Metal Master Pack Review

This kit combines a Warlock model guitar with Tribal Graphics, a BCL-10 guitar amp, plus a custom gig bag and guitar strap, cable and picks. It's an awesome pack and the price is perfect for entry-level players.

Features:	9
Sound:	9
Action:	9
Reliability:	9.5
Impression:	9.5
Overall rating:	9.2
Users rating:	7.5
Comments:	76

overall: 9.4

Featured review by: cobain, kurt, on november 29, 2005

Price paid: $ 613.05

Features: USA made, amazing metal guitar. 24 frets, maple, amazing to play with laminated top. Normal warlock body, with white tribal flames, active electronics with volume, tone and 3-way Switch. BC Rich pickups comes with case, strap, cable, amp (15 watt). Now I've told you what it is, ill tell you what it's like. First the sound is insane! Great especially with the amp because you can make incredible distortion (good for Slipknot etc) simple to use vol/tone/3-way. // 10

Sound: The amp is small, but can make a big enough sound if your just practising. It has volume, gain, and edge, with Drive Switch for extra distortion. For it's price, its a brilliant deal as you get all the extras and can start playing straight away! A Behringer vamp multi pedal works well with wah and distortion. // 10

Action, Fit & Finish: The only problems I encountered was that the pickups were high when I bought the guitar, however they can be changed easily. The paint chips off easily too, which is a downpoint. // 8

Reliability & Durability: On reliability, this guitar is strong, and I would expect it to last for a good few years. I've had mine for 2 years and I've had no problems really. It's dependable, especially for gigs. // 9

Impression: As I play lots of nu-metal (SOAD, Slipknot etc) it's perfectly suited to use. I love its shape, as it's not as uncomfortable as the beast, and it's cheaper. If it were stolen, I'd buy it again because of its great sound for what I play. // 10

Reviewed by: unregistered, on july 05, 2007

Price paid: $ 247.05

Purchased from: ThoMann

Features: Hi, I'm not sure wat year this was made in, but I do know it was made in China. It has 24 frets (they are normal size). The neck is made out of maple. It has a laminated top. It has a great finish mine is Black with White Tribal graphics. It has 1 volume, 1 tone and a 3-way selector. It comes with two B.C. Rich Humbuckers (which are actully suprisinglly good). My guitar came with a Strap (Best replaced as soon as possible), 3 B.C. Rich picks, a 3 metre cable, and a 15 watt B.C. Rich lead guitar amp, which has a headphone jack! // 9

Sound: This guitar suits my style of playing which is everything from death metal, to nu-metal, to punk and yes even Emo music. It really does have an amazing range of sounds. I play it with the amp it came with, the amp has a Volume, Edge and Gain knob's. It also has a Grind button which is absolutlly amazing! The sound I can get out of this guitar is unbielivable. It has a great Distorted sound along with a amazing clean sound! // 9

Action, Fit & Finish: I don't know much about "adjusting your guitar" but I play it striaght out of the box nothing changed all I have done is tuned it! and the sound is amazing. There are no flaws with my guitar I ordered it from Germany and arivved in perfect condition. It's finish is very good and would easilly look the part on stage. // 9

Reliability & Durability: The reliability of this guitar is very good nothing looks like it's going to fall of or anything, nothing is loose, or broken. I would use this guitar onstage without a back up anyday!! the strap buttons are very cleverlly hidden behind the guitar. It's durability is great also. The finish bosent look like it's going to come off. // 10

Impression: I absolutlly love this guitar every time anyone see's it I get compliments. If it was Lost/Stolen I would deffinatly buy again. when I broght this guitar it was a choice between this and a Epiphone Les Paul Special 2, I think I made the right choice. I recommened this guitar for any new player, also anyone Who has been playing for a while. // 10

Reviewed by: unregistered, on december 22, 2008

Price paid: A$ 599

Purchased from: Guitar Factory

Features: Made in china, rosewood neck(24 frets), jumbo frets, black-red bevel finish, original warlock body, wrap around bridge, one master volume knob, 3 way pickup selector, master tone knob. H/h pickup layout, with factory bc rich pickups. Came with a lead and an amplifier. The amplifier is a 10watt, pretty small but then again good thngs come in small packages. Gain, "edge"(overdrive), volume. // 9

Sound: Ok, basically if you like/love metal.. this is your guitar! Awesome quality, gives you that chunky sound also used in Bullet, Slayer, Slipknot, basically all metal. Also it aint bad for hard rock/ grindcore/ metal core/ heavy metal... jus reeeeli good overall guitar. Pickups pretty good for default pickups, bridge - nice, sharp, metally sound, other pickups aren't too good.. too muddy/flat in my opinion, but not that bad. Practically no hum what'soever, and like no feedbak either. good sound for those "palmuted" songs... I own a DigiTech deathmetal pedal.. it sounds sooo good, if I were a girl I wudda had a deathmetal orgasm straightaway!

