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[james777dy]

Hi,
I have recently managed to get a 777dy pyramid inlays (as the name says) i was wondering if anyone here could tell me what year it is from the serial no. I was told it's an '87 but the bridge doesnt seem to be the one of the origional jems.
Sorry if this is in the wrong place let me know then delete it, i'm new here. I'm also new to jems i've always played the JS's but this jem is out of this world!
Thanks guys

The serial no. is 915708

[andy7jem]

CONGRATZ.....i just got one the other day too

These must be really common
Yeah....it's a '91 then and should have the lo-pro bridge

What JS's do you have??

[james777dy]

Thanks, they're increadable guitars arent they?
yea it doesnt have the origional "edge" on it. so are the first two numbers in the serial the year?
i had the js100 but changed the pickups to FRED and PAF pro and i had a 1200.
i found with the js series that they were great guitars but were visually stunning enough for me, and the volume control was in the wrong place for me i ended up nudging it down slowly.

[FloridaNative]

Congrats on the Jem!! Man, so many new DY's here lately! Very cool!

[andy7jem]

I WAS FIRST

Then everyone copied me

Yeah, first 2 numbers on the old plates are the year.

Check out the IbanezRules site (banner at the top of the page) and you can find out huge amounts

I got a JS1000BTB Soo beautiful I prefer the feel of JEMs though.

How about some pics then???

(be warned....we are pic whores here )

[FloridaNative]

Originally Posted by andy7jem

(be warned....we are whores here )

Andy please! You're going to scare him off!! Wait until he's been here awhile and feels safe, then you can have him!

[james777dy]

lol yea i'll get some pics up soon as i take some. also, does anyone know a really good finisher in england (preferably south east) becuase there are some chips i'd like to get repaired.
what do people think of the sound of the PAF pro's compaired to evo's? i've never played anything with evo's and i just wondered if getting a new jem would be a good idea soundwise. yep, i'm hooked on jems now lol. only had this a week and already considering another.

[rob777vdy]

Originally Posted by james777dy

lol yea i'll get some pics up soon as i take some. also, does anyone know a really good finisher in england (preferably south east) becuase there are some chips i'd like to get repaired.
what do people think of the sound of the PAF pro's compaired to evo's? i've never played anything with evo's and i just wondered if getting a new jem would be a good idea soundwise. yep, i'm hooked on jems now lol. only had this a week and already considering another.

i have pafs in my 777vbk.its exactly same guitar as your 777dy but different colour.i love the paf-pro pickups.i had evos in my jem555 the bridge and neck pickups were awsome but the single coil was dead quiet (skinny sounding)

[Sybex23]

Well, I am sure you will get all kinds of opinions regarding the EVO vs PAF question - So here is mine. I think the PAFs are the best sounding pickups I have ever played. My floral has them, and My rootbeer has them, and they are just right, great power when I want it, cleans up nicely when I don't. Having said that, there is nothing like the scream of the EVOs when I just want to outright crank. My advice: buy 2 jems, one with PAFs and one with EVOs and then you will have the best of both worlds. OMG - a van halen reference - somebody shoot me :-)

[rob777vdy]

Originally Posted by Sybex23

Well, I am sure you will get all kinds of opinions regarding the EVO vs PAF question - So here is mine. I think the PAFs are the best sounding pickups I have ever played. My floral has them, and My rootbeer has them, and they are just right, great power when I want it, cleans up nicely when I don't. Having said that, there is nothing like the scream of the EVOs when I just want to outright crank. My advice: buy 2 jems, one with PAFs and one with EVOs and then you will have the best of both worlds. OMG - a van halen reference - somebody shoot me :-)

thats good advice. im after a 2nd jem aswell,think ill do the same i have a jem with pafs.might buy a 7vwh (evos) steve vai been playing the 7vwh since 1993.good enough for mr vai good enough for me

[andy7jem]

Originally Posted by FloridaNative

Andy please! You're going to scare him off!! Wait until he's been here awhile and feels safe, then you can have him!

LMAO

You are getting yourself in sooooo much trouble FN

The PAF pro's do sound sweeter and warmer than the EVO's, it's just a matter of personal preference. Nothing wrong with either....and i can highly recommend having both

[FloridaNative]

Originally Posted by andy7jem

LMAO

You are getting yourself in sooooo much trouble FN

Funny! I thought you were the one getting into trouble!

[Distantshore]

Welcome newest DY member! Congrats on the guitar!

[rob777vdy]

these 777dy acording to a review i saw there was thousands and thousands made,the market was flooded with them.but you dont see many knocking about

[andy7jem]

Well they had one of the longest production runs of the JEMs, so they should be more common.