Mockingbird Special Review

These neck through guitars are scaled to 24 3/4" with a chunkier neck for that “Special� feel. With a deeply arched top, solid 1/2" maple caps, 5 ply binding and cloud inlays the Special has a classic appearance.

Features:	10
Sound:	10
Action:	10
Reliability:	10
Impression:	10
Overall rating:	10
Users rating:	7.5
Comments:	142

Reviewed by: unregistered, on december 20, 2007

Price paid: $ 700

Purchased from: buymusic.ru

Features: These neck through guitars are scaled to 24 3/4" with a chunkier neck for that “Special” feel. With a deeply arched top, solid 1/2" maple caps, 5 ply binding and cloud inlays the Special has a classic appearance. Other features include a strategically positioned three way toggle switch, two volume and two tone controls, stop tailpiece and a Tune-O-Matic style bridge. and vintage specified Rockfield humbucker pickups. The Onyx features chrome pickup covers, complete white binding and chrome hardware. Also available in White with black binding and hardware. // 10

Sound: I play alternative, metalcore, punk. Sometimes melodic death. And this guitar suits perfect my music styles. I use Ibanez amp and Dunlop Doubleshot Distortion and DigiTech Death Metall. With this hardware this guitar is roaring like a lion. Like a real animals king. This guitar has a rich bright sound. With this guitar you can play any kind of music. And get any style of sound. Of course it's better to play with distortion. However it has very beautiful, warm clean sound. // 10

Action, Fit & Finish: From the factory guitar was setted perfectly. Any scratches or other problems. It is well done. And you can do anything on a stage and not worry that it will fell or smth like that. The pickups well adjusted. There are no sounds that don't want to hear. Only the voice of the guitar. It was without any flaws. You can feel a quality of this guitar. // 10

Reliability & Durability: Mine is black. And it's perfect in action. I've fell in love with this guitar only after 1 view. The strap buttons well pointed. And there are no disbalance (like in Epi SG). This is the only guitar I want to play. And the only one that I want to be in my hands. // 10

Impression: I've been playing for 6 years. I owned and played a lot of guitars. But This guitar is awesome. Once I wanted to buy LTD. But now I'm happy that I've decided to buy this one. It's much better. And it's much more universal. And her outlook. If it was stolen, I would find that guy. Kicked his ass. And deffinately would buy another one in the same color. // 10

Comments

[Final !mpact]

its good but i HATE the body.

[rockalance]

I love the mockingbird body

[walaoeh]

imo, the mockingbird body is one of the coolest guitar bodies that i've ever seen.

[Korzack]

That looks well nice, & it's about time they used the Special for something special on top of the original, rather than it been a funky word for 'cheapest thing we have... Mind there's no splinters'

[fretsonfire74]

i love the body.

[W.h.o.r.EGuitar]

I think thats a sweet body

[Darkage]

Awesome body, just awesome.

[-blaze-]

Awesome body but crappy inlays. =/

[RHCP603]

i like the other bc bodies, but not this one

[Y00p]

It's a nice guitar, but I don't think anyone should be taking this review very seriously. I mean, 10's out of 10's for every aspect? Not really, not even close...

[Detonation]

I have no problem with the body on the guitar, but the inlays on it to me just seem dumb..

[patrickloggins]

I own the NJ Classic series. The body looks great but it's not that comfortable.

[pyropunkrocker]

Ive never been a fan of these guitars. They are just all talk and no walk as far as im concerned

[Mistaa Man]

That is UGLY !
All BC Riches are though just about...

[ibikinz]

I love the body and inlay i havnt heard what it sounds like though.

[TheDisturbed78]

I love metal, yet i dont like BC Rich , the body shapes are really ugly

[ikarian-pride]

i love the body but the inlays are kinda wierd...i mean c'mon cloud inlays.it ruins the beauty of the guitar.i guess nothing is perfect

[DP_SF_DTX_RATM]

I love this body, i think it would look better on a bass though

[Viking_Swede666]

b.c. rich's are okay, but if you're a serious musician, get an Ibanez, ESP, or a Jackson, you'll be much happier.

[wolfwood_9]

b.c rich's are for wanna be musicians who want to try and play hardcore stuff! any real musician will buy and ibanez,esp, or jackson. much heavier sound for hard rock and better tone AND craftsmanship.

[knotslip]

-blaze- wrote:

Awesome body but crappy inlays. =/

agreed

[suminorudder]

b.c rich's are for wanna be musicians who want to try and play hardcore stuff! any real musician will buy and ibanez,esp, or jackson. much heavier sound for hard rock and better tone AND craftsmanship

^i call N00b on this guy.^

i love ibanez and i am working on restoring a soloist, but B.C. rich makes some dang sick guitars.
if its not your deal, dont buy one and be quiet unless you actually have something constructive to say not just "B.c RiCH Is s0 No7 Br007alZ". and if as for how you say only "real" musicians only play ibanez, ESP, ETC ETC, you should check out the artist page on B.C. rich's website. i guess they must all be losers and wannabes then...

[ibanez_artcore]

Y00p wrote:

It's a nice guitar, but I don't think anyone should be taking this review very seriously. I mean, 10's out of 10's for every aspect? Not really, not even close...

10 on 10's for every aspect is kinda fishy to me too

[Megallica666]

yeah kerry kings 1k bc rich is badass. i guess he is a real musician...SLAYER!

