Neck-Through Construction
B.C. Rich is known as one of the pioneers in Neck Through construction. They utilize it on many of their guitars, because it provides the best possible sustain, resonance, comfort and access to higher frets. Neck-through has long been considered the premium construction method for high end guitars. This construction starts with premium North American maple or Mahogany and runs from the tip of the headstock to the end of the guitar. This means that the headstock, fingerboard, pickups and bridge all are mounted to this single sound foundation. Sonically it is a difference you can hear. The neck-through construction also allows us to cut away more of the body and neck at the neck joint which provides comfort that no bolt-on or set-neck could offer. You will find the neck through feature on all of our top of the line B.C. Rich models.

Rockfield Pickups - Mafia
Bridge Pickups
BC Rich guitars called and asked us, “We like the turbo series but can you do them with a ceramic magnet also?” We replied, “That’s a great Idea! Sure we can, but you have got to use them in everything!” (We didn’t win that battle but it was worth a shot) The use of a ceramic magnet gives any pickup extra power due to the increased magnetic field that they provide. This feature makes the mafia pickups produce a hotter and thicker tone that’s really aggressive and full. The increased low end and thick mids and in your face highs is what rock and roll was built on! Balanced and full of sustain this pickup is a great representation of its namesake, a truly intimidating killer.

Neck Pickups
We wanted to make sure the neck version of the mafia pickup was just as full sounding as the bridge position. We wanted to do this without taking away from what we had already accomplished. So we again we went into the wood shed and made very minor modifications to the overall design and design concept of this pickup. When we came out we were confident that the Mafia neck pickup had that punchy bold tone with the same aggressive characteristics as the bridge version. A tad brighter with a little less output really takes this pickup into the smooth and warm realm of the tonal spectrum. All while maintaining that balanced bite and in your face aggressive tone that the mafia is known for!

Deep Arched Top
A deep arched top is used on several B.C. Rich models. The deep arch is achieved by increasing the body center by approximately 5/8" and then gently sloping the arch toward the side of the instrument and leveling out just as the slope reaches the edge. A deep arch top when applied to a B.C. Rich shape gives an air of elegance and sophistication. Many of the B.C. Rich Handcrafted instruments are requested with a deep arch top style. This year B.C. Rich is offering more deep arch tops in their production models in a variety of shapes and colors.

Specifications

Construction: neck through
Body wood: nato (eastern mahogany)
Body thickness: 45mm
Top style: deep arched
Body binding: white multi-ply

Headstock style: small traditional 3 to a side
Headstock color: onyx
Headstock binding: multi-ply white
Tuners: Grover Rotomatics

Neck wood: maple
Back of neck: onyx
Neck binding: multi-ply white
Neck profile: thin
Neck thickness at fret 1: 19mm
Neck thickness at fret 12: 21mm
Neck radius: 430mm

Fretboard: ebony
Inlay: white pearloid bird skull
Frets: 24 jumbo 2.7mm
Factory strings: 9 - 42
Nut: 43mm
Scale: 25 1/2”

Bridge type / Tailpiece type: Floyd Rose original tremolo
Pickups: 2 black chrome covered Rockfield mafia humbuckers
Controls: 1 volume, 1 three-way toggle and 1 tone. Tone knob is a push pull that is a coil tap that cancels the two outside coils of each humbucker.
Click to see control diagram
Hardware: black chrome

Special features: two end of body strap buttons for a custom strap fit and instrument positioning, revolver knobs
Finish: painted glossy
Color: onyx

Guitar Cases & Bags
Molded Hardshell - BCMGC3
Premium Fitted Hardshell - BCFGC7
Coffin Case - BCRCC1
Economy Bag - BCGBAG2
Deluxe Bag - BCGBAG1
Universal Bag - BCUVBAG