And when the distortion goes off,, you wouldn't believe how warm/crisp the sound is! clean sound good for, practically anything! Ok the amplifier is also preety good, but the overdrive on it. It's either you get the tone perfect, or it sounds like a shit stranded in the desert calling for help, but not too badd when yo uget it right.. and it's onli a small amp,, bout the size of a school bag.. yet powerful. I would recommend getting a distortion pedal. With the distortion on, doing squealies is a breeze.. sound awesome too. // 10

Action, Fit & Finish: Well, when I went to the shop to go and get it, (last one in stock woooo), they took it outta the box for me to try. the guy tuned it and stuff. so I guess it came pretty good. no need to change pickup height or anyhting on the bridge, pretty much came perfect! even the factory strings aren't that bad. The action of it is just perfect.. not too flat and not too high.. but more towards the flat side..that's a good thing for those Who don't know wat action is:S.. no chips or dents in anything. everything was strong and sturdy. And the headstock (widow) is just amazing, Fun to stare at for a while. // 10

Reliability & Durability: Well I haven't tried playing it live, but when scoo lstarts I'll know. Seems it can hold tho.. but maybe a different amp I would recommend, in fact if ur gunna play Live, definately get or borrow another amp. Not too sure about the hardware but from what I can see, it would last at least a few years. Strap buttons were fixed nicely, don't think they'll fall off anytime soon. And yes I would gig without a backup, definately... prob cz I don't have another guitar XD. but even if I did, I don't think I would need it. Already banged the paint couple times... no worries still as good as new. but it's easy to get those fingerprints on it. // 10

Impression: I play mostly heavy metal, grindcore, some more metal and that's prety much it.. sounds awesome for bands like parkway Drive, Atreyu, Slayer, Slipknot.. yehh stuff like that. I've been playing for about a year and a bit and it's just reeli ncie to play on this guitar.. can't hear the every mistake now and then:) I also own a death metal pedal, perfect match, all I can say. I compared this guitar to a Ibanez RG370DX and the main reasons why I chose this guitar is because it doesnt't have a floyd.. Thank God! and secondly, this guitar is more suited to metal or anything close to it, keepin it metal! Also to a Epiphone SG, just no uhmm not much else I can aske for except a silverblade graphic, but red bevel is still freiken awesome. // 9

overall: 9.4

Reviewed by: petey gunnz, on november 09, 2007

Price paid: $ 250

Features: I don't know when and were my warlock was made but I'm guessing it was made in 2005 and in the US. It has 24 frets and it is a laminated top which actually works pretty well, it's mad which maple and the finish is red with tribal artwork. The body style is warlock which looks amazing I just amazing I love to look at it cause it looks pretty sick. It has a wrap around bridge and it has active electronics with a 3-way switcher. It has one volume knob and one tone knob. The pickups are 2 humbuckers and the brand is B.C. Rich but they work pretty well. The tuners is prob my biggest complaint they don't really keep tune that great but this is only a minor problem. I also got a strap, cable and gig bag with it. // 9

Sound: My music style which is metal, hardcore and punk and it suits my style well. It gives off some really nice sound for a beginner guitar. I'm currently using a Spider III 75 watt amp with it and it works great with it. The sound is very warm and I like that, it's made for shredding and metal. // 9

Action, Fit & Finish: When I first got it I knew nothing of guitars cause this is my first but it never had any problems I never had any fret buzz or anything like that. The one thing I did notice was the output jack was always kinda loose and about 2 weeks ago it fell off I got it repaired for about 20 bucks and I haven't had any problems since. // 9

Reliability & Durability: This guitar would def withstand Live playing I look foward to gig with it soon. The hardware seems all good I do recommend changing the strings right away because the stock ones are terrible. The strap buttons have never failed me even though this guitar is on the heavy side. I can depend on this guitar and I doubt I'd need a backup at a gig well if I had one. The finish is good enough to last I've had it for 2 years and it still looks amazing to this day. // 10

Impression: Me and this guitar just work. This is my first guitar and I've had it for about 2 years almost. I don't regret getting this guitar and I recommend it to any beginner. If it was lost or stolen I would not get another one because I've used this guitar so much I feel it's time for bigger and better. I love everything about it and there's nothing to hate. My favorite feature has to be the graphics on it which are just awesome to look at. When I got this I was looking at many other beginner guitars but this one just stood out so much and I'm glad I choose it. I wish it had a whammy bar and some better tuners, other than that it's a great guitar and a great deal. // 10

overall: 10

Reviewed by: mikeiff, on april 17, 2007

Price paid: $ 400

Purchased from: Morrocoy Studio

Features: USA Made, 24XJ frets, 25.5" scale, Solid top Basswood body, maple neck, rosewood fingerboard. Bolt On construction, black paintjob with a pretty cool white tribal graphic. Includes a BCL10 amp, a gig bag, picks, a cable, and a 2" nylon strap. Comes with a couple of BC Rich passive humbucker pickups. Volume and tone knobs, 3-way pickup selection switch. // 10

