In 1972, David Wintz teamed up with a friend to open a guitar shop in Houston, TX. After ten years of dealing, repairing, and restoring vintage guitars, Wintz began building quality instruments and offering them for sale in 1982. At first, guitars were built in both Japan and American, but by the late 1980s, all Robin guitars were produced in the U.S. In 1993, Wintz, along with pickup winder Bart Wittrock, introduced Rio Grande pickups and Robin has used these in their guitars ever since. In 1995, Wintz introduced the Metropolitan brand of guitars that are based on the old National Res-O-Glas models.
While Robin offers several standard models, just about anything can be custom ordered. Keep in mind that all models and finishes listed in this section are based on standard features in Robin catalogs and price lists. All Robin guitars should be identified and evaluated individually. Also, Robin produced a line of bass guitars through the late 1990s, but they focused on guitars through the 2000s. In December, 2010, Robin announced that they were discontinuing production of their entire line of guitars. They continue to offer Rio Grande pickups.
Instruments previously built in Houston, TX between 1982 and 2010. Distributed by Alamo Music Products of Houston, TX.

ROBIN GUITARS Electric Guitars Models

ROBIN GUITARS MEDLEY BASS Image

ROBIN GUITARS MEDLEY BASS

- offset double cutaway P-style ash body, bolt-on extended maple neck, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, V-shaped headstock with two-per-side tuners (1991-93) or reverse headstock with four-on-the-other-side tuners (1994-la...

ROBIN GUITARS RANGER SPECIAL Image

ROBIN GUITARS RANGER SPECIAL

- offset double cutaway ash body, controls mounted on a metal plate, bolt-on maple neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, fixed strings through bridge, reverse peghead, 6-on-a-side tuners, chrome hardware, humbucker/2 sing...

ROBIN GUITARS RANGER BASS Image

ROBIN GUITARS RANGER BASS

- offset double cutaway P-style ash body, controls mounted on a metal plate, bolt-on maple neck, 20-fret maple fingerboard with black dot inlays, reverse headstock with four-on-the other-side Sperzel tuners (1991-93) or regulard headstock w...

ROBIN GUITARS RANGER STANDARD Image

ROBIN GUITARS RANGER STANDARD

- offset double cutaway Strat-style poplar (early models) or swamp ash (later models) body with a rear body contour, bolt-on maple neck, 22-fret maple fingerboard with black dot inlays orrosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, reverse he...

ROBIN GUITARS AVALON SPORT Image

ROBIN GUITARS AVALON SPORT

- single cutaway solid mahogany body, one-piece set mahogany neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with MOP dot inlays, three-per-side tuners, combination bridge/tailpiece, pickguard, single P-90-style Rio Grande Bluesbar pickup, two knobs (v,...

ROBIN GUITARS WRANGLER Image

ROBIN GUITARS WRANGLER

- single cutaway Tele-style swamp ash or poplar body, bolt-on figured maple neck, 22-fret maple fingerboard with black dot inlays or rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, six-on-one-side tuners, Tele-style bridge, perloid or tortoises...

ROBIN GUITARS RANGER STUDIO Image

ROBIN GUITARS RANGER STUDIO

- offset double cutaway Strat-style swamp ash body with rear body contour, bolt-on maple neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, six-on-one-side locking Sperzel tuners, Wilkinson tremolo bridge, three Rio Grande "Muy...

ROBIN GUITARS MEDLEY VI EXOTIC TOP Image

ROBIN GUITARS MEDLEY VI EXOTIC TOP

- offset double cutaway Strat-style hardwood body, bound figured maple top, bolt-on maple neck, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, reverse hockey stick-style headstock with six-on-a-side Sperzel tuners, double locking Floyd...

ROBIN GUITARS RANGER BASS VI BARITONE Image

ROBIN GUITARS RANGER BASS VI BARITONE

- baritone configuration, offset double cutaway Strat-style hardwood body with top and back body contours, bolt-on maple neck, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, six-on-one-side Sperzel tuners, combination bridge/tailpiece...

ROBIN GUITARS MEDLEY STUDIO IV Image

ROBIN GUITARS MEDLEY STUDIO IV

- offset double cutaway Strat-style ash body, bolt-on maple neck, 24-fret maple fingerboard with black dot inlay, reverse hockey stick-style headstock with six-on-a-side locking Sperzel tuners, standard Wilkinson vibrato, two single coil ra...