Anyone know anything about Robin guitars...especially a double-neck with a Strat like lower neck and pick-ups and controls and an octive neck at the top?

I bought one of these things in the early 80's. Changed strings a few trimes and plugged it in three or four.

Saw on a site selling guitars that someone was asking about $4000.00 for one. Are they really that valuable?

Not trying to sell it...just curious.

Thanks,


Russ

.. like this ?...
http://www.robinguitars.com/classic.html
http://www.robinguitars.com/1983.html

t.

Yea, Tony...it's the one Stevie Ray and brother are playing...the body on mine is red...otherwise, the same instrument.


Russ

I got this thing at a local store owned by a friend in 1983 or 4. I think the list was $1295, and I paid about $890.00 for it. The dealer bought what was required to be a stocking dealer (6 pieces), and I agreed to buy the double (I'm a double-neck nut) so he could justify the purchase. The line didn't move, and Carls stopped carrying it.

I got a Heritage Lite (like a Less Paul) the same way. The dealer wanted to try out the line, and I agreed to buy one of the pieces at cost to help out. That line didn't sell around here, either, but it is a superior quality instrument, and the line still exists.

Ah, big boys and their toys!

Russ

I'd never heard of these guitars before I read this thread. It sounds like you have a good investment there Russ. And how does it play and sound anyway ????


[This message has been edited by Nigel (edited 01-29-2006).]

Hi, Nigel!

Actually, I bought this one as a lark, and have never used it on jobs; It is the quality of an American made cutom shop Strat.

It is the best balanced double-neck I've ever played.

The bottom neck is set-up a a conventional Strat and sounds like one, with three single-coil pick-ups and a 5 way switch.

The top neck is NEAT for high end lead. Has just one single coil, which is matched to the pick-ups on the bottom neck.

Really neat guitar, but not appropriate for what I play now. Would be great for any work where a Strat is appropriate.

One sold for $30,000-40,000 recently at the Eric Clapton charity auction. It was the one seen on the Robin site played by Jimmy and Stevie Vaughan. Pre-auction estimate was around $4000.00, but I believe that was because of the kind of auction.

This one is is in showroom condition, but I'd be very surprised if it would bring more than $2000.00, and that would have to be from a Robin collector.

I like it, but don't think it's a grreat collectors item.


Thanks for asking, Nigel!

Russ

Whew!!!!

When I read the title of the post I thought you had resorted to robbing guitars.

Jerry

Hey, Jerry...got any guitars? Where do you live?...When do you go to work? Got any big dogs?

Just curious!

Russ