No it won't. It is amazing, but not revolutionary. Other prominent guitar companies will keep making money regardless so don't need to worry about new exciting features, regardless of how good they are.
I love how Steve's nice and eloquent and clear, but as soon as he starts ranting about the backplate screws, his Long Island-isms come back out in his voice.
Not only that, but... you don't need to take the cover off to replace strings. Look at the tremolo system. Strings are fitted straight in to the tremolo with "clamps" like the Jem. So the missing screws really would only happen if you needed to access the tremolo springs. Yay for magnets though.
@Chuck I own 2 Jems, and I can honestly say I've never had that issue since I bought them, around 20 years ago. The only time I have had any issues like that is when going to different thickness strings. After I settled on .009s They've never required any fettling outside of a couple of check-ups after the initial "run in period". Both back plates are still on, despite having had lots of play time. Fitting the back plate with magnets still sounds like a great idea.
@Chuck Well, if it has worked for me, and I've had no intonation, buzzing or tension issues... I don't mind! I have a very practical approach to things; if it works, don't fix it. If I've done it "wrong" for 20 years and it has worked, I have absolutely no problem with it.
Steve Vai is living proof that you can be kind and humble and still be the best at what you do. No unnecessary competition required. His grasp of design is equally as impressive. His guitars are second to none.
Beautiful Steve, I told you in 1979, Boston - summer in July - Berklee College of Music. That you were going to be the man. You had just played a show at Berklee with bassist Victor Bailey. We were on Boyston Street that night after show. You were feeling a little down - you and Victor had warmed up for Loren LeMans' band. Loren was hot that night. I told you that you were hotter. Smooth and clean, your tone and sounds were different. I said everything I could to build you up. Because I was more impressed with your playing, more so than Loren. You were in phone booth talking to, guess who! Mr. Frank Zappa. You told me then that in the fall you were headed to California to join Frank's band. I asked you what you were going to do for an amplifier when you got there. You said, "I hope Frank will let me use one of his". This memory has always been special to me. I've always wondered if you would remember this too. I was 17 years old. You and Victor were 18. I played bass - Gibson EB-3. You had a white ---der with a rubber band holding the bar on. Remember the screws were stripped. Peace and keep up the great work!
Lmao. He's so right about the screws falling into the abyss. You drop one and that's it - it's gone. That said, this new evolution is an instant classic. It's just perfect.
I have no idea where my back plate even is because I had to stop using it years ago. The screws were just too much of a pain. That being said, I could have still liked to have it attached so Steve's solution is brilliant.
It makes me wonder, if the magnet back affects the behavior of the electro magnetic pickups. If you lose the magnet back, does it still sound the same?
Only bad part about the magnets is they will lose strength over time. I'm sure it's an easy replacement though. Granted, pickups have the same problem. I wonder if there will ever be a pickup that doesn't work off magnets, or if it's even possible.
@@tungtobak You don't on a Floyd Rose or Edge/Lo Pro Tremolo (as fitted to the Jem/Pia). The Edge Pro had a slot in the backplate to allow strings to be threaded through without removal of the backplate. Steve's reasoning for having the Magnetic Cavity Cover is nothing more than Marketing BS..
@@ThePedroDB Huh, I see. So it's a good idea implemented on a thing that doesn't need it. Oh well, the idea is out there anyway now. I'm sure someone will nab it.
@@starjunkie2804 What kind of question is that? How many Mahler Symphonies charted top #5? How Many Wagner Operas for that matter? Usually anything that charts top #5 today is quantized and auto tuned. Are you a preteen or something? Sheesh!
The Jem was iconic because it was linked to one of the most ground breaking albums for Steve in my opinion. Hopefully the Pia can inspire him of someone else to do the same. The unfortunate thing is that Pia in Portuguese means a hand washbasin.
The pronunciation or the word PIA itself can have a thousand meanings in different languages including my own. So, I do not see any point translating it into any specific language and then it has an interesting meaning at the end for some languages.
What better proof of unconditional love for a guitar player than to name such a carefully designed beauty after your own wife. I bow to such passion. And 'envy green'? Couldn't have been better named because I want it really bad! 🎸
Steve, very cool to honor your wife with such a beautiful instrument. Very classy in every sense. And PIA is also the connection between the spinal chord and the brain , naming the instrument for the innermost link to our very being. Brilliant!
Well done mate, it's beautiful. I own an early JEM77FP and I wouldn't part with it for anything, it's a special guitar and I love what you've done with the Pia.
I appreciate that you found a way to name it after your wife, Steve. You’re one good dude. Making some good music to this day and have inspired me and many others. Keep rocking, friend!
Que linda! Essa guitarra é a cara só Steve. Esse novo formato só corpo vai ser impossível copiar. Os captadores são maravilhosos .Parabêns Steve é Ibanez vocês superaram as expectativas.
His wife Pia was in a band that was in a movie called Spring Break, check it out she plays Bass/ the band later became vixen , Who I think are still together
Congratulations, she's a beauty! I bought your first vinyl album and still have your first book of lessons that were xeroxed and put in a vinyl binder! Buying lessons by mail and guitar pen pals years ago - good times! 🎸🎶🎶
I really love how they look i'm totally in love the only thing what would be even cooler if they came out with maybe a sustainer version or maybe even just their own custom sustainer idk. If I had the money i would definitely buy this guitar :) and i can't wait to see the master himself play on it!