[thepatient001]

There are SOME musicians that play B.C. riches that i respect highly and love. I.e. Kerry KIng, Rob Flynn etc but most of them play V's and stuff, i mean that's what Kerry's Sig is after all. But the real signature models, the ones that scream B.C rich i can't really stand, they represent alot that i hate and music which i think is appauling. Like COF they are easily one of the most try hard bands around and mist general wannabe dark/symphonic metal trash. Mainly newer bands. I'm trying not to be too harsh on this company and if you play a B.C. rich then good on you it's just that i don't know how you can take yourself seriously in the music world or industry.

[AdamBCRich]

As you can tell from my user name- I LOVE BC RICH! but, I feel however, that although it is a beautiful guitar and I have had the pleasure of playing one... making the neck wider doesn't appeal to me. BC rich are decent at making thin necked metal guitars- like the warlock or beast, but making it fatter just makes it like a fender or yamaha. I'm not saying that it decreases the playability or sound, but I feel that it doesn't make it as unique- so in that respect I am dissapointed, bu that is only my niche, I still love slayer and all those metal bands... hmmm they don'y use mockinhgirds... COINCIDENCE?!

[Shabalaba]

10/10 for everything is a bit biased, but this guitar looks sick in white

[Phe4rTheGod]

ive yet to plat a BC i actually liked...they all sound they same to me...dull and flat...but i love the body styles...very creative...but the guy from the agonist plays one of these and his sound is amazing...maybe itz his amp...

[callum2903]

god i dont even care how well it plays it is just an ugly guitar IMO, i mean its not creative, its just an explorer with chunkes cut out and bit put back in, and the black makes it even worse, looks like someone spilled oil on your guitar, i never played a BC rich i liked evewr and i trye da few, and they all sound very simlerar, no vesitility. i would give this guitar away if it was given to me!

[shwilly]

What do they mean by "chunkier neck for that “Special” feel"???

[Venomite]

The body is weird yet awesome at the same time, hmmm

[Cthulhu_Calls]

i love the mockingbird sound n tone but i hate the body shape its hideous! the irony is i love the platinum pro virgin body but i hate the tone n sound so i think the perfect guitar wud be a mix of mockingbird tone and the virgin shape

[Phe4rTheGod]

suminorudder wrote:

b.c rich's are for wanna be musicians who want to try and play hardcore stuff! any real musician will buy and ibanez,esp, or jackson. much heavier sound for hard rock and better tone AND craftsmanship


^i call N00b on this guy.^

i love ibanez and i am working on restoring a soloist, but B.C. rich makes some dang sick guitars.
if its not your deal, dont buy one and be quiet unless you actually have something constructive to say not just "B.c RiCH Is s0 No7 Br007alZ". and if as for how you say only "real" musicians only play ibanez, ESP, ETC ETC, you should check out the artist page on B.C. rich's website. i guess they must all be losers and wannabes then...

lol...owned...+1 and a half...

[Nebblacktip]

I like the mockingbird body shape, and I've tried one of these guitars out in store and liked it, but seriously, all 10's? Unless it's the best 50's or 60's Gibson or Fender on the planet, there's probably no guitar on earth that deserves all 10's. I respect that you like the guitar, but man, a review is only useful if it tells us the good and the bad. Take it to some shows, use it hard for a year, beat your singer with it for unplugging the power strip, then tell me how awesome and durable it is.

[Td_Nights]

patrickloggins wrote:

I own the NJ Classic series. The body looks great but it's not that comfortable.

Really? I own one myself, and love the thing.

I don't see why people try bashing their guitars, they've always worked well for me.

I don't agree, however, on all 10 out of 10s here, no matter what guitar, there's always room for improvement.

[Td_Nights]

wolfwood_9 wrote:

b.c rich's are for wanna be musicians who want to try and play hardcore stuff! any real musician will buy and ibanez,esp, or jackson. much heavier sound for hard rock and better tone AND craftsmanship.

You, Sir, are an idiot.

Check the listed Artists that use B.C.Rich guitars on their site. You think you could do better than all of them? Sure...

[PoWeRs1aVe]

AdamBCRich wrote:

I still love slayer and all those metal bands... hmmm they don'y use mockinhgirds... COINCIDENCE?!

ahem but doesn't Slash play a mockingbird when in need of a guitar with a trem arm.... and yeah i think they're cool as f*ck

[chrishoulton]

it's like a distorted Les Paul!

[Burning Raths]

How much will this delicious thing cost(Euro, Dollar, pounds)?

[tjg92]

I think the Exotic Classic is the best looking Mockingbird. I love mine

[HC-Deathroll]

Looks o.k., cloud inlay's look stupid.
To all the people frantically defending B.C. Rich guitars and using the excuse that the artists who use them are all so good, YOU are idiots. All those artists use custom made ones with the highest quality part's etc. The B.C. Rich's the rest of us are able to purchase are piece's of crap. They use cheap component's with originally styled body shapes. They're all look and no play. I owned few B.C. Rich guitars, and i returned or sold every last one of them. My friend bought a "High end" (the most expensive Beast) B.C. Rich and he regrets spending so much on a piece of crap as well. He bought a Jackson soloist and has never touched the beast since. You can't use Professional artists who get custom guitars from a guitar company, as a point to defend poor quality guitars.

[_ZarockeR_]

i think it looks like a peice of s*** version of the jackson kelly or the gibson explorer

[blink_15]

Ive played the popular one that Slipknot guitarists play and the action is awful on it. Its not comftable and cant see why BC's are so popular.

