Oh my God, another amazing guitar in the hands of a master! I want to buy all B.C.RICH models, LOL. a super important question, are they neck/headstock heavy by any means? sitting down or standing up. please let me know, keep up the awesome work!
You're too nice! yeah, i've been a fan of the brand for a long time, and I'm glad to see them come back with quality gear. I glossed over how comfortable the guitar actually is to play standing up. I know I mentioned it, but it was really quick. I had basically zero neck dive on this guitar, and unlike a les paul, strat, or other popular shape, this one has incredible function built in, which I tried to show around the 2:00 mark with my right leg. Until you've tried that trick with a warbeast, warlock, bich, etc, you just don't know how intuitive it is, and how helpful it can be when you get to a more challenging section.bIt practically puts it into seated position while you perform. I had remembered your questions on the mockingbird, and I tried to address some of them for this guitar, but it's hard to get all the details in the brain out in an organized manner, and be somewhat engaging at the same time. I would NOT recommend playing it sitting down though! The bottom horn digs at the leg unless you're very clever about your seated position. anyway, hope some of that helps.
Hell yeah I own 5 models of this brand B.C. Rich including the beast warlock mocking bird and their acrylic series was so dope see through body and neck can’t wait to buy an extreme series. Best brand guitar IMO
Awesome review! I'm so glad BC Rich is back and that people are enjoying them. Especially glad they're not neglecting Lefties. Hoping to get an Ironbird before too long. Thank you for the gear reviews!
Dude, OUTSTANDING review. Incredibly thorough and you included a lot of great info that nobody else would think to include. Ola and Fluff better look out! Do a video for the mock!
My first good quality guitar was a B.C Rich Warlock that my dad bought me in 2007 (which I still own and use to this day). I wanted it because it looked really cool, but it actually turned out to be an amazing instrument as well. This new model looks absolutely gorgeous and if it's as well made as my old Warlock, it's a beast of a guitar.
That's cool! Yeah I think these new ones are really well made. I've played quite a few now and they have all been great sounding and playing. The period where B.C. Rich made truly garbage imports are unfortunately what a lot of people think of when they hear the name. The brand came up as a high quality option, it sounds like you hot a good one!
@@jessebillson Yeah that's unfortunately true. One of my friends had a cheapo Warlock and it was indeed pretty bad, nothing like my more expensive Warlock. I get why a lot of people are still thinking that BC Rich are cheap guitars because of the cheaper options from them, but they also make amazing instruments. Same could be said for other companies, but they don't get thrown under the bus like BC Rich for some reason.
Such a great video. I appreciate the honest feedback. I am getting back into guitar after a 15 year hiatus and my son is learning to play now. I picked one of these up even though I know it’s overkill for my skill level. It makes me want to pick it up everyday though which no other guitar does. What amp would you suggest for jamming at home?
@jphalfshady I love to hear when someone has an instrument that makes them want to play! Awesome!! I'm guessing you're playing metal with a guitar like this. Me personally if money is no issue then I'm going with an engl or diezel amp. Below that I'm going with a kemper, below that probably a line 6 HX, below that I'm probably looking at a plugin like what's made by neural dsp. And below that I'd be looking at the free digital amp plugins that get included in a daw. You could follow the amp options into something like a mesa boogie 1x12, and that would be pretty awesome and cheap.
@@jessebillsonthanks for the response man. Sorry I didn’t get a notification on this. Do you still have this guitar? Has it held up to the test of time?
@jphalfshady I sold it. I have a bunch of other bc rich guitars since I got this though, including the blue mock I played in a few videos. The blue mock is still one of my favorite guitars I've ever owned. I'm hesitant to call it my favorite guitar because I have some really nice American ones, but the blue mock just clicks with me. I've played the heck out of that one, and its held up really well, as have the others. I wouldn't worry quality over longevity with these or any other guitar coming out of the world factory.
Heck yeah! I'd love to have one of those new ones. I've got a Black and Red MK3 WarBeast I bought new a few years ago and I really like it. Mine has the beveled edges which makes it fairly different than yours but I love the looks of yours too. I like the Abalone on this too. It classes it up a bit. Nice playing BTW. I like the new Warlocks to.
Oh man! I have 5 of the new line hanging on my wall right now and each one is better than the next. I went a little overboard. The 2020 mockingbird is actually my favorite guitar ever, and I've had plenty of nice American made stuff.
@@jessebillson Ha! Nothing wrong with that. I've been eyeing those new ones for a while now. I've got 3 BC Rich Guitars. The WarBeast, Warlock and a Yellow and Green Kerry King V. They make some really cool looking Instruments for sure. Congrats. 👊😎
@@MARK-r6c3k for sure they look great on the wall. People either love them or hate them, but nobody who has ever been here and seen them all has ever said they're ugly. Honestly, I'm starting to wonder if there are only a few guys on the internet that really think that, and they're just really REALLY vocal. Hahaha
@@jessebillson ya some people have nothing better to do than complain about everything. Screw em. Guitars now days are such works of Art. I can find something to admire about just about all of them.
