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Rating And Reviews: BC Rich Gunslinger Retro

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"This One's a Keeper!" submitted February 10, 2013

By Edward Bartlebaugh in Glen Burnie, MD
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Musical Background: 20+ yrs
Music Style: Metal, Rock, Jazz, Blues...
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Overall: Ok I've had the guitar ( NEON GREEN ) for about 2 months now, I got it for Christmas along with another Guitar, and truth be told this one is the AX I can't put down... Well worth the asking price, good for all levels of guitar playing.. The Sustain is not a good as I would like, but is great for Metal runs, it has a fast neck that is oiled not finished so the oil from your skin can get in the wood ( it's better then any man made product for it anyway ) The pick up could be a little bit brighter, no issues with the Floyd Rose. I will be picking up at least 2 more of these guitars this year for sure, I truly love this guitar, and I'm a Les Paul guy...
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"Gunslinger Retro.....Back to the 80s and loving it!" submitted May 3, 2013

By John Copassaki in Tallahassee, FL
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Musical Background: Jam at home, played for about 5 years
Music Style: 80's hair bands and glam metal, rock, country
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Overall: I recently purchased a BC Rich Gunslinger Retro from ZZounds.com and I have to tell you I was very surpised. The guitar arrived within four working days and the only problem was the high E string was broken when I took it out of the box. After changing the strings out (I prefer .10 gauge strings as opposed to the .09 gauge it comes with) and setting up the Floyd Rose Special Series Tremolo, I plugged the guitar in and was amazed at how awesome this instrument really is. Besides the neon green color and reverse headstock, I immediately got the sound I was looking for. I plan on changing out the pickup to a more powerful output, but the guitar still had a screaming 80's metal sound that can't be ignored. I will most certainly have an incredible time playing this guitar and I may even buy another for a back up. The Floyd Rose keeps it in tune even after bending the whammy bar time and time again. God Bless BC Rich, I love this guitar!
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"Comfort and looks for under 300.00 take a look and buy it!" submitted October 3, 2011

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Musical Background: Active Musician
Music Style: Rock,Metal,blues
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Sound: The sound is ok,a little weak sounding but for the price you can beat it Feature: The action,and feel of this guitar is spot on,feels very good coming from a Ibanez man this is a compliment very comfortable and light Ease of Use: Its a guitar either you can play or you cant Quality: This guitar could easy sell for 699.99 and still would be a bargin Value: Gret deal Manufacturer Support: Have not used yet,dont think i ever will..............plug it in and sound comes from your amp pretty simple The Wow Factor: Great deal great guitar Overall: No this ones a keeper,and at this price planing on buying another one to set up with lower tuning and heavier strings,im using stock strings with a Eb tuning,may try 11 gauge with a c# tuning on the next one
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"BC Rich Gunslinger Retro" submitted February 2, 2012

By David Z in Berlin, CT
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Musical Background: Playing guitar for 20+ years.
Music Style: Rock and Metal.
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Overall: Just received it. I had tried one about a year ago and thought that particular guitar didn't cut through too well. That guitar had the Rockfield pickup. This one has the Duncan Designed and sounds just fine, but I do think I will put a JB in it this weekend. The guitar plays and fells good. The frets are dressed nice, no sharp edges. The Floyd seems fine. I have been searching for a 80 type guitar for quite a while and decided upon this. Compared it to the new Charvel. I had a hard time buying a guitar that if I need to adjust the truss rod, that I'd have to remove the neck. I also am accustomed to 22 fret necks (generally a Les Paul player). So for 259.99 with a 70.00 JB, I think I will be rather pleased. Thanks ZZounds.
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"If you plan on purchasing this guitar I hope yours is better than the one I got. These are great looking and great playing guita" submitted October 13, 2011

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Musical Background: Hobbyist
Music Style: Rock / Metal
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Sound: Ok folks this is not the import Gunslinger Retro from a couple years ago. This guitar is Basswood not Alder nor does this guitar have the Super Distortion or Rockfield Mafia pickup. The maple neck has a glued on headstock and the wood does not match the maple neck. I received mine today and it was damaged. Something smashed the volume pot and the finish was cracked down to the wood. Also the tuners were not installed straight and made it difficult to tune the guitar. The Floyd Rose Special spring block rubs against the spring cavity plate and makes squeeking and popping noises, the tuners are worthless. After asessing the damage and a re tune I plugged the guitar in and was shocked on how well this guitar played. Out of the box it would need minor adjustments to be near perfect for my playing style. As for sounds it was nice and open. Pinch harmonics for days. The Duncan designed pickup could use a little more output but for this price I can see why BC Rich had to cut cost to keep the guitar at this price point. If your looking to buy one of these guitars plan on spending some cash on new tuners and a better pickup. Or get an LTD guitar for a couple bucks more and the quality is far better. Feature: This is a no frills simple plug and play 80's rock machine. As for materials this guitar should have better tuners. The stock ones are junk! The neck could have been designed better instead of gluing a headstock to the neck. I am sure the headstock will snap if the guitar falls over. How much more would it have cost BC Rich to keep the Mafia pickup in this guitar! Ease of Use: As I said in my first paragraph this guitar played great out of the box. The bridge has some fit issues but since the guitar came damaged I am sending it back. BTW there was no manual or warranty card with the guitar. Quality: Quality control? What Quality control? The tuners were not installed correctly and makes it almost impossible to tune. The bridge was noisy as an old barn door during a windstorm. Value: The guitar is worth the price but then again I would have paid more if this guitar was on par with the Korean Gunslinger retros. Manufacturer Support: Never dealt with BC Rich before. The Wow Factor: The guitar is sexy looking. Makes me wanna rock out to some Poison tunes! Reason why I bought the guitar in the first place. LoL Overall: The guitar is going back and ZZounds has a back order on the neon green ones. I think I am going to pull the trigger for the George Lynch GL200K
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"I would not buy made in china on the internet again. If you must...try it in person for a serious inspection." submitted November 17, 2011

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Sound: the duncan design sounded fine thru a modeler unit. Only studio use. Feature: No nonsense features. Ease of Use: ONe volume knob...that's it. Setup was a tad too high. Easy adjustment. Quality: This is my 3rd guitar. This has horrible quality control. The first guitar had this extra chunky baseball bat of a neck....larger than my SG and Strat , plus it looked repaired. bad touchup's....The 2nd guitar had a much smaller neck,,,felt a lot better, but upon closer inspection, one of the neckplate screws actually fell out and was broken with the threaded piece left in the neck. The 3rd guitar had dead spots all over. It was returned and asked for an exchange....the did not approve an exchange , so I went to AMS and got a gibson les paul studio. No more worries! Manufacturer Support: NO support needed. The Wow Factor: What appealed my to this product are the retro colors....that's the only good thing, unfortunately. Overall: this guitar was returned 3 times, I gave this company every chance....I replaced it with a gibson les paul studio made in the USA from AMS...sorry ZZ,,,you did not approve me so my business goes elsewhere. I wouldn't be surprised if your affiliated with them . One of the shipments looked to come from the AMS warehouse?
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