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*SOLD!!! Ibanez Jem 1989 777VDY (Vine Desert Yellow) + Brand New Ibanez Hard Case + Tremolo Arm + Keys
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The 777 Guitars are all incredibly rare, amazing and beautiful instruments. The V series 777 (VSK VDY) are another level of all these 3 things and the ultimate collectors item. Hugely privileged to offer this fantastic lovely example of the legendary 777VDY (Vine Desert Yellow) manufactured in 1989, 1989 represents one of the golden years of Ibanez jem guitar manufacturing. Ibanez had something to prove with the introduction of this model and the level of craftsmanship and material quality is up with the highest level of guitar building and testament to their perfection. This Desert yellow is deeply vibrant yellow and pops out of the case with the eccentric pink toped pick ups a real head turner. the VDY is something different, unique and a real head turner and represents an amazing investment for any Ibanez collector or for someone who simply wants the rarest guitars that will only continue to increase in value.
If you have any questions at all or would like to make an offer please : Contact me on the Sell My Jem Email
Want to jump in with an offer and steal this guitar from everyone else? Send us an email
Don't miss out! Click: Get Notified and every time a new Ibanez jem is listed you will get first look before it goes out to the public
The 777 Guitars are all incredibly rare, amazing and beautiful instruments. The V series 777 (VSK VDY) are another level of all these 3 things and the ultimate collectors item. Hugely privileged to offer this fantastic lovely example of the legendary 777VDY (Vine Desert Yellow) manufactured in 1989, 1989 represents one of the golden years of Ibanez jem guitar manufacturing. Ibanez had something to prove with the introduction of this model and the level of craftsmanship and material quality is up with the highest level of guitar building and testament to their perfection. This Desert yellow is deeply vibrant yellow and pops out of the case with the eccentric pink toped pick ups a real head turner. the VDY is something different, unique and a real head turner and represents an amazing investment for any Ibanez collector or for someone who simply wants the rarest guitars that will only continue to increase in value.
If you have any questions at all or would like to make an offer please : Contact me on the Sell My Jem Email
Want to jump in with an offer and steal this guitar from everyone else? Send us an email
Ibanez Jem 1989 777VDY (Vine Desert Yellow)
+ Brand New Ibanez Hard Case + Tremolo Arm + Keys
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The 777 Guitars are all incredibly rare, amazing and beautiful instruments. The V series 777 (VSK VDY) are another level of all these 3 things and the ultimate collectors item. Hugely privileged to offer this fantastic lovely example of the legendary 777VDY (Vine Desert Yellow) manufactured in 1989, 1989 represents one of the golden years of Ibanez jem guitar manufacturing. Ibanez had something to prove with the introduction of this model and the level of craftsmanship and material quality is up with the highest level of guitar building and testament to their perfection. This Desert yellow is deeply vibrant yellow and pops out of the case with the eccentric pink toped pick ups a real head turner. the VDY is something different, unique and a real head turner and represents an amazing investment for any Ibanez collector or for someone who simply wants the rarest guitars that will only continue to increase in value.
If you have any questions at all or would like to make an offer please : Contact me on the Sell My Jem Email
Guitars History
This is a guitar thats been loved, played and had the privilege of enjoying the life of a rock star like they were built for. This guitar is ideal for the collector who wants the feel and sound of the very best Ibanez Jems without the worry of making a pick scratch. A guitar full of character, history and nostalgia and as such has a few battle scars along its body edge.
Condition: Fit and Finish
This is a played condition 777VDY with good conditioned hardware throughout. A few chips along the outside edge, some buckle rash. The guitar has a fantastic finish, neck and hard ware throughout.
Fret Life/Fretboard - Fret-life is still strong with plenty of life left in them. No issues with the frets or fretboard, its a guitar ready to be played
Tremolo - A good finish, minimal blemishing with only some pitting present on the tremolo unit. Take a look at the close up pictures
Neck - Original Neck Straight as an arrow with an incredible feel and grain. No cracks or wood problems. These old guitars can sometimes have issue with the nut end causing a crack but this guitar is solid. Please note the horizontal mark appearing behind the nut is not a crack but the grain of the wood and has been thoroughly checked.
Electronics - Sounds like a dream and these pick ups absolutely scream! You will not believe the power of PAF pros if you haven't heard them before!
