Steve Vai - "30 years of the Ibanez JEM"
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- Опубліковано 25 січ 2017
- Hey folks, Steve here.
It’s stunning to me that the Jem is celebrating 30 successful years of it’s life. It’s quite an honor for both myself and Ibanez. Who would have thunk that a dayglo skinned guitar with a hand holding monkey grip would have such legs!
Still, to this day when I pick up my Jem I feel that school boy excitement as my hands caress it and it speaks to me the resonating vocabulary of my inner secrets.
-s
Homeboy who carved the body needs his own documentary.
Its super clean.
Why are so many Luthiers meth heads? I personally knew a legit luthier who would make his own meth pipes with a glass tube at a friends house. He looked and acted alot like this guy.
Straight meth
Castlehill650 most tweakers say it helps the work but it’s just an excuse to do it it’s sad
Rev VII truth
Castlehill650 imagine if they were into dope (H) instead lol guitars showing up months late to wrong countries
Ibanez would be very different today without Mr. Vai.
Anucha SeoDml no doubt
Anucha SeoDml almost as Randy Rhoads was for Jackson.Actually Jackson existed due Randy Rhoads but both guitars have been huge
atteljas I was thinking the same when I saw the "Ibanez without Vai" comment.
So would Be My dads guitar collection
True, Timur, but I think Steve had more technical input that made it's way to being standard on guitars. I'd even throw Korn in there for bring seven strings back to the public after the Universe flopped, and breaking enough headstocks off to get the volute standard.
"I was concerned with how cool I looked." Don't worry, Steve, you always look cool, simply put, you are cool.
He said he used to always practice playing guitar in front of the mirror to make sure he looked cool, tried to practice "cool faces" and "cool poses" lol. Gotta love Vai ;)
I was 17 years old in 1991 had my first job making $7.50 an hour, and I took out a loan to buy an Ibanez JEM FP (Floral Print).
One of the happiest days of my life. A guitar I still have to this day. (2022). Thank you Mr. Vai, and Ibanez.
Nothing more 90’s than a loan for gear. I bought an SVT head and an 8x10 brand new for a grand.
@@snapcult464 Nice! :)
Same here. At 19 years old, I worked a whole year for my JEM FP, which I finally was able to buy in 1996. I loved that guitar so much. Unfortunately I had to sell it a couple of years ago, which really hurt. Very special instrument! At least I know, it's in good hands.
idk why but that story is beautiful man, i just think every guitarist no matter the age has that 1 guitar that you would take out a loan or give our right pinky ;) for!.. and just the hapiness that you had that day when you got home n plugged it in i can imagine!!
All my friends were saving for and buying their first car. I was taking the bus, but I had my dream guitar. I was never happier. :)@@sleevelessace
The smile on his face at 8:00 when he grabs the grip says it all. The man loves what he does, and he loves his guitar. And he's obviously a really nice guy.
In a word, the JEM is legendary, as is Steve and his creativity.
Legendary was the word, dummy.
tumeni notes is awesome!!
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This makes me proud to own an ibanez
every 14 year old brat owns Ibanez. How fun is that?
I’m 29 and I love Ibanez. If every 14 year old owned a Ferrari would they not be a fun car to drive? Not the brightest observation.
Totally agree. Iv got a 7 string iron label ibanez. Best guitars
Sad
Love my Rg1570 Prestige. That and my new 1992 Peavey Tracer.
For Metal guitarists, you have to have at least one Ibanez.
I've got 6 (Four RG's w/6 strings, one RG 7 string and a RGA 8 string) \,,/ :)
My first guitar was a gio Ibanez got it for about 200 and still play it to this day. It’s a great guitar.
I don't know if we HAVE to, but these guitars are really amazing. No other brand has such comfortable necks. And the RG shape is simple but quite elegant in my opinion.
Ibanez guitars fell so good the neck doesn’t feel so round and bulky like strats and les Paul’s. I’ve even used an Ibanez RG for jazz band cause switching through chords feels so nice.
I've started my journey with an ESP. But, my next guitar is going to be the JEM JR.
