{"product_id":"bc-rich-jr-v-standard-metallic-red-2011","title":"Vlad! - B.C. Rich Jr V Standard | Metallic Red | 2011","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVlad is red, pointy, fitted with two high-output humbuckers and equipped with a double-locking tremolo.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn other words, he is very definitely a B.C. Rich.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a 2011 B.C. Rich Jr V Standard finished in Metallic Red, a wonderfully aggressive early-2010s design built around the company’s more compact V body shape.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDespite the name, “Jr” does not indicate a miniature or child-sized instrument. It simply refers to this particular B.C. Rich V design.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe mahogany body is paired with a bolt-on maple neck and rosewood fingerboard carrying 24 frets and distinctive Iron V position markers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA pair of original Rockfield Mafia humbuckers provide the electronics. These high-output pickups were designed for a powerful, mid-forward sound with plenty of low-end weight and attack, making them particularly well suited to high-gain playing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eControls are intentionally simple, with master volume, master tone and a three-way pickup selector.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt the bridge is a Floyd Rose Special double-locking tremolo, providing the stability and range required for everything from subtle vibrato to considerably less responsible behaviour.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVlad has been fully prepared at The Stray Chord. His frets have been levelled, crowned and polished, the rosewood fingerboard thoroughly cleaned and conditioned, the electronics and hardware inspected, and a complete professional setup carried out.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Floyd Rose has been correctly balanced and adjusted, with the action and intonation properly dialled in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCosmetically, the Metallic Red finish has a particularly attractive depth, shifting from dark wine red to bright metallic crimson depending on the light. The black hardware, pickups and headstock provide a strong contrast against the body.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVlad also comes with a fitted Stag hard case. This is not the original B.C. Rich case, but it fits the guitar securely and provides proper protection for the V-shaped body and its extremities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecification\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eB.C. 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Rich should be.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFast, loud, aggressively shaped and entirely uninterested in being tasteful.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSubtlety was never really the point.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Stray Chord\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRescue • Restore • Rehome\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Stray Chord","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58557244539144,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1059\/2829\/4664\/files\/image0_4584eb02-6a2f-4df9-a539-579a5291b8f3.jpg?v=1787845516","url":"https:\/\/thestraychord.com\/products\/bc-rich-jr-v-standard-metallic-red-2011","provider":"The Stray Chord","version":"1.0","type":"link"}