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Up for sale, a 1996 Ibanez JEM77-FP Steve Vai signature model in collector-grade, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original padded gigbag and hangtags. This iteration of the JEM platform features a Floral Pattern (FP) finish, reportedly modeled after curtain’s in Vai’s home.
Tonewoods include a basswood body, maple neck, and 24-fret rosewood fingerboard. The HSH trio of DiMarzio pickups comprise a pair of PAF Pro humbuckers in the neck and bridge positions and a JEM single coil in the middle: the PAF Pro is one of DiMarzio’s classic humbucker designs, delivering the open, articulate sound of a PAF with more presence and cut, ensuring no muddiness when played with heavy processing. It has an ideal blend of snap and chunk, with a spike in the midrange that provides a subtle “aw” vowel sound, described by DiMarzio as “like a wah-wah pedal stopped in the middle." These full-sounding pickups pair well with the sparkling cut and snap of the DiMarzio JEM single coil at positions two and four on the switch. This JEM77-FP weighs 7lbs 13oz, professionally setup here at Mike & Mikes’ Guitar Bar with 9-42 strings, slinky action, and spot-on intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Maple
-Shape: JEM profile (slender D), measuring .750” 1st fret, .860” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Rosewood, 24-fret, fluorescent green vine inlay, scalloping at last four frets
-Frets: Jumbo, virtually no wear
-Scale Length: 25 1/2”
-Nut: 1 11/16”, locking
-Tuners: Gotoh SG38
Body Specs:
-Wood: Basswood
-Pickups: DiMarzio PAF Pro x2, DiMarzio JEM single coil x1
-Controls: Volume, Tone, Five-way pickup selector switch
-Hardware: Lo-Pro Edge tremolo
-Plastics: Hot pink pickup covers, switch tip, and Strat-style knobs, one-ply transparent pickguard
The subtle burst around the perimeter highlights the floral pattern, and there’s barely a mark on the body. The smooth satin finish on the neck profile is flawless.
The original padded gigbag is included, along with all factory paperwork, which is dated to the 8th year of the Heisei era (1996).
Tonewoods include a basswood body, maple neck, and 24-fret rosewood fingerboard. The HSH trio of DiMarzio pickups comprise a pair of PAF Pro humbuckers in the neck and bridge positions and a JEM single coil in the middle: the PAF Pro is one of DiMarzio’s classic humbucker designs, delivering the open, articulate sound of a PAF with more presence and cut, ensuring no muddiness when played with heavy processing. It has an ideal blend of snap and chunk, with a spike in the midrange that provides a subtle “aw” vowel sound, described by DiMarzio as “like a wah-wah pedal stopped in the middle." These full-sounding pickups pair well with the sparkling cut and snap of the DiMarzio JEM single coil at positions two and four on the switch. This JEM77-FP weighs 7lbs 13oz, professionally setup here at Mike & Mikes’ Guitar Bar with 9-42 strings, slinky action, and spot-on intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Maple
-Shape: JEM profile (slender D), measuring .750” 1st fret, .860” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Rosewood, 24-fret, fluorescent green vine inlay, scalloping at last four frets
-Frets: Jumbo, virtually no wear
-Scale Length: 25 1/2”
-Nut: 1 11/16”, locking
-Tuners: Gotoh SG38
Body Specs:
-Wood: Basswood
-Pickups: DiMarzio PAF Pro x2, DiMarzio JEM single coil x1
-Controls: Volume, Tone, Five-way pickup selector switch
-Hardware: Lo-Pro Edge tremolo
-Plastics: Hot pink pickup covers, switch tip, and Strat-style knobs, one-ply transparent pickguard
The subtle burst around the perimeter highlights the floral pattern, and there’s barely a mark on the body. The smooth satin finish on the neck profile is flawless.
The original padded gigbag is included, along with all factory paperwork, which is dated to the 8th year of the Heisei era (1996).
