As stated in the title, I'm after a newer JEM instead and have my sites set on a 77BRMR if anyones willing to let one go? Jemsite's rules state I have to give a price regardless so I'll say £1500 inc shipping in a hard case...although I'd prefer the trade, I could always use the money to buy a 77BRMR...
I'll take some detailed pics of every part of the guitar's anatomy if anyone is genuinely interested...but for now I only have pics of me playing it live last night at a gig:
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Yes I gig it, not hang it on the wall! Its sound awesome and is roughly 18 years old and has been restored and upgraded as follows:
- German
Floyd Rose Original (flutters better than Edge with better tone/sustain)
- Hardware changed to black to resemble an RG20th (all genuine Gotoh/Ibanez parts...no knockoff crud)
- Rusty screws removed and replaced with new black ones
- Unique neckplate in black from an RG550 20th (serial# 070704) installed to replace heavily worn original
- DiMarzio PAF Pros are vivid pink/orange as new (no fading)
- Fretboard is a gorgeous dark 'coffee bean' rosewood (darkest I've seen before ebony) and the neon yellow vine is bright
Issues:
- In need of a general fret dress as its choking on the G and A chords (but they're audible)
- Common finish hairline crack in neck pocket (upper horn side)
- Predicatable various tiny minor laquer dings (but nothing major...laquer seems thicker and tougher on these older JEMs)
- Pots were old and scratchy so I've desoldered them, if anyone has the time and parts to replace them thats up to them. Included are the neon pink volume/tone knobs and tip (I use the cheap green ones temporarily until the pots are sorted) As a compensation for the lack of volume control I will throw in a free Morley Pro Series volume pedal worth around £80-100. As for the tone...like you need it...these guitars ARE tone!
Just recently sold my JEM77FP to a happy buyer on here so feel confident!
