What happened to the Mockingbird?????

[Great Ape]

ZOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!! Another  Zinger from Doug's razor-tipped tongue....

 

[DangerousR6]

ZOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!! Another  Zinger from Doug's razor-tipped tongue....

Always quick to the punch....

 

[lkja8uatt33]

Seriously, any hope to re-negotiate the Mockingbird liscense from BC Rich? 
Maybe they're more open to that now...
The Mockingbird body is awesome!

 

[bagman67]

Seriously, any hope to re-negotiate the Mockingbird liscense from BC Rich? 
Maybe they're more open to that now...
The Mockingbird body is awesome!

Here's an old Warmoth Mockingbird body on Craigslist in the SF Bay Area  - maybe this guy would ship to you, assuming an HxH rout in solid maple floats your boat - and assuming you want to finish it.  Looks like it could be pretty awesome, frankly.  And the price?  My goodness.


http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/msg/3573854954.html

 

[lkja8uatt33]

Here's an old Warmoth Mockingbird body on Craigslist in the SF Bay Area  - maybe this guy would ship to you, assuming an HxH rout in solid maple floats your boat - and assuming you want to finish it.  Looks like it could be pretty awesome, frankly.  And the price?  My goodness.

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/msg/3573854954.html

Thanks for that. Yes, it's a beauty. Sadly I wouldn't want solid maple.
Really, I wish Warmoth would aggressively pursue a re-negotiation with BC Rich and start making them again.

 

[Cagey]

Probably a silly question, but have you seen the "Z-Bass" bodies? Not quite the same, but if you like that style I'd think the Z would appeal as well.

 

[lkja8uatt33]

Probably a silly question, but have you seen the "Z-Bass" bodies? Not quite the same, but if you like that style I'd think the Z would appeal as well.

Sorry, not the same. Is BC Rich just adamant about not letting anyone use their design or is it just a matter of the right $$$ ?

 

[Cagey]

Tough to say.

B.C. Rich may be a little stabby about using their precious outline, or it could be that there's not much call for it so nobody's invested the time/effort to program their CNC to spit the things out. Either way, the end result is the same: it's unavailable.

You could always buy a pre-routed slab body/neck and cut your own version/copy of their thing. Chances are pretty good they'd never hunt you down and kill you. But, it would require some fairly serious tools and talent to do so and I'm not sure it'd be worth it. I mean, think about it. The world hasn't exactly been beating a path to B.C.Rich's door so far. I think they make some interesting stuff, but it's certainly nothing to write home about.

If they don't want to work and play well with others, that's fine. Who's losing? Hint: not us.

 

[Pelagaard]

You could always get one of [url-http://www.guitarfetish.com/Classic-Mockingbird-Style-guitar-Kit-Poplar-body-COMPLETE_p_1205.html]these[/url] if you don't mind poplar.  You might be able to get a Warmoth neck to fit.