Unexpected NBD - BC Rich Pointiness !

[edstraker123]

Dropped the Mrs at the gym and thought I'd pop into the LGS which is only a couple of minutes round the corner.

Just browsing - mostly at guitars when I came across the Mockingbird MK3 below. It looked stunning so I tried it and loved it. It's a bit neck divey as you would imagine , but sustains forever and has an awesome array of tones.

I wouldn't have ever imagined buying a BC Rich but it wasn't what I expected at all. The shop had set it up perfectly too. I now feel compelled to put gold strings on it (it's an obsession)

 

It was marked up at £500 so a quick google found it for £386 in Thomann and the LGS (Sound Affects) matched the price.

A good days work !

Edited June 2, 2018 by edstraker123
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[visog]

I'm no metal fan but that looks a whole ton of fun for under £400 shnoots.

These days you can get so much for your money bass-wise.

Edited June 2, 2018 by visog

[Cato]

Lovely bass you've got there.

I've come so close to pulling the trigger on a mockingbird on several occasions.

It was the bass I wanted when I first started playing. My musical tastes have changed beyond recognition since then but my inner teenager is still gassing for something pointy.

Edited June 2, 2018 by Cato

[edstraker123]

Dan's reviewed it here

https://www.guitarinteractivemagazine.com/issues/issue-51/reviews/bc-rich-mockingbird-mk3/

[CameronJ]

Wow. Wasn’t expecting this when I clicked the thread title! Really nice, and a bargain to boot!

[Bassman Sam]

That is a bargain and a lovely looking bass. Enjoy. 

[madshadows]

Cool looking bass, congrats

 

John

[Skybone]

That is nice indeed. Active or passive?

[edstraker123]

it's active. - It's got a bass boost which gives some godzilla like low end and on the blend some glass like tones  if you know what I mean.

I can't put it down !

[BreadBin]

Is it 9v? I have an 18v BC Rich here - switching the active circuit on is akin to opening the gates of hell! I found all the clip lights on my rig with it 😈

[Graham]

Never been a fan of pointy guitars, but that's a brilliant shape

[dudewheresmybass]

Love my riches. 

That looks awesome. For the price that was a bargain as well. 

Theres nothing quite like a twin p mockingbird 👍👍👌

[burno70]

23 hours ago, edstraker123 said:

it's active. - It's got a bass boost which gives some godzilla like low end and on the blend some glass like tones  if you know what I mean.

I can't put it down !

Great - now you can sell me your Ibby SR1400!

[edstraker123]

I'm considering buying another one and putting flats on it - I like it that much !

[songofthewind]

Not just metal, neithers. Larry Klein (former Mr Joni Mitchell) played Mockingbirds. With delay.

[fretmeister]

Lovely.

 

Treat yourself to some Hipshot Ultralites and it will help with the neck dive.

 

EDIT - I've just seen the back. Got pretty small tuners already. Ultralites probably won't help enough for the money.

Edited June 5, 2018 by fretmeister

[edstraker123]

Thanks for the tip but i'll mostly play it seated so the neck dive isn't a big enough deal to spend any cash on it.

[lemmywinks]

That looks great, in natural finishes the Mockingbird and the Eagle suit any genre IMO.

[White Cloud]

Ooooh, I lusted after the old handmade BC Rich's back in the day - seriously awesome instruments. I owned a NJ series Eagle during the late 80's and it was excellent.

Congrats, this looks like a great buy (...as he slips away to begin an internet search for an Eagle)

[Ndldean]

What a beauty. Double P has always intrigued me. Congratulations.

[ezbass]

Ooh, that’s pretty, very Jerome Preston. The top detracts from the pointiness very nicely. I really like a P/P configuration.