[51VH50]

I really liked this guitar, played it at guitar Center. i absolutely LOVE the body. however it was an incredibly heavy guitar. way to heavy to gig standing for a long period of time. just not worth it

[Anderson4292]

Burning Raths wrote:

How much will this delicious thing cost(Euro, Dollar, pounds)?

In the UK they are about £360, so $700 is about right for you yankee-doodle-doos.

Anyways, I personalyl have a Warlock, a crappy one without the widow headstock, one dual bridge pickup, volume control 24 jumbo frets. I was so looking forward to getting it, and when I got it, I played, and the novelty wore off there and then.

Don't get me wrong, BC Rich do some good looking factory-made and custom-made guitars, but they don't play right. ' Can't explain but I personally don't like them.

[Anderson4292]

51VH50 wrote:

I really liked this guitar, played it at guitar Center. i absolutely LOVE the body. however it was an incredibly heavy guitar. way to heavy to gig standing for a long period of time. just not worth it

My music teacher in school always drops mine when trynig to play it. She is allowed though as she doesn't play.

When you play them a lot they don't seem to weigh a thing so if you got one it'd be okay after a while.

Of course... If you aren't planning on getting one you could always try to build some muscle bulk so as not to complain about a 25" piece of wood.

[deadlyMETAL]

$700? Eh, I'll go for the Gibson Menace SG, but this is a really nice-looking ax.

[americablanco]

I know it sounds AWESOME...but I never liked the look of this one...

[wolfwood_9]

everybody got me wrong in what i was trying to say. i was trying to get at if you look at how much money you are paying for the b.c rich you could get a much better guitar from any other company for the same or less price. it is just sad to see people drop so much money into a bc rich and get a heavy and odd shaped guitar that feels wierd to play.

[Tab Guy]

Freakin' awesome guitar! Don't think it's gonna be under my tree though.

[Chris-13]

Didnt look that nice. Id go for the Bc Rich warlock

[Tab Guy]

(I think a les paul might be)

[ScreaminSavior]

I LOVE THE MOCKINGBIRD BODY!!!
1st time i saw it i wanted 1.
hopefully i can own a mockingbird & other B.C.Rich's soon =]

[craZelz]

ooh body looks nice
wouldn't want to have one
i'm happy with my westfield les paul (yes i'm cheap, but i love it)
sounds like a brill guitar too
i'd certainly consider it if i had lots of money

[Rocker6691]

walaoeh wrote:

imo, the mockingbird body is one of the coolest guitar bodies that i've ever seen.

umm yeah there are way better bodies than the mockingbird, like the warlock, which is one of my personal favs

[iron_maiden93]

you sir have horrible grammar. how many periods can you put in such small paragraphs?

[callum2903]

iron_maiden93 wrote:

you sir have horrible grammar. how many periods can you put in such small paragraphs?

who the hell cares? its to be read about the content, dont rate people and complain about bad grammar, or spelling, its just a pointless exercise!

[Shockball V]

I can care less about this one I like the regular on better, and I like the bich too!

[szekelymihai]

why is it named a mockingbird i cant see any birds)

[CapnKickass]

The guitarist from meatloaf played a mockingbird on one of their DVDs and it sounded freaking sweet, but he's got alot of rack equipment too, to get the tone he wants. Anyway I think it looks cool and unique.

[shwilly]

Has anyone noticed that this guitar has 22 frets, instead of 24 like a "regular" mockingbird? Why is that, because the pickups are placed slightly higher on this one, or is it because regular mockingbirds have smaller frets, or...?

[di4gram]

I prefer more classical bodies, not a fan of these and definitely not a fan of Vs or anything like that

strat bodies, LP bodies, those are awesome. while the picture here doesn't look bad, I don't like gimmicky looking guitars.

[mdawg24]

Anderson4292 wrote:

51VH50 wrote:

I really liked this guitar, played it at guitar Center. i absolutely LOVE the body. however it was an incredibly heavy guitar. way to heavy to gig standing for a long period of time. just not worth it

My music teacher in school always drops mine when trynig to play it. She is allowed though as she doesn't play.

When you play them a lot they don't seem to weigh a thing so if you got one it'd be okay after a while.

Of course... If you aren't planning on getting one you could always try to build some muscle bulk so as not to complain about a 25" piece of wood.

You allow anyone to drop your guitar? Oh wait, it's a BC Rich, nevermind...

[octopig]

Viking_Swede666 wrote:

b.c. rich's are okay, but if you're a serious musician, get an Ibanez, ESP, or a Jackson, you'll be much happier.

well said, brotha

[Ali-b912]

_ZarockeR_ wrote:

i think it looks like a peice of s*** version of the jackson kelly or the gibson explorer

^^
thats why we dont do drugs children, this looks very little like an explorer. its much more like a firebird shape with doublecuts

[Jimmy C]

It looks alright. I would not spend 700 bones for it. It is not a stand out guitar and I would have to trash some of the stuff on it and modify it.
BC rich does make some solid guitars that you can find at a lower price now and customize them to your needs and sound.

I have yet to find a guitar that has came right off the shelf that has what I'm looking for. To rate this as a 10 all the way around, would be out of mind..
Sounds like a salesman to me..

