Anyone tried a JEM777VDY?

[Vincent]

Hi,

Am considering the purchase of one of these guitars ... hey yellow is mellow!

Anyone tried comparing how this guitar sounds to a 'conventional' newer Jem, such as the VWH or FP? I know it comes with the thinner wizard neck, will this affect the sound in any way? - I don't want it to sound thin and brittle.

Thanks.

 

[rocker_71]

Re: Anyone tried a JEM777VDY?

I haven't tried, but maybe there are some reviews on Harmony Central.

 

[BigBazz]

Re: Anyone tried a JEM777VDY?

they have the same necks as the Black textured dk jems. the neck is very slim extremely easy to play fast. i love it for lead but its a little too thin for rhythm to my tastes. as to how the 777vdy compares well im not really sure. to me a jem is a jem, ive tried a few and they are all outstanding(even the 555 model which is rather cheaper than the others). the jem 7vwh is a beautifull guitar, i recently bought one.

 

[TwilightOdyssey]

Re: Anyone tried a JEM777VDY?

DY = Desert Yellow, a colour that's been used on Jems before. You can get full specs at www.jemsite.com. Also check out http://jemsite.com/axes/htm_features/production.htm.

This guitar was made in 89-90. The body is nice. The neck profile is a bit different from the current 7 series, tho. I found it to be chucky in comparison to a modern Jem neck. I also don't like the pups in the older Jems compared to the current 7 series (Evo and Breed). The bridge is a very early Lo Pro, and is pretty good, tho the tuning stability isn't as good as the current Lo Pro.

Overall, it's a very cool looking guitar, and highly collectible, but performance-wise, I don't think is as good as current production spec's for new Jems.

 

[TwilightOdyssey]

Re: Anyone tried a JEM777VDY?

they have the same necks as the Black textured dk jems. the neck is very slim extremely easy to play fast. i love it for lead but its a little too thin for rhythm to my tastes. as to how the 777vdy compares well im not really sure. to me a jem is a jem, ive tried a few and they are all outstanding(even the 555 model which is rather cheaper than the others). the jem 7vwh is a beautifull guitar, i recently bought one.

You're not entirely correct, BigBazz. Do you mean BK instead of DK?? The BK neck profile is not the same as the 777 6 string models. The 555 is complete crap, and isn't even worth calling a Jem: It has inferior parts, quality control, sound, and playability. The current 7V is great, and I really like the neck, but I'm not the biggest fan of the alder body + the Evo, personally. It's great if you want to mimic Vai's tone, exactly, but I found it easier to create my own sound with the Breed-equiped 7D. Plus, I prefer the non-scalloped fingerboard ...