I think the fret that you think looks like Wilson looks like a tribute to Wayne Static? It looks like his spikey hair, there's an X and there is that dude with an X for a face in a lot of there videos.
Yeah you're right. I thought that same thing at one point, but I'm not sure why. The Wilson ball just kinda stuck with me a little bit more though. Plus it made me laugh, so I had to say it.
@@jessebillson I've got a Warlock Extreme in Reptile Eye on order.....am really looking forward to it. It will be my first BC....cool errrrr....hot video. ;-) Glad you talked about the neck dive....I was wondering. I also loved that bit you were playing at the beginning....very, very cool.
@@TheChicagoTodd oooohhhh the reptile eye finish is very nice!! I almost went for that one too. But I settled on a purple haze. I have so many of these I need to make videos for!!! You'll be VERY happy with that guitar!
@@jessebillson Good to hear that! I got a bug up my butt to get one of these without ever having tried a single VC ever before, so your words are encouraging. Yeah....you should di a vid of the Purple Haze...I oscillated between that and the reptile eye...but since I already have 2 Purple guitars...I opted for the reptile eye. And u definitely should do a video on the Purple haze.....I don't think I was able to find any videos on either the Purple or the reptile eye.
@@TheChicagoTodd I've got about 5 I need to make videos for. The warlock I just got might be the nicest one I've gotten yet. Videos are going to start soon
Thank you. I tend to like modern features and new frets. I've worn out plenty of frets, making the guitars not play quite as well as they once did. so I feel inclined to pick the newer ones. There are some minimal differences on some body shapes that in my opinion you really have to look hard to see, but people get attached to things. Go with what you feel is right. I currently have an nj and 3 or 4 usa models as well as i think 4 of the new korean models. Surprisingly enough the Zoltan model shredzilla became my go-to, and I'm also currently using the 8 string prophecy a LOT.
You're pretty rad bro! This is the first vid I've seen of yours. I gotta get that guitar man. My kid will be waiting for me to croak so she can have it lol.
Hey thanks!!! Yeah that guitar is intense. Definitely an attention grabber with some added utility. I should get back to making these videos. They were fun!
Great video. I just got the mockingbird extreme 2020 in spalted maple. Bought it off of a whim and reviews, not played it yet. What do you think they compare to ibanez prestige? I'm hoping its good, played a few schecters other day and wasn't too impressed with them, so decided on bc rich.
Oh congrats! My friend just bought the same guitar. When I was a kid I didnt like Ibanez necks, but I can certainly appreciate that thier craftsmanship is solid. Now I like them a lot more but I still think they feel a little on the slim side. So I think it becomes a matter of preference. Both have quality components, and play great. B.C. Rich has a slightly better price point, they are all neck through designs, so that could make the case for the B.C. Rich, but again, Ibanez prestige is a nice guitar and I think it's in preference land.
@chrisstanley4152 I had one, but in a different finish. They play and sound really nice. These days my main recording guitars are the blue mockingbird you'll see on my channel, and a shredzilla prophecy. The warlocks sounded a tad better to me, but I can't justify having more than one warlock, and my oldest one just has more sentiment to me. Anyway, if I can help with any questions you might have, let me know.
Dude. What a guitar. And yeah killswitch...not a fan. My Black Metal Arrow has one. Your riff writing is elite. Top of the top. Good video. Think Ill get that guitar though.
Thank you for such kind words!! Yeah the killswitch seems kind of senseless to me, but at least it's not a feature that's in the way or hinders anything. Let me know if you decide to pick one up. I'm really loving the new B.C Rich guitars and I'm curious about what others think.
I recently got a Sahana Whochill which has a owl flying in front of the moon on the 12th fret. A friend of mine saw it, and said it looks like a circus clown head. NOw that's all that I see.
If you wait long enough you might actually get what you want. I think your request is reasonable and I've heard the company is listening to their customers. Make some noise on their instagram!
I hear ya! The price point is tough for some people, but they are fantastic instruments. It's worth asking guitar center when you're ready. You can talk them into some really good prices, maybe due to their recent restructuring. I had a couple people hit me up on Instagram after watching this video and tell me they got some really great prices there. I thought it was funny that they chose to let me know, but they did. So now I'm passing the info along :)
@@jessebillson It'll be awhile before I can afford one as I'm saving for a house I could buy afew otherwise but priorities, thanks for the info though.
I've bought several from the new line from different places. Reverb, GC, email to see if they have what I want because the website confused me. I remember the boxes for this one seeming like it had to be direct from Korea. Honestly, now that I think about it, i dont know how their distribution works. I just assumed from the packaging that there wasnt any hands on it between the korean factory and my place.
yeah I know which video you're talking about. I think they were out of production for a while. I'm thinking they might be a limited run even right now.
hahaha! Well the fishman fluence pickups are excellent! They're my new favorites. They seem to have a pretty low noise floor and good definition, which allowed me to crank the gain up. This style needs a fair amount of gain, but I think I tend to use less than traditional metal guitarists do. I like to go right to the point where I get very little dynamics when I pick soft, then back it off about 20%. I'm also terrible at controlling the kind of gain that more extreme players use. So there's that. haha!
