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  • does it glows in the dark ??

  • i'm planning to get myself the same exact guitar, JEM 555, my only concern is does this guitar stay in tune when you use the floydrose? i had RG series with floating tremolo and keeping it in tune was real pain in the ass. can you confirm this to me please?

  • never heard of a jem 555 

  • Ibenez Jem's sound like shit.

  • are there any dots on the side of the neck? might be a stupid question but does anyone know?

  • AHHHH I want one of these SOOO bad, but i cant find ANYWHERE that sells the 555wh!!!!! FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-

  • @BeeGreeen bit late now but im selling my one if you want it? Message me if you wanna know more ;)

  • so his signature guitar doesnt come with the sustainer?

  • love the sound of the dimarzios - a beutiful guitar - i am hoping to get one myself - and nice playing aswell

  • @baudelaire42 Thanks~ ^^

  • played one today, best guitar ive ever seen :O

  • :O lol hah ahaah aha hahahaha ahahhahahahahahhahahahahahaahh

  • what is the song

  • The guitar looks ugly

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  • Great playing man...Just confirms my confidence in wanted to get this guitar..Great guitar and awesome playin man.

  • Hey, I owned him too, and I named him "Lulu". He stayed with me for almost 7 years and I still love him ;)

    Nice guitar.

  • Bad ass guitar so fucking beautiful

  • nice vid^^

  • lucky

  • Check out my video of the new 2011 JEM7VWH. I just made it not too long ago, it's HD. Let me know what you think!

  • jem 555 are awesome guitars

  • fucki'n good !

  • @GeniusComposer You have great skills bro. It's nice to see a wonderful guitar with a great player behind it.

  • @Vandude13 Thanks, buddy~

  • i have one and its a great guitar. it goes not out of tune, and sounds amazing. from death metal to country, this beast can do everything

  • where can i get a jem555

  • what song is that

  • @dnsbram bad horsie

  • @ottozing thanx

  • where's you whammy bar??

  • @BCtvBROTHERS yes it is its an ibanez jem 555 its just a different model to the 7v so shut up

  • dude thats not even the real verson

  • @BCtvBROTHERS It is real, mine came with certificate

  • zzzzzzzzzzzzzz 16mil pesos creo que valen la pena

  • Thats the music from crossroads

  • lol ... amaizing ..so great view .. man what whas the price of her can you tell me? i have one piece of Gibson ES 335 and i am also proud of it :X

  • i just got one second hand off my guitar teacher it says 555 on it but its black and around the outside of the pick guard there is a green line anyone know wat it is?

  • what is the song s name ???

  • sexy!

  • dont cut the guy down for a korean made guitar. I have a koreon ibanez and it isnt a peice of crap. And ibanez has some of their guitars made in korea so dont be a jew, and i personally think it sounds and looks fine, but hows the action? and hoq much u pay for it.

  • ibanez \m/ , 'esp' is my next choice

  • anyone that knows guitars can easily point out this is one of the many many fake jems on youtube.. first indicator is the inlays. so everyone talking trash about this guitar (its tremolo) its not even a real jem and imo i like ibanez low-pro better then a classic floyd

  • @RandyFoxKiller I've never seen a fake jem with the half inlay before. Low pro > all termolos. The inlay and the tremolo are the only differences between the 7v and the 555...... 

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  • @RandyFoxKiller It's not China, it's not Japan~ But it's Korea~ And the 'REAL' JEM you are meaning is JEM7V~ Ya, this is not~ But this is Ibanez JEM555~! Clear?

  • @GeniusComposer its still not a jem.. this is one of the most fake produced guitars on the market so ibanez made their own cheaper version i think they call it the jem555 to compete with the fakes its authentic ibanez but its not steve vais actual model the vai models are made in japan.. its still a great guitar. the woods are the same

  • @GeniusComposer Dude i need a little help with guitar choice, im buying a new guitar pretty soon, one of them is this Jem Jr, the other one is Jackson JS30DK, i know no one who has these guitars so if you raed this message pls pm me on my channel, i need to know how that baby works Im a fan of Ibanez but it costs pretty much and i don't want to spend extra money on new Frose system as its out of my pocket reach. Have u replaced the whammy or is it custom. Monster Playing. 

