Custom JEM built

guitvai1 · #1 03-28-2009, 04:49 PM

Jemsiters:

I built this JEM copy last year in my garage woodshop but never got around to posting pics. Didn't bother with the Lions Claw.

Specs are:
Swamp Ash body with Tung Oil finish - the body is approx 1/4" thicker than a standard JEM/RG. The blank was cut in half and laminated down the center of the body.
Pickups: EMG 81/85 Zakk Wylde set with 18v mod. (i.e. two batteries)
Bridge: Ibanez Edge (bought from Rich Harris)
Neck: 5 Piece - maple/boxwood/bubinga/boxwood/maple with bubinga binding on the maple fretboard
Frets: Jumbo

http://www.flickr.com/photos/guitvai1/3392331551/

nato101010 · #2 03-28-2009, 06:16 PM

Very nice! How does it sound? Did you build it yourself? P.S, I live near Brampton!

guitvai1 · #3 03-28-2009, 07:34 PM

Thanks, yes I built it myself, it started out as a couple of blocks of wood. My main tools are a Delta table saw, Freud router, and Rigid belt sander. The dimensions were taken from my RG550. The neck is slightly thicker than a Wizard. It sounds great clean or distorted, but mostly excels at heavier stuff.

rob777vdy · #4 03-29-2009, 03:22 AM

yeah im liking that.very nice

LonePhantom · #5 03-29-2009, 04:30 AM

Damn that is a nice guitar. I built a custom too with a thicker Alder body - tone for days! Great work.

kotornut · #6 03-29-2009, 06:06 AM

Looks great! I love that finish.

Is it heavy? It's thick!

william1993 · #7 03-29-2009, 06:49 AM

nice guitar, if it had a blank fretboard and no grip, i'd be all over it.

guitvai1 · #8 03-29-2009, 01:18 PM

Thanks for the compliments.

It's a little heavier than my RG's but not like a Les Paul or anything.

I think if I decide to build another I'll go with the blank ebony board and no grip.

DaniJem · #9 03-31-2009, 08:57 PM

AWESOME guitar!!!

very very nice!!!

i love that neck binding

congrats!

nickcoumbe · #10 04-01-2009, 08:40 AM

Wow, that is amazing!!!

UV-7-BK · #11 04-01-2009, 09:22 AM

Daym...thats nice dude...great work.... horns high!!

Kenix700 · #12 04-01-2009, 01:38 PM

Dear god that finish is beautiful! I want one so bad!!!!

skins345669 · #13 04-01-2009, 04:19 PM

That really is beautiful. I don't like maple boards as a rule, but that one looks good.

guitvai1 · #14 04-01-2009, 10:52 PM

Guys, thanks alot, I'm glad someone else can appreciate my JEM interpretation. If anyone wants any tips on their own build, let me know.

Cheers.

shreddersymphony · #15 04-02-2009, 12:46 AM

Great lookin' build dude. As a guy who does a lot of this sorta custom stuff though I cant help wishin' that the board were some kind of figured maple (birdseye, flame) instead of just regular. Looks very sleek though