Hi author, can you be so kind and answer to me,its possible to adjust strings low action ?I mean about 1-1.2mm between strings and 12th fret?i am interested in Shredzilla with floyd rose. Many thanks
That's pretty low, so I feel like it may be a per-guitar basis. The ones that I've played are probably right around there, but I don't have a measuring tool that will tell me .1mm differences with any degree of accuracy. I've played quite a few from the new line, and they're all great players.
@@jessebillson the best way to take a pic 1-1.2mm and to put it between 1st string ant 12th fret,if it's not fail it's same measure, and same action with 6th string
@@denisbumbu3012 Well that's hardly scientific, but it does make sense, and it is easy! I never thought of that... I play 1.0mm picks and it's almost exactly a perfect fit. hope that helps!
It's medium to me. I have a few from the new line and I really like them. It feels like they wanted to make it a fast neck with more beef than an ibanez wizard neck.
I think they'll probably fall out of the guitar. I wouldn't chance it! HAHA! honestly, I'd just gotten this guitar, and I filmed this, but didn't realize the tape was on until I edited the video.
The Floyd has a brass block too, not the zinc pot metal crap like before. The Fishmans switch between modern active with tight frequency response and a Fishman unique warm passive sound. It has a seemingly wider bass response, on the neck is reminds me of a PAF. I own the actual JR. V Extreme Exotic pictured on the BCR and vendor sites
wow thank you for clarifying that, Glenn. I didn't see that in any specs and I hadn't opened the back plate to look at the block. very smart of them! As for the pickups, I think I remembered someone reputable telling me that it does what I said in the video, but your explanation sounds like what the pickups are doing.
Hahaha my friends all say the same thing. I've definitely considered it, but I get so busy with music production that I don't have much energy for these. I definitely want to though.
i don't find it a problem sitting down with the warbeast it's comfortable. maybe for short guy's the top horn would poke you or if you're one to cradle a guitar it would be sticking you in the chest. the bottom horn on the other hand can poke your hand good if not paying attention when sliding quickly to the upper frets ouch it happens more often than i like lol
Interesting. I can't say that with any guitar i've ever played that the bottom horn was ever a concern when sliding to the upper frets. And I found that the guitar dug into my leg while sitting down in either classical position or rocker dude position. So I was curious about what your technique might be. So I watched a couple of your videos. It looks like you have formed a habit of rotating your fretting hand outward, especially during lead lines. Its not as obvious when you're playing rhythm, but 0:33 of your trooper cover, shows what I'm talking about. If you focus on rotating your hand inward so that your pinky is closer to the fretboard, then you'll be more efficient and you probably won't have that problem anymore.
@@jessebillson lol that video is old. i just started playing guitar then. i filmed myself to see my progress and cause someone wanted to hear my draco :) but ya when my right hand hits the point it's mostly cause i'm playing very enthusiastically . and exaggerate the motion lol i tend to break strings when i'm like that :)
@@marcelcourchesne9519 well it sounds like you have fun with it, and that's what matters. Keep it up, man! Ya know, when the draco came out I thought it was too weird but now I wish I had one. It's cool that you have one! I doubt theyll bring that shape back.
@@jessebillson no they're not. they said that before i think it was that they don't own the rights to the shape. ya i love my Draco it got signed by Deicide, my m300fm also was signed by Glen Benton and my son has a black onyx Draco as well.
@@marcelcourchesne9519 Dude! you got it signed by Deicide?! wow, man! I guess you have one of the coolest Dracos on planet earth! Oh man! I gotta tell you! Over 20 years ago I made Glen Benton a character on the WWE game for N64, and he was the most feared character ever. Practically invincible! Never lost! And he would randomly come out and destroy the game as if he was possessed by the devil. It was sweet!!! Now in my circle of friends that's how he is known. Just thought I'd share that. Very cool that you got those signed!!!
@@noahdguitar1454 yeah probably not. You can sit with a warlock, mockingbird, or bich though. Those designs are more intuitive for sitting down that you might think.
The warbeast is real similar to the warlock shape, but it's even more aggressive. Actually I kinda like it more than the warlock. I say that, but I did just pick up a new warlock that has the double lock tremolo, noiseless springs, oversized brass block, and some other fancy stuff. Got it last week. Honestly I think it's the best one I've played.
@@jessebillson thanks a million man, there’s no rush :) Bc rich look incredible lately and that black cherry warlock has been on the list for the last year or so, I’ll finally be able to pick it up in January and I’ve been hyping myself up for it by watching as much as I can about the new models
@@Beadlayer69 I can tell you that I've been selling off my older BC Rich guitars and snagging up the new ones. They are really impressing me. I have an American Gunslinger from 2011 that has been hanging on the wall and has been barely played since I started getting these new models. But that one stays!!
I dont know about that. The abalone looks great, The fismans are amazing. I like them much more than emg. It's not a licensed floyd rose, the quality is absolutely there.
@@amirrezarezaie I hear ya on that one. I think I read somewhere that they have 60 new versions overall. So clearly they are trying. Have you looked at their other series of guitars? No abalone and different pickups.