Sound: I mostly play metal, and this axe really fits my tone. At first, I used to play it through a Zoom GFX-1 effects pedal, and I wasn't 100% happy, but then I replaced the pickups for a couple of active EMG's (81, 85), and started using Boss pedals (MT-2, DD-3 and TU-2) and Dunlop pedals (Crybaby, MXR KFK1 10 band EQ), and now it just rocks. It ain't noisy, and it works well with heavy distortion, or clean (I've played bossa nova with this thing, and it actually sounds great). The little amp sounds great as well. // 10

Action, Fit & Finish: The action was great, the finish was flawless, the bridge was perfectly set up, everything is perfect, the only minor detail is that the pickups came a little bit too high, but that's easy to fix. The hardware was really well setup, and the frets were all shiny, And still after a year of use, it's still flawless. // 10

Reliability & Durability: I've had this guitar for about a year, it has no flaws what so ever, and, trust me, I've bumped it several times and the paint hasn't chipped off, I crashed it against a ceiling fan the day I got it. Go me! It could stand a whole lot of gigs, I would certainly gig without any backup, seems pretty reliable. The only thing that is fragile is the super thin gig bag. // 10

Impression: This is an amazing and really underpriced pack, gereat axe, great amp, great value! I own an Ibanez GRG270, and a Legend Les Paul Look Alike, and this guitar blows the others away. If it got stolen, I would either buy another or kill myself! It's a really versatile guitar with killer looks, and great sound. Go buy one now. // 10

overall: 10

Reviewed by: Spade_SanosukeX, on january 03, 2006

Purchased from: Guitar Center

Features: // 10

Sound: I play any rock-metal. The amp that came with it isnt that bad at all but I sold it for about $60. It doesn't have as bad of a sound as people say they do. If you slighty bend the neck (Dont try to hard or you can break it) it'll make a small bend sound (learned from a friend and no it doesnt ruin the neck so don't get worried) and it's fun to flip around your body. // 10

Action, Fit & Finish: The guitar wasnt really set up that bad in the facotry. I changed the strings aftr a while to a set of Ernie Ball which made them sound good and then some Gibson strings which made the guitar sound perfect. The pickups were put in well but I just adjusted it a small bit and it had a better sound in it. I'm thinkin about puttin some EMGs to experement. I havent found any flaws in this guitar at all to be honest except the fact that you better use high gauge strings. // 10

Reliability & Durability: This guitar can be played live for a couple of songs. The hardware will last for a couple of years for sure. The strap buttons were put on very well. I can depend on it for most gigs but I wouldnt use it without a backup 'cause I can't stand playing the same guitar durin a gig for more than 5 songs. // 10

Impression: I play alot of metal and alot of hard rock. This guitar is a very good match. I started playin over a year and a half ago. I own a Fender Frontman 25A, Dean Dimebag FBD ML Tribute, B\.C\. Rich Mockingbird Evil Edge, Dime from Hell Wah and a DigiTech Whammy. If it were stolen I'd kick the persons ass thats what. If it were lost Id buy a new one for sure. I love almost everything about it. I like the way it feels when sittin down the most. I just wish it had diamond or cloud inlays. // 10

overall: 7.4

Reviewed by: put_it_on_mytab, on december 11, 2006

Purchased from: Musicians Friend

Features: This particular pack was bought new about 2 years ago from Musicians Friend. If I remember correctly, it was made in China. 25.5" scale, 24 frets. Oiled neck. Laminated top (black with a tribal graphic). Agathis body/maple neck. Warlock body type. Wraparound bridge. 2 humbuckers, passive. 3-way selector with 1 volume and 1 tone. Just a humbucker/humbucker configuration. Standard B.C. Rich humbuckers. Nothing special about the tuners, but they were pretty stable for what was pretty much a Bronze Warlock with a laminated graphic. Came with nylon gig bag. It was thick enough to protect it, but the zipper was pretty weak. Came with a decent nylon strap, but it rubbed my neck to death. Came with an allen wrench, I think. How do you complain about an allen wrench? It had a 10ft cable along with it, but it cut out pretty soon. And obviously, a nice little B.C. Rich BCL10 10 watt amp. Amp came with a little Kustom speaker in it that held up nicely. Then it had a "grind" channel (distortion), gain, "edge" (mid), volume, headphone jack, and an input jack. I think that's about all there was to it. Oh yeah, 3 B.C. Rich picks, too. // 7

