Description
The Rich “B” is one of BC Rich’s most enduring electric guitar designs, first unveiled at the 1978 NAMM Show. Distinctive for its batwing-like body shape, the Rich “B” is a stylish alternative instrument that’s sure to stand out on stage!
This Exotic model, from BC Rich’s Legacy Series, pays tribute the earliest iterations of the Rich “B” — boasting a gorgeous Koa top, Wenge body stringers, open diamond fingerboard inlays, and Grover Imperial tuners. Sizzling-hot DiMarzio D Activator humbuckers give the Rich “B” Exotic a huge voice, with the various switches and controls providing a wide tonal palette.
Key Features
- Neck-Through-Body Construction — Yields piano-like sustain, with heel-less design enabling effortless access to the highest frets.
- Mahogany Body/Wings — A rich-sounding tonewood that adds deep lows and warm mid-range into the sonic mix. The body comes adorned with a beautiful Koa top too!
- 3-Piece Maple Neck — Layered design ensures maximum strength, for incredible tuning stability. Features ‘Modern C’ profile for comfortable playability.
- Ebony Fingerboard — Dark and silky material, featuring a 12″ radius and 24 frets.
- Jumbo Frets — Big size offers a controllable feel for wide vibrato and pitch-perfect string bends.
- DiMarzio D Activator Pickups — Passive, high-output humbuckers designed to eliminate the sterile edginess commonly associated with active pickups. Provide plenty of headroom and respond quickly to your picking attack, with ceramic magnets yielding a balanced sound.
- ‘Varitone’ Control & Mini Switches — Alongside the customary 3-way pickup selector switch and volume/tone knobs, the Rich “B” also features a 5-way ‘Varitone’ filter switch which subtly adjusts the guitar’s EQ. There are 3 mini toggles too: two of these “tap” the humbuckers for single-coil sounds, and the third switch reverses the phase.
- ‘Quad’ Hardtail Bridge — A high-mass bridge designed to boost tone; featuring easily adjustable saddles for the perfect action and intonation settings.
- Grover Imperial Tuners — Renowned in the guitar industry for their quality, with 18:1 gear ratio allowing you to tune precisely.
- Great For – Rock, Heavy Metal
Specifications
Body
- Body Shape: Rich “B”
- Body Wood: Mahogany (Nyotah Palaquium)
- Top Wood: Koa
- Body Finish: Gloss
Neck
- Neck Wood: 3-Piece Maple
- Neck Shape: Modern “C”
- Scale Length: 24.625″
- Construction: “No Heel” Neck-Through-Body with Wenge Stringers
- Fingerboard Material: Ebony
- Fingerboard Radius: 12″
- Fret Size: Jumbo
- Number of Frets: 24
- Inlays: Open Diamonds
- Headstock: BC Rich Original (3+3)
- Nut: Synthetic Graphite
- Nut Width: 1.69″
- Truss Rod: Dual Action
Hardware
- Bridge: BC Rich Quad Hardtail
- Tuning Machines: Grover Imperials (18:1 Ratio)
- Strings: D’Addario NYXL (09-42)
- Hardware Colour: Chrome
Electronics
- Pickups: DiMarzio D Activator Humbuckers
- Controls: Volume (x2), Tone, 3-Way Pickup Toggle Switch, 5-Position ‘Varitone’ Tone Filter, Mini Switches for Pickup Coil Tap and Reverse Phase
