Over the last several months, Novo has been building beautiful, special-edition guitars that represent entirely new takes on some of the brand's beloved models and designs. These guitars have then been available in super limited numbers in their official Reverb shop. This month, we're excited to debut their newest offering: the Novo Idris RS.
This special-edition model was initially conceived with a goldfoil pickup in the neck position and a lapsteel guitar pickup in the bridge position. But the design was changed to double goldfoils when the feedback from the lapsteel pickup proved to be too much. That design pivot meant that the large cavity that was routed into the guitar body for the lapsteel had to be mostly covered, which turned into a cool design feature of this model, unique from other Novo models in their standard lines.
Check out the video above to learn more about the design process and hear the new Idris RS in action. This model is available in five finishes: Toasted Marshmallow, TV Burst, Lake Sonic Burst, Mayan Burst, and Cat's Eye Burst.
Like most Novo guitars that crop up on Reverb, whether brand-new or used, these special-edition models tend to move quickly. If you're interested in picking one up for yourself, click the shop button above and grab one while you can. You can also save the Official Novo Shop to be notified the next time they make a drop.
The specs for the special-edition Novo Idris RS models are as follows:
- Spotted t-shell pickguard
- Novo Gold Foil by Lollar pickups
- Medium distress
- Swamp Ash body
- Tempered maple neck
- Rosewood fingerboard
- MOTO dot inlays
- Medium ‘C’ neck (.830”)
- 9.5"-14″ fingerboard radius
- 25.5” scale length
- 22 Jescar medium frets (.047″x.095″)
- 1.65″ nut width
- Unbleached bone nut
- Chopped Tele bridge w/ compensated brass saddles
- Nickel hardware
- Kluson contemporary diecast tuners
- Emerson Custom paper in oil capacitor
- Parchment chickenhead knobs and white switch tip
- Volume, tone
- Thin nitrocellulose lacquer finish
- Matching peghead