Jem or Not?

[drewiv]

Still has that monkey grip. Pass.

My 1989 JEM77FP. Honestly, one of the best playing guitars I have ever owned.

 

[rlord1974]

Still has that monkey grip. Pass.

My 1989 JEM77FP. Honestly, one of the best playing guitars I have ever owned.

That was it! I bought it brand new off the rack. I was pretty young at the time (teenager) and had saved up the money from gigging so it was a big deal to me. I wasn't a fan of the tones and sustain it produced, but it did play well. Anyways, to each their own, I guess. Look at my sig - I'm all about the "classics" at this point - Gibson, Fender and Gretsch. I don't have a single guitar with a Floyd/locking trem on it.

P.S. It IS a sexy guitar.

 

[drewiv]

Still has that monkey grip. Pass.

My 1989 JEM77FP. Honestly, one of the best playing guitars I have ever owned.

That was it! I bought it brand new off the rack. I was pretty young at the time (teenager) and had saved up the money from gigging so it was a big deal to me. I wasn't a fan of the tones and sustain it produced, but it did play well. Anyways, to each their own, I guess. Look at my sig - I'm all about the "classics" at this point - Gibson, Fender and Gretsch. I don't have a single guitar with a Floyd/locking trem on it.

P.S. It IS a sexy guitar.

Yup, me too, I bought it from a GC. I had just turned 17 and it was my first "expensive" guitar. Possibly why it holds so much nostalgia with me, many a teenage gig was played with this guitar.

See, I really like Basswood bodies and almost ALL of my guitars have a locking trem. Not because I'm a whammy guy (actually I rarely have the trem bar in them), but because of the reliability of tuning and feel under my palm for muting. All that probably comes from the hours and hours and hours of playing this particular guitar.

Yes, she is a little hottie.

 

[rlord1974]

All of my Strats are set up so the trem rests against the guitar and will not move. I hate having unison and other bends go out of pitch (i.e., detune) when I bend the strings.

 

[splitendz]

Amazing to me that anyone who has spent any time playing a jem can rag on it. Yeah , I know... you guys love Gibson, Fender, PRS, ... fine: all are great if that's what you like. Jems have awesome necks & sound great. I have 3 & would like to have more. My .02

 

[rlord1974]

Amazing to me that anyone who has spent any time playing a jem can rag on it. Yeah , I know... you guys love Gibson, Fender, PRS, ... fine: all are great if that's what you like. Jems have awesome necks & sound great. I have 3 & would like to have more. My .02

As I said, to each their own. Opinions and preferences change over time as well. I used to play super strat guitars when I was in my teens and early twenties. Nowadays, I could not get along with a JEM, or most super strat necks at all, as they are too narrow for my current tastes. I also don't like trems. Therefore, at this point in my life, the JEM is a non-starter for me. That doesn't mean it's a bad guitar, it's just not my thing.

I didn't mean to "rag" on them either, if that's how it came across. Given the choice between a Boogie Mark and a JEM though, at this time I would take the Boogie. I also think the OP will have an easier time getting his money out of the Boogie. JEMS are not easy guitars to sell locally in Canada.

 

[Anonymous]

Update:

Guy is now considering adding 200$ on top of the Jem for the MKV

 

[Ratou]

I am really not a big fan of Steve Vai's music but have to say my JEM is one of the best guitars I have and spent many many hours on it. However I have tried multiple ones that felt and where finished like crap (compared to the price)!! I wouldn't not do this exchange without trying and inspecting the guitar, especially since it had multiple owner and was played at concerts. Also, as with all locking tremolo equipped guitars its a pain to setup...

And rlord1974 the JEM you had is in my own opinion the best one they ever made, the "cloth" with the floral designs under the finish makes it for some reason sound a like beast!!! I've been looking at those on ebay lately...

 

[rlord1974]

Is that a Transformers sticker on the JEM, David? WTF?!

Plus, what are all of those random consonants and vowels in the Kijiji listing?.....

