No one should ever list a used guitar as mint or excellent. Very Good is the highest you should go.

I got a pretty good deal on a used JEM Jr. recently, it already has some kind of dual rail pink pickup in the bridge position, looks like a Dimarzio to me (I'll have to take the pick gaurd out and check the back of the pickup, it should say). Shocking pink! Pretty cool guitar, and I really do love the monkey grip, it's easy to carry! I have 7 RGs, as well, and I love my JEM Jr.!

You’re not crazy. What you detailed should have definitely been listed by the seller. If the seller says condition is subjective, then why hide details? He should be able to say the guitar is in excellent condition with an obvious paint fix and a stripped out neck screw if condition is truly subjective.

Condition is only subjective to a point. A stripped neck screw is not excellent condition, nor is a touched up scuff/scratch/ding, very good if the touchup isn't obvious. It's like these people selling 30+ year old amps with rips in the tolex and knobs missing their caps being list in very good or excellent condition - the add "for it's age" like it means something. Crazy dishonest sh*t if ya ask me.

Yeah I agree I'd accept the partial refund due to the work on the neck

The trem won’t last long. I would get a edge or floyd on order. Mine lasted about 20 hours of play

You should totally put a gotoh 1996 with a 38 block, gotoh locking studs and a original Ibanez tremolo stabilizer dude. And put a veyz sustainer in the neck! He'll even pickup match it for you color and all!!! BTW I've been loving your guitar mod vids! I have a unhealthy amount of modded guitars in my collection. I just don't have the time right now to step up my video preduction like you and show the world how much of a gear gremlin I am. But seriously keep it up dude I love your stuff

I heard Vai lowers his single coil out of the way also.

That intro demo was beautiful!

I had one in the discontinued desert yellow and I seriously regret selling it!

Nice review. I'd agree that all issues with a used guitar should be disclosed in the sales listing. The stripped neck screw thread could easily be a factory QC fail and neck movement has caused the paint defect - but who knows. I love Ibanez guitars but the Jem Jr's do have a reputation for erratic QC and arriving poorly set-up. If you can deal with that (you obviously can!), they can be turned into stellar players and make great modding platforms.

Thanks for a review :)

I always put trying these off. I need to give it a go

I prever a JS or a RG Ibanez, i play guitar over 45 years. It's a nice review but its sad that i mis that handgrip Vai-Ibanez story. Ibanez claimed that they where the first whit a handgrip but its very clear that Washburn was the first with a model from early 83'.

i like emgs but they get boreing when thats all you have lol. i want to try a set of fishman moderns and a million others lol.

How is the overall feeling fit/finish?

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Not crazy