Sound: I was pretty diverse in my playing style when I acquired this pack. Most popular genres of music. The pack was decent with metal, but the "grind" gave an annoying hiss that I never noticed until I got a different amp. It was better than I expected when playing bluesy stuff. The amp had a fairly decent clean that went along with the guitar pretty well to give a fairly decent clean sound. Problem was, the amp could be bright, and it could be warm, but it didn't really have anything going on in between the two. Nothing that made it's sound stand out when on an average, default, tone knobs at 5 kind of setting. Now the guitar alone, on the other hand, really exceeded expectations. The pickups were great, controls were great (except for some "dust" on the pots), but the input came loose too often and killed any good vibe I had going when I was playing. I eventually took it apart and soldered it back myself, and it never gave any problems again. The agathis wood gives a decent, Vintage-sounding bright, but it's so light that it can't pull off warm very well, but the tone knob reinforced it well. Alright, pickups. The neck pickup made a great warm Gibson-sounding rhythm, especially a Les Paul sound when mixed with the bridge pickup, just a bit of a bitey twang from the bridge, but with the warm from the neck. The bridge pickup on it's own was a bit too "quack-sounding" (but I think the amp helped contribute to that strange sound). I think if the bridge pickup was just a bit brighter, it'd have some really good Gibson ES-335 sounds. Distorted, the neck pickup made me think of an EMG 85, but with less crunch, a bit more clear-sounding. Mixed between neck and bridge, it sounded like an overdriven Telecaster, which was cool. And the bridge pickup when distorted on it's own was a bit too trebley/crunchy sounding, and didn't come through as clear as I would've liked, but I'm a gain-lover, so that might've been a downside. Great pinch harmonics out of the bridge, and the neck handled pinch harmonics better than most neck pickups that I've heard thus far. // 6

Action, Fit & Finish: Set-up was actually pretty good from the B.C. Rich factory, I would assume, but I bought it from Musicians Friend, and they tend to let their guitars sit in a warehouse and go uncared for too long, so it was a little off when I got it, but I don't blame that on B.C. Rich. The action was actually just fine, just intonation was a little bit off. The pickups were a bit too low for my likings when I got it, but I think the company put them that way for safer shipping. Bridge was put in nicely, no dings at all. Everything was surprisingly stable for a guitar that went this cheap. But the paint was just annoying. Too tacky, and it started to bubble after a couple months. The nut might've been just a teency weency bit too wide, but I was cool with that. Like I said earlier, "dust" on the pots, kinda scratchy sounding when I turned tone or volume up and down. Overall, it was better than expected from this company, for that price, with those features. // 7

Reliability & Durability: This guitar will easily handle Live playing. Don't know if it'll sound like something for a concert, kinda doubt it, but it'll handle the use fine. Hardware's extremely durable, no rust yet, and it's just really sturdy. Strap buttons were very solid. The screws were long enough to hold them in there tight. I wouldn't gig with it because of aesthetic reasons (just not my thing anymore), and because it sounds like something more made for walking around the house playing, but durability-wise, it's plenty good, and it'll do fine without any backups. I wouldn't say the finish would wear off from bucklerash or anything like that, it's extremely thick. I already sanded a bunch of it off in a refinishing project. Now the amp, that weird little coat of whatever that they sprayed on it, that stuff, chips off pretty easy, but it was plenty durable. Again, sounded pretty bad on professional standards, but could withstand anything that a gig or moving would have to offer. The picks broke easily, but just about any pick that comes with a pack is usually way too thin, anyhow. Except for Fender. Those guys make some darn good picks for a guitar company. // 9

Impression: I really play just about anything that a guitarist can get away with nowadays. Metal, bluegrass, rock, folk, blues, flamenco, classical, punk, country, you know, the food groups of guitar, and it really took metal well (hence the name), and it did decent blues with the cleans it had. I'd say, when considering that it was combined with that amp, that it would do it's best in a '50s-'70s rock kinda area. Something where the gain doesn't go crazy, just needs a little crunch to get by. But classic rock is about this things limits, when combined with that amp. On it's own, the guitar could handle metal just fine. If it were stolen/lost, no, I would not get another one. I bought it, not for the style, sound, or anything like that, but for the educational experience from playing electric instead of acoustic. And while it was a fantastic educational tool, I already know that stuff now, and don't need another value pack to be able to do what I learned while using that as my main setup. I loved 24 frets, that was the coolest part, as opposed to the 20 that I had on my acoustic, and I could hardly get past the 17th on it. It was also nice to have the volume of an electric, along with the distortion. It was in a race with a Squier Fat Strat at the time that I bought it, getting this one for the fact that it much more to offer, gear-wise, than the Squier. At the time, I thought it woulda been nice to have a floyd rose, or any other trem on it, but I've realized that I did fine with what I had, and didn't need a trem cluttering the basics that I was trying to learn at the time. Nowadays, I use the Floyd often, but then, it wasn't necessary. It got me off the ground in playing lead stuff, since I had tons more fret access than with an acoustic, and I don't think I'd be where I am today if I had never bought it. No, it's not the rig you're gonna use for the rest of your life, if you persue the instrument, but it's a great stepping stone to getting there. // 8

overall: 8.4

Reviewed by: chaosmaker1491, on june 20, 2007

Price paid: $ 250

Purchased from: Guitar center

Features: I bought this guitar and it was made one year ago. My warlock was made in china and the quailty is good for a cheap price. There is 24 jumbo frets on it and it's a 25.5in maple neck solid top. The one I have is black with some white on it. It has a wrap around bridge soo you can drop down and make some sick nasty sounds out of it. It has one volume knob and one tone knob and it has a 3-way selector on it. It has a Standerd B.C.Rich Humbucker pickups. It has a non locking tuners. The tuners are Sealed Diecast BCR Tuners. The only thing that kinda buged me about this guitar was that I needed to get a bass case for the guitar because all of the pointed edges. // 8

