The Hurricane
'Outstanding tone, superb playability and classic looks make The Hurricane a serious contender'
'If the idea of early 1950s Goldtop and late 1950s Burst tones in one compact and convenient package appeals, look no further'
Read the Guitar.com Review HERE
The Hurricane combines my favourite elements of the guitars that were being made at 225 Parsons St, Kalamazoo, Michigan in the late 50's;
The carved top sunburst and the stripped back slab body guitars.
Hand built from Premium Honduran and African Mahogany with an AAA Grade Indian Rosewood fingerboard, an ABS bound & subtly carved Eastern Maple flame top houses a matched '59 PAF/P90 set of Sunbear Pickups, hand wound for us in the UK to sound as close as possible to an original 50's spec pickup.
Featuring a one piece, Premium Mahogany neck with a profile hand carved with templates taken directly from a 1956 guitar. Genuine 50's celluloid dots are used and the fingerboard edges are lightly rolled so it feels like a neck that has been played for years.
Finished with vintage correct aniline dyes in vintage formulated nitro-cellulose lacquer then faded and lightly aged, the Hurricane is designed to look, feel, sound and inspire like guitar from the 50's but behave like the modern, boutique handcrafted guitar it is.
Body:
Premium African Mahogany
Carved Eastern Maple Flame Top
ABS Binding
Neck:
1 piece Premium Mahogany Neck with 'ears'
Long Tenon 50's construction
24.625" Vintage Scale Length
Single Action, Vintage Spec Truss Rod
Maple Truss Rod Fillet
Premium AAA Indian Rosewood Fingerboard
Polished Buffalo Bone Nut
12" Radius
43mm Nut Width
'59 Neck Profile
Depth at 1st Fret: 22.5mm (approx.)
Depth at 12th Fret 24.5mm (approx.)
Jescar 45100 Nickel Fretwire
Vintage Pattern Celluloid Dots
Electronics:
Sunbear Pickups SB '56 P90 Neck
Sunbear Pickups Vintage Spec SB '59 PAF Bridge
CTS SSS Premium Taper 500k Pots
Premium PIO Cap
Switchcraft Toggle Switch
Switchcraft Jack Socket
Hardware:
Faber Aged Nickel Compensated Wraparound Bridge
Faber Aged Nickel Anchors and Wraplok Studs
Faber Aged Tuners with Pearloid Buttons, 15:1 Ratio
Aged Pointers
Finish:
100% Nitrocellulose Finish, lightly aged, vintage formulated and non plasticised
Aged '59 Burst
Aged Goldtop
Aged Black
Accessories:
Hiscox Liteflite Case
Ivison Guitars COA
£4495 inc Hiscox Liteflite Case