Anyone looking for a bad ass Ibanez JEM?

Slayer · Post by **Slayer** » Sat Oct 02, 2010 11:32 pm

I've played this guitar and it's the BOMB!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... K:MEWAX:IT

teej · Post by **teej** » Sun Oct 03, 2010 3:19 am

nice guitar ,,, BUT .. I cannot bring myself to part with that kind of money for a bolt on

poserboy71 · Post by **poserboy71** » Sun Oct 03, 2010 5:02 am

Me too. Nice guitar BUT...

Post by **Genebaby** » Sun Oct 03, 2010 8:16 am

Bolt ons are great gutiars at the high end. I play them, but more importantly, look at all the top players who choose them.

If neck thru really were the be all and end all then Vai would still be playing one.

I stayed away from bolt ons myself but after buying my SD1 I bought lots more.

Slayer · Post by **Slayer** » Sun Oct 03, 2010 10:24 am

I like JEMS but I have never had to buy one because this friend has so many JEMS and RG's that I essentially have them at my disposal when I need an Ibanez Fix. Tom has been out of work for 6 months now so his guitar collection is thinning to pay the bills. This has also put him in a state where he is disinterested in playing guitar and sadly his disinterest has become my disinterest in playing guitar at times.

I have neck through and bolt on's and I like them both a lot. It just depends on the guitar! Actually my favorites in my collection are probably bolt ons.

Different strokes though!

K

poserboy71 · Post by **poserboy71** » Sun Oct 03, 2010 11:00 am

teej wrote:nice guitar ,,, BUT .. I cannot bring myself to part with that kind of money for a bolt on

It's like spending $8,ooo.oo on any guitar.

I don't remember Vai playing anything but a bolt on , I know he owns a black Les Paul.

Post by **Genebaby** » Sun Oct 03, 2010 11:58 am

Vai used to play some Jackson Soloists when he also had his Green Meanie Charvel, which used to be Sunburst and used to belong to Grover.

Steve borrowed it and it never came back.

He had some guitars stolen, and next thing you know he's working with Ibanez. They would have paid him well whereas he had to pay to play Jacksons.

poserboy71 · Post by **poserboy71** » Sun Oct 03, 2010 11:09 pm

I do remember the yellow "Steve EYE" Jackson Soloist now. I saw it hanging in the gift shop of the Hard Rock in Las Vegas about 10 years ago.
He got that one back at least.

teej · Post by **teej** » Sun Oct 03, 2010 11:17 pm

I do love the sonic thing jem's have got going .. they play even by looking at them .. I came close to buying one a few yrs back but I just couldnt .. after playing neck thru for so long the bolt on just feels cheap .. and to pay 2 grand for something that feels cheap is just wrong in my book ... I find neck thru much more stable to play

Slayer · Post by **Slayer** » Mon Oct 04, 2010 3:51 am

The Wizard profile bolt on neck is unique, very flat and very thin. Once these guitars are set up by Mark Dickerson of Wild West Guitars they come back with the action ultra low and the guitars practically play them self.

The attached is just some of Tom "Jixter" Tate's Collection

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teej · Post by **teej** » Mon Oct 04, 2010 4:31 am

thats a shit-load of guitars!

Slayer · Post by **Slayer** » Mon Oct 04, 2010 5:42 am

teej wrote:thats a shit-load of guitars!

And they are all Super Strat Variations. I prefer Strat's but I have to have some variety for my tastes

teej · Post by **teej** » Mon Oct 04, 2010 5:47 am

i hear ya .. I did like the vai and satch models but I am far from an Ibanez expert .. the others I've played I didnt like .. too easy to play .. I know that sounds stoopid but I like a challenge .. and the Jackson scale neck was different to anything I'd played (other than an 89 Phill Colen model)

Post by **Genebaby** » Mon Oct 04, 2010 6:43 am

Cool collection he's got there!

poserboy71 · Post by **poserboy71** » Mon Oct 04, 2010 7:38 am

I absolutely love the original series of Jems with the disappearing Pyramid inlays. The original colors were great as well.I love that Green one.

I had the chance about twenty years ago to buy a Root Beer Jem (dot inlay,oval monkey grip) but didn't and bought a Marshall Jubillee off of a buddy o' mine.