GUITARS 'N STUFF: Ibanez JEM vs. Music Man Majesty
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- Can a $1600 guitar sound as good as a $3200 guitar? Or even better? Let's put that to the test with an assortment of several different riffs!
Guitars: Ibanez JEM-77 BFP, Music Man Majesty
Amp: Mesa Boogie Mk V: 25
Cabinet: Mesa Vertical 2x12
4:04 Hard Rock Riff: Majesty
5:12 Hard Rock Riff: JEM
6:17 Metal Riff: Majesty
7:31 Metal Riff: JEM
8:36 Clean Rock Ballad: Majesty
9:40 Clean Rock Ballad: JEM
10:38 Clean into Lead: Majesty
12:02 Clean into Lead: JEM
13:22 Lead Guitar: Majesty
14:57 Lead Guitar: JEM
16:26 Classic Rock Guitar: Majesty
17:36 Classic Rock Guitar: JEM
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Man you made an AMAZING video!!! Amazing guitars and playing!!!
Thanks again, man! You rock!
I love my Jems and own a 77P-BFP. However, it's not a Japanese Jem. It's made in Indonesia. I really, really want a Majesty tho...
Ibanez The legend.
Don't Underestimate Ibanez, because Ibanez is a legends❤
Yeah I use RG
That JEM tone reminds me of JP's Picasso JPM's, there must be something in there that's native to Ibanez models in general
Jem all the way!
Both are equipped with Dimarzios, yet the Majesty had a much fuller, rounded tone. It seemed more appropriate for the different types of music. It totally 'blew the Jem out of the water' on "Is This Love?"
Yes, very well observated! Quite some tonal differences going on between them both, but especially evident when playing clean. Thanks for watching!
Great review and comparison. Very nice playing too 👍.
I have both and love both. The Jem has stock Evolutions, the Monarchy has the stock Sonic Ecstacys.
The Sonic Ecstasys are a bit hotter so, for the same amp setup, I need to dial the gain back a few dBs comparatively. They're both really versatile with different tonal qualities.
I prefer the Jem single-coil versus the Majesty split coils, but prefer the more buttery tones of the Monarchy humbuckers over the Evos, which are brighter and a bit more brittle. The Ecstacys can also easily be dialled in for sheer brutality, which can sound awesome. I just don't seem to be able to get quite the same brutality out of the Jem.
Playability, the Monarchy wins hands down for comfort, I simply don't have fight with it like I do on the Jem. Probably my dumpy fingers, but the Monarchy neck profile fits a lot easier. Having said that, I love the Jem and am more than happy to put in the extra effort to get what I want out of it.
The Monarchy bridge and locking tuners are a lot easier to work with than all the hassle of the Jem double-locking Edge3, but once set up properly, tuning stability is virtually bomb-proof on both.
I do find the Monarchy slightly more susceptible to slight de-tuning with temperature. Not much in it, but it's definitely there.
If I had to choose one, it'd probably be the Majesty, but I'd definitely miss the Jem.
My tuppence-worth.
I suppose the most notable 7 string Jem player aside from Steve Vai would have been John Petrucci. It's what he used as his main 7 string rig before he got hooked up with Music Man. In fact, Awake, A Change of Seasons, Falling Into Infinity, and Scenes from a Memory all had the Jem on it. It might have also been on Six Degrees, I'm not sure at what point exactly he switched to Ernie Ball. I think he took out the prototype on the Live Scenes from New York, so Six Degrees may have been that first album with an EBMM.
Excellent presentation, agree that both guitars sound really great, thanks for the demonstration!!
