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Ciari Guitars

The Ascender Standard+ Electric Guitar in White

Regular price $1,999.00 USD
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Please note: Current build time is 6-8 weeks

Built to order in Nashville

The Ascender™ Standard+, boasting a gloss finish with binding and our premium electronics, is another evolution (and elevation!) of the world’s first and only patented, professional-grade, full-sized, folding electric guitar.

Combining award-winning design with expert luthier craftsmanship, the Ascender Standard+ embraces an asymmetric, surf-forward body shape, gloss finish with binding, 3+3 headstock, natural-neck finish with ebony fingerboard, Ciari locking tuners, master tone and volume, dual Seymour Duncan 59s, premium electronics (push/pull pot coil splitting on each pick-up), and a distinctive and stylish pick guard.

Compact, foldable, and packing huge sound with unparalleled tone, the Ascender Standard+ is uniquely designed for the modern musician who demands precision, portability, and most of all…performance. That’s why we use highly accurate, computer-controlled PLEK machining technology to optimize EVERY Ascender Standard+ neck, ensuring perfect action and flawless playability.

Our patented folding system combines an aircraft-grade mid-neck hinge, a translating locking strut to selectively immobilize the hinge, and a floating tail piece to selectively tighten and loosen the strings, which enables the Ascender Standard+ to fold in half symmetrically for a folded length of 18.5”. When the Ascender Standard+ is folded, elegant string management keeps the strings in place and under light tension (~3 lbs.). Our custom locking tuners ensure everything stays crisp and in tune when unfolded for play.

The Ascender Standard+ boasts a gloss finish in 2 classic colors: Black with White Binding and White with Black Binding.

Left-handed option is available at no charge.

The Ascender Standard+ comes with a stylish, quilted Ciari Gig Bag. For the ultimate in travel convenience, throw it in our durable personal-item size Ciari Backpack, sold separately.

Specifications

Scale Length: 24 ¾”

Nut Width: 1.7”

Neck: Mahogany

Fingerboard: Ebony

Fretboard: Plek-planed

Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo, Fret dress in association with Glaser Instruments

Tuners: Locking Tuners

Body: Basswood, Gloss Finish with Binding

Bridge: Tune-o-Matic Roller Bridge

Pickups: Seymour Duncan 59 Bridge and Neck Pick-Ups

Controls: Master Tone and Volume Controls (each with Push/Pull Pots), Pick Up Selector in Upper Bout, Coil Splitting via Push/Pull Pots on Tone and Volume Controls for Bridge and Neck Pick-Ups, respectively.

Factory Strings: D’Addario NYXL .10-.46

Weight: ~7.5 lbs.

Origin: Assembled in Nashville, Tennessee of U.S. and Imported Parts

Dimensions

Folded:
Length: 18.5”
Width: 12.5”
Depth: 3.5”

Unfolded:
Length: 36.5”
Width: 12.5”
Depth: 1.75”

Neck:
Overall Length: 23”

Fretboard Length: 18”
Width: 2.27” (at fattest part)
Width: 1.75” (at the nut)
Radius: 12” 

Body
Length: 16”
Width: 12.5”
Depth: 1.75”

The Ascender™ comes with a stylish, quilted Ciari Gig Bag. For the ultimate in travel convenience, throw it in our durable personal-item size Ciari Backpack, sold separately.