Body work- Yellow is bright, vibrant and incredibly vivid across the body. There is no evidence of fading . A rare VDY that you don't have to be afraid to play if you want to. This is a players guitar. A few body bruises on the front edge and outside edge, all photographed. some very small dings on the front body most are surface only marks with the only exception being a ding under the tone knob on the outside edge and the buckle rash along the back of the guitar. All clearly marked in the pictures for you to see, none of these marks are truly very obvious places.
Case - This guitar comes with the a lovely brand new hard Case in amazing condition. Only a few signs of ware from storage, minimal marking. all elements flawlessly functional and comes with 2 keys so you can keep your guitar locked up safe
Please take a look at the Store Website for more high quality images from all angles!
If the asking price is achieved you will get a complete and customary set up by myself. I will put this guitar through my set up process which is quite a lengthy procedure, a summary of the process is below.
- String stretch and seating procedure
- Tuning of the floating tremolo
- Tremolo angle adjustment
- Action height adjustments
- Truss rod alignment
- Pick-up heights adjusted
- Intonation check an adjustment
- Lem Oil treatment of fretboard
- Brand new strings added set to 9 Gauge
- Clean and polish of body
- Fast fret Added to strings
All of the above ensures that when you receive this guitar you will have a truly exceptional instrument and be able to take this straight out of the box and enjoy one of the best playing Ibanez Jems available
Shipping
I take shipping guitar very seriously and make sure it is bomb proof and all international shipping quotes come with £1000 worth of insurance for damage in transit. All are tracked and you will be issued a tracking number as soon as payment has been received and delivery arranged
Your guitar will go through the following process regardless of international or domestic shipping. I am happy to ship to anywhere in the world and have experience shipping to most international destinations.
All guitars are wrapped to the highest standard, inside the case the guitar will be bubble wrapped and any accessories individually packaged inside the case. Nothing loose will be left in the case. The guitar is then wrapped a total of 3 times in bubble wrap before a strong brown paper incases the the whole guitar.
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For international shipping quotes please contact me direct but as a rough guide: UK: £35 Next Day DeliveryEU £55 1-3 Days Delivery USA/World £90-£130 3-5 Days Delivery |
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Returns
Please take a look at the sellmyjem Returns Policy for both international and domestic. Most Ibanez Jem sellers dont honor any returns at all but if you are not happy with your purchase then im happy to accept a return providing you conform to the returns policy of the website.
Recent Reviews
Every guitar we sell comes with the best customer experience and service I can provide. I know what its like to buy these guitars, what concerns go through peoples minds and how special they are. I keep everyone who buys a guitar up to date at all stages. Below are a select few of the recent reviews left by some new Jem owners and their experience on Sell My Jem. I’d also invite you to the Testimonials Page of the website if you haven't already taken a look.
Review 1
"Hello Rex,
The guitar arrived in perfect condition today. Although I will be in Italy for another week, I had my housekeeper Skype me here in Florence and we unboxed and inspected the guitar together. All is good. Thank you for packing the guitar so well. I appreciate it. I can't can't wait to get back home and plug her in.
Cheers,"
Lanier Jem 777SK
Review 2
"Hi Rex What can I say?
What an amazing guitar. I can't believe the condition its in after all these years. I sold mine many years ago to fund a Jem DNA and this is in even better nick than that one. Thank you for making the purchase effortless”
Review 3
"I had been searching the internet for a decent used Jem for a while but was reluctant to purchase such an expensive guitar without seeing and playing it. The same with getting stuff off ebay without playing/seeing it….risky business!
I then came across sellmyjem.com and found a gorgeous V70 in sea foam green. The site is great…..loads of info and some of the best photos of used guitars I’ve ever seen…….proper Jem pornography!
The photos and write up for the V70 were fabulous and it was obvious that this seller loves his Jems!
Although I had been looking for a 7VWH I was really taken with the colour of this model. I checked out the specs on the Ibanez site and was a little worried to discover this model is made in Indonesia and not Japan so I contacted Rex from sellmyjem.com and we discussed the guitar at length……his knowledge of the Jem models was superb and being a great guitarist himself he understands how they feel and play. He assured me that the V70 was a cracking guitar and the quality from Indonesia was great……especially at the price.
I ordered it on a Wednesday evening and it was delivered Friday with Rex given me updates throughout its journey!
I can tell you now …… this V70 model is awesome. The pickups are smoking hot and the Edge trem is bloody insane! I don’t care that this thing was made in Indonesia it looks and plays amazing! It is also one of the most beautiful guitars I’ve ever seen…..the sea foam green with the tree of life inlay has to be seen in the flesh to be fully appreciated.