Ibanez seems like a really good group of people. Maybe I should look into Ibanez more.
Whole gem series is over--priced hype.
Despond If I got a Ibanez, I'd go the hollow body route. Or, I'd go with that type of look. I never really liked the Gem look. I'm not a big fan of 80's looking guitars. Nor, do I like "Metal" looking guitars. The only metal guitar that I sort of like is Hetfields guitar. But, I wouldn't buy one. It just looks right with him. I'm more of a Fender/Gibson person. I like guitars that look classic. I'm not saying I wouldn't own a metal guitar. I just wouldn't buy it.
I am strongly against going for specific brand because of anithing but visual look ... Look is my main priority about guitars ( I have glossy white jackson - js11 .. because is simply freaking beautiful and at the same time fairly afortable ) you can make ENY kind of modifications on any kind of guitar : you can put humbuckers on singlecoil guitar ; you can make humbucker guitar spit coil ; you can add more switches for what ever you want - kill switches , volume switches for separate pickups ext. ; ... and basically after all , gear does not matter at all ..
I'm not a fan of jem type axes now because they just take some much away from the tone compared to a traditional guitar. However I've never had a bad Ibby. Left one in a case for four years and it was still in tune.
I can assure you,you will not be disappointed mate!
The guy that made the guitar reminds me of someone from Wayne’s world!
Mike Myers (Wayne from Wayne's world)?
Omg I was thinking the same thing 😂😂😂
Omg😂he does lol
Bones brigade stickers on the guitar? I'd like to hear the story behind that..
The Rad Man Same.
right i noticed those too, i was like wait a second
#don'tputbonesstickersonyourguitarifyoudontskate
@@daniels1293 don't put stickers on your guitar at all. Ruining a perfectly good instrument
Me too.
I love seeing the Japanese working with american musicians , very inspiring , make music not war.I never realized how humble Mr. Vai is , he trully deserves all the recognition coming his way.
AMEN. damn U.S Government.
His just a normal human
had a quick hello with him backstage after a show back in 06. he's a perfectly lovely guy.
I always thought he was an arrogant, conceited, scrotum until I watched some of his interviews and realized he's actually not like that at all. Very humble. According to Dave Weiner he has seen Steve on various occasions remain in freezing cold signing items for fans until he had signed everything for everyone there. That seems like a cool cat to me. Cheers!
I own a Jem V7 early model SV Signed, and it makes me excited every time i play it, dry or amplified no other guitar satisfies me the same way my jam does.Thank you all!
You said jam
BillyBongwaters thank god you noticed
Duck I need a JEM
I can’t afford one right now, but one day I will own one! I have to have that guitar. Ever since I bought my first Ibanez guitar I’ve been in love with them.
Your jam?
I've got a Jem 1988 7RB and a Jem 90. The 7RB still plays like new. Love it.
I had LNG #117 back in the day. Throw it on the pile of guitar I should have never sold.
I didn't know that Steve vai came up even with the design (or at least most of it) of the JEM and RG guitar. Ibanez really owes so much to him...
I've always been a huge fan of Steve's playing but over the years I've gotten to really respect him as a artist and as a person, seems like the kind of role model our kids sorely need these days.
"I was very concerned with how cool I looked," said the man who is still very concerned with how cool he looks. I love this dude.
It's genuinely impressive seeing how much work Ibanez as a company put into making something God himself loved. Much respect to Ibanez and Steve Vai.
Ibanez has always been my favorite company, and the RG is my all time favorite shape- something about it looks so perfect, like it should have always existed. I love how much they tried to work with artists to become a huge force in the industry and I think they are still the best. Nothing is more beautiful than an RG550 or a 7 string RG with a maple or ebony board
It's amazing how we went from the Telecaster to this in the span of only 30 years, like it's amazing how fast guitar innovations are.
Это история света! - This is a history of light! Thank u Steve!
0:00 и тут я выпал из реальности)))
Да
it means : its the history of the world
right?
@@64siskat96 "It's the story of light" to be correct))
@@liquid228 oh alright
точно не ожидал бля услышать это ахаххаахаха
Beautiful to see such dedicated people come together to create a genuine masterpiece.