Sound: This is great for things like shreading or just simply jamming on. It has a really deep sound. It's more of the kind of stuff like Slayer or metal bands like that. I'm using a 40 watt Vox valvetronix with it and the effects make it sound really deep and powerful. I'm also using a 80wat Crate amp with a DigiTech Death Metal distortion petal with it. It really isn't noisy at all. When I bought this guitar it didn't buzz at all and it still doesn't. You can pretty much do anything with this guitar from stuff like Dragonforce to stuff like Lamb Of God or Killswitch Engage // 8

Action, Fit & Finish: The action is good on this guitar. The problem was with the pickups though was when I first got it the bottom pickups were too high and the top pickups were too low, the strings would die out on me but I adjusted them and they sound great now. I had no problem with the bridge at all. The only thing that happened to the guitar when I got it was when I was in the store the volume knob was a little loose. Eventually I turned the knob up and it ripped all the wires out of the guitar. It was a real good thing I had a warrenty on it. // 9

Reliability & Durability: This guitar will defenitly last you forever. The wood is really hard and the guitar itself can take a lot of punishment. I've hit mine against walls and stuff and all it got were little dents in the wood that were hardly noticeable. The strap buttons are pretty much solid as they can get. I have had no problems with the strap buttons. I would definitly play this guitar at a gig but I woulden't just bring this one I would have to bring something else. The finish I think is average cause I have hit my guitar against the walls and stuff and some of the paint chipped off but for just playing the paint should stay on. // 8

Impression: I'm the type of guy that will play pretty much anything but I'm in a metal band and this is a perfect guitar for me. I have been playing for about 4 yeaers now and I also own a Fender Strat so this was a big step for me. I really wished that I could of just asked about that knob situation before I got the guitar cause I would of avoided the whole wire thing. I would definitly buy this guitar again if it was stolen or destroyed. I love the fact that when I drop it down to C it sounds so nasty and deep sounding. The pointed edges are cool but it does get annoying when your trying to put it in a case. I compared this guitar to a Jackson Dinky. I wish I had the Jackson pickups on my B.C. Rich but I like mine either way cause I can drp with this guitar and you can get any sound. If I was a guy just lookin to pick up a new guitar I would highly recomend checking this one out. // 9

Comments

[earl_j13]

kurt it looks like youve been ripped off cuz you can get this @ amazon.com for only $200!

[bobbieloe]

GREAT GUITAR i think i think i gonna buy it i thought i earlyer too but i wasnt sure but now im very sure

[Spit it out]

i love the warlock but the only thing is you cant really use a warlock unless your good at playing the guitar other wise you'd just look like a tit with an amazing guitar but cant play jack shit

[DeMoNhUnTeRuLeS]

no matter where i go or who sees it, i always get great compliments bout my guitar. it just straight up rocks. the origianl price at guitar center was over $600, but i got it on sale for 300 bucks. The grind button on the amp is excellant for heavy meatl, it gives it a great scracthy sound. Ive also found that withourt the grind button all of the high notes that you play sound muted, but if you press the grind then the high notes are just as loud as low ones (and it makes it so much easier to tap). there is alot of good quality stuff in this pack for a great deal.

[DeMoNhUnTeRuLeS]

[DeMoNhUnTeRuLeS]

dfhdfh.

[Psychoyz]

I got one for "Wall Art". Tried to play it, but it is just plain crap. I think it is made of plywood. Good 'ol China craftmanship. Thank goodness I still have the Charvel to play. Don't buy it for playin, save up some more cash and get something like a Jackson DK2 for metal..

[Schmietty]

This guitars good...for beginners. If you already have a guitar, dont bother, just save up for an Ibanez or a Jackson.

[_3Lm0_]

seems like an OK beginner pack, usually bc rich is shit though lol...

[maggot4life]

made the mistake of getting one...cudve gotten an ESP F-50 for the same price...
still not bad..

[Jawshuwa]

...Yeah, you should've gotten the ESP. B.C. Rich make shitty guitars, but surprisingly enough make damn good bass guitars.

Regardless...don't waste your money...Jackson, Ibanez, and ESP are the way to go.

Keep it metal.

