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For the JEM7 with the Burnt Stained Blue finish, see JEM7 (Burnt Stained Blue).
JEM7RB
JEM7 Root Beer (more images) Red copyright sprite

The JEM7 (also known as the JEM7 RB) is a solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in 1988. Is is a signature model of American guitarist Steve Vai.

The JEM7 features an American basswood body bolted to a maple neck with a 24-fret rosewood fretboard which is scalloped above the 20th fret and has dot position markers. Components include a pair of DiMarzio PAF Pro humbucking pickups flanking a custom DiMarzio single-coil, an Edge tremolo bridge and Gotoh tuning machines.

Another JEM model bearing the same name was introduced in 1996 as the JEM7 (Burnt Stained Blue).

The JEM7 Root Beer had a production run of two years before being discontinued after 1989.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for JEM7 (a.k.a. JEM 7 Root Beer)
Model name: JEM7 (a.k.a. JEM 7 Root Beer)
Year(s) offered: 1988–1989
Sold in: Europe / Japan / United States
Made in: Japan
Finish(es): Root Beer (RB)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
American basswood
Neck joint:
Cutaway Heel
Bridge:
Edge tremolo
Pickguard:
Black
Hardware color:
Cosmo black
Neck
Neck type:
JEM
Neck material:
1-piece maple
Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard material:
Rosewood / frets 21–24 scalloped
Fingerboard inlays:
Dots
Frets:
24 / 6100
Nut:
Top-Lok III
Machine heads:
Gotoh SG38
Electronics
Pickup configuration:
HSH
Bridge pickup:
DiMarzio PAF Pro (H)
Middle pickup:
DiMarzio JEM Single (S)
Neck pickup:
DiMarzio PAF Pro (H)
Controls:
Master volume / master tone / 5-way lever pickup selector

Images[]

JEM7RB Back
1988 JEM7 (Root Beer) - Back Red copyright sprite
Additional details
JEM7RB-Body
Front of body
JEM7RB-Rear
Rear of body
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