B.C. Rich Mockingbird
The B.C. Rich Mockingbird is a solid body electric guitar manufactured by B.C. Rich in 1976. There have been several variations on the Mockingbird model throughout the years. As of 2016, the current models are the Mk1, Mk3, Mk5, Mk7, Mk9 and Mk11.[1]
| B.C. Rich Mockingbird | |
|---|---|
 Slash playing a B.C. Rich Mockingbird | |
| Manufacturer | B.C. Rich |
| Period | 1976 - present |
| Construction | |
| Body type | Solid |
| Neck joint | Neck-through, bolt-on or set-in |
| Woods | |
| Body | Koa or mahogany |
| Neck | Mahogany or maple |
| Fretboard | Ebony with mother-of-pearl cloud inlays |
| Hardware | |
| Bridge | Locking tremolo / Fixed |
| Pickup(s) | 2 DiMarzio humbucker pickups |
| Colors available | |
| (varies with sub-model) | |
Origins and history
The Mockingbird model was designed on a sketch by bassist Johnny "Go-Go" Kallas. According to Kallas, the "shorthorn" version of the guitar appeared in 1975. The Mockingbird was released in 1976, and was redesigned by Bernie Rico into the "longhorn" version in 1978, which is the better known version of the guitar.[2][3]
The September 2010 issue of Guitar World ranked the Mockingbird as "the coolest guitar of all time", ahead of guitars such as the Gibson Les Paul and Fender Stratocaster.[4]
Mockingbird users
- Joe Perry
- Dick Wagner one of the first to use the Mockingbird
- Slash[5] (Seen in the Guns N' Roses "You Could Be Mine" music video from Terminator 2: Judgment Day)
- Dave Mustaine
- Lita Ford
- Eric Melvin
- Steve Hunter
- Nils Lofgren
- George Kooymans of Golden Earring
- Chuck Schuldiner
- Josh Homme
- Mieszko Talarczyk of Nasum
- Jake Pitts
- Kerry King of Slayer
- Mille Petrozza of Kreator
- Eric Griffin
- Trey Anastasio of Phish is playing a green acrylic Mockingbird as part of the band's Halloween 2021 Musical Costume.
- Paolo Gregoletto of Trivium[6]
- Rick Derringer
- John Konesky
- hide of X Japan[7]
- Vic DiCara
- Sean Blosl of Sanctuary
- Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance
- Mikael Åkerfeldt of Opeth
- Steve Steinman of Vampires Rock
See also
References
- "B.C. Rich Guitars | Since 1969". www.bcrich.com. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
- Burrows, Terry, ed. (2013). 1001 Guitars to Dream of Playing Before You Die. p. 460. ISBN 978-1-84403-751-3.
- "History of B.C. Rich". Archived from the original on 2013-02-15.
- Guitar World, September 2010
- "Slash paradise: Slash's guitars". Retrieved 2013-08-23.
- "Trivium: Paolo Gregoletto". Archived from the original on 2010-02-10. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
- "hide Birthday Party 2013". Archived from the original on 2016-04-20.
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