Anyone try the Ibanez Steve Vai PIA yet?

[Chistopher]

I've never tried one and haven't seen any stores. Not really my look, but has anyone had any real life experiences with one yet?

 

[Phantasmagoria]

Only experience I've had w/ it is I watched him (Vai) play it two nights ago :lmao:

Looks-wise I prefer the original Jem. I saw one at my local store a few weeks ago (the black one) ....but it was out of my league price-wise so I left it alone.

 

[Mincer]

I haven't seen one in a store yet. But his designs are a little 'Italian Grandmother' to me (I have one, too- an Italian Grandmother, not a Pia).

 

[JMP/HBE]

Abhorrrent.

 

[dave74]

:no:Right there with the many george lynch models cosmetically speaking. Never have liked the Vai stuff.

I do like the neck and board specs though. Same as my two mid-late 2000's regular prestiges.
43-58mm wide,,,,,,18-20mm depth,,,,,,5pc maple/walnut ect,,,,
These are alder instead of basswood bodies though. That's a good thing but I would always change the pickups.


Waaaaaay overpriced as expected.

 

[Ashurbanipal]

Several people over on Jemsite have gotten them since they were released and the general consensus seems positive. The black one in particular has been popular. I'm kinda agnostic; I've been more of a pre-Jem/RG kinda guy; do love some of the old swirls though.

Price seems typical for the way things are these days. Iirc, a 7VWH was around 3k new before the world went haywire.

Want an older Jem? The most bang for buck model is probably the DBK.

 

[larryguitar]

Not my cup of tea, but I appreciate that Ibanez and Vai have created a definite style that can be recognized immediately; that's not easy, and whether you like them or not, they expand the range of guitars options in the world.

Larry

 

[devastone]

I love the old JEMs, I expect the Pia to play similarly.

 

[GuitarStv]

Playing tricky stuff on the guitar is already enough of a pain in the ass for me . . . I don't need a PIA guitar to make things worse.

 

[Securb]

I am thinking if a drug Cartel leader had a guitar, this is what it would look like.