[SOUPerman432321]

ummmmm...or not esp ftw ibanezs suck so do B.C Rich go get a haircut and a melon and then we can talk

[Demonikk]

I'd always take a Jackson over a BC Rich; better sound, looks and playability. With BC Riches, you can't expect to gig and keep your axe in mint (or good, for that matter) condition. At least Jacksons take a good few knocks first

[Lambda]

eh, this guitar probably eats shat

[metal-head91]

this guitar kiks fu@#in ass

[BCWarlockRICH]

it doesnt sound like much, but for a beginner guitar, this is pretty amazing. in starter packs most people go for starters, and this beats the living shat outta squires, i must say, having owned this pack and my brother starting out with a squire starter. its truly a great guitar which i still use today (i own 3 others now). and its very reliable for practice, although it isnt the best for shows.

[kraymer k]

I got mine for 200 on sale at a guitar shop, love it to death.

[goldbuddist]

my friend has a $750dollar B.C. Rich.....
he's in 7th Son (incase any of you know of it)
and he shreds the sh*t out of his axe like
there is absolutely no tommorow!!!!

So yea, if the first dude who bought the pack saved 150 extra....coulda gotten 1 of the most bad ass BC Rich guitars ive ever seen/heard

btw, nobody should get a guitar pack unless they need an amp as well....the guitars usually suck

[DANZIG767]

Dont waste your money. Guitar/amp packs blow becasue the guitar is sh*t and the amp isnt anywhere near powerful enought to do anything, so save up for quality products

[jumpmanhat]

Cort X-2 = best beginner

[SOUPerman432321]

Demonikk wrote:

I'd always take a Jackson over a BC Rich; better sound, looks and playability. With BC Riches, you can't expect to gig and keep your axe in mint (or good, for that matter) condition. At least Jacksons take a good few knocks first

i would take a value meal from McDonalds over a BC Rich If you by The Metal Master Pack you are a master of nothing

[SMK626]

such high compliments on that little 15 watt amp when its such a peice of crap. the guitar itself is... blah. horrible sustain and everything. good beginner guitar? nah, not even close. the only good thing B.C. Rich has brought out is the Assassin, which is actually amazing for what u get. the rest is shit. good ass guitars come from Ibanez, ESP, and i personally dont like them after the fender deal but Jackson.

and i agree

McDonalds Value Meal > B.C. Rich Metal Master Pack

[k-lap]

I had that pack for about nine months i had to get rid of it. It was fine for the first 3 months then the guitar stopped working. I got it rewired and fixed up and it broke again after another 3 months. I exchanged it for a different guitar of the same kind and it broke once more after three months. They let me trade it in for an ibanez.

You paid to much for it i only paid $450 CDN.

[daos_soad]

this guitar is ok i won it, and its ok but yeah get an ibanez its much better
i still like it since its the only electric guitar that works, i have a fender strat that need new pick up, and theyre expensive.

[daos_soad]

own**

[CrudeSapphire]

I bought one to start, and it's really great!
Underpriced pack for sure.
The only not so great thing is that the tuners are quite bad.

The strap peggs aren't really suitable for straplock either, but that can be solved easaly.

The guitar neck is also a bit heavy [I don't know if this is the guitar's problem but >.>]


That's all, I'd strongly suggest it for metal palyers!

[adg77]

why are people giving this perfect 10's? its a starter guitar made by the most over rated band, BC Rich. All BC rich guitars suck. they are cheaply made and the pick ups are worthless, everythings loose and they just suck. The only ones worth bying are bich's and maybe mockingbirds. But all other bc riches are for emo kids who think just because there guitar looks cool that its amazing, when truly, its realy not

[banjobrown]

ive been playin guitar for about 4 months on a shitty acoustic and relly need a electric for my taste
im into metal/hardcore such as (i killed the prom queen, as i lay dying, bleeding through, trivium, slipknot, PANTERA etc)
should i go this b.c rich pack or a squier bullet pack
if anyone could give me some tips please add me on msn [e-mail]
cheers

[wyldeshredder]

usa made?hahahahahahahahaha. the guitar is made in the usa?thats impossible man.way too cheap

[saberrocks]

this guitar rocks! i bought it not as a starterkit, but just the guitar, for 300 euro's (that's 214 US dollar). truly, this is a great guitar, and it was worth the price.

[ozzyslayer]

anyone get the idea the first review was written by BC Rich lol.

[alex240993]

damn i should of got one

[condarkis]

has anyone else noticed that many of the reviews on there have different features for the same guitar? let along guitar pack . E.g, Made in USA => Made in china etc

[muso_ chris]

SOUPerman432321 wrote:

ummmmm...or not esp ftw ibanezs suck so do B.C Rich go get a haircut and a melon and then we can talk

haha, man, ibanez is awesome for metal.

[SMterminator]

Herman Ri is cool! He plays ibanez..

[Necromanga]

I think its really unnecessary to trash talk B.C rich just because a guy posts a beginners guitar pack. I am a bassist but i do try to play guitar once in a while, and the B.C Rich warlock feels really good to play (better than any other i have played). So stop bitching and just realise that it is a great beginners pack!

[cobhcsf4321]

jumpmanhat wrote:

Cort X-2 = best beginner

hell yeah been usin mine for three years

[Pingis_Or_Death]

"USA made"
I don't think so

[the.spine.surfs]

Reviews like these undermine my faith in reviews.

