Bc rich usa or no?

[broke bassist73]

Hey guys anybody help.me out on a bc rich mockingbird. Says usa on headstock but neck plate is solid black. Any help?

 

[broke bassist73]

Ive found one i like but need confirmation seller is judy going usa on the headztock

 

[Beyond Black]

Ive found one i like but need confirmation seller is judy going usa on the headztock

Post a pic guy

 

[paulyc]

Neck plate ? Like a bolt on neck ? Not USA…

 

[JohnnyGtar]

Are you referring to the neck plate or the control cavity plate?

 

[dave74]

Pics bro.

 

[Jack Luminous]

There are some bolt-on USA made B.C. Rich. They have "Made In USA" written on the headstock and a serial like "BCXXXXX".

 

[Devin]

Bolt-on USA Riches definitely exist; I had a bolt-on USA ST-III back in the day.

 

[Rayneman]

I'd post on a BC Rich Facebook group...those guys are the real experts, unless someone here is as well. I went crazy on a Custom Shop Mockingbird buying spree a couple of years ago, and they were super helpful in terms of identifying a fake that I almost bought. BC Rich guitars, from what I know, have an odd system of serial numbers, so its hard to always tell from that. I know there are USA bolt-on Warlocks, ST and Gunslinger models, but not sure of Mockingbirds.

 

[Jack Luminous]

I wouldn't call myself an expert but I've been interested in B.C. Rich for a long time. Bought a NJ Mock in 91 and then ordered a US neck-thru from the custom shop in 94. Indeed only Warlock/ST/Gunslinger were made in the US as bolt-on from 81 to 89 then onto 93 by Class Axe. Other bolt-on models are japanese/korean/chinese.

 

[Devin]

Pretty sure I've seen bolt-on USA Mockingbirds too; I wanna say a friend of mine had one actually


Here's one on Reverb:

https://reverb.com/item/77947957-b-c-rich-usa-mockingbird-80s-metallic-purple-burst

 

[Jack Luminous]

You're right ! Never saw one before. I thought all the bolt-on Mock from back then were NJ like the one I had. I'm no expert LOL

 

[BeZo]

IIRC they made them in the USA before they decided to open up shop in China and completely ruin their reputation with cheap foreign copies of their good guitars.

 

[Beyond Black]

Man I had the most killer Jap BC Rico Mockingbird that I foolishly sold 10 years ago. One of my biggest gear regrets. They were every bit as good as the USA models for half the price.

 

[NowYou'rePlayingWithPower]

There were definitely bolt on US Mockingbirds, but the serial is stamped into back of headstock when not on neckplate and likely 86/87 and earlier if solid neckplate, flush (not sunk in) rear control cavity plate, rickenbacker-ish style knobs, tuners without the R logo, would be among some of the first things to look for. Pics would make it easy to identify correct body dimensions/carving and electronic layouts.