1987 Ibanez JEM777LG
1. SERIAL NUMBER
Six-digits stamped onto neckplate; first two digits indicate year, eg 87XXXX = 1987; limited edition of 777 instruments hand-signed and numbered by Steve Vai
2. HEADSTOCK
Pointed profile; JEM script logo; bold black Ibanez ‘tick’ logo; matching Loch Ness Green finish
3. BODY
Stratocaster-style; basswood; offset double-cutaway; forearm, belly and neck joint contours; Monkey Grip handle hole; Lion’s Claw vibrato cavity; Loch Ness Green finish
4. PICKUPS & ELECTRONICS
DiMarzio: two DP151 PAF Pro humbuckers (bridge/neck) and DP150 custom single coil (middle); master volume and tone pots; five-way selector switch (positions 2 and 4 split humbucker with middle pickup); side-mounted jack
5. HARDWARE
Cosmo Black: six individual Gotoh tuners; single-bar string guide; Top Lok III locking nut; locking bridge two-point Edge vibrato system; two metal strap buttons
6. PLASTICS
Black truss rod cover; three-ply (b/w/b) scratchplate; pink switch tip; yellow knobs (marked ‘volume’ and ‘tone’); two black rear control cavity covers
7. NECK
Single-piece maple; shallow profile (43mm nut width/19mm deep at 1st fret/21mm deep at 12th fret); 25½-inch scale; maple fretboard; 24 frets (21 to 24 scalloped); 6100 Jim Dunlop fretwire; Disappearing Pyramid coloured fretboard markers