Warbeast is pretty extreme looking. A little too much for me, but when I put it next to a warlock I actually like this more. On a regular basis even the warlock is too extreme for me though. Physically the balance is not off on this guitar. No dive. but maybe it looks that way to you, and that's fine. To each their own.
Have you seen these in person? I kept saying the same, "get rid of the abalone!" But after seeing it in person my feelings changed. They really look great
@@totalbullion5882 Hey guys, both of you make great points. TH-cam is full of trickery and I myself have been tricked in the past by good demos. I hate that! I try to be fully transparent about these things, but believe it or not, it's surprisingly hard to be entertaining, informative, engaging, and truthful all at the same time. And don't get me started on algorithms. I can tell you that this is me playing THIS guitar 100%. My video takes are not always perfectly synced, but it's me. You're hearing left and right guitars hard panned. This is music that I wrote, mixed, and mastered all in an extra bedroom in the house, and the sound is the exact guitar you see, with no additional processing on the guitars in the mix. No extra compression, eq, console emulation, etc. That would be disingenuous, and I wouldn't want someone doing that to me! I did however shape the other instruments around the guitars so that I didn't have to do anything to them, and the master limiter coloring things a little, but you can look into the Weiss limiter if you're interested in understanding that tone. The video description tells you what I'm using. You would get the same exact tones with that setup if you were so inclined.
And to expand on the statement below, yeah, Tom. You seem to be astute. The drums and bass are there to cover some insecurities in my playing abilities. That's the truth. but I also do it because I can, it's fun for me to put the music together, and I think it's more entertaining, and hopefully we are all going to hear these instruments all working together anyway. No hate taken! haha I appreciate the input! Please let me know what would be less fake to you, and I will gladly take it into account in the future.
@@jessebillson I agree, but it's not just about trickery. I've realized most of the youtube audience has grown accustomed to a fully mixed audio track, otherwise they'll think you suck haha...Can't win either way hahahaha.
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Oh my God, another amazing guitar in the hands of a master! I want to buy all B.C.RICH models, LOL. a super important question, are they neck/headstock heavy by any means? sitting down or standing up. please let me know, keep up the awesome work!
You're too nice! yeah, i've been a fan of the brand for a long time, and I'm glad to see them come back with quality gear. I glossed over how comfortable the guitar actually is to play standing up. I know I mentioned it, but it was really quick. I had basically zero neck dive on this guitar, and unlike a les paul, strat, or other popular shape, this one has incredible function built in, which I tried to show around the 2:00 mark with my right leg. Until you've tried that trick with a warbeast, warlock, bich, etc, you just don't know how intuitive it is, and how helpful it can be when you get to a more challenging section.bIt practically puts it into seated position while you perform. I had remembered your questions on the mockingbird, and I tried to address some of them for this guitar, but it's hard to get all the details in the brain out in an organized manner, and be somewhat engaging at the same time. I would NOT recommend playing it sitting down though! The bottom horn digs at the leg unless you're very clever about your seated position. anyway, hope some of that helps.
Hell yeah I own 5 models of this brand B.C. Rich including the beast warlock mocking bird and their acrylic series was so dope see through body and neck can’t wait to buy an extreme series. Best brand guitar IMO
im amazed how you havent blown up yet this is such a fucking amazing vid, shredding editing and everything in between my god. instantly subscribed
Thank you so much. I havent had time to make many videos, so that's probably a big part of it. I'm glad you enjoyed!!
Awesome review! I'm so glad BC Rich is back and that people are enjoying them. Especially glad they're not neglecting Lefties. Hoping to get an Ironbird before too long. Thank you for the gear reviews!
Dude, OUTSTANDING review. Incredibly thorough and you included a lot of great info that nobody else would think to include. Ola and Fluff better look out! Do a video for the mock!
Thank you so very much!! I'm planning one for the mock. I cant believe it has taken me this long, its definitely on the to-do list.
Jesse Billson how’s the neck on it? Is it a nice “my fingers find the right place every time” type of shredder neck like you get with an Ibanez/ESP?
My first good quality guitar was a B.C Rich Warlock that my dad bought me in 2007 (which I still own and use to this day). I wanted it because it looked really cool, but it actually turned out to be an amazing instrument as well. This new model looks absolutely gorgeous and if it's as well made as my old Warlock, it's a beast of a guitar.
That's cool! Yeah I think these new ones are really well made. I've played quite a few now and they have all been great sounding and playing. The period where B.C. Rich made truly garbage imports are unfortunately what a lot of people think of when they hear the name. The brand came up as a high quality option, it sounds like you hot a good one!
@@jessebillson Yeah that's unfortunately true. One of my friends had a cheapo Warlock and it was indeed pretty bad, nothing like my more expensive Warlock. I get why a lot of people are still thinking that BC Rich are cheap guitars because of the cheaper options from them, but they also make amazing instruments. Same could be said for other companies, but they don't get thrown under the bus like BC Rich for some reason.
@@jelaienfinue absolutely. I guess the brand can be our little secret. Hahaha!
Such a great video. I appreciate the honest feedback. I am getting back into guitar after a 15 year hiatus and my son is learning to play now. I picked one of these up even though I know it’s overkill for my skill level. It makes me want to pick it up everyday though which no other guitar does. What amp would you suggest for jamming at home?
