OFFLINE Ibanez JEM77WDP Steve Vai Premium 2018, Charcoal Brown

Full Description

Versatile Tonewoods & Signature Aesthetics

The JEM77WDP features a mahogany body which is renowned for its warm core tone with excellent resonance and sustain. The body is topped with a wooden pickguard which provides a wonderfully organic aesthetic and will certainly stand-out on stage.

The neck is crafted from 5pc maple/walnut for strength and stability, along with a bright tone and excellent sustain. Titanium rods are used to reinforce the neck, giving superior tuning stability and enhanced resonance and sustain.

The guitar features Steve Vai's signature Tree of Life fingerboard inlay that has been an unmissable part of the JEM design for many decades. The iconic "Monkey Grip" cutaway is also present on this guitar, giving you an easily identifiable trademark of the Vai signature range.

DiMarzio Pickups

The JEM77WDP is loaded with an extremely versatile HSH pickup combination which provides the full balance between humbucking, single coil and combined pickup tones. Each pickup is a variant of the DiMarzio Dark Matter 2 pickup design, in either humbucker or single coil guise. These pickups are specially created for Steve Vai and represent his move towards a more organic sound with increased nuance and tonal balance. They still retain Steve's signature high-power sound yet feature a smoother top-end and enhanced dynamic range.

Versatile 5-Way Switching

These pickups are wired with a 5-way switch which enables individual pickup tones and combined sounds. Between these 5 positions, the JEM77WDP has an exceptional tonal diversity and can cover almost any sound or style. This is the perfect configuration for Steve Vai, who really does utilise the guitar to its full potential.

Player Enhancements

The JEM77WDP is focussed on an effortless playing experience. The neck features a thin and comfortable Wizard profile that sits comfortably in the hand. The all-access neck joint, in combination with the deep lower horn cutway, enables easy top-fret access for complex soloing at the "dusty end" of the neck.

Fast Playing Fingerboard

The fingerboard has a modern 400mm radius for balance across all 6 strings, while the 24 frets feature the Premium Fret-Edge Treatment for an incredibly smooth playing feel. The frets are jumbo sized giving you a lot of finger contact with the strings for enhanced control when bending strings and applying vibrato.

Double Locking Tremolo

An Edge-Zero II double locking tremolo bridge adds the final professional touch to this guitar and will enable you to perform the same whammy bar antics that Steve Vai is known for; safe in the knowledge that your strings will return to pitch accurately after use.

Features

• DiMarzio Dark Matter 2 pickups
• Mahagany body with 5pc maple/walnut neck and panga panga fingerboard
• Titanium-reinforced neck for enhanced stability and resonance
• Jumbo frets with Premium Fret-Edge Treatment
• Edge-Zero II double locking tremolo
• Case included

Specifications

Body & Bridge

• Series: Signature JEM
• Body Material: Mahogany
• Top Material: Walnut
• Shape: Asymmetric double cutaway
• Bridge: Edge Tremolo Bridge
• Finish: Charcoal brown low gloss

Neck & Fingerboard

• Neck Material: 5pc maple/walnut with KTS titanium rods
• Profile: Wizard
• Fingerboard: Bound panga panga
• Inlays: Tree of Life
• Frets: 24x 6105 Jumbo Tall with Premium Fret-Edge Treatment
• Radius: 400mm
• Scale: 648mm/25.5 ''
• Nut Width: 43mm
• Neck Thickness: 18mm at 1st fret, 20mm at 12th fret

Hardware & Electronics

• Bridge Pickup: DiMarzio Dark Matter 2 Humbucker (Passive/Ceramic)
• Middle Pickup: DiMarzio Dark Matter 2 Single Coil (Passive/Alnico)
• Neck Pickup: DiMarzio Dark Matter 2 Humbucker (Passive/Ceramic)
• Controls: 5-way pickup selector, Volume, Tone
• Hardware: Chrome
• Bridge: Edge-Zero II tremolo bridge
• Nut: Locking

Extras

• Case: Soft case included
• Strings: .009 - .042