BC Rich Eagle Japanese

[JJMotown]

Played a mates '83 BC Rich Eagle last night, made in Japan, lovely koa neck thru construction. Played a dream, but has so many knobs even he didn't know what they all did. Has double dimarzio p pickups, sounds huge. 

 

Anyone own or played one, any info about them?

[dudewheresmybass]

you might find some decent info on the BC rich junkies Fb page.

There's loads of very knowledgeable chapos on there including some ex higherups

Equally messaging Neil Moser on fb might help - He designed the circuits

[W1_Pro]

I've got an NJ Mockingird which Neal made me a new preamp circuit for as the bass was a bit beaten up when I first bought it. Fantastic bass.  I'm still not really sure what all the knobs and switches do- one of them is some sort of click stop filter, but it does sound pretty brutal if you get the right combination going.

[JJMotown]

Is yours standard or reverse P version. I see theres both, the one I played is a reverse P. I've played reverse P basses before, but never a double reverse P, really liked it, especially the pickup nearest the Bridge.

[Bassassin]

Always had a bit of GAS for one of these. I'm not a BCR expert but I think '83 would be an NJ series - Nagoya, Japan. These were most likely made by Kasuga Gakki, which was a top-tier Japanese manufacturer at the time.

[W1_Pro]

Mine is a double reverse P. The pickups- dimarzio blades- are not original but they sound phenomenal. The bass was black when I boought it, so I stripped  and oiled it and put the new circuit in. Really great bass.

I

[bloke_zero]

I have a serious 'want' for one of these, I love the shape, the idea of the electronics, through neck. Maybe one day!

[White Cloud]

I once owned a Japanese Eagle. Stunning instrument.

[silverfoxnik]

Love my '84 BC Rich Eagle... 

 

 

Edited Friday at 22:35 by silverfoxnik

[W1_Pro]

That is glorious Nik. What a lovely bass.

 

[silverfoxnik]

31 minutes ago, W1_Pro said:

That is glorious Nik. What a lovely bass.

 

Thank you, Sir! 👍😊

[silverfoxnik]

On 27/02/2025 at 18:53, W1_Pro said:

Mine is a double reverse P. The pickups- dimarzio blades- are not original but they sound phenomenal. The bass was black when I boought it, so I stripped  and oiled it and put the new circuit in. Really great bass.

I

And that too is an awesome looking bass! 

 

Is he still around the, Neil (Moser) ? 

[silverfoxnik]

I used to own this one back in the 90s...

 

It's currently resides in Oli Foxen's studio in Bristol AFAIK. 

[W1_Pro]

Thank you Nik. As regards Neal, I'm honestly not sure . The website (nealmoserguitars.com) is still active so I would guess so. 

[W1_Pro]

2 minutes ago, silverfoxnik said:

I used to own this one back in the 90s...

 

It's currently resides in Oli Foxen's studio in Bristol AFAIK. 

Thats very pretty..

[silverfoxnik]

54 minutes ago, W1_Pro said:

Thats very pretty..

It was a phenomenal bass; full USA spec, Moser circuit etc... 1984 I think. 

 

Bought from the old Bass Centre in Wapping. I spent a day there, tried out loads of basses, and came away with the Eagle. £450 at the time I think. 

 

When I stopped playing in 1996, I stupidly sold it to a guy who played bass for a Metal /Doom kind of band called Cathedral (or something like that..)

 

He sold it to Oli in 2015, by which time it had a a bad neck break which was very well repaired at the time I think... 

 

Having said all of that, the Black Eagle I own now I've had since 2004 and have done so many gigs with it and still love it...

 

So, all's well that ends well, etc, etc.. 😁

 

 

[patrikmarky]

12 hours ago, silverfoxnik said:

Love my '84 BC Rich Eagle... 

 

 

Geezer Butler used these in the “Dio years “🤟 I believe?..always wanted one because of that fact ..

[dudewheresmybass]

3 hours ago, silverfoxnik said:

It was a phenomenal bass; full USA spec, Moser circuit etc... 1984 I think. 

 

Bought from the old Bass Centre in Wapping. I spent a day there, tried out loads of basses, and came away with the Eagle. £450 at the time I think. 

 

When I stopped playing in 1996, I stupidly sold it to a guy who played bass for a Metal /Doom kind of band called Cathedral (or something like that..)

 

He sold it to Oli in 2015, by which time it had a a bad neck break which was very well repaired at the time I think... 

 

Having said all of that, the Black Eagle I own now I've had since 2004 and have done so many gigs with it and still love it...

 

So, all's well that ends well, etc, etc.. 😁

 

 

That would probably be a chap named Leo Smee.

I used to lust after that bass when I used to go see Cathedral!!

I have to say that I'd still nab it in a heartbeat lol

[silverfoxnik]

52 minutes ago, dudewheresmybass said:

That would probably be a chap named Leo Smee.

I used to lust after that bass when I used to go see Cathedral!!

I have to say that I'd still nab it in a heartbeat lol

Yep... That's the one... Thanks! 👍