I have this guitar, except the fact that mine is a 1995 model, and the quality is much better than what it is now. It doesn't have the Edge III, but instead a Lo-TRS Trem II, which is amazing, and holds a tune for weeks at a time. So my review might not mean anything to the new model, but I'm putting in my 2 cents about mine.

After buying no less than 3 of these and spending no less than $200 on 2 of them each upgrading to new pick ups, fretwork, set ups, etc., I FINALLY realized that it was the guitars, NOT my ears. This puts out HALF the volume that my piece o crap Fender Squire Showmaster does. There is not a WORSE sounding axe on the planet than these and the JS1000 is even worse than that for twice the money! I know the top techs here in Jax and NONE of them knew what to do with these pieces of junk. I am so mad at the money I lost thinking these were the bomb. ONLY the neck is worth having and my Jackson Dinky and LP copy are better! DON'T waste your time and money. WON'T stay in tune either and the neck feels like plywood like most Ibanez'. All the hardware rusts in no time and basswood bodies SUCK all your tone.

ARRRGGG.

I've owned a JS100 since 1999 and I love it but you can get better for less expensive. You're just paying for the JS name really and it's kind of a let down he'd put out something this bland. The pickups are generic and don't really cut through so I'd advise buying some quality pickups. It's lightweight and wont wear you out after long sets. I recommend putting up a few hundred dollars more and get the next model up.

This is an awesome guitar. It has a great neck and a really comfortable body. The bridge is good and i like the coil tapping. My only problem is the pickups. I want Dimarzio's in a Satch model but it's easier to buy a FRED and put it in the JS100 than spend an extra thousand dollars on the JS1000 or JS1200.

Neck it the only thing that is perfect. Floyd is not very good, I had to block it. The guitar is very light, that's why I use it on stage, but the sound for that price could be better. I use optical compressor, pre-amp, EQ, apm simulator and God knows what to make it sound like a guitar. It means - if you want to buy it, be ready to sped a lot of time searching for pickups that would fit for this axe. Don't get me wrong - it is good, but for that price you can get better