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BC Rich Basses

#41
I had one of the first year USA Eagle basses,with dimarzio soapbar pickups instead of P bass pickups.the body (and neck?) were mahogoney. It was a very high quality instrument,and the tone wood used gave it a unique sound. It was my main go to bass for about 5 years. I did replace the pickups and wiring harness with Bill Lawrence pickups and passive vvtt wiring. IIRC,the neck was pretty chunky,but it sounded great.
 
#42
Vintage era BC Rich (70s,80s,even the 90s) are great. Especially all the hand carved instruments and none if the CNC stuff. I find myself always going back them. Some of the shapes just plain out suck but the Mockingbird, Eagle, Bich are just awesome. I actually like the Widow the most but that's personal preference.
 
#43
80s look in da house.. harhar... Rock 'n Roll!
 

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#45
I own a 78 USA BC Rich lefty shorthorn mockingbird. Koa with maple stringers and all the cool knobs and switches and everything. This bass is the best bass I've ever used in my life. The tone is amazing. The tonal variety is endless. The playability is simply incredible and the bass feels like a part of me when I play it. It's simply amazing. Boutique quality. Right now I have bartolinis in it but I have the original dimarzio PAF precision pickups I'm putting in.

Gully, that is a gunslinger bass by the way :) I'm a lefty too. Good to see another lefty bc rich player on here.
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gully666uk said:
I would really like to know what bass this is, I have one myself it's left handed.I have had it for a very long time and it is currently getting a complete overhaul new wiring and pots ect.I have never been able to find info on this and you seem to have a picture of two.
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It's a BC Rick ST Bass. Mine are the cheaper versions, not made in the US. It should be signed somerwhere where your bass has been manufactured. Go to the BC Rich Club page - you can find lots of pics there.. ! :-)
 
#48

Bass cover by Caney from Kanowit, Sarawak. Using my B.C. Rich Warlock Paolo Gregoletto Signature Bass 5 String upgrade with Seymour Duncan Passive Phase II Soapbar SSB-5 pickup and Seymour Duncan Basslines Active 3-Band Tone Circuits™ STC-3 onboard preamp, Warwick 42300 ML Red Label Stainless Steel String, DiMarzio cable, Seymour Duncan Studio Bass Compressor, Darkglass Electronics Microtubes B7K Analog Bass Preamp Limited Edition, Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Bass Big Muff Pi and Behringer UC6102 interface.
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Mixing and mastering with Nero SoundTrax.
 
#50
I've played a BC Rich Eagle for 30 years. It does have EMG replacement pups. I had the bridge counter sunk so I can get a low action. Neck is dead on straight. Fit and finish are top notch. I play with big bands, small jazz, and musical theater pit orchestras. I can get a sounds that are too treble and sounds that are too bass, so I can always find a good match.

Every time I find myself getting GAS for something new, I have to ask; what am I going to gain for my money, and I really can't come up with a good answer.

No neck dive either.
 
#51
Mockingbirds are the best looking bass in my opinion. Always wanted one and found an excuse to buy. I picked up a new 5-string Mockingbird Plus on sale for $280 w/case when I was trying out for a new band (they claimed to play in C standard and I though up-tuning half a step on a 5 was better than down-tuning two whole steps on a 4). Here is my opinion.

Ergonomics were straight out of Hell. I moved the strap buttons to reduce the dive, but could not eliminate the dive. It's like BC Rich didn't even make an attempt as a comfortable bass. Also rode funny on the shoulder. I usually rest my thumb on the middle pickup, but I found myself almost always resting on the bridge pickup making the fretting reach longer - which at 5'7" playing a 35" scale bass wasn't exactly ideal.

Neck needed some serious truss rod tweaking, but otherwise was quite nice.

Finish was beautiful. Weight was lighter than I expected. Given the light body, the neck dive problem only made more sense. And, the combination of shape and light body only made less sense.

Pickups were l.....a.....m......e. No balls. The tone from the dual P pickups was round and warm, but the pickups weren't just not hot, they were downright cold. Any volume or gain was going to come from somewhere other than the bass. Just not a bass you could swap in/out without changing all the amp settings. That kinda bothered me because I'm a bit of a set it and forget it kind of guy.

All in all, you have this beautiful hard rock looking bass that's hard to comfortably rock out on and puts out a sound more suitable for walking bass lines in country or classic rock than punching out tight riffs in metal.

First bass I traded back in. And, I still can't help but pine for one. Someday I'll win the lottery and pick up a vintage USA and be happy....maybe...
 
#55
dukey donkey said:
I've got a Celtic Virgo that I adore, the tone is just massive and aggressive... it weighs a ton, and the neck is thick-although its helped me realize thin necks aren't really my bag-, but I keep going back to it. Nothing sounds like it. The pic of mine is too dark, so here's a stock pic...View attachment 3387534
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OH MAN - stumbled upon this old post cuz Im looking for a Celtic Virgo myself - My 4 string Warlock is great, but have always wanted Virgo :) Enjoy
 

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