they did not put 'made in the USA' on it, pretty much only a bigger BC Rich logo maybe. The factory was about to close and go to Class Axe. that's it, this possibly the 276 guitar made, but can't clam that.LOLįrom what i understand, they did not think the guitar would sell, they cut the bodys but got the necks from Wayne Charvel. The deal here is this a BC Rich ST3, they only started making this in 1986 and that's when I bought it! I have the bill of sale for it!!!!! He did most of the work on my guitar and will swear up and down, it's a Wayne Charvel neck, and he's probably right as this neck never moves.LOL Paul Unkert was the guy that ran Class Axe, and knew what went on in BC Rich before they took over the deal. In some cases the made in USA is NOT on the headstock. Not all have a BC in front, in a lot of cases they just have a B then the serial number. In some cases the serial numbers are some what meaningless. (0023) ? and was the 23rd guitar made for BC Rich that month.ĭisappointingly I don't own a rare one of a kind extremely expensive guitar, but I am happy to own a B.C. The serial number shows that this guitar was: Below is an example of the number scheme. Numbers were devised for the factory, month of production, year, etc. Rich, Michael Kelly Guitars, and Traben Basses. There is a lot of good info here as well.Īs of a new serial number system was developed for use on all B.C. Probably because it was just posted.'7 years ago' but hey.Who's counting right? (example - serial number #24123 was the 123rd guitar made in 2004) Rich serial numbers follow the same year and guitar production number format. Second digit = means nothing until double-digit years get here againĬurrent US-made B.C. Rich models, both imported and usa handmades implement this same year time date stamp and guitar production number format:ġ21XXXXX first digit = year of manufacture Rich implemented a new date stamp format for serial number coding of its imported models.

The import guitar models before November of 2000 have a serial number starting with the letter 'F', the USA models do not. In the year 2000, they changed to the letters 'BO' (Bolt On) and three digits (B0XXX), which was the actual production number, but there was no number stating the year the guitar was built.

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