The JEM seems like the Gretch White Falcon of the 1980s. You look at it and say "there's only one moment in history when that could have been born."
Mr Vai, you are one of my biggest hero's. I already own a Gibson Les Paul Custom. I want my next purchase to be a high end quality Jem. I'm in love with the woody series. Cudos and congratulations to you sir on 30 years with Ibanez.
wilmaman I was thinking of going with a custom Jem just like Steve's. May cost a couple grand more but worth it if they make them. If they don't, I know Charvel does.
Mrnicguy00 I played a higher end Jem at guitar center with gold hardware and I believe it was $2000? Not trying to sound biased but holy shit that guitar was sweet. Something I never experienced before was how sensitive it was to noise, in a good way. I plugged it in and messed around with plucking different notes, squealing, bending and it was like a Mercedes Benz. You barely barely play a note and you hear it, you try screaming it and it screamed the note or squealed the note. It was effortless. I wished to God I had bought that one because everything was just so so sensitive. Would have made me a better musician over time. That was about 5 years ago and it's going to be my next guitar whenever that is. Don't listen to the guy that says Ibanez are junk. I have an inexpensive $400 ibanez with a Floyd rose and it stays in tune. I think some people just don't know how things work. That specific guitar by the way has Steve's Gravity Storm pickups too.
I own an 89Jem77FP, i can't play a single note on guitar, i'm a drummer, but i will never sell that guitar, it was my best friends and his Parents gave it to me when he Passed away, it Hangs locked up in my buddy's studio and gets played every once in a while when i think the guitarist deserves to play it.
No such thing as a high end Jem. They are all pretty much junky guitars, with components that play no different than the 1987 RG550. In fact, add a monkey grip and a lion's claw tremolo and the RG550 is even FASTER. Th RG550 has a THINNER neck than the Jem. Having owned over 40 Jems over the years, including the EVO, DNA and all others before and after, I can clearly say that none compare to even a bargain Paul Reed Smith in quality, craftsmanship or components. They are cool to look at, innovative for the time (even today), but more show than quality. They have lasted 31 years, but so has the RG550. I would definitely say that by adding the latest DiMarzio's to any RG550, digging out the tremolo, you have a stellar - and arguably FASTER guitar than any Jem. The woods are awful and cheap so the tone is all in the electronics and not the woods. Resonance comes from turning them to "11" and adding reverb and gain.
T Meo you don’t play guitar
Shout out to the Bones Brigade on that first guitar.
The friendship between Ibanez & Steve Vai, which ultimately culminated in the birth of the iconic Jems & RGs taking over the shred guitar world, has got to be one of the greatest guitarmances in all of guitar history...
Steve Vai is the reason I play guitar today (30+ years later). I wanted to play guitar as a kid but seeing Crossroads and that showdown at the end placed a burning fire in me that has never subsided.
I have 13 Ibanez guitars (and one that may rest in peace). I'm sure I'll have a few more by the end of the year (addiction is a funny thing).
I'd say Steve succeeded spectacularly in his partnership with Ibanez and is still my favorite guitarist. I saw him in the 80s/90s with David Lee Roth and Whitesnake (Kansas City). It was like winning the lottery as a kid.
How long have you been sober brother???!
Hey Steve, when's the autobiographical documentary coming out?? :)
I'd rewatch that to the point I could predict the dialogue.
@@THEDRAWINGSTUDIO1 hahah me too. I did that with Metallica's Cunning Stunts concert dvd when I was younger. I eventually memorized all the dialogue and randomness James and them spoke in between each song.
Who would actually want to read it?
I have an '89 77FP. Got Steve to sign it the 2nd time I met him :)
I wanted one the first time around but being 15 and no job I just couldn't afford one. Now 30 years later i can finally afford one so hopefully tomorrow I'll be the proud owner of a loch Ness green gem.
So chuffed
Did you get your Jem?
Yes the algorithm has given us this video after two years and we must know did you get the guitar?
Well did you get it???
Did ya?
He probably won't see the replies. UA-cam mutes notifications after some time.
