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“Wolf Jr.” Doug Irwin’s last guitar for Jerry Garcia that he never used it in concert. Wolf Jr. is a headless guitar in the spirit of Steinberger headless guitars. More info coming soon! Guitar Details Luthier: Doug Irwin Client: Jerome … Read More

“Rosebud” – 1989 *In 1990 Garcia introduced the 3rd Doug Irwin guitar “Rosebud”, named for the inlaid dancing skeleton on the ebony cover plate. It is almost a twin of Tiger, but two pounds lighter at 11 1/2 pounds. (While … Read More

“Wolf” In May, 1972, I began the project that eventually became the Wolf” (#007). Remembering the balance problems that Alembic was having, I decided to make it asymmetrical to give it good balance. I drew an original design and cut … Read More

“The Eagle” – 1971 A Jerry Garcia electric guitar custom-made for him by Doug Irwin, 1971 The body made of curly maple (and other exotic woods) with a purple heart center and stained sides; two black plastic pick-ups noting “Hi-A;” … Read More

Doug Irwin and Wolf Guitar he custom made for Jerry Garcia The Guitar’s of Master Guitar Builder Doug Irwin We are trying to track down and present as much historical information about these iconic guitars as we can find. The … Read More

“Tiger” – 1973 Immediately after receiving the “Wolf” guitar from Doug Irwin in 1973, Jerry Garcia commissioned “Tiger,” telling Irwin to make the most extravagant instrument he was capable of. The instrument—composed of highly figured exotic woods that are sandwiched … Read More

Doug Irwin From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Doug Irwin is a luthier, best known as the designer of 5 custom guitars for Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead. The guitars he built for Garcia included Eagle (Alembic), Wolf, Tiger, Wolf … Read More

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Doug Irwin Doug Irwin is a luthier who designed and built five historically iconic custom guitars for Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead. The five guitars include Eagle, Wolf, Wolf Jr., Tiger and Rosebud. Although Doug has designed and built … Read More

Doug Irwin Photo Gallery – Photographs of iconic guitars designed and built by master luthier, Doug Irwin. Five guitars custom made for Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead.