Strings to the Max Posted December 7, 2003 Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 Yea I know I've seen these Guitars Everywhere Since (Surfing W/ Alien) Came Out . Anyway I have purchased a { JEM 555 } Ibanez for $425.00 it has a Small crack above the first Fret . That's not my Problem The Problem is I Know nothing about JEM's / Except that there very expensive and have a cool handle on them and Of Course Steve Via............................ Did I get Ripped ? Is this a Good Model Or not? What Year was it made? Thanks for taking the time To Help max! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedy McFeely Posted December 7, 2003 Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 well it is the "more affordable" jem. it was made for a few years, but it is kind of not popular amongst jem aficianados. them main reason being that it is made in korea vice japan, the other reason is the trem. it has a lo-trs 2 trem, not the higher quality edge trem. however it does have evolution pick ups, and with a little routing of the trem pocket a edge trem will retrofit. so all is not lost. the inlay is also kind of unfinished looking due to the half vine, half dots look. here's my take: 1. if you like the guitar, then who the F**K cares what it is, or isn't. 2. an edge trem is nice, and not too difficult ro retrofit. 3. a nice RG neck will fit and you can have a custom inlay done. i recomend jeremy at LGM guitars. (if you don't like the one it's got. if you like the guitar, and it plays and sounds good to you, then no you didn't get ripped. If someone told you it was the top of the line jem, then kick them in the nuts!! check out this website. it has all of the info you need about the jem guitars. JEMSITE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckguitarist Posted December 7, 2003 Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 check out this website. it has all of the info you need about the jem guitars. JEMSITE Don't think that their post's regarding the JEM555 are necisarily true though. *They* tend to take the 'problems' with the 555 way to seriously. *Not refering to all jemsiters, but is clearly the majority who think this way* p.s. i like the 555! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedy McFeely Posted December 7, 2003 Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 i like it too. it is a "more affordable jem". if taken for what it is, then it's a nice axe. for the record, if it had been made in japan, then the folks at jemsite would love the f'n thing. the jem 7dbk is a more affordable jem, made in japan, and they rave about that one. once again, in the imortal words of C&C Music Factory: "Things that make you go HMMM". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted December 7, 2003 Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 One thing I know and it isn't hidden, that is the webmaster is pretty biased against the 555 over there which sway's the other's opinion of it a lot. I know plenty of people that have TRS and TRS II trems and have never experianced a major problem with them. When it comes to 555's another thing is they are holding a higher value then first expected. They are around $800 street new and seem to be holding the $450-550 range used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted December 7, 2003 Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 the only thing I don't like is the inlay, but like Speedy said, just send it to LGM for a couple hundred bucks and get the vine completed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strings to the Max Posted December 7, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 the only thing I don't like is the inlay, but like Speedy said, just send it to LGM for a couple hundred bucks and get the vine completed Thanks for all the Input everybody I've learned a lot! .... "Scott" Please Explain!! Is there more vine on the "real " JEMs !!! Max! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted December 7, 2003 Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 Standard Vine for a Jem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renablistic Posted December 7, 2003 Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 I don't like that half vine personally, but i do like it more than a full vine, i think the fill vines are too gaudy. I don't see anything "bad" about that guitar from the looks of it, I mean it IS better than my only Ibanez, an RG120... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted December 7, 2003 Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 Hey Brian did you run that pic through a color enhancer? I didn't remember the pickup covers and vines to be so vibrant in color... so long ace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strings to the Max Posted December 8, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2003 I bet he did to show me what Scott R was talkin about We'll Thanks again for everyone Input I think I'm going to pass on the "Jem 555" I've got enough "Good" Guitars I'm looking for face Ripping, the hunt Go's on .... . ....Yea I know $500.00 ain't Gonna cut it!!!! Max! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted December 8, 2003 Report Share Posted December 8, 2003 I agree that the 555 is just fine. The other guitarist in an ond band of mine had one...She played it well too. I got to play it, and couldnt find any reason why it is crap. Affordable version, yes. I say put a quilt top on it and enter the carriburst contest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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