Never forget Satriani....he was Steve’s Teacher!
His real teacher was Zappa... just sayin
Satch is more well-known for being Kirk Hammett's teacher. Joe says that each guitarist has to curate his own sound. He has high praise for Kirk. As for Vai vs. Satch, I would say that Vai plays faster and Satch is more lyrical. Chrome Boy is a better sounding guitar than Vai's Jem.
the great thing about ibanez is, they also make cheap guitars in great quality. you can start playing guitar by getting yourself a Gio RG and have a bit of that JEM feeling without busting your bankaccount. no other guitar company i'm aware of makes such great playing starter instruments, and i've had quite some going through my hands from the people i teach.
i agree, and they never ashamed on making a friendly budget guitar and repackaging it as different brand,....
Almost every cheap Ibanez I have played felt and played awful. This is my honest opinion.
My 2000 RG270 is my favorite, it has the tightest low end. I will be doing a stainless steel refret with Plek very soon
As a 62 year old skater, I dig the old stickers. I also worked as a stagehand in the 80s and 90s I worked the David Lee Roth show . SV is incredible in concert
"You know there was nothing I couldn't do..."
"I think it's a testament to the popularity of Steve Vai and the design... it's a good design."
Give this man a fucking monument!
Proud to own an '89 Jem. Hasn't needed any work other than a replacement jack socket and has been my main player for almost 30 years now. 👍🏼
"Это история света!" :D
It's amazing some of the guys from Ibanez are retired and Steve still rockin
Thats the difference between an artist and a craftsman.
So, there's even more to the story. Steve strolls into Hoshino in Bensalem PA, he's tall and thin and shakes the hand of the lady at the front desk, Nancy C. He says he's Stevie Vai . She'd been there for 30 years. Nancy is my old neighbor from Bensalem/Philly and she said Steve is just the nicest guy and had the longest fingers and in no way ever acted like a rock star. Yes, 1987 was the "real" start of Ibanez in the USA (and don't forget Tama too!!)...Yes, others had played them, BUT the JEM really put them on the map!!
Ah yes, the legend that made the riffs for the mjolnir mix
I was surprised to hear in Russian: "It`s The Story of Light" at the beginning of the video )))
Rusakov
Seems more like "It's the story of the world".
свет can mean "light" or "world". It depends on context. "Это история света" can mean, "This is the story of light", or it can mean, "This is the history of the world." I think his intention is for it to be "story of light"
its the title track of his 2012 album "the story of light"
It indeed is the story of light. The pronunciation of russian "light" is similar to polish and ukrainian "world" so that's where the confusion might be coming from.
15:18 And I'm totally not reading this off a piece of paper.
Jimmy Hellfire hahaha lol
It was miraku!
His English is not the best. he must have written it in Japanese and had it translated to English.
@Mauricio that's exactly what happened.
weary rucky
And 35 years later, history repeats in a "very practical" concept.
2:35 "...and I really wanted to pull on it..." *sigh* ...the story of my life since I was a wee lad...
ibanez jem is the best rock Guitar ever made, Ibanez Co is far more progressive then fender Gibson and other guitar Companies they excel in every way and have become top brand in world today because they are not afraid to innovate. Japanese have proved their point time and again
Eh, I wouldn't say most progressive. They've been doing the same thing for a long time. They're fine guitars but there are a lot of brands that are HEAVILY outshining them with real innovation. Mayones, Aristides, Kiesel, Strandberg, Ormsby. These guys have redefined guitar in the last decade.
Ibanez has actually lost a few highly respected artists recently because of their unwillingness to change. Tosin Abasi is one of the biggest names in guitar and he dropped them and started his own company because they weren't willing to change .
OMG, the tone in the intro -- absolutely massive. It's seriously one of the best guitar sounds I've ever heard.
I bought my first electric guitar in 1976. An Ibanez SG for 800 guilders in Amsterdam. More or less 500 US at the time. Had several guitars since that time and they are all gone. My Ibanez just celebrated its 43rd birthday and it plays even better every single year. I had some very interesting offers for the guitar, but it will live with me till the day I die. The best Ibanez ever.
