Why do people say Warlock guitars are fragile?

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I've been thinking of getting a warlock guitar and bass pair for my home studio for the metal/guitar driven stuff I wanna do and I've read some reviews that say they are "fragile", what do people mean by this? Are they not good for live shows but fine for studio (my only use/need) or just crap all around? When I was a lad the Warlock was my dream guitar and I enjoyed playing my friends whenever he would let me get my hands on it, the neck seemed fast and easy.

What do you guys think of the BC Rich Warlock series?
 
theyre ugly as fuck. isnt that a good enough reason not to get one?

haha, i'm just kidding. i've heard some of the cheaper ones are, don't know about the nice ones.
 
The old Bc Rich guitars from the 80's were pretty nice but the new ones suck. The necks on the Warlock bass are heavier than the body which causes them to tilt when using a strap.
 
I had a Warlock years ago. It was balanced horribly and very uncomfortable.

As if that wasn't bad enough I bought a Beast a few years ago too. It was even worse.

When it comes to quality, the USA BC Riches are nice, but pretty expensive. The lower end models are nothing special but I wouldn't call them "fragile". Not any more so than anything else. Just akward and uncomfortable. The ones I had were both the NJ series and I though they sounded like shit too with the stock pickups. Since I didn't like the playability I never replaced them either...I just sold the guitars. ;)
 
I'm a bit of a Warlock aficionado. I've played almost nothing but Warlocks since 1985(I've had a Mockingbird, Ironbird, ST3 and an Epi LP). My next Warlock, a 2007 Neck Thru, is due to arrive tomorrow.
The angles and curves of the body hold it securely between my chest and right leg. I don't even need to brace the neck. I very rarely play standing. What's the point? I'm probably never going to play out again.
None of my Warlocks were neck heavy. The mockingbird was though. I gigged out with my 2004 NJ Warlock bass for a few months two years ago. Didn't have any problems with it. Except the band I was sitting in with tuned to Drop C, so I could feel the strings rolling across the fretboard, which I didn't like too much.
As for them being fragile, the only thing I can think of is that in all of its glorious pointyness, the Warlock is prone to get whacked on everything, which causes chips and nicks on the points. I've even seen horns on the widow headstock get knocked clean off. I never liked that headstock, but unless I pony up for a custom shop model I'm stuck with it. I prefer the classic B. C. Rich tombstone which is available on the Mockingbird and Bich. I've grown accustomed to the widow though. You do have to be really careful because they are quite a bit longer than other guitars, and it's pretty easy to bash them into stuff.
I'll post my half assed review of the new Neck Thru after I've spent some time with it.
 
I've onlyu found the cheap ones with the smaller body to be neck heavy. The real ones (read expensive) were great guitars that played well and sounded great. I haven't played one in years, things may have changed.
 
The Warlock body style is a showy style. The guitars certainly don't have much to speak of for tone, so I wonder why you'd want a guitar in your studio that's built mainly for looks and not for tone?

If its a guitar thats going to be heard and not seen, then get something that has good tone instead of something that looks pretty.

That's my $.02 anyways.
 
To my mind, the only reason to buy such a ridiculously shaped instrument would be for the visual element for a stage show.

For home use, you'll just be paying for curves, points, skulls and inverted crucifixes that nobody will see. Buy a proper guitar - you'll get a metal sound from any number of models, and you will be assured that your money is going towards build quality and hardware, not extravagant routing and CNC processes.

God, I sound like an asshole. Sorry. :D
 
Tadpui said:
The Warlock body style is a showy style. The guitars certainly don't have much to speak of for tone, so I wonder why you'd want a guitar in your studio that's built mainly for looks and not for tone?

If its a guitar thats going to be heard and not seen, then get something that has good tone instead of something that looks pretty.

That's my $.02 anyways.
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amazing 2 cents tadpui
 
If you want "sweet metal tone", a BC Rich is not the first place I'd look. For chunky meaty awesomeness, try something like a Les Paul, PRS, or on the cheaper end an higher-end ESP or Schecter w/ upgraded pups. For high-speed, shreddy awesomeness, get a higher-end ibanez, parker, or something else with a thin neck.

Just my 0.02
 
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