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Ibanez Steve Vai Signature Premium JEM7VP - White

Solidbody Electric Guitar with Alder Body, Maple/Walnut Neck, Ebony Fingerboard, 2 Humbucker Pickups, 1 Single-coil Pickup, and Edge Tremolo - White
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Looking for a sonically versatile guitar that performs like a pro? If so, you’ll love the Ibanez Steve Vai Signature Premium JEM7VP. It features a balanced-sounding alder body — the tonal basis for some of the most enduring pieces of contemporary music. Its fast-playing 5-piece Wizard neck is perfect for frantic fretwork. Its DiMarzio Evolution pickups deliver maximum impact and power. And an Edge tremolo supplies twisting, bending, and dive-bombing with reliable intonation. The JEM7VP includes all of Steve Vai’s trademark appointments, including a built-in Monkey Grip handle and eye-catching Tree of Life inlay.

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Incredibly fast Wizard neck

Ibanez Wizard necks are thin and built for speed, enabling effortless playability and comfort. The JEM7VP takes that design to the next level with a 5-piece maple/walnut design. The guitarists here at Sweetwater have found that this neck allows us to execute lightning-fast runs, arpeggios, and hammer-ons with ease. Capping the Wizard neck is a 24-fret ebony fingerboard, loaded with jumbo frets that are perfect for big note bends.

Epic rock tone from DiMarzio pickups

The Steve Vai Signature Premium JEM7VP delivers maximum impact and power, thanks to a trio of DiMarzio Evolution pickups. The neck humbucker is fat, punchy, and loud. The bridge humbucker is tight, aggressive, and louder. Beyond that, the middle single-coil pickup unlocks the full gamut of sonic textures. Evolution pickups aren’t polite sounding, and they're not for the inexperienced, but — if you've got the chops and a hot amp — your sound will burn. Evolution pickups were originally designed with live gigs in mind, but they have so much presence and definition that they're great for recording, too — these pickups slice right through even the densest of mixes.

Edge tremolo for precise tuning stability

The JEM7VP's Edge tremolo was designed by Ibanez to give you the fast tremolo response and snap you need to pull off sharp bends and flutters. The extreme stability of this knife-edge-style trem's stud lock function is also one of the many reasons it’s a favorite among many of today's top shredders. And thanks to the Lion's Claw tremolo cavity, you can bend notes to radical extremes and back again with incredible precision.

Steve Vai Signature Premium JEM7VP Features:

  • Designed in collaboration with Steve Vai for a sonically versatile guitar that performs like a pro
  • Balanced-sounding alder body — the tonal basis for some of the most enduring pieces of contemporary music
  • 5-piece Wizard neck plays incredibly fast — perfect for frantic fretwork
  • DiMarzio Evolution pickups deliver maximum impact and power
  • Edge tremolo supplies twisting, bending, and dive-bombing with reliable intonation
  • Built-in Monkey Grip handle — a mainstay on Steve Vai's guitars
  • Eye-catching Tree of Life inlay

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Tech Specs

  • General
  • Number of Strings 6
  • Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
  • Body
  • Body Type Solidbody
  • Body Shape Vai Jem 7
  • Body Material Alder
  • Body Finish Gloss Polyurethane
  • Color White
  • Neck
  • Neck Material 5-piece Maple/Walnut
  • Neck Shape Wizard
  • Neck Joint Bolt-on
  • Radius 15.75"
  • Fingerboard Material Ebony
  • Fingerboard Inlay Tree of Life
  • Number of Frets 24, Jumbo
  • Scale Length 25.5"
  • Nut Width 1.692"
  • Nut Material Locking
  • Hardware
  • Bridge/Tailpiece Ibanez Edge Tremolo
  • Tuners Gotoh
  • Electronics
  • Neck Pickup DiMarzio Evolution Humbucker
  • Middle Pickup DiMarzio Evolution Single-coil
  • Bridge Pickup DiMarzio Evolution Humbucker
  • Controls 1 x master volume, 1 x master tone
  • Switching 5-way blade pickup switch
  • Miscellaneous
  • Strings D'Addario, .009-.042
  • Case/Gig Bag Gig Bag
  • Manufacturer Part Number: JEM7VPWH

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Will End Up Awesome.......If You Put In The Work

I will preface by stating that out of the box this instrument would only get 3 stars...... Entirely an Ibanez thing.... It is made in Indonesia and QC is not the same as Japan hence the lower Price Tag from the discontinued 7V.

