Of all major brands out there, B.C. Rich really takes the design to the extreme. Guitars found in their catalog are among the most extremely designed guitars on the market. Tone and quality follow, which puts B.C. at the forefront of the metal section of the market. Numerous original designs are found throughout the catalog and Beast V is one of them. It is a combination of Flying V and Beast designs. Model of the same name has the flat-top, double-cut body made of mahogany. it is available in black and has chrome-plated hardware. Tune-o-matic bridge on this model is fronted by a pair of B.C. Rich BSDM humbuckers. Bolted maple neck is topped with a standard 24-fret rosewood fingerboard.


Beast V Full Specs

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Body Shape Beast V
Body Type Solid Body
Carved Top Yes
Body Wood Mahogany
Bridge Tune-O-Matic
Bridge String Through
Number of Pickups 2
Bridge Pickup Type Humbucker
Neck Pickup Type Humbucker
Controls Volume
Controls Tone
Neck Wood Maple
Neck Joint Bolt-on
Fingerboard Material Rosewood
Number of Frets 24
Fret Size Jumbo
Fingerboard Inlays Dot
Hardware Chrome
Number of Strings 6
Pickup Switch Type 3-way Pickup Selector
Tuners B.C.Rich
Tuners Die-cast
Scale Length 25-1/2"

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Body Shape
Beast V
Beast V
Body Type
Solid Body
Solid Body
Carved Top
Yes
No
Body Wood
Mahogany
Mahogany
Bridge
String Through/Tune-O-Matic
Floyd Rose
Number of Pickups
2
2
Bridge Pickup Type
Humbucker
Active Humbucker
Neck Pickup Type
Humbucker
Active Humbucker
Controls
Tone/Volume
Tone
Neck Wood
Maple
Maple
Neck Joint
Bolt-on
Neck-through
Fingerboard Material
Rosewood
Ebony
Number of Frets
24
24
Fret Size
Jumbo
Jumbo
Fingerboard Inlays
Dot
Custom Kerry King Inlay At 12th Fret
Hardware
Chrome
No
Number of Strings
6
6
Pickup Switch Type
3-way Pickup Selector
3-way Pickup Selector
Tuners
B.C.Rich/Die-cast
Die-cast
Scale Length
25-1/2"
25-1/2"
1 User Review

KalyanShulman on 2012-08-13 08:24:26

I am very satisfied with this guitar. The only down side is that it is very heavy when combined with the weight of a hardshell guitar case.

B.C. Rich Beast V 4.03 out of 5 based on 1 ratings

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