My new personal Robin Avalon

[BCR Greg]

This one's MINE, not for sale. I am ordering more like this for the store.

New inlay design, quilt top, chambered mahogany and FAT neck.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y114/unkagreg/guitars/Robin/MyAvout.jpg

Bad ass, 7lbs. Incredibly expressive. They outdid themselves for me,bless their pointed little heads.

[Scott Peterson]

7lbs? Sweeeeeeet!

Damn fine guitar. Damn fine indeed!!!!:eek: :eek: :dude

[danhops]

I have been wondering about those. Never had a chance to play a Robin, but I have heard only good things about them.

[JoeB63]

That's really nice looking. How does it sound? Like a great Les Paul??

And how'd they get their heads so pointy?

[Earth Machine]

Looks spectacular - and like the unique touches Robin puts to it.

Used to own a Robin myself (Savoy) - still the most beautiful and ergonomically perfect guitar ever to pass through my hands.

[joeh77]

Been GASing for this beautiful Savoy Classic at Juniors Music!

Savoy Classic (http://gbase.com/gearlist/guitar_picture.asp?guitar=606274)

Joe:D

[Joe]

Those round pick-up rings look like something out of a Ed Roman World Class Guitar ad.

[sosomething]

Originally posted by Joe
Those round pick-up rings look like something out of a Ed Roman World Class Guitar ad.

I hate to say it, but I immediately thought the same thing.

The guitar is very nice looking, though. I guess I just don't dig the rounded pickup rings. Oh well, no accounting for my own tastes, I guess. :)

[BCR Greg]

Robin does a universal route for P-90s and humbuckers.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y114/unkagreg/guitars/Robin/Myavneck.jpg

In person, the rings look great, but you are welcome to your opinion. I was unsure at first, but the design makes sense, and it's cool to see that they are not doing a cookie cutter guitar.

New ideas drive the industry.

[HHB]

you should paint animals or superheros on em

[redgold]

I like the red triple p90... kewl.

[joeh77]

I like them all!

Joe:D

[Telecaster]

Originally posted by redgold
I like the red triple p90... kewl.

+1
What a cool guitar !!!

[Killcrop]

I would prefer the sqaure pickup rings but I could get used to the round ones I guess.

[BCR Greg]

If the rings are the deal breaker, you will miss out on one helluva guitar.

[BCR Greg]

Actually, the Triple P-90 Avalon Custom is Orange.


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y114/unkagreg/guitars/Robin/AVCust.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y114/unkagreg/guitars/Robin/AvCustbigsby.jpg

Edited to add pics from a new host.

[Mike_C]

The universal pickup routes don't do anything for me. They look ok on the p-90s but are fugly on the humbuckers.

[BCR Greg]

Thanks, Mike. Eloquent as usual.

[alpep]

fugly is being kind

[Mike_C]

Actually I have nothing against Robin guitars. It just that the whole universal pickup route seems lazy to me. Like the thinking behind the swimming pool route on the Fenders.
I'm not crazy about the one size fits all route mentality when it comes to a expensive custom guitar.

[OldSchool]

Originally posted by Joe
Those round pick-up rings look like something out of a Ed Roman World Class Guitar ad.



Really not cool to slander someone by associating them with someone of that calibur..............:(



Those Savoys look amazing and the specs really reflect a custom instrument I'd order..........Beautiful guitars and I really see one in my near future.............

[OldSchool]

Originally posted by Mike_C
Actually I have nothing against Robin guitars. It just that the whole universal pickup route seems lazy to me. Like the thinking behind the swimming pool route on the Fenders.
I'm not crazy about the one size fits all route mentality when it comes to a expensive custom guitar.


Hey there it has experimentation in mind.........and you call yourself a GEAR junkie!? :rolleyes:

[Mike_C]

Experimentation is fine but aesthics count too.

[dzeitlin]

I played the semi-hollow one at Junior's, and it is one monster. Sounded almost like a 335. It was a great weight, with the nicest tops I've seen in years. Nice neck, great fretwork. The thing that killed it for me was knowing the re-sale value would be a joke, and it wasn't cheap. If you can get past that, it is one amazing guitar with a lot of uniqueness. I liked the wrap around tailpiece.

[BCR Greg]

Don't buy guitars for resale. Rarely is that a good investment.

Buy them to enjoy them, make music and have fun.

[dzeitlin]

Originally posted by BCR Greg
Don't buy guitars for resale. Rarely is that a good investment.

Buy them to enjoy them, make music and have fun. I agree, except I know myself better. Sooner or later, everything cycles. Honestly, when I tried it I was looking for something with more beef (I ended up with a Hamer Monaco Elite). My G&L ASAT Deluxe semi covers the same territory as the Robin.