[UHHH...i forgot]

thepatient001 wrote:

There are SOME musicians that play B.C. riches that i respect highly and love. I.e. Kerry KIng, Rob Flynn etc but most of them play V's and stuff, i mean that's what Kerry's Sig is after all. But the real signature models, the ones that scream B.C rich i can't really stand, they represent alot that i hate and music which i think is appauling. Like COF they are easily one of the most try hard bands around and mist general wannabe dark/symphonic metal trash. Mainly newer bands. I'm trying not to be too harsh on this company and if you play a B.C. rich then good on you it's just that i don't know how you can take yourself seriously in the music world or industry.

First off the flyin v iz not kerry kingz sig the wartribe iz if ur gonna try i repeat TRY to sound smart than get ur factz right...second off ur gay

[mormonboy]

well its a cool guitar, but nothing compared to a gibson les paul. tone and style . you got to admit the les paul is a sexy guitar(thats why i play one) the guitarists that get laid play a paul!

[DrCOOL]

I have a bird as well. not this model but I like it. I did some work to it to spice it up but otherwise it's a good axe. this review though I can't take seriously. It's like a teenage kid (the one in the metallica shirt at guitar center) wrote it. and then fact that his rig sounds like the bedroom special. And with the styles you listed that you play how can you go and say its great for any style. please next time do a little more homework and write a better review.

[Pyro_TheVampire]

This Guy sounds like he has no experence with other guitars. BC Rich is not a good brand. Their wood sucks, their pickups suck, and they sound even worse. If you have to have the shape of one, get a Sammick.

And this guy is unregested. What does that tell you?

So, if you are reading this, do not take this review seriously.

[Pyro_TheVampire]

Listen to what this guy is talking about, because he knows his stuff, which is much more than I can say about most of you people who defend this brand.

HC-Deathroll wrote:

Looks o.k., cloud inlay's look stupid.
To all the people frantically defending B.C. Rich guitars and using the excuse that the artists who use them are all so good, YOU are idiots. All those artists use custom made ones with the highest quality part's etc. The B.C. Rich's the rest of us are able to purchase are piece's of crap. They use cheap component's with originally styled body shapes. They're all look and no play. I owned few B.C. Rich guitars, and i returned or sold every last one of them. My friend bought a "High end" (the most expensive Beast) B.C. Rich and he regrets spending so much on a piece of crap as well. He bought a Jackson soloist and has never touched the beast since. You can't use Professional artists who get custom guitars from a guitar company, as a point to defend poor quality guitars.

[Miquespa]

Good review, but your grammar is a bit weird at times. Well, I´m not a languageproff myself, so. But some things catch my attention like: "If it was stolen, I would find that guy. Kicked his ass." :P

[Miquespa]

Good review, nice looking guitar. But I think you should watch your grammar a bit more. Some things like "If it was stolen, I would find that guy. Kicked his ass." sound a bit weird. But anyways, pretty good work.

[thepatient001]

UHHH...i forgot wrote:

thepatient001 wrote:

There are SOME musicians that play B.C. riches that i respect highly and love. I.e. Kerry KIng, Rob Flynn etc but most of them play V's and stuff, i mean that's what Kerry's Sig is after all. But the real signature models, the ones that scream B.C rich i can't really stand, they represent alot that i hate and music which i think is appauling. Like COF they are easily one of the most try hard bands around and mist general wannabe dark/symphonic metal trash. Mainly newer bands. I'm trying not to be too harsh on this company and if you play a B.C. rich then good on you it's just that i don't know how you can take yourself seriously in the music world or industry.



First off the flyin v iz not kerry kingz sig the wartribe iz if ur gonna try i repeat TRY to sound smart than get ur factz right...second off ur gay

Yeah that's true but he also has a sig V you DUMBC*Nt. Holy fu*k you're a dumb assed shIt head **** off, you have nothing worthy to say..oh wait wait no no no you do you can say "and ur gay" lol your so pissant it's hilarious.

[H3RKI]

i hate B.C. Rich guitars...

[-metalhead-]

UHHH...i forgot wrote:

thepatient001 wrote:

There are SOME musicians that play B.C. riches that i respect highly and love. I.e. Kerry KIng, Rob Flynn etc but most of them play V's and stuff, i mean that's what Kerry's Sig is after all. But the real signature models, the ones that scream B.C rich i can't really stand, they represent alot that i hate and music which i think is appauling. Like COF they are easily one of the most try hard bands around and mist general wannabe dark/symphonic metal trash. Mainly newer bands. I'm trying not to be too harsh on this company and if you play a B.C. rich then good on you it's just that i don't know how you can take yourself seriously in the music world or industry.



First off the flyin v iz not kerry kingz sig the wartribe iz if ur gonna try i repeat TRY to sound smart than get ur factz right...second off ur gay

If YOURE going to sound smart, fix your goddamn grammar.

The way you write is gay.

[blink_15]

Will u all stop saying "I would recommend the ibanez or les paul". B.C Rich's are guitars for heavy metal music, Ibanez and Les Paul are mainly guitars for rock or solo's.

[withgunstoglory]

blink_15 wrote:

Will u all stop saying "I would recommend the ibanez or les paul". B.C Rich's are guitars for heavy metal music, Ibanez and Les Paul are mainly guitars for rock or solo's.

Um no, Ibanez and Gibson have been staples of Hard Rock and Metal for years.

[Gerard_grr]

i got a warlock and i got a ibanez RG and the Rg is way better than the warlock, the rg is more playable

[f-e-z]

i hate B.C. Rich guitars...