@jphalfshady I love to hear when someone has an instrument that makes them want to play! Awesome!! I'm guessing you're playing metal with a guitar like this. Me personally if money is no issue then I'm going with an engl or diezel amp. Below that I'm going with a kemper, below that probably a line 6 HX, below that I'm probably looking at a plugin like what's made by neural dsp. And below that I'd be looking at the free digital amp plugins that get included in a daw. You could follow the amp options into something like a mesa boogie 1x12, and that would be pretty awesome and cheap.
@@jessebillsonthanks for the response man. Sorry I didn’t get a notification on this. Do you still have this guitar? Has it held up to the test of time?
@jphalfshady I sold it. I have a bunch of other bc rich guitars since I got this though, including the blue mock I played in a few videos. The blue mock is still one of my favorite guitars I've ever owned. I'm hesitant to call it my favorite guitar because I have some really nice American ones, but the blue mock just clicks with me. I've played the heck out of that one, and its held up really well, as have the others. I wouldn't worry quality over longevity with these or any other guitar coming out of the world factory.
Heck yeah! I'd love to have one of those new ones. I've got a Black and Red MK3 WarBeast I bought new a few years ago and I really like it. Mine has the beveled edges which makes it fairly different than yours but I love the looks of yours too. I like the Abalone on this too. It classes it up a bit. Nice playing BTW. I like the new Warlocks to.
Oh man! I have 5 of the new line hanging on my wall right now and each one is better than the next. I went a little overboard. The 2020 mockingbird is actually my favorite guitar ever, and I've had plenty of nice American made stuff.
@@jessebillson Ha! Nothing wrong with that. I've been eyeing those new ones for a while now. I've got 3 BC Rich Guitars. The WarBeast, Warlock and a Yellow and Green Kerry King V. They make some really cool looking Instruments for sure. Congrats. 👊😎
@@MARK-r6c3k for sure they look great on the wall. People either love them or hate them, but nobody who has ever been here and seen them all has ever said they're ugly. Honestly, I'm starting to wonder if there are only a few guys on the internet that really think that, and they're just really REALLY vocal. Hahaha
@@jessebillson ya some people have nothing better to do than complain about everything. Screw em. Guitars now days are such works of Art. I can find something to admire about just about all of them.
@@MARK-r6c3k well said. you're absolutely right!
One of my dream guitars
Yeah this guitar was badass and a lot of fun to play.
I love abalone too! I've got a 2011 LTD MH1000 deluxe, and a purple schecter hellraiser with a lot of abalone
I think the fret that you think looks like Wilson looks like a tribute to Wayne Static? It looks like his spikey hair, there's an X and there is that dude with an X for a face in a lot of there videos.
Yeah you're right. I thought that same thing at one point, but I'm not sure why. The Wilson ball just kinda stuck with me a little bit more though. Plus it made me laugh, so I had to say it.
@@jessebillson it's a badass guitar. I also like all the abalone.
What song was that in the beginning? Song is sick🔥🔥
Thank you. Its just something I put together for this demo. Glad you liked it :)
@@jessebillson I've got a Warlock Extreme in Reptile Eye on order.....am really looking forward to it. It will be my first BC....cool errrrr....hot video. ;-) Glad you talked about the neck dive....I was wondering. I also loved that bit you were playing at the beginning....very, very cool.
@@TheChicagoTodd oooohhhh the reptile eye finish is very nice!! I almost went for that one too. But I settled on a purple haze. I have so many of these I need to make videos for!!! You'll be VERY happy with that guitar!
@@jessebillson Good to hear that! I got a bug up my butt to get one of these without ever having tried a single VC ever before, so your words are encouraging. Yeah....you should di a vid of the Purple Haze...I oscillated between that and the reptile eye...but since I already have 2 Purple guitars...I opted for the reptile eye. And u definitely should do a video on the Purple haze.....I don't think I was able to find any videos on either the Purple or the reptile eye.
@@TheChicagoTodd I've got about 5 I need to make videos for. The warlock I just got might be the nicest one I've gotten yet. Videos are going to start soon
Hilarious video format and great playing. Subbed and sharing!
Thank you so very much Josh! I really appreciate that!
YES! 🤘😆🤘 That's some tasty playing man! That warbeast is sick too. My favorite bc rich body style. Nice video.
It's a pretty aggressive body style. Definitely an attention grabber. Thanks for the kind words!!
Amazing playing bro , u rock it!!! Do you prefere this new bc rich extreme or the old nj deluxe? And wich differences u see?
Thank you. I tend to like modern features and new frets. I've worn out plenty of frets, making the guitars not play quite as well as they once did. so I feel inclined to pick the newer ones. There are some minimal differences on some body shapes that in my opinion you really have to look hard to see, but people get attached to things. Go with what you feel is right. I currently have an nj and 3 or 4 usa models as well as i think 4 of the new korean models. Surprisingly enough the Zoltan model shredzilla became my go-to, and I'm also currently using the 8 string prophecy a LOT.
