nevusofota
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Patience pays off! I’ve been looking for a fairly clean original run Jem 777 in desert yellow for years, preferring it over the pink and green paint jobs. I remember staring at it in the 1990 Ibanez catalog for hours as a kid. I always passed on most that were for sale because either the price was too high or they were pretty beat up. Since the reissues came out this past year for $3500, prices on originals skyrocketed and I came to terms that I likely wouldn’t be finding an original, let alone a descent price one. Well, this one came available last week at a KILLER price. Only thing is I had to buy without seeing or playing and the pictures were not that clear. I had to make the decision to purchase quickly and had very little time to get more info. To make matters worse, it was evident that the seller knew very little about guitars as he seemed more concerned that it didn’t come with strings than anything else. I was for sure it was going to arrive with a catastrophic issue. Well it arrived 2 days ago and the thing is near perfect for its 30 years on this planet. Probably the best example of an original run I’ve ever seen. I have my main gigging guitars, so this one was more to satisfy my slowly growing collection. I never thought I’d say it but I’m a little afraid to play it as the heal plate has zero corrosion (unheard of in these). I don’t think the guitar was ever played as the frets also look brand new. All she needed were strings, quick set-up (including only a minor truss rod adjustment) and a mild cleaning and it was like I just pulled the guitar off the rack in 1988. 
