
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1995](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1995/) — #3

## Sources

- [Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-guitar-solos-1235519961/) — #39
- [Bombay Lives (Substack): 100 Greatest Guitar Solos](https://bombaylives.substack.com/p/100-greatest-guitar-solos) — #73
- [Topito (now 10h26.com): Top 100 des plus grands solos de guitare de l'histoire (Benoit Floyd)](https://www.10h26.com/top-100-des-plus-grands-solos-de-guitare) — #73
- [Digital Dream Door: 250 Greatest Rock Guitar Solos](https://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_guitarsolo.html) — #177

### Who played the guitar solo on Stash?

Trey Anastasio played the solo on Phish's Stash (1995).

### What guitar was used on the Stash solo?

A languedoc, according to widely reported accounts.

### Where does Stash rank among the greatest guitar solos?

#131 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 4 of them.

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