fungwabus117 Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 Hi everyone im new here on the forum and i need quite a bit of help. I really want to build an Ibanez JEM, but i dont know how to do it, or where to find a body for the project. is there any way to get a JEM body with the monkey handle and everything without paint on it? i am pretty sure i can find a neck on ebay, but i need help on finding a body. i also dont know where to go after i have the body and neck, how do i piece them together and put all of the other stuff on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpcrash Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 The bodies are also available on eBay. Strongly recommend that if you've never done any guitar repair/construction before start with something like Saga Kit that is almost foolproof to get an understanding, then work up to something like a JEM. It looks easy to buy parts, put in a few screws, spray some paint and solder in some pickups and BOOM it's done - but it's not that easy. Most people seem to be here because we love the challenge Welcome. It's a great thing to try - but again - not easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar2005 Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 Jim Donahue will make you a custom Jem body. He used to work at the USA Ibanez custom shop. I have 2 of his Jem bodies and they're great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAK Guitars Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 If you decide to build your own body here is a blueprint: http://static.keebali.com/jemsite.com/jem/...7_blueprint.jpg I started to make a template out of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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