BC Rich Bronze Series Warlock: An Honest Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 พ.ย. 2020
- Late to the party, but since Warlocks are getting harder to find I figured I'd make a video. This was partially inspired by my friend Kyle at Bearded Cat Guitar Plus, check out his channel here. / @beardedcatguitarplus9485
The bronze series is going up in price because BC Rich refuses to to make guitars under $899.
I looked at Sweetwater and the cheapest b c rich was $1400
These guitars can be turned into monsters. I've owned two, and I loved them, after a setup and some better pups and tuners.
Do you think it holds well a down tune to B or C ? Thanks!
Did you also have to change the bridge? I’ve heard with these Bc rich wrap arounds they start to listing forward and need to be modded
@@leandrogarciaphotoMine is in C and it can handles it all good
@@Dylan-vu2glI still have mine from 2001 and yeah the bridge is tilting forward. A proper shim might fix it.
I've owned 3 Warlocks,a red bronze exactly like that one minus the bold bronze writing on the headstock. I changed the pickups and the wiring harness and now it's great. I had a black one series which I sold and a Core model that I play all the time with the 3x3 headstock. Bronze are a good mod platform.
Haha! Loved that intro! That BC Rich is pretty impressive! Slash used a BC Rich guitar to record most of 'Appetite For Destruction'! For the overdubs, he used a Les Paul copy made by a VERY talented luthier. So that got me thinking. This morning, I finally accepted it. It's not my guitars. It's ME. I uploaded 2 Aerosmith covers last night and this morning. I wanted to see how closely I could match Joe Perry's 1959 Gibson Les Paul. I used a different guitar for each video: a $650 Epiphone Les Paul Modern I just got in October. And a Monoprice Indio 66 DLX Plus Goldtop Les Paul I got in August. I used Guitar Rig 5 and matched what I researched about the 1950s Fender Twin Joe Perry used for the 1975 'Toys In The Attic' album. I set the EQ to sound decent and let fly. BOTH guitars sounded nearly identical to his '59 Gibson! So, I'm convinced now. It's not the guitar - it's the player: how they play and what kind of an ear they have for tone!
Got one for 100 bucks yesterday. I’m so happy with the sound. I’m a guitarist in a doom band, and the dark, fat, tone with the resonance is amazing. My favorite guitar, I prefer it to my Peavey Mystic
Sweet, the Mystic is a rad guitar too though. What's the name of your band?
@@ForsytheVideo interference!! @interference__doom on social stuff, heavy psych/doom stuffed, gonna try out the new Warlock at a practice tomorrow and see, but I think it’ll fit our sound well
B.c. rich no longer produces any budget models. Dont think a new one can be had for less than 1500. No more bolt ones either all neck through. Working on a bronze presently. Must be a thing.
Thanks for the info man. I thought that was the case but wasn't sure. That explains why they are getting harder to find in the wild.
@@ForsytheVideo Ive seen em go as high as 300, pretty crazy considering they were 99 bucks new. As far as a 99 dollar new guitar goes you really couldnt beat em back in the day. I remember cracking open a prs se back in those days and they had the exact same pots and switch as the bronze stuff.
Right now there is some extremes for about 1100
*prophecy
@@matthewstacy2451 I just paid €300 for one shipped. Here in Europe they are really hard to find
That’s cool… I just upgraded my 86 BC Rich warlock NJ series with stainless steel frets and Seymour Duncan pearly gates pick ups! I made a video thanks for sharing!
the warlock is like the BC RICH version of the STRAT .
The Upper horn balances pretty good and the neck cut away is good for 24 fret access
My Warlock is a platinum New Jersey series with the batwing headstock and Floyd Rose trem, it also came with the string locking nut, the Floyd Rose also boasts fine tuners on the bridge and a solid ebony fret board. I have had this thing for years, I love the sound as well as the appearance. I love it so much i bought the matching Warlock Bass.
Off the rack BC Rich was one of the heaviest sounding axes out there when properly tuned and toned, they can shred, they can be mellowed out, they punch out hard chugging riffs that just make you want bang your head so hard you almost stroke out......seriously, for the $$$ you can do a whole hell of a lot worse than ones these puppies.
what’s a guitar you recommend? i’m still very amateur but i just wonder what guitar would be the best to play metal/punk/rock songs. i have a gibson sg i think..it’s an ltd, but it just doesn’t feel comfortable to play and so i ended up procrastinating and losing time. i thought about getting one of these warlocks since it’s supposedly has flexibility but i i want to make sure i’m making the right choice and was wondering what your opinion might be. i just want a guitar that i can bend the strings to get that certain shriek sound, etc.
