does the high e look too close to the edge of neck

sunshinewelly

currently having a conversation with a seller in relation to a jem and the guitar being sold is this exact one.

does the high E look too close to the neck - the high E does not dissect the bridge poll so seems slightly out, maybe being paranoid

JookyChap

It does, certainly compared to t'other E. Be alright once you whack a punter or two with it, mind

sunshinewelly

sent a photo to a luthier on facebook i speak to and he has said that it can be fixed - possibly putting a shim (what ever that means) in the neck pocket if there is enough play.

the guitar seems fine apart from that.

ICBM

Yes, but a very small adjustment to the neck fit in the pocket will fix it.

Unusual on an Ibanez though, they're usually perfect...

stonevibe

Its unusual for Ibanez as their neck join means the neck has a channel it slots into on the front of the body, as well as the neck pocket itself.

But should be an easy fix.

littlegreenman

photo's can be misleading. If I was punting on a JEM I'd want to see and play it in the flesh.

As @ICBM said, unusual to see that on an Ibanez, I'd probably hold out for a better example.

mike_l

Here's my RG for comparison.

sunshinewelly

seller has agreed to sell me a jem 70v as above for £615 delivered which seems a decent price especially if the neck wont cost to much to fix.here is the photo she sent - she seems to have broken up with her boyfriend and wants shot of his stuff (thats what she has told me) - she has sent me photos of ibanez box and receipt from richtone so everything is legit. seems a decent price for what should be a mint jem. payment by paypal so if anything goes wrong at least there is some protection.

recon its a good deal. - she has offered me the chance to go to her home to play it but she is too far away

littlegreenman

If it belongs to her boyfriend then it's not hers to sell. Avoid!

mart

What's with the saddle on the low E string? It looks like the hole is back to front compared with the others.

littlegreenman

mart said:

What's with the saddle on the low E string? It looks like the hole is back to front compared with the others.

Those trems have 2 holes for intonation adjust. My JS is set up the same way

mike_l

mart said:

What's with the saddle on the low E string? It looks like the hole is back to front compared with the others.

The Floyd saddles have either 2 holes, or a slot for making intonation adjustments. The screws sticking out the back are for clamping the strings.

sunshinewelly

What's wrong with saddle. She says bought it for her boyfriend few months ago. Receipt confirms this. He left her and she kept the guitar

littlegreenman

sunshinewelly said:

What's wrong with saddle. She says bought it for her boyfriend few months ago. Receipt confirms this. He left her and she kept the guitar

In that case, OK. See previous re: the saddle

sunshinewelly

Saddle seems ok

mart

mike_l said:

mart said:

What's with the saddle on the low E string? It looks like the hole is back to front compared with the others.

The Floyd saddles have either 2 holes, or a slot for making intonation adjustments. The screws sticking out the back are for clamping the strings.

Ok, clearly this sort of bridge is way beyond my ken. But I'm still puzzled: the actual saddle of the E string is almost in line with the saddle of the A string, much as I would expect. But that keyhole shaped hole/black patch, in front of the saddle, is the opposite way up compared to the others. 

:-S

If anyone can explain a bit more, for the sake of my slow brain, I'd be grateful!

sunshinewelly

i can see what you mean now - the screw on the Low E does seem out of whack compared to the others. however this seems to be the case on some other images i have seen. dont know what this means

sunshinewelly

this is taken from ibanez's website - seems the same on here

this

mike_l

mart said:

If anyone can explain a bit more, for the sake of my slow brain, I'd be grateful!

Hopefully that'll be a bit clearer on how it works/looks

mike_l

@mart ; @sunshinewelly

All that's happened is the screw for locating the saddle is in the other hole to the other saddles, as can also be seen on the Floyd on my Jackson's high E and D strings.

It's just for the intonation, and not a more nefarious reason.

mike_l

JookyChap said:

It does, certainly compared to t'other E. Be alright once you whack a punter  Jooky or two with it, mind

There corrected, now any more mischief, and you'll be made to play red Strats forevermore......