edstraker123 Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 (edited) 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 text 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visog Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edstraker123 Posted June 2, 2018 Author Share Posted June 2, 2018 Dan's reviewed it here https://www.guitarinteractivemagazine.com/issues/issue-51/reviews/bc-rich-mockingbird-mk3/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronJ Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Wow. Wasn’t expecting this when I clicked the thread title! Really nice, and a bargain to boot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassman Sam Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 That is a bargain and a lovely looking bass. Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madshadows Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 Cool looking bass, congrats John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybone Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 That is nice indeed. Active or passive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edstraker123 Posted June 3, 2018 Author Share Posted June 3, 2018 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 ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadBin Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 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 😈 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 Never been a fan of pointy guitars, but that's a brilliant shape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudewheresmybass Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 Love my riches. That looks awesome. For the price that was a bargain as well. Theres nothing quite like a twin p mockingbird 👍👍👌 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burno70 Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edstraker123 Posted June 4, 2018 Author Share Posted June 4, 2018 I'm considering buying another one and putting flats on it - I like it that much ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
songofthewind Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 Not just metal, neithers. Larry Klein (former Mr Joni Mitchell) played Mockingbirds. With delay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edstraker123 Posted June 8, 2018 Author Share Posted June 8, 2018 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 That looks great, in natural finishes the Mockingbird and the Eagle suit any genre IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Cloud Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 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) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ndldean Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 What a beauty. Double P has always intrigued me. Congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 Ooh, that’s pretty, very Jerome Preston. The top detracts from the pointiness very nicely. I really like a P/P configuration. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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