Stories

When you look at the Ascender, the first thing you might notice (after you’re past the fact that the guitar is folded!) are the six V-grooves just before the 12th and 14th frets, where the neck splits into two places to fold backward. Questions about the Ascender’s V-grooves are among the most common, and we’re here to answer them, starting with these three: What is the point of the V-grooves on the fingerboard? The V-grooves on the fingerboard give the Ascender a unique elegant string management system, allowing the strings to follow the fold, keeping the strings safely in place...

Curious about the sound and versatility of a premium travel guitar with foldable convenience? Tommy Benson, talented guitarist with the Ciari Guitars team and host of Guitar Gods Power Hour on KX 93.5 Laguna Beach, demonstrates the different tonal options of the Ascender’s dual-humbucker pickup configuration, which also includes separate micro-switches to split each pickup into single coil pickups for many different tonal varieties.

Whether it was in person, in the Ciari Gig Bag, or under an airline seat… by now you’ve likely seen the Ascender by Ciari Guitars folded in half and have a question or two about how our innovative folding system works. Here are to-the-point answers to our top four questions: How does the guitar actually fold?Our patented folding system includes a concealed lever located in the lower perimeter, an actuator located in the back recess, and a 3-link hinge located at the 12th fret. The fingerboard includes shallow V-grooves adjacent to each hinge joint for each string. Rotating the lever causes...

This four-pack of talented musicians, hailing from Baton Route, Louisiana, have been a huge supporter of Ciari Guitars since our launch at Summer NAMM in Nashville, TN. The guitar-driven alternative rock band took turns demoing the Ascender for music merchants at our NAMM booth before the grand finale: a performance at local Nashville music venue, Alley Taps, for our music-focused Launch Party of The Ascender. In summer 2019, The Revelries headed to California to take the iconic stage of The Viper Room in Los Angeles. Once again, they performed with the Ascender, officially launching the West Coast debut of our...