[tmihm]

That is one beautiful guitar. The pickup rings would take a bit of getting used to.

But then again, I never thought I'd warm up to a Parker Fly either :)

[erksin]

Originally posted by BCR Greg
Actually, the Triple P-90 Avalon Custom is Orange.

http://www.hamerfanclub.com/memberpages/bcrgreg/guitars/Robin/AvCustbigsby.jpg

That's one of the coolest guitars I've ever seen - LOVE the pup rings...

I had honestly forgot about Robin guitars since the early '90s, definitely need to check them out!

[Dave Orban]

Originally posted by BCR Greg

http://www.hamerfanclub.com/memberpages/bcrgreg/guitars/Robin/AVCust.jpg

In person, the rings look great, but you are welcome to your opinion. I was unsure at first, but the design makes sense, and it's cool to see that they are not doing a cookie cutter guitar.

New ideas drive the industry.
THAT is one COOL git-fiddle...! :dude

[flume]

Yup...and it's burning in me wee brain on a daily basis. Trying to scrounge the benjamins for it!

I got to play it a bit and it delivers many goods!

[koamarlin]

If it weren´t for that strange PUP Rings, it reminds me lot of a combination between an Orca and a Dolphin..... :cool: :cool:

[BCR Greg]

Yup. I have sonce gigged with it a few times and it is one of the best guitars in my rather boated collection.

I just landed a pile of 30 + year old wood (including some DARK Brazilian!) and I am going to have the Robin boys make me some killer guitars with my old wood. Stay tuned...

[FiestaRed]

BCR Greg,

The color looks best in the last photo. Man, that's nice! What is the name of the finish?

-Mark

[BCR Greg]

Simply called Tobacco Burst.

They stain the burst on the edges instead of spraying it, and it looks AMAZING in the sun or under stage lights.

The sad thing is that I have been unable to get a pid that really shows how sick the figure is.

[OldSchool]

Originally posted by BCR Greg
The sad thing is that I have been unable to get a pic that really shows how sick the figure is.

I think you under estimate your photo skills.............that guitar looks quite sick. (I mean that in a good way!! :dude )

[BCR Greg]

Thankfully I shoot pics better than I spell, it seems!

[OldSchool]

Originally posted by BCR Greg
Thankfully I shoot pics better than I spell, it seems!


Ahhhhh, don't worry about it........I fixed it for ya!! ;) If I had a nickel for every word I mispelled I could by 3 New Avalons!!:D

[jong]

Well that guitar is smokin. I noticed the pickup rings right away and I think they're friggin cool. A little twist ain't a bad thing. Not really wild about that shape on the P90's, but to me it looks great on the HB's.

My buddy is into Robin's. He brought a Koa superstrat over last summer that was really sweet, but heavy as all get out. Just the other day he brought a tele style by. Floyd, Dolphin inlays, reverse headstock and Rio Grande's. Unbelievable guitar, except for the extreme weight. What is it with them??

[Tone Disciple]

Enjoyed the great pics of Robin guitars! I have a really nice Robin Savoy Classic with a great top that I purchased out of the Robin booth (through my dealer) at a Dallas Guitar Show almost 10 years ago. I'd post a pic, but I am not sure I can do that without it being a web picture. (?) At any rate, my Savoy is still in my collection after several Anderson's and PRS's have come and gone. It does have square PU rings! The neck is great! Not thin, but not too huge. For a semi-hollow arch top it is one of the best!

Regards
Wayne
A seeker on the never ending quest for tone!

[Tone Disciple]

Here is a pic of my Robin Savoy Classic mentioned in the post above.

http://photobucket.com/albums/y210/ToneDisciple/?action=view&current=RobinSavoyClassicwp.jpg

Note the square pickup rings!

[hemlock]

Originally posted by Tone Disciple
Here is a pic of my Robin Savoy Classic mentioned in the post above.

http://photobucket.com/albums/y210/ToneDisciple/?action=view&current=RobinSavoyClassicwp.jpg

Note the square pickup rings!

Wow! That's a great looking top!

[Tone Disciple]

Hemlock,

Thanks, it is one of the best I've ever seen!

[pirateflynn]

Originally posted by hemlock
Wow! That's a great looking top!

NICE!

Now, that is a beauty. The top, yes....... but the whole guitar is great!

:cool:

[Tone Disciple]

True enough!

