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BC Rich Warlock Platinum

#21
personally not a fan of BC Rich's. i've tried an NJ beast and warlock, as well as a platinum warlock. i personally don't like BC Riches, but have no qualms with them or people who play them (unlike some people here it seems).

i found that both the plat and nj warlocks had some pretty bad neckdive tendancies. this is fixable obviously, but it's still a strike against the bass none the less. as well, i wasn't a fan of the tone. kinda bright.

at the same time, the nj i played was quite playable, fun actually. i don't mind the neck at all.

in the end, make the choice for yourself. don't let anyone tell you what you like or dislike. go play a platinum warlock and if you really like it, then get it. if it works for you, the sound and the playability, then go nuts man.

on a side note, if you like more extreme shapes, you may want to check out Invalid Link Removed
their imports are good. I'm itchin for a Templar Genisis at the moment.
may also want to check out Dean or ESP. not s radical as BCR, but cool none the less.

good luck:bassist:
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#24
i was just about to make a thread on this same bass..

i found a guy on craigs list selling me this bass for $100 with a free soft case gig bag, (and a strap :p)

and for the band im in now, wich is a metal band with touches of thrash and industrial i think it should be a very nice bass. and the guy im getting it from used it in his punk rock band,

we are scedualed to meet up on on monday, i'll post some reviews about it when i get it.

and just for the record, im not a "metal head" i very much enjoy old school rock and old school tyles of rock, im big into queen and chilli peppers and queens of the stone age and the such so im looking at the bass throug a musician's eye and ear, not a metalhead's


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oh and what i wanted to ask, i cant find much on google, but whats the difference between teh bronze and platinum warlock?
 
#25
beyondhairy said:
i cant find much on google, but whats the difference between the bronze and platinum warlock?
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Platinum has the widow headstock & (i think) better pickups... other than that not much to my knowledge.

as for the "metalhead" thing, dont worry, BCRs aint just for metal. i play mostly a cross between alt & classic rock & it works just fine... i actually marched w/ my beast @ the county fair this past summer w/ my school band... lots of looks outta that :D
 
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#26
About 6 months ago, I bought a bronze-series Warlock (about $200 new) as a birthday present for an 11-year old (my nephew). It's a short scale 30" bass (the kid isn't very big yet). I played it for quite a while before I bought it, and I really couldn't complain. It made a decent sound, the neck was entirely playable (even for him), the controls all worked as advertised, the workmanship was above reproach, the intonation was correct everywhere, there were no buzzing or dead spots. Personally, I prefer the BC Rich beast shape, but that's just taste.

Anyway, the kid loves it, he's been taking weekly lessons and his teacher told me it's a fine instrument, entirely playable. So he's now starting to put together a metal band, doing some time working up some material they can handle, and he's just delighted. Who could possibly care what he thinks of it when he's 70, or even 5 years from now?
 
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I'm currently working on a BC Rich Platinum Warlock. See through blue finish, P J pickups. I played it first time at a jam last weekend.

My first impressions. This bass MUST be slung low :rolleyes:
Just kidding. Although it is in need of a setup, it cut through 4 guitar players with no problem. The wood body appears to be maple? The widow headstock has been cracked and reglued but not a structural problem. I'm tall and it is quite a reach for me to get to the first fret. Ergonomics suck, but individuality exceeds. Weight 8.6 lbs

If anyone knows how to tell what year this is from the Serial #
F912913? Your help will be appreciated. Owner says he bought it in 1979.
 
#33
Found a somewhat beat-up Warlock Platinum series in a pawnshop for under $200 last year. All of the points (there are too many of those) are dinged, and there's a narrow splinter missing from the spikey "devil horns" headstock, one of the pots had rotated and tore the wires loose, and it must have last been set up by a lumberjack or professional wrestler from how far out the intonation was and the neck bowed.

After a bit of work to put it back in shape, I love the neck: excellent for high-speed metal or prog rock, but not so good for funk. I've played a wide range of stuff on it and gotten decent sounds to fit everything from early Eagles to Tool. Probably my second-best playing bass out of 7 instruments, only exceeded by my vintage Rickenbacker 4001.

The downsides are: A) the bass does nosedive something awful, especially since I'm a lefty playing a righty instrument (the strap on the short horn throws the center of gravity even further back); B) you can put someone's eye out with the spikey thing if you're not careful; and C) it does tend to buzz if you go too hard on the strings, which makes it bad for slap-bass styles unless you set the strings higher (which kills the advantage of the fast-playing low action).

As said by previous posters, the quality and playability of BC Rich instruments is extremely varied from one manufacturer to another, so you really need to try it out before putting money on one. They can be badly made garbage, or excellent precision instruments.
 
#34
Holy zombie thread Batman!! Lol
I have a number of these.
However none of them have the testicle rest headstock.
I have drop tops and reverse tops.
Yes - the dive is a real issue, but it’s possible to deal with.
Playability is great on all of mine.
 

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