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.

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[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.