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Radical Styling but still a decent axe
Posted by thomasterrible from Mercer Island, WA on Aug 27, 2009
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Player
Reviewer's Play Style: Hard Rock/Metal
Like I am sure everyone that bought one of these guitars did so because they were attracted to its radical design. Luckily it turns out to not be just a looker. It is likely that the neck through contruction is what gives it good sustain since it has such little body wood. The amount of sustain happily surprised me. The Neck Dual Blade pup sounds good for high notes but the Bridge Rockfield pup has to go, I put in a Bare Knuckles Miracle Man other high output pups would also work fine the Rockfield just doesnt have enough crunch for the sort of playing this guitar is made to do. Someone commented the neck was thick? No it is not. It does not come with fret markers however so be aware of that, you may want to add some when you get it if you need them. It is better than other BC Rich guitars I have played before and it plays pretty nice and sounds pretty good now so if you like it and know about the fretboard markers and pickup issues you are good to go.
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Good for a BC Rich
Posted by thomasterrible from Seattle on Jun 14, 2009
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: player
Reviewer's Play Style: hard rock, old school metal
I just bought this guitar, here is the rundown.
It is well constructed and set up pretty well from the factory, though I am going to bump up the strings to 10's as they are a bit too slinky for me, no big deal, I plan to have a bone or graphite nut installed during set up anyway. Like most V guitars it is lightweight so that is an advantage for some that get tired with playing for long periods of time standing up. It is not the ultimate guitar to play sitting down but it is possible you just have to put a serrated part instead of a pointy part or it will poke your ribs, so you just adjust. I dont miss the tone controls on it since passive tone controls on guitars I have found pretty useless anyway. The one knob that does it all, volume, which I always have turned up all the way, and the push pull for pickup selection doesnt bother me but could bother some, it depends on the individual. The bridge pup is nothing special though it is pretty clear. But for agressive styles like metal which is obviously what one would buy a guitar like this for a change to either an active or what I am installing a Bare Knuckles Miracle Man will make it sound like you want. The neck pup on the other hand was a huge surprise, it sounds pretty nice and has incredible sustain, it keeps a note ringing for an amazing amount of time. Since it is similar in design to the Seymore Duncan hot rails I was going to swap it out if it was not great but I am not going to do that which says a lot for that neck pup. The case I got with it from BC Rich is a coffin case and it has its pros and cons, cons are that it is huge and while it is well constructed it is not tough like a true hardshell case, the outside material is more like what a typical acoustic case is made of. The inside however is great, that big size allows for two nice big compartments and the interior lining is plush and really nice, so while it is big at least it protects the unique guitar and its pointy ends plus could hold multiple effects pedals or long cords or whatever in the two nice big compartments, it also looks very nice and detailed inside. If you want a V guitar and you like the design and know you will want to swap out the bridge pup then it does the job with a thin neck shape good for speed and a nice neck pup. You will have to deal with the pointy parts if you want this radical design but I am mostly a lazy sit down player and as I said you just have to position the guitar where a point is not digging in to your ribs and it is fine. I got this guitar because of its unique design and that it was a neck through. It is not my best guitar or my worst it is sort of middle of the road. It has a cool look and a cool case but otherwise is just a guitar with a very nice neck pup and a lack luster bridge pup. The one thing to keep in mine is that it has no fretboard markers, just little dots on the side, this may or may not be an issue for you. If it is plan on spending another 100 bucks to have fretboard markers installed. Basically it is just good enough for me not to return it and it is a very unique shape no doubt about that and quality is decent, keep that neck pup and get a good bridge pup and you will probably be happy.
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a beautiful Beast
Posted by Draco14 from Kansas on Dec 25, 2008
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: active musician
Reviewer's Play Style: blues/metal/thrash/hardcore
i got this guitar for christmas and it is insainly awesome, it has the most outputed and distorted sound ive ever heard, its great and i think it was well worth the price. the only downside is that the neck is a little bit thick but it is still great playingwise.
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INSANE AXE!!!!!!
Posted by DRACO420 from TN on Nov 26, 2008
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: active musician
Reviewer's Play Style: Metal&Blues
I pre-ordered this monster back in september and it came in a few days ago and I love it!! The action is perfect and the finish is amazing!!
And its well equiped out of thye box with d'darios. They're a bit too light for me so I got some heavier gage strings.
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Dragon of B.C. Rich
Posted by Vortex from Youngstown, Ohio on Sep 20, 2008
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: hobbyist, Musician
Reviewer's Play Style: ALL
Unbelievable!!! The look itself says everything on this V. The balance of the guitar is right on, it is almost modled to you the second you strap this V on. The pickup selection is a lil tricky at first tho but quiet usefull in playing. The action on this V is insane. Fast, smooth and very comfortable as well as responsive. Sound delivery is fierce but yet *clean* very melodic. The fighter jet of guitars....The name is perfect, it is a dragon you have to play one.
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