I always loved the look of the jem guitars but the increasingly up creeping prices of them made me put them away from buying. Ibanez went smart and introduced the jemjr.-version along with a very competitive price. What attracted me to this guitar too is the fact that it's body is made out of mahogany. Almost all other jem guitars are made out of basswood or alder or the like. As with all Ibanez guitars nowadays, wherether it's one out of the more cheap series or the premium of even prestige series, the fretwork is quite inconsistent; I've played all types of ibanez guitars and nowadays, the're prone to improperly levelled frets. It's kind of hit or miss. This has nothing to do with the pricerange, as I've also seen improperly levelled frets on prestige necks. But again, on this particularly guitar, the fretwork is fine. Not superior but fine. I can set the action the way I want it without severe fretbuzz. The electronics were a bit of a surprise! I didn't expect too much of the quantum pickups but there're actually great! The floyd rose trem along with the top lock is not of the greatest quality. Considering it's price, you more'n less can expect this. It stays in tune in general but especially with pull ups on the trem, you can expect some tuning instability. The quality of the locknut comes also into play with this. Good news with this is that these kind of worries can easily be solved by changing out these parts for upgrades. Yes, the guitar will eventually cost more money but considering the price you'd have to pay for another, more "higher quality" jem, you're better of just upgrading this!
