custom Doug Irwin guitar "Wolf"

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The custom Doug Irwin guitar "Wolf" is Jerry Garcia’s most iconic, heavily modified electric guitar, renowned for its distinctive inlay of a cartoon wolf and its central role in his performances with the Grateful Dead.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf custom guitar
electric guitar
associatedAct Grateful Dead NERFINISHED
Jerry Garcia Band NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
designer Doug Irwin NERFINISHED
hasBodyType solid-body
hasBodyWood cocobolo
maple
hasBridgeType hardtail bridge
hasControlLayout multiple knobs and mini-toggle switches
hasDecoration “Wolf” cartoon sticker replaced by inlay NERFINISHED
hasElectronicsFeature buffered output
coil-splitting switches
onboard effects loop
pickup selector switches
hasFingerboardMaterial ebony
hasFinish natural wood finish
hasInlay cartoon wolf inlay
hasNameOrigin named after cartoon wolf image on body
hasNeckJoint set neck
hasNeckWood maple
purpleheart
hasNumberOfPickups 3
hasOutputConfiguration stereo-capable output (via effects loop and buffer)
hasPickupConfiguration HSH
hasScaleLength 25.5 inches
isCustomBuiltFor Jerry Garcia NERFINISHED
isHeavilyModified true
isMostIconicGuitarOf Jerry Garcia NERFINISHED
luthier Doug Irwin NERFINISHED
maker Irwin Guitars NERFINISHED
notableFor association with Grateful Dead live performances
complex onboard electronics
distinctive wolf inlay
notableOwner Jerry Garcia NERFINISHED
playedBy Jerry Garcia NERFINISHED
primaryUser Jerry Garcia NERFINISHED
roleInCareerOf central performance instrument for Jerry Garcia
usedPrimarilyInGenre jam band
psychedelic rock
rock

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Jerry Garcia hasSignatureInstrument custom Doug Irwin guitar "Wolf"