I agree with this guy.
I don't like them because it's not really my style, and the stock models fall apart after a couple of years.
Had a mate who took one to a gig once, and halfway through his set, the pickups started smoking. Yes, they had shorted out.
Whereas I have had a Les Paul for about 15 years now, and still sounds and plays like it did when it was new.
As for Ibanez, sound good (if it's your style), play very well, but again, the fiddly trem just falls apart.
Stick with Gibson, or Fender.

[f-e-z]

*Sorry, that first line is meant to be a quote*

[Ginger-les-tom]

dude this guitar is wrong, i love the mockingbird, and i bet it plays like a dream, but come a guitar that gets 10 out of 10 is just too good, the player no longer needs to prove himself cos hes got a guitar to fill it in , no space to aspire to improve as far as im concerned, but still pretty sick guitar ,but il stick to my faults

[Nick-182]

the guy who rated this guitar is a pleb

[Dimebag Dean]

I had a jackson soloist and sold it for a b.c rich beast. Their tone and sound are easily one of the best of the buisness. the only downfall i can find is that they can be uncomfortable.i own a nj beast warbeast, and the two kk signatures. b.c rich makes the best damn guitars ever

[Tedward]

ive played the white QM version of this and it exceeded my expectations by quite alot, however, i think that for the type of music such as hard rock its meant for, you could get a bit better. However, this guitar LOOKS absolutely amazing. best BC RICH design.

the neck is actually really nice imo, one of the few set necks ive played and liked, and the cloud inlays are suiting when your playing, and i oculd see them looking real nice when the guitar is standing up.

also the pickups are pretty good, at least better than my ibanez in terms of thickness.

[Shredder Guitar]

_ZarockeR_ wrote:

i think it looks like a peice of s*** version of the jackson kelly or the gibson explorer

what in the HELL are you talking about?!

[JewMasatFlex]

Did anyone else notice his terrible English?

[the.spine.surfs]

10/10? It's not a '57 Strat...learn to write a review.

[metal warrior]

While I agree his grammar isn't the best at times and 10 out of 10 everywhere is a little strange I do think that there are plus and minus sides for most guitar manufacturers. BC Rich are one of my favoured brands. One person above noted that the best BC Richs are signature models or custom workshop models. This is true but this is the case with most guitar companies. The argument that BC Rich use poor materials is also not watertight as many cheaper guitar models from most companies are made in the same factories in the far east from similar if not the same materials. Whether one likes cloud inlays is purely personal choice. One must take into consideration that when this guitar was first conceived it was the mid to late sevties when Fender and Gibson and other such classic guitars were the popular choice. Clouds have a much more classic appearance compared to diamonds or Jackson's sharkfins. Also saying real guitarists play this or that guitar is rubbish as most are under (ESP mostly) contractual endorsementsand that signature models can vary quite significantly from the artists actual guitar. Incidently I use my brothers 15 year old 10 series warlock and all parts are in perfect working order, and if that doesn't seal it his 12 year old 100 series mockingbird is agreat piece of kit which has lasted fantastically and all parts (pickups, floyd and electrics) are all still in immaculate condition.

[metal warrior]

the.spine.surfs wrote:

10/10? It's not a '57 Strat...learn to write a review.

Oh yeah, you are aware these original fenders were made to save money and cut corners. Example early telecasters used screws as saddles and srats have a one piece neck and fingerboard (skunk stripe excluded) because it was more cost effective. Everyone believes hype. How about playing these models and forming your own opinions? I'm not trying to insult peoples opinions but that's my take on things. I prefer a sixties strat myself, cooler headstock!!!!

[DREAM EVIL 1138]

i hate the people making fun of b.c. rich and saying stuff about "real musicians" not using them. i'm not sure where this hatred is coming from but b.C. rich is without a doubt a great guitar company. i have a mockingbird special x and couldn't be happier, it's a great guitar.

and chuck shuldiner used a b.c. rich, you peopll gonna to call chuck a wannabe?

[the1mrbass]

wolfwood_9 wrote:

b.c rich's are for wanna be musicians who want to try and play hardcore stuff! any real musician will buy and ibanez,esp, or jackson. much heavier sound for hard rock and better tone AND craftsmanship.

[the1mrbass]

look at the shit spewing out of wolfwood_9's pie hole! "wannabe musicians"! sounds like someone has a case of penis envy! so i guess kerry king,jerry only,mick thompson,and the list goes on are all hardcore wannabes! this dumbshit must not be too familiar with hardcore music. or maybe slayer, the misfits,deicide just aren't hardcore! say what you want about these "post bernie rico" guitars, but bc rich guitars scream METAL! you can't even compare an "ibeenhad" or an esp to bc rich. as far as mr dick head's statement.....kerry king is STILL on top of his game, and there's a reason he dumped esp, and went back to bc rich! the music speaks for itself!

[the1mrbass]

HC-Deathroll wrote:

Looks o.k., cloud inlay's look stupid.
To all the people frantically defending B.C. Rich guitars and using the excuse that the artists who use them are all so good, YOU are idiots. All those artists use custom made ones with the highest quality part's etc. The B.C. Rich's the rest of us are able to purchase are piece's of crap. They use cheap component's with originally styled body shapes. They're all look and no play. I owned few B.C. Rich guitars, and i returned or sold every last one of them. My friend bought a "High end" (the most expensive Beast) B.C. Rich and he regrets spending so much on a piece of crap as well. He bought a Jackson soloist and has never touched the beast since. You can't use Professional artists who get custom guitars from a guitar company, as a point to defend poor quality guitars.