  • @RandyFoxKiller they actually aren't that much better? Bit fancier looking, slightly better pickups, every else is pretty much the same, well the neck is thicker, and me personally I prefer heavier weighing guitars

  • @RandyFoxKiller you're an idiot. The jem555 is made in the same plant as the 7v. The ONLY differences are the bridge and neck inlays. The rest is the same, even the electronics. Swapping the bridge out is a 200 dollar fix at most. and who cares that you are missing out on 12 frets of inlay. Whoopie doo. You arent spending 2500 on that guitar.

  • @JgHaverty They aren't made in the same plant.

  • @MrXorHomer they arent even made in the same country. I own a couple jems and my 555 is almost as good as the 7v. I swapped the bridge out and it plays the same. the only way I could tell, is by 1) the neck and 2) the weight. The 7v is weightless! the cheaper ones have some heft.

  • @JgHaverty Then why'd you say the jem555 was made in the same plant as the 7v? And yes. most Ibanez guitars in the RG shape feel and play relatively the same but they all sound different.

  • @MrXorHomer lol I have no fucking clue O.o the 7vs are japanese, the 555's are korean. Might have been drunk lol

  • @MrXorHomer I get annoyed at people saying the 555 is a peice of shit. Its really trully almost as good, a brand new 7v will set you back 2500 :( paid 1400 for mine at an estate sale off a dead dude :D I still dont think its worth it, though.

  • @MrXorHomer heh you made me realize something. I HATE rgs! I dont like them! why?! lol 

  • @JgHaverty Maybe they're too bright?

  • @MrXorHomer I dont even like playing them. Never have, I've always been an S series guy myself. I currently own 2 jems, 2 starts, a knockoff telecaster for slide guitar, a js6000, but I've owned probably have a dozen s series. I got an rg550 for christmas several years ago, and ended up selling it O.o Jems just float my boat.

  • @RandyFoxKiller 2,000K. thats 2,000,000? unless steve vai hands me the guitar, lives at my house for year, and then takes me out to dinner, no way in hell im paying 2 million aha.

  • @RandyFoxKiller You sir are stupid.

  • @RandyFoxKiller $2000K LMAO!?!?!?!

    FAIL!

  • hey wait! the guy is chinese!

  • what amp do you have?

  • how come this guitar doesn't have a lock on the whammy bar? mine doesn't...

    lol sounds wrong

  • i know many people are gonna write hate comments towards me for this but i never really liked the jem i always like the musicman jp6 bfr f1

  • @skycaptain141 I'm actually on the same boat as you except that I happen to like the regular JP6 a little better

  • the ONLY thing i dont like about this guitar is the weird ass handle

  • @Narf030 Its iconic though O.o

  • You deserve it

  • It's too common everyone on YouTube has this fucking guitar it's overated and to expensive

  • how much is this guitar?

  • -jaw falls off-

    HOW MUCH DID IT COST AND WHERE DID YOU BUY IT? :O

  • Its a shame this doesnt have a whammy bar

  • @MetalManiaclml

    Yes it does

    3:00

  • @MetalManiaclml look at the video, he is quite obviously holding a tremolo arm while playing.

  • Where can i find the Jem 555!!!! i Cant Find IT!!!!!!!!!!!

    PLEASE HELP

  • haha u can make it look like the 7v for about 200 maximum , but if u change the neck u still can save 500 odd quid

  • classic guitar mate!! cheers excellent sound i might add!! brilliant playing also!!

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  • OMG TOTAL BONER!!!!!!!!

  • this is a guitar...

    beauty beauty beautyyy guitar...

    XD...

  • Dang that is a nice axe! How much did it cost?

  • i am in love with your guitar

  • Managed to convice my parents to let me have it for my christmas/brithrday presents and im not aloud anything next year.

    i dont care this guitar is amazing.

  • gotta love a bit of bad horise (Y) \M/

  • BEST.... GUITAR.... EVUR!!!!

  • In Arnhem is a musicstore and there they've got the clear one, Wich looks like glass. Really cool guitar?

  • Sounds killer man, What amp are you using

  • as soon as I saw the Floyd rose I hated your guitar

    that is the worst thing you could put on a guitar

    it is actually like reinventing the wheel and making it a square

  • Initially, I didn't like your video in the early part, but it became interesting at the Sound Test part... nice transition in between vai and your playing. I mean your playing doesn't sound really good, but an interesting switch. I used to own this model, it's crappy. Mine was the earlier batch with lo trs bridge. my 555 retired with a big irrepairable crack on the body where the tremolo is supposed to sit. anyways, nice video again!

