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GUESS WHO OWNS A BRAND NEW JEM!!!

2K views 19 replies 15 participants last post by  davester1234 
#1 ·
HAHA!

What a great day! Today, i went to the local music store, and purchased a brand new 7vwh for myself! Beauty!

Asides for the semi-rough time I had with the employees, all of whom had a major attitude problem and seemed to be jealous that a guy so young looking was walking out with that guitar, I am proud to say this puppy is mine, and mine for good. And I deserve it, its been a long time since I've bought something for myself!

It needs to be set up as some employee tuned it to E flat, but it plays like a charm! I am so excited I can hardly type!

Believe it or not, the sky actually looks bluer and the flowers smell nicer today! :D
 
#7 ·
grats on the vwh i just got a vsbl my frist jem totally in heaven with it i tuned it a week ago been using the trem like crazy a week later its still in tune, am in ahh myself with the jems, and i havent even started on how much i like the pickups. hope you enjoy it as much as i have been .
 
#12 ·
davester1234 said:
how do you go about getting insurance on a guitar?
I'm guessing here, seeing as the last time I was in Canada was when I was five, but if you check out various guitar magazines + the net, there should be several companies out there that specialise in insurance for musical instruments that are based in your area. I may be completely wrong, but I'm operating from logical thought here. :roll:
 
#13 ·
davester1234 said:
Asides for the semi-rough time I had with the employees, all of whom had a major attitude problem and seemed to be jealous that a guy so young looking was walking out with that guitar
Lemme guess... Steve's Music on Queen Street? ;)

As far as insurance goes, get a specific rider added to your homeowner's or tenant's insurance for your household contents. If you have neither, you should reconsider that.
 
#15 ·
thanx for the advice darren, and guess what, it was Steve's.

Scuse my profanity, but they are nothing but a bunch of assholes there. never used to be like that, too bad.

Vai the god of sound, yes my friend, that guitar is now my jem, but i got it at the regular price, because I had it on lay away. See, they decided they wanted to void my layaway and put it back on the floor.

I basically slapped my receipt down and said there's no way in HELL I'm paying 400 bucks more when I have a document here saying I put it on layaway for the lesser price!

I have a bit of a problem tho, the guitar is not staying in tune as well as I'd hoped, seems to have a bit of a problem, not quite sure what to do.

I've followed the steps outlined here at jemsite and ibanezrules.com.

they only thing left to try is tightening the bridge a bit, but I'm not quite sure how to do it.
 
#20 ·
Dave Goodland said:
congrats Davester its a great feeling.

Don't worry about it not staying in tune. If it hasn't been played heaps and it was tuned to Eb then let it have a little while to settle into shape.

Just be patient with it, its ffffed when you rush a guitar set up and end up over tinkering.
Thanx everyone.

Dave, I'm not so sure its just the springs....I've really worked it in a lot the past few days (you can take it to the bank when I say alot :wink: ), but there is just something strange.

I suspect I, like many unfortunate jem buyers of 2001 models may have incorrect trem posts (slightly big).

I've taken the issue up with rich in a thread in the tech section.
I'm a little nervous about it, the guitar seems a bit unstable.

i won't over tweak tho, probably get a pro to look at it. I'm pretty bad with the technicalities of a guitar. :roll:
 
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