Sound Pure's Take
An absolutely tremendous take on the beloved X-braced LGs of yore! These OG models from Iris Guitars are pure, woody, lively joy in a box. If comfort, condition, and/or price have ever been concerns in your search for THE old school, smallbody guitar, you can consider the search over with this beauty! We particularly adore the clean look of the natural finish, tortoise binding, and tortoise guard on this instrument.
From Iris Guitar Company
Every Iris Guitar is made by hand in Burlington, Vermont in the same small shop as Circle Strings with the same fine attention to detail and quality as these world class instruments. Iris Guitars has streamlined the build process by focusing on one model with limited options to keep it simple and help make a more affordable version of the incredible instruments coming out of the same shop for years.
The OG Model was the original Iris that put us on the map. It has a comfortable 25-inch scale and an equally comfy C-shape neck. It has a warm and dry voice, with an nice midrange response. It takes equally well to being strummed with a pick or fingerpicked, in standard or open tunings, and it has a generous amount of headroom and projection.
- Body Length
- 19-3/8”
- Total Length
- 40”
- Lower Bout
- 14-1/2”
- Upper Bout
- 11-3/8”
- Waist
- 10”
- Depth
- 4-5/8”
Honduran Mahogany Back & Sides
Mahogany Soundboard
Scalloped Adirondack Spruce tone bars
Mahogany Neck (Full C Shape Carve)
Solid Headstock
14 Frets to Body
Katalox Fretboard (16” Radius and Blind Fret Slots) and Bar Bridge with Slanted Holes.
B/W/B Top Purfling
Tortoise, White, or Ivoroid Binding
B/W/B Rosette
Small Plastic Dots on Fingerboard
Celluloid Pickguard (Firestripe or Tortoise)
Bone Nut and Saddle
Off-White Plastic Bridge Pins
Bolt-on Mortise and Tenon Neck Joint
Golden Age Relic Brass Tuners with Off White Buttons
Open Pore Satin Nitrocellulose Finish
TKL Hard Shell Case
D’Addario Light Gauge Phosphor-Bronze Strings
25" Scale Length
- 1-3/4" Nut Width
- 2 7/32 Spacing at Bridge
Free 3-Year Warranty
Sound Pure stands behind our products. Free three-year warranty on this item. Coverage exclusions live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.
Level of support and expertise that simply isn't available at big-box megastores. Read the warranty →
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