I love my Warlock Plus FR, so much easier to play than my Epi LP, and has sustain for days.... Basswood body, burled maple top, mahogany neck through, rosewood fingerboard. The input jack on mine is inset, so it's aligned with the body instead of jutting out of the bottom. I picked it up from a collector that bought it new and never played it, so it's in mint condition.
My older brother just gave me his old warlock that was in a storage unit for a decade. I'm gonna try to learn how to play guitar but I have no idea what I'm doing. Some of the metal parts are a little rusted but I picked up some new strings and am ready to start learning
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I picked one up today for $140 used, very great condition minus the rear body scuff up a bit but who cares. The pickups aren’t much & nothing a SD JB can’t fix. The 3-3 tuning heads can be upgraded easily, yes, ball sack. The neck feel and fretboard are fkn great in feel & play. The wife will give me shit yes but it was an opportunity I couldn’t pass on. One more thing, this is my very first BC Rich I’ve ever had as I play Jackson, LTD high end models. I don’t know what the body wood is but this thing is hella heavy, about 8-9 lbs. I’m sure the upgrades will improve the overall quality of this guitar. Keep rockin 👍🏽
I really like those reounded edges in the body, imho it's less aggresive and easier to the eye. Good vid dude
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Had a 87 black mockingbird floyd with orange DiMarzio AN - SD . It got destroyed in a basement flood in the 90s. I miss that Guitar. One day I'll get anotherl but hard to find one in great shape. The bottom horn seems always to be chipped in the used market. Love ur gear hunting vids Brother 🍻
Man I'm sorry to hear about the loss of your mockingbird, those 80's ones were killer. I have a video about one on the channel somewhere. I hope you get another one some day!
That was my very first guitar I bought from Musician's Friend back in 2000!
Sweet!
Same. I had the single pup version
I’m thinking about getting a warlock bass not guitar and I was wondering are they good for everything besides metal because I don’t play metal but I play like Arctic monkeys and QOTSA and I want one for the look
Since this video the Bronze Series Warlocks have jumped into the $300-$350 range. I just bought a blood red body with the blade graphics, and the neck and all hardware was missing. No matter, as I have always wanted one in the back of my mind. To get the project going I found a decent Dean Vendetta neck for dirt cheap, and it has a less pointy headstock than the widow style, and actually will match the body quite well. Since I have a background in auto painting, and more recently guitar painting, I plan to do it in a snakeskin look like a Warren Demartini signature, and use Duncan Zebra Invaders. I've wanted one forever, and in my 50's now. If I want one, I better get one while I am still young enough to enjoy it. I will be hotrodding the hell out of it.
Hell yeah! Sounds like it's gonna be bad ass.
I bought this guitar in black for less than $150 years ago. Still have it and still love it.
Thanks for sharing. Have you testes the warlock n7. I have one on the hand with a emg in the brigde. It ned some work. Im looking also on a warbeast mk3 7 thats is in good condition and litel higer on the prisce. But the shape on the warlock looks bether i think.
I have not! I'd love to get a 7 string warlock, sounds pretty beastly.
Hey does anyone know in which year they built the platinum series? I have buyed one and don't know 😀
I have this guitar, and love it!
I just feel good exchanging this bridge for a traditional Tune o Matic and the picks for old humbuckers, so, she became a SG/Les Paul in a Warlock body (with some differences in the wood acoustic), didn't choose the Seymours ou BMGs just because they're too expansive to me
I used to have a bronze warlock with a single pickup that I bought in NYC for $99.00. I ended up trading it along with an epiphone les Paul jr and a hamer slammer for a Schechter Diamond series Damien 6 with EMGHZ pickups when I moved from my parents to my own apartment. Even though the Schechter is a higher quality guitar that I love, I kinda miss the Warlock due to the shape.
I've owned 3 Warlocks over the years, and they could not be more different. A Metal Master, a Bronze series with single pickup, and a Mark I. MM and M1 sound good, have mahogany body and heavy enough to break down a door with. The Bronze series was a featherweight wimp compared to the other 2, had a junk pickup and sounded mediocre at best.
Just bought one like the one you have for 250 in flawless condition, Gonna see if I can get my hands on a really used one and work on it.
In terms of shred machine, what budget guitar would you suggest? Because you said this is not a shred machine.
Ibanez RG 120 or 270. The Schecter Damien, Jackson Dinky, even some of the Ibanez Gios are more shreddy.
Bought a black with white tribal yesterday. Sweet guitar and I got a great deal !!
Nice!
What was the price man? I scored a 05 bronze for $180 shipped with the green flame!