Bonjour, j'ai une jem 2001 en vraiment excellent état, elle a passée 99,9% de sa vie dans son case et le rare temps qu'elle a servie elle a été entretenue avec soin extrême, elle feel comme une neuve elle est même pas encore break-in. elle n'a aucune corrosion ou tache sur le gold hardware et les plastiques protecteurs sont encore sur les 2 backplates et le trussrod cover. si vous connaissez les jem vous savez que ce modèle avait un fretboard en ébène et un body en aulne, tout ça avec le pont lo-pro edge. Ibanez a changé le modèle en 2004 pour le rendre vraiment plus cheap avec un fretboard en rosewood et un body en basswood en plus d'un pont vraiment pathétique, tout ça tjrs à un prix d'environ 3000$. je l'ai acheté du propriétaire original qui était dans un band de toronto, il a fait supposément 3-4 shows et l'avait acheté pour cette raison. Il a cependant fait changer les pickups pour un super-distortion dans le bridge, un virtual solo comme single-coil et un paf pro dans le neck. j'ai les pickups originaux. qui sont évidemment en super état fournis dans le prix. vient avec le case ibanez prestige team j craft en état A1

je considère aussi un échange pour de l'équipement haut de gamme et en excellent état tel que:

-mesa boogie mark V vraiment neuf ou tête à lampes high-gain avec wattage variable

-guitare luthier ou high-end avec floyd et 24 fret (music man, liberatore, suhr etc

sinon 2000$, je vend ce prix car les pickups ont étés changés sinon pour l'état et la rareté ce serait beaucoup plus.

ps- le collant sur la guitare est statique, il ne laissera pas de colle ou de dommage sur la peinture.

 

[Ratou]

He says the sticker is a "static" (whatever that is) and won't leave any glue or damage on the paint

 

[Anonymous]

Power Ranger?!
It's the friggin' Decepticons!



And I thought you knew enough Portuguese to understand the add

 

[rlord1974]

Static is one of those words with very different meanings in French and English.

In English, it means "lacking in movement, action, or change, especially in an undesirable or uninteresting way."

In French, it means "I'm about to fuck you over on this transaction."

 

[rlord1974]

Power Ranger?!
It's the friggin' Decepticons!



And I thought you knew enough Portuguese to understand the add

I caught it!

And, btw, I think this seller is a member of the "Decepticons" and you are about to be the victim of deceit.

 

[Ratou]

haha Well a "static sticker" doesn't mean anything in french either but he's french canadian so maybe they used it differently... But if it was that easy to remove why did he leave it on for the picture?

 

[Anonymous]

Static is one of those words with very different meanings in French and English.

In English, it means "lacking in movement, action, or change, especially in an undesirable or uninteresting way."

In French, it means "I'm about to fuck you over on this transaction."

Sticker would have to come off before the guitar got in my hands, of course

And what makes you think the seller is such an evildoer?

 

[rlord1974]

And what makes you think the seller is such an evildoer?

Isn't it obvious?......He's French Canadian.

 

[Anonymous]

And what makes you think the seller is such an evildoer?

Isn't it obvious?......He's French Canadian.

He IS?!

Damn, I should have known...

 

[rlord1974]

OK, let's get back to Business (pardon the pun).

He is asking $2,000 for the JEM. I'm guessing you're asking around $1,700 for the MKV? And he is now offering to throw in $200 on top of the guitar to get the deal done?

So, what's wrong with the guitar? Why is he so desperate to move it?

 

[Anonymous]

OK, let's get back to Business (pardon the pun).

He is asking $2,000 for the JEM. I'm guessing you're asking around $1,700 for the MKV? And he is now offering to throw in $200 on top of the guitar to get the deal done?

So, what's wrong with the guitar? Why is he so desperate to move it?

I think the guy wants an amp
Guitar looks legit from the pictures
Some people don't care about losing a bit as long as they get what they want

 

[Tone Zone]

Amazing to me that anyone who has spent any time playing a jem can rag on it. Yeah , I know... you guys love Gibson, Fender, PRS, ... fine: all are great if that's what you like. Jems have awesome necks & sound great. I have 3 & would like to have more. My .02

Don't know what is so amazing about it. People have their own taste. I think many of the Jems play great, but most of them do sound like shit to me. You obviously have a different opinion and that's fine. But, don't think you know me...I don't own any of those brands.