Big thanks to our forum member Alan Cringean
@Skelf at AC Guitars / Reiver Guitars. I'm a huge fan of his work/builds, and have been meaning to add another to the collection for some time. Today I took the long drive (I hate driving) down to Moffat in the Scottish borders, and met up with Alan. A thoroughly pleasant chap and a warm welcome awaited me. I tried a couple out that I had my sights set on. I've got a pretty tidy, diverse collection, but playing something else and then playing one of Alans is like jumping out of a Transit into a Bentley. Absolute quality.
This left with me...
Reiver 026. - One piece Alder body with a Wenge top. 5 piece Flame Maple/Mahogany with Flame Maple headstock, Acrylic Impregnated Birdseye Maple Fingerboard with Luminlay face/side dots, Modern Series Rune II Ceramic Pickups. Gotoh tuners, and a Wilkinson tremolo, which is one of the first guitars Alans fitted a Trem to.
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http://reiverguitars.co.uk/
Some nice guitars on there and a few on sale as well.
I once played a Reiver and didn't get on with it, but I think a lot of that had to do with the setup. They're beautifully built and look fantastic - I love how different they are. I'd like to try more from them one day...
Just one small correction which was my fault. The radius on the Tobacco TKO is actually 12" which has now been corrected on the website.
Cheers
Alan