Is this a wise Choice? - Question

[mike777]

I'm not a huge fan of Gibson although the guitars are very nice. *I find that the majority of my customers are seperated as Fender people and Gibson people. *The remaining few are those who like to have a standard of everything. *ie: Strat, Tele, J-bass, Paul, etc. * The Fender people find themselves very comfortable with Fender, Ibanez, Jackson, Ernie Ball, etc. *Gibson people prefer guitars with set-necks, usually, with a more pronounce neck angle. *They are often used to the extra weight and sometimes find that Fenders and Ibanez's are too "rinky-dink" feeling. *You may be one of the few who can find contentment with a variety of guitars. *I also notice that a lot of people get a new itch-a new "flavor of the month" and sell their guitars for something different, only to regret it later on-could be weeks, months, or even years. *So, in conclusion, I would say, if financially possible, get a Jem in addition to your Les Paul. *Do layaway-that'll also give Ibanez time to ship one to the store new-in-a-box. *I think you'll miss the LP if you sell it at all in the future.

[Pablo]

Look at it from a money perspective

Here in Britain a Studio is around £600 a Jem7Wh £1700
if you trade your studio in youmay get around £300 leaving a delta of £1400. That's still a lot of cash

Where as you could buy a JemDBK at £1100 keep the Les and still save £300

Personally i'd keep the studio and buy a RG520 and up grade the pickups on both + the hardware on the Paul and throw in some coil taps.
£600 * guitar
£280 * PUPS

However Jem7Wh's are VERY nice guitars.

I can say that I'm a Strat guy. All of my guitars are strat based. Even my violin guitar has a bolt on neck although it looks kinda Gibsony but I would still like a Paul at some point cause I would like something different.

Try a Jem and see but a Jem7Wh and a Les Paul are like night and day.

Only you can decide in the end. *(that sounds a bit sinister like something out of star wars)

[empire0895]

jem is a more expensive guitar than the lesd paul studio

[Ibanized]

yeah and the post is 10 years old too

[Doctor Killmore]

Originally Posted by Ibanized

yeah and the post is 10 years old too

I wonder if he ever got the Jem.

[nickcoumbe]

Originally Posted by Ibanized

yeah and the post is 10 years old too

Proud to post in what must be the most extreme thread resurrection ever.

[saijo]

wtf????

[RedTiger]

This forum is old.

:X

[Doctor Killmore]

Originally Posted by nickcoumbe

Proud to post in what must be the most extreme thread resurrection ever.

As a newbie, I've been doing searches and reading through a ton of old threads. Sometimes I'm tempted to post a reply (especially if a question went unanswered). Then I look at the date, and stop myself.

......and yeah, this place is old.

[Brosa]

Originally Posted by empire0895

jem is a more expensive guitar than the lesd paul studio

Holy thread revival Batman!

[RedTiger]

The age doesn't surprise me, its just the fact that these posts are still around. There are other boards I used to frequent that have been around just as long, if not longer, but they also have a running total of 3 or 4 archives of old posts that are segregated from the more current ones. You can read them and search through them, but not via the current forum posts. Ah well, I've learned to find these old posts necro'd with one sentence's response funny.

[empire0895]

haha oh

[christiancoker1]

Well, the one issue I had (but got used to) when switching from my Epi LP to my rg was the volume knob was in the way. If you use full-size picks (not jazz), then the mid pickup may get in the way, too. You might like the Ibanez PGM models better, since the controls are completely out of the way. Also you have the choice between hardtail or tremolo.

Just my 2 cents.

[Tank]

Make a move, get the Jem.

[SHAIBANEZ]

Originally Posted by shawn

screw LP's





that is all

i agree.