Ibanez JEM7V Review

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Overall Rating 4.22

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Features 4.05

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Quality 3.93

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Reliability / Value 4.77

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Ibanez JEM7V Specs

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  • Body Shape: Soloist  
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  • Number of Strings: 6  
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  • Body Type: Solid Body  
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  • Scale Length: 25-1/2"  
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  • Body Wood: Alder  
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  • Pickguard: Yes  
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  • Neck Construction: 5-piece neck  
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  • Neck Shape: JEM Prestige  
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  • Neck Joint: Bolt-on  
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  • Neck Wood: Maple  
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  • Fingerboard Material: Walnut  
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  • Fingerboard Material: Rosewood  
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  • Fingerboard Inlays: Vine  
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  • Number of Frets: 24  
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  • Nut Width: 1.695"  
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  • Bridge: Edge Locking Tremolo  
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  • Hardware: Gold  
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  • Fret Size: Jumbo  
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  • Number of Pickups: 3  
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  • Pickup Switch Type: 5-Position Blade  
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  • Bridge Pickup Type: Humbucker  
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  • Middle Pickup Type: Single Coil  
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  • Neck Pickup Type: Humbucker  
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  • Controls: Tone  
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  • Controls: Volume  
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  • DiMarzio® Evolution® Pickups: DP159 Humbucker as bridge pickup (Tight, aggressive and louder. Wide range of overtones), DPS1 Single Coil as middle pickup (Bright, clean tone) and DP158 Humbucker as neck pickup (Calibrated to DP159, fat punchy and loud. Designed for Steve Vai). Steve Vai's signature monkey grip.

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JEM7V is a guitar by Ibanez that stands above many other guitar models in its price range, and for a reason: Ibanez is a well known guitar manufacturer that delivered some fine instruments in the past, and they did it again. JEM7V stands up to standards, and will serve you well.

Ibanez went really far in carefully choosing JEM7V's features. There's little to be wished for, which makes JEM7V a full-featured guitar for a musician that plays a music style this instrument is primarily built for. If you decide to go for Ibanez's JEM7V you will be happy with its, safe to say - rich features. A job well-done by JEM7V.

Tone delivered by Ibanez's JEM7V makes it a serious sounding instrument that gives Ibanez a lot of reasons to be proud of it. Somewhat limited when playing certain music styles doesn't mean that JEM7V will make your tone to sound poor, quite the opposite, because JEM7V provides rich and versatile tone that you'll be happy with.

Ibanez did a good job. JEM7V is built well, the finish feels just right, the hardware is solid. While playing for a longer periods of time you can expect JEM7V to stay in tune and you will be pleased while playing, because the neck is extremely comfortable. You might find that over time metal parts will oxidize a bit, but that's normal and nothing to worry about. Ibanez did a really good job with JEM7V guitar.

If you're willing to believe your fellow musicians, then you should trust that Ibanez's JEM7V is one highly reliable guitar, that will perform well both in studio and on stage. It is durable as well, given the fact that you take the usual care of your instrument. JEM7V is really a great choice if reliability/durability is one of your concerns.