He was close to tears at the end. So was the Japanese old dude.
The passion for the process is awesome.
Yea
IMHO the Charvel "Green Meanie"
will always be the Vai Signature
guitar!
Matthew Paluch - that was a tough race car looking guitar, the San Dimas type superstrat should be a little ugly and brutal looking.
I miss the Green Meanie.
Loving this footage
13:50 sounds like a scene from an 80's blockbuster film...
*INT* After the show Steve and Mike hug then shake hands
Steve: "I will make Ibanez number one"
Freeze frame of hand shake as Juice starts playing and the credits begin to roll
It's all in honor of Steve Vai and Ibanez to bring out this fantastic guitar model! To have the original lg, I can say that, for me, this instrument sounds as well as it is easy and comfortable to play.
15:44 "Gucci gang"
"Gucci Gang guitar fuck me"
That song is gay and you Know it
It's "FujiGen" aka FGN.
That garbage isn’t even music.
@@thegatesofsleep i know right it's just saying the same thing over and over again.
It's strange that Steve Vai doesn't play fifty nine sting guitar.
How can anyone give thumbs down to this. Regardless of any brand ........ see how humble down to earth Vai (being one of the greatest) is and look at the company’s people how receptive they were. Hats of to one of the best guitar brand in the world and hats of to Vai
Never thought a story about a birth of a guitar would be so interesting.
I had sold all my guitars a few years ago except for my Japanese blue Ibanez RG570(?) that I bought off ebay in the 90s. I then customized a few things like pick ups with my dad ...the neck still plays perfectly. Even though I had left it aside for years playing other newer guitars...this one never failed me or broke...and today I still have it next to my Orange amp.
My 14 year old son has been playing on a Squire Strat for a couple of years now, and a few weeks ago he came to me and told me he needs a new guitar that he can't play the Squire the way he wants to play. I asked him what he needed that the Squire didn't offer. His list of things he needed out of a guitar was the same that Steve Vai listed off in this. As soon as he was done telling me what it was he felt his was missing I immediately told what you need is a Jem. His response was what's that? That's when I played him a video of Steve Vai playing Tender Surrender at the TEC Awards in 2012. He didn't speak for about a minute after the video was over.
This is the most hilarious and true thing ever
did he get a Jem jr?
Eddie Vanhalen was placing a single coil pick up in the center and keeping the humbuckers... He was wanting a guitar to sound between a Lespaul and a Strat..... He wanted and Ibanez.... hahaha because that's what they are... They have the sound of a Strat and a Lespaul all in one guitar... I have played Ibanez for many years and to me its the best guitar for the money.... If you spend a few grand on an Ibanez you have one SERIUOS machine.... They are amazing once you get the action set to what you personally prefer. I love this company!
Steve made Ibanez larger than life.
I don't really expect Steve to answer personally, cause let's be frank; he has people to inspire haha
But can anybody tell me if Steve used to be a skateboarder? I saw tons of Bones and Peralta stickers on ther first guitar he was talking about that was kind of like the ancestor of the JEM
That'd blow my mind if he used to shred(on board) and transitioned to shredding on an axe!
It's all dry wood, anyways!
Why the F**K ONE person dislikes that epic part of guitar history ???!!!!
He is the "legend of Ibanez".
You will never be tired of just listening Steve speaking about music .. (or everything)
His face when he said “a monkey grip!” Was hilarious
I remember in 89 I was in 9th grade and a guy in my class got 1 for Christmas. he brought it to school and I thought it the coolest guitar I'd ever seen. I love the neon colors and the sharp edges.
Thanks Steve for being an influence in my early days. I remember when I started as a worship leader I was really concerned as to how my guitar tones would blend in and how my presentation would less be a performance and be more of a devotion. And that's when my first guitar teacher introduced me to Steve Vai's philosophy and teaching methods and I was just amazed the way he did it. And so for a perfect example would be the analogy of the bed at home and that of other places he mentioned. There is always be a hype about the ergonomics, tonality or sturdiness but it is always a set of specifications that is made for an individual to bring out greatness. I guess it is all about where you "feel like home" as Slash defines it in relation to his Les Paul signature.
