80's BC RICH Splatter USA

This is a Bc rich "GUNSLINGER SPLATTER" U.S.A. It's a vintage and rare guitar. A friend of mine brought this guitar to my attention. It's in mint condition and there were only a few issues that had to be addressed. The finish is superb, the neck is so comfortable and the tone is just awesome.

Here are the specs of this guitar:
CONSTRUCTION: Bolt-On
BODY WOOD: Alder
BODY THICKNESS: 44.5mm
HEADSTOCK STYLE: 6-In-Line Pointed
HEADSTOCK COLOR: Natural with laser engraved script logo
TUNERS: Black Grover style
NECK WOOD: Maple
NECK RADIUS: 16"
BACK OF NECK: Satin Natural
NUT WIDTH: 43mm
FRETBOARD:  Rosewood
INLAY: Dots
FRETS: 22 Super Jumbo
FACTORY STRINGS: D'Addario EXL120 (.009-.042)
SCALE: 25.5"
BRIDGE TYPE: Floyd Rose ®
PICKUPS: Seymour Duncan JB
HARDWARE: Black
FINISH: Splatter


Restoration:
Once I got the guitar, there were only a few minor problems that had to be addressed. The first was to old metallic nut. It was worn out and the Allen locks didn't really work. So I installed a new Floyd rose metallic black nut on the neck.

Neck refinish:
The next issue that had to be taken care of was the back of the maple neck. The maple was a bit stained over the years and it couldn't be cleaned. So I decided to refinish the neck in satin clear. At first, I sanded down the old clear coat and the stain was gone. Then, I resprayed the neck in satin clear and it looks brand new! Then, I polished the frets, cleaned the fretboard and oiled it.

Next stop: electronics
 The single volume pot was a bit old and scratchy. So I replaced it with a push pull 500K linear pot. Here's why I used the push pull function for: you've noticed there is no neck pickup on this guitar. Therefore, I decided to create a switchable low-pass filter circuit using the push pull pot and a 10nF ceramic capacitor. Once the pot is pulled up, the tone capacitor is grounded and the bridge pickup sounds sweet and mellow, almost like a neck pickup. That's a "neck pickup simulation" mod.

Once the guitar was put back together, I set it up with a fresh set of 9-42 coated strings. The playability is amazing! This is a high quality instrument and it's made for serious soloing and shredding!

Here are a few more pictures of the guitar:

Here are a few new bc rich models:
http://www.thomann.de/gb/bc_rich_electric_guitars.html?partner_id=73786
And the all new "retro" 80's era inspired Gunslinger models:
http://www.bcrich.com/products/view/retro-gunslinger


Cheers, Thanos
guitardreamer.gr@gmail.com