  • show off

  • haha nice vid man very dramatic XD

  • you should have bought a used real Jem not some Korean shit.

  • @karjalanpiirakka2

    It's not the axe that makes the difference. It's the guy playing it. The 555 is still a well-built guitar. Just because it's made in Korea doesn't make it a piece of shit. And for those who think it's an RG with a handle, it's not. The neck dimensions are the same as the Jem, and the same DiMarzio Evos are used for the pickups. The only weak point in the guitar is the tremolo system, which can easily be replaced with a Schaller Floyd Rose. It's still a good guitar.

  • @savannahalex

    and the wood??? what can you say about it?

  • @savannahalex that not really a weak point since the EDGE 3 trem is just as good as a schaller without flutter.

    This guitar is the closest Ive seen to perfection. Its the best looking guitar, its good at just about every genre, and its soundd is orgasmic. The only guitar Id ever shell out more than 1-2 grand for.

  • @rampage222555 the edge 3 is shocking, it breaks after about 1 month of playing (mine did, and so have 3 of my friends). Plus the quality of wood is..not the best to say the least, have you seen the videos on youtube where the body has cracked? not good :s

  • @RyanB747 I can drop my jem7v down the stairs and it will smash to peices.

  • @JgHaverty i bet that would happen to most guitars though :L

  • @RyanB747 that was my point.

  • @JgHaverty then i am slightly confused O.o

  • @RyanB747 You said to look at all the videos of the jem555's that were cracked. Most of that is due to neglect and mistreatment, not the guitar. Its made of EXACTLY the same wood. The only difference is the hardware and inlay.

  • @savannahalex in reality, the RG is a JEM WITHOUT a handle, steve vai designed the JEM then ibanez decided to make a model without the handle

  • esta chida tu guitar y bien cara cuidala

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  • sounds good, you should hear the whitesnake version live

  • "more and more and more money"? Musicians like you disgust me. Give your guitar away to somebody who does it for the LOVE, not the money. Filthy fucking pig.

  • @Valtaruz and I guess you make your living playing music? Love alone doesn't pay the bills. He's making money doing something he loves, don't be a prick about it just because you aren't.

  • @FatalVX If you must know, yes I do actually make a living playing music. I've toured around the world already, done gigs all over the place. I'm now teaching young students who want to learn. Don't preach to me about being a musician mate. I've been through it all.

  • @Valtaruz Yeah I teach as well. Its a rewarding job. And i understand where you're coming from about the money thing, but i don't think this kid is only in it from the money, just from how excited he seemed about his guitar, etc. etc. I just thought that calling him a filthy pig and saying he disgusts you was a little harsh.

  • @Valtaruz

    True dude, shame not many people can understand your statement.

  • @Valtaruz Since when has what musicians choose to play for become your business? You talk of playing for love and you go on the internet telling people they're filthy fucking pigs? Music isn't defined is anything; you can play what you want for what you want. If he wants money for his music, more power to him. Don't pretend your misplaced idealism is the final verdict, though.

  • i might get one but im a metal guy which means many different tunins would i have to reset the bridge every time i drop tune?

  • How much is the 555?

  • £765 . hope this helps

  • personally, I'd suggest you in to investing in the Jem505 because of the better tremolo (Original Edge) because after a while the EdgeIII starts losing it's tuning stability. Then all you need to do is slap in some Evolution pick ups then you got a pretty amazing guitar.

  • It's my dream guitar. :3

  • What's so special about this guitar? I mean all it is is a RG with a handle. Totally easy to do yourself.

  • everything...:)

  • buy a rg 2550z PRESTIGE its another planet

  • Hey i have a question. when you tune your string on your jem does the floy change as well and do it get out of tune if you use the floy often. becaues im thinking of getting a jem.

  • It's such a good guitar, I have no regrets. The only time tuning with the floyd becomes tricky is if you change the gauge of your strings. Best thing I could suggest is to have the shop set it up with your favoured range so retune is much easier when you give it a go for the first time.

  • But how long will it take if i tune it. Is it like any floy rose that will take 30min to tune?

  • It takes me about 15mins to restring, retune and get the action just right. When I first got mine it was closer to 30 but practice makes perfect.

  • Ok. one more quistion does it get out of tune easly?

  • I've never had a problem with the tuning. if you let the strings settle before fixing them in place. It seems to need restringing before it out goes out of tune lol. Great guitar, definately buy one

  • Ok im a get one. Thanks.

