My friends and I have been looking at this one for a while, as it's been listed for a month or so. It's a Jem777VDY which the owner has stripped and converted to something approximating an AANJ. I've weighed up the pros/cons of grabbing it and doing something nice with it but in the end I don't think it's worth the effort. It probably still feels and plays like you'd expect a Jem of that era to feel and play. If you like the look and the price, go for it. The seller is immovable on price and I think it needs to come down by at least €350 to make it worth it. God knows how worn out it is at this stage - a few €€€ fretwork needed at a minimum

 

I wrote to the owner 2 weeks ago. He said he got the guitar 20 years ago and doesn't know its history.
But thanks, you're confirming my theory.

 

There's no mystery here - it's an VDY that's been "customised".
I think it's overpriced - I wouldn't pay more than around 500-600 in its current state.

 

1991 VDY. It's been butchered and has a lot of wear. The prices of old Jems in recent years has gone up a lot after them holding a steady value (with inflation losing value technically) for such a long time. I don't think the newer higher used prices are really in line with demand though and people are probably not shifting these guitars, and when you're modifying the guitar heavily like this it loses a lot of value and introduces some risk to the buyer (how stable is the modified neck joint?).

The frets probably need levelling/recrowning or preferably a refret and the Lo-Pro looks like it has seen better days, might need replacing too. With all that said, I wouldn't pay a lot for it.

 

I don't dislike it, give it a stain or darker oil and you've got a neat take on the root beer Jem,a personal favourite of mine.

But I wish they'd left the neck joint alone that would scare me.
Clearly as others have said it's not worth top end vintage Jem money.

 

It's listed at €950 and he's immovable on it.
I don't think it's worth that considering the mods and the wear.
€600 tops, preferably €400-500 for me.

 

I agree. It's not worth it. It's a waste of a guitar. But I'm sure it'll find a buyer.

 

Yeah 950 feels too high.
If the frets and the trem were in good condition and the neck joint hadn't been butchered then €/£ 900-1000 is probably reasonable.

But with all three of those things looking dubious it needs to come lower to be worth a go as a fun project guitar.

It would be the perfect project to get a swirl done on. But as is if you have to pay for a refret, new trem and possibly new body if the neck joint ain't great then it's too much risk for me at that price.

 

I literally wouldn't give it house room.

From the looks of the thing, both the body and neck have been effectively destroyed in a vain attempt to create an AANJ. You couldn't easily get a replacement for either, the trem is worn and the pickups are (presumably, I've not seen the original advert) no longer a matching set.

What do I get out of that purchase? A set of tuners and a worn Lo-Pro Edge

 

Makes me think of when you see a beautiful woman that has had too much plastic surgery and now looks ghoulish.
Sad.

 

The buyer sent it to “Guitar Migi” and it looks like he did a lovely job with it. An oddball for sure but I bet it plays like a Jem of that era should, and there is something I quite like about it.

 

oof.
sad what was done to that vdy.

 

The neck joint is lost forever but I would have had it repainted in DY at least

 

Remember it's still a giuitar. If it is a good instrument - GO FOR IT! Never mind what has been done to it.