JEM 10th now???

leevshan · #1 01-06-2008, 06:43 AM

How much would a JEM 10th sell for now in the US? Is it hard to find?
In Singapore, they have 1 in Hard Rock Cafe, hung on the wall. My friend asked the staff if the guitar is for sale, and he said it is for sale for Singaporean $ 10,000 !! wow, i cant believe the price is higher than 10 years ago.

**GilkyBear** · #2 01-06-2008, 09:43 AM

Yeah, that's 7000 US dollars, way too high for a 10th. They aren't going for that much.

slash_88 · #3 01-06-2008, 10:17 AM

hey leev, i have seen the jem 10th at hard rock cafe too. i dont really know whether its worth 10k cause when i took a close look, some of the parts were really corroded since no one has taken of it and its just left hanging on the wall.

leevshan · #4 01-06-2008, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by slash_88

hey leev, i have seen the jem 10th at hard rock cafe too. i dont really know whether its worth 10k cause when i took a close look, some of the parts were really corroded since no one has taken of it and its just left hanging on the wall.

ah ok, i think it was in 2005 when my friend asked the staff. Too bad they didnt take good care of the guitar.
If it's in mint condition, will u buy it for Singapore $10 k though?

**GilkyBear** · #5 01-06-2008, 01:15 PM

Not a chance. A dead mint 10th with the Anniversary case, certificate and everything would go for maybe $5500.

Viper-sfm · #6 01-06-2008, 01:59 PM

This is one of the few Jems I'd consider buying. A true work of art IMO

ibz_SA · #7 01-07-2008, 03:23 AM

One of the most beautiful gauitars made in history. You get the chance play it edleast if you have the money dont let the guitar pass you bye!

**jono** · #8 01-07-2008, 03:56 AM

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Originally Posted by leevshan

wow, i cant believe the price is higher than 10 years ago.

A lot of the "rare" JEMs have increased in value over the last few years, so it wouldn't be unexpected to see higher prices on swirls or anniversary models, or even swirled annivesary models like the "DNA" JEM from 2000.

RCB · #9 01-08-2008, 08:27 AM

U$S5000-6000 is probably the price for a mint one in the US, but U$S7000 may well be the price of a 10th in other places such us Great Britain or other parts of Europe. I dont know what are the prices in Singapur.

In Argentina a 7vwh has a street price of U$S3500, so 7000 for a mint one wouldn't be so unreasonable (actually that is the price of the 20th here)

rickcard71 · #10 01-08-2008, 01:00 PM

Why would Vai give one of these up to hang on a Hard Rock Cafe gallery? I think it is a waste and should have been put in a fans hands.

Hikey Mikey · #11 01-08-2008, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by rickcard71

Why would Vai give one of these up to hang on a Hard Rock Cafe gallery? . . .

"give one up?"

If you buy a JEM, you can do anything you want with it. Steve Vai isn't selling Zachary guitars.

jb4674 · #12 01-08-2008, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by rickcard71

Why would Vai give one of these up to hang on a Hard Rock Cafe gallery? I think it is a waste and should have been put in a fans hands.

For the same reason that Madonna gave her "like a virgin" dress; the beatles gave outifts, prince gave quite a few things including one of his guitars and Kiss gave tons of items, just to name a few.

Jimmy

xklusivly4u · #13 01-08-2008, 02:14 PM

10k SGD is a bit too much. A few months back JEM10 was listed in Singapore local website for 5.3k. Maybe 10k price is due to Steve’s signature on that guitar or staffs doesn’t actually know and ask random price.

Rich · #14 01-08-2008, 09:09 PM

Just because Hard Rock has a guitar doesn't mean it came from anywhere special. They're a very large corporation and BUY large quantities of lots of stuff to use as decoration.