Von Death Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 (edited) I bought this off Robocorpse a little while ago as I was looking for a backup for my US Mockingbird.... It seems to have done the rounds having previously belonged to thombassmonkey, stevied-fenderp2009 and rmshaw37 A canny bit of work done, 1 Refinished to get rid of missing chunks 2 Grover Titan Machine heads 3 2 x Dimarzio DP122 4 Wiring done for bass and treble boost (like on my US Mockingbird) 5 Headstock refinished with US style logo.... 6 Brass nut Will be putting a Gotoh bridge on sometime! I love it and will not be selling it! Edited October 23, 2011 by Von Death Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robocorpse Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Nice job, enjoy it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsmokebass Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Looks amazing (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieD_FenderP2009 Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 She looks amazing! I miss this bass so much. Definitely going to buy another Mockingbird at some point or see how much a custom one would be. Well done on the repair job too dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gust0o Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 I think the work looks great - including the traditional headstock logo! Would definitely like to find a decent US Mock at some point; or a custom-shop, if am feeling flush. I adore my CS Eagle, so would like something of similar quality and tone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Von Death Posted October 26, 2011 Author Share Posted October 26, 2011 (edited) Cheers Chaps! I have had a thing about BC Rich on account of being a Sabbath fan..... Geezer had great sounds on Heaven & Hell and Mob Rules etc..... Then I saw Neil Murray from Whitesnake and Bob Daisley .... then Dave Ellefson using Mockingbirds.... Took Me till 2000 to get my 1st one..... . I tried Gibson Thunderbirds (still got a Blackbird) but there is no competition..... Ive got a Steve HArris Spec precision but like all precisions they often lack bottom end. On the Yank BC's you can get a full on clanky Steve Harris sound (with more bottom end) right through to a more solid tight Jazzy sound..... I also had a Bich at one point but it was a shorter scale and had horrid EMG pick ups........ The dream is to find an long scale American one..... Lorne thinks there was only about 12 ever built tho...... Well if Simon Cowell decides he likes Heavy Rock and offers me a Million pound contract... thats how I am going to spend it... Edited October 26, 2011 by Von Death Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 [quote name='Von Death' timestamp='1319389994' post='1413514'] I bought this off Robocorpse a little while ago as I was looking for a backup for my US Mockingbird.... It seems to have done the rounds having previously belonged to thombassmonkey, stevied-fenderp2009 and rmshaw37 A canny bit of work done, 1 Refinished to get rid of missing chunks 2 Grover Titan Machine heads 3 2 x Dimarzio DP122 4 Wiring done for bass and treble boost (like on my US Mockingbird) 5 Headstock refinished with US style logo.... 6 Brass nut Will be putting a Gotoh bridge on sometime! I love it and will not be selling it! [/quote] I had one of these for a while, kind of regret selling it. Definitely had a unique growl, you can see why Entwistle was so fond of the PP configuration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Von Death Posted October 28, 2011 Author Share Posted October 28, 2011 (edited) Here's my US one.... I have has it for about 10 years..... I used it on the Cardinal Synne CD. I love this bass so much that I dont take it out but rather keep it locked up in a darkened room safely indoors... bit like the wife actually.. Edited October 28, 2011 by Von Death Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Kinda missing my TJ one, got made an offer I couldn't refuse on it. Still got my NJ, not had anything sound as good detuned to A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieD_FenderP2009 Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Btw, on the bits where the chunks were missing, did you add some filler to it or something to smooth it out with? I need to know if you ever sell this 'cos I would love it back sometime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorne Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 [quote name='Von Death' timestamp='1319658488' post='1417040'] I also had a Bich at one point but it was a shorter scale and had horrid EMG pick ups........ The dream is to find an long scale American one..... Lorne thinks there was only about 12 ever built tho...... [/quote] I never said that There were about 4 built Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Von Death Posted June 16, 2012 Author Share Posted June 16, 2012 (edited) [sub][attachment=110682:SAM_1480.JPG][attachment=110682:SAM_1480.JPG][quote name='Lorne' timestamp='1339813876' post='1694906'] I never said that There were about 4 built [/quote][/sub] [sub]Well in that case I will be waiting for a very long time......... I saw Neal Moser bought a long scale one on ebay USA to restore .... I would love that! [/sub] [sub]Re my heritage..... I dont know how it was filled... I have just had the back shaped to make it more comfy[/sub] Edited June 17, 2012 by Von Death Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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