nisakss
07-14-2005, 07:35 PM
B.C Rich basses tend to get quite a lot of bashing around here, but there are actually no reviews at all about them, so I figured I should review my 2003 B.C Rich 4 string Innovator Bass. plus, seeing Foxfire's awesome review made me wanna do one on my bass. :D
I’ve had it for almost a year now, and I must say, overall it is a pretty good bass.
Sound:
It comes with two passive EMG-Hz pickups and active electronics. With both pickups blended it has a warm and deep sound, with a crisp high end. Soloing the neck pickup makes it sound almost as a p-bass, but with a little less midrange presence. The bridge pup is a little thin sounding, although it is pretty good when you want to cut through a multi instrument band.
All in all, this is a very versatile bass, with the ability to sound almost like Flea (although I haven’t been able to get his growl) to fat p-bass style tone. If you play jazz, this bass lacks the mwahh and woody tones you need for that stuff.
It has great sustain, and it’s easy to produce harmonics, but it ain’t so good for tapping….although it may be due to my poor tapping abilities.
I almost forgot, this bass sounds like a beast when pick played.
Rate: 8/10 (due to the bridge pickup)
If you wish to hear the bass, here's my soundclick (Listen to bass tests, Pepe or Calmadita, the others are played with another bass)
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/3/nisakss_music.htm
Playability:
The neck is very comfortable, I’ve played some high-end Ibanez basses (mainly the SRX 805) and this bass is just as comfortable. It is very well balanced, and there’s no neck dive whatsoever. It is very comfortable when played sited. My only complaints are the fret markers, it has no fret mark for the 24, which gets me lost sometimes.
The bass came very well set-up from the factory.
Rating: 9/10
Durability:
As I said I’ve owned it for over year now, and I’ve taken it to numerous gigs and long car trips to farms, and I haven’t had the slightest problem with it, and it has sustained no damage to the wood, in spite of my best efforts to damage it.( for example, carrying it around without a hard or soft case.)
Don’t know where to put this, or if it is relevant, but the battery lasts a lot, round six months playing an average of 1 hour per day.
Rating: 10/10
SPECIFICATIONS
Chesswood Body
AAA Quilt Maple Top
5-Ply Maple/Walnut Laminate Neck
Rosewood Fingerboard
35" Scale Length
2 EMG-HZ Pickups
Active Electronics
1 Volume Control
1 Blend Control
1 Treble Boost/Cut
1 Bass Boost/Cut
Gold Hardware
2005 innovator’s are neck-thru, but mine is a bolt-on.
And here is a photo of it:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y290/nisakss/P1010015.jpg
Hope you liked the review, and sorry for my english. :thumb:
I’ve had it for almost a year now, and I must say, overall it is a pretty good bass.
Sound:
It comes with two passive EMG-Hz pickups and active electronics. With both pickups blended it has a warm and deep sound, with a crisp high end. Soloing the neck pickup makes it sound almost as a p-bass, but with a little less midrange presence. The bridge pup is a little thin sounding, although it is pretty good when you want to cut through a multi instrument band.
All in all, this is a very versatile bass, with the ability to sound almost like Flea (although I haven’t been able to get his growl) to fat p-bass style tone. If you play jazz, this bass lacks the mwahh and woody tones you need for that stuff.
It has great sustain, and it’s easy to produce harmonics, but it ain’t so good for tapping….although it may be due to my poor tapping abilities.
I almost forgot, this bass sounds like a beast when pick played.
Rate: 8/10 (due to the bridge pickup)
If you wish to hear the bass, here's my soundclick (Listen to bass tests, Pepe or Calmadita, the others are played with another bass)
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/3/nisakss_music.htm
Playability:
The neck is very comfortable, I’ve played some high-end Ibanez basses (mainly the SRX 805) and this bass is just as comfortable. It is very well balanced, and there’s no neck dive whatsoever. It is very comfortable when played sited. My only complaints are the fret markers, it has no fret mark for the 24, which gets me lost sometimes.
The bass came very well set-up from the factory.
Rating: 9/10
Durability:
As I said I’ve owned it for over year now, and I’ve taken it to numerous gigs and long car trips to farms, and I haven’t had the slightest problem with it, and it has sustained no damage to the wood, in spite of my best efforts to damage it.( for example, carrying it around without a hard or soft case.)
Don’t know where to put this, or if it is relevant, but the battery lasts a lot, round six months playing an average of 1 hour per day.
Rating: 10/10
SPECIFICATIONS
Chesswood Body
AAA Quilt Maple Top
5-Ply Maple/Walnut Laminate Neck
Rosewood Fingerboard
35" Scale Length
2 EMG-HZ Pickups
Active Electronics
1 Volume Control
1 Blend Control
1 Treble Boost/Cut
1 Bass Boost/Cut
Gold Hardware
2005 innovator’s are neck-thru, but mine is a bolt-on.
And here is a photo of it:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y290/nisakss/P1010015.jpg
Hope you liked the review, and sorry for my english. :thumb: