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Ibanez JEM77P-BFP Steve Vai Signature - Blue Floral Pattern

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Solidbody Electric Guitar with Basswood Body, Maple/Walnut Neck, Maple Fingerboard, 1 Single-coil Pickup, and 2 Humbucking Pickups - Blue Floral Pattern
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A premium version of Steve Vai's classic Blue Floral Pattern Jem, the Ibanez JEM77PBFP is primed for lead playing. This axe's American basswood body gives you a distinct "out front" sound, that when combined with the euphoric high-gain tone provided by a trio of DiMarzio pickups (a pair of Gravity Storm humbuckers and an Evolution single-coil in an HSH configuration) ensures a dazzling performance every time you strap it on. Complete with an Edge-Zero II tremolo bridge and Cosmo black hardware, the Ibanez JEM77PBFP guitar is a great-looking, great-playing tone machine.

    Epic rock tone from three DiMarzio pickups

    As far as electronics, the JEM77PBFP is equipped with two DiMarzio Gravity Storm humbuckers (designed by Steve Vai) in the neck and bridge slots and an Evolution single-coil in the middle. The Gravity Storm pickups are voiced for richness and depth, with exceptionally warm mids and highs. Both will let your tone easily cut through even the densest mix while maintaining a pleasing fatness. Put this guitar through a screamin' amp, and you'll be impressed at what the JEM77PBFP can do.

      Edge Zero II bridge gives you solid performance and stability

      The JEM77PBFP's Edge Zero II bridge with Zero Point System was designed by Ibanez to give you the fast vibrato response and snap you need to pull off sharp bends and flutters. The extreme stability of this knife-edge-style trem's stud lock function is also one of the many reasons its a favorite among many of today's top shredders. If you're looking for a guitar that can stand up to long playing sessions without losing its tuning, you're going to adore the Ibanez JEM77PBFP.

      Built to the performance requirements of Steve Vai

      Incredible performance is the reason Steve Vai continues to play his Ibanez signature models on tour and in the studio, and the JEM77PBFP doesn't disappoint. The solid basswood body and JEM Premium neck give you sustain that won't quit, and a lively response for excellent note-to-note definition. The JEM77PBFP has the rich, warm tone needed for sultry rhythm work, and you can switch to a full-on biting midrange attack for lead work without missing a beat. It's truly musically versatile, just like Steve Vai.

      What Ibanez Says...

      Steve Vai is a virtuoso guitarist, visionary composer, and consummate producer who sculpts musical sound with infinite creativity and technical mastery. At age 12, he started taking guitar lessons from Joe Satriani. At 18, he began his professional musical career transcribing for, and then playing with, the legendary Frank Zappa. More than three decades, 15-million in album sales, and three GRAMMY Awards later, Vai has proven himself, in his own right, one of music's true originals.

      Vai's work has been recognized with a long list of awards, including an even dozen from Guitar Player. Most recently, the TEC Foundation honored him with the prestigious Les Paul Award, created in 1991 to salute those who have set the highest standard of excellence in the creative application of technology. Past winners include Paul McCartney, Neil Young, Herbie Hancock, Steely Dan, and Bob Clearmountain. In bestowing it on Vai, TEC noted, "Steve Vai's sheer breathtaking facility on the guitar is acclaimed in the rock world and beyond… Vai has dedicated his talents to creatively advance the language of music. While many artists fit easily into a single category, Steve Vai remains unclassifiable. He is a musical alchemist of the highest order."

      The latest product of Vai's alchemy is 2012's The Story of Light, his 16th solo album. It follows up the 2009 live tour de force Where the Wild Things Are, and was released on Favored Nations Entertainment, founded by Vai in 1999 to present works by musicians who have "attained the highest performance level on their chosen instruments." The label's roster features artists including Tommy Emmanuel, Steve Lukather, Eric Johnson, Billy Sheehan, and Larry Carlton, and more than 70 releases.

      Vai's full discography encompasses more than 60 albums, including many with Zappa, others from his stints with David Lee Roth (just after he left Van Halen) and Whitesnake-at the peak of its popularity-live releases, collaborations, compilations, and orchestral works. Highlights include 1990's groundbreaking Passion and Warfare, and 2007's Sound Theories Vol. 1 & 2, performed with the Netherlands' Metropole Orkest. Vai's other orchestral compositions include "The Middle of Everywhere," which had its world premiere in 2011 with the Noord Nederlands Orkest, whose director Marcel Mandos said, "Steve Vai's music can easily compete with that of famous contemporary composers."