[pirateflynn]

Hey Greg,

I was wondering, how would you compare your Robin Avalon to a Hamer Studio Custom?
That's a beautiful finish on your Robin!....... it has a great fade to it. The 4th picture is very nice.

http://www.hamerfanclub.com/memberpages/bcrgreg/guitars/Robin/myavout.jpg


:cool:

[BCR Greg]

The Robin is more "airy", since it's hollowed out a good bit.

The burst is wiped on instead of sprayed on, so it looks fantastic and really brings out the grain. It's like those prismatic baseball cards that we had as kids...move it back and forth and the quilt rolls like surf. Nobody else does it quite like these guys. With so many fantastic guitar builders out there, it's nice to have choices. My Robin shares stage time with my Vintage Les Pauls and newer Hamers. All have a distinct and welcome voice.

[BCR Greg]

Some recent shots....

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y114/unkagreg/guitars/Avalonsclose.jpg

Yup, those are flame maple rings on there now, and that was a BITCH:BITCH to get them right.

TonePros hardware bridge, Pigtail tailpiece and it sports two volumes and a tone, with a push/pull phase on the tone pot for the "Peter Green" tone.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y114/unkagreg/guitars/Avalonsconcrete.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y114/unkagreg/guitars/AvalonsPallet.jpg

The other guitar is my buddy Greg's. Something about the name "Greg" and these damn guitars! LOL He saw mine and would shut up until he got one...

Oh,mine's been dropped a few times, once on stage. A couple of dings make a guitar behave. I have been taking this one insted of a few other guitars that I thought I would always use at every gig!

Play 'em and love 'em. EVERY GUITAR that you own.

[ttuck]

Greg,
Congrats . Another nice guitar to add to your incredible harem! I actually like the appearance of the pickup rings - maeks the guitar look distinctive and unique. Folks, believe me , if Greg says this is a great guitar, he's right. I've seen his stash, it's one of the most amazing collections I've ever seen. Greg knows his guitars, and I'm still indebted to him for hooking me up with my korina Huber Jr.
Nice score Greg!

[guitarpkr67]

That looks great.

[Lucidology]

No doubt about it... Robin makes great guitars!!

[2ndStringRoadie]

The oval pickup rings are classy and unique.
http://www.2ndstringroadie.com/images/etype1.jpg

http://www.2ndstringroadie.com/images/etype2.jpg

pic of my Robin Rawhide Etype, that Greg did a small run of. Not as pretty as the Avalons, but suits my tastes perfectly. Robin makes some great stuff

[esoteric pete]

whoa!

[2ndStringRoadie]

On an added note, greg made the pickguard.

[tombo]

If the rings are the deal breaker, you will miss out on one helluva guitar.


Greg,

I gotta say for a guy who hates the Anderson Atom, but likes the Avalon - it sure seems strange:confused: . I guess it really is true that "beauty is in the eye of the beholder."

Rock on:dude To each his/her own.

[Mike Dresch]

Great looking guitars! I wish I had a chance to check one of them out in person. Or maybe I don't, my pocketbook couldn't handle it!

[John LeQuire]

Can't believe I've missed this thread.

Beautiful guitars all, but that last pinstripe flame top is just killer! I like the universal rout idea as well. Gives it a cool unique look.

Are those matching wood pickup rings on the quilt top?

Just curious, is there anything special about the Pigtail tailpiece? I've never heard of them before.

[Garbanzoman]

Well, when I first saw the oval pickup rings on the newer Robins, they didn't do anything for me. However, bought an '04 Avalon at a great price through the Robin forum (yes, it has the oval p/up rings), and glad I did! Oval rings and all, I am sold on Robin guitars. The rings look quite cool in person, and are more functional than the typical square pickup "rings". So, after this latest outbreak of GAS has been paid off, I'll probably be lookin' for a Rawhide Slabtop. :eek: :dude

[gshehan]

I got over the round pick up rings the first time Greg opened the case and showed me my new Avalon. Looking at pictures of the Avalon on a web site is one thing. It's the tone and workmanship of these guitars that is just amazing.

[Lucidology]

The Avalon Classic, with tone chambers, is one of the best crosses between an LP & a 335 I've ever experienced... plus, the addition of coil taps with the great sounding & very soulful Rio Grand humbuckers... it's actually capable of producing a convincing or airy type of Strat-ish tone... moving it into a true working-man's axe catagory..

To top it off the Jumbo frets make it a joy to play...
It so totally smokes the Gibson 336 I once had which was, needless to say, a great guitar...
but this Robin is simply superior... :AOK

[ford]

Wow..stunning pics Greg....

I can't wait to pick up another Robin sometime....

rock

bford

[Garbanzoman]

Actually I have nothing against Robin guitars. It just that the whole universal pickup route seems lazy to me. Like the thinking behind the swimming pool route on the Fenders.
I'm not crazy about the one size fits all route mentality when it comes to a expensive custom guitar.

