Dream JEM - that silly little game again ;)

[jono]

OK guys - I had too much spare time this weekend and instead of practicing I decided to figure out all the different options that have been available on the JEM range. Then I thought it might be fun to see what people's dream JEM would look like if they used only the features that have previously appeared on a production JEM.

So I made a list. If I've missed anything I'm sure one of the mods will add it to the list.

Here is the list....


Body

Front or Rear rout

Wood

– Basswood or Alder


Grip

– straight or regular


Scratchplate

Engraved Aluminum
Chrome finish (JEM90)
Brushed Aluminum effect (BSB)
Black,
Clear (rear Rout) ,
White pearloid,
Black Pearloid.




Finish

Black
Black textured
Blue Blasted
Burnt Stained Blue
Rootbeer
White
Blue Floral Pattern
Floral Pattern
Green Multi Colour
Purple Multi Colour
Desert Sun Yellow
Shocking Pink
Loch ness Green
DNA Multi colour


Binding/Purfling
Y/N

Neck Joint

(old or aanj)



Neck

Jem/Wizard
Bubinga reinforcement?

Fretboard wood

Maple
Rosewood
Ebony


Scalloped top frets?
Y/N


Inlay – type and color

Full Abalone Vine (JEM10)
2 dots at 12th fret (JEM 90 )
Screw Heads
Regular dots (rootbeer)
Pearloid + Abalone Vine (JEM7V)
Blue Vine
Green Vine
Yellow Vine
Pink Vine
Yellow/Green/Pink Pyramids
Purple/Green/Pink Pyramds
Abalone/Pearl Pyramids
Half-vine (555)
Helix (DNA)




Bridge

Lo pro or original Edge (or dare I say it lo-trs)

Hardware colour

Cosmo Black
Chrome
Powder coat chrome (BSB)
Powder coat cosmo(DNA)




Pickups

Neck – PAFpro/Evolution/Breed
Middle Jem single coil/Evolution SC/Breed SC
Bridge - PAFpro/Evolution/Breed

Pickup colours

Chrome
Black
White
Pink
Blue
Green/black zebra
Purple
Green

Control knob colour (and switch tip)

Chrome Barrel
Black
White
Pink
Blue
Green
Yellow



So guys ...?

[jono]

Oh and I mashed up this little Spec sheet to help you choose what needs to be chosen


bDream Jem Spec sheet

Body

Front or rear rout
Wood
Grip
Scratchplate
Finish
Binding/purfling
Neck Joint


Neck

Type/profile
Bubinga reinforcement?
Fretboard wood
Scalloping 21-24
Inlay type and colour


Bridge

Type


Hardware Colour


Pickups

Neck * * * type/colour
Middle * *type/colour
Bridge * * type/colour

Control Colours

Vol.
Tone
Switch tip


:biggrin:

[mecca777]

Okay, I'll play.

Body

Rear routed basswood with the old monkey grip, clear scratchplate, abalone binding ala JEM10 and AANJ.
Green swirl finish.

Neck

Bound Wizard profile with maple fretboard, no scalloping, and the green vine.

Bridge

Lo-Pro Edge, Powder Cosmo finish.

Pickups

Neck - PAF Pro (green), middle - JEM (black), bridge - Breed (green/black)

Control Colours

Knobs and switch tip should all be green.

How's that?

[Two hands31]

Well, here's mine!

Body

Rear routed basswood with the standard monkey grip, clear pickguard, no binding.
Harlequin Prismatique finish (http://www.carvin.com).

Neck

JEM neck, Rosewood fingerboard, Gold inlay of some kind, maybe something like the DNA's...

Bridge

Lo-Pro Edge, Gold.

Pickups

Neck - Evolution (Chrome), middle - Jem (Chrome), bridge - Breed (Chrome)

Control Colours

Knobs and switch tip should all be Chrome.

There it is!

[jono]

Quote: from Two hands31 on 11:59 am on Feb. 18, 2001
Well, here's mine!

