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Elijah, me and [pedal steel guitarist] Stew Jackson were all using BMF Electric Sunshine fuzzes

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Circa 2007: Effects on the disc include a Fuzz Face, Octavia, and a wah.

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Asked which of his old guitars he misses, he points to his ’63 Tele. “I dearly love that guitar, but it’s hung up somewhere. Over the years, whether I’ve had money or haven’t had money, equipment was always what I bought and it was as an investment so that when times got rough, I’d sell some things off. And there were some phenomenal guitars I’ve had and had to let go… But, you know, they make more.”

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Ford also uses Reverend guitars on the road, and a ’59 Historic Les Paul.

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"I used a nice guitar Bill Asher built for me, and this Höfner I found; I think it’s a Club 40."

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And I have a Mad Professor Deep Blue Delay.

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In an interview with Guitar World, Marc Ford mentions using the Analog Man King of Tone Overdrive pedal.

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I also had an Analogman King of Tone and an old prototype Red Rooster booster pedal

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"When it comes to Fuzz Face-style pedals, MJM’s London Fuzz is a great one I’ve been using—very musical and rich-sounding. Fuzz Faces can flub out on you, but the MJM London stays tight and big"

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"- And Mike [Analogman] also sent me his MK IV fuzz.

  • The Sun Bender?

  • Yep, and it’s great, too."

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"- What’s the main acoustic you always resort to?

  • Well, that’s not here. It’s a Martin D-18. Don’t have that here."

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You can spot the pedal at 2:24 in the video

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You can see it at 2:27 in the video

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Marc is pictured in the documentary available at https://youtu.be/bDKg6502sWU at 1:24 playing a white or off-white Fender Stratocaster (perhaps an American Standard) in his Burning Tree or early Black Crowes days. He is also seen playing a Fender Stratocaster in this live video from 2007 available on YouTube at https://youtu.be/7XNwsLLFZEU playing a Stratocaster from the 18 min mark on.

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The is the Marc Ford Signature Model from Asher Guitars. He has been seen and heard using it on his solo record The Vulture and out on tour with the Magpie Salute.

In a Premier Guitar Rig Rundown he did while on tour with Magpie Salute he detailed the guitar, its features and origins at approximately 14 min https://youtu.be/m7oaU1rRv0w

His features '50s P90s by Jason Lollar https://asher-guitars-lap-steels-store.myshopify.com/pages/copy-of-2018-resosonic-rambler

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You can see it at 2:36 in the video

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In the video you can hear Marc say: "new record, honestly really the only thing that I really used was this Buffalo FX Power Booster... is like his version of the old Colorsound... eighteen volts..."

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Using it in Remedy video and few concerts

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You can see it at 2:31 in the video

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In this YouTube video, Marc can be seen playing a black les paul standard with p-90s

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Marc used the analog man modded version when he was playing with magpie salute

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In the video titled "Rig Rundown: The Lucinda Williams Band's Doug Pettibone, Marc Ford & David Sutton" by Premier Guitar on YouTube, Marc Ford is observed at 13:41 discussing his Asher Electro Sonic Gold Top guitar with a tortoise guard in detail.

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In a video by Premier Guitar titled "Rig Rundown: The Lucinda Williams Band's Doug Pettibone, Marc Ford & David Sutton," Marc Ford is observed showcasing a Nash T-52 Telecaster at the 16:00 mark. He further demonstrates the guitar at 16:11.

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At 16:55 in the Premier Guitar video titled "Rig Rundown: The Lucinda Williams Band's Doug Pettibone, Marc Ford & David Sutton," Marc Ford is shown presenting the Wide Sky Junior Electric Guitar, confirming its inclusion in his guitar rig.

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In the video titled "Rig Rundown: The Lucinda Williams Band's Doug Pettibone, Marc Ford & David Sutton" by Premier Guitar, at the 18:20 mark, Marc Ford is seen demonstrating a 1954 Fender Stratocaster guitar.

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In the video titled "Rig Rundown: The Lucinda Williams Band's Doug Pettibone, Marc Ford & David Sutton," provided by Premier Guitar, Marc Ford discusses the Fender Medium Gauge Picks he uses for playing his guitars at the 19:25 mark.

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In the video "Rig Rundown: The Lucinda Williams Band's Doug Pettibone, Marc Ford & David Sutton" by Premier Guitar, at the timestamp 19:42, Marc Ford is seen discussing the Headstrong Amps Lil' King Reverb amplifier, confirming its inclusion in his rig setup.

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In the video titled "Rig Rundown: The Lucinda Williams Band's Doug Pettibone, Marc Ford & David Sutton" by Premier Guitar on YouTube, a Sennheiser e906 microphone is visibly positioned in front of Marc Ford's Satellite amplifier at the 20:04 mark.

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Marc Ford is confirmed to use the Pedaltrain Nano Plus Pedalboard, as it is visibly placed on top of his Satellite amplifier at the 20:04 mark in the "Rig Rundown: The Lucinda Williams Band's Doug Pettibone, Marc Ford & David Sutton" video, produced by Premier Guitar and available on YouTube.

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At 20:57 in the Premier Guitar YouTube video titled "Rig Rundown: The Lucinda Williams Band's Doug Pettibone, Marc Ford & David Sutton," the Analog Man ARDX20 Dual Analog Delay Pedal is visibly present on Marc Ford’s pedalboard, confirming its use by the artist.

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Discography

Album Credits

  • Mescalito

    Mescalito

    Ryan Bingham · 2007

    Mixing Engineer Producer

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