BC Rich Mockingbird classic series

[dmccombe7]

I have seen one of these for sale and wondering if they are any good.
I like the look of them but have never seen one in the flesh and never tried one.
Obviously not an American one.
Made in China version.

Any thoughts ?
Is it worth a serious look. ?

Cheers
Dave

[Gust0o]

Is this the Classic Heritage Mock?

It'll be decent. These are neckthrough; very solid basses, albeit with a little weight to them. They do neck-dive, word of warning. Neck should be something akin to a Precision, maybe a little deeper in profile.

They're not bad basses, for the price; you can say the American vintage Mocks are the best of the breed - and they are, and I would snap someone's hand off for one - but you'd need substantially deeper pockets.

Does that help? Summary: not bad; look classy; twin-P configs make some real noise

[dmccombe7]

Thanks Gusto
It is the classic heritage bass on ebay at moment. Black ripple and looks very nice but not having heard or played one wasn't too sure.
At £199 it wouldn't be a bad buy i think but depends on where bidding goes.

I may take a risk just to say i have one. They are gorgeous basses.

Cheers
Dave

[Gust0o]

Is this the one on Ebay? I had it under watch - I don't think £199 would be all that bad. I seem to recall these going for around £450 new/new-ish. You can always search the forum here for a comparison - we did have one go recently, but it had some real dings in it!

[funkgod]

[quote name='Gust0o' timestamp='1336259518' post='1643342']
I would snap someone's hand off for one -
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gusto by the time you go to bite the hand off you will notice his other has already been bitten off, by me
oooohhh the sound,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JawQn7gKdJo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABLwmYI09Lw&feature=related

[Doctor J]

That's a Wave, not a Mockingbird



It does sound lovely though

[funkgod]

[quote name='Doctor J' timestamp='1336386195' post='1644680']
That's a Wave, not a Mockingbird



It does sound lovely though
[/quote]
AHH so it is, thats the one i want .....GIMMI GIMMI GIMMI RIGHT NOW

[Doctor J]

Join the line at the back

[dmccombe7]

not too keen on that one i'm afraid

[Lorne]

Wow, all these people wanting Mockingbirds, you could always buy one of mine, the quilted maple one is Expensive, the trans brown one is EXPENSIVE



BTW, the Wave bass is RARE

[dmccombe7]

Nice collection. Especially like the Mockingbirds.

Do you have a particulat Fav. - a goto bass. ?


Dave

[Gust0o]

There was an NJ Wave on Ebay, from London, for £350 - damage on all the points.

[Lorne]

[quote name='dmccombe7' timestamp='1336560121' post='1647388']
Nice collection. Especially like the Mockingbirds.

Do you have a particulat Fav. - a goto bass. ?


Dave
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The Blue neck thru ST bass followed closely by the 1979 Bich 8 string (The trans brown Mock is the best, awesome bass, but because of it's history, I only play it as a treat, in order to minimize any damage potential

[dmccombe7]

Is there much diff between the 2 Mockingbirds when playing. ?

Dave

[RhysP]

[quote name='Lorne' timestamp='1336518149' post='1647056']
BTW, the Wave bass is RARE
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I was going to say exactly this, but you beat me to it.
Rocking horse sh*t is easier to come by than a Wave bass.

A friend of mine has a Wave Supreme guitar & it's awesome.

[Gust0o]

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1336577674' post='1647832']
I was going to say exactly this, but you beat me to it.
Rocking horse sh*t is easier to come by than a Wave bass.

A friend of mine has a Wave Supreme guitar & it's awesome.
[/quote]

Can you still order them up out of the custom shop, I wonder... ?

[Lorne]

[quote name='dmccombe7' timestamp='1336573251' post='1647740']
Is there much diff between the 2 Mockingbirds when playing. ?

Dave
[/quote]

Yep, the quilted maple one is Solid quilted maple with a Flame maple neck, very bright sounding and heavier than the trans brown one

The trans Brown one is Mahogany wings and Mahogany neck, very deep sound

[Lorne]

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1336577674' post='1647832']
I was going to say exactly this, but you beat me to it.
Rocking horse sh*t is easier to come by than a Wave bass.

A friend of mine has a Wave Supreme guitar & it's awesome.
[/quote]

A good friend of mine has a USA Wave bass, and was good enough to draw round it for me, I have a USA Neck thru neck blank, just gotta get the inclination and wood to make the rest

[Lorne]

[quote name='Gust0o' timestamp='1336578699' post='1647858']
Can you still order them up out of the custom shop, I wonder... ?
[/quote]

Yes you can

[cocco]

I'd love a mockingbird

[Cosmo Valdemar]

I briefly had an NJ series Mockingbird - one of the models from around ten years ago, through neck, active, quilted top etc. The tone from the 2 P pickups combined was fantastic. Very, very growly. It's easy to see why Entwistle favoured that combination for so long.

Alas the neck dive was a bit of an issue for me and I sold it to a friend who wanted to learn the bass. Probably not the best choice for a first bass, looking back...

The current model with the cloud inlays seems to have the same spec. I'd love to get another one day and pop some DiMarzios in it.