Why? Its very expensive but you can get almost all the features and playabilty of that guitar for $1000 cheaper. The only reason why its so expensive is because it has Vai’s Jem name on it.
If you’re serious about getting a high class Ibanez guitar then check out this website
Its a website owned by a guy who sets up Ibanez guitars specifically. Hes been doing it for years now and if you buy a guitar from him and get a setup it will play like nothing you’ve ever played before. One of my friend’s friend recently bought a guitar from there and he actually let me play on it. It is amazing to say the least. The dude checks EVERYTHING you can think of and puts whatever guage of string you want and whatever tuning you want.
Heres a price quote for an Ibanez RG2550Z (their newest line up of RGs with the EDGE Z bridge)
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RG2550Z…$1199.99
US Shipping…$35.00
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Total List…$1234.99
Your price…$1105.00
Price includes J Craft case and full Pro Setup.
Pro Setup Option - full fret level, crown, and polish with extensive rebuild now standard on all New guitars.
Price includes insured UPS ground shipping to the Continental US.
N.J. Residents must pay 6% Sales Tax.
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This is a non negotiable price. I do not price match and I do not care what others sell for. The service you will recieve is far more important than the few dollars you may save elsewhere.
Setup
You can read the full details of the work preformed on your guitar by reading the New Guitar Setup.
New Guitar Setup
http://www.ibanezrules.com/new/setup_trem.htm
Your guitar will be thoroughly inspected and setup. The setup will include any and all tech work that may be required, including but not limited to -
All contact points checked and tightened -
Tuners
Nut
Neck
Controls
Arm Holder
Setup -
Neck shimmed for a perfect fourth of trem pullup on G string
Fret level, crown, and high polish
Fretboard conditioned
String/neck alignment
Neck relief
Locking stud mod upgrade
Trem angle
Action
Nut height
Trem float optimized
Strings stretched
Bridge radius
Intonation set
Every fret checked
If needed -
Sharp fret ends shaved and radiused
Your guitar will then be plugged in and played to insure what is shipped is absolutely problem free. There are zillions of guitar dealers, I deal in instruments. This attention to detail has caused me to raise prices as I cannot compete with the Warehouse dealers on price and maintain the level of attention that is devoted to each instrument. A full Pro Setup on a new guitar takes an average of 6 hours, and no guitar is finished until it’s perfect. It is your hard earned money, spend it wisely.
I use D’Addario XL120’s for 9-42 setups and XL110’s for 10-46 setups. Feel free to send your favorite strings if you prefer something else. Request for custom tunings no problem and no charge.
I am often asked to sell a guitar without a case. No US shipper will insure a musical instrument that is not packed in a hardshell case. Warehouses can take the risk of shipping uncased and then eat any damage when it occurs. I can not, and will not ship a new guitar uncased.
Return Policy
Return Policy
http://www.ibanezrules.com/return.htm [/details]
You get the guitar, full setup, J custom case, and choice of tuning and string guage for $1105.00. I think thats better than buying a JEM thats been sitting in a box for months in a warehouse.
All you would need to do is buy some EVO pickups to get a more Vai sound if you want. If you can wire up a stick you can wire up some pickups lol.
Fucking money crunch) a Douglas SI-61L guitar that I got for $99 and a Douglas WPB-955 5-string bass that I got for $220. The guitar had a couple of minor issues (a couple of bubbles in the finish), but after a good setup, it was good to go. The bass was pretty great right out of the box, and after a setup, it played even better. Sounds great through a good system, too. Everybody that ever saw me with that bass, having no idea how much it cost me, thought a) it looked killer, and b) it sounded great. And a lot of these people had boutique and/or classic vintage name instruments. (I was pleased to learn that people aren’t all headstock whores.)