Lorne

Some things are "RARE" by design,I spoke to Neal Moser,MCS and previousley designer at B.C.Rich,when he mentioned Seagull basses being rare,to which I said "We'll make this bass and see how it sells" chrip chirp "sh*t,we made 10 of them and had trouble selling them,that idea sucked" Therefore you have 10 "RARE" basses,as they didn't sell well

BOTH,but not topped,SOLID wood My favorite is Bird's eye maple though,although I no longer have a bass with that

[quote name='Gust0o' post='853113' date='May 31 2010, 11:30 PM']Your 88 Gunslinger is something else Lorne. Love the ST, great design - mine is a solid player. No twin, sadly.[/quote] Thanks,the Gunslinger is usually my "Go to" bass,don't know why?,might be lower on the wall or something LOL

Ok,here we go LOL 1978 and 1981 USA B.C.Rich Mockingbirds 1979 and 1985 USA B.C.Rich Bich 8 strings 1987 USA B.C.Rich ST and 1988 USA B.C.Rich Gunslinger (Bolt on) 1994 and 2007 USA B.C.Rich Widows

I use longscale D'addario EXL170 strings (.045 to .100) on both my shortscale B.C.Rich Bich basses with absolutely no issues

Rear body routing Angled headstock P+J pick ups Thru Neck Quality hardware and headstock truss rod access ........................Seems I've just described my B.C.Rich

[quote name='Duarte' post='814523' date='Apr 22 2010, 12:50 AM']if you were to put him into a category I suppose he would be 'Classic Autism' - but when I started working with him about a year ago I was told he had "Severe autism, learning disabilities and other challenging behaviours". He can't speak, but can understand what is being said to him to an extent, whether he chooses to acknowledge what you say is another story! I firmly believe that he is a genius in his own right. He uses his little book (which is there in the picture) to point at a picture of something that he wants (usually a jigsaw puzzle, pancakes or 'the shop') and we can communicate by using hand gestures such as high fives or waving. I gave him my first ever bass, an encore P bass, and he loves it! ...however he just puts it in his mouth...we'll get there though![/quote] Duarte - THANK YOU Without people like yourself,people with this disorder would remain in their own little cocoons My 6 year old son is severely Autistic with very little communication (A lot of screeching and screaming though),but with the help of his teachers and specialists,he does have an active interaction with some people now.I couldn't work with these people,I have to live with one as he is mine (And I do love him dearly),but it takes a special kind of someone to actually chose to work with them,and for that,thank you

[quote name='Meenie' post='806541' date='Apr 14 2010, 09:19 PM']Hi Lorne,you actually gave me advice when i was thinking of buying it,i sent you pictures at the time. I went on the BC Rich players site asking if it was genuine and had all the right bits etc[/quote] Ah,ok I think I remember it,Badass II right?

[quote name='Meenie' post='805045' date='Apr 13 2010, 04:43 PM']Blimey! Ive owned more drumkits than basses really but here's my little effort! First bass was some rubbish P-Bass copy(axe?) bought from the back of Kerrang magazine when i were a nipper,it was white and weighed a ton! played drums with no bass action for a good few years then... Legend Stingray copy,sounded dreadfull was really uncomfortable and was made in the dark by a one armed pirate i think as the finish was awful! Next i got an Aria electro acoustic which i still have and play alot at home. Then i traded in the Stingray copy and bought an Epiphone T-Bird,very neck droppy and the original pick ups were mental but after some tweaking and several million gigs it still remains part of the arsenal,bit battered now though! My first and only really pro bass was and indeed is a 1980 BC Rich Mockingbird which is an absolute beauty,the guy i bought it off said that the shop he bought it from said that Bernard Edwards traded it in while on tour to buy a Fender but there's absolutely no proof so it might just be a load of Bullcrap(he did play BC Rich back then though,Eagles mainly i think) Then recently i needed a 5 string for my band Beat the red light so i got one of the new Epiphone Pro T-Birds,i really like it,its a joy to play and sounds amazing. Next....we'll see.[/quote] Pics of the Mockingbird? Or do I already know of this one? Thanks

If it's good maple on the neck,then it will be fine Just make sure your neck is tightly screwed to the body I have 2 B.C.Rich Bich 8 string basses,and their truss rods from that vintage,aren't the best,but both of mine are fine.one of them was under someone's bed for 8 years,strung up with all 8 strings!!! I don't know why you would want to do it though,the 8 string sound is only novel for about 2 days,then it wears thin,also the price of the strings is shocking,both my 8's are strung as 4's I wish you all the best with the project if that's what you want to do

[quote name='ped' post='785248' date='Mar 24 2010, 10:19 PM']Lorne - you FOUND those double necks?? Literally FOUND them??? Sweet![/quote] Found them,as in Found them for sale My friend said to me "I've always wanted a doubleneck Bich bass,but I've never even seen one,let alone for sale" So,I said "Do you want one $xxxx" and sent him in the direction of the Koa one Then a year later I got him the pink one,which came with a very nice quilted 4 string version and both together were cheaper than the Koa one

[quote name='Telebass' post='761639' date='Mar 2 2010, 11:08 AM']Chepstow not SW... Shaftesbury not SW... Faaaar as Oi'm consarned, ought beyond Devon b'aint SW... So let's have the Bash right in the middle of the SW - in Plymouth! [/quote] I second Plymouth,we can have it at your house

A pair of 1979 B.C.Rich Bich 8 string basses in 1993,one of them I hated,the other one I loved,skip forward a bucketload of years and in 2005/6 one of them (The one I hated),came home,now I love it,the one I loved,I got the option to buy,but there is headstock damage,and I don't love it THAT much! Ibanez Roadstar II,although I can't actually remember selling it????????? Loads of Washburn Statii and regret NOT buying an ESP Lake Placid Blue Precision bass for £150!!!!!!,it was a killer bass

[quote name='Malc62' post='761159' date='Mar 1 2010, 08:37 PM']Ah, the RB924! This is the bass I regret selling, but I'd be surprised if you got anywhere near £450 for it, even for one in as good nick as yours. I understand they're collectable, so I'm sure you'll get a buyer. Could well have been me if it wasn't for dental bills.[/quote] Same here,except I cannot remember selling mine,Identical to the OP's bass,If I didn't have to pay for my Widow bass' refurb and Ironbird's custom hardcase,I would be after this one,alas money fails to appear

Parking in Exeter is a nightmare though I would also think Hugh wouldn't be too happy with masses of bassists standing close to his stock,playing their own basses and not buying his,and getting in the way of real customers

I use D'addario EXL 170's on all of my basses,regardless of scale length,even had them on a Yamaha RBX 6JM

[quote name='4000' post='727522' date='Jan 28 2010, 01:12 PM']My Alembic Stanley Clarke was 30" scale and probably had my favourite slap tone of all the basses I've owned. It was a total flyer too. It all depends on what type of slap tone you like really. Marcus, Les, Larry, Mark King etc etc? All very different. In fact MK has different slap tones depending on what bass he's using.[/quote] Agreed 100% My Rosewood fretboarded Bich bass is a Slap monster,the Ebony boarded one is quite good,but I think the Ebony strangles the tone a bit?