Originally designed for an artist that for legal purposes shall remain nameless, this Mockingbird is almost as iconic as the guitar legend himself. Quilt maple top, Seymour Duncan pickups, neck-through construction and just for fun a Floyd RoseŽ are all part of the impressive specifications for this Mock. If you care about quality and want to play a guitar that is exactly specified and constructed like the original muse, you've found it!
B.C. Rich is known as one of the pioneers in Neck Through construction. They utilize it on many of their guitars, because it provides the best possible sustain, resonance, comfort and access to higher frets. Neck-through has long been considered the premium construction method for high end guitars. This construction starts with a long piece (or pieces) of premium North American maple. That piece runs from the tip of the headstock to the strap button on the opposite end of the guitar. This means that the headstock, fingerboard, pickups and bridge all are mounted to this single sound foundation. Sonically it is a difference you can hear. The neck-through construction also allows us to cut away more of the body and neck at the neck joint which provides comfort that no bolt-on or set-neck could offer. You will find the neck through feature on all of our top of the line B.C. Rich models.
The Alnico 2 magnet and moderate windings yield a warm, sweet tone with more natural string vibration for great sustain. Classic rock players who get their distortion from the amp rather than the pickup love the APH-1. It allows them to back off the crunch and get beautiful clean tones with softer attack. Compared to the '59, the Alnico II Pro has a rounder sound with a spongier bass response.
Most of B.C. Rich body styles employ a beveled edge around the shape. In many ways bevels on a top are similar to facets on a cut stone. They catch the light and reflect at different angles giving the instrument more of a three dimensional look. Some of the B.C. Rich top bevels are extreme and wide while others are subtle and narrow. Occasionally the shape of the instrument is accented by painting the bevels a contrasting color.
Construction: Neck-thru body
Body wood: Mahogany Body Sides
Top style: Beveled
Tuners: Grover Super Rotomatic
Fretboard: Ebony
Frets: 24
Scale: 25 5/8"
Bridge: Floyd Rose Original
Pickups: Seymour Duncan Alnic Pro II
Controls: Partial Active Electronics
Colors: Transparent Red (other colors available)
