Detail 01
H/S/H pickups with five-way selector
The pickup layout combines bridge and neck humbuckers with a middle single-coil voice, with five switch positions available.
Product detailSKU #1500000177738
IbanezJEMJRSP Steve Vai Signature Electric Guitar Pink
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Built for the Steve Vai JEM format at a more accessible price, the JEMJRSP pairs a contoured solid-mahogany body and Monkey Grip handle with a Wizard III maple neck. Its passive H/S/H pickups and five-way selector give you bridge-humbucker punch, single-coil clarity, and a fuller neck-humbucker voice from one guitar. The licensed double-locking tremolo is intended for demanding bar work, while the 24 jumbo frets extend the playing range.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Whammy-bar parts using dive bombs, squeals, and fluttering arpeggios with the locking tremolo engaged.
- Players moving between punchy humbucker, clear single-coil, and warm neck-pickup sounds during a set.
- Fast fingering across a 24-fret Wizard III neck and smooth rosewood fretboard.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Players who require a left-handed instrument; this model is listed as right handed.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
Licensed double-locking tremolo
Locking the nut and bridge is the setup used for heavy tremolo-bar techniques; the bridge can also be unlocked for standard vibrato or blocked.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01For the locking-tremolo setup described, both the nut and bridge are locked.
- 02The guitar is right handed.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01What pickup layout does the JEMJRSP use?
It has passive H/S/H pickups: a bridge humbucker, middle single-coil, and neck humbucker, controlled by a five-way selector.
02Can the tremolo be used for dive bombs?
Yes. Its licensed double-locking tremolo is described for dive bombs, squeals, and fluttering arpeggios when the nut and bridge are locked.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
8 detailsPickups & controls
- Kill Switch
- No
- Active or Passive Pickups
- Passive
- Pickup Switch
- 5-way
- Middle
- Vintage single-coil
- Neck
- High output humbucker
- Pickup Configuration
- HS
- Control Layout
- Master volume, tone
- Bridge
- High output humbucker
8 detailsPlayability
- Fret Size
- Jumbo
- Radius
- 15.75 inch
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Nut Width
- 1.69
- Number of Frets
- 24
- Number of Strings
- 6-string
- Scale Length
- 25.5
- Neck Shape
- Wizard
14 detailsBody & build
- Joint
- Bolt-on
- Bridge Type
- Tremolo/Vibrato
- Color
- Cosmo black
- Bridge Design
- Licensed double locking tremolo
- Body Material
- Solid Mahogany
- Body Finish
- Gloss
- Body Type
- Solid body
- Neck Wood
- Maple
- Fingerboard Material
- Other
- Country of Origin
- Indonesia
- Body Style
- Double cutaway
- Color Finish
- Pink
- Body Shape
- Double cutaway
- Tuning Machines
- Die-cast
6 detailsOther
- Configuration
- HSH
- Series or Parallel
- Series
- Piezo
- No
- Truss Rod
- Standard
- Accessories
- None
- Active EQ
- No
