Miniaturized '87 Jem 777 for $630 shipped
"So I bought it because it's a miniaturized representation of the 1987 (First year) Ibanez Jem 777 in shocking pink. Those guitars are through the roof expensive now because of nostalgic collector value. Yes I know the pyramid inlays are reverse of the real Jem but better safe then get sued by Ibanez. The paint and colors are flawless. There are no buzzes on the neck despite the neck relief being dead flat at . 000". I am happy it comes with a Floyd 1000 and not the Special so you don't have to worry about the knife edges wearing out. It is a little neck heavy due to the body being so small which is a trade off for portability. This wouldn't be an issue if the body had the top horn and just make it like a wing style guitar. Steinberger headless guitars don't have this problem but you can't dive bomb a Steinberger like you can with a Floyd because it will ruin the trem (I just rebuilt one). My only real constructive criticism as a former setup tech and at Schecter Guitar Research would be to round the fret ends with a corner dressing file and really polish the frets good. The fret ends are not sharp, don't get me wrong but nothing feels better than rounded. At the next string change I'll do that myself. Upon delivery the fretboard didn't feel fast so I sprayed it with GHS fast fret and that did the trick. Do this if you buy one as it makes all the difference in the world and won't harm the maple fretboard. I'm a guy who's been copying the padded Ibanez PIA trem arms by putting 3 layers of heat shrink tubing on the bar. That really makes the trem arm soft on your hands like butter. I am planning on putting strap locks on at the next string change because I'll have to remove one of the screws on the neck to do so. The best choice for locks would be the Ernie Ball style as the Schaller type would dig into your belly with the strap button being held on by the neck screw. The Vaibrant pickups sound better than my real Jem junior. Traveler did a great job on this guitar and they seem like really nice people. I appreciated the 10% discount and the fact it comes with a nice gig bag with hot pink lining like the real Jem 777's did. As a player of 42 years, repair tech of 20 years, I do enjoy the lesser known electrics. You can see I also own a Mooer GTRS W900 and a Hohner G3T from the late 80's. As an Entertainer tour bus driver for A-list musicians like AC/DC, KISS, Journey, Def Leopard, Foreigner, Deep Purple, Hans Zimmer, Lorde, Shania Twain, The Lumineers etc. I may take this on the road in the future. I would like to be featured as one of the Traveler's official artists as my former band has been on the radio in the past and I have noticed some of the artists are tennis players or actors etc. Doing so could get the company more exposure to Stadium level bands. Thanks for reading this, Daniel Yarger (Guitarist of 42 years, Entertainer bus driver & Guitar tech)"