.....if this "idiot" can't afford a custom shop(which is EXACTLY what those artists play), then i guess he's just talking out of his ass! i own 3 custom shop guitars, and 5 custom shop basses,(all hesperia california guitars), and short of a custom shop jackson....there are no finer quality guitars available! again.....there's a reason kerry king went back to bc rich! those in the know know!

[normaljeans]

I can't believe you just said B.C. Rich's are better than Ibanez and ESP. Tis a lie...
And by the way, Kerry King doesn't play the B.C. Rich's that are available to you and I. He has them custom built using the best components available. Therefore, just because he's playing one, doesn't mean your playing one just as nice, even if it's his signature model.

[metal Lover]

The ironbird is the best BC body that I've seen. By the way, you ignorant teenagers, BC Richs built in the 80's are possibly the greatest guitars ever for metal. You could find a 500 dollar 80's mockingbird, warlock, ironbird, bich, or what ever, and it would better than any Ibanez or ESP twice the price. Play before you talk about a guitar.

[Pyro_TheVampire]

The only good BC Rich is a custom built one. That is the truth, and only the truth! For those too blind or deaf to see this, please STFU!

[Johnthewrench]

The review looks like it was cut & paste from harmony-central.com.
Kerry King used a Mockingbird "shorthorn" (slight variation in body shape) to record the first three Slayer albums.
I own one of the Mockingbird "Special-X" models, and it is actually quite nice.
Correction, it is not a set-neck as stated in the review, it is neck-through. The neck profile is dissimilar to many of the other BC Rich guitars I own, as it is a thicker more "'60s Les Paul" type. They also adopt the Les Paul control layout. The cloud inlays are a classic BC Rich staple from back in the day. I personally like them, but your mileage may vary.
Feel free to start flaming me and calling me names. Preferrably with lots of misinformation, misspelling, and improper use of puntuation!

[DREAM EVIL 1138]

Johnthewrench wrote:

The review looks like it was cut & paste from harmony-central.com.
Kerry King used a Mockingbird "shorthorn" (slight variation in body shape) to record the first three Slayer albums.
I own one of the Mockingbird "Special-X" models, and it is actually quite nice.
Correction, it is not a set-neck as stated in the review, it is neck-through. The neck profile is dissimilar to many of the other BC Rich guitars I own, as it is a thicker more "'60s Les Paul" type. They also adopt the Les Paul control layout. The cloud inlays are a classic BC Rich staple from back in the day. I personally like them, but your mileage may vary.
Feel free to start flaming me and calling me names. Preferrably with lots of misinformation, misspelling, and improper use of puntuation!

finally, another man that actually has pone of the guitars posts! yes they are quite nice, i love my special x.

[123-Trav]

"With this hardware this guitar is roaring like a lion. Like a real animals king."

Lulz.

[hobozach]

Viking_Swede666 wrote:

b.c. rich's are okay, but if you're a serious musician, get an Ibanez, ESP, or a Jackson, you'll be much happier.

I agree with an addition of Dean, I personally own a dean, which i love to death, But I would like a Jackson or and Ibanez..ESP i really havent tried before..maybe once, but still, I say go with Dean Ibanez or Jackson for metal or hardrock

[Dimebag Dean]

the wartribe, cost 1000, has a kaler tremelo and emg 81/85
so thats not quality
obvilously people dont know what there talking about

[KCMike]

I love the body as well!!

[MatrixClaw]

Mockingbird is the only weird BC Rich body I like.

[mormonboy]

you guys, this is all i have to say dont waste ur money on some piece of crap that will last you about a couple of weeks and YOU WILL NOT GET LAID!!!!!

[lockless7x]

Darkage wrote:

Awesome body, just awesome.

thats what she said

[[ LiAm ]]

what are you people on? that body is disgusting

[mr barnicals]

the body is not disgusting, you just have to be a lil more open minded. well, yeah it probably is just a matter of opinion. lol CLOUDS? the people who thought of that inlay must've been hi or something. B.C rich guitars look great, but from what i know, they sound like shit. unless ofcourse u buy a sig model

[...denied]

I don't like the body but the guitar is a BC rich(great!)... I wish I had one like that

[bladedsilence]

I like the body. But from what I know (and have played) I'm not a real big fan of B.C. Rich. I'm not real big into playing true, authentic, metal, or hard rock. So, the body for this just looks stunning to me. And I'm sure (for all you rockers out there) this is right for you.

[Wozzname]

I like how some B.C. Richs look, but thats about it, the ones I've played just don't cut the mustard sound-wise compared to my current guitar.

[the1mrbass]

normaljeans wrote:

I can't believe you just said B.C. Rich's are better than Ibanez and ESP. Tis a lie...
And by the way, Kerry King doesn't play the B.C. Rich's that are available to you and I. He has them custom built using the best components available. Therefore, just because he's playing one, doesn't mean your playing one just as nice, even if it's his signature model.

