“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