Good description of hardwoods & agathis. I have an LTD Viper with an agathis body. (I always wanted to name a band Agathis!)
i bought one new from a pawn shop for 138 bucks about ten years ago... it was the only one that had a straight neck, but i still had to raise the first two frets to make it playable. other than that, it's been awesome. the pickup that's closer to the bridge is an EMG... don't know who switched that out but great guitar.
It was made in Indonesia...
I miss my black B.C.Rich Warlock.Double lock free-float Floyd rose tremelo.Dual EMG's and widow headstock.
I just picked up a black one with Emg pickups off craig's list in mint condition for $265 , don't like the pots but will upgrade them.
was looking for a new guitar, found a sweet looking bass that looked like a warlock and the guy never replied so i found a warlock for 160 so i picked it up and its one of my first guitars, i bought 2 electrics and a bass in the same week
When you started playing, I suddenly thought you were about to play 'Radar Love'! Haha!
On a side note, if I was playing a country gig, I would bring that just to mess with people. 😝😝😝
@@Axess-sv8nq That would be epic!
@@ForsytheVideo I could imagine the looks I'd get! hahahah!
Cool video. Is it ok to get BC Rich Warlock Acrylic series? The one with the wood headstock.
I bought one and it was a cool guitar but it cracked where the wood met the headstock in shipping. Good guitar though.
@@ForsytheVideo oh no. Can it be repaired using epoxy resin? I think those guitars are hard to find.
@@GarryGnu It cracked in the actual acrylic so I'm not sure. I ended up selling it, crack and all, for what I paid for it.
As for 3/11/2021 a bronze series goes for $350+ used.
I tried a used BC Warlock at Guitar 🎸 Center, SUPER heavy and what not, I guess you have to get used to them?
Had one miss it. It was black heavy and felt good.
Just got one made in the 80's. Made in Mexico i believe . My knobs are missing , the headstock is missing a chunk of wood, and it needs strung up , but i played it through a peavy combo bass amp and i was impressed with it.
I bought one of these from a pawn shop for $80 missing the two high strings. Black body, black headstock, white tribal flames. Put new strings on it and played it for awhile before stupidly selling it. Im trying to hunt down another.
Got one..thanks man ...
I view these as modular platforms. Highly customizable. U can mod these out and really dial them in into whatever u need. If u invest a tad into them, they go far. Easy to take to level 2. Sounds good. 🤟
When do you sleep? My brother has the one with the skulls on it, in black.
The body art series! Sleep is not something I'm very good at.
@@ForsytheVideo Me neither. That's why I'm awake. 😁
I have a black Warlock with the widow headstock - paid $125 for it and a 15W Peavey effects amp from a guy on Craigslist. I like it, but balance is wonky. Standing with a strap, the neck dives to the floor, so I'm holding it up when I'm playing.
Yeah the agathis bodies are pretty light. Get you some tire weights an stick them i the control cavity until it balances. Happy playing!
The only issue with my bronze is that the BDSM bridge pickup just doesn't deliver for the crunch I look for or pinch harmonics. Also no but tremelo/vibrato system. Other than that it's a solid guitar. I wrote the lenghty review on Reverb and basically it's been said right here, the higher end models have the bells, whistles, paint, wood and more handmade than power tools.
This is why the more vintage BC Rich's went for alot originally and still command high prices however, if you don't have the skills you won't be able to fully make use of that high end axe. All in all Bronze is great to a point and then you either upgrade the guitar itself or onto the next!
Agreed, I got another one today!
I prefer a string thru bridge
Just got a black one off OfferUp for 90 USD yesterday!! Waiting on my amp now to start shredding!
Congrats!!
I bought a metal Master keeeu king black and red warlock for $160 yesterday, it’s very scratched and has lost of chips, what would you recommend to get rid of the scratches
Probably have to repaint it man but there is a video on my channel about how to remove super deep scratches, you can check that out if you like. Congrats on the guitar! th-cam.com/video/CXP0VsuhbhY/w-d-xo.html
@@ForsytheVideo oh I actually saw that video, would that work even tho my guitars black? Cause yourself is the blue wood finish
@@RMNZNT Yes, it's the clearcoat you are sanding, not the paint. As long as the scratches do not go all the way through the clearcoat you can make them disappear, but it does take work.
@@ForsytheVideo ooof idk if I wanna risk it lmao I’ll see
Sat down with one at a GC the other day. The point stuck into my leg unfortunately when seated the way you are.
Yeah I totally understand. I prefer the 'classical style' where the guitar is propped on my left knee and have experienced the same thing, take the good with the bad I guess.
I own a Warlock. I would suggest upgrading the pickups to Seymour Duncan's Black Winter pickups
Some of my favorites!
