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JEM7PBK
Steve Vai Signature Model
SN: N/A YEAR: N/A OWNER: © Ibanez catalogue 1988

Details & History

BODY AMERICAN BASSWOOD
NECK MAPLE 1Pc
SCALE N/A
FRETBOARD ROSEWOOD
INLAY DISAPPEARING PYRAMID
BRIDGE
TAIL		 EDGE
TOP LOK III
HARDWARE COSMO
PICKUP CONFIG H-S-H
PICKUP'S DiMARZIO (N)
DiMARZIO S (M)
DiMARZIO (B)
CONTROL 1VOL 1TONE
5WAY
FINISHES BK (BLACK)

 

 

SN: N/A YEAR: 1989 OWNER: Tim Walls

Details & History

An ’89 PBk….. For some the PBk is one of the ‘boring jem’ but it is one of my faves….and one of Steve’s too.  Steve chose a PBk for his firs performance ever of For the Love of God at the Seville Expo in ’92 (I’d like to say that he chose it for the tone or the neck that make it really easy to play…… but he probably picked it because it colour co-ordinated to his stage outfit!) and if you look in the ’92 catalogue, and you can prise your eyes from that PMC you can see the PBk workhorse in the background!  Definitely has that Passion and Warfare era tone.  Definitely a cool jem this one…. Would suit those who want the

 

This guitar is a super player and has a million miles on the clock. it has the thinnest neck of any guitar I have ever played!  I have thought of giving here a birthday and a new paint job but I never get around to it.

 

Stats for those hunting…Old style neck joint… old style grip…. MOP and Green abalone pyramids…. White DiMarzios (many of these have some fading now)- PAF Pros of course.  One piece maple with really good feeling dark rosewood.  Very thin neck. not the usual Jem profile….much more wizardy!

 

Interesting Jem fact for the PBk…. One of only 2 with the old grip and the only rosewood board jem with disappearing pyramids.

 

Once prized for there nice neck and board, many were used for projects which has made an uncommon guitar even more rare.  Good luck finding yours!

 

 

 

SN: N/A YEAR: N/A OWNER: Catalogue Shot © Ibanez 1989 USA

Details & History

 

BODY AMERICAN BASSWOOD
NECK 1Pc MAPLE
FRETBOARD ROSEWOOD
BRIDGE IBANEZ EDGE
TOP LOK III
HARDWARE COSMO BLACK
PICKUP CONFIG H-S-H
PICKUP'S 2 X DiMARZIO SINGLE
1 X DiMARZIO HUM
CONTROL 1VOL 1TONE
5WAY
FINISHES BK (BLACK)

 

 

SN: N/A YEAR: N/A OWNER: Catalogue Shot © Ibanez 1988

Details & History

 

BODY AMERICAN BASSWOOD
NECK 1Pc MAPLE
FRETBOARD ROSEWOOD
BRIDGE IBANEZ EDGE
TOP LOK III
HARDWARE COSMO BLACK
PICKUP CONFIG H-S-H
PICKUP'S 2 X DiMARZIO SINGLE
1 X DiMARZIO HUM
CONTROL 1VOL 1TONE
5WAY
FINISHES BK (BLACK)

 

 

SN: N/A YEAR: 1989 OWNER: Nicky Cotter

Details & History

It's a 1989 JEM7PBK.

I got this guitar around about 1995 or 1996 (I can't quite remember). It's a fantastic instrument with a shockingly thin neck and plays with the absolute minimum of effort. It could do with a re-fret and for a well played guitar of its age is in pretty good condition.

I had always wanted a Jem being a big Vai fan and have started looking around for a couple more to give it some company.

 

 

SN: N/A YEAR: 1989-90 OWNER: Rikk Beatty

Details & History

 HARD TO FIND JEM7PBK. Oblong handle, basswood body, mother of pearl pyramid inlays, PAF PRO pickups, and has to be the best clean tone I have ever gotten on any Ibanez I have ever played (which has been quite a few) :-)


 

SN: N/A YEAR: 1989-90 OWNER: Jim D

Details & History

This is the restored result of the guitar at the bottom of the page.

{cracking job Jim! Ed!}

 

SN: N/A YEAR: 1989-90 OWNER: Jim D see above

Details & History

Ibanez JEM7PBK (Early JEM  Steve Vai's) Electric

This thing sounds incredibly wicked and plays almost too easily!!! With a killer Floyd rose set-up also.  It has been used plenty, but not abused.  It is missing the whammy bar.  You don’t see these earlier JEM’s come up for sale too often.

{Additionally Ed!}
Early Larger monkey grip, the same as the Root Beer. The pickups are {or rather should be. Ed!} DiMarzio Paf-Pro's as per the standard for the early Jem's. This one has a retrofitted Unidentified pickup in the bridge position. And features the Wizard neck with wonderful pearl disappearing pyramid inlays.


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