After the success of Ibanez’s mid-price Premium range it is no surprise that they are announcing some new additions and variations for NAMM 2015 including this Ibanez JEM77P Steve Vai JEM Premium which has a UK guide price set to £1059 according to Music Radar, here in Australia a current Ibanez JEM 70V will set you back around $1800 if current stocks are anything to go by and around $1500 in the US.
I’ve always had a bit of a soft spot for the floral JEM and really like the blue version, here are the specs:
- Blue Floral Pattern finish
- Wizard 5pc Maple/Walnut neck w/KTSTM TITANIUM rods
- American Basswood body
- Maple fretboard w/Tree of Life inlay
- Jumbo frets w/Premium fret edge treatment
- DiMarzio Gravity Storm™ (H) neck puickup
- DiMarzio Evolution(S) mid pickup
- DiMarzio Gravity Storm™ (H) bridge pickup
- Edge-Zero II tremolo bridge
- Cosmo black hardware
- Hardshell case included
When you look at the hardware included on this guitar, the signature Vai DiMarzio pickups, Titanium rods in the neck and Edge Zero II trem this is a bargain in my opinion.
For more info keep an eye on http://www.ibanez.com/ and the Ibanez Facebook page.