Someone's offering me a BC Rich 7 String in Trade and I don't know anything about them: could you help?

[golem]

I hate to say it but I've never ever tried a 7 string, 6 strings are usually my thing. I can only find one completed sale which suggests it's worth a few hundred more than what I have, a Friedman Cali HH. But the questions I have are less about value and more like, are these thought well enough that I won't have any trouble getting rid of it in the 2.2 to 2.5'ish range if I don't like it?

B.C. Rich Ironbird MK2 Legacy USA 7 Floyd Rose

https://reverb.com/item/74182912-b-...ar-gloss-black-ironusmk2lfbkd2?show_sold=true​

 

[M3CHK1LLA]

Only have owned mid tier BCR which were decent, but have played a couple USA Models that were great quality.

That shape is extreme, but well beloved amongst that crowd. I like it myself though an RG or strat shape would be easier to learn on IMHO. What you like is what's important. What shapes and brands are currently playing?

 

[golem]

Only have owned mid tier BCR which were decent, but have played a couple USA Models that were great quality.

That shape is extreme, but well beloved amongst that crowd. I like it myself though an RG or strat shape would be easier to learn on IMHO. What you like is what's important. What shapes and brands are currently playing?

Basic stuff. Mostly 6 string guitars that are influenced by Strats in some sense or another. I have a headless guitar. PRS. Nothing quite this unusual and exotic.

 

[technomancer]

An extreme shape 7 is not going to be an easy flip no matter how it's regarded. It's a niche of a niche

 

[golem]

An extreme shape 7 is not going to be an easy flip no matter how it's regarded. It's a niche of a niche

That's exactly what I'm thinking. If it's not my thing even selling it a lot less than everywhere else might be a challenge.

 

[Riverview]

Good trade I’d do it imo

 

[nightsprinter]

fwiw, I've had maybe 5 or 6 extreme shape BC Rich guitars pass through my hobby shop in the past couple years and I've sold them pretty damn fast on Reverb when I was ready to flip them. My prices are always fair though and I'm always sweating bullets when I have to ship them. Assuming a person isnt asking the moon for them, Beasts and Virgins have sold lightning fast for me- Ironbirds will take a bit longer I'd bet, but people still want them. It's really just the Warlock and Mockingbird shapes I won't gamble on a flip with anymore because they're all over the place.

*edit- holy shit I didn't realize they're trying to trade you a USA model. I'd do it for sure. But due to the higher price point over the MIK ones, yes, it will take longer to flip than a Prestige or a Gibson etc etc

 

[nightsprinter]

Is it the exact guitar you posted in the link though? As in damaged?

 

[golem]

Is it the exact guitar you posted in the link though? As in damaged?

No they said they bought it from Sweetwater in May. I'm almost thinking of just going for it if they'll give me the original receipt so I can demonstrate it's one owner if I do sell and/or have it for insurance purposes if I keep it.

 

[Elias_Kapravelos]

These particular ones were made by iconic guitars until BC screwed the pooch on their end of the deal IIRC. Should be quality enough, link speaks of damages so I'd be very careful. I have a 6 string IB and sitting down classical position it's the most comfortable guitar I own (better than a Jackson warrior imo), regarding resale these have their fanatics and I don't see the trend dying any time soon, especially considering these are USA built, blue collar death metal guys will be lining up for it. Almost no 7 string IBs exist aside of that model, the very slow production MIK 7s they'll bring out some time and some even rarer old USA models.

 

[Riverview]

blue collar death metal guys will be lining up for it.

I’m a blue collar ( dad-rock / metalcore ) guy , can confirm this statement

 

[KnightBrolaire]

Ironbirds move pretty quick from what I've seen, though most of em are import stuff.

 

[Grindspine]

Looks like the listing on Reverb had ended 10 months ago, sold by GearNuts. GearNuts is a side business of Sweetwater that is used to offload used, b-stock, or slowly moving merchandise. Note that the location listed is Columbia City, which is about a 10 minute drive west of Sweetwater.

 

[golem]

Looks like the listing on Reverb had ended 10 months ago, sold by GearNuts. GearNuts is a side business of Sweetwater that is used to offload used, b-stock, or slowly moving merchandise. Note that the location listed is Columbia City, which is about a 10 minute drive west of Sweetwater.

That's not the one I traded for as far as I know. It's just the only example I can find of one selling used and thus the ballpark of what I think one should go for. We'll see. So far I have no idea what to do with the 7th string. I've got to figure out what bands I listen to use 7 strings and then what tuning they use. I'm going to give a concerted effort into at least giving this thing a fair shot as someone who has never played a 7 string.

 

[Elias_Kapravelos]

Morbid Angel! Pretty accessible for death metal, very cool riffs, solos are psychedelic EVH worship to the max, that's what got many of us into 7s so worth a shot.
Otherwise Dream Theater ? Idk, listing some bands you like could help, but the 7 string world has a lot of cool music to offer.
By the way these brand new are like $4800 (criminally overpriced imho, you can still buy a JP15-7 or Majesty for that money in Europe, not the US!), if you don't vibe with it you will surely make your money back, people are still paying $1000+ for freaking NJ series ones (old MIJ and MIK line).

That's not the one I traded for as far as I know. It's just the only example I can find of one selling used and thus the ballpark of what I think one should go for. We'll see. So far I have no idea what to do with the 7th string. I've got to figure out what bands I listen to use 7 strings and then what tuning they use. I'm going to give a concerted effort into at least giving this thing a fair shot as someone who has never played a 7 string.

 

[eaeolian]

I second the idea what it will be good quality because Iconic does make good stuff.

Movement might be an issue simply because of the cost level involved and a limited buyer set.

So it'll be a good guitar, but if you have doubts about it you may have it for a while before it sells at the actual value point.

 

[haffner1]

An extreme shape 7 is not going to be an easy flip no matter how it's regarded. It's a niche of a niche

I somewhat disagree on this one. I just sold my 16 year old Agile V 7 string on Reverb and it was only up there for about 3 days, but the higher end ones like the one he's looking at probably would take longer.

FWIW I have a MIK B.C. Rich Jr. V 7 and it's an awesome guitar. I know that the company has changed hands since I got it, so I can't really speak for the newer ones.

 

[golem]

I somewhat disagree on this one. I just sold my 16 year old Agile V 7 string on Reverb and it was only up there for about 3 days, but the higher end ones like the one he's looking at probably would take longer.

FWIW I have a MIK B.C. Rich Jr. V 7 and it's an awesome guitar. I know that the company has changed hands since I got it, so I can't really speak for the newer ones.

I did list mine so we'll see. While I wait I'll at least give a concerted effort to adjusting to a 7 string. Agile's are awesome. I'm a regular on the remnants of the old Agile forum.