BC Rich Mockingbird ST Trans Red + Free Gifts

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The neck-through construction also assures great tone and full fingerboard access. Other goodies include an ebony fingerboard, diamond inlays and Grover tuners. Both the Transparent Red and Honey burst color options perfectly highlight this model's quilt maple top.

Equipped with neck-through construction, a Floyd Rose tremolo, Rockfield Mafia Pickups, coil tap switches, reverse phase switch and Varitone knob (5-way tone control) this axe is ready to shred and slash!

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

Neck-Through Construction

B.C. Rich is known as one of the pioneers in Neck Through construction. They utilize it on many of their guitars, because it provides the best possible sustain, resonance, comfort and access to higher frets. Neck-through has long been considered the premium construction method for high end guitars. This construction starts with a long piece (or pieces) of premium North American maple. That piece runs from the tip of the headstock to the strap button on the opposite end of the guitar. This means that the headstock, fingerboard, pickups and bridge all are mounted to this single sound foundation. Sonically it is a difference you can hear. The neck-through construction also allows us to cut away more of the body and neck at the neck joint which provides comfort that no bolt-on or set-neck could offer. You will find the neck through feature on all of our top of the line B.C. Rich models.

Rockfield (Mafia) Pickups:

Bridge Pickups

BC Rich guitars called and asked Rockfield. "We like the turbo series but can you do them with a ceramic magnet also?" they replied, "That s a great Idea! Sure we can, but you have got to use them in everything!" The use of a ceramic magnet gives any pickup extra power due to the increased magnetic field that they provide. This feature makes the mafia pickups produce a hotter and thicker tone that's really aggressive and full. The increased low end and thick mids and in your face highs is what rock and roll was built on! Balanced and full of sustain this pickup is a great representation of its namesake, a truly intimidating killer.

Neck Pickups

Rockfield wanted to make sure the neck version of the mafia pickup was just as full sounding as the bridge position. They wanted to do this without taking away from what had already been accomplished. So they again we went into the wood shed and made very minor modifications to the overall design and design concept of this pickup. When they came out they were confident that the Mafia neck pickup had that punchy bold tone with the same aggressive characteristics as the bridge version. A tad brighter with a little less output really takes this pickup into the smooth and warm realm of the tonal spectrum. All while maintaining that balanced bite and in your face aggressive tone that the mafia is known for!

Features/Specifications:

Body & Bridge:

• Body Wood: nato (eastern mahogany) with ebony stringers
• Body Thickness: 45mm
• Top Style: Beveled
• Top wood: AAA quilted maple veneer
• Bridge Type: Floyd Rose Original Tremolo
• Finish: Stained Trans Glossy
• Colour: Stained Trans Red AAA (quilted maple with ebony stringers)

• Construction: Neck Through
• Headstock Style: Traditional 3 to a side
• Headstock Colour: Natural Rosewood Faced
• Neck Wood: Maple
• Neck Radius: 12
• Back of Neck: Stain to match
• Nut Width: 43mm locking
• Fretboard: Ebony
• Inlay: Small White Pearloid Diamonds
• Frets: 24 jumbo 2.7mm
• Scale: 24 5/8

• Tuners: Grover super Rotomatics
• Pickups: Duncan Designed HB-103
• Controls: 2 volumes, 1 tone, 1 three-way toggle, individual mini switches for pickup coil tap and reverse phase, and one 5 position varitone tone filter. (All passive)
• Factory Strings: 9 - 46
• Hardware: Black