Although too be honest even though it looks like a shredder its got soul.

Ive been playing guitar since 1968 and setting up guitars since 2010.

I currently own 2 acoustic guitars, a Fender Squier Stratocaster and now I am the proud owner of an Ibanez Jem Jr.

After taking the guitar out of the box I was struck on just how beautiful this guitar is.

No blemishes, no discoloration, no flaws at all on this finish.

Running your finger along the side of the fretboard you barely feel the frets.

The head is very smooth with no rough spots unlike other guitars Ive seen in this price range.

The fretboard is Jatoba which is really Brazilian cherry and is very smooth much like maple and the acrylic vine inlay is nicely done.

This is the quality of workmanship you would expect to find on very expensive guitars.

Nicely done Ibanez.

You must remove one screw, pull the film back and replace the screw and repeat this for remaining 9 screws.

Then remove the volume and tone control knobs and pull the film off.

Infinity Or Quantum Pickups How To Tune A

Since I had no experience with this double locking system I Google searched how to tune a Floyd Rose guitar.

There are several you-tube videos that show in detail the procedure on tuning this type of guitar.

If youre planning on buying a Jem Jr and you have no knowledge of this locking system then you would be best served watching these videos.

There is one point I have to make that I saw on only one video and was missed on the others.

The metal bar on the head near the locking nut is there for a very good reason.

When you unscrew and remove the 3 locking pads from the nut look at the strings as they exit the locking nut toward the head.

If you dont do this then when you tighten the locking pads down it will increase the tension of the strings and the note will pitch up sharp.

That may be too much of an adjustment on the fine tuners at the tremolo to compensate for.

Chords are easy to play up and down the fretboard with very little pressure on the strings.

Playing a barre chord at the first fret is much easier than it is on my Stratocaster and which is almost impossible to do on my acoustics.

The action on the Jem Jr is slightly lower than the specs call for.