Do you like trems? I havent had to deal with them in a long time, since my main guitar is a hardtail But i love the look of the extended range khaler trems
I remember first seeing Steve on Crossroads when I was a kid and instantly not liking him because he "was being mean to the Karate Kid!" Years later I am in awe of his music, his personality and how grounded and cool he is. Like Daniel Ren said in a previous comment, I too never want to see Steve whammy his last bar. True gent!
Ibanez is killing it these days: Old guns like Steve Vai, Paul Gilbert, Joe Satriani, Andy Timmons, RU-vid favourites like Martin Miller and Tom Quayle, New generation guitarists like Tim Henson, Scott Lepage, Ichika and Yvette Young. And not to forget John Petrucci, Andy James and Tosin Abasi who used to play ibanez. That's just one insane line up of signature artists.
I love my JEM guitar. This guitar looks amazing, and nothing sounds like it I'm sure. Just released my second album, Steve. Here they both are: 1drv.ms/u/s!AitNUelDqR8-sEdL5VEZROnoKwEU?e=b0SB7N Now on iTunes: apple.co/2uYmLh4 Check out "Super Blood Wolf": An acoustic work on a resonator. Took me 13 months to practice up to play. I hope you enjoy them all!
My first impression: new guitar is more... feminine? Smother and sort of... cute :D. Mostly because of different shape of cut shape instead of monkey grip :)
@@dumpygoodness4086 I think you must have missed the 80's and the rise and fall of steinberger. You can still get a refurbed steinberger with transtrem for only $4000 or so... But they sound very synthetic (Van Halen's summer nights). You might even be able to find an old Gallian Kruger to go with it, and avoid all of the bulk of tubes, wood and large speakers... Or, maybe a Rockman. After all, it is 2020.
I love Vai signature models, but they're so special I'd never want to be seen playing one because it really is him. I'd rather play a standard model, or pay someone to make my own design
🎶🌄 This whole line in association with Mr Vai is undoubtedly some of the Best designs, and are truly works of art... Congratulations on what i think is another Masterpiece ! Can't wait to get my paws on one 🤘🎶🎸🌟a big u.s fan Dave🎵🌈⛥🏞☇🌌😎✨✨✨✨✨✨✨☇✨✨✨✨☇
Achei fantástica essa guita. Se a JEM ja eh top e essa eh uma evolução dela deve ser melhor ainda. Mas de qq forma eh mto linda. Quem sabe um dia será minha próxima STEVE VAI. abraxos e bends
The most revolutionary thing about this guitar is that wicked magnetized backplate! If manufacturers can keep costs down this should be the industry standard for all guitars with trem backplates. Brilliant idea.
we know the treble bleed for decades! it seems they have discovered a classic thing in 2019 Fender uses that, Charvel too, Gibson and many more for many years
I enjoyed the presentation,amazing music,l love those Guitars. Wow its enchanting.🏄♂️♥️ Thanks Steve. Got too buy a Ibanez Gem PIA as soon as possible
It was the late 80's like 88/89 or so and I'm supposed to be in school (9th) and I walk past the bus stop on down to the music store. I bring my tab books with me and proceed to play all the cool guitars I'll never be able to afford. I spot an epiphany a thing I've never seen or thought was possible to exist hanging above the counter...the Ibanez 7 Universe, with the florescent green accents. It was priced something over 2500$ or so. I ask to play it and do... Instantly I'm in love with it...got a loan and bought it. ended up having to pawn it and being young without a job I lost it... Never could again. Loved that guitar.
oh my GOOOD , Steve you have NO IDEA , im Crying right now and literally crying . when my they Stole My Ibanez Ergodyne from me 16 years ago with all my equipment , i was done . with a miracle i received enough money to buy them all back , when i went to that only Shop Back then in Tehran Iran , JS 2000 was the most expensive and modern Guitar in there but it wasnt for me when i held it, the Handle , the neck , too thick for me, the owner looked at me and said i have another guitar but its up there , if you really want it , i will bring i to you and it has a better handle closer to what u had with the Ergodyne . i asked him what is it? he said Steve Vai guitar . i coudnt breathe when he took it out , the beauty made my heart stop literally i felt it in my chest. i had no education about pickups of jumbo frets and this or that and i said i want it. he said this is JEM-555 Korean , i said is there a difference he said the real one is double the price and will come 2 weeks later . and i said i cant leave without this . i still have it , and you know what? i felt the same way today watching this new one , after all these years ,after a tragedy i had to stop playing . i really wish at this moment i could have this in my hand and begin playing . i had to take it off my chest cuz the feeling was too much. thank you . and i truly love both the white and gold colours . you are a LEGEND STEVE VAI .IM HONORED.
Steve vai again perfecting the perfect and still blowing minds with the smallest of details. How lucky are we to live in this time in space with this great talent the great Steve Vai !
Save up half the price of this Japanese guitar and buy a US made guitar that doesn’t look like it was made for a Disney movie. I bought my majesty used for $1700 and it’s a monster. I bought a killer Gibson LP flame top for $1600. The days of me buying a Japanese guitar for $3500 never happened, and never will
