Bassist_5LX
38 Year Veteran Touring/Studio Bassist
- Jan 9, 2012
- 77
- 90
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Artist: Spector Basses / Ampeg / D'Addario
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Offical B.C. Rich Club!
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Bassist_5LX
38 Year Veteran Touring/Studio Bassist
- Jan 9, 2012
- 77
- 90
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Artist: Spector Basses / Ampeg / D'Addario
what is it with the tuners always seemingly not being lined up.. one, or more tuners are always tilted off.. you'd think that they would have a jig, or at least a ruler, to line them up.. lol..
You own that one, cool, it was for sale from Drum Cit Guitarland, and that looks like one of their photo's. I have 2 Widows myself
Bassist_5LX
38 Year Veteran Touring/Studio Bassist
- Jan 9, 2012
- 77
- 90
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Artist: Spector Basses / Ampeg / D'Addario
Ha Ha! Yea, every US made BCR I've ever owned was like that, except for my "87 Warlock "Blood Drip". Which was also the first US made Blood Drip paint scheme bass..
I have never said I must have your serial number or else I won't issue a number, just wanted to clear that up
Also, I collect the serial numbers, pictures and descriptions of everything NJ series and above, no offence intended, but I do not collect Bronze, Raves or Platinums, just way too many of them. sorry
Mourneblade started this club, and I took over when he gave up, it is now time for me to step down from issuing these numbers as I just don't have the time to do it with everything else I have to do
Also, I collect the serial numbers, pictures and descriptions of everything NJ series and above, no offence intended, but I do not collect Bronze, Raves or Platinums, just way too many of them. sorry
Mourneblade started this club, and I took over when he gave up, it is now time for me to step down from issuing these numbers as I just don't have the time to do it with everything else I have to do
Hi everyone,
I made a video, to compare the "Non Reverse P" and the "Reverse P" on B.C. Rich Basses. At the beginning, I'm only playing open strings. Then I play fingerstyle and slap. I don't play a lot with the pick because I don't like it, and I'm a Funk bass player! I made this video for the french bass forum "Onlybass". I hope you'll like it.
What I play in this video:
Open Strings Test: 00:09
Slap Sound: 01:10
Fingerstyle: 02:21
How does the bass work?: 05:12
Slap Bass Line: 07:41
Pick Bass Line: 08:21
I made a video, to compare the "Non Reverse P" and the "Reverse P" on B.C. Rich Basses. At the beginning, I'm only playing open strings. Then I play fingerstyle and slap. I don't play a lot with the pick because I don't like it, and I'm a Funk bass player! I made this video for the french bass forum "Onlybass". I hope you'll like it.
What I play in this video:
Open Strings Test: 00:09
Slap Sound: 01:10
Fingerstyle: 02:21
How does the bass work?: 05:12
Slap Bass Line: 07:41
Pick Bass Line: 08:21
Heres my 85 NJ mockingbird. It was red but I stripped the paint and stained it. Not that good but I dig the "vintage" roadworn look
If anyone could help me with this ibwould appreciate it. I went to adjust the truss rod last night and the nut came off? The neck doesnt adjust at all. Strings are low but too low where i get dead notes. I am thinking that this is not normal. I was wondering if anyone had this happen to them
I have a thread on how I restored my Eagle bass. See this link. http://www.talkbass.com/threads/bc-rich-nj-eagle-flies-again.592256/ The pictures are all gone because the image hosting site I used is no longer around.
One of the things I had to do to restore the guitar was replace the truss rod nut. Below is the part of the tale I wrote about that process.
Preflight check
One dilemma I had been facing since removing the old finish was what to do about the serial number. Unfortunately, it went away with the old finish. I had several ideas on how to put the SN back on the bass, including an ink stamp, writing with a sharpie, or metal stamps. My solution was to use a water slip decal. I got a sheet of laser decal paper off eBay. Using my meager Photoshop skills, I recreated the number as best as I could. I printed and cut it out and then put it on after my second coat of tung oil. So I have about 15 coats of finish over the decal. It looks good, but not original.
Another dilemma was the truss rod nut. When I got the bass, it was just about useless, as the outside of the nut was about completely stripped, so I knew that I was going to have to address it at some point. However, sometime during the stripping, sanding or drilling phases, it worked itself off and vanished into the nether reaches. :scowl: This is a somewhat common occurrence in my life.
When I searched for truss rod nuts online, I found a replacement for Gibson guitars that looked like mine had looked, sans round corners. I ordered one, but when I tried to put it on, it did not fit, it was too small. Like just about everything else with this guitar it could not be easy. Off to the hardware store, to see if I could find out what size it is. It turns out the truss rod is metric, and the nut that fit on it is a 6mmx1. I spent several hours looking for a metric replacement truss rod nut on the internet to no avail. Hmm, what to do now? The answer was to punt and come back later.
At this point, the last week of August, the to-do list was getting shorter, there was still much that needed to be done. What I had left was to do was put hardware back on, including the bridge, tuners, strap pegs, and the electronics, get some strings, and take it to someone to either make me a new nut or fix the funky one that was on the bass when I got it. I went ahead and installed the tuners and pickups, and the back strap button. The epoxy we put in front strap hole did not take well and the hole was too large for the screw.
One last trip to my friend Chris house, so we could get the bridge mounted and fix the other strap button hole. After some careful measurements, we drilled out the holes for the bridge and mounted it. We also plugged the front strap button hole with a small piece of oak dowel, and moved the strap button about ¼ forward.
He also helped me with the truss rod nut. The solution was to drill and tap out the 10/32 nut to fit a 6mmx1 bolt. Again, he was the man with the tools and knowledge. I spent hours of searching on the internet, several trips to the hardware store, and it took Chris less than 10 minutes to make it fit. I cannot begin to thank Chris for all of the things he helped me with on this project. If any of you are in the Charlotte area and need furniture or any kind of carpentry, big or small, PM me.
Any one of you guys able to identify the name/brand/model/etc of pickups in an early 2000 BC Rich Platinum bass?
They're passive split-p style, snow white covers (not cream), exposed poles and have the black script BC Rich in the lower right of each coil cover.
(not mine, and i hope this random ebay hotlink works)
They're passive split-p style, snow white covers (not cream), exposed poles and have the black script BC Rich in the lower right of each coil cover.
(not mine, and i hope this random ebay hotlink works)
Most likely stock "B.D.S.M." pickups unless they were replaced but refitted with the original covers. You could contact BC Rich to find out for certain what the bass carried stock.
Pretty sure they're not the BDSM, the linked picture is not mine but I do have one and I think I would've remembered that name; I've come across that before. I'm pretty positive that came later.
anyone ever put the parrall/series switches with boost in an 80s NJ? Looking to drop that in my 85 mockingbird. Anyone also kno where I could find them too?
