White PIA 2022 owner - arrived flawless. Such an amazing instrument. The design allows for the use of every technique the modern guitar player could want. From bar flutters and dives to lighting fast legato and slow deliberate vibrato, it can all be done. The scalloped fretwork makes bends and overall clarity easy to obtain. The rounder neck profile (from the wizard style) allows me to grab my Strat right after putting the PIA down and I instantly feel comfortable on my Strat. The wizard necks are such a jump from any other that it is noticeable and requires some time for adjustment. I am completely shocked at how good an instrument Ibanez and Steve created. I expected a very good guitar but it has far exceeded every expectation. The craziest thing is that this seems to be the view of many other people as well - its not just a shredders guitar. It is thee Guitarists' Guitar.

@guitar-academy

Жыл бұрын

curiosity, which colour did you go for ?

@HarlanHarvey76

Жыл бұрын

@@guitar-academy White!

@guitar-academy

Жыл бұрын

@@HarlanHarvey76 Nice. Strangely the crooked neck only seems to be on the gold ones. Here in the comments are a couple of people had the same problem and they were all gold ones. 🤔

I think the Japanese Jem's radius was always 430mmR. The 400mmR you mentioned is on the Premium version of the Jem

@mygabrielle7477

8 ай бұрын

I can believe this cuz I bought one of the newer neck thru premiums but it came with a real Ibanez edge bridge and I wound up having to shim the saddles on the low and high e, b, a strings to get that perfect fast action without buzz. Awesome playing and sounding guitar and the fret work is as good as I’ve ever seen. Very resonant. It’s the rgt1220pb. The specs are off the chain… neck thru, stainless frets, Ibanez edge and ebony board. It came with the typical tonezone/air Norton pups but I just ordered utopia pups cuz I thought they’d look unreal on this guitar more than anything. Hope they sound how they look but the few reviews I’ve seen have been very good?!

@pavanpatel4150

6 ай бұрын

You are correct. The JEM7VP has the Wizard Premium (400mm radius) and the JEM7VWH always had the JEM Prestige (430mm).

loved the thoroughly detailed review and specs😎🤘 i've the onyx, envy green and SDG and love them all

@guitar-academy

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed! wow you're a real Ibanez fan 😊

You are one of the only ones that really tells how it is that’s rare these days

@guitar-academy

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I try to be as honest and unbiased as I can. 😊

bravo. I like all the work to put together the entire reveiw

@guitar-academy

11 ай бұрын

Much appreciated! thank you 😊

Indeed a proper review of the pia, part 2!! Well done 🤘🤘 Both videos very informative, thank you! Back in the day in 2005, I got the JS1000 over the Jem just like yours. There are days I regret not getting the Jem. (kind of a PTSD not getting a Jem since now with the pia, there is no Prestige made in Japan Jems) But with your two videos about the PIA and Jem, with the precise overview (like the fret heights, epic review detail), I am even more happier with my new made in japan RG550 Genesis Collection then I already was. Next guitar goal, pia in the new Blue Powder (or maybe Seafoam Green in the future)

@guitar-academy

2 жыл бұрын

Strangely before I bought the JEM I wanted one of the Joe Satriani models but for some reason I didn't get one. I agree with you, it's a shame they've gone over to the JEM Premium because it just doesn't seem as good and the JEM was one of there biggest sellers. 😊😃

@damiankacprzak6211

2 жыл бұрын

@@guitar-academy what to trade ?? lol

My black PIA arrived today, and the neck was a little off on mine too. Not as severely as yours but still enough that I was grateful for this video - I followed your directions and now it's perfectly even on both sides. I didn't enjoy doing that on a very expensive new guitar, but at least it saved me from returning the thing! With the neck aligned properly I adjusted the bridge height and was good to go. The trem angle was already fine, so nothing to do there. Honestly the hardest part of the process today was removing the plastic from the pickguard. Those tiny pickup screws do like to hang on to that plastic.

@guitar-academy

Жыл бұрын

That's all great news that your all set to go . . I really hate removing the films too it can be a major pain 🤔

I know I'm late to the party but just wanted to say great part 2 of your original review! After owning a couple Pias, and a few Jems, for a while now, I can say that the Pia is a nice upgrade. The stainless steel frets alone are a great upgrade that was very welcome. One question I have is in playing both I've noticed another difference is the neck of the Pia feels thicker overall than the Jem. I don't have any tools on hand to do a precise measurement so I'm not totally sure if it's just my imagination, but I would guess a measurement from the bottom of the neck (where you might place your thumb) to the top of the fretboard would be greater on the Pia. Assuming I'm right about that, I slightly prefer the thinner Jem neck, but the difference is small enough to not be an issue.

Sir keep up the good work ❤️

@guitar-academy

2 жыл бұрын

I will try my best, thank you 😊😃

Thanks for the great information. I have a Green and a golden Pia, also a 94 Jem 7V. The 7V was my main player for many years, but since i have the Pia's , the 7V got retired. My Green Pia had the same problem with the strings a little bit off. I noticed that after watching your vid and could so solve the problem. Tomorrow i will see if the SDG has also this problem, because it is at the studio. Thx again. P.S. The SDG doesn't has this problem.

