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I'm into amateur luthiery so always like seeing guitar factory vids, a lot of cnc machining (same as every big named brand) but a lot of work still done by hand. Time and effort put into the guitar and it's worth the cost.
Been on the look out for a 70s-80s USA BC Rich (before the decline in quality), they were originally a custom shop with most work done by hand. Got hold of a 1984 MiJ Eagle which is the next best thing quality wise. Found this Gretsch vid searching for the old BC Rich Terada factory plant (Nagoya Japan=NJ Series, before they moved to Korea in '87~ish).
Some of the highly regarded Orville/Gibsons were made their too, nowadays the factory make the Epiphone Elitists along with the Gretschs, good quality instruments, a lot of the woodworking is still done by hand, like the effort of handcarving the neck with a spokeshave.
Crappy photo of my Eagle,
can see where the shorthorn Mockingbird/modern Mockingbird evolved from the Seagull II/Eagle shapes.
Not the colour or shape I was in the market for but it's a nice player, 24.5" scale length which I didn't notice from playing (notched straight edge wouldn't fit), really nice sweet/bright sound unplugged, tuned half-step down with 10-46s, feels perfect for my playing. Will satisfy my vintage BC Rich craving for now. Few years left before I turn 40, might buy a grown up guitar then, for now I'm happy playing garish pointy guitars. |
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