Body

Rear routed basswood with the standard monkey grip, clear pickguard, no binding.
Harlequin Prismatique finish (http://www.carvin.com).

Yeah but say you're limited to a finish already existing on the JEMs from my initial list... which would you pick then ?

[Two hands31]

Hmm...either DNA or the Textured Black on the DBK. *It's simple but cool.

[ripl3y]

Ok here goes:

Body:

Rear rout
Alder
Regular Grip
Brushed Aluminium scratchplate
BSB finish (but purple)
Abalone Binding
AANJ

Neck:

DBK neck (binding)
Ebony board
19-24 scallop
Diamond inlay (pearl)

Bridge:

Lo-Pro (powder coat chrome)

Pups:

Neck = Breed (brushed aluminium, maybe a job for jeannie)
Mid = Blue Velvet (ditto)
Bridge = Evo (ditto)

Controls:

All metallic purple




mmmmmm....

Steve

[Pablo]

I'd just like the 'standard' Jems but slightly different

Jem BSB *but with blue vine inlay on maple fret board
Jen 7wh but in black keep the white scratchplate for a strat look
Jem PBK with ebony fretboard and AANJ
Jem Floral with Ebony and AANJ
Jen DBK with vine inlay and the hardware off BSB

A SRV 'beat up' Jem would be cool
swamp ash body sunburst and beat
front rout black guard white PUPS (Note Evos would have to be made single coil sized just for the look)
chrome lefty whammy
Ebony fret board and vines
Large white VAI on scratchplate

[Anonymous]

1) A Transparent JEM (something like the JS see-through)

2)A JEM with Picasso Graphics

3)A JEM10th with Piezo Bridge

[Jimi D]

I'd like to see a production Jem with a maple fretboard - maybe a DBK evolution to PDBK with maple fretboard and "mirror" pyramid inlays.

[Rodney James]

Since we have learned the DNA (coolest Jem IMO) was not made for the player.

The dream Jem would be something with COLOR!!!!!! *Swirls would be by far my first Choice, But since that will not happen. Point Blank!!! * COLORS!!!

Color with something new to the design, Black and white Jems are long over due on being quite boring.

Yet it's all Just a Dream?

late!!!

[deangelo]

All righty lets take it up a notch.... I was telling Rich that Ibanez should release a Jem with a mirror ball front. *Like the model Paul Stanley has that looks like a busted up mirror! *Holy crap, batman,,,,can you imagine that on stage! *I saw Paul Stanley using that guitar at cobo hall in Detroit! *Wow, it just cut through the smoke and through light everywhere! *As far as inlays????? I would think that mirrored pyramids or even a vine would just rock!

~A2K

[bob oakman]

A DNA…. With 7 strings.

Wait! That would be a UV77MC... almost. :biggrin:

[Pablo]

Vai already did the mirror thing.

No wait that was on a UVWH

[Patrick Deno]

He he he, I'm gonna get wood from doing this but here' goes:


~Body~

Front rout


~Wood~

Basswood


~Grip~

regular (Lion's Claw)


~Scratchplate~

Very thin stainless steel *or chromed aluminum (no more scratches and finger prints would be alot less)


~Finish~

High gloss Black with flames (I actually had this idea BEFORE Hettfield)


~Binding/Purfling~

Definately


~Neck Joint~

aanj



~Neck~

"Super Wizard" with Bubinga reinforcement (JEM7DBK)


~Fretboard wood~

Ebony


~Scalloped top frets?~

Definately


~Inlay – type and color~

Chrome (plastic mirror, whatever) vine


~Bridge~

Lo pro (is this a trick question?)


~Hardware colour~

Chrome *


~Pickups~

Neck – *Breed
Middle - Evolution SC
Bridge - *Evolution or Steve's Special


~Pickup colours~

Black w/ chrome screws


~Control knob colour (and switch tip)~

Black Barrel knobs / black switch tip


(Edited by Patrick Deno at 8:34 am on Feb. 27, 2001)