Built in Japan since the original release in 1987, Ibanez Steve Vai JEM 77 offers unique style with the playability you expect form a Vai axe! The contoured body with 24-fret JEM Prestige neck provides easy access to the upper frets for lead players who want to use the whole fingerboard while the Vai chosen DiMarzio pickups utilize Split-5 wiring provide incredible tonal versatility. The JEM 77 Electrics have a Lion's Claw tremolo cavity that allows pitches to be radically raised or lowered.