@guitar-academy

Жыл бұрын

Thank you . . thankfully the problem is really easy to fix . . 😊😃

New to this channel and saw the previous review video of this guitar. I love the nitty gritty zooming in closely at every part. Can you however also include the weight next time? That is also very interesting and many times suprising as well as every guitar has its own weight

@guitar-academy

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah . . no problem, I'll have to get some scales first though . . 😊

Yes, a video on the science of pickups would be fascinating.

@guitar-academy

2 жыл бұрын

oh great . . I'll make sure I get around to it soon . . 😃

Another great vid. Thanx

@guitar-academy

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks again 😊😃

Nice work sir

@guitar-academy

2 жыл бұрын

thank you very much 😊😃

I own a Jem and a Pia. Love them both. The pia sounds more modern.present

Hello, enjoyed your reviews. I just received the black Pia… it looks like I’ll need to move the neck slightly on this one too. But my main concern is the tremolo arm socket coming loose, did you ever fix this from the first video? From what I know, there’s supposed to be a nut on the other side (under side accessed through the back plate), but there is not one on this one. So the only way I see to tighten it up is on the top with a very wide straight screw diver. Did this but is still comes loose. I guess my main question is shouldn’t there be a nut on the back of this to tighten? Does yours have one? I have a rg770dx reissue with the same tremolo and it has a nut on the backside to tighten if need be. Hopefully you’re able to reply to me as I’m not finding much info online as to if there should or shouldn’t be one. It would be quite weird if something like that was missing. I really wanna figure this out though as I just wanna play it without the socket coming loose!! Please help! And thanks for your videos!

@guitar-academy

2 ай бұрын

Hi . . yes there's a nut on the underside of the tremolo system that you get to by removing the back plate. It's a bit of a pain to tighten because it's set back at the end of a shaft, so the only way to tighten it is with a pair of long nosed plyers or a long reach socket or something like that. But since I tightened the nut on mine it hasn't come loose again . . 🤔😊

Hi, thanks for the thorough review. I do want to ask about the bridge. You mentioned in the previous video that there is a “tick” sound. How did you sort it out?

@guitar-academy

Жыл бұрын

Good question . . Yes, the part of the bridge that accepts the tremolo bar is bolted into place and it was loose. I went in through the back and tightened the nut up. It was a bit awkward but it has sorted the issue out. Thanks for the question 😃

@These_go_to_eleven_1959

Жыл бұрын

@@guitar-academy That is how you are supposed to tighten the trem arm collar. if you just tighten from the top the bottom will just spin.

Thank you for part 2. I've read a review online that the gold plating will wear very fast. Can you confirm this? If i'm going to buy this guitar i would like to play it daily, without beeing worried about damaging it all the time.

@guitar-academy

6 ай бұрын

That's a good question . . and I have to answer it with balance. Yes, it will ware quicker than the silver or black plating, but it will still take years to ware with daily use. The Jem I show in the first video I've owned for about 20 years and it is starting to show corrosion and rust braking through in places, but it took years before it did. I hope this helps 😊😀

@r0ck3r-fckytube

6 ай бұрын

@@guitar-academy thank you!

Thanks.

@guitar-academy

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome . . 😊

Nice attention to detail. I am surprised that a $3k+ Ibanez would come with that neck issue.

@guitar-academy

6 ай бұрын

Thank you . . Yes, I was surprised too, but thankfully it was an easy fix. 😊

Hi. Hope you are doing well. My Pia should reach within the next two weeks or so. It's close to three months since I pre-ordered the guitar. Though, the guitar comes packed in a hard shell case, I am contemplating about purchasing an additional soft padded gig bag. Problem is that I am unable to find the actual physical dimensions (LxWxH) of the guitar anywhere. Kindly let me know the dimensions in cm/mm. Thank you.

@matthewmp111

Жыл бұрын

How do you like the pia?

@ennemm9265

Жыл бұрын

It is indeed awesome. The playability, the way it sounds and it looks gorgeous in white. I like it more than my Yahama 212 but then for the price the Yahama, too, is a value for money product. The Pia is a class apart. The finish, the pickups, fretboard, the steel frets, all give a nice feeling of the quality workmanship that has gone into making of this guitar.

Radius of Jem7V never ever been 400 mmR. You probably looked at the JEM7VP. Premium version (Indonesia) is 400 mmR, but never in Japan.

@guitar-academy

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I think you're right 😊

@kaankubi34

Жыл бұрын

@@guitar-academy It has the exact same neck from since 2010 JEM7Vs :)

@guitar-academy

Жыл бұрын

@@kaankubi34 it's a shame they changed, the original is still my favourite guitar 😊

@kaankubi34

Жыл бұрын

@@guitar-academy What is your JEM's production year?

@kaankubi34

Жыл бұрын

@@guitar-academy I think I see now. If you bought the first version of PIA's (2020), actually your PIA has 400 mmR radius. Thicknesses is the same but that radius makes that difference.

well this guitar is very expensive and because of that you should expect perfection. Otherwise send back. And from what i have seen in several videos of PIA so do the guitar feel very overpriced.

@guitar-academy

5 ай бұрын

Yes I agree . . but sadly all the guitar makers do it. Gibson, Fender, PRS etc. etc. When I review budget guitars, I find it amazing just how good they are for under £200, so this should be perfect. 🤔

Got my xb yesterday. Very happy with it. Nice review mate! kzread.info/dash/bejne/hIGkptyvmtvXfag.html