After gleaning information from these reviews, it's time to give something back. I bought a 1977 Mockingbird bass last month from a pawn shop for $400 with hardshell case and a 4 head vcr. It was pretty dirty with DEAD strings. But it was great piece of wood. One rule of thumb when evaluating a bass. Play it standing up, unplugged. If you can feel the vibration of the instrument against your body, chances are you have a winner.

Ups: Great sound. The electronics allow you to achieve a range of sounds. As soon as I got it home I got great Chris Squire and Steve Harris sounds. Over the next few weeks I found even more. It sounds as good above the 12th fret as it does below it. Great resonance. Great playability. Nice slim fast neck. My other bass is an Ibanez SR800, so it was easy for me to get used to this. Looks pretty cool. My guitar player called it the devil bass. Sure sets one apart from the minions with a Fender bass.

Downs: It rests a little funny when you are playing it standing up. I wish the strap button could be in a different place. But that may be just me. I can get used to it.

Summary: Couldn't afford an Alembic, Warwick, or Tobias. But I got a handmade neckthru bass with quality materials (and a vcr) for only $400. As a child of the 80's I have always admired BC Rich guitars. In the 90's it still is a great instrument. The great thing is that i can probably pay it off with gig money :)

Construction	90%
Playability	95%
Appearance	80%
Sound	100%
Value	100%
Cust. Service	0%
Overall	92%
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