[damm_punks]

b.c. riches are not shit.. they are just like any other make if you get the low end ones then yes they wont be as good but get a high end one and it will be good. like platinum or pro

[Vauxite]

Mockingbird ST is better

[hippyguitardude]

i can't have any desire for anythign called a "metal master pack."

not that i don't like metal but it's such dumb labeling. who the hell wants to have a metal master pack guitar? it just sounds like a guitar a wannabe would have.

[Officer_Nice]

this guitar is the best...i've had one since 04....its worth it

[americablanco]

For the last time...most guitars bought in the U.S.A. are made in China, but assembled in the U.S.A. This pack isn't that great. I'd personally go (if I HAD to choose a B.C. Rich) with the Perfect 10 Bich. Its got 10 strings, I'd like to try it out...

[freshtunes]

Junk. My les paul shit the bed during a recording session and the engineers kids guitar was in there (which happened to be the warlock). I plugged it into my marshall JCM 800 tuned it up, and about 30 seconds into my first take the guitar was out. There was a guitar shop down the road and I knew the owner, he let me borrow his '65 jazzmaster. Now that is a guitar.

[beyondthegrave]

i own the guitar and it kicks ****in ass. but the amp sucks . it was good to begin with but i cant stand the way it sounds now. i still play the guitar but i do like my ibanez better.

[DP_SF_DTX_RATM]

BCWarlockRICH wrote:

it doesnt sound like much, but for a beginner guitar, this is pretty amazing. in starter packs most people go for starters, and this beats the living shat outta squires, i must say, having owned this pack and my brother starting out with a squire starter. its truly a great guitar which i still use today (i own 3 others now). and its very reliable for practice, although it isnt the best for shows.

hence the name?
My friend got this pack, got a dark red BC Rich, its great.

[skinar]

i have a bc rich mockingbird and a ibanez iceman. id say the mockingbird is better. i never liked warlocks. and this looks like a piece of crap. most starter packs are crap. i got squier one and it was broken before it got here.crap. crapcrapcrap. best peice of advice is. get an ibanez rg or something and a decent amp (NOT a Marshall mg) and that is about 10x better than any starter pack you would find for about twice the price. i stated off with my ibanez and a line 6 spider III (digital peice of crap i know.) but i wanna get a marshal jvm
xxx

[IfTheWorld]

Vauxite wrote:

Mockingbird ST is better

what is that actually like? i've been looking at it quite a bit.

[postmortem2006]

Hahaha the guitars you get with these starter packs are absolutely ****ing wank. Save yourselves the pain and buy a proper BC Rich because these guitars aren't worthy. Terrible wood, nasty sound and extremely easy to break.

[metallirock08]

SMterminator wrote:

Herman Ri is cool! He plays ibanez..

Who the hell is Herman Ri? If it's the lead from Dragonforce, his name is Herman Li.

[InvaderTSN]

He was saying Herman Li's name in a stereotypical Chinese accent where you replace your L's with R's.

metallirock08 wrote:

SMterminator wrote:

Herman Ri is cool! He plays ibanez..

Who the hell is Herman Ri? If it's the lead from Dragonforce, his name is Herman Li.

[postmortem2006]

Haha japanese much? 'Herman Ri no rike remonade!!'

[Dvnc]

SMK626 wrote:

such high compliments on that little 15 watt amp when its such a peice of crap. the guitar itself is... blah. horrible sustain and everything. good beginner guitar? nah, not even close. the only good thing B.C. Rich has brought out is the Assassin, which is actually amazing for what u get. the rest is shit. good ass guitars come from Ibanez, ESP, and i personally dont like them after the fender deal but Jackson.

and i agree

McDonalds Value Meal > B.C. Rich Metal Master Pack

Assasins are amazing, i love how oily and smooth the ebony board feels

[Heavens_To_Hell]

I've got one of these, and the reviews are overhyping the amp. It's shit, it's buzzy, and you can only get a half decent tone by masking it in pedals.


Guitar isn't too bad for the price though. Although playing with a strap for too long can f*ck up your neck cause of the weight of the guitar (but you find that with a lot of BC Riches).

[forwhomthebells]

Herman Li says his name Herman Ri

[forwhomthebells]

sorry about the coment above.

But id stilll start from a strat and build my way up unless you are a true Metal head from heart.

['BUBBA']

the bc rich sucked i had it but i sold that piece of shit! **** it!

[xXChimairaXx]

if your just startin out, go with the squier strat pack or the ibanez jumpstart ijx pack. both are kick ass guitars for the price.

[flyboyC17]

i got a special edition warlock and it came free with this amp and it straight up sucks, the sound is horrible in my opinion, its loud for such a tiny amp but the sound is horrible

[crazyskater_533]

i've got me a bc rich, don't really like em to much. they're hard to play when standing up, in my opinion

[fagelamusgtr]

They dont look very good unless it's your first electric guitar. Otherwise, it looks about average. It looks like something you would get out of a guitar hero box.

