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Ibanez JEM70V Premium

STC-Shaped Guitar from Ibanez belonging to the Steve Vai series

KirKill KirKill

«  Puzzled ... »

Published on 07/09/12 at 04:50
Ibanez Steve Vai Signature superstrate made in Indonesia (Premium Factory)
Channel 24 frets, 5 piece maple / walnut, jumbo frets, rosewood fingerboard
American Mahogany body (room number?)
Pro Edge Floyd
Micro Di Marzio Evolution
Compared to the prestige it has no pearl inlay on the handle, the tree of life is just painted not plated, cells from 21 to 24 are not scallopées, the radius of the handle instead of 400mn of 430mn, freight rates are not W/6105
For info on JEM77 was a joint handle / profile body types Wahsburn Nuno, the JEM7V the white model is not in Mahogany and Alder

UTILIZATION

RAS

SOUNDS

Its sounds like a Vai that is very clean cut to the Shred, it lacks potato still requires an amp built for it, the fans for the master uses a Carvin Legacy here we are with that top, in a Fender, Vox vintage amp or another way it sounds ... with a kind Vox pedal or Ibanez Jemini Satchurator with a good delay OK here we come to fill the vacuum it gets interesting in the Lead channel, for the rhythm section I plug the drive of modern Mesa, it is very oriented middle / high c is what gives it its special character when you push it too gain more potato but the downside is that it loses precision in definition and therefore must find the right balance and make concessions when found the plans solo master of great fit over nothing to do with the Ibanez RG Prestige base, against the face by the JEM7V JEM77 and it is below, was not dreaming either, the grain is not at all alike and of course c is not the same price also

OVERALL OPINION

Much better than Prestige basic but less so than its larger counterparts (and JEM7V JEM77) I remain puzzled about the final opinion ... for the fans I think it's better they take the JEM Prestige and amateur guitar as a non-main limited to shred or training, the Premium model may do the trick, for the fans after amateur mode. .. bah there that's complicated, € 1,035 for the Premium and € 2385 for the Prestige is a factor of two, either you are a fan or it is not, the price is also an argument, I finally pulled over the Premium which I find very pretty, the crayon is very successful and the price is correct is more light than the big sister but ... the difference was not very justified compared to my need