Iris RCM-OOO 'Blacktop' Acoustic Guitar

The Iris RCM-OOO 'Blacktop' is a refined, boutique 12-fret 000 designed for players who value balance, responsiveness and understated vintage character. Featuring a slimmed-down body unique within the Iris lineup, the RCM-OOO delivers a dry, crisp and punchy voice with excellent midrange definition and clarity. The Blacktop aesthetic, paired with the flower headstock logo, ivoroid binding and ivoroid pickguard, gives this guitar a striking yet tasteful visual presence rooted in classic American flattop design.

Built with a Sitka spruce top and mahogany back and sides, the RCM-OOO offers a versatile tonal range well suited to fingerstyle, light strumming and articulate flatpicking. Scalloped Adirondack spruce bracing enhances responsiveness and dynamic range, while the bolt-on mortise and tenon neck joint ensures stability and efficient energy transfer. Comfortable to hold and effortless to play, it's ideal for players seeking a modern boutique guitar with traditional soul.

Features

• 12-fret 000 body with a slimmed-down depth, unique within the Iris lineup, for enhanced comfort and balance.
• Sitka spruce top with mahogany back and sides delivers a dry, crisp and articulate tone with excellent midrange definition.
• Scalloped Adirondack spruce bracing enhances clarity and responsiveness across the fingerboard.
• Bolt-on mortise and tenon neck joint ensures stability and efficient energy transfer for a punchy, focused voice.
• Distinctive Blacktop finish with a flower headstock logo, ivoroid binding and pickguard gives this guitar a striking, vintage-rooted look.

Specs

• Body: 12-fret 000
• Top: Sitka spruce
• Back & sides: Mahogany
• Bracing: Scalloped Adirondack spruce
• Neck joint: Bolt-on mortise & tenon
• Scale length: 25"
• Nut width: 1 11/16"
• Bridge spacing: 2 7/32"
• Fingerboard radius: 16"
• Fingerboard: Indian rosewood
• Bridge: Indian rosewood bar bridge
• Purfling: Black/white/black
• Binding: Ivoroid
• Pickguard: Ivoroid
• Finish: Open pore satin nitrocellulose
• Fingerboard markers: Plastic
• Nut & saddle: Bone
• Bridge pins: Off-white plastic
• Tuners: Vintage-style brass open-back with cream knobs
• Strings: D'Addario XS coated light gauge
• Body depth: 3 3/8" - 4"
• Body length: 20 1/8"
• Total length: 39"
• Upper bout: 10 3/4"
• Lower bout: 15"
• Waist: 9 3/4"
• Includes: Hardshell TKL case