Ibanez 2013

[Ayo7e]

^Are You sure?

 

[LordHar]

I REALLY like this one, the only change I would (will be ) making is installing passive pickups.

 

[simonXsludge]

^Are You sure?

Well, you can clearly see it. It is level with the saddles, while the low profile versions edges are lower:

 

[AliceLG]

Damn that black Iron Label is exactly what I'd want for my first 8-stringer, and with an 855€ MRSP it might just happen.

That being said, that toggle switch could be the same crappy RGA8 EQ thingy. Putting a tone pot in there, or even a second volume, would be in the plans.

 

[setsuna7]

Damn that black Iron Label is exactly what I'd want for my first 8-stringer, and with an 855€ MRSP it might just happen.

That being said, that toggle switch could be the same crappy RGA8 EQ thingy. Putting a tone pot in there, or even a second volume, would be in the plans.

It's a killswitch brah..

 

[MetalBuddah]

Damn that black Iron Label is exactly what I'd want for my first 8-stringer, and with an 855€ MRSP it might just happen.

That being said, that toggle switch could be the same crappy RGA8 EQ thingy. Putting a tone pot in there, or even a second volume, would be in the plans.

The chrome toggle is a killswitch

 

[Lorcan Ward]

Too many pages to re check if this has been posted already so apologies if it has but Dolphin Music in UK got the Jem 7V7 up with a pre order price of £2499.... about what I expected tbh for UK

Ibanez JEM7V7 Signature Steve Vai - White

Well thats the end of my Jem 7V7 GAS.

 

[DC23]

Is it a rosewood fretboard on the 7V7?? I think if they're gonna charge that amount atleast throw an ebony fretboard on it like the original!

 

[AliceLG]

It's a killswitch brah..

The chrome toggle is a killswitch

A killswitch?! So much better.

Now I'll patiently await until thomann has them in stock

 

[MetalBuddah]

Even if it wasn't a kill, it would be super easy to turn into a kill

 

[Louis Cypher]

Well thats the end of my Jem 7V7 GAS.

Well its about right I guess as its around the £2000 mark for the current 6 string version so £2499 or so is about right for the UK

Def agree I wish it was bl00dy cheaper as £2500 is way too rich for my blood and I really was lusting after one since seeing the pic....

 

[Ayo7e]

Well, you can clearly see it. It is level with the saddles, while the low profile versions edges are lower:

It isn't in the level with the saddles, look at the top screw, you can't see it 100%.

 

[simonXsludge]

It isn't in the level with the saddles, look at the top screw, you can't see it 100%.

It is not in this one, because it is the 8-string version. The 7-sring version I posted earlier along the statement has edges that are level with the saddles. Just compare the two photos.

 

[Ayo7e]

It is not in this one, because it is the 8-string version. The 7-sring version I posted earlier along the statement has edges that are level with the saddles. Just compare the two photos.

Thats true.


Why Ibanez why...

 

[m3l-mrq3z]

Just took a look to the 2013 EU catalogue. I guess I will stick to older models.

 

[anunnaki]

no news anywhere of whether or not the rg7421/7420 will be released in Europe, but hopefully if they're not releasing them now, they'll release them later in the year.

 

[RevDrucifer]

**Cynic mode enabled**

Does Vai get royalties from UV sales? Perhaps the Jem7V7 is him seeing the increased demand for 7's and trying to cash in... Can't blame him if so.

Yep, he does. If he were trying to cash in on 7's, he would have done that in the late 90's when they first took off. Instead, he went the complete opposite direction and stopped playing them all together.

The 7-string JEM is just something many, many, many JEM/UV fans have wanted for a long time. Go over to the Jemsite.com forums and go over the OLD posts (because of course, now that it's out, people have to bitch), there's a lot of people asking for a 7-string JEM.

And as far as the JEM7V7 getting rosewood instead of ebony, the 6-string version only had ebony boards from 93-04', Vai switched them to rosewood after that. I most likely won't be getting the JEM7V7 just because it doesn't have an ebony board. I'd rather make one that'll match it's 6-string older brother I've had for 16 years.

 

[Mr GriND]

Thank you, shitson and HeHasTheJazzHands for putting the images of my posts because with me it does not still work!

 

[zimbloth]

Yep, he does. If he were trying to cash in on 7's, he would have done that in the late 90's when they first took off. Instead, he went the complete opposite direction and stopped playing them all together.

The 7-string JEM is just something many, many, many JEM/UV fans have wanted for a long time. Go over to the Jemsite.com forums and go over the OLD posts (because of course, now that it's out, people have to bitch), there's a lot of people asking for a 7-string JEM.

And as far as the JEM7V7 getting rosewood instead of ebony, the 6-string version only had ebony boards from 93-04', Vai switched them to rosewood after that. I most likely won't be getting the JEM7V7 just because it doesn't have an ebony board. I'd rather make one that'll match it's 6-string older brother I've had for 16 years.

I think when you're talking about an alder body/maple neck guitar, the rosewood actually will help the tone balance out more. The JEM7V7 is identical in specs to my APEX100 and the APEX100 is one of the best sounding Ibanez guitars ever made, in my opinion. And the rosewood they use is pitch black, I think its actually better off being ebony. Alder+maple+ebony is pretty bright.

 

[troyguitar]

I think when you're talking about an alder body/maple neck guitar, the rosewood actually will help the tone balance out more. The JEM7V7 is identical in specs to my APEX100 and the APEX100 is one of the best sounding Ibanez guitars ever made, in my opinion. And the rosewood they use is pitch black, I think its actually better off being ebony. Alder+maple+ebony is pretty bright.

Yngwie says the same thing about his strats. The maple boards look better but the rosewood boards sound better.

If all Ibanez guitars came with ebony and only a couple rare models had rosewood, then everyone would bitch about them not using enough rosewood