Ivison Guitars - Build and Repair Thread

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markj said:

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

Thanks @markj! It was a '64 Deluxe Reverb.

A couple more Dakota's got their final set up tweaks today....

A heavy aged Shell Pink Dakota for @JamesOnGuitar - James has kindly let me hang on to this one a little while longer to exhibit at The Guitar Show next weekend....



A Dakota One in Aged Ember Red is heading off to Texas...via @DougCoda...



And a Hurricane '59 is gently fading...and hoping to be ready for The Guitar Show too...

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Readying a couple more for The Guitar Show this weekend....

First up, a Dakota in Aged Pelham Blue. I worked with an auto paint supplier to match the original 1960 Cadillac GM paint codes to get this one EXACTLY right...



And a N.O.S. Shoreline Gold...

davros

That Pelham Blue shade is just fantastic!

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Just in time for The Guitar Show this weekend....

Dakota '65

guitars4you

Saw and played that Dakota at the show - Stunning on all accounts - Glad it was sold to save me buying it 

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guitars4you said:

Saw and played that Dakota at the show - Stunning on all accounts - Glad it was sold to save me buying it 

Thanks Mark 

Here's what we got up to and a bit more about this guitar too....

SteveRobinson

I've just seen a Dakota in the wild. John Street Revival, it sounded truly awesome!

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SteveRobinson said:

I've just seen a Dakota in the wild. John Street Revival, it sounded truly awesome!

Ah, that’s great to hear, thanks for the kind words @SteveRobinson! ;;

Great band too

Speaking of 'Dakota's In The Wild'....and any excuse to post these pics cause I'm still buzzing about it...here's Charlie Starr & Benji Shanks from Blackberry Smoke with a couple of Dakotas on their recent UK tour...

bodhi

Now that ^ is pretty impressive.  I'm a big time Charlie Starr fan.

markj

Looking forward to saying hello Neil at the  N’west guitar show at the end of May.

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markj said:

Looking forward to saying hello Neil at the  N’west guitar show at the end of May.

I shall look forward to it @markj

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Hurricane '54 just in time for the Northwest Guitar Show at Haydock Park this weekend!

strat84

IvisonGuitars said:

Hurricane '54 just in time for the Northwest Guitar Show at Haydock Park this weekend!

Saw this in the flesh at the show today. Stunning guitar with a beautiful dark rosewood board. Also played the Hurricane 59 which was equally as stunning. I wasn't brave enough to plug it in, maybe next time  Thanks for letting me try it Neil, hope you had a good show! 

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@strat84 A pleasure to meet you! Thanks for the kind words  

Here's the latest off the bench, a Korina Dakota One...

Philly_Q

Oooh, love Korina.

owenw

monquixote

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c28p2y1vv91o.amp

mo6020

This thread is such bad news for my GAS. I am so hot for a Hurricane. 

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Well...it's been a crazy few weeks at Ivison Guitars HQ!!

Richard Fortus of Guns n' Roses took delivery of a Korina Dakota One, played it during their headline set on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury, during their Hyde Park set and is currently on tour through stadiums in Europe with it!

Our local BBC picked up on the story, then the national BBC & GuitarPlayer too, you can read it here: https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/guns-n-roses-richard-fortus-ivison-guitars-glastonbury-hyde-park

It's a massive honour and accolade for me to have Richard owning and playing one of my guitars - he's a serious guitar aficionado, monster player and a bloody nice bloke too! 






Matt from Electric 6 took delivery of his second Dakota, this time a Korina Dakota One with P90 and is currently on tour throughout the UK:





Another Korina Dakota recently finished and was sold before it got to the dealer:



And I've just put the finishing touches to this one, the first Dakota One with a single PAF, which will be available to try at the Brighton Guitar Show on July 15th...

WezV

We just got back from Electric Six.  My wife was strumming it on the final song!