Ivison Guitars - Build and Repair Thread

Schmo

I’ve watched your evolution as a luthier ever since you first started posting your LP Junior/Special refinishes etc, onto custom builds.
Your work looks incredible, I really love seeing your latest builds, which I’m sure are on a par with any make you could name.
Wish you continued success, Neil

guitars4you

Glad to see you are nice 'n' busy Neil - Hope you are keeping well - Speak soon - Mark

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Schmo said:

I’ve watched your evolution as a luthier ever since you first started posting your LP Junior/Special refinishes etc, onto custom builds.
Your work looks incredible, I really love seeing your latest builds, which I’m sure are on a par with any make you could name.
Wish you continued success, Neil

Thanks so much for posting this @Schmo, I really do appreciate it! 

It's largely due to the support and advice of the members of this forum and the great guys i've met because of it that has helped me grow as a builder and made me determined to keep on keeping on and plow my own furrow so to receive a message like this is awesome, thank you!  

guitars4you said: Glad to see you are nice 'n' busy Neil - Hope you are keeping well - Speak soon - Mark Thanks Mark! yes, all good here thanks, I don't get here as often as i'd like anymore due to workload and miss catching up with you at the shows but hopefully soon eh?  

PeteC

Good Lord -  that Spitfire is soooo nice - great design and great finish. It looks like its been around decades but has a modern design feel to it.  It was your junior build info that inspired me to have a go at my own builds but this is just on another level. 

monquixote

It's so hard to create a variant of a classic design that doesn't look clumsy, but these look great.

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PeteC said:

Good Lord -  that Spitfire is soooo nice - great design and great finish. It looks like its been around decades but has a modern design feel to it.  It was your junior build info that inspired me to have a go at my own builds but this is just on another level. 

Thanks so much for this Pete, it really is appreciated

monquixote said:

It's so hard to create a variant of a classic design that doesn't look clumsy, but these look great.

Much appreciated too! I’ve been round the houses with this one to get to this point, it’s been an interesting, sometimes frustrating journey but the reaction so far have been very positive which I’m chuffed about

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The Spitfire is off out for review (with kind permission of the new owner)...



and the next one is in the booth....

Keefy

IvisonGuitars said:

The Spitfire is off out for review...

Holy crap, that has looks to die for!

sawyer

Beautiful burst!

roberty

God that's nice

TTBZ

That looks so awesome! I love the Junior/Standard hybrid and as already said you've done a great job of creating a new shape based on the LP theme that doesn't look awkward. Got me thinking how great one of these would look done up as a Custom now! 

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Keefy said:

IvisonGuitars said:

The Spitfire is off out for review...

Holy crap, that has looks to die for!

@Keefy ; Thanks Graham! Hope you’re keeping well

@sawyer @roberty Thanks chaps, much appreciated as always!

@TTNZ Ooh, a Black Custom....now there’s a thought....

roberty

Just seen the Hurricane marked as sold on ATB - that's awesome congrats @IvisonGuitars ;

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roberty said:

Just seen the Hurricane marked as sold on ATB - that's awesome congrats @IvisonGuitars ;;

Thanks Rob! @ATB_Guitars have more on order

Schmo

Congrats on the early sales...you get one of these babies in a high-profile player’s hands and the stars the limit.

BluesyDave

Beautiful guitar, wonderful work.  Need to get some Utoob type clips so we can all have a proper drool.

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BluesyDave said:

Beautiful guitar, wonderful work.  Need to get some Utoob type clips so we can all have a proper drool.

Thanks for the kind words @BluesyDave and yes, totally agree, there are some
Youtube vids planned, I just need to hold on to one of them long enough to get some
done!

BluesyDave

As others have said...Its incredibly difficult to come up with a design that is both new and classic to give it a broad appeal.  Particularly to a fickle bunch like guitarists.  Myself included 

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Well, it's all got rather busy round here recently!

Guitar Magazine were very gracious in reviewing The Hurricane:

https://guitar.com/review/electric-guitar/review-ivison-guitars-the-hurricane/

And, as requested, I managed to get my pal Remi Harris to record a few demo videos for me  

Del_Preston

Remi is an incredible player, I've only just come across him thanks to your instagram post.  Now trying to learn some licks...  easier said than done!