The oval pickup rings provide an additional level of pickup adjustment. Quite a bit more work goes into installing the oval rings as opposed to what's required for rectangular "rings". So no, it's not a one size fits all mentality. One shouldn't speak out of ingorance. Bad form.

[BCR Greg]

Here's my newest guitar, with P-90s in the same routes.....

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y114/unkagreg/guitars/Robin/Prototypetable1.jpg

It's a prototype of a still unnamed model, and it is one toneful guitar.

[erksin]

Damn they make some crazy cool guitars!

Nice job, Robin!

[SFK]

Besides the striking top and the color the rings are one of the things that jumped out to me as cool about it.

Congrats!:AOK

[SFK]

Here's my newest guitar, with P-90s in the same routes.....

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y114/unkagreg/guitars/Robin/Prototypetable1.jpg

It's a prototype of a still unnamed model, and it is one toneful guitar.


DAMN! :dude

[ford]

I saw that guitar in person this weekend at the Robin Factory.. it is simply awesome..

Good job Robin and congrats Greg!

[Mrgearguy]

Nice to see someone doing something other than the F/G/PRS Ripoff... although it is clearly influenced by other guitars, it has its own vibe goin'. Got to lose that Dean headstock though, makes it too reminicent of the Dean Elite. The body is a cool styling exercise!

[BCR Greg]

Not a Dean headstock, more like a modified Gibson head from the patent drawings of the Explorer, but 4 and 2 tuners..

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y114/unkagreg/guitars/antiques/Splithead.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y114/unkagreg/guitars/Robin/GregProtoStage.jpg

I am not a big guy, and the guitar is well suited for me. Those Deans make me look like I am hiding behind a train trestle!

[guitrr]

Man, those singlecut guitars are friggin' cool!

With the P-90's in the round routs, can you change pickups to other (I.E. Lollar) P-90s?

I had a Robin Ranger for a few years that I bought from Junior's Music. Awesome guitar, sounded great, and super light, probably around 6-6.5 lbs, and a HUGE, flamey neck, which I love. I only got rid of it because it didn't have a forearm contour, and that would drive me crazy on a 4 hour gig.

Kane

[alpep]

ernie ball has been known to go after companies using the 4/2 headstock. I saw it happen with an imported ovation model a few years ago.

[Smakutus]

They should go back to the original Robin headstock for that guitar. It actually would match up really well with that lower horn.

http://robinguitars.com/images/c_cover.jpg

Jeff

[koamarlin]

They should go back to the original Robin headstock for that guitar. It actually would match up really well with that lower horn.

Jeff


Right you are!"

That 4/2 Setup looks like somebody was locked in a room and not to leave it before he had come up with something " different"....:confused:
The body shape is great though!!:dude

What about the balance of the guitar, Gregg? Head pulling down a bit?

[BCR Greg]

Hangs great!

[BCR Greg]

Couple more beauties that just went out....

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y114/unkagreg/guitars/Robin/boogahAvST.jpg



And if yer gonna experiment with Redwood, use a damn fine piece! We did...

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y114/unkagreg/guitars/Robin/RedwoodRanger2-1.jpg

Ironically, BOTH guitars weighed in at 6.4 lbs EACH!

[Tone Disciple]

Well, my Robin Savoy Classic has appeared in other threads, but since it was only a link last year in this thread, I thought I would post an actual picture you could see. It is super guitar with great feel and action. Tone - plenty on tap here. One of my favorites for sure - I can recommend them highly!

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y210/ToneDisciple/RobinSavoyClassicwp.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y210/ToneDisciple/RobinSavoyClassic.jpg

[ford]

bump from the dead for a great looking guitar!

rock

[Red Jumpsuit]

Greg, far and away you get your hands on the most original, sexy and coolest guitars in this forum... I can't wait to win the lottery and commit a huge sum of it to you lol.

Oval pickup rings = AMAZING look

[ford]

I've seen some recent Avalons come out of the Robin factory that are as great looking as Greg's.......although Greg's is a great looking guitar..... I saw it up close when he brought it down for the Robin Factory reunion.... it is very special.

rock

bford

[POD Buster]

This is my '04 Robin Avalon..... I don't miss my LP at all.

Chambered body
Matte finish
Ebony fingerboard
2 knobs
Homegrown in Houston, Tx (just around the block)

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1/CYarborough/IMG_9497-1.jpg

[Pa'ani]

Congratulations on a very stunning and gorgeous guitar!

[ford]

Nice Avalon! I had a great 04 goldtop that was stolen... great guitars!

rock

bford