I put Hipshot Ultralights on my Mockingbird Heritage 8-string conversion (around 10 lbs). I don't know how much they lightened things up because it had small body Gotohs on it to begin with, but they're definitely better tuners.
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Offical B.C. Rich Club!
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Thinks. All I'm after is more stability. Contrary to what stereotypes say, my Gibson Thunderbird stays where you leave it.
Okay, I'm for sure jumping in this one! I've owned Warlocks back in the day, mostly in various bright neon colors (I'm a bit of a Poison fan, any other hair metal, don't judge me). Currently own the transparent-blue NJ Series you see top-left and the Mockingbird MKIII next to it -
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Pay no attention to the Bronze series 6 string you see in the bottom row, it's actually for sale so I don't count it as "mine".
Great googly moogly! I can smell the Aqua-net from here!
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Looks just like mine! Sad that you got rid of it, I just recently got mine and find it to be the most unique sounding bass I've ever played. That dual P setup is crazy! I'll never get rid of this one just because of how unique it sounds.
I continue to hold onto my Korean "Platinum" Mockingbird from like 1999 for no reason I can really figure out other than "it's cool looking."
Yeah, I like the P/P so much I bought a Fender version of it. The ergonomics of the BCR are rough. It weighs a ton. The individual components are pretty terrible. I don't need a bunch of basses, but I would like a reverse P/P but can't justify *another* one...
...and I think I'd sell the Fender BTJ before the Mockingbird, anyways. I can't figure it out.
Yeah, I like the P/P so much I bought a Fender version of it. The ergonomics of the BCR are rough. It weighs a ton. The individual components are pretty terrible. I don't need a bunch of basses, but I would like a reverse P/P but can't justify *another* one...
...and I think I'd sell the Fender BTJ before the Mockingbird, anyways. I can't figure it out.
Honestly, I feel like, having owned Warlocks since the early 90s, the whole B.C. Rich product line is ergonomically a nightmare. But those who love them really don't care. I'm all about form over function anyways, it's a look, and that's the main factor. But yeah, I totally get what you're saying. I've owned a couple Ibanez Soundgear basses and compared to my B.C. Rich stuff the Ibanez is the most comfortable thing I've ever held and when I was in the studio (way back in the day) I used the Ibanez. But when it came time to hit the stage, B.C. Rich all the way!
I bought my first bass in like 1988 and was happy with it for years, but man did I want a Mockingbird ever since I saw a Sonic Youth video where Kim Gordon had one, which started a love affair with the design and her.
No compaints about my Eagle, it balances nicely when sitting, no neck dive when standing.
How much does it weigh?No compaints about my Eagle, it balances nicely when sitting, no neck dive when standing.
When I got mine back in July, I figured it would be an uncomfortable, neck diving hunk of wood. I only bought it because it was a good deal and I always wanted one. I found it fairly comfortable to play. My arms are pretty long and my Fenderbird is really hard to fret down toward the nut (where, as we all know, all the money lies...) and I expected this bass to be the same, but it isnt at all. And once I moved the strap pins from under the horns to the back at the top points, It sits pretty level. I wear this one slung low on the strap, the only bass I wear that way. But it just screams to hang low...
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Yeah, I know a lot of people freak out over balance. But I feel like maybe I'm just not talented enough to really know the difference anyways, because all my life I've played Warlocks or my Ibanez X-Series Destroyer and while I'm aware that they neck-dive, I honestly never let go of it so it really doesn't matter. I'm not a flashy, all over the neck kind of guy anyways. So that may be the main factor.
Interesting. Mine's 8, so I figured that was part of the neck dive since the body is so light.
The neck dive is less about overall weight and more about center of mass. You can have a light body and still balance well if the strap buttons are in the right location. That is why Warwick has a long top horn on some of their basses, to get the strap button where they wanted it. Also why people have experimented with moving the strap buttons to different spots.
So, on a side note. I'm guessing nobody is giving out numbers for this club any longer, huh? 
Looks like someone moved the strap pin on the Eagle from the back of the upper horn to the top. How does this change how it hangs? I have no experience the other way.
This only makes a difference in the way your strap lays. Instead of having your strap facing forward, it will face to the left.
