BC Rich Marc Rizzo 7 String Stealth Review - Made in Korea + NGD

[toejam]

Yeah man, and were still waiting on that review You get it yet??

No, not yet. I thought I would get it last week, but it's two weeks already since I ordered it. The good news... I did finally get an email last night that said it was shipped yesterday and I should get it at the end of the week.

[Force]

That is the headstock that should be on every BC Rich.

Awesome review, congrats.

[pro-fusion]

If BC Rich's Asian operations would ever figure out how to carve a Mockingbird body correctly, I'd buy one. The Asian ones are all really "slab" looking, not the smoother rounded contours of the USA Mockingbirds (as well as the old Japanese NJs from the '80s).

That Stealth looks fantastic, but I can't get along with neck-heavy guitars.

[j2379]

OLD handmade (USA) Mockingbirds have 3 different shapes, the shorthorn, El Monte and Tijuana TJ shape. BCRich had a shop in Tijuana mexico making handmade blanks, & yes they were considered handmade USAs. the shorthorn is easy to ID, it looks odd but is the only mock that actually balances. the TJ has a thinner horn and deeper cutaway on the treble side. this is the shape the NJa were based on. I don't think the new import shape differs too much from new handmades. IMO some of the imports are closer to the vintage shapes than the new handmades. i still think its funny it took HHI years to get the shapes right, i still think they are using the wrong template for the bich 6s.

If BC Rich's Asian operations would ever figure out how to carve a Mockingbird body correctly, I'd buy one. The Asian ones are all really "slab" looking, not the smoother rounded contours of the USA Mockingbirds (as well as the old Japanese NJs from the '80s).

That Stealth looks fantastic, but I can't get along with neck-heavy guitars.

[Bigfknbang]

i have the new purple bc rich jr V 7. it's amazing! i put a dimarzio D'activator in it! \m/\m/

[1994]

Nice guitar, congrats. I has a retro Gunslinger in red that was made in Korea. Quality was on par with any MIJ guitar I've owned or played. But they should start using gotoh pegs for sure

[xenophobe]

Yeah, I really don't like those Grovers. Every time I pick it up I appreciate the build quality and wonder how they can make such a nice guitar for such a low price.