No Real Illusions here - the JEM Junior is a truly Flex-Able guitar that's built to grab you by the ears and the eyes. The JEM Jr's Wizard III maple neck was designed with virtuosi like Vai and Joe Satriani in mind, and completes a guitar that's made for speed.

From liquid lead licks to powerchord punch, they match the supple Jatoba fretboard for a detailed, high end response with plenty of midrange weight. The JEM boasts a versatile Ibanez Infinity HSH pickup set. Vai's original JEM was instrumental in popularising the locking tremolo system in the 1980's, and the JEMJR's double-locking trem bridge will have you dive-bombing to your heart's content, with rock-solid tuning to boot. Designed to legendary guitar player Steve Vai's exacting standards, the JEM Junior features his signature aesthetic touches, such as the ergonomic 'monkey grip' body handle, and dazzling 'tree of life' fretboard inlay.

Both are in plentiful supply with the Ibanez JEM Junior Steve Vai. This album is a true masterpiece and a must for anyone guitarist or anyone who just enjoys a good tune to hum.Passion and Warfare.

Whether Vai is jamming to a rock powerhouse such as 'Erotic Nightmare' or pouring his heart out on an acoustic ('Sisters') each song has it's on unique feel and story. Steve has a true passion for his music, and you can truly feel his love in each measure of this beautiful album. Yet at the same time, the tune 'Blue Powder' seems to convey a series of emotiona better left for the music to display. Some songs seem to have been written purely for the fun of playing them, such as 'Greasy Kid's Stuff,' an up tempoed song build around a nice melody and a sweet guitar tone. From the nearly orchestral and highly patriotic tune 'Liberty' to Steve's signature song 'For The Love Of God' this album is full of every emotion one can express. Steve Vai's 'Passion And Warfare' is a true show of technical brilliance, deep levels of compositional skills, and true musical inspiration. As Vai once said, 'Kill the guy with the ball, ice pick in the forehead, rip off your head and shit in the hole but all with a smile.' Pa

Review Summary: From sweep picking to two-hand tapping bass fills this album has just about everything you could want and then some.

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