...i didn't know mr "normal jeans" was a bc rich expert! it's funny that with all of the 8 people that worked at bc rich's custom shop(9 including bernie sr.)from 1994 -2001(which is strangely enough when kerry king came back),there was no "normal jeans" that worked there! in fact.....5 uot of the 8 now work for fender making custom shop jacksons. as i stated before....those in the know ...know! kerry king's guitars were made using the same jigs, materials, and oddly enough, by the SAME 8 people who made ALL USA BC RICH guitars for those 7 years. i guess being there for those 7 years doesn't add up to what this guy "normal jeans" seems to know, but anyone else who came in with 1500 to 3 grand could get the EXACT same quality guitar that mr king got.....by the same people, in the same little building! so.....this bullshit about not getting the same quality guitar as the big times do.....well, that's all it is! an uninformed OPINION (not fact)based on whatever he read in last months guitar world! by the way.....if you're gonna compare a bc rich to an ibanez, or esp, wouldn't it only be fair to compare to a USA bc ? oh wait.....that's right....ibanez doesn't make guitars in the USA! maybe next christmas, you can pick one up at wal mart! as for me.....i'll support my country, where we take great pride in "made in USA"!

[rockoutthehouse]

the body is nice...

[guitarist41]

Only ''metal'' looking guitar I like, maybe coz I love Slash. BC Riches have a bit of a rep. for poor quality but I heard they improved them. White one is sexy.

[metal Lover]

guitarist41 wrote:

Only ''metal'' looking guitar I like, maybe coz I love Slash. BC Riches have a bit of a rep. for poor quality but I heard they improved them. White one is sexy.

You must be kidding if you think the old BC Richs have a bad rep. In the 80's, no other brand was respected as much, except for maybe Kramer.

[metal Lover]

Have you seen the Mockingbird ST slash guitar? 700 dollars USD for an original floyd rose, a beautiful quilt, rockfield pickups, neck thru just like slash uses. Or you could go to Jackson and get a DKMG Dinky with a licensed floyd rose, emgs (personal preference maybe), uncomfortable bolt-on for up to 900 USD, not to mention that it's ugly to look at. I've played both, by the way, and the Mockingbird blew it out of the water.

[Godsm4ck]

This is the only guitar I want to play. And the only one that I want to be in my hands.

thats deep

[Kid Fisto]

guitarist41 wrote:BC Riches have a bit of a rep. for poor quality but I heard they improved them.

WTF are you smoking man?

BC Rich is one of the highest quality non-boutique makers out there....right there with Dean and Jackson and Fender.

as for this guitar, the mockingbird is the best-looking guitar i've ever seen. the white one looks like an angel's robe.

[Kid Fisto]

UHHH...i forgot wrote:
First off the flyin v iz not kerry kingz sig the wartribe iz if ur gonna try i repeat TRY to sound smart than get ur factz right...second off ur gay

*ahem*

*points to the KKV on the artist guitar wall of guitar center*

case in point....

[ScottySanchez]

wolfwood_9 wrote:

b.c rich's are for wanna be musicians who want to try and play hardcore stuff! any real musician will buy and ibanez,esp, or jackson. much heavier sound for hard rock and better tone AND craftsmanship.

Kerry King Plays Bc Rich's, so shut the **** up!!

[Pyro_TheVampire]

ScottySanchez wrote:

Kerry King Plays Bc Rich's, so shut the **** up!!

And that justifies BC Rich for being crap how?

[DustyBannister]

Y00p wrote:

It's a nice guitar, but I don't think anyone should be taking this review very seriously. I mean, 10's out of 10's for every aspect? Not really, not even close...

You're right. I've never really been a BC Rich fan my self, I like wolfwood_9's taste. Those are my three favourite electric guitar brands. Not saying they are bad guitars, just never been the feel I like. Chuck from death did some wicked stuff with BC Rich.

[metalhead747]

you all suck ass! BC rich is good for metal, but in a way you are rite, they are sorta only good for metal.

[breadstick]

wow what a great review...10/10 for everything....

This guitar must have been made by god or something...

/sarcasm

[huevos]

damn, i have never seen such backwards reproach. you all forget that its the guitarist, not the gear. yes i know that you have factor things in like timbre, but thats minimal in comparison to the person behind the ax.

after that point, its up to personal taste.

but then i read this:

the1mrbass wrote:
...i didn't know mr "normal jeans" was a bc rich expert! it's funny that with all of the 8 people that worked at bc rich's custom shop(9 including bernie sr.)from 1994 -2001(which is strangely enough when kerry king came back),there was no "normal jeans" that worked there! in fact.....5 uot of the 8 now work for fender making custom shop jacksons. as i stated before....those in the know ...know! kerry king's guitars were made using the same jigs, materials, and oddly enough, by the SAME 8 people who made ALL USA BC RICH guitars for those 7 years. i guess being there for those 7 years doesn't add up to what this guy "normal jeans" seems to know, but anyone else who came in with 1500 to 3 grand could get the EXACT same quality guitar that mr king got.....by the same people, in the same little building! so.....this bullshit about not getting the same quality guitar as the big times do.....well, that's all it is! an uninformed OPINION (not fact)based on whatever he read in last months guitar world! by the way.....if you're gonna compare a bc rich to an ibanez, or esp, wouldn't it only be fair to compare to a USA bc ? oh wait.....that's right....ibanez doesn't make guitars in the USA! maybe next christmas, you can pick one up at wal mart! as for me.....i'll support my country, where we take great pride in "made in USA"!

you used opinions of others to build your argument. a little ironic.

and that overzealous nationalist attutide is a fine example being a voluntary tool. Wal-Mart is as American as you can get, since its all about supporting mass-producing low quality items nowadays.

the America of yesteryear is dead. i don't hate America, i just hate how this country is following Rome's footsteps. you won't be calling the USA your home, since the new name is the United Republic of America.

i know that got a little off topic, but i was just using all that rhetoric to show that a location doesn't make a product any better. it does make for a good marketing ploy tho.

side note: what does piss me off is that American cars became crap at the same time that globalization was the new special on the menu of war and politics.

the Germans and Nissan have my respect in the automotive field.