The pickguard is a highlight of the JEM guitars (as well as the RG), a very nice detail, without which this guitar doesn't look as good. In addition, when you remove the peakguard, holes from the screws remain on the body.. This is not cool
Personally I think playing the Majesty is much easier. The upper fret access is better than any other guitar and I don't mind the high gloss on the neck. I thought I would but once I start playing I really don't care. Never noticed that it's any more or less sticky than the oil-finish necks. I also think the Majesty has better ergonomics over all vs. the Ibanez. That being said I wish the Majesty didn't have that first fret logo or the JP signature on the headstock. If it didn't I would have several. As it is though I just don't feel like playing gigs on some dude's signature guitar, be it Vai, Petrucci, Satriani, Hammet, Mustain, or whoever. This is why I'm liking my trusty Fender Strat more and more. I have one that I installed two humbuckers, Floyd Rose tremolo and a coil switch so I can go in full single coil mode. Talk about versatility. It's crazy. Majesty is good for one thing: heavy metal and by that I mean clean heavy metal sound or distorted. It does that very well. However it doesn't do jazz, blues, classic rock or any of that stuff very well (that Purple Haze you did sounded horrible on both guitars and nothing like the original even though you played it very very well and did your jop 100%). So gigging with it is - for me - very very limiting. If your band does any cover tunes it's probably not going to be Dream Theater covers and for all that I go to my amazing rigged out and trusty Fender. PLUS it's no one's signature but mine. lol
Good video and good job... next time add the subtitles option, because we see it in Chile too haha that's good!
Love the feel of the matte finish of my copper fire Majesty the neck is smooth as silk.
@@matteo-nf1kv Excellent Stability ' in fact when I first got a Majesty I was apprehensive about the floating bridge without being a Floyd Rose with locking nut but man it's as rock stable as any of my Floyd guitars . This is the first guitar out of my 30 years of playing that I can't wait to get off work to get home and play it ! It's that good .
@@stringsattached67 how is gloss neck majestys?
@@BFHPET a little stickier if you sweat
@@stringsattached67 what ?
you mention japanese guitar ? where ?
Majesty is better but they are both great guitars. Youre playing is fantastic. Cool video!
Wow - cool video - I have both and like both, but I feel more comfortable playing the Majesty
Do you find the nut width / string spacing to be a bit more narrow in the EBMMs? I always seem to have an adjustment period when switching from one to the other and find clean chording easier on the Jem.
Nah, the nut width is pretty standard on EBMMs with 43mm. What is different is the fretboard radius. The Majesty has a 17" and the JEM a 15.7" radius, which makes it a little easier to play chords cleanly.
Great video, very funny!
Thanks!
The Majesty wins.
street fighter ... ryu's stage arena ...
Always love ibanez guitars. I don't like super jumbo fret musicman😂. Better pay more for les paul than musicman.
No other guitar can sound as good as the JEM / PIA when you are gonna play STEVE VAI 's song, the distinct tone can't be replicated by other guitar .
Ibanez in general don't hold their value too well... so i would pick up a used bfp jem... it is a great guitar.. the majesty is superior in almost every way... can't wait to see them go below $2K used one day
Ibanez can hold their value, especially on "special", "limited run" or "no longer in production" guitars.
@@ryant3600 signatures for sure... try finding a floral jem for under $4k..
@@kenmasters007 even look at how much the retro 70s and 80s Ibanez guitars have increased lately. I had a 76 Ibanez LP I bought for about 300.00 now anywhere from 800 to 2k. Original RGs from the late 80s have gone up quite a bit too
@@ryant3600 pandemic supply and demand.... But yeah the older RGs will only go up in value... I have a 93 that I would never sell
Music man is best
Well I guess your favorite color must be blue. But what do I know
Music Man
real amp like Mk III, IV etc. ??? or plastic amp axe fx and other ?
Good question! I wrote it in the video description.
the next time use an amplifier..... with plugins sounds the same.....
The majesty is nearly twice the cost of the Jem.. is this really a fair comparison? I would have done the Majesty vs. either a Jseries or Japanese Jem
He said it is a Japanese JEM.
@@casaroli the blue florals are made in indonesia. When he said Japanese he was Ibanez which is a Japanese company but must of their guitars are now built in indonesia including this blue floral jem
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Haha! Thanks anyway!
una e una chitarra da 3000 euro laltra è di 1200 euro non è un molto sensato
this is a bad comparison
Why is that?
would like to a see a ibanez JPM comparison.. but JPMs, RGs and JEMs are all pretty much the same.. so its a fair comparison... old vs new
Dav cee because it’s a budget Jem not the made in Japan one. A fairer comparison would be like the JEM7V (the one most associated with Vai) vs the Majesty.