Lita Ford

In this image Lita Ford can be seen playing her B.C. Rich Bich Double Neck.

And I was going through New York one day and I found this black Explorer, Hamer. The serial number on it was 0048. And I ended up buying it. And I loved it. And that became my Lita guitar. Then I went to Thoroughbred Music in New York City, and they gave me, off the wall, the white one. The white duplicate. And the serial number on that is 0012.

And I still have those guitars today. And they're wicked. And they don't make them like that anymore. They have weight to them. They're really, really heavy guitars. Whereas now, if you were to pick up an Explorer, it's like they're made out of frickin' drywall or something.

In the video, you can see Lita uses hamer standard on live

In this video Lita plays the Warlock

So I ended up getting a Gibson chocolate SG. And I would plug it into my father's Sony reel-to-reel tape recorder. And I would slap on the echo, and all the sudden I was getting the sound that I was looking for. I started getting the riffs. I was able to play the riffs on Sabbath Bloody Sabbath. And I was able to play the riffs from Deep Purple's Machine Head and Fireball. They were comin' out, and it was like, "OK, I get it. I needed an electric guitar."

So from there I joined the Runaways with my Gibson SG.

In this image, Lita Ford can be seen holding her signature B.C. Rich Mockingbird.

In this video Lita talks about her gear and this Boss Delay pedal.

At 0:10 of this video, Lita Ford can be seen playing her B.C. Rich Monkey Train.

In this video Lita mentions that she uses JCM800 1980`s model.

In this video Lita mentions that she uses Jerry's Signature wah and it is the best wah wah pedal for her.

I have recording devices that I use, like a good little recording device is Amplitube, that you can plug into your laptop, because it's mobile. You can take it with you on the road, you can throw it in your bag. It's really easy to use. I love it. Have you used an Amplitube before? [Editor’s note: Lita is referring to the iRig with Amplitube.]

Guitar.com: No, I haven't. I’d like to give it a try though.

Ford: It's a plug-in for a recording program, on your laptop. It's a little cord, and you plug it into your laptop, and then it has this little cigar-shaped thing. It's got a little switch on it, and you turn it on, and that's pretty much your amplifier. And then from there you plug your guitar into this cigar-looking thing. And then up pops Amplitube on your laptop.

Then you've got all your drum sounds, you've got all your guitar pedals, your guitar amps, everything pops up, and you can just pick and choose and get the sound you want. It's a pretty cool little thing. And it's little, so, like I said, you can throw it in your bag and take it with you if you're going on the road, or traveling. You can record, or if you want to just jam along with something, you can do either or.

It's really cool. You can buy it online, it's like fifty-nine bucks. And it's fun. Once you plug it in, you're like stuck to your laptop because it's got so many different sounds, and different things you can do with it. It's a brand new toy, you know.

When I first got it I was just stuck to my computer. My manager called me and he said, "Are you using your Amplitube?" And I said, "Yes." He calls me back later that day and says "What are you doing now?" And I say, "I'm still on this fucking Amplitube! I can't put it down!" So I've had a lot of fun with it.

Nick Bowcott turned me on to the DSL 100. And they are probably the most equivalent to the JCM800s. And I love it. I love the DSLs. They're just big, beefy. You get that JCM800 hiss out of them when you crank the pre-amp on it. And they sing! You can hold and sustain the note for a week. They're one of my favorite amps that I've played in years and years.

Lita Ford uses the Taylor GS8e Acoustic Guitar, part of the 8 Series, featuring a Grand Symphony shape and crafted from Sitka Spruce and Indian Rosewood. This information is detailed on the Taylor Guitars website.

Lita shares, “This pack is a nice blend of lighter gauge to heavier gauge strings for players who like to bend and stretch those high notes to the extreme. The lower gauge strings are a bit heavier, to keep the chug of your guitar thick and beefy. The best of both worlds.”

In this photo from Townsquare, Lita Ford is seen playing a Gibson Les Paul Custom Electric Guitar during a performance.

Lita Ford played a Gibson Les Paul Standard during her time with The Runaways, as shown in a Yuku image.

"Killer crowd last night! On stage last night in Billings, Montana with the fishing-wood guitar. I found this wood in the mid 80's while on a fishing trip in Oregon with my father. I brought the wood to Bernie Rico Sr. at B.C. Rich and he and Neal Moser built me this guitar called a B.C.Rich GT. (Burly maple, Curly maple, and fire maple). Beautiful wood. Smokin’ hot guitar, heavy as f*** ! (With a Kahler tremolo!)"

Featured in this September 26, 2019 interview with Ford's tech, Jarod Woznik, on the website for Stompbox: 100 Pedals of the World’s Greatest Guitarists.

Ever since I’ve been working with Lita, she has kept her gear pretty simple and straightforward. At the moment on her board we have a Dunlop DVP3 volume pedal into a Cantrell wah into a TC Electronic Flashback mini delay into MXR analog chorus. Four pedals, that’s it!

Featured in this September 26, 2019 interview with Ford's tech, Jarod Woznik, on the website for Stompbox: 100 Pedals of the World’s Greatest Guitarists.

Ever since I’ve been working with Lita, she has kept her gear pretty simple and straightforward. At the moment on her board we have a Dunlop DVP3 volume pedal into a Cantrell wah into a TC Electronic Flashback mini delay into MXR analog chorus. Four pedals, that’s it!

On the TC delay mini I created a custom dynamic digital delay toneprint that fits her playing and doesn’t muddy the sound.

Featured in this September 26, 2019 interview with Ford's tech, Jarod Woznik, on the website for Stompbox: 100 Pedals of the World’s Greatest Guitarists.

Ever since I’ve been working with Lita, she has kept her gear pretty simple and straightforward. At the moment on her board we have a Dunlop DVP3 volume pedal into a Cantrell wah into a TC Electronic Flashback mini delay into MXR analog chorus. Four pedals, that’s it!

On the TC delay mini I created a custom dynamic digital delay toneprint that fits her playing and doesn’t muddy the sound.

Mentioned in this September 27, 2017 Reverb.com interview.

I’ve got my old Warlocks, my old Rich Bitches, my old Mockingbirds, and then I’ve got some stuff I picked up decades ago for the studio. A nice Telecaster, a nice Stratocaster, Les Paul, Les Paul Junior — just a lot of stuff that I use in the studio. I love Taylor acoustics, they sound so good. You know, there’s stuff for stage, stuff for photo sessions, and stuff for the studio.

Mentioned in this September 27, 2017 Reverb.com interview.

I’ve got my old Warlocks, my old Rich Bitches, my old Mockingbirds, and then I’ve got some stuff I picked up decades ago for the studio. A nice Telecaster, a nice Stratocaster, Les Paul, Les Paul Junior — just a lot of stuff that I use in the studio. I love Taylor acoustics, they sound so good. You know, there’s stuff for stage, stuff for photo sessions, and stuff for the studio.

In the user-uploaded photo, Lita Ford is shown with her Ovation 1658 Legend Custom 12-String guitar.

Lita Ford is occasionally seen playing a Lita Ford Cigar Box Guitar, as evidenced by the image linked.

In a 1977 performance on the show Top Pop, Lita Ford can be seen playing a red Burns Flyte guitar.