Top Midrange Electric Guitars

At a glance

Typical review comments for the Ibanez JEM:

Sound:

• Outstanding sound from high gain to acoustic simulator, on any pickup.
• I could literally jump into any band with this and get an appropriate sound.
• The beauty of the tone can be distracting… I got pretty choked up.
• Pickups sound awesome.
• This thing RIPS under some drive!
• Crisp, distinct sound.
• Pickups are breathtaking and very satisfying to my ears.
• Will handle everything from progressive shred to merle Haggard tele tones.
• Surprised by the number of sounds I can get from it.
• Pickups are extremely hot.
• Bass, middle and treble are well balanced.
• You can achieve a lot of different tonal properties with 5-way selector switch.
• Does it sound amazing? Yes.
• Tones are huge! More than a one trick pony.
• The sound is very bright and crisp.
• Sounds great with or without effects.
• Excellent sound quality.

Appearance:

• This guitar is absolutely gorgeous!
• The beauty of this guitar is breathtaking.
• This is a beautiful piece that deserves to be hung as art.
• It looks fantastic!
• This guitar is absolutely stunning.
• The design is lovely.
• The look is really intriguing.
• What a beautiful guitar.
• The finish is fantastic.
• This is such a joy to look at when I’m not playing it.
• Sometimes I take this out of the gig bag that it comes with just so I can stare at it.
• Does it look fantastic? Yes.

Build Quality:

• The Edge tremolo is basically perfect. Pops back every time.
• Everything about this guitar oozes quality and excellence.
• TITANIUM TRUSS RODS!!! YES!!!!
• It is a very well built guitar.
• Premium fret edge treatment.
• The neck, and fretwork is impressive.
• Almost every time I pick it up it’s perfectly in tune.
• Build quality is fantastic.
• Fit and finish are spot.
• The Edge tremolo system is very stable.
• The finish is awesome.
• Overall craftsmanship is amazing!

Playability:

• The feel of the guitar action is stupendous.
• Fast, wonderful neck.
• It’s surprisingly easy to play finger style on.
• This guitar plays itself.
• Stuff that was difficult on my other guitars is much easier on this thing.
• Love the smooth neck.
• Takes a beating without going out of tune.
• Great neck on this guitar.
• Plays like butter.
• Does it play beautifully? Yes.
• Playability is sweet.
• It plays absolutely AMAZING.
• It’s really very easy to play.
• Making adjustments is a breeze!
• The weight and balance are spot on.
• It plays flawlessly.
• Smooth action, easy on the fingers and wrist.
• The neck on this Ibanez plays like grease lightning.

Value:

• Great bang for the buck!
• The price was awesome!
• Just buy it. It’s worth every penny.
• It is worth the price.
• Amazing guitar for the price.