OK, I missed this thread initially. What is that Ric clone???
Ah, I'm glad you asked that!
It was made for the guy I bought it off, by a a small operation called Reeve Guitars.
Some time after I bought it, I contacted the original owner, who very kindly sent me this:
I'm afraid I can't help with much information. Reeve were a small family concern based out of a house in Luton. I was put in touch with them by my local music shop when I needed my Rickenbacker set up. A mate of mine at the time had a les paul copy made by them soon after, and though it wasn't to my tastes the actual craftsmanship was faultless. I'd wanted a Rickenbacker doubleneck for some time but there was no way I could have afforded one even if I could have found one! So I had Reeve make me one - they measured up my 4001 and I gave them a few photos from old catalogues and away they went. This would have been in about 1986 I think. At the time it cost me £750, which included the case, and I was very lucky to see the guitar evolve from a lump of wood to the finished article over a period of months.
Reeve were always fairly small fry. They made a lot of guitars for local musos (I remember a Hofner violin bass for a well respected covers band, the Wellington Bootles (!)) - although I do know they made another double neck and an explorer copy for a prog band who were fairly big at the time, Twelfth Night. Funnily enough I saw them a while ago (another band on the nostalgia circuit!) and the explorer was still being used.
I lost touch with Reeve many years ago. They were two brothers-in-law - one a carpenter and the other a musician. I do know that the musician brother is sadly no longer with us.
I hope this all helps, sorry I can't provide much more info!
The Twelfth Night are still going and I was very kindly sent this:
. . . . and finally, here is a Reeve Flying Vee - the Gibson TRC has been added later.
My Twin, I think, is unique - they made it as a One Off and is a truly great bit if kit.
I shall be back with more stuff, another time.
mc2NY - WOW - what a great collection!
Love the Six on top, Bass on bottom!
Still after one - the guitar would be much easier to play higher up.
Any more out there???
Cheers.