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Offical B.C. Rich Club!

What do you think of my 1986 BC rich Ironbird in black and yellow crackle finish with an unfinished neck! I ordered this bass in 1986 and I remember I could not wait for it to get in! and it still sounds awesome and plays better than any bass I have touched since. Only problem is my wife makes me keep it under our bed because it scares her.

I was always a fan of the "crackle" paint jobs. Guess it goes with being an 80's metal head...lol.
And with the IB, you just had SO much body to get a good crackle going.
Looks great to me.
 
I love my BC-Riches... :)
Alle BC-Rich Mai 2015.jpg
 
here is an promo shot i did for my endorsement with kahler usa with my bc rich warlock revenge bass.. it is currently being outfitted with an emg mm style humbucker.. ill post that when by bass is done.

another shot of the bass.. just walked out onto the stage.. that venue was packed !! .. ill never forget that night..
 

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My happy BCR "fam" :

88 NJ Mockingbird
95 USA Innovator
88 USA ST Snakeskin
86 NJ Stealth

Incidentally, the Mock is for sale.. with the 100pc laminated neck.. only made the one year due to the labor involved.. the necks are quite rare and the bass is pretty awesome.
 

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"Scored this today, NJ series with the truss cover flipped"

Nice looking bird there.
One question, do the sharper edges on the side effect the "feel" of the bass?
As in, does it have a tendency to scrape your arm when sitting and playing?

Never played one with the edges like that, always had the smoother curved ones.
 
here is an promo shot i did for my endorsement with kahler usa with my bc rich warlock revenge bass.. it is currently being outfitted with an emg mm style humbucker.. ill post that when by bass is done.

another shot of the bass.. just walked out onto the stage.. that venue was packed !! .. ill never forget that night..

I had a trem on a bass a while back...and everyone kept asking "why put a whammy bar on a bass?"
My reply was "why the hell NOT?" Just gives me one more tool in the shed to make it awesome!
 
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"Scored this today, NJ series with the truss cover flipped"

Nice looking bird there.
One question, do the sharper edges on the side effect the "feel" of the bass?
As in, does it have a tendency to scrape your arm when sitting and playing?

Never played one with the edges like that, always had the smoother curved ones.

I thought it would, but hasn't been an issue so far. I need to get a proper strap for it and take it to practice to really know. When sitting and playing, stabbing myself in the nuts when I grab it to play sat is the bigger issue.
 
I had a trem on a bass a while back...and everyone kept asking "why put a whammy bar on a bass?"
My reply was "why the hell NOT?" Just gives me one more tool in the shed to make it awesome!

got that right !.. alot of people arent open to other forms of expression.. a whammy is simply another way.. i tell ya.. i have alot of fun with the whammy
 
Not to mention, use that whammy in the studio, and you will have ppl trying to break their fingers getting those awesome bends and dives...

More WHAMMY!!!

and i have ! haha.. on a recent song i did i threw some whammy shimmers and a couple divebombs.. some of the reactions were actually kind of funny.. its currently being modded once again.. throwing an emg pickup system in there
 
Not to mention, use that whammy in the studio, and you will have ppl trying to break their fingers getting those awesome bends and dives...

More WHAMMY!!!

i have actually.. on some recent recordings i did, i put some whammy on specific parts that i know it would fit.. i wont use the wang bar like ive heard some people use it.. but man its a kick