You're pretty rad bro! This is the first vid I've seen of yours. I gotta get that guitar man. My kid will be waiting for me to croak so she can have it lol.
Hey thanks!!! Yeah that guitar is intense. Definitely an attention grabber with some added utility. I should get back to making these videos. They were fun!
Heck yeah man keep em coming!
Love love love it!! 😈🤘
Oh hi Mark. Thanks for the kind words!
Great guitar!!! And so much talent dude!!!! 🤘🏻😎
wow thank you so much!!
I got one !the fishman pickups make this beast worth getting it! Massive crunch sustain and sonic brutality! I mosty use it for groove metal!👹👺☠️
Hell yes!! Put up a link to some tunes!!!
Dang I just realized how massive the headpiece is
Yeah, she's a biggun
Great video. I just got the mockingbird extreme 2020 in spalted maple. Bought it off of a whim and reviews, not played it yet. What do you think they compare to ibanez prestige? I'm hoping its good, played a few schecters other day and wasn't too impressed with them, so decided on bc rich.
Oh congrats! My friend just bought the same guitar. When I was a kid I didnt like Ibanez necks, but I can certainly appreciate that thier craftsmanship is solid. Now I like them a lot more but I still think they feel a little on the slim side. So I think it becomes a matter of preference. Both have quality components, and play great. B.C. Rich has a slightly better price point, they are all neck through designs, so that could make the case for the B.C. Rich, but again, Ibanez prestige is a nice guitar and I think it's in preference land.
So, what do you think of it now?
That's an amazing guitar tone. What amp did you use and what are your settings?
This would have been the kemper, maybe running through one of the Lasse Lammert profiles.
The X logo on the 12th fret reminded me of the static x robot in the push it video
Ohhh yeahhhh. I remember that. You're right!
Thank for the review. I am really contemplating getting the B.C. Rich Warlock Extreme Exotic with Floyd Rose Electric Guitar - Black Cherry Burst.
@chrisstanley4152 I had one, but in a different finish. They play and sound really nice. These days my main recording guitars are the blue mockingbird you'll see on my channel, and a shredzilla prophecy. The warlocks sounded a tad better to me, but I can't justify having more than one warlock, and my oldest one just has more sentiment to me. Anyway, if I can help with any questions you might have, let me know.
Dude. What a guitar. And yeah killswitch...not a fan. My Black Metal Arrow has one. Your riff writing is elite. Top of the top. Good video. Think Ill get that guitar though.
Thank you for such kind words!! Yeah the killswitch seems kind of senseless to me, but at least it's not a feature that's in the way or hinders anything. Let me know if you decide to pick one up. I'm really loving the new B.C Rich guitars and I'm curious about what others think.
I recently got a Sahana Whochill which has a owl flying in front of the moon on the 12th fret. A friend of mine saw it, and said it looks like a circus clown head. NOw that's all that I see.
Wow I had no idea what that was. I had to search. Those guitars look awesome, but I do totally see the clown. Hahaha!! How do you like that guitar?
The extreme War beast warlock purple Haze arrived in 3-4 days👌🏼
I want this guitar sanz that abalone binding. WHY?!?! what are they thinking
If you wait long enough you might actually get what you want. I think your request is reasonable and I've heard the company is listening to their customers. Make some noise on their instagram!
Man I wish I could afford one of these right now, future purchase for sure.
I hear ya! The price point is tough for some people, but they are fantastic instruments. It's worth asking guitar center when you're ready. You can talk them into some really good prices, maybe due to their recent restructuring. I had a couple people hit me up on Instagram after watching this video and tell me they got some really great prices there. I thought it was funny that they chose to let me know, but they did. So now I'm passing the info along :)
@@jessebillson It'll be awhile before I can afford one as I'm saving for a house I could buy afew otherwise but priorities, thanks for the info though.
@@josephrigley8974 sounds like I need to take a page out of your playbook!
Hey bro, how did you order the guitar where it came straight from Korea? BC Rich website?
I've bought several from the new line from different places. Reverb, GC, email to see if they have what I want because the website confused me. I remember the boxes for this one seeming like it had to be direct from Korea. Honestly, now that I think about it, i dont know how their distribution works. I just assumed from the packaging that there wasnt any hands on it between the korean factory and my place.
Haven’t seen one of those guitars since Paul from guitarworld did a review nice 👍
yeah I know which video you're talking about. I think they were out of production for a while. I'm thinking they might be a limited run even right now.
Lol
You might be getting more Gain out of the WarBeast which translates into sounding better to me.
hahaha! Well the fishman fluence pickups are excellent! They're my new favorites. They seem to have a pretty low noise floor and good definition, which allowed me to crank the gain up. This style needs a fair amount of gain, but I think I tend to use less than traditional metal guitarists do. I like to go right to the point where I get very little dynamics when I pick soft, then back it off about 20%. I'm also terrible at controlling the kind of gain that more extreme players use. So there's that. haha!
Hi author, can you be so kind and answer to me,its possible to adjust strings low action ?I mean about 1-1.2mm between strings and 12th fret?i am interested in Shredzilla with floyd rose. Many thanks
That's pretty low, so I feel like it may be a per-guitar basis. The ones that I've played are probably right around there, but I don't have a measuring tool that will tell me .1mm differences with any degree of accuracy. I've played quite a few from the new line, and they're all great players.
