B.C. Rich Bich
Double Neck
If a regular old Gibson-style double neck
is simply not flashy enough for your tastes,
then the wackos over at B.C. Rich have you
covered. The B.C. Rich Bich Double Neck
is totally nuts. This guitar simply will not
be overshadowed by anything else on the
stage. It is unapologetically pointy as hell,
the 12-string side has six of its machine
heads on the headstock and the other six
on the body, and its lower bout is cluttered
with a whole mess of knobs and switches.
There’s a Varitone knob for engaging all
sorts of filtering, standard volume and
tone knobs, a phase reverse switch, coil-
tapping switches, and a three-way mini-
selector. As crazy as it looks, though, the
Bich Double Neck is a very well-made guitar
with neck-through construction, a solid nato
body, Grover tuners, and quality hardware
throughout. I don’t think B.C. Rich makes
this guitar (or any double neck) currently,
but used models can be had for under a
thousand bucks.
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