“The idea was to create a guitar that married the best of a Strat and my Les Paul Special....what we got was a guitar I truly love.”
-Marc Ford

The Marc Ford Signature Model guitar was designed to seamlessly incorporate the tone and vibe of Ford's Les Paul Special with the comforts and playability of his go-to Stratocaster. Ford and Asher worked on this model for his tour with The Black Crowes and created a high performance guitar with grit, tone and a unique retro style.

Included in its superior construction and details are a tight-grain rock maple volute neck for exceptional stability, ebony faceplate, top-of-the-line hardware, and easy access truss-rod.The tone of this guitar is sweet and woody, with a great balance of grit and clarity at high stage volumes.

SPECIFICATIONS:

• style ~ 6-string electric guitar, 25.5 inch scale length
• neck ~ two-piece quarter sawn Birdseye Maple, Rock Maple, etc.
• fret board ~ 12" radius rosewood board, granadillo, etc.
• neck shape ~ "D" .87 at 1st fret to .95 at 12th fret
• body ~ select one-piece lightweight mahogany or okoume with front and back body contours
• pickups ~ Asher Shop Wound Sweet 90s, or '50s P90 by Jason Lollar
• pickup switching ~ 3-way
• controls ~ volume / .033 oil & paper tone
• extra controls - 3 pos. chicken head V/T True Bypass and Midrange Filter Cap *
• knobs ~ retro style aluminum
• bridge ~ Vintage Spec by Kluson
• machine heads ~ Hipshot locking tuners
• nut ~ bone
• nut width ~ 1 11/16" or 1 5/8"
• number of frets ~ 22
• fret wire ~ Dunlop 6155
• color ~ TV yellow, cherry red, tobacco burst or custom color
• finish ~ polyester or nitro cellulose
• strings ~ D'Addario
• case ~ deluxe hardshell
• retail price ~ $4200 and up

*replacing the Veritone, the 3 position chicken head offers new tonal control and flexibility. Pos. 1: midrange filter; pos. 2: standard guitar; pos. 3: volume tone bypass. This sends the pickups from the selector switch directly to the output jack resulting in a direct signal from the pickups without potentiometer loading. You will get extra clarity, presence and output.