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Well, I finally bought a BC Rich out of the Ohio Custom shop Sight unseen, and I'd like to share a quick review for anyone who has been asking about quality issues within the last year or so.
What better way to start a new relationship with a guitar company than getting a Bich with full active electronics. I bought it off the same dealer I am getting my GMP through (it was his personal guitar). He bought it about a year ago and it sat in a case most of this time. He is thinning out his collection, and offered it to me at a rock bottom price.
Let me start by saying the guitar is phenomenal. There is incredible attention to detail that was not present during the final years of Bernie Rico. It features a Fabulous quilt top in Pagan gold, meticulous binding and frets, flawless finish and perfect construction. Even the Abalone used in the "R" on the headstock is nicer than on my 1999 custom shop warlock.
It actually plays very similiar to a Les Paul (Rounded Neck, but not like a baseball bat). Suprisingly, the neck is super fast and if you bypass all the electronics and just crank the bridge humbucker, you can really shred. Of course with the electronics, the sound combinations are almost endless. Between the Varitone and Coil splitting, I had some of the best clean sounds floating around over here in quite some time. The Preamps with the 10DB boost are absolutly killer for anything from classic blues to classic rock, and I havene't even scratched the surface of combinations.
I know you guys are a picky bunch (rightfully so) and I too am used to the quality Jackson & GMW produce. In all honest, I do not feel let down in the least with the quality of this guitar. I'm stoked, because The Big 3 for me were always Jackson , Gibson & BC Rich. We all know where Gibson is headed. I had almost written the "new" BC Rich off. This guitar has all the luxury a Les Paul should have, with 10x the sound.
Here is a closeup of the quilt:
Here is a Desktop Wallpaper I made of the guitar:
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I hope you guys take a chance, and would love to see what you pickup!
Rich
[ March 23, 2004, 09:46 AM: Message edited by: TEKKY ]
What better way to start a new relationship with a guitar company than getting a Bich with full active electronics. I bought it off the same dealer I am getting my GMP through (it was his personal guitar). He bought it about a year ago and it sat in a case most of this time. He is thinning out his collection, and offered it to me at a rock bottom price.
Let me start by saying the guitar is phenomenal. There is incredible attention to detail that was not present during the final years of Bernie Rico. It features a Fabulous quilt top in Pagan gold, meticulous binding and frets, flawless finish and perfect construction. Even the Abalone used in the "R" on the headstock is nicer than on my 1999 custom shop warlock.
It actually plays very similiar to a Les Paul (Rounded Neck, but not like a baseball bat). Suprisingly, the neck is super fast and if you bypass all the electronics and just crank the bridge humbucker, you can really shred. Of course with the electronics, the sound combinations are almost endless. Between the Varitone and Coil splitting, I had some of the best clean sounds floating around over here in quite some time. The Preamps with the 10DB boost are absolutly killer for anything from classic blues to classic rock, and I havene't even scratched the surface of combinations.
I know you guys are a picky bunch (rightfully so) and I too am used to the quality Jackson & GMW produce. In all honest, I do not feel let down in the least with the quality of this guitar. I'm stoked, because The Big 3 for me were always Jackson , Gibson & BC Rich. We all know where Gibson is headed. I had almost written the "new" BC Rich off. This guitar has all the luxury a Les Paul should have, with 10x the sound.
Here is a closeup of the quilt:
Here is a Desktop Wallpaper I made of the guitar:
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</center>I hope you guys take a chance, and would love to see what you pickup!
Rich
[ March 23, 2004, 09:46 AM: Message edited by: TEKKY ]
r.i.p. dime 
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