Ivison Guitars - Build and Repair Thread

impmann · March 2021

Nice! A Vibrola (Lyre type) would make that even cooler, IMHO...

Or, fit a Mastery bridge and trem for a nod to the old with tuning stability for the modern world.... it would point it towards the Fano market a bit too. ;-)

Lovely, though. :-)

IvisonGuitars · March 2021

impmann said:

Nice! A Vibrola (Lyre type) would make that even cooler, IMHO...

Or, fit a Mastery bridge and trem for a nod to the old with tuning stability for the modern world.... it would point it towards the Fano market a bit too. ;-)

Lovely, though. :-)

Thanks @impmann. Great minds as I have a vibrola on order as we speak

guitars4you · March 2021

P Blue looks ultra cool - Those mini humbuckers, are they a Firebird version, or more like the original Epi models - Good to see you are nice and busy - Hope to see you again soon at forth coming guitar shows in the late summer/autumn

IvisonGuitars · March 2021

Saturday morning glue-up time...

IvisonGuitars · April 2021

Another Hurricane off to it's new owner....

Gassage · April 2021

Best one yet. I think I saw this in build....

IvisonGuitars · November 2021

It's been rather busy in the workshop of late so I've neglected this thread somewhat!

Here's a few that have been completed recently:

Dakota in Tobacco Sunburst:

My own personal Hurricane has now almost completely faded to a beautiful honey burst/lemon drop:

I performed an 'Allen Collins Mod' (Dogear P90) in the bridge position of a heavy aged Pelham Blue Dakota:

And just finished up Hurricane #011 in 'Junior Burst' today:

roberty · November 2021

Just stunning. The Dakota sunburst is my fave of these

tone1 · November 2021

That honey burst lemon drop is my idea of perfection

Teyeplayer · November 2021

Those Dakotas are something else, they look so cool!

longjaw · November 2021

Lovin' that Pelham blue Firebird-esque one!

BluesBirdy · December 2021

IvisonGuitars said:

In between Hurricane builds, I've been working on a new model i'm tentatively calling The Dakota.

Here's the neck heel detail...

This looks so elegant and smooth. Why did you change it for the production model to a more traditional looking neck heel?

IvisonGuitars · September 2022

Evening all, thought it was time to up date this thread with a couple of recent builds, I haven't been posting here much, various reasons, one being that it's been non-stop in the workshop. So here's the latest fruits of my labour...

Dakota '65. A nod to the rare 'transitional' 'bird of 1965 which gives the standard Dakota more of a 50's Special voicing:

The Dakota in Aged Pelham Blue:

Dakota One:

All three guitars have just landed with @DougCoda if you'd like to try them in the flesh.

Hurricane Standard

Aged and Faded Sunburst. This one has just arrived at @ATB_Guitars ;;

Also, I have a new model in the works, the Hurricane '59. All the important 'Burst' measurements and appointments that the replica guys love but still retaining an 'Ivison' vibe. Currently getting it's aged clear coats and burst fading...

TrentGuitars · September 2022

Stunning work!

roberty · September 2022

Yep. Stunning work as usual @IvisonGuitars

IvisonGuitars · December 2022

Here's the completed new model, The Hurricane '59.

I'm just firming up the full spec but this one is all old growth Honduran woods, Dual PAF's, full '59 top carve (measurements taken from an original), '59 Profile Neck, Pigtail wraparound bridge, CAB binding and Celluloid inlays.

And here it is next to an original 1960 Les Paul Standard I was able to compare and contrast with and check tone & feel...

tone1 · December 2022

Even the Pickguard looks bloody amazing!

LastMantra · December 2022

Incredible work!

My only concern would be "dacota" seems a bit over used as a name?

sawyer · December 2022

Fantastic skills!

Dave8 · December 2022

I tried a few at ATB a couple of weeks ago. I very much liked the Dakota with the 2 firebird pickups

IvisonGuitars · January 2023

Here's a little something we put together over the last couple of months...

markj · January 2023

Just watched it.
You should be very proud.

rayttk · January 2023

Really enjoyed the video, production was superb , I didn’t want it to end.
more , more, more please

IvisonGuitars · January 2023

rayttk said:

Really enjoyed the video, production was superb , I didn’t want it to end.
more , more, more please

Thanks @markj & @rayttk! I've got another one being uploaded in the next week...

Here's a few things I've been working on since the Christmas break, which will hopefully be ready in time for The Guitar Show in Feb...

First up, this particularly lovely flamey Korina Dakota...

The second Hurricane '59 ready for a faded Cherry Burst....

And three more Standard Dakotas.

The two blue ones are in the base coat stage and will end up as aged, greened out Pelham Blue. I had my paint supplier match the original GM paint code - originally a 1960 Cadillac colour - which Gibson subsequently used. The Gold in the middle is aged Shoreline.

Philly_Q · January 2023

Oh wow, that korina!

IvisonGuitars · February 2023

Here's another video....a few weeks before Christmas, it was too cold to do anything meaningful in the workshop so I popped down to ATB Guitars who have a '59 & a '60 Burst in stock.....so I thought it'd be cool to see how close my Hurricane sounded to the real deal...

strat84 · February 2023

Superb! Enjoyed that. Neck pickups were very close, I preferred the bridge on your Hurricane. Congratulations on a great guitar!

roberty · February 2023

@IvisonGuitars a very favourable comparison. The Hurricane has the advantage of a calibrated bridge pickup which I also preferred

You joke about taking both of the original bursts but in this EVH interview from 1979 he confesses to spending "too much" on 2x 1959 bursts at Norm's. It was $10k for the pair if I understand him correctly (he is coy about it)

Interestingly he also notes that original PAFs were changing hands for $200 back then, about $800 in today's money. Perhaps not the best candidates for his wax potting experiments

roberty · February 2023

(we have @JasO to thank for this amazing interview btw)

markj · February 2023

Really enjoyed the vid.
What amp was used at ATB.

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