BC Rich Virgo Vintage Celtic, Onyx

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B.C. Rich are the weapons of choice for the indomitable Kerry King for many a year and can be seen (and heard) on Slayer's most recent outing as part of the Big Four tour. Zoltan Bathory of Five Finger Death Punch is another big name in the B.C. Rich roster of Artists.

As well as these two titans of metal, BC Rich guitars are the weapons favoured by the likes of Brian Fair (Shadows Fall), CJ Pierce (Drowning Pool), Jason Krause (Kid Rock ), Marc Rizzo (Soulfly/Cavalera Conspiracy) and Pat O?Brien (Cannibal Corpse), as well as many others. These truly unique guitars are a force to be reckoned with. Can you tame one of these monsters of metal?

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.

Features/Specifications:

Body & Bridge:

• Construction: Bolt-on
• Body Wood: Nato (eastern mahogany)
• Body Thickness: 45mm
• Top Style: Beveled
• Body Binding: No
• Bridge: Tune-o-matic
• Tailpiece: String through the body
• Finish: Painted Glossy
• Colour: Onyx

• Neck Wood: Maple
• Back of Neck: Onyx
• Fretboard: Ebony
• Inlay: White Pearloid Celtic
• Frets: 24 jumbo 2.7mm
• Factory Strings: 9 - 42
• Nut: 43mm
• Scale: 25 1/2"
• Headstock Style: SOB Beast
• Headstock Colour: Onyx
• Headstock Binding: No
• Tuners: B.C. Rich diecast

• Pickups: 2 distressed pewter covered B.C. Rich humbuckers
• Controls: 1 volume, 1 three-way toggle and 1 tone
• Hardware: Distressed pewter
• Special Features: Aged control knobs