The description given on sellmyjem.com was also spot on……it said immaculate and that is exactly what it was. You couldn’t tell it wasn’t new.
I’m still looking for a 7VWH and won’t be getting it anywhere else but sellmyjem.com!
Thanks to Rex for your help and advice……..I couldn’t be happier……unless you could make my fingers quicker too!"
Nick.
Please take a look at the sellmyjem Returns Policy for both international and domestic. Most Ibanez Jem sellers dont honor any returns at all but if you are not happy with your purchase then im happy to accept a return providing you conform to the returns policy of the website.
Recent Reviews
Every guitar we sell comes with the best customer experience and service I can provide. I know what its like to buy these guitars, what concerns go through peoples minds and how special they are. I keep everyone who buys a guitar up to date at all stages. Below are a select few of the recent reviews left by some new Jem owners and their experience on Sell My Jem. I’d also invite you to the Testimonials Page of the website if you haven't already taken a look.
Review 1
"Hello Rex,
The guitar arrived in perfect condition today. Although I will be in Italy for another week, I had my housekeeper Skype me here in Florence and we unboxed and inspected the guitar together. All is good. Thank you for packing the guitar so well. I appreciate it. I can't can't wait to get back home and plug her in.
Cheers,"
Lanier Jem 777SK
Review 2
"Hi Rex What can I say?
What an amazing guitar. I can't believe the condition its in after all these years. I sold mine many years ago to fund a Jem DNA and this is in even better nick than that one. Thank you for making the purchase effortless”
Review 3
"I had been searching the internet for a decent used Jem for a while but was reluctant to purchase such an expensive guitar without seeing and playing it. The same with getting stuff off ebay without playing/seeing it….risky business!
I then came across sellmyjem.com and found a gorgeous V70 in sea foam green. The site is great…..loads of info and some of the best photos of used guitars I’ve ever seen…….proper Jem pornography!
The photos and write up for the V70 were fabulous and it was obvious that this seller loves his Jems!
Although I had been looking for a 7VWH I was really taken with the colour of this model. I checked out the specs on the Ibanez site and was a little worried to discover this model is made in Indonesia and not Japan so I contacted Rex from sellmyjem.com and we discussed the guitar at length……his knowledge of the Jem models was superb and being a great guitarist himself he understands how they feel and play. He assured me that the V70 was a cracking guitar and the quality from Indonesia was great……especially at the price.
I ordered it on a Wednesday evening and it was delivered Friday with Rex given me updates throughout its journey!
I can tell you now …… this V70 model is awesome. The pickups are smoking hot and the Edge trem is bloody insane! I don’t care that this thing was made in Indonesia it looks and plays amazing! It is also one of the most beautiful guitars I’ve ever seen…..the sea foam green with the tree of life inlay has to be seen in the flesh to be fully appreciated.
The description given on sellmyjem.com was also spot on……it said immaculate and that is exactly what it was. You couldn’t tell it wasn’t new.
I’m still looking for a 7VWH and won’t be getting it anywhere else but sellmyjem.com!
Thanks to Rex for your help and advice……..I couldn’t be happier……unless you could make my fingers quicker too!"
Nick.
ABOUT THE IBANEZ JEM 777VDY
The Ibanez JEM777VDY is a JEM guitar model and a signature model of guitarist Steve Vai. The JEM777VDY is similar to the JEM777DY, but features a rosewood fingerboard with vine inlay. A very rare model indeed and one that is highly sought after in good condition. The model was only made from 1987-1989 making these highly collectable.
The Ibanez JEM777 is the oldest Jem model having been developed back in 1985 and released in 1987 by the merged powers of Steve Vai and Ibanez whilst he was shopping around for a company fitting enough to bring the vision of the Jem into reality. Three different models were produced each labeled as the JEM777DY, JEM777SK, and JEM777LNG, with the color being the only real difference between them, each colored Desert Sun Yellow, Shocking Pink, and Loch Ness Green respectively.
The 777LNG was the first produced of all 777 Jems and only 777 exist each of which was numbered and signed by Steve Vai himself. The numbers produced of the yellow and pink guitars are unknown, but for what it’s worth the pink was produced from 1987 up to 1987 and the yellow from 87 all the way up to 1996. The original 777 models featured a basswood body with a maple neck and fretboard and had an Edge tremolo and DiMarzio PAF Pro pickups. The inlays were also originally pyramids that gradually depleted as they went higher up on the neck.
