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The JEM555L is a left-handed JEM series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in 1997. It is a signature model of American guitarist Steve Vai. It was produced in Korea.

The JEM555L was the first left-handed JEM model produced. It features a basswood body with a monkey grip handle and lion's claw tremolo rout bolted to a maple neck with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with vine inlays up to the twelfth fret and dot position markers above that. Components include DiMarzio Evolution pickups mounted in a white pearloid pickguard with a pair of humbuckers flanking a single-coil and a Lo TRS II double locking tremolo bridge.

The JEM555 is a right-handed version.

The JEM555L was discontinued after 2000. The next left-handed JEM offered was the limited edition JEM7VL in 2009.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for JEM555L
Model name: JEM555L
Year(s) offered: 1997–2000
Sold in: USA
Made in: Korea
Finish(es): White (WH)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Basswood
Neck joint:
AANJ
Bridge:
Lo TRS II tremolo
Pickguard:
White pearloid
Knob style:
Top hat (white)
Hardware color:
Cosmo black
Neck
Neck type:
JEM
Neck material:
1-piece maple
Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard material:
Rosewood
Fingerboard inlays:
Pearl dot with Vine
Frets:
24 / jumbo
Nut:
Locking
Electronics
Pickup configuration:
HSH
Bridge pickup:
DiMarzio Evolution (H)
Middle pickup:
DiMarzio Evolution Single (S)
Neck pickup:
DiMarzio Evolution (H)
Controls:
Master volume / master tone / 5-way lever pickup selector

Images[]

Additional details
HSH 5-way both-splits
Pickup switching diagram
Controls VT5 lefty
Control layout

Sources[]

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