Jeez the price of these have gone up by lots... I'm looking to buy one soon as my second guitar dunno if anyone will respond but would it be worth it to upgrade the pickups still and if so what to?
I'm an EMG 81/85 guy, but the Killswitch Engage Fishman Fluence pickups are super sick too. Also Seymour Duncan Black winters rock if you're looking for something passive.
@@ForsytheVideo Alright cheers!
I have a Bronze Series Beast. The stock pickups are crap so I'm getting Dimarzios installed.
Just got one with a gig bag for 200 bucks. Little steep for me but its in great shape minus the missing truss rod cover so fk it. Ill keep it and upgrade it. Cool series on the warlock you did as well. Right on
I bought one of these 15 years ago. It was laying in the floor at MF . 2 strings missing, $125 . They gave lots of freebies with it . Gig bag, picks , strings ,strap , capo at no extra charge. Back when MF was still a musicians friend . And yes , the input jack kinda sucks. I had to go in and solder it twice. I was gifted a Charvel Pearl a few months ago and it's a great guitar but, I can't get the same sounds and playability from it as I can the Warlock. I've never modded it in any way. I have a 60 series Crate tube amp and I can make the Warlock sound like every guitar from Fender to Ibanez . Blues to Metal . I like it mostly for the sound not the look . My friends give me shit, calling me Lita Ford and CC DeVille . But they also like the way it sounds and plays .
Im getting my bronze series in four days i just bought an amp and im so pumped (its my first non-acoustic guitar)
Congrats!
I dig the body shape, but the 6-in-line headstock looks out of place to me...the Widow headstock is wicked!!
Agreed!
I have played a bunch of B.C. Rich's. Never pulled the trigger on buying one. I have seen them for 80 to 100 bucks in my neck of the woods. They are not for everyone, that's for sure. I know a few people that love theirs, I borrowed one for a month one time and it just wasn't for me. They do look very metal though!
Yeah I like warlocks but they are far from my favorite but they are cool. Fun to make project axes out of for sure.
Miss seeing the Slayer, Megadeth rock one. Just watched Max from Sepultura play one.
Where can I get an used bronze bc rich for around 100$ ? The used stuff on ebay are super expensive around 300$
Pawn shops and local sale sites is it really, online sellers are charging more and more for them ever since BC Rich stopped producing them. You just have to go out and hunt!
ForsytheVideo damn guess I will have to look for a middleman since I’ve literally seen only 1 person owns a bc rich in my area and he got it from another country. Pointy guitars and metal guitars in general are very sacred here and most people just buy it from somewhere else.
Would the same points you made be basically the same for a bass?
Bassically
@@ForsytheVideo thank you.
I might buy it
got my black w chrome knobs around 2002ish. think it was around 150, maybe 200 bucks brand new. guitar center of course.
I've been looking for a BC Rich bass on the cheap around here. Body hardness has a lot to do with sustain, my all maple rickenbacker sustains for days. It's that joke from spinal tap. Also is it really a BC Rich if there isn't some sort of damage to the points? It's part of the experience.
Haha, every Warlock I've ever had has damage to the points, except this one! I had an old NJ series warlock bass that I used back when I was 19! I loved that bass. How you holding up man? Getting cold up there yet?
@@ForsytheVideo Yeah it snowed a week ago. I've got some stuff planned out for videos but I'm in the process of moving right now.
@@moonchild4806 I hope your new place is a good one. We get snow maybe once a decade down here. Maybe less than that.
@@ForsytheVideo Yeah, should be good. Going to have a lot more space. I've got a pretty decent backlog of vids I'm going to get through once I move in
what is "Cheap" nowadays in 2023? also what would be a good deal for a "Good" and "Fair" condition?
If you don't have a lot to spend in a guitar I'd go with Harley Benton guitars good bang for your buck. BC Rich bronze series warlock is not really that great. You can buy a Harley Benton cheap model for around 150$ and it's pretty good quality.
its a hell of a metal guitar the action is perfect it hold well.
i have a bronze warlock, it came with a metal input jack and an old platinum series warlock from the 80's (with a plastic input jack lol). with the bronze warlock i took out the pickups and had a set of black winters put in, I'm gonna be buried with the bronze guitar. lol.
Now play the intro of excel tapping into the emotional void
I just bought a Bronze series warlock for 200 on facebook. The serial number starts with a 6, It has a single bridge pickup, an invader which i assume was installed later. It has a strat style bridge but I cant find any info on it. Cant find any bronze series with a single bridge pickup . Its in really good shape, still has the plastic on the back plate, heavy and built like a brick shit house.