Dude, I have the same issue. I'm always trying to find where my tones sound good in worship, as well as trying to not come off as a "performer".
I've got an '87 white FujiGen squier strat that plays like a dream, but those JEMs' are real beauties in the hands of the master SV!!
This is the reason why Ibanez is "Ibanez" This guitar was a revolution. Steve's second miracle was the universe. Let me tell you: 1. No Korn without the Universe. 2. No 7-8-9 string madness without the universe like"in this moment"
Maybe we need to call the company"VaI-banez"
In 2020 I saw this guitar at first time, it incredible and I will buy it. Thanks for the opportunity to be a part of this history🤘
Yay! He said Bensalem! haha...The Hoshino building is right behind the high school I went to. In the 90's we'd go through the Hoshino dumpster in hopes of finding a guitar or something. It was usually just shredded paper. haha. :)
A testimony that no junk was ever made there.
The JEM is a legend!
Ibanez are effortless to play! My forever favorite ❤️
Met Steve after two shows in the late 80s Whitesnake and DLR. He came behind the venue both times and took time to meet every single person there waiting and hoping to see the band. Huge impact on a high school kid... Great lesson in humility that has always stuck with me. 777 still on my bucket list, amazing guitar with a great history...
Look at the neck radius on that Jem! Ibanez are made for fast hands! I remember when that guitar came out. The good ole days!
John5 te la rifas
Chabelo me hiciste el pinche día hahahahahaha
Vai and the JEM are legendary in the music world. I am not a fan of the neon colors, but the regular models like his white number one and two are as important as SRV's Strat, Jimmy Hendrix's Strat, Joe Bonamassa's Les Paul or any other historical instrument. Vai is right there with them all.
I Remember that about 20 years ago someone told me that the RGs derived from the JEMs and not the other way around (which was how I thought the guitar came about).
A nice reminder that it was Steve's ennovation that defined the guitars I use today. my second guitar ever was an RG and later I bought a JEM... great guitars!!!
The JEM guitar i played on looooong ago just lend itself to be shred. Such awesome guitars.
Steve is wearing a pair of cool ass glasses !!!
Wow, just knowing the history of this and I saw today a "5 watt" production of The History Of Ibanez. And then there is Steve Vai. The ICONIC guitarist with The GEM, a class of guitars that Ibanez started with. What a gem of a story.
In the summer of 1990, I saw my first Ibanez Jem, a 77FP, hanging on the wall of a local guitar store. I was 13 years old and didn’t even play (I was in the shop while my buddy was in a guitar lesson).
I fell in love with guitars in that moment and a lifelong obsession began. 28 years later, I finally got my Jem: a dead MINT 1989 Jem 77FP.
This is just sick. It’s honestly the best guitar ever. There is nothing you can’t do on it. You just have to have the ultimate ability. I love mine.
I still seek out a close approximation of my old Ibanez Roadstar II. It was a good axe.
Ha ha - I haven't thought about it in years but I had a Roadstar 2 and I agree - that was a sweet guitar. It took years of abuse and never let me down... cool purple color ))
Thank you , Steve . You and Ibanez have saved Rock'n'Roll from becoming a 2 Horse ( or Guitar ) Race . You not only gave us perhaps the greatest Guitar ever built , you gave other Companies the Balls to branch out and produce Guitars different to Gibson and Fender . Thank you .
Steve and the jem are one I believe you can't have one without the other!! He's a legend
Don't know much about Mr. Vai, but I keep hearing how great he is. After seeing him express himself in a few videos, I'm struck by how down to earth he is. He comes across as the kind of guy you would want as a friend if he had never touched a guitar in his life. Refreshing lack of ego. I get the feeling that he would encourage me regardless of my skill level.
