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First I would like to thank Zounds for quick service I live in Pa. the guitar shipped from NJ and was to me the next morning, also the 4 payments makes it affordable to us working musicians, this is the second guitar I purchased from Zounds in the last 6 months. Now for the review,I received the guitar and the action was a little high after a day of letting the guitar settle in I adjusted the neck, the truss rod was very loose, if you ever set up a guitar you always start by adjusting the neck before anything else, then maybe adjust the bridge if need be. After tightening the truss rod the action came down that the guitar plays like butter, there is the obligatory fret buzz when playing the guitar unplugged but when plugged in it's not even noticeable. The neck now has nice relief, the fretboard is nice,the fret wires however could have been finished off a bit better.The body is finished nice,the arch top is beautiful,the controls,2 volume,1 tone and a three way toggle are easy to get at and use.The flame maple top is nice and the finnish is flawless, the only finnish error is on the headstock the red on one side bleeds through the white binding a bit but hardly noticeable. The pickups are better than expected, I personally see no reason to have to change them out. The neck pickup is a warm,creamy clean, that I love a lot. The bridge pickup is the hot treble lead pickup. Let me tell you this guitar does everything tone wise that my Gibson Les Paul Standard Plus does. Finally the tuners are obviously cheaper but they do the job, the keep the guitar in tune. In summary this is the first guitar since 1987 that I will be playing out over 100 times a year that does not say Fender or Gibson on it. It really is that good. I last purchased a Fender Start with a humbucker and this guitar way outdoes that one. The Dragons Blood color is awesome.

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I'm a Gibson man but I thought I'd give this a shot because it looked so cool. I'm not disappointed. Beautiful guitar with a good sound. Doesn't play like my Les Paul but it cost a quarter of what I gave for my Paul. I'll be playing this for quite awhile.

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I bought this for my daughter as her first guitar. Frankly, the only reasons I chose it were the price & the fact that her favorite player has a signature Mockingbird. She loves it. Even sleeps with it in her bed. But she's a child & just started learning to play, so what does she know?I, on the other hand, am a nitpicky old fart who loves American-made Fenders. In shopping around, I was thoroughly unimpressed by the Epiphones & Squiers in the same price range. So I expected an okay guitar with a flawed finish & fret wire I'd have to attack with a file to keep it from shredding my daughter's fingers. What I got was a guitar that is solidly built, well set up & beautifully finished. The neck is comfortable & fast. And the pickups are capable of any tone you would expect from a HH setup. It is a great guitar for the Zzounds price, and would still be a good deal at full retail.Two nitpicky complaints: the location of the strap button & body shape cause the neck to drop if you take your hand off it. Also, the cutaway is so narrow that it severely hampers your dexterity when playing above the 18th or 19th fret. Even with my little hands I have to slide across the last few frets to reach the 24th, and once I get there, my hand is basically wedged in place & immovable except to slide back down to a playable part of the neck.

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These guitars have such a great sound, right out of the box!. the pickups sound great and the tone is amazing in all three pickup positions. for this price ...you will Never find a better sounding guitar ! I play through a Crate Flexwave 120 amp and a Digitech Rp 255 and play Blues/Rock.

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I got my Sunburst Mockingbird Masterpiece and it is Absolutley Beautiful!!! Looks, Plays, Sounds, and Feels AWESOME.. It is what I expected from B.C.Rich.. A KILLER GUITAR!!!

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I had recently sold my les paul to help out with an upcoming event in my life (gf's prom) And I wanted to get a new ome, well I looked imto schecter and my friends all play them or just own them so I askes to borrow one to play with. I wasnt too impressed, until my friend brought in this guitar... Holybajonkaz it was epic!!! I got on zzounds and placed my order immediately! 24 frets, 2 Hb Pups, c neck, its so comfy!! It feels just like my Lp... :'(. But now starts a new era for me and this guitar. B.C. Rich have got me sold in guitars. My next victim a Bich model.

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I bought this as a back up for gigs. I changed out the pickups to a set of emg pickup but other than than it is a reliable axe and very beautifully made. I am giving this tony son who has been playing for a few years now I have been playing for close to 25 years and have no complaints.

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The Mockingbird was everything ZZOUNDS said it was.A very reasonable price.

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Great guitar for the price and nice sound. My only problem with this guitar which I think is just B.C. Rich all together, is that since they put the top strap knob on the back of the body instead of the fin the headstock tends to want to lean towards the ground which is not a huge deal just really annoying. Ive played about 4 types of bc rich guitars and they have all done this......buy a better guitar.

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This is a beautiful looking and playing guitar but the pickups can be a bit muddy.

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I always trying a new instruments, so this one is not the "last one", but it doesn't need to be replaced, is one more. If it were lost or stolen problaby I will buy a new one.

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This guitar is a great show-piece, but little more. The bolt-on neck saps the tone and sustain, and the cheap humbuckers don't deliver a good quality sound. The hardware is not very impressive. A neck-thru mockingbird with good pickups and hardware, which runs around $625 shipped, and with a case (that's what I paid for my ST in dragon's blood), is a beautiful monster. It is a truly amazing guitar. This mockingbird, however, is a cheap, misleading version of something respectable, and should not be called by the same name, or allowed to look so similar. These low quality, mass-produced guitars with sexy looks are what give B.C. Rich a bad name. Their mid and high-end guitars are something special, but this is a joke. Don't be fooled by the glossy finish; this guitar may look and play great by design, but it will never equal a well-built version. Save your money for a real guitar or go buy a Squier, because this one will not deliver the sound that the bold looks hint at. I suppose it would be a fine beginner's guitar, but a seasoned musician looking for a quality axe that will stand the test of time and sound great should look elsewhere.

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