Bolt-on Construction
A number of B.C. Rich guitars use a classic Bolt-on construction. On these instruments a neck (typically maple) is bolted on with 4 screws to the body. This construction offers some added flexibility in the instruments adjustment and provides the option to change the neck in the future.

B.C. Rich BDSM Pickups
B.C. Rich designed their BDSM humbucking pickups to provide a solid sound and to be durable while delivering high output. BDSM stands for Broad Dynamic Sonically Matched. Which simply means that the pickup is designed to reproduce a wide range of frequencies accurately (broad dynamic). Then they are tested and matched in pairs (Neck and Bridge) by their inherent individual and signature tonal and output characteristics to give a solidly balanced tone (sonically matched).

Beveled Top
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.

Specifications

Construction: bolt on
Body wood: nato (eastern mahogany)
Body thickness: 45mm
Top style: beveled
Body binding: no

Headstock style: SOB Beast
Headstock color: onyx
Headstock binding: no
Tuners: B.C. Rich diecast

Neck wood: maple
Back of neck:onyx
Neck binding: no

Fretboard: ebony
Inlay: white pearloid Celtic
Frets: 24 jumbo 2.7mm
Factory strings: 9 – 42
Nut: 43mm
Scale: 25 1/2”

Bridge: Tune o matic
Tailpiece: string through the body
Pickups: 2 distressed pewter covered B.C. Rich humbuckers
Controls: 1 volume, 1 three-way toggle and 1 tone
Click to see control diagram
Hardware: distressed pewter

Special features: Aged control knobs
Finish: painted glossy
Color: onyx

Guitar Cases & Bags
Molded Hardshell - BCMGC5
Coffin Case - BCRCC1
Economy Bag - BCGBAG2
Deluxe Bag - BCGBAG1
Universal Bag - BCUVBAG