How did you get your JEM2K DNA?
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I spent over a year looking for one. They do not come up often as many owners will not part with them. I finally found one in the classifieds here, it was in England, factory new with original strings still on it 10 yrs later. Had a great swirl, all paperwork, case, COA, etc. I jumped on it. Cost me a small fortune in conversion rate and import duties but in the end, I got my favorite guitar of all time. When I met Steve at the EVO Experience last Sept I brought it with me and he signed it on the back of the headstock. I don't play it, in fact it's never been played, it's pretty special to me and I hope to leave it to my kids someday. Considering my long lust/search for it, Vai signature and overall rarity, it's my most prized possession and of all my guitars, I'll never part with it!! I wish you luck in finding one, if I come across another I will PM you.
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I saw one come up on eBay or a crazy price of $8500.
I spoke to him and flew out to Japan to go get it.
I got to see Tokyo over the weekend whilst the hotel looked after the DNA in their vault. I charged around Tokyo like I was on a mission and didn't stop not even to sleep on the second night. I ate Kobe beef, drank with locals, met an American couple who emigrated there years back so got advice, drank a huge double test tube of beer, met some Japanese girls who were impressed with everything I said, went to an English bar an an upmarket one with people dressed very nicely, went on the subways bought some stuff in the stores, played an arcade game, i even won a prize in one of those machines like the claw. went to Burger King for lunch, went to the robot store, got chased down by Godzilla (later turned out to be a kid wearing a Godzilla T-shirt) sung karaoke, walked around bad areas, got offered sex 4 times, even at 6.30am. Made my flight back by two minutes due to miscalculation of time, got upgraded over the tannoy system in the airport and then watched 6 movies on the flight back and had breakfast an lunch on the plane in the same sitting.
This is what I flew out to Japan to buy for 8gs.
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I play this guitar and rotate with the rest that I own eg uv77re and pmc etc. I don't care if Steve vai signs it or not as his blood is already in it under the laquer which I consider to be the most personalised guitar in history. Better than princes purple rain guitar or hendrix's burnt guitar.
I spoke to him and flew out to Japan to go get it.
I got to see Tokyo over the weekend whilst the hotel looked after the DNA in their vault. I charged around Tokyo like I was on a mission and didn't stop not even to sleep on the second night. I ate Kobe beef, drank with locals, met an American couple who emigrated there years back so got advice, drank a huge double test tube of beer, met some Japanese girls who were impressed with everything I said, went to an English bar an an upmarket one with people dressed very nicely, went on the subways bought some stuff in the stores, played an arcade game, i even won a prize in one of those machines like the claw. went to Burger King for lunch, went to the robot store, got chased down by Godzilla (later turned out to be a kid wearing a Godzilla T-shirt) sung karaoke, walked around bad areas, got offered sex 4 times, even at 6.30am. Made my flight back by two minutes due to miscalculation of time, got upgraded over the tannoy system in the airport and then watched 6 movies on the flight back and had breakfast an lunch on the plane in the same sitting.
This is what I flew out to Japan to buy for 8gs.
I play this guitar and rotate with the rest that I own eg uv77re and pmc etc. I don't care if Steve vai signs it or not as his blood is already in it under the laquer which I consider to be the most personalised guitar in history. Better than princes purple rain guitar or hendrix's burnt guitar.
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The fact you play it, means more then any part of that storyI saw one come up on eBay or a crazy price of $8500.
I spoke to him and flew out to Japan to go get it.
I got to see Tokyo over the weekend whilst the hotel looked after the DNA in their vault. I charged around Tokyo like I was on a mission and didn't stop not even to sleep on the second night. I ate Kobe beef, drank with locals, met an American couple who emigrated there years back so got advice, drank a huge double test tube of beer, met some Japanese girls who were impressed with everything I said, went to an English bar an an upmarket one with people dressed very nicely, went on the subways bought some stuff in the stores, played an arcade game, i even won a prize in one of those machines like the claw. went to Burger King for lunch, went to the robot store, got chased down by Godzilla (later turned out to be a kid wearing a Godzilla T-shirt) sung karaoke, walked around bad areas, got offered sex 4 times, even at 6.30am. Made my flight back by two minutes due to miscalculation of time, got upgraded over the tannoy system in the airport and then watched 6 movies on the flight back and had breakfast an lunch on the plane in the same sitting.
This is what I flew out to Japan to buy for 8gs.
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I play this guitar and rotate with the rest that I own eg uv77re and pmc etc. I don't care if Steve vai signs it or not as his blood is already in it under the laquer which I consider to be the most personalised guitar in history. Better than princes purple rain guitar or hendrix's burnt guitar.
Sounds like a great adventure carlosyabrudy! And very glad to hear that you play your DNA! ^ ^
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I play it and when I'm done with any of my guitars I wipe down the strings to make the strings last longer. When I receive a guitar I put it through the planet waves treatment of polish, caranauba wax and layer on outside with fretboard condition with lemon oil etc and clean it up.
A guitar is for playing and I'm gonna die one day. When I'm dead I won't care about anything. When I'm alive I want to use them. It's a great player and not just for show.