*Mr. Steve Vai*, it's unlikely you'd read this, but while the JEM is a great piece of work as a player's guitar and workhorse, would you be able to do something for the Iceman?... I think it's one of the most overlooked and underappreciated models, while it's one of the iconic ones that has faded quite a bit. And I think Ibanez has pretty much neglected it in favor of all the "superstrat"-type guitars, being the RGs and JEMs. Which obviously wasn't a bad choice, but it has seemed to damage the Iceman which became like a niche in the "X series", the sort of more "extreme" outcast models that aren't for everyone.
Today it seems that it's not even produced anymore, not as a non-artist model anyway. Seriously, what happened to the Iceman? If you look on the Ibanez-website, you don't really see it.
And I don't know if perhaps they have plans to revive it next year or something, but it seems like they just put it on ice for now. ha *(ba-dum-tss)*
But I love it, and there are other people who love the model. One of my first good quality guitars about 15 years ago was the IC300. I still have it and I still think it plays and sounds great. - I then got an ICT700, which is basically a modernized version (I'm not gonna go through the specs) but while I thought it would be an improvement in many aspects, it actually came out pretty disappointing in terms of playing and feeling it. - Then they perhaps made one or two more versions and now it seems to have disappeared.
I actually think the Iceman could and should be more like one of Ibanez their flagship models, parallel to the JEM or RG, perhaps more as a rhythm type of guitar (even though I'm personally not just that, and Sam Totman seems to like his with Floyds and all). - But it's a shame what has happened to it and it deserves better. You and I both know Ibanez can do so much more with it.
I don't know where I'm going with this. I don't think you would care much about this particular model, because it's not your JEM. *(ba-dum-tss)* - But if you could put in a word with Ibanez to give it a little love... if you believe in it, that is... that would probably help a lot. - There needs to be a spark, a kick-start, and I'm trying my best here but that's about as much as I can do.
Regardless of anything; Thanks for your unique music, inspiring passion, and generous sharing of experience and knowledge.
Michael Angelo H. I think the Xiphos needs some love, such a fast playing guitar with a surprisingly comfy body. Shame they discontinued it so soon
I always loved the look of those things . Really distinct.
@@tyler_bt3326 Xiphos will be reissued after the next Necrophagist album comes out. Either that or Half-Life 3.
(sound of ba-dum-tsss)
That kind of loyalty from an American meant so much to Ibanez's Japanese leadership.
As a working musician years ago I had a gig for a few weeks in a distant land. The leader said I can use his JEM if you don't wanna bring your axe. Wow, the most versatile guitar Ive ever played, from the spankiest strumming sound to the heaviest shred. Long neck, great whammy. Covered every style and that guitar showed me that it had alot more possibilities yet to come. Inspiring axe, great job Ibanez like usual.
Ibanez: guitars for players... even the cheapest stuff from them is surprisingly well designed and built...
They're all crap.
@@starjunkie2804 why do you say this?
@@rav3n157 Because they're all "trickster" pieces of crap. These shred people are boring AF. What was Vai's ONE hit? What band was he in that he made better by his guitar style? What did he do to make the electric guitar better? A stupid Monkey-grip? Really? Look, just give me a beat-up, one pickup, hideous looking Fender Telecaster and I'll make it talk any language you want. No whammy bar, no boxes, no pedals. That's my challenge. I don't need the money either, so that's never been a motivation for me. I just love to play the guitar, I'm not trying to get famous in any way, shape or form. That's all BS. Just play bare. No tricks. I have a feeling Mr. Vai would be outclassed by me in 7 notes. We laugh at the jerkoff.
@@starjunkie2804 you never mentioned why you think ibanez guitars where bad you just bragged about how your a better player then one of the most respected guitar players of all time
@@rav3n157 Actually, you got that backwards, but then again, I have to consider the source. I most certainly did say why Ibanot Guitars are shitty. They're just "trick" guitars. I wouldn't own, much less play one if it fell onto my lap. I never said I could play better than Vai, but I just don't play boring music that nobody but a 12-year-old would like or want to emulate. I play the best way: for the fun and pleasure of it. Not to try to play so fast it sounds like shit after 60 seconds. Where's the heart? Soul? The fun? The hit records and best-selling bands he made hits for or made them better? All he really is, is just a spokesman for Ibanot Guitars. That's his only paying gig. He's not Mr. Ed. He has no rhythm or songwriting skills. Nothing unique that sets him apart from the other 5,000 that sound just like him. just saying. "Oh, my goodness, I just invented the 'Pia' after my wife's name. It's just so beautiful, I think I'm going to cry." Hey Steve, tch...yoo-hoo, I, can MAKE a guitar cry. There's the difference. Not playing so fast that the guitar sounds like a machine with no feelings.
