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BC Rich Mockingbird Bass

#61
JeromeH said:
Thinking I'll just get the BC Rich case! I've heard the coffin cases fit but how well??
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I can tell you, if you just need a case for storage at home and to and from small gigs, the Roadrunner poly foam case is perfect. You can mold the foam to fit the Mockingbird and it is a tight snug fit and the bass won't move around.

FYI
 
#62
Thanks Parzival but I just said screw it and ordered the BC Rich Hard-shell! It was $160 but I want to keep it looking as nice as it did when you sent it to me!! So to me it's worth the price!! I can be a little bit of a klutz!! Especially when I've had a few "Beverages" !!!
 
#63
I have just been informed no Pic no HNBD! I may have gotten a pass since I got it from the TB classifieds but being a strict conformist I felt obliged to post a pic!!
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#64
Or 2!! I'm sure you've all seen nicer BC Rich's but this one's MINE!!! And not having That much to compare it to it feels like the best built bass I've ever owned! (can only compare it to my Kramer era Spector NS2A & my MIJ Ibanez SR500!) feels more solid than either of them!!
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#66
Hot Stove said:
Hi all

One particular bass which really amazes me is the BC Rich Mockingbird Bass (dual p pickups). Nigel Griggs from Split Enz has drawn me to it.

In terms of how it sounds, I have seen You tube reviews of the Mbird but they were hardly comprehensive and did not really do any justice of how it truly sounds, I believe.

So I have a question to ask the Mockingbird users, does the neck pick up soloed sound like a fender precision? I have a feeling the bridge pickup sounds similar to a jazz although probably rounder.

Are there any good sound examples on the net somewhere? I would like to hear sounds of the mbird neck pickup soloed, the bridge pickup soloed and both pickups on. I am talking about the mbirds with dual p pickups not the PJ or MM versions. Perhaps if somebody has the time (I know time is an issue) they could probably upload some sound examples.

Cheers.
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mistergoats said:
I had a BC Rich Mockingbird... it may have lead to my eventual love of Thunderbirds.

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Ha! I had one so long ago.

From what I remember, it didn't have the same kind of tone as a P. It was super growly. I was just starting out and I didn't have a clear sense of tone; I just wanted a loud, grindy bass and that one in the photo was in my price range ($700 in 1994). It was a US made, passive twin P neck through. I've been half-arsed looking for another one for nostalgia sake. Found one on ebay a month back and regret not pulling the trigger on it. Went for $500. It was, however, a horrid purple colour.

Edit: I think I remember someone telling me the pick-ups were DiMarzios.
 
#67
Last night I had a weird dream where I was playing an outdoor ampitheater gig, I somehow broke the G string on both my main player and my backup and my tuners wouldn't hold tune. And for some reason both of my basses were white double-p mockingbirds. And my guitarist was Johnny Winter.

There is no part of that dream that resembles anything close to my life. I do plan to get my hands on a double-p mockingbird sometime soon. Too late to start up a band with Johnny tho. :unsure:
 
#68
The JimmyThunderJohnnyWinter Project - has a nice ring to it!

Hey, if the Beatles could put out new music, there's hope for you yet!


In other news, I too have a morbid fascination with double-P configurations - specifically, double-reversed-P - but every time I consider it, my next thought is always "dual soapbars would work just as well", quickly followed by "the only reason the double-P ever existed is due to the dearth of aftermarket pickup choices back in the 70s".... Anybody else feel this way?
 
#69
Just saw your pay ctmullins.... I'm designing a project bass (in my head until I can get a router and learn how to use it) for a fretless double p . I love the sound and imho soapbars sound nothing like p pickups. .... p sounds more like an aggressive single coil than a sb imho..... hence my desire since it's a humbucker design also. I never understood the love for j bass pickups when dual p basses sound almost the same with more growl and grind and are humbucking in every setting.
 
#70
I just don't get the Tetris-block format. Two strings are sensed at a different location from the other two, and that has always bugged me. And if you want a J bass sound with "more growl and grind", it's hard to beat Nordstrand Big Singles or Big Splits! I have a pair of Big Splits in my homemade 5-string TBird, in the EMG40 shape, and they grind like nobody's business! Humbucking too. Rock 'n Roll heaven, that one.

Anyway, I guess I just don't like the idea of the Tetris-block.... ???
 
#71
the split P pickup is humbucking.. the E and A coil is wound opposite to the D and G coil.. the "split" is placed under the harmonic node.. by placing the E/A coil forward, it gives a different tone from placing it behind the harmonic node line.. giving you the tonal (timbre) change between a regular P and a Reverse P.. i prefer the reverse P tone..
 
#72
Yep, got all that. Just don't understand why that might be considered preferable to a straight aperture pickup like a J or a soapbar.
 
#73
the reason is that the split pickup will pick up different timbres from either side of the harmonic node.. the J and inline pickups do not, depending on their exact placement.. some makers place the rear J pickup slightly behind the node for a brighter timbre.. i.e. the 60s and 70s Fender J pickup placement change..

the reverse P placement places the E/A coil behind the node, seemingly to make the tone thicker.. the thing is, it depends on where the manufacturer actually places the pickup itself.. so, you can have a reverse P, but the split slightly behind the node itself.. or forward of.. causing changes in the response, tone and timber..

all in all, it's just personal preference..
 
#80
After missing out on the last few Mockingbirds for sale in the UK I'd almost given up and resigned myself to a
Mockingbird Plus.

Then on Monday a Heritage Classic came up for sale in Edinburgh for £200:jawdrop: only I was stuck down in England working:facepalm:

It was still up for grabs when I got back last night so today at 1.15pm I finally became a Mockingbird owner,only been waiting 30
years. What a fine bit of kit, the neck is wider than I'm used to but I've been playing Peaveys for a while so that just means I've
got to play it more. No hardship there:)

Here she is
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