THE AB MODEL
Standard AB (Natural). Picture by The Fellowship of Acoustics.
Dimensions
Body Length: 20-3/8”
Total Length: 41”
Lower Bout: 16-1/8”
Upper Bout: 11-3/8”
Waist: 9-3/8”
Depth: 4-5/8”
STANDARD SPECS
Mahogany Back & Sides
Sitka Spruce Top
Scalloped Adirondack Spruce Bracing
Bolt-on Mortise & Tenon Neck Joint
1-11/16” Nut Width
2-7/32” Bridge Spacing
25” Scale Length
Indian Rosewood Fingerboard & Bar Bridge
Blk/W/Blk Top Purfling & Rosette
Tortoise Binding & Pickguard
Open Pore, Natural Satin Nitrocellulose Finish
Plastic Fingerboard Markers
Bone Nut & Saddle
Off-white Plastic Bridge Pins
Vintage Style Brass Open-Back Tuners w/ Cream Knobs
D’Addario XS Coated Strings - Light Gauge
Hardshell TKL Case
Named after Iris co-founder, Adam Buchwald, the AB is our 4th model in the Iris Guitar Company line-up. Introduced in 2020, it’s modeled on the J-185 and would be considered a small jumbo.
Photo of Dylan Griffin.
“While working at Retrofret Vintage Guitars in Brooklyn, NY there were many vintage guitars that passed through the shop that we all bonded with. I’ll never forget a 1954 Gibson J-185 that was in the shop and up for sale. I would go into the showroom and play it everyday until it sold. It was the perfect size and shape and fit perfectly in my lap with the tight waist. It was so lightly built, extremely responsive, and so easy to play. It still remains one of the best guitars I have ever played. After releasing the CH and DF, we decided to name each guitar after someone who worked in the shop, and since this was the next one on the list, I couldn’t help myself and had to name it the AB.” - Adam Buchwald
AB Burst w/ Flower headstock logo
Demo by Lance Allen. Video courtesy of The North American Guitar.
Grammy nominated singer, songwriter and guitarist Trey Hensley. (www.treyhensley.com)
Video courtesy of Ian Meadows.
Demo by Ry Mohon. Video courtesy of Stay Gold Guitars.