I've always thought the JEM was a very strange guitar.
Steve Vai just seems like the nicest dude
I had the chance to meet him after a show in Charlotte, NC. Being a musician myself, he was genuinely interested in what I had going on. Maybe he was just tired of answering questions about himself, but he was truly nice, humble, engaged in what I was saying...so I became a fan. Plus when he performs he feels every. single.note.
I've only ever seen him in interviews, but I have to say each and every interview he comes off as one of the smartest, nicest guys you could ever meet. Insightful, brilliant at this craft, and definitely spiritual. Older interviews from the 80's did not showcase his true brilliance, because he was so young back then and in a scene that was honestly very shallow and unartistic at the time. 80's hair metal is very popular again nowadays, but believe me when I say back then people grew sick of it after a decade. That's why grunge took hold as fast as it did. That aside, it's clear that Steve grew into a very wise and deep individual, and of course was always one of the most talented of his generation of guitarists, which is saying something!
You know the scene in Wayne's world where he goes into the music to stare at the 64 fender white triple single coil w/ whammy bar and says "It will be mine... oh yes, it will be mine" Basically that's me every time I see a jem guitar, and it will be mine someday
Mr. Vai, I just want to say you are an incredible musician. I also want to apologize I believe it was 20 years ago or so. You were at a guitar center signing. You were going to play at Jaxx in Springfield VA that night. I had given you a tape. I was a little arrogant thought my stuff didn't stink. You asked me what it sound like and I said Yngwie why not? And you replied why. And I just looked at you in bewilderment. lol Something like that. It looked like you werent pleased. I apologize for that. I was a young punk. In a shred phase. I have massive respect for you! Thanks!
lots of idiots throw shreds and arpeggios at him lmao
Gemini Saga yeah Im sure they all get people that try to out play them. One time I had a drunk guy pushed me to the side during a show and started playing my synth. Ppl do weird things.
We all learn. You were probably very good in any case.
O bom ia ser, se tivesse só uma lingua em todo o mundo!
Everton Luiz exato brother kk
Neh amigo kkk
Everton Luiz isso ai
Imagine em 1990.. sem internet(Vc conheceu o mundo sem net?).. um colega foi pros EUA e trouxe vários Vhs do Vai, Satriani, malmsteen com songbooks(wolf marshall).. tudo sem legenda.. abençoados Vhs´s dos 90´s.... Tive uma Maxis muito similar a do vídeo, que arrependimento ter vendido!!
vamos fazer igual o kiko loureiro, aprender inglês :D
Аж муражки пошли от того, что гитаре ровно столько же лет как и мне!) 87 год..
And many people feels that bed just as comfortable.
15:40 ''between steve vai, hoshino ibanez team and GUCCI GANG guitar factory''
João Neves damn, this was amazing! Lol!
would like to hear about the Guitars you played before
I've totally suggested the wrong one!Type in 'Carried Away etc (Zappa,Vai inspired guitar solos)Pt 2'They have backing tracks I've written.The first has what I think is a sweet intro and baseline that just begs for pretty melodies to be played over it and then I do the harmonic minor jam and I'm clearly warmed up by then cos I end up just throwing lines here there and everywhere.Would love to know what you think whoever listens to it?
The last statement was honest but also a little surprising to hear.
I did think about whether they were aware of how far guitar design has evolved since the days of the JEM. It's funny because once somethings established its hard to convince other people the new stuff might be superior in any way.
But honestly, if you're a true guitar nut maybe don't go for your standard les Paul's, Strats, or even JEM's. You should know more modern shapes and development are not just on par, but better in so many ways that get overlooked because we still romanticize the older shapes and brands. Same thing could be said of surfboard companies.