It's all subjective but personally I think the Widow headstock works on the Warlock and Beast as it sorta resembles the body shape. For the love of METAL why they inflicted the widow on the Jr V and Assassin...?
Very cool! The first guitar I ever saw as a kid in the 80’s was a pink Warlock a kid brought to school, then I saw Blackie Lawless play one and I was in awe. Had to have one! It took the better part of 35 years but I finally got one. Mine is a Prophecy II series in black. It is gorgeous and feels, plays and sounds much better than I expected (these guitars are wildly inconstant in aesthetics, quality and availability). I found mine on eBay 11/22. It arrived in pristine condition. Neck-thru, ebony fingerboard w/o inlays, pointed headstock in downward position (a must for me), EMG active pickups and hard tail bridge. Unseen in the online photos is a carbon fiber-like binding all the way around that is subtle but beautiful. For my first Warlock and after waiting for so long to find one it surpassed my meager expectations. Let’s face it, B.C. Rich has very spotty distribution and production. So I was beyond pleased when I received my instrument. I play it thru a Marshall JMP 2203, JCM2000, Mesa Triple Rectifier, and ENGL Savage 120 MkII. It sounds epic, and looks the part too!
I own one of these. It and the Chuck stealth were all over ebay for years but now they rarely pop up and are super expensive. I found my Terrance warlock about 2 years after actively looking for it specifically.
I talked to Terrance after a show. I asked him what he thought about Fishman pickups and he said he still preferred the Super Distortion bridge to but they were nice pickups.
I'm glad to hear someone comment on the Widow Head stock. I build these for friends and you are exactly right. I always ask them...Cocktail Fork or a real head stock? I mean honestly it has to be a win. You can kill small game, shrimp, spearfish, and play massive riffs on the Widow. Plus if you have a Shrimp Cocktail you can be En Vogue and show great manners by using the Cocktail Fork! Its a win all round!! LOL!!!
great vid as usual dude. I used to have the 7 string mockingbird and it fucking shredded. on a side/irrelevant note, love your long hair! keep up the great work, stay safe
Killer guitar brother... BUT i truely disagree with you on the headstock... I personly hope that the widow will come back... The pointed one and the vintage 3pr3 are cool and all that but they dont hold a candle to the widow or beast headstock 🤘
It’s so funny. I remember in early y2k, people loved the widow headstock. We all thought it was the most badass thing ever. Then around 08-09, it was like somebody flipped a switch, all of a sudden everyone hated It with burning passion.
This is going to sound pretentious as shit, but I think it's a psychological thing where once we started seeing them on literally ALL of the cheap Warlocks and every teenage guitarist in a cut-off Slayer or Slipknot shirt was playing them in his garage band, we got over them in a big hurry. We weren't noticing when dudes like Kerry King, Mick Thompson, or Steve Smyth were playing them...we were noticing when Cletus from down the road was playing them through a Crate "My First Guitar Stack" (GX1200) opening for every local show and ending every set with "Walk." That last sentence, I'm not laughing at them, I'm laughing with them...I had both the Warlock and the GX1200...:(
Hey Arnold I was wondering if you could get your hands on the new 2020 Charvel So Cal style 2 for a review. No ones done a review yet. I've always had metal guitars with EMG's and what not and I was looking at something with a little more diversity to play some other styles of music. It's been completely revamped with a 24 fret neck and Fishman Fluence open core pick ups that can be switched to a pushed voicing and also switched to a more classic paf humbucker tone, as well as single coil taps on both. I'm sure you have some experience with Fishman pick ups. I was just hoping with that much variety in pick up selection it would be decent for a wide range of styles. I still have my crazy heavy tone metal guitar which I'll never sell, but was hoping to see if these Fishman on this Charvel could go heavy as well as get some good single coil clean sounds. Like I said no one has a vid on these new models so would be great if you could get one and put it through it's paces. Keep up the good work man. P.S I had a B.C rich Jr. V with a beast head stock on it, which is kind of like 2 horns V'n out. It was a small model run, and as much as I love the reverse headstock this thing looked metal as fuck and pretty uniquie.