      The Story of Light follows the cosmic journey of a man driven mad by grief, intertwining tragedy, revelation, enlightenment, and redemption. It continues a narrative arc begun on Vai's 2005 album Real Illusions: Reflections (his last solo studio release). Largely instrumental, The Story of Light spotlights guest vocalists including singer-songwriter Aimee Mann-dueting with Vai on "No More Amsterdam," which she also co-wrote-and Beverly McClellan, a season one finalist on The Voice, appearing on "John the Revelator." The track was inspired by a vintage recording of blues singer Blind Willie Johnson, whose acid-soaked vocals are sampled in the mix as well.

      Throughout, Vai's lead guitar lines bend sounds and listeners' minds in equal measure. Looking ahead, he envisions a third set of songs that will unravel the mysteries and reveal truths woven through The Story of Light and its predecessor. The completed trilogy, envisioned as cinematic-even operatic-in scope, will include lyrics, narration, and visuals.

      Vai's signature instruments include the Ibanez JEM guitar, which he designed in 1985 with first-of-its-kind features including the floating tremolo and the monkey grip. The JEM is now one of the longest running, most successful signature series guitars in history, and for over a decade its sister model-the RG-is second in worldwide sales. Also for Ibanez, Vai designed "The Universe," the first commercial 7-string electric guitar. This instrument inspired a revolutionary metal subculture that started in the mid '90s. Among his many other innovative collaborations with equipment manufacturers, he designed the Steve Vai Legacy V3 series of all-tube amplifiers with Carvin Corporation.

      In the film realm, Vai has credits including Executive Producer for the acclaimed 2008 Hank Garland biopic Crazy, in which he also appears as Hank Williams. In the 1986 feature Crossroads, inspired by the legend of blues icon Robert Johnson, he appears as Jack Butler, "the devil's guitarist"-and collaborated with Ry Cooder on the music scenes.

      In 1998, Vai established (with Ruta Sepetys) the Make a Noise Foundation to provide instruments and music education to young musicians without means. "Music educates the whole person as an integrated individual. It educates the mind, the senses, and the emotions," says Vai. "Those interested in music should not have to sacrifice their ability to develop important skills and express emotions due to limited financial resources." A Steve Vai Guitar Scholarship will be awarded in 2012 as part of a collaboration between Make A Noise and the Musicians Institute College of Contemporary Music.

      Ibanez JEM77P Steve Vai Signature Solidbody Electric Guitar Features:

      • Designed in collaboration with Steve Vai for a sonically versatile guitar that performs like a pro
      • Gorgeous Tree of Life inlay on the rosewood fretboard
      • JEM Premium neck plays incredibly fast, perfect for frantic fretwork
      • Dual DiMarzio Gravity Storm humbuckers and a DiMarzio Evolution single-coil for rich, deep, wide-ranging tone
      • Built-in "Monkey Grip" handle - a mainstay on Steve Vai's guitars

            Body Type Solidbody
            Body Shape Steve Vai JEM77P
            Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
            Number of Strings 6
            Body Material American Basswood
            Body Finish Gloss Polyurethane
            Color Blue Floral Pattern
            Neck Material 5-piece Maple/Walnut
            Neck Shape Wizard
            Radius 15.7"
            Fingerboard Material Maple
            Fingerboard Inlay Tree of Life
            Number of Frets 24, Jumbo
            Scale Length 25.5"
            Nut Width 1.693"
            Nut Material Locking nut
            Bridge/Tailpiece Edge Zero II
            Tuners Ibanez  Cosmo black
            Neck Pickup DiMarzio® Gravity Storm™ (H) neck pickup (Passive/Alnic)
            Middle Pickup DiMarzio® Evolution™ (S) middle pickup (Passive/Ceramic)
            Bridge Pickup DiMarzio® Gravity Storm™ (H) bridge pickup (Passive/Alnico)
            Controls 1 x master volume, 1 x master tone, 5-way blade pickup switch
            Strings D'Addario .009-.042
            Case Included Gig Bag
            Manufacturer Part Number JEM77PBFP