Guy Corbin
SS.org Regular
- Joined
- Feb 26, 2021
- Messages
- 14
- Reaction score
- 25
Before I get into this, I am fully aware of the shit that BRJ did to it's customers as well as the general piece of shit that BRJ was, however this doesn't mean that every guitar to bear his mark is a pile of dogshit (though, i've heard from plenty of people who got some dogs, mainly from the black friday run if they got them at all.)
However, when a well known BC Rich and BRJ collector contacted me in regards to this, I couldn't refuse the opportunity.
This is a Bernie Rico JR Tera, only two of these were ever built, both of them being a special dealer exclusive for the now Defunct Epic Guitars in Australia.
The other was blue flame top with a hardtail and that is serial number 00002 while this one is the only one with a floyd and is serial number 00001.
specs are:
TERA - 627 number 1
Trans Green with Black burst.
Top- Enhanced with black stain
Neck Thru Rico family construction
Top & headstock- Quilted
Neck- Mahogany
Body Wings - Mahogany
Frets - 27
Scale - 25 1/2
Fretboard - Ebony
Fretboard Radius- 20"
Fretwire - Dunlop 6100
Inlays - hand grenade
Bridge - Floyd Rose Original
Tuners- Grover mini's
Pickup's - Dimarzio, PAF & Super distortion
Hardware Color - Black
Electronics - 1vol, 3way, Preamp
B Logo - Abalone
despite all the bad reputation of some of BRJs builds, this honestly is a great guitar, it's by no means perfect but it is definitely a very special and inspirational instrument.
Pros:
It sustains fantastically, the neck despite being a gloss finish is incredibly fast, the neck profile fits my hand incredibly well, it is similar to my ESP LTD Eclipse neck by being Thin C/U but still having some meat to it, love the rarity factor and the aesthetics, having the 27 frets is a nice addition and the preamp is wonderful for adding musical feedback and sustain to leads, it also holds it's tuning very well and sounds great even though i'm not usually a fan of the Dimarzio Super Distortion.
Cons:
It is not as comfortable as my X Shaped instruments such as my RAN Marilyn Copy or my Jackson USA WR1, the shim underneath the locking nut is a little unsightly, there is a tiny bit of orange peel on the finish on the inside of the lower horns where the direction of the body changes, the pickups while sounding amazing in E Standard they don't handle down tuning very well and the preamp housing is just hotglued to the inside of the control cavity
However, when a well known BC Rich and BRJ collector contacted me in regards to this, I couldn't refuse the opportunity.
This is a Bernie Rico JR Tera, only two of these were ever built, both of them being a special dealer exclusive for the now Defunct Epic Guitars in Australia.
The other was blue flame top with a hardtail and that is serial number 00002 while this one is the only one with a floyd and is serial number 00001.
specs are:
TERA - 627 number 1
Trans Green with Black burst.
Top- Enhanced with black stain
Neck Thru Rico family construction
Top & headstock- Quilted
Neck- Mahogany
Body Wings - Mahogany
Frets - 27
Scale - 25 1/2
Fretboard - Ebony
Fretboard Radius- 20"
Fretwire - Dunlop 6100
Inlays - hand grenade
Bridge - Floyd Rose Original
Tuners- Grover mini's
Pickup's - Dimarzio, PAF & Super distortion
Hardware Color - Black
Electronics - 1vol, 3way, Preamp
B Logo - Abalone
despite all the bad reputation of some of BRJs builds, this honestly is a great guitar, it's by no means perfect but it is definitely a very special and inspirational instrument.
Pros:
It sustains fantastically, the neck despite being a gloss finish is incredibly fast, the neck profile fits my hand incredibly well, it is similar to my ESP LTD Eclipse neck by being Thin C/U but still having some meat to it, love the rarity factor and the aesthetics, having the 27 frets is a nice addition and the preamp is wonderful for adding musical feedback and sustain to leads, it also holds it's tuning very well and sounds great even though i'm not usually a fan of the Dimarzio Super Distortion.
Cons:
It is not as comfortable as my X Shaped instruments such as my RAN Marilyn Copy or my Jackson USA WR1, the shim underneath the locking nut is a little unsightly, there is a tiny bit of orange peel on the finish on the inside of the lower horns where the direction of the body changes, the pickups while sounding amazing in E Standard they don't handle down tuning very well and the preamp housing is just hotglued to the inside of the control cavity
