I wouldn't be surprised if it was Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer)who ordered that bass... Fits Spinal Tap perfectly! -LOL-
 
On the commentary audio track of the DVD he says he sold that bass and is looking everyday on ebay  to get it back.

Our little local music store has a B.C. Rich acoustic.(It has an'R' on the headstock and B.C. Rich inside, I think I remember BW 4000)...it does not look new....20 years old at least, I'd say. How rare are these?

Edwin van Huyk, who runs the Dutch Alembic distributor Bass Connection, has a 1980 BC Rich Eagle in stock.
 
(Message edited by adriaan on August 30, 2006)

Here's the picture:

And here's the flipside:

The doubleneck bass had an 8 string on top and a 4 string on the bottom-
 
The acoustics are very rare if in good condition. They were made until 1980 and discontinued when the Nachos Campos, BCR's only acoustic luthier, passed away.
 
That eagle bass looks god-very common though. I think BC Rich made a lot of Eagles, mostly basses but quite a few guitars as well.

Adriaan,
If it is the Bass Connection why do I see all of those guitars in the shot. Heresy!  LOL
 
Keith

Well, exxxxxccccuuuuuuuussssssseee me!
 
Bill, the guitar one

Edwin of the Bass Connection can be excused - how many store owners have their own Signature line with Alembic? Come to think of it: how many guitar players?

jalevinemd-
 
Did you go to the show today?
 
I saw three vintage Richs there-a hookpoint seagull, the one with the double stamped serial number on gbase.com. What a piece of poop.
 
Another booth had a very cool tobacco burst longhorn mock with a rare maple wing/koa neck configuration. I remember seeing it on gbase.com from Rumble Seat for around $2100, the current dealer had it tagged at $3699. Room to move and definetly the cleanest of the show. It expect you could get it for under $3000 cash, maybe $2750-$2800.
 
He also had an all koa shorthorn mock just like mine but with an unbound rosewood board with cloud inlays. Pretty beat up, no repairs, and pretty rare. He wants $3999. Crazy, not worth the loot.
 
Hope you get to check them out, I brought in my Moonstone and Shorty and had some fun. I gurantee those guitars will be there tomorrow the way they got them priced. Good luck.

http://www.gbass.com?
 
I tried to see the pics, but couldn't log in. Instructions in Chinese(?).

Nah doood--
  gbase.com
 
not gbass.com-is that gangsta bass?

Sarsicus,
 
My daughter and I went to the show today. I checked out the Shorty and the Longhorn. Didn't see the Seagull. We got there at 10:05, so it may have arrived later. I was apalled by the asking prices. The Longhorn was very clean. Just not what I'm looking for. I'd also never heard of that reverse wood configuration before and wondered if the guy had it backwards. Through the stain it was difficult to tell. Neck felt like butter, though, and the action was nice and low.  
 
Regards,
 
Jonathan

I was there early too....had the Cealed Kasket shirt on...whatever.
 
They ain't cheap anymore, it seems like the good ones are like needles in a haystack. The three I saw today have been around for awhile, just passing from dealer to dealer.
 
The combo on the longhorn was part of a run of instruments built for Hollywood Guitars. My longhorn is another example. Instead of the usual Koa/MapleStringer/KoaNeck/MapleStringer/Koa and Maple/RosewoodStringer/MapleNeck/RosewoodStringer/Maple, the instruments commissioned by Hollywood guitars had the rarer koa/rosewoodstringer/maple neck and maple/rosewoodstringer/koa neck. The grain on the neck of the longhorn at the show is unmistakeably (sp?) koa. Was very very clean too.
 
I can't believe the increase in price over the past two years, I'm glad I've got mine.

The owner of one of the guitar shops here in Chicago put me in touch with a friend of his who had a near mint '78-79 maple Mockingbird. I'm having a trusted luthier take it to showroom new. I should have it in the next month. I'll post pics.  
 
Regards,
 
Jonathan