@@jessebillson the best way to take a pic 1-1.2mm and to put it between 1st string ant 12th fret,if it's not fail it's same measure, and same action with 6th string
@@denisbumbu3012 Well that's hardly scientific, but it does make sense, and it is easy! I never thought of that... I play 1.0mm picks and it's almost exactly a perfect fit. hope that helps!
Wilson Ball logo lol. Reminds me when someone said the Widow headstock looks like a ballsack. You just can't unsee it 😆
Hahaha yeah you're right. It's definitely an image that stays with you.
Awesome review, subbed!
thank you very much! let me know if theres anything youd like to see.
@@jessebillson Maybe a review of the ESP LTD Black Metal Phoenix? Single Pickup satin Black Firebird with a Fluence Modern
How does the neck feel? medium thickness or on the thinnier side? Cheers
It's medium to me. I have a few from the new line and I really like them. It feels like they wanted to make it a fast neck with more beef than an ibanez wizard neck.
@@jessebillson Thank you Jesse!
What happen if you take off the tape of the pickups? Because I done that 😟😟😟🥺
I think they'll probably fall out of the guitar. I wouldn't chance it! HAHA! honestly, I'd just gotten this guitar, and I filmed this, but didn't realize the tape was on until I edited the video.
The Floyd has a brass block too, not the zinc pot metal crap like before. The Fishmans switch between modern active with tight frequency response and a Fishman unique warm passive sound. It has a seemingly wider bass response, on the neck is reminds me of a PAF. I own the actual JR. V Extreme Exotic pictured on the BCR and vendor sites
wow thank you for clarifying that, Glenn. I didn't see that in any specs and I hadn't opened the back plate to look at the block. very smart of them! As for the pickups, I think I remembered someone reputable telling me that it does what I said in the video, but your explanation sounds like what the pickups are doing.
@@jessebillson Fishman is based in my home state. Might try to see if I can get a tour of the place.
Are the frets steel or nickel
Shit. This was a good one. Eff you! Make more reviews. Effing shoot!
Hahaha my friends all say the same thing. I've definitely considered it, but I get so busy with music production that I don't have much energy for these. I definitely want to though.
Omg how sweeeeet!
Wilson Ball Inlay...I'm actually sold
Youre hilarious. We need more videos
I've wanted to make more. But man, they take a lot of work!!
Greatest guitar ever forged by Vulcan.
Man these look killer!!
The whole new BC Rich line is badass. I have about 5 of them.
@@jessebillson God dam that's a fair few. I''m hoping the bring the beast back at some point.
cool stuff
MORE ABALONE, YES. Diamond inlays would have been best. Abalone tuner knobs and abalone toggle switch knob would be nice too.
Man, you're hardcore!!
hey man, how heavy is the warbeast?
Not the lightest, not the heaviest. I'm sure they fluctuate, but this one is about 10.5lbs
@@jessebillson alright thank you!
that s a tremolo-flanger ,the kill Switch
i don't find it a problem sitting down with the warbeast it's comfortable. maybe for short guy's the top horn would poke you or if you're one to cradle a guitar it would be sticking you in the chest. the bottom horn on the other hand can poke your hand good if not paying attention when sliding quickly to the upper frets ouch it happens more often than i like lol
Interesting. I can't say that with any guitar i've ever played that the bottom horn was ever a concern when sliding to the upper frets. And I found that the guitar dug into my leg while sitting down in either classical position or rocker dude position. So I was curious about what your technique might be. So I watched a couple of your videos.
It looks like you have formed a habit of rotating your fretting hand outward, especially during lead lines. Its not as obvious when you're playing rhythm, but 0:33 of your trooper cover, shows what I'm talking about. If you focus on rotating your hand inward so that your pinky is closer to the fretboard, then you'll be more efficient and you probably won't have that problem anymore.
@@jessebillson lol that video is old. i just started playing guitar then. i filmed myself to see my progress and cause someone wanted to hear my draco :) but ya when my right hand hits the point it's mostly cause i'm playing very enthusiastically . and exaggerate the motion lol i tend to break strings when i'm like that :)
@@marcelcourchesne9519 well it sounds like you have fun with it, and that's what matters. Keep it up, man! Ya know, when the draco came out I thought it was too weird but now I wish I had one. It's cool that you have one! I doubt theyll bring that shape back.
@@jessebillson no they're not. they said that before i think it was that they don't own the rights to the shape. ya i love my Draco it got signed by Deicide, my m300fm also was signed by Glen Benton and my son has a black onyx Draco as well.
@@marcelcourchesne9519 Dude! you got it signed by Deicide?! wow, man! I guess you have one of the coolest Dracos on planet earth! Oh man! I gotta tell you! Over 20 years ago I made Glen Benton a character on the WWE game for N64, and he was the most feared character ever. Practically invincible! Never lost! And he would randomly come out and destroy the game as if he was possessed by the devil. It was sweet!!! Now in my circle of friends that's how he is known. Just thought I'd share that. Very cool that you got those signed!!!
