Ivison Guitars - Build and Repair Thread

Teyeplayer

Oh dear oh dear... 

designerseye88

If you weren't working on mine already I would be all over this, This is a stunning guitar and looks even better in real life (the subtle checking is awesome). Whoever buys this will be getting a very good guitar!

Teyeplayer

This is the beauty of the fretboard, you think you are all sorted for guitars and then something like this comes along and you’re immediately looking for something to sell. I’d even let my rick 330 go for this I reckon.

designerseye88

Teyeplayer said:

This is the beauty of the fretboard, you think you are all sorted for guitars and then something like this comes along and you’re immediately looking for something to sell. I’d even let my rick 330 go for this I reckon.

Please buy it so I don't......

Teyeplayer

designerseye88 said:

Teyeplayer said:

This is the beauty of the fretboard, you think you are all sorted for guitars and then something like this comes along and you’re immediately looking for something to sell. I’d even let my rick 330 go for this I reckon.

Please buy it so I don't......

Buy any one of my guitars that are not for sale, or as cool as this and I will definitely take that one for the team!

IvisonGuitars

Here are two 50's TV Special Restorations that i've just completed, the '57 Single Cut is my own personal guitar and the '59 Double Cut belongs to @designerseye88  





The DC arrived like this, having been routed for humbuckers with a chisel....



Alex spent considerable effort sourcing original 50's P90's, covers and scratch plate and it's rewarded him with an absolute screamer of a guitar! 

sawyer

Excellent work again! 

Schmo

Superb work Neil...

designerseye88

Thanks @miserneil , I plugged it in as soon as i got home and it is simply the best sounding guitar i have ever played, I'm so happy with it. As you can see i bought the guitar in pretty bad condition but Neil has worked his magic. 

I'll be doing a proper NGD thread soon once i get some more pics but just wanted to say @miserneil was an absolute pleasure to deal with. Every step of the way he was fantastic in helping me source original parts and restoring the guitar. Massive thanks Neil! 

....oh yeah and it sounds as good as it looks  

IvisonGuitars

designerseye88 said:

Thanks @miserneil , I plugged it in as soon as i got home and it is simply the best sounding guitar i have ever played, I'm so happy with it. As you can see i bought the guitar in pretty bad condition but Neil has worked his magic. 

I'll be doing a proper NGD thread soon once i get some more pics but just wanted to say @miserneil was an absolute pleasure to deal with. Every step of the way he was fantastic in helping me source original parts and restoring the guitar. Massive thanks Neil! 

....oh yeah and it sounds as good as it looks  

Brilliant Alex! So pleased you are happy with it, it came out great I think!

Pleasure was all mine

roberty

Amazing work. I love seeing these old things brought back from the brink. It seems Specials and Jrs were considered fair game back in the day, I can understand that

IvisonGuitars

I just posted this on the Making and Modding Thread, thought it might be useful here too.

Here's a video I made while setting up a customer ordered guitar. Just trying to show how the more you dig in, the more you get back and how well the guitars clean up with the volume control.

IvisonGuitars

Saturday is Burst Day! Getting a single cut 'clothed' for the Northampton Guitar Show....

IvisonGuitars

Just finishing this one up today, fret dressing and final set up tomorrow, just in time for the Northampton show!

roberty

I'd love to have a go on this

KickTheHabit

roberty said:

I'd love to have a go on this

Sunday, Northampton guitar show!!

roberty

KickTheHabit said:

roberty said:

I'd love to have a go on this

Sunday, Northampton guitar show!!

Not quite in the market at the mo (R8 fever) but if I was it would be worth the 6 hour round trip

Teyeplayer

Don’t ‘need’ yet another guitar but very interested to try one of these Sunday.

IvisonGuitars

@Teyeplayer Be great to meet you! 

Teyeplayer

miserneil said:

@Teyeplayer Be great to meet you! 

Looking forward to it buddy.