Why This Guitar

Product Highlights

Authentic Iraqi-Style Construction — Built in the traditional Iraqi style, this oud features a floating bridge design which enhances sustain, volume, and clarity.
Spruce Top & Sabros Wood Bowl — Spruce provides a bright, clear, and responsive attack, while the Sabros wood contributes to a warm, deep, and resonant body, resulting in a balanced sound with rich complexity.
Professional Handcrafted Quality — Each Zeryab A-i0+ is a unique, handcrafted instrument built with meticulous attention to detail, rather than being mass-produced in a factory.
Bowl-Back Construction construction
A bright Spruce top and a deep, resonant Sabros wood bowl, this oud is built to deliver the powerful projection and rich bass response characteristic of the Iraqi style.

Available Since: August, 2026
Item No.: 20100029
Local SKU: OS

Authentic Iraqi-Style Construction

Built in the traditional Iraqi style, this oud features a floating bridge design which enhances sustain, volume, and clarity. This construction is key to producing the powerful projection and deep, resonant bass tones that Iraqi ouds are celebrated for, making it ideal for solo performance and ensemble playing.

Spruce Top & Sabros Wood Bowl

The combination of a solid Spruce top with a Sabros wood bowl creates a distinctive and desirable tonal palette. Spruce provides a bright, clear, and responsive attack, while the Sabros wood contributes to a warm, deep, and resonant body, resulting in a balanced sound with rich complexity.

Professional Handcrafted Quality

Each Zeryab A-i0+ is a unique, handcrafted instrument built with meticulous attention to detail, rather than being mass-produced in a factory. This commitment to craftsmanship ensures a superior quality build, refined finishing, and an instrument that is set up for professional-level playability and performance right out of the box.

BY THE NUMBERS

Technical Specifications

Hardware & Setup

Body & Build

Finish & Colour

Hand OrientationNot specified

EssentialNo

Pickup CapabilityYes

Construction TypeBowl-Back Construction

Decorative InlayNot specified

EssentialNo

Fingerboard MaterialEbony

FinishNot specified

Neck MaterialNot specified

Number of StringsNot specified

Scale LengthNot specified

Top MaterialSpruce

Soundboard MaterialSpruce

Bowl MaterialSabros Wood

Instrument TypeOud

Everything you receive

What's In The Box

Zeryab A-i0+ Iraqi Oud with Spruce Top and Sabros Wood Bowl
Owner's Manual

Zeriab

The Maker

About Zeriab

Zeryab crafts traditional ouds inspired by the instrument-making heritage of the Arab world. Its Syrian and Arabic-style models pair carefully selected tonewoods with expressive resonance, giving students and performers instruments suited to the nuance, ornamentation, and rich voice of Middle Eastern music.

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Expert answers

Questions & Answers

6 questions answered by aDawliah experts·avg response 2 hours

This is an Iraqi-style oud, specifically designed to excel in playing Iraqi Maqam and other traditional Arabic and Middle Eastern musical styles that require a powerful, deep, and resonant tone.

Given its professional-grade, handcrafted nature and specific Iraqi characteristics, this instrument is best suited for advanced, expert, or professional musicians who can fully appreciate its nuanced performance.

The oud features a solid Spruce top for the soundboard and a bowl constructed from Sabros wood, a combination chosen for its specific tonal properties.

The exact number of strings is not specified for this model. Iraqi ouds traditionally have 11 or 12 strings arranged in 5 or 6 courses, but you should confirm the specific configuration before purchase.

The Iraqi style is distinguished by several features, most notably a floating bridge that is not glued to the top. This, combined with a typically larger body, contributes to its characteristically powerful projection, enhanced sustain, and deep bass response.

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