The fretboard was very dry and had no preservative (oil or wax or anything)...in fact the Ebony had slightly Greyed due to Oxidation. Additionally the sanding on the fingerboard wood was maybe 400 grit (very rough). The frets themselves were rougher than expected that made bending strings feel like a cheese-grater. The tremolo springs are also too weak to support 10-46 strings even when the claw is adjusted all the way in, with added harmonics like crazy. The screws used to hold the claw were too small as well. The back of the neck was sanded rough and had cheap poly coating....

The work: Sanded the fretboard to 2000 Grit (yes had to tape off the frets and carefully sand in between) took 3 hours + to complete. Next, used lemon/orange/mineral oil mix (1:1:5) to finish the wood-- 5 coatings (let each dry till all oil absorbed before re-coating) then 24 hours set time before playing. Next, lightly sanded the fret-wire to 2000 grit wet-sand then polished with leather and Linde A-oxide (0.3 micron) to mirror finish. Finally bought new noiseless springs from Am-zon and added new larger hex head screws to the claw to adjust tremolo for 10-46 set. Additionally adjusted action (which came set at ultra low 2/64 inch) to 5/64 and adjusted pole screws on Hum buckers to match the radius of the bridge along with raising the pickup height. Last re-sanded the back of the neck and applied 5 coats of Tung-Oil as the box finish was some odd poly material that in my opinion is insufficient.

The Results: probably the best guitar I have right now in both playability and sound! Well worth the effort and expense to do the Work as this 7VP is now equal to my friends Japan 7V from 2002 with the exception of the scalloped frets (witch I do not care for anyway).

I would say it is a solid buy if you can get the work done to get it up to par. It has the potential to be 5 star but out of the box you will probably get a 3 star
by Mesoreptile from SAN ANTONIO, TX on
Music background: Professional Musician

Amazing guitar

I am a beginner who had a great day playing many guitars back to back using a Boss Pocket GT with various presets I had made and finishing with a Jem followed by a Gibson Les Paul Standard and a Les Paul the GC version. I have been a Steve Vai fan since 1989. The Jem blew everything out of the water and the Les Pauls competed only when I played riffs originally played on Gibson like Rainbow in the Dark or Highway to Hell. But even there the Jem was by no means worse, just different.

I could not let go of the Jem due to outstanding sound from high gain to acoustic simulator, on any pickup, and the actual single coil is amazing for, well, clean stuff. The 16" radius I found superbly comfortable as well as the neck overall. Fast, wonderful neck.

The Jem and the Wolfgang Special will be the finalists for my "specialty guitar" (I use a Player Plus Tele as my main practice guitar and I think it is fantastic for that...but along came the Jem! :) ).
by Steve S. from Phoenix on
Music background: beginner

fantastic guitar

I've had this guitar for almost 3 months and the first time I played any of my other guitars for more than 3 minutes was last night. I broke a string on the Jem. Restrung it right after.
I've been playing for a long time and I play every day.
This is the perfect guitar for me. I thought it was going to be great and it outperformed my expectations.
I love the neck. I used to have a Travis Bean with a great neck and my dream guitar was a strat with a Travis Bean neck. This is pretty much that dream come true but better. Its surprisingly easy to play finger style on it and it has a resonant unplugged sound too.
This guitar plays itself. Its like a Porsche or something. Its a sports car.
It has had a major impact on my technique. Stuff that was difficult on my other guitars is much easier on this thing.
The Edge tremolo is basically perfect. Pops back every time. Almost every time I pick it up its perfectly in tune.
I thought I had neck humbuckers on other guitars that were decent but the Evolution blows them away in that position. The coil splitting in the 2 and 4 positions really gets you into that single coil vibe nicely and makes this hands down the most versatile guitar I have. I could literally jump into any band with this and get an appropriate sound.
I've been buying musical equipment since the 70's and this is without doubt my favorite thing I've bought, seriously.
Last piece of gear I'll get rid of.
I wish I would have known how much I loved Jems a long time ago. I thought they would be great but I have been blown away.
If you gotten to here in this review just buy it. You won't regret it
by Bob Rossa from Madison, WI on

Great

Love the smooth neck has great pick-ups takes a beating without going out of tune. Overall great ax for a variety of sounds and styles. Very pleased!
by Gus Arana from NY on
Music background: Metal and hard rock

Beyond awesome ...

This is the guitar that I have waited for all of my life ...
by Scott Husted from Virginia on
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