I just brought a Jem for $450 US the neck is off a 97 7vwh so it has the ebony board and scolloping and AANJ all the things I love and the body is off a pre 1990 777VBK that has been painted white and been modified to have an AANJ, some sort of filla must have been used because the shape is just like an original
Q1) In regards to the added AANJ has Steve done the same thing to Flo??
The hardware is all black and the whammy is an original edge so the guitar looks like PIA or Evo which is pretty cool (I'm guessing the hardware is original to the 777VBK.) I love how well this guitar stays in tune and how easy and smooth the edge trem is and how easy it is to shred, my other guitars include a
Les Paul standard and customshop cunnetto
fender strat so I havn't had a floyd for over 7 years.
The pickups sound like Evolutions and have white bobbins they say Dimarzio made in USA on the bottom with a round green sticker but no model name on them. The single has a large magnet on the bottom.
Q2) Is there a place I can go to see the bottom of the different Jem pickups so I can find out whats in there.
The guitar also has a mod switch between the vol and tone control that split the buckers into singles but it's not wired up.
Q3) Should I rewire the mod to split the humbuckers or put a piezo in for accoustic sounds anyone have opinons on how these mods sound.
Now the bad stuff the neck pocket fit is really bad, I'm talking credit card gap on the larger horn side and this really guts me the guitar is quite stable and has been used heavily by it's previous owner for a long time (Played it on stage with Joe Satch apparently) but I want to fix it.
Q4) Is there anything I can do to fix this neckjoint to make it super tight eg add wood shims etc
Q5) Is it better to just buy a replacement body (I would prefer Alder rear loading with the pickups mounted direct rather than a Basswood front load with pickups mounted to the guard so there are added benefits to changing bodys and if I trade in the old body it may be a cheap option.)
Q6) If I get a new body should I go white or go custom colour DNA copy or something and how much do replacement bodies cost.
Last off did I pay to much for this guitar ($750US) it has lots of chips etc but I love it.
