B.C. Rich Mockingbird
The B.C. Rich Mockingbird is a classic guitar and bass design by B.C. Rich. There have been several variations on the Mockingbird model. The current models (as of 2009) include Pro X, Masterpiece, Special, Special X, Exotic Classic, ST and Heritage Classic (Bass). [1]
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.
Players of the B.C. Rich include: [2]
- Slash (Guns N' Roses, Slash's Snakepit, Velvet Revolver)
- Dick Wagner (The Bossmen, The Frost, Alice Cooper, Lou Reed, Aerosmith, Kiss)
- Steve Hunter (Alice Cooper, Lou Reed, Meat Loaf, Bette Milder, Mitch Ryder's Detroit, David Lee Roth)
- Dave Mustaine (at his time with Metallica and early Megadeth)
- Craig Chaquico (Starship)
- Toby Keith
- hide (X Japan) (shape only; produced under Fernandes)
- Joe Perry (Aerosmith)
- Respell Meegs (Coal Chamber)
- Jesse Pintado (Napalm Death)
- Bob Kulick
- Paul Crook (Meatloaf)
- Roach McKrackin (The Murder)
- Paul Gilbert
- Psy (World Is Static)
- Roy Orbison
- Michael Kelly Smith (Britny Fox)
- Kat Thompson (Your Dad Smells Like Shit)
- Elliot Easton (The Cars)
- Johnny Neptune (Psychotic Nerve, American Babies, Spiders & Snakes)
- Paolo Gregoletto (Trivium)
- Mick Murphy (My Ruin)
- Mikael Åkerfeldt (Opeth)
- JD Cronise (The Sword)
- Dearborn (Deadstar Assembly)
- Chuck Schuldiner (Death)
- Craig Ross (Lenny Kravitz)
- Tracii Guns (LA Guns, Guns N' Roses)
- Jeremy Guns (LA Guns)
- Max Cavalera (Sepultura)
- Kerry King (Slayer)
- Eric Griffin (Murderdolls, Wednesday 13)
- Acey Slade (Trashlight Vision, Murderdolls, Amen)
- Juan Hernandez (Wake Of Incarnation)
- Nigel Griggs (Split Enz)
- Neil Gilraldo (Pat Benetar)
- Neil Hagerty (Royal Trux)
- William Eggleton (Metal 'R' Us)
- Craw (Chao:Sphere)
- Josh Homme (Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age, Them Crooked Vultures)
- Billy Train (Abstract)
- Neil Boshart (Silverstein)
- John Konesky (Tenacious D)
- Jake Pitts (Black Veil Brides)
[3]
- ^ http://www.bcrich.com/mockingbird.asp
- ^ http://www.bcrich.com/artists.asp
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Homme#Musical_equipment
http://www.bcrich.com/artist/Jake-Pitts/46