Dating bc rich warlock
A vol and tone knob, a 5 way selector switch and a toggle switch between the 2 knobs. The seller gave me a 4 digit number from the bolt on plate. Can you tell me what model and year and where it was made. The number is Let me know asap. Does anyone have an idea of it's age, where it was made or value please.. It's in perfect condition. I'm guessing seventies or early eighties year.
The headstock is inlayed with an "R" Any info would be appreciated. Hi, I might be able to help you identify your guitar.
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If you can email me photos and a serial number I can ask My friends that work for BC Rich greattone79 icloud. I been looking for a replacement part and was asked for info including serial number so the guitar store could locate parts bridge magnets. I think I have found the serial number on my KK. Would the number on the fretboard be the serial number or is it somewhere else on the guitar? Also, do they really need the serial to find replacement parts or do the idiots think I stole my own guitar?
There is a plate on the guitar wwhere the neck meets the base. Also on the neck it has a plate under the strings with KKV on it. Can someone tell me how to find out what it's worth or even what year it's from. I have a bc rich warlock which has no serial number, just a blank black plate.
Pickups don't say bc rich. All the guitar has is bc rich on the pointed headstock.
It has 3 knobs for vol treble. Thanx to you all I have a guy wanting to sell a BC Rich warlock with the serial number M I would like to know where it was made at least. Have a BCR Platinum Series gunslinger or assassin - not sure with 4-digit serial on the neck plate.
It is a black with yellow crackle finish. Can't seem to find any info on it. Any ideas are greatly appreciated. Serial B RED tremolo bar, triple pickup, triple toggle switches,String locking neck, tuning bridge. Looked everywhere and can't find this guitar anywhere. How much was it new??? Just wondering want these are worth today. Not sure whether I want to part with it, but am curious to know it's worth.
Dot inlays and 24 frets in a Rosewood board They added a number to the end of the serial until they decided to change systems completely. This model was made popular by Brad Whitford of Aerosmith and Neil Giraldo guitarist and also husband of Pat Benatar , who also played his Eagle on some of her early albums and videos. It was made popular by Joe Perry of Aerosmith. Can you tell me what model and year and where it was made. Thanx to you all Comment viewing options Date - newest first Date - oldest first.
If someone can help. I have a BC Rich Guitar warlock body style. Only thing I can not find out when it was made. Made in USA it says on top of head stock. Only one volume control.
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Any body know anything about this one? Thanks for any help. I have a bc rich iron bird and i cant get an answer from anyone. It has the sideways R on the headstock kahler trem and its a one piece not bolt on neck. The u in the serial is raised and smaller than the numbers.
Please if you can find anything out and email derectly i would appreciate it. It was made in being the th made that year hence forth the serial C Does it have a neck plate or is the serial stamped in backside of the headstock? Email me a photo of the front and back if you can please. Since more than guitars were produced many years, the numbers became increasingly inaccurate through the s, ending up about 4 years behind i.
After Class Axe took over there were a number of different serial schemes designated for the American, Asian and Bolt-on guitars. This model was made popular by Brad Whitford of Aerosmith and Neil Giraldo guitarist and also husband of Pat Benatar , who also played his Eagle on some of her early albums and videos.
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It was made popular by Joe Perry of Aerosmith. The Mockingbird model experienced a resurgence in the early s through Guns N' Roses lead guitarist Slash after he played one on the Use Your Illusion world tour. The Bich string guitar was the brain-child of Neal Moser.
During his time with BC Rich, he conceived, designed, and built the first Bich string prototype guitar. Neal Moser retains ownership of the original body templates. The "Bich" can also be categorized as a guitar that "brings out" Heavy Metal and such genres. These hand-carved wonders were built off of Neal Moser's original body templates, using the same exotic woods black African walnut, maple and Brazilian rosewood as the original prototype model. These have become highly prized by BC Rich collectors due to the limited production number.
These limited edition models are considered to represent the last of the true BC Rich guitars. The original prototype is currently owned by Dan Lawrence. Dave Mustaine of the American heavy metal band, Megadeth , was known to use the 10 string variant of the Bich throughout the early s. The guitar was reportedly pawned, without Mustaine's knowledge, by Megadeth lead guitarist, Chris Poland. The current whereabouts of the guitar are unknown. The introduction of the B. Rich Warlock model in the early s helped push B.
Rich into the heavy metal music genre. Its popularity continues with players such as Slayer guitarist Kerry King. The variation on this one, the B. Rich Revenge Warlock, sports a maple neck with rosewood fretboard, mahogany body, chrome hardware and the authentic widow headstock. Designed by Joey Rico in , the Ironbird gained some popularity amongst heavy metal guitarists, including Trey Azagthoth of Morbid Angel. These will also have a small "TM" next to the script logo.
They were called the U. Production Series in the catalogs but received the nickname "U series" due to being recognized by the letter U before the serial number stamped in the back of the headstock. Models available in were: Mockingbird, Stealth and Warlock. Headstocks were usually the curved six inline headstock however some of the Bich's had a traditional 3 aside.
Headstocks were timber capped with an R logo. Rico The import guitar lines started in They were called a B.
It is unknown exactly how many of these were actually made Rico guitars were made in Japan. Most of the Rico's had "RXXX" serials, however there are a few examples of them without an alphabetical prefix, or with a prefix of "T". Rich Japan Imports After the B. Rico's, there were B. Rich import guitar lines introduced. R1xxx - R2xxx B.
The serial number is usually a sticker on the back of the headstock. These guitars have a consistent serial number line with the first two numbers being the year. In some very rare cases, there were also some Handmade NJ series guitars, hollow body semi acoustics with solid spruce tops. These "R" serials were used until the late 's.