In 1988 a new black model was introduced which was overall the same save for the inclusion of a rosewood fretboard and the introduction of the now standard vine inlay. The black 777VBK ran until 1992. In 1989 two new models were introduced, or rather to new variations of older models. The 777DY and 777SK models were re released as the 777VDY and 777VSK with the rosewood fretboard and vine inlay, and while the pink didn’t linger past 1989 the yellow lasted up until 1991. It’s also worth mentioning the 777VDY and 777VSK featured Ibanez’s Wizard neck where the other models had thicker necks.
Also, since we’re on the topic, the 777VSK was manufactured, but not for a USA release due to a tendency for the pink paint used to fade. That would be the dictating reason why the pink models did not last past 1989.
These days the 777 line is among the most collectible guitars out there. It’s pretty infrequent, but every so often you can catch them on EBay for a substantially high price, and even more rare and proportionately more pricey you can find a Loch Ness Green JEM777. In fact that’s pretty much how this article began. A year ago Jameson actually spotted one and wrote this article. I’m just updating it now because having dead auction links crammed in single paragraph articles tend to look stupid. But you know what doesn’t look stupid? JEM777 guitars. At least if you’re into neon pink they don’t… and if you dig handle grips built into the body.
This first year Steve Vai JEM 777VDY guitar weighs just 7.70 lbs.
American Basswood body, contoured on top and back. One-piece maple neck with a nut width of just over 1 11/16 inches, a scale length of 25 1/2 inches and a very fast and very thin profile.
Exceptional dark Slab rosewood fretboard with 24 original jumbo frets, inlaid (the whole length) with a beautiful yellow vine
The last four frets (21-24) are deeply scalloped. Matching 'futuristic-shaped' headstock with silk-screened "Ibanez" in black. Locking nut assembly and single-bar string retainer. Individual Gotoh 'Rotomatic' tuners with octagonal metal buttons. Four-bolt neck plate with "JEM" and serial number "89XXXX" in the center. Two DiMarzio PAF Pro humbuckers in the neck and bridge positions with outputs of 7.97k and 8.45k. One DiMarzio JEM single-coil pickup in the middle position with an output of 5.13k. All five pickup covers in 'light pink'. Two controls (one volume, one tone) and a five-way pickup selector switch with black plastic tip. 'Shocking pink' plastic 'Stratocaster' style control knobs. Ibanez Floyd Rose Edge tailpiece assembly with six individual locking saddles and vibrato unit. All hardware ebonized. Complete with the original tremolo arm. Housed in a three-latch rectangular UV1000C CASE in equally exceptional condition.
Ibanez Jem Specifications
Name: JEM777 Years: 1987-1996 Areas: Worldwide Made in: Japan Finishes: VDY (Desert Sun Yellow) / VBK / VSK (Shocking Pink) (1987-1989)
Body
NeckElectronics
American Basswood
Neck joint:
Cutaway Heel
Bridge:
1987-1990: Edge tremolo
1991-1996: Lo Pro Edge tremolo
Hardware color:
Cosmo Black
Pickguard:
BlackNeck type:
JEM
Neck material:
1-Piece Maple
Fingerboard:
ROSEWOOD Vine Inlay
Fret 21-24 scalloped
Inlays:
Yellow Vine Inlay
Frets:
24 / 6100PU Config:
HSH
Neck PU:
DiMarzio PAF Pro
Mid PU:
DiMarzio JEM Single
Bridge PU:
DiMarzio PAF Pro
Controls:
1 Volume / 1 Tone / 5-Way Lever
Name: JEM777 Years: 1987-1996 Areas: Worldwide Made in: Japan Finishes: VDY (Desert Sun Yellow) / VBK / VSK (Shocking Pink) (1987-1989)
Body
NeckElectronics
American Basswood
Neck joint:
Cutaway Heel
Bridge:
1987-1990: Edge tremolo
1991-1996: Lo Pro Edge tremolo
Hardware color:
Cosmo Black
Pickguard:
BlackNeck type:
JEM
Neck material:
1-Piece Maple
Fingerboard:
ROSEWOOD Vine Inlay
Fret 21-24 scalloped
Inlays:
Yellow Vine Inlay
Frets:
24 / 6100PU Config:
HSH
Neck PU:
DiMarzio PAF Pro
Mid PU:
DiMarzio JEM Single
Bridge PU:
DiMarzio PAF Pro
Controls:
1 Volume / 1 Tone / 5-Way Lever