  • it changes, it uses an edge 3 like my guitar(i have an ibanez rg) it hasn't a fixed bridge, it's a floating tremolo

  • Nice guita. What a beauty. You look like you know what your doin, just need the recording studio sounds!!! nice

  • Which Amp are you using? Im going to buy this guitar, but don't know which amp, im going to buy?

  • @Matt3n marshall is the only way to go

  • what genre's do you play??

  • Things like canon rock, steve vai, satriani, rock..

  • people willl tell you different but try line 6. i can promise you that if you know how to set up an amp there the dogs bollocks

  • mmmm there is the acoustic guitar effect xd

  • you deserve this Ibanez beauty

  • what do you think of a jackson adrian smith signature dinky?

  • mmm no xd

  • i'm afraid i'm going to have to steal your guitar

  • @maym0Re97 not if i beat you to it!

  • to play metallica

  • ok but what is better?edge pro or floyd rose?is better a schecter hellraiser or a ibanez jem 555?

  • the jem's gonna do whatever sound you want it to make, the hellraiser will most likely work awesome with distortion, but the cleans kind of suck, i know cause i actually own both lol, altough i have the 777 so i don't really know about the 555 anyways, hope i helped

  • 1. floyd rose

    2. ibanez jem 555

  • edge trems stay in tune better, theyre famous for that, and Ibanez Jems can generally be used for any style, except acoustic lol

  • @LeWolfgang why not for acustic?

  • because it's an electric guitar.. well i suppose you could use an acoustic modeller.... but they dont really sound as good as the real thing

  • Five words... YOU ARE A FREAKIN BEAST!!!

  • XDXD now i understand XD the floyd rose and edge pro are same xd and now i buy 1.

    i'm 14(on 13th january)

  • @SergioSlasher same as me

  • just a question: but the JEMs have floyd rose or a whammy bar?because i want buy one same your for play master of puppets kirk solo ecc...

  • :) are you like 14 or something? just curious. :)

  • ya its got a similar style to the floyd, their litteral the same, but if you want to play like kirk, get his signature guitar, its much better suited for shredding and metal all together or a esp/ltd or jackson , or schecter for metal,

  • @garofalo92 lol, yes sir, "schecter for metal"

    it just flows

    :)

  • floyd rose is a whammy bar manafacturer/type what you said is like saying do mustangs have fords or cars

  • research more what they are

    you look a bit confused

  • i know like 6 ppl with that guitar. I don't like the guard onit lol but if your into metal its like a brilliant guitar. If not, and you like a more honest sound, NAYY! lol x wierd song tho lol tis FUNKAYY! :P X

  • watz the song called

  • Bad horsie (1st song), & BTW the 555's a piece o' shite! I have a jem 7vwh & have played both,the 555 don't hold a candle & don't even consider the 333!

  • there really nice sounding guitars n they look awaesome, im thinking about getting 1

  • FIne,it's your $ buddy,just don't kid yourself you got a real JEM.

  • not everyone's rich you know :)

  • It Looks So Damn Nice!!!!! :G

  • nice guitar dude';)

    take care

  • I would like to have one, i love the Ibanez's guitars.

    Great video ;)

  • FUCKING STUNNING!!!!!

  • in holland its 875 green:P

  • In Belgium too =D

    xD

  • I'm not crapping on your choice but the design still has the industry standard flaws as many of us see them.

    The horn pocket isn't deep enough for truly liberal access to the last 4 frets or so. I like to be able to hit arpeggios on them.

    It has a neck heel. I mean step up to set necks or neck through as they sound better, perform better and you can completely eliminate the neck heel.

    I just see it as a ridiculous amount of money for a guitar with some major short comings.

  • a guitar is a guitar

    i really dont think those small little things should be a problem if your aiming to be a professional guitarist.

    then again i dont know how much these lower end models are but if i was dropping alot of green i would understand what your saying but if thats the case of going full price of the actual jems i would rather send in a custom order and create something of my own.

  • $1200 IS a lot of green lol

    That will buy you a custom built guitar if you request quotes from independent luthiers.

    Rusty Cooley's Signature model has the deeper cut horn pocket though is bolt on. I've had a few neck throughs that don't have heals that I milled the neck pocket deeper on. $200 guitars that played like a dream.

    If you play on the scale of Vai, or beyond such as myself, those features are hard to live without.

  • how much was it