First off, my guitar. This is my B.C. Rich Deluxe Series Warlock, and as you can see it's very Metal. I'm not quite sure of all the specifications but I could take a stab at it. I'm assuming that it's a 25.5 " scale length, with a neck-thru construction, meaning that the body and neck of the guitar are fused together to be one piece. The wood materials are probably different for them though. I think the body may be Mahogany, but I could be wrong, and the neck might might be maple--not really sure. The fretboard is most definately Ebony though, which just adds to the quality and the beauty of the instrument. It's got 24 frets with diamond inlays and white binding on the neck. For the pickups, there's just a B.C. Rich Humbucker in the neck position, and I replaced the bridge humbucker with a Dimarzio D-Sonic pickup, so now it has a lot more crunch to it. The bridge is adjustable, nothing real fancy there, but it makes it great for restringing and tuning--two of the most frustrating things about playing guitar. Then it's got 2 volume knobs, a tone nob, and a 3-way toggle switch. That's all topped off by a glossy black finish on the body, neck and headstock, and the headstock is the "Widow" style that B.C. Rich is known for.
Now for my amp, it's a Line 6 Spider 2 112, so pretty old school now at this point. It doesn't have any of those fancy presets or anything built into it like the newer Spider 3 and 4 models do. It's pretty simple. I got my Drive, Bass, Treble, Channel Volume, Master Volume, and Reverb knobs. Then it's got 12 different amp settings on it, 2 different sounds for each selection designated as Red and Green: Clean, Twang, Blues, Crunch, Metal, and Insane. The Red Insane position is pretty weird sounding, but I've found a use for it from time to time. I mostly just stay with the Green Metal position because it's got the heaviest crunch to it. Then the amp has a Line 6 Pod installed into it, which is just an effects pedal that they make, but they were kind enough to just put it in the amp so I didn't have to buy one separate. Basically the Pod has effects like a Chorus Flanger, Phaser, and Tremolo for all of those 'spacey' other-worldly type of tones, then it's got several Delay settings on it, which just carry a note out in a repetitive manner. It's all just there to spice up your music, and I've definately used them many different times, so it's been a good little amp.
I also got a foot pedal hookup for the amp, which just stores all of my amp settings in the pedal, so with a tap of the foot, I can switch between channels quickly. The pedal also has a volume control, so I can get that 'fade-in' and 'fade-out' type of effect that you hear in a lot of songs. Then it's also got a Wah pedal built in to it, which for those who don't know, makes a 'wah-wah' type of sound when you press up and down on it.
Then for picks, strings, and the such, I just use Dunlop 1 mm picks. They're good picks; not too thick but not too thin. For stings, I usually just use Ernie Ball Not Even Slinkys. I can't remember exactly what each string gauge is, but I know the low E string is a 56 gauge, so it's pretty thick. I need heavier gauge strings for all those low tunings I use, like C, B, and B-flat.
Well, that's about it for what I use. I would like to get some new gear, but once again the money issue deters me from doing that. Oh well, this is some great gear, and I would recommend any of it to anyone. \m/
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