I'm looking for a shred guitar with passive pickups. I have been eyeing an Ibanez JEM for some time now but cannot afford the higher end models. Is this a good guitar for shred? I'm not a whammy bar abuser...yet...but I am taking jazz fusion lessons and want to add shredding to my skillset. I just need a guitar that can withstand some abuse, sound good, looks good (JEM good!), and stay in tune...

PS: I see they sell for between R3500-5000 on the used market.