BRING BACK THE 80'S MULLET!!!
A girl on my channel!!! Whoa!!! Uhhhhhhh... ok. Whatever you want!
I Love 💝💝💝💝 that guitar🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🤘🤘🤘
Yeah it's a good one 😁
Sooo how does one sit and play this guitar without getting stabbed
well you honestly don't.
Yeah then it might not be for me
@@noahdguitar1454 yeah probably not. You can sit with a warlock, mockingbird, or bich though. Those designs are more intuitive for sitting down that you might think.
Brooooo you rock!!!
Thank you!!
wow this is awesome!
WTF? Is this a warlock with a double lock and a tremolo?!? Ok, I need one.
The warbeast is real similar to the warlock shape, but it's even more aggressive. Actually I kinda like it more than the warlock. I say that, but I did just pick up a new warlock that has the double lock tremolo, noiseless springs, oversized brass block, and some other fancy stuff. Got it last week. Honestly I think it's the best one I've played.
@@jessebillson will you be dropping a video on the warlock? I’m looking to buy one and there are no videos or major coverage on them anywhere
@@Beadlayer69 absolutely. I've had a lot of trouble keeping up with projects lately, but I'm definitely planning on doing a video with it.
@@jessebillson thanks a million man, there’s no rush :) Bc rich look incredible lately and that black cherry warlock has been on the list for the last year or so, I’ll finally be able to pick it up in January and I’ve been hyping myself up for it by watching as much as I can about the new models
@@Beadlayer69 I can tell you that I've been selling off my older BC Rich guitars and snagging up the new ones. They are really impressing me. I have an American Gunslinger from 2011 that has been hanging on the wall and has been barely played since I started getting these new models. But that one stays!!
You just got a new subscriber. 👊😎
It would be a killer if:
1) Had NO ABALONE
2) Had EMG
3) Had original Floyd
I dont know about that. The abalone looks great, The fismans are amazing. I like them much more than emg. It's not a licensed floyd rose, the quality is absolutely there.
@@jessebillson I am happy that you are enjoying it man. I hope BC Rich can come up with more colors and bindings for other tastes as well.
@@amirrezarezaie I hear ya on that one. I think I read somewhere that they have 60 new versions overall. So clearly they are trying. Have you looked at their other series of guitars? No abalone and different pickups.
you're dope! get big!
Thank you. I'll do my best!
I prefer warlock, there somehow the balance has been lost....
Warbeast is pretty extreme looking. A little too much for me, but when I put it next to a warlock I actually like this more. On a regular basis even the warlock is too extreme for me though. Physically the balance is not off on this guitar. No dive. but maybe it looks that way to you, and that's fine. To each their own.
Not wilson, but a singular tesicle wearing a crown
ok that made me laugh. hahaha!
MORE abalone?!?! You monster
EVIL Twins by schecter is greatest to🤘🏼
More knobs, not less, would be preferable.
disagree
@@jessebillson a tone knob at the very least
Would be perfect without the abalone
Have you seen these in person? I kept saying the same, "get rid of the abalone!" But after seeing it in person my feelings changed. They really look great
I have to agree with Josh. You have to see it in person to fully appreciate it. The abalone binding really helps it.
Don't talk about electric guitar play it
I did both
Is that even u playing. Show us without the drum music..there's no hating it just sounds fake, make believe. 🤨
This is the youtube way lol. It's rare to hear anything that's not been fully mixed unfortunately.
@@totalbullion5882 Hey guys, both of you make great points. TH-cam is full of trickery and I myself have been tricked in the past by good demos. I hate that! I try to be fully transparent about these things, but believe it or not, it's surprisingly hard to be entertaining, informative, engaging, and truthful all at the same time. And don't get me started on algorithms.
I can tell you that this is me playing THIS guitar 100%. My video takes are not always perfectly synced, but it's me. You're hearing left and right guitars hard panned. This is music that I wrote, mixed, and mastered all in an extra bedroom in the house, and the sound is the exact guitar you see, with no additional processing on the guitars in the mix. No extra compression, eq, console emulation, etc.
That would be disingenuous, and I wouldn't want someone doing that to me! I did however shape the other instruments around the guitars so that I didn't have to do anything to them, and the master limiter coloring things a little, but you can look into the Weiss limiter if you're interested in understanding that tone.
The video description tells you what I'm using. You would get the same exact tones with that setup if you were so inclined.
And to expand on the statement below, yeah, Tom. You seem to be astute. The drums and bass are there to cover some insecurities in my playing abilities. That's the truth. but I also do it because I can, it's fun for me to put the music together, and I think it's more entertaining, and hopefully we are all going to hear these instruments all working together anyway. No hate taken! haha I appreciate the input! Please let me know what would be less fake to you, and I will gladly take it into account in the future.
@@jessebillson I agree, but it's not just about trickery. I've realized most of the youtube audience has grown accustomed to a fully mixed audio track, otherwise they'll think you suck haha...Can't win either way hahahaha.
Reviews with drum tracks are worthless
You're probably a lot of fun at parties