Brutally Honest Gear Reviews! #1: B.C. Rich Mockingbird Legacy ST
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Originally posted by UCXdG2bTITo_9dH0heqkXlDQ at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oeHUBaxCbU
The phase reversal switch becomes useful when you're on both pickups and adjust the volume of the individual pickups. Amazing tone to play with. I have a Matsumoko guitar with the phase switch. Putting the p'ups out of phase gets weird and wonderful!
I had an early 1980's B.C. Rich Mockingbird, I don't know what model it was, I bought it used. It came stock with just the volume, volume master tone and three-way switch. It didn't have the rotary or coil tap/phase mini switches. The headstock was six a side with the large R Rich logo with the smaller B and C either side. It was my first "real" guitar, the first quality name brand one for me anyway. I always loved the looks, but I went broke and sold it sadly. I still miss that guitar to this day.
I like the guitar, maybe the best-looking model by BC Rich. The inlays are awesome. One thing you can do if you remove the switches is move the volume for neck pickup in their place.
I have the same guitar. I'm debating replacing the 5 way with a second tone knob .
I used to be put off by the pointiness of the brand bcoz it just would look silly on me. But I saw and heard Slash with one in this color and when presented from that perspective of it's own stand-alone model, it doesn't feel over-the-top, it feels new and it definitely even looks like it carries significant mass. (it's funny how a change of setting…a "reframing" can alter one's view) if i had my wishes though, I'd wish a mahogany version only cost $300 more.. It doesn't look like it uses more mahogany than a Gibson SG, which incidentally sells for the same price.
Guys I think he likes white guitars
See thats crazy cos the FR 1000 has the same parts as the original. Just made somewhere elese.
Now the FR Special…cheap softer metal
I own this red one bought about 2009. Mine has Rockfield pickups.
Coil split. No tap on there
Loved the review!! Great Job! You really covered a lot of aspects
I either love all the gizmos I can fit into my guitar (split coils, independent volume and tone controls, killswitches, etc.) or a single volume knob, a volume and a tone feels wrong somehow.
The versatility of that guitar in the studio is crazy awesome. Don't change any of it. It's been 3 years and you probably haven't changed anything. I wouldn't. I am trying to learn about this guitar. I have never had one in my hands nor seen one in the wild. I just remember them from my teenage years.
Thanks for the honest review!
Yea, I’m a big fan of the heavy guitar on stage. I think of it as an anchor. Sorta settles my nerves in a way. That said, I switch back-and-forth between a lighter guitar throughout the night so it never gets to be too much on my back and shoulders.
You can contact Neil Moser @Moser guitars ( one of the original designers and builds for BC Rich) he has pre wired harnesses that are definitely an upgrade and what is used for the USA custom shop for BC Rich and Moser guitars. I think Neal's best design was the Bich.. ????????
I love my BCRich Warlock????????????????????????
I have the exact same guitar, unfortunately where you can tighten the bush that holds the term arm was routed out wrong and the bar became so loose that it’s just come off. Getting it set up soon tho, I love the guitar still as its fucking awesome ????????
Great video. Need to get a low friction pot for your Jem. What year is it? I had a 1992 777DY and the knobs were VERY low friction. Easy to play Cathedral.
I love the Mockingbird, but I have to say that when I'm playing sitting down – and slouching – the back point of the upper horn does start to push on the ribcage…
i just want a mockingbird with a stopbar and no switches, i wish they made a no frills model like that.
Thinking about buying one of these. Love the creamy neck pickup. Of course the one I'm looking at has Seymour's in it so it may sound a little different. Korean stuff is still mostly crappy but there are exceptions. I have a Korean made Spector PJ bass and PRS Korea Les Paul – each in the $400 range and both well worth the money. Your demo convinces me that I wouldn't regret buying one of these…
All those switches allow for a vast variation on tone. That's why it's called Mockingbird. The STs listed for around $800. Some places closed them out for around $500. $1,000 is far too much for a used import.
why dose this one have floyd rose tremolo but one on the website hasn't got one??
I believe that 5-way switch is called a Vari-Tone knob. Way too many knobs and switches for a hard rock / heavy metal guitar. I would definitely get rid of the 3 toggle switches, Vari-Tone, and even the master tone knob. That thinned-out, single-coil sound from splitting the pickups and the jazzier sound from rolling back the tone knob seems counter-intuitive to how this guitar was designed. A guitar that looks menacing should sound menacing.
That's my favorite body style of guitar that and Ibanez Iceman white with gold hardware would be nice
Adding "cuppy" to my long list of weird adjectives that guitarists use to describe sounds.
Yeah but the problem they all come with a floyd rose which I don't like them so they just lose customers that way
“When I’m on stage”…….
Doesn’t go on stage
Absolute dreamer????????????whack
That single coil hum is terrible. I have a $100 Chinese guitar kit Strat copy that doesn’t hum like that, as well as two tele projects. For that price it is unacceptable that their circuitry, shielding etc wouldn’t address that.
what amp are you using ? that sound is perfect.