Those were the starter pack warlocks sold at guitar center in the 2000-2010s. Here's a link, but that Invader was definitely aftermarket! www.guitarcenter.com/BC-Rich/Bronze-Warlock-Custom-Electric-Guitar-Pack.gc
@@ForsytheVideo pretty much exactly the same except mine says BC RICH in bold font and undernesth it it says bronze series.
like you said entry level but i always loved them
Me too!
I recently did a video of a Hondo Warlock knockoff from 86.
Nice!
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thanks for the video, i recently picked one up as my first guitar for £134 everyone on the internet seems to hate them.
Well don't listen to them! They aren't high end, but they aren't meant to be. They're meant to rock, and they do that well!
Great review of a bitchin' axe. I do love the rare maroon color.
I grew up with a bronze Series Warlock ... lasted me 12 + years until the whole thing went kaputt
Someone is selling me a bronze series for $350...so I assume it's a good deal?
Nah, over $200 for a Bronze is ridiculous
Mine is made of plywood. You can see the lamination through the paint on the sides. Tuner knobs are chromed plastic too 😷
That must be one of the 'rock pack' models that came packaged with a little amp and strap and such.
@@ForsytheVideo I don't know. I got it used.
That intro sounded very pantera like
I got the same guitar paid 100 at a pawn shop year's ago..
That's what I paid for this one.
They are kinda cool for that cheap of a price.better than a 4000$lesnpaul if u aren't apro
Yeah because they are cool
300th like!
Bought one at 260dlls wish i watched this 2yrs ago holy fucking hell
They definitely went up!
Just got a bronze warlock for 75$. Yoink!
Nice!
There’s a bronze series warlock in my area for 150$ and I’ll trying to swing it lol
Do you have a facebook page or group so i can follow you and ask for tips
We sure do. facebook.com/groups/717233481726147
I picked up my bronze series warlock tribal for $125
Same here ., got mine for 100$
Someone on reverb has the audacity to ask almost a grand for the Avenge Son Of Beast. When I first got it as my first guitar it was $250 and wasn't good even new, although it's the only guitar I still have and I love him.
That's crazy money, I've bought two of them before for $120 or less.
@@ForsytheVideo I'm confused, the one I have when new was $250, but I've recently seen them on reverb for at least double that, same with the Trace Warbeast that I used to have. Seems like everyone forgot they're not great guitars, or sellers are praying on people who weren't playing in the mid to late 2000s.
I’m finally getting my first bc rich, I’ve had esp, Ibanez, and fender of course. I’m picking up an acrylic warlock today for the low low price of 300$
Great price!
I put a set of Seymour Duncan Black Winter in mine.our a new bridge and Schaller locking tuners. It's become my everyday player over my ESP.
I dunno where you all are but those things are a dime a dozen around here. Just about every pawn shop, used music store, guitar centers, marketplace and Craigslist has several. Roughly $70-$100 on average.
They are highly sought after now because the new ones start out at $1500
Yeah because they only produce the highend models. It's a shame.
Nope, they make a $900 warlock. Much higher quality than these pieces of shit too. (No offense to anyone who plays one, i just can’t think of a different way to describe them)
I got my bronze series used for $249
Bronze series basses on Guitar Center used for $599. No thanks
Agreed
Yeah they aren't worth that much don't ever pay over 200$ for a bronze series
They R called BDSM Broad dynamic sound movement
If you watch that part of the vid I put a correction up on the screen.
lita ford has them all. lol
For real though her collection must be insane!
My guitarist bought one for like 100€, changed pickups and that guitar is a beast. It was played against anything and everybody was wondering what witchcraft made that one guitar. We had an old Peavey combo that was a piece of shit and every guitar sounded like a piece of shit, with or without any effects, but that Warlock on full gain…we were all like how is this possible???
Got it for $80
And it’s pronounced bass like the fish would not Basswood basswood being a professional woodcarver also myself I know it’s bass like the fish
Stranger things made it popular again so kids are picking up the cheaper stuff ...just my theory
I got one in 2003 brand new, that was the worst guitar I've ever played, actually it was unplayable, just really really bad
If you're smart, you'll get a slightly less nice version of a guitar at a much lower price, take out the pickups and replace them with the ones you want anyways, and maybe change the nut. half the time, it's a plastic nut on these guitars nowadays, and it's pathetic. save your money yall, and just put in a little more work, you'll end up with a guitar you would have paid maybe $1,000 more for in the end.
There's a huuge difference in 200 dollar warlock and 1200 warlocks though, but yeah man I feel you. I'm all about upgrading, I've definitely made some Squiers play and sound better than Fenders in my time.