[huevos]

i'll get defensive if you rip on Ibanez. they are the shit man. check the S-series or any AX. both those you can find for the same price or cheaper. and you must honestly be deeply blinded by bias if you don't acknowledge them as, at the very least, "good" guitars.

bc rich is a good manufacturer, but they aren't my taste. its as simple as that.

[the1mrbass]

huevos wrote:

i'll get defensive if you rip on Ibanez. they are the shit man. check the S-series or any AX. both those you can find for the same price or cheaper. and you must honestly be deeply blinded by bias if you don't acknowledge them as, at the very least, "good" guitars.

bc rich is a good manufacturer, but they aren't my taste. its as simple as that.

if you want to slam america, or our products.....go somewhere else to do it! we're talking guitars here.....not cars, or globalization! so.....love it, or leave it you commie bastard!

[EvilNoah]

Grow up people! If you like the bc rich, thats wonderful. If you hate bc rich, thats wonderful as well. Everyone has their own personal taste in tone and looks. I am sure you have all heard the little quote "arguing on the internet is like being in the special Olympics, even if you win, you are still retarded."

[thorium]

i have DiMarzio SuperDistortion bridge and Evolution Neck. but i like Rockfield pickups. it's very cool picups. no need replacing.

[thorium]

you can see my BCR-photos here(white guitar):
http://foto.mail.ru/mail/thorium/guitarko

[tdogg12]

EvilNoah :
Grow up people! If you like the bc rich, thats wonderful. If you hate bc rich, thats wonderful as well. Everyone has their own personal taste in tone and looks. I am sure you have all heard the little quote "arguing on the internet is like being in the special Olympics, even if you win, you are still retarded."






Thats the best comment of the whole page. I agree 100%

[rho]

Is it really worth its price?

[hennessyNbuddha]

love the guitar, only problem i have so far is when you play sitting down the cut away on the top half of the body digs into your chest, then again i hunch over a little, but otherwise its a good buy

[piebot9]

people who dont like bc rich because of there artists are idiots its not the name on the guitar it is how it feels and sound not the name not the guy who plays one down the road it is how it makes you feel

[thedekker]

got my white mock special today, gotta say, finish and action and sound and quality is unbelievable. it was $669 US, and about 715 canadian. i bought it as a contrast to my mockingbird evil edge SE i bought last year. damn they look good side by side. the arched body is unbelievable, the cloud inlays look nice, and with black hardware and the black trim on a white body, it makes for a damn sexy guit. I was going to put some different pickups in it right off the bat, but these rockfields are great. Buy this guitar. i repeat, buy this guitar.



As for breadsticks comment:
wow what a great review...10/10 for everything....

This guitar must have been made by god or something...

/sarcasm

This thing looks like its made from god.

[M@13]

all you people are proper cocks i couldnt be happier with my mock special and this is why 1.its personnal taste if you think its nice then you should get it and 2. bc rich are owned by gibson and most of the stuff on the special are what comes standard on most les pauls and 3.go get some balls and go try one most esp's, jacksons and ibanez are made in the same factory by indonisean skinny kids. just get a life

[thedekker]

and to those talkin about jacksons esps and gibsons and les pauls bein better, go comment on those respective pages. this page is for the mockingbird special. all comments should be about the mockingbird special only. esps gibsons and jacksons may be better, but dammit stop saying its a piece of sh*t guitar if you havnt even played it, just cause you dont like the shape. find something better to do, such as posting FIRST on every webpage you see, and stop bothering people.

[Rock!]

thedekker wrote:

and to those talkin about jacksons esps and gibsons and les pauls bein better, go comment on those respective pages. this page is for the mockingbird special. all comments should be about the mockingbird special only. esps gibsons and jacksons may be better, but dammit stop saying its a piece of sh*t guitar if you havnt even played it, just cause you dont like the shape. find something better to do, such as posting FIRST on every webpage you see, and stop bothering people.

Thank You!!

You saved me from alot of typing!

[fEr_0h]

I just g0t a MOCKINGBIRD SPECIAL yesterday
its awesome
I'll submit my review latter

[PANTERAFAN^666^]

this is a beautiful guitar, i wouls ****ing shread it, till it breaks. Fuck i got to get me one.

[slowmoov]

This is a pretty suck-up review.

I have a Mock Special X, and although I really like it alot, it's not an all 10 guitar. One notible thing that comes to mind is on this guitar if you do any intense tremolo on the highest frets, the body shape becomes restrictive. It's not like that on my Mock ST.

If forced to throw out an arbitrary overall rating, I'd say more like high 8sh or so. With high points being Sound (the pickup are nice), Action, Fit & Finish (It was setup amazingly well), & Impression. Medium points would be Reliability & Durability (That shape will get busted up on the road and unlike a Strat or LP, it won't look roadworn, just trashed. Plus if you bust a NTB neck you are seriously SOL.)

Features? I got it because I wanted a hardtail when I'm feeling heavy-handed as an ideal backup.

eBay's currently dumping some of these at around ~$400. Lot of guitar for that price. And at that price I would rate it a "10+."

[barge1]

i find my warlock to play better than my dean razorback. i trust bc 100 percent. only quality sof ar. got this on layaway at guiatr center