All my basses and guitars are modded all have EMG 85 and 81 active pickups my B.C. Rich Warlock NJ bolt on neck, and Jackson Randy Rhoads, Dean Kerry King flying v, and my basses a B.C. Rich Beast NJ with EMG Geezer Butler P active pickups, and my LTD Tom Arya 5 string.
Man I'm not a sucker for warlocks, but damn I love the ones with more round edges on the body, they just look less chunky to me. This one is awesome thx for the video
I bought a new Korean Warlock ProX few years ago and it looks and sounds is awsome, it has sustain for days. After deciding I wanted a Warlock in a sea of models as soon as I clicked on the ProX I had to have it. Plus still being a 20 year beginner it's the easiest guitar to play I've ever held and never realized how much easier it is to learn if a guitars neck is the right profile, I had a $100 Washburn years ago and I thought it just was me struggling and after the BC Rich I realized the Washburn had an awful big baseball bat neck profile I had hard time reaching frets and Im over 6' so have not huge but pretty decent sized hands and the neck was actually holding me back, the ProX feels so naturally comfortable and made learning easier because my hand wasn't struggling to reach cords. There awsome guitars I don't know why there not used more by professional musicians, even if some don't like there wild shapes there's the super strat style Gunslinger....but guess there not made anymore but mocking birds shape is beautiful but isn't to crazy looking
You just listed all the same checklist points I have for looking for the right Warlock for me, the only difference is I need a lefty one! But that guitar is killer, it's pretty much everything I'm looking for in a Warlock
2 minutes in and had to look up the widow headstock. Yeah. I can see why that would be a deal breaker. Unless you are Kerry King. But he is a walking questionable aesthetic choice... Oh. Awesome guitar. Never noticed it on your wall before.
I have one neck through, not the terrance hobbs, of course, but is similar my headstock is not the reverse, but is not that UGLY WIDOW HEADSTOCK, 😆, definitely, yours is way beautiful!!!!!!!! Mine i have it packed with fluences modern, and sounds amazing!!!
Arnold if you ever want a Kiesel X220 with black diamond inlays and the lithium pickups along with a korean bc rich warlock special with a quad and a dimarzio megadrive and paf pro for that warlock, I will do that trade in a heartbeat. I want that guitar desperately. I will even throw in some money to sweeten the deal.
@@ArnoldPlaysGuitar Nice! Do you feel like the tuning stability is better with the purple springs? Whats the flutter like? Is the perceived pressure to push the bar down hard? I have Floyd that I'm tuning to A standard, strung with a Ernie Ball Baritone set, using a combo of the (2) red and (2) yellow springs from Adam. But I have set of purples as well I was contemplating throwing on because it tends to go slightly sharp on the lower frets/strings.
The reason why I went with the purple springs is because when I had a couple of Ibanez models several years back that had a ZR trem, I really liked the LACK of movement on the flutters. I also like a lot of resistance when I'm doing divebombs, squeals, and whatever. That's really the reason why I went with the purples, is because they are high tension.
@@ArnoldPlaysGuitar Makes sense! I definitely think that's the way to go when tuning that low and playing death metal - Especially if you're heavy handed when picking. Did you notice a much of the difference in feel/tuning stability upgrading the other hardware (locking nut screws / saddle screw upgrades). Also, your EP is killer dude.
Can someone tell me if the single knob, one bridge humbucker models should be cheaper or more expensive than the 2 knobs, 3 way switch, two humbuckers? I’ve seen people pricing both the same
I've wanted one of these for a really long time now. However there is a huge consistency issue with these. I have seen some with legit ebony fretboards, and some with the jankiest rosewood boards you've ever seen in your life. I think depending upon when they were manufactured you have either ebony or rosewood. I want one with ebony, obviously, but can't find one. I would kill for this new rebooted BC rich to bring this thing back.
I'd love to go back in time and just put my hand on Jon Shaeffer's shoulder when he was ordering those custom shop instruments back in the day and go "dude...uh-uh...you have no idea what you are about to unleash."
It's still hard to beat a good BC Rich like this. I wish I could find one that I like, but maybe that will take a few years; not keen on the looks of the new ones yet.