Play your instruments. It's what they got made for.
You don't put hot women in a glass case. You screw em! No offence to females in any manner as I have the utmost respect but imagine if your DNA had feelings. It would question your desire for it. Lets get my fingerprints over this baby. Great way to prove its yours if its stolen too!!!
A guitar is for playing and I'm gonna die one day. When I'm dead I won't care about anything. When I'm alive I want to use them. It's a great player and not just for show.
Play your instruments. It's what they got made for.
You don't put hot women in a glass case. You screw em! No offence to females in any manner as I have the utmost respect but imagine if your DNA had feelings. It would question your desire for it. Lets get my fingerprints over this baby. Great way to prove its yours if its stolen too!!!
Truer words have not been spoken!
Well done and a beauty of a DNA you have!!!! Great story on how you got it!
That's an awesome story carlosyabrudy. Japan is definitely a place I want to visit at some point.
My story's not much of a story. I had placed an order in 2001 for a Jem 7VWH. But, while waiting for it, I decided to start searching for music stores online in Australia and noticed one store in QLD had a new DNA listed (no pictures) at an exorbitant price.
So, I called up my guy at the music store and asked him about it. He said he was friends with someone at Australis (Aussie Ibanez distributor) and he'd make some phone calls and call me back.
Long story short, the guitar was actually on display at Australis in their foyer in a glass case. The last "new" DNA in Australia.....and I ended up buying it, site unseen.
Within a week I got the phone call telling me it had arrived in the store, and that they will let me open it. They hadn't seen one before either. The wait was painful, I didn't know what the swirl would look like. I had no idea.
When I showed up at the store nearly everyone that was working there gathered around. Opened the box first, then the heavy case, mused at the sleeping bag the guitar was in....and slowly took it off.
I think I was smiling for days, weeks, after that.
Such a pretty thing. It was also the first swirl I had ever seen in the flesh. I don't think the pics on the net prepare you for it. Swirls really are different up close.
Ibanez Jem 2k DNA number 285 front_close by wilch, on Flickr
Ibanez Jem 2k DNA number 285 rear_close by wilch, on Flickr
My story's not much of a story. I had placed an order in 2001 for a Jem 7VWH. But, while waiting for it, I decided to start searching for music stores online in Australia and noticed one store in QLD had a new DNA listed (no pictures) at an exorbitant price.
So, I called up my guy at the music store and asked him about it. He said he was friends with someone at Australis (Aussie Ibanez distributor) and he'd make some phone calls and call me back.
Long story short, the guitar was actually on display at Australis in their foyer in a glass case. The last "new" DNA in Australia.....and I ended up buying it, site unseen.
Within a week I got the phone call telling me it had arrived in the store, and that they will let me open it. They hadn't seen one before either. The wait was painful, I didn't know what the swirl would look like. I had no idea.
When I showed up at the store nearly everyone that was working there gathered around. Opened the box first, then the heavy case, mused at the sleeping bag the guitar was in....and slowly took it off.
I think I was smiling for days, weeks, after that.
Such a pretty thing. It was also the first swirl I had ever seen in the flesh. I don't think the pics on the net prepare you for it. Swirls really are different up close.
Ibanez Jem 2k DNA number 285 front_close by wilch, on Flickr
Ibanez Jem 2k DNA number 285 rear_close by wilch, on Flickr
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Here's my amazing story:
One day about 13 years ago, I walked into Manny's Music. There, I spoke to a guy behind the counter. I asked him to order one for me. He did. A few weeks later, he called me. I went back to Manny's and picked it up.
And that is the story of how I got my DNA.
One day about 13 years ago, I walked into Manny's Music. There, I spoke to a guy behind the counter. I asked him to order one for me. He did. A few weeks later, he called me. I went back to Manny's and picked it up.
And that is the story of how I got my DNA.
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Bastards all of you A DNA is my absolute dream guitar, I don't own one so I am jealous of you all. I do however own an original Universe MC.
Great stories to all.
carlosyabrudy if you ever come to Sydney, look me up, I would love to have a beer with you, you sound like an absolute bundle of laughs.
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A DNA is my absolute dream guitar, I don't own one so I am jealous of you all. I do however own an original Universe MC.Great stories to all.
carlosyabrudy if you ever come to Sydney, look me up, I would love to have a beer with you, you sound like an absolute bundle of laughs.
-Wolfram
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Quite impressive !!!
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Can we do Sydney in a weekend??? Haha Australia is on the cards.
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This! So much this !!!The fact you play it, means more then any part of that story
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There can't be too many pic's of this - astonishing. The only way I'm going to tear myself away is when the battery dies on the laptop....I bought 17 of them and kept the one I liked the most.
And a few more since....
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Jason is this one no 109?... That's always been my favourite.Here's my amazing story:
One day about 13 years ago, I walked into Manny's Music. There, I spoke to a guy behind the counter. I asked him to order one for me. He did. A few weeks later, he called me. I went back to Manny's and picked it up.
And that is the story of how I got my DNA.
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