Without doubt this is THE most awkward bass I’ve got. Lol. I got it for a very very low price on Ebay and it needed some work. A knob was missing from the controls, string nut had come off but the kid had kept it. Battery box door had bust off and a saddle was missing from the bridge. Battery box was a straight replacement and was an easy fix. Fake pewter knobs were unobtainable so I got a set of four turned knobs with abalone centres and fitted them. Glued the nut back on. Easy. The bridge is unique and spares unobtainable so I got a standard Fender type replacement and carefully drilled and screwed it on. A setup was logical and fairly easily done. It’s a complete pain in the ass to deal with playing standing up. Neck dive like you’d never believe. For some reason I’ve persevered with it where most people would have given up and sold it. I actually like the bass and play around the major balance issues. I’ve found that the correct strap length is crucial. Too low and it’s unplayable and too high and you’ll never reach the lowest frets near the nut due to the awful way the bass is layed out. Once I got the right playing height on the strap it’s tolerable to play but I’ve never done an entire gig with it. The upside is that there aren’t many around here in the UK and people are amazed at how it looks. It always gets comments after a gig and people can’t tell I’m battling with it a little. I’m going to replace the active pickups and electronics with passive Seymour SPB-3 Quarter Pounders. I prefer a good passive system myself and the bass is never going to be worth a lot or be sought after. My mates call it “The 6 O’clock” which tells you all you need to know about the way the neck dives if you let it go.
I have heard that neck dive is an issue with many of these. This one isn’t bad once you find the proper strap length, as you mentioned. I also found using a wider strap helped too.
Brett Nussbaum Like I say, I like the reaction it gets at gigs and it does sound good. I haven’t got round to changing the electrics and for the moment I’ve left it as it is. As you say, strap length is absolutely crucial. I’m a sucker for BC Rich basses. I’ve also got a Virgin NT, a Warlock Revenge (cheap and shitty) and a Mockingbird 5 string which is good but gives the same issues as the Virgo to a lesser extent.
@@dave13dc Nice! I am also a big BC Rich fan. I have an LA series Warlock 4 string and a Vortex 5 Warlock. I also have quite a few BC Rich guitars that I love.
Hi Dave, sorry for my English and for bothering you. I have the opportunity to buy a BC Rich Virgo Bass for 250 € in mint condition, is it worth it? Is considered a entry level bass (low quality)? Is there any way to know when it was made? Thanks a lot!
@@davidr.c.5853 I can’t tell you much about where and when they were made. I can tell you they’re fairly well made and solid feeling with no quality problems at least on my own bass anyway. They’re difficult to get comfortable with but if you like the way it looks and the attention you’ll get onstage you’ll stick with it.
Hahaha.....Thanks Peter. I will try to get another one up next week. Would you like to see another bass review, or would you rather see a guitar or amp review?
Without doubt this is THE most awkward bass I’ve got. Lol.
I got it for a very very low price on Ebay and it needed some work. A knob was missing from the controls, string nut had come off but the kid had kept it.
Battery box door had bust off and a saddle was missing from the bridge.
Battery box was a straight replacement and was an easy fix.
Fake pewter knobs were unobtainable so I got a set of four turned knobs with abalone centres and fitted them.
Glued the nut back on. Easy.
The bridge is unique and spares unobtainable so I got a standard Fender type replacement and carefully drilled and screwed it on. A setup was logical and fairly easily done.
It’s a complete pain in the ass to deal with playing standing up. Neck dive like you’d never believe. For some reason I’ve persevered with it where most people would have given up and sold it. I actually like the bass and play around the major balance issues. I’ve found that the correct strap length is crucial. Too low and it’s unplayable and too high and you’ll never reach the lowest frets near the nut due to the awful way the bass is layed out.
Once I got the right playing height on the strap it’s tolerable to play but I’ve never done an entire gig with it.
The upside is that there aren’t many around here in the UK and people are amazed at how it looks. It always gets comments after a gig and people can’t tell I’m battling with it a little.
I’m going to replace the active pickups and electronics with passive Seymour SPB-3 Quarter Pounders. I prefer a good passive system myself and the bass is never going to be worth a lot or be sought after.
My mates call it “The 6 O’clock” which tells you all you need to know about the way the neck dives if you let it go.
I have heard that neck dive is an issue with many of these. This one isn’t bad once you find the proper strap length, as you mentioned. I also found using a wider strap helped too.
Brett Nussbaum
Like I say, I like the reaction it gets at gigs and it does sound good.
I haven’t got round to changing the electrics and for the moment I’ve left it as it is.
As you say, strap length is absolutely crucial.
I’m a sucker for BC Rich basses. I’ve also got a Virgin NT, a Warlock Revenge (cheap and shitty) and a Mockingbird 5 string which is good but gives the same issues as the Virgo to a lesser extent.
@@dave13dc
Nice! I am also a big BC Rich fan. I have an LA series Warlock 4 string and a Vortex 5 Warlock. I also have quite a few BC Rich guitars that I love.
Hi Dave, sorry for my English and for bothering you. I have the opportunity to buy a BC Rich Virgo Bass for 250 € in mint condition, is it worth it? Is considered a entry level bass (low quality)? Is there any way to know when it was made? Thanks a lot!
@@davidr.c.5853
I can’t tell you much about where and when they were made.
I can tell you they’re fairly well made and solid feeling with no quality problems at least on my own bass anyway.
They’re difficult to get comfortable with but if you like the way it looks and the attention you’ll get onstage you’ll stick with it.
Cheers man. Just got one. Am having it swirled black and green. Gonna fix the earth issue then its gonna fucking rip with red strings!! \m/
Killer Budz!!!
do you recommend buying this bass?
Yes, they are fantastic basses. They do suffer from a bit of neckdive but that is my only complaint.
Show off! Kidding bro lol, keep em coming, you might make a buck here ;)
Hahaha.....Thanks Peter. I will try to get another one up next week. Would you like to see another bass review, or would you rather see a guitar or amp review?