IS THIS A FAKE JEM/UV??... here (& only here) is where to ask & discuss

[fettouhi]

Originally Posted by SDMF - NI

How can you tell?

The monkey (gorilla) grip, the trem and the word "JEM" is placed wrong on the headstock. Plus the JEM is made in Japan the serial number should start with F0.....

Regards

André

[Davey]

http://www.ibanezrules.com/fakes.htm

[Davey]

Originally Posted by fettouhi

The monkey (gorilla) grip, the trem and the word "JEM" is placed wrong on the headstock. Plus the JEM is made in Japan the serial number should start with F0.....

Regards

André

And it's DAMN ugly. lol

[fettouhi]

Originally Posted by Ibanez249

And it's DAMN ugly. lol

that too .

Regards

André

[SDMF - NI]

WOW!!! Cheers for pointing that out. I thought something was up with it and that's why I started this post. Now I'm really glad I did. The description on http://www.ibanezrules.com/fakes.htm is absolutly correct.

Once again Thanks very much for savin my ass from a fraudster!

Cheers

Al

[JJEMMER777]

Originally Posted by Ibanez249

And it's DAMN ugly. lol

That's an understatement. EVERYTHING is wrong with it

[kennydoe]

Originally Posted by SDMF NI

Hi, I have the oppertunity to buy an Ibanez jem 7V quite cheap. The only problem is it's made in China. I didn't know that China made JEMs. My question to all you JEM enthusiasts is will it be any good, is there really any differance? I mean after all it's still an Ibanez JEM...... Isn't it??

This is the Jem that made Ibanez come out with the 333.

The logo is all wrong.
the word "jem" is all wrong.
The Monkey grip is heinously wrong
7vwh's have gold pole pieces on the pickups.
The knobs * switch cover are all wrong - should be white
The string retainer bar isi n the wrong place
The screws in the bridge and locking nut should be black, not gold.

Originally Posted by Brad Pitt in Fight Club

Sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken.

If it's less than $200, go for it - how bad could it be...but it's not an Ibanez and certainly isn't a Jem.

~K

[kennydoe]

PS: There are 4 more from this same guy being sold under 'BRAND NEW ELECTRIC GUITAR' if anybody's interesting buying.

BIN (yes, i said BIN) is GBP 4.99 (Approximately US $8.75)
Shipping 158 GBP (Approximarely US $275)

If you could negotiate the shipping to $30 US you'd have a good deal.

~K

[Rotti]

I wouldn't take it for free.

[Davey]

Glad to see this as a sticky. It seems like at least one person a day asks this question in a new thread rather than do a bit of research.

Kudos!

[jemsite]

stickied and merged a few topics

all new discussions (in this forum area) will be merged here... glen

[Flobanez]

These guitars look hideous, the monkey grip is way off, the headstock is off and everything else.

[RCB]

Originally Posted by Flobanez

These guitars look hideous, the monkey grip is way off, the headstock is off and everything else.

Well, this doesnt make a lot of sense unless you also think that the 7VWH looks hideous. This guitars look almost identical to the 7vwh.

[Rich]

They look like hideous carricatures of a real JEM, no matter what you think of the appearance of a real JEM.

[kennydoe]

Originally Posted by RCB

Well, this doesnt make a lot of sense unless you also think that the 7VWH looks hideous. This guitars look almost identical to the 7vwh.

yeah...other than The logo is all wrong.
the word "jem" is all wrong.
The Monkey grip is heinously wrong
7vwh's have gold pole pieces on the pickups.
The knobs * switch cover are all wrong - should be white
The string retainer bar isi n the wrong place
The screws in the bridge and locking nut should be black, not gold.

Identical