[Cynoxx]

You guys are all raving about how good of a beginner guitar this is. Oh PLEASE! This is only a tad better that a kleenex box and some elastic bands... wanna a real beginner guitar? Check out the Yamaha Pacifica, now that's the good stuff... and you won't waste money on some toneless plywood.

[cukd7x-a2-]

earl_j13 wrote:

kurt it looks like youve been ripped off cuz you can get this @ amazon.com for only $200!

hey, at least you dont take 12 years to buy it!

[Finba]

Are you for scuba?

[ShredderOmega]

For looks, I love that guitar BUT I hate the necks and the fretboards on BC Richs. Some guy said he could've got an Ltd F-50 for the same price; my god, you should have! Starter guitar or not, I wouldn't trade it for anything. Also, the shop I got it in didn't sell it as a starter pack either. They just did a deal; buy any amp in the shop with it and they through in a gig bag, strap, spare strings, cable and stand for free. All your choice. Beat that; £400 for the guitar and £40 for the amp. (I understand I got ripped off on the guitar though in terms of retail price, but it WAS worth it)

[falcon969]

This guitar is really amazing, I own it and me and my friend were practicing and i had the amp that it comes with wich is like 15 watts and I out powered my friend on his 90 watt fender! I really like this guitar and it sounds good too.

[Pretty_Much]

noice.

[last_biscuit]

This is absolute crap.
No arguments, for a beginner you might THINK it is ok, because you don't realise the tonal massacre it is giving players with a better musical ear, but seriously...they go out of tune VERY easily, and my younger brother has one and if you mess with the bridge at all or try to adjust the action it does absolutely sod all apart from screw up the intonation (which once rectified, means even worse tuning now).

Add to this the fact that the tonewood is dull and has very little sustain, and the pickups are sh*te, and you have one very poor guitar.

Barely worth $50.

...and the amp...well it's hardly better than a Marshall MG, if not actually worse!

Seriously, start off with a cheap LP-copy and a very basic amp, and don't start seeking good distortion til you can warrant having something decent with a good playing ability.

Maybe start with the smallest Line 6 Spider, as it is just about acceptable as a bedroom amp.

Then learn to play guitar properly (i.e lessons/regular practise) and get a decent guitar after about a year or two depending on how fast you learn...then upgrade your amp a bit later to something around at least $500.

I've been playing around 11 1/2 years, and listening back to when I was younger and hearing the sound coming from my 75watt Gorilla amp and cheap strat copy...it was horrible. You just don't realise it til you've played for longer.

[dingle_69]

i got a vintage bc rich its worth 50 000 its a les paul yea it was jimi hendrixes yep i m tellin the truth

[SL!!!]

I don't know when and were my warlock was made but I'm guessing it was made in 2005 and in the US

lol. what?! hahahaha. man, just pulling that out of nowhere.

[Macabre_Turtle]

In response to everybody bashing B.C. Rich, I've been to Guitar Center, played almost the entire wall, Gibsons, Deans (Mostly Dimebags), Ibanezs, almost everything, and not one guitar there, even over 2000$ is better than my 330$ Kerry King Warlock. The only better guitar I've played is my ESP which was only 420$

[condarkis]

Heavens_To_Hell wrote:

I've got one of these, and the reviews are overhyping the amp. It's shit, it's buzzy, and you can only get a half decent tone by masking it in pedals.

My platinum series warlock is one of the lightest guitars i have ever played.. no idea what you are on about

Guitar isn't too bad for the price though. Although playing with a strap for too long can f*ck up your neck cause of the weight of the guitar (but you find that with a lot of BC Riches).

[condarkis]

condarkis wrote:

Heavens_To_Hell wrote:

I've got one of these, and the reviews are overhyping the amp. It's shit, it's buzzy, and you can only get a half decent tone by masking it in pedas.

My platinum series warlock is one of the lightest guitars i have ever played.. no idea what you are on about

Guitar isn't too bad for the price though. Although playing with a strap for too long can f*ck up your neck cause of the weight of the guitar (but you find that with a lot of BC Riches).

WHAT that ment so say was

condarkis wrote:

Heavens_To_Hell wrote:

I've got one of these, and the reviews are overhyping the amp. It's shit, it's buzzy, and you can only get a half decent tone by masking it in pedas.

Guitar isn't too bad for the price though. Although playing with a strap for too long can f*ck up your neck cause of the weight of the guitar (but you find that with a lot of BC Riches).

My platinum series warlock is one of the lightest guitars i have ever played.. no idea what you are on about. thats better

[Bongard]

igot this guitar for 160

[Oli_]

I got this guitar as my first and combined with the Boss MT-2 distortion pedal it ****ing rocks
you can't beat it if you're a beginner and are into metal

I own a Draco V now and its the most insane guitar Ive ever played - BC Rich FTW!