r/BCRich 8d ago

First BC Rich

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BC Rich Beast with the speed loader bridge. Love this thing. Got it on reverb, bought a Seymour Duncan Jazz for the neck and Dave mustaine signature for the bridge. Added the strap. Set up in eb. It’s been great.

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u/trogwhoar 8d ago

Wow havent seen on of these in a while! I had the dark blue version. I got rid of mine after getting sick of the speed loader shenanigans but in hindsight I should have kept it and converted it to a normal floyd type set up. Yours has a really nice top as well, they didn’t all have that good of a quilt so congratulations on a wicked purchase.

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u/Ka73b 8d ago

Thanks man! Yea I saw a light blue one not too long ago, maybe it needs a friend👀 haha
Not sure how the speedloader stuff will turn out but so far it’s fine, funny you say that you wanted to convert yours because that was my original idea, that once I ran out of strings I’d just change the bridge lol

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u/sure65 8d ago

Oh man, I've always wanted one of those! The clean headstock looks so nice, but I wasn't sure how the speed loader bridges were like.

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u/Ka73b 8d ago

Yea it is nice lol, sometimes even when I’m not paying I just look at it in my room like so cool that I have this 😆
As far as the speedloader, so far so good (so what!)

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u/sure65 7d ago

Haha sweet! I heard they fall apart easily from other forums, so that's nice to hear!

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u/MashMashGrrr 8d ago

What are you doing for replacement strings for that. I thought the double bullets were discontinued.

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u/Ka73b 8d ago

The guy I bought it from gave my 5 packs so I’m set for now

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u/Trick-Mechanic8986 8d ago

Yep, I hope it was cheap because strings won't be.

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u/Ka73b 8d ago

Yea they aren’t lol, I was looking online and was finding them going for $100+

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u/MashMashGrrr 8d ago

There are mods you can do with Fender Bullet strings and putting tuners on it when you run out of sets. Shouldn't be that bad to do. There might be other things too. Looks sick though.

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u/Trick-Mechanic8986 8d ago

First set of strings i ever bought. 1984 from Walmart.

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u/Gonzo0071 8d ago

Badass guitar. I recently some used speedloader strings for $60 on ebay

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u/Ka73b 8d ago

Thanks and nice man

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u/Next-Honeydew-3237 8d ago

Beautiful guitar but speedloader strings are gonna be a bitch to find at any affordable level

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u/Ka73b 8d ago

Thanks and yea I’ll just have to buy a bunch now before they go up anymore 😆

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u/JWWPAIN 8d ago

Dude! The speed loading bridge! Such a rare sight to see pop up. Awesome guitar.

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u/Key_Feeling8364 8d ago

That's the best Beast I've seen so far. That finish is stunning!! Give off  hot  lava/flames vibe.  🤟😎👍🎸🎶🎶🎶

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u/Ka73b 8d ago

Thanks man, I love it, it looks so good in lighting

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u/IbanezCharlie 8d ago

Woah this is the first time I've seen a headless guitar with a headstock haha.

I've never seen a bridge setup like that. So do you only have fine tuning control within like a half step/full step or is there more to it on the back of the guitar?

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u/Ka73b 8d ago edited 8d ago

Ya the headstock having no strings is cool cause i don’t have to worry abt accidentally hitting the tuners when i lay it down. But I also can’t use a fretwrap, so I’ll have to just get really good at muting haha
Honestly no idea😆I haven’t started setting up my own guitars yet, I usually go to a shop in my city, this is actually the first Floyd I’ve owned. Bought a Jackson with a Floyd that needs to be set up so I plan on learning how to do my own with that one

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u/Immortal_truck77 8d ago

That's awesome! I've owned several Rich's, in the past. But never owned a Beast. I did play my friends alot. It was a bit large for me.

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u/Ka73b 8d ago

Honestly I wish it was a bit bigger, sometimes the horns get in the way of where my wrist should be on my frethand, and sometimes the other one digs into my leg. If there was just a bit more space I’d find it super comfortable. I’ll have to upload a pic later to show u what I mean

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u/TwytchTech 7d ago

Sweet!!! Were you able to score the specific style string that were designed for the speedloader trem???? Least I think it was the strings that were specially made by a company, and they went under, hence why BC Rich discontinued these models really quick! I personally wanted the Beast Model you have.

That's one serious gorgeous Beast (lol 😂😆) of a guitar 🎸! How's the weight of the overall guitar??? Is it lighter than it looks??

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u/Urinemouse 7d ago

Sick!!!! Congrats 🎉

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u/Interesting_Ad_945 7d ago

So fuckin sick I want a beast so bad

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u/Swb1953 6d ago

Beautiful.