That reverse headstock doesn't hold a candle to the widow headstock. I'd much rather buy one with it than without, it is almost a deal breaker for me without one. You are trippin! \m/
I sold my guitar a few years ago I'm have practice since cause I'm not paying 2 or 300 bucks for a piece of crap that won't stay in tune so I said f it . When I was into playing or practicing I watched your channel especially the guitar reviews.
Too bad I can't post a pic here, as my Warlock Plus FR is flawless. Was previously owned by a collector and never played. Now.... where's this leprechaun of which you speak?
Fuck the widow headstock? Definitely the most metal headstock out there.
Hard agree. Idk what the hell could get more Metal than a widow or beast headstock.
Comes with a rockfield mafia neck pickup, and a seymour duncan distortion pickup in bridge.
I find Widow head stocks perfectly compliment the aesthetic of the body, you trippin.
I'm prob the only one who likes the widow but the reverse looks more modern - awesome AX
I LOVE the Widow but I also like the rest as well
I love the widow too. The beast is rad as well
It's all subjective but personally I think the Widow headstock works on the Warlock and Beast as it sorta resembles the body shape.
For the love of METAL why they inflicted the widow on the Jr V and Assassin...?
Fuck yes!
Arnold talking over this Killer tracks it's one of the most epic scenes i ever saw
Used to love Max Cavalera's warlock when I was about 14.
I'm 45 now and I still love it. Also, it looks much better than the ESP-thing he's playing nowadays.
Very cool! The first guitar I ever saw as a kid in the 80’s was a pink Warlock a kid brought to school, then I saw Blackie Lawless play one and I was in awe. Had to have one! It took the better part of 35 years but I finally got one. Mine is a Prophecy II series in black. It is gorgeous and feels, plays and sounds much better than I expected (these guitars are wildly inconstant in aesthetics, quality and availability). I found mine on eBay 11/22. It arrived in pristine condition. Neck-thru, ebony fingerboard w/o inlays, pointed headstock in downward position (a must for me), EMG active pickups and hard tail bridge. Unseen in the online photos is a carbon fiber-like binding all the way around that is subtle but beautiful. For my first Warlock and after waiting for so long to find one it surpassed my meager expectations. Let’s face it, B.C. Rich has very spotty distribution and production. So I was beyond pleased when I received my instrument. I play it thru a Marshall JMP 2203, JCM2000, Mesa Triple Rectifier, and ENGL Savage 120 MkII. It sounds epic, and looks the part too!
Sick SICK! Guitar brother. Widow ftw !
I own one of these. It and the Chuck stealth were all over ebay for years but now they rarely pop up and are super expensive. I found my Terrance warlock about 2 years after actively looking for it specifically.
Would you ever be interested in selling the Hobbs lock? I tried to buy one a decade ago and it got discontinued on me.
You are one lucky guy I messed up and sold my BC Rich beast but I will get it back one of these days 🤘💯
Wow, my second guitar was also a Class Axe Platinum Warlock! I still have it, despite the plywood body!
I talked to Terrance after a show. I asked him what he thought about Fishman pickups and he said he still preferred the Super Distortion bridge to but they were nice pickups.
Reverse headstock always! Beautiful guitar 👍
I'm glad to hear someone comment on the Widow Head stock. I build these for friends and you are exactly right. I always ask them...Cocktail Fork or a real head stock? I mean honestly it has to be a win. You can kill small game, shrimp, spearfish, and play massive riffs on the Widow. Plus if you have a Shrimp Cocktail you can be En Vogue and show great manners by using the Cocktail Fork! Its a win all round!! LOL!!!
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New upload 😍
Such a siiiiiick guitar!!!!
Can we please get an in depth review of the Hapas?
Ya can't hate on warlocks! Most comfortable extreme shape to play sitting!
Agree with you on the Widow head stock. I like the OG head stocks better. Late 80's early 90's models are more up my ally.
great vid as usual dude. I used to have the 7 string mockingbird and it fucking shredded. on a side/irrelevant note, love your long hair! keep up the great work, stay safe
God damn this guys hair grew fast
Killer guitar brother...
BUT i truely disagree with you on the headstock...
I personly hope that the widow will come back...
The pointed one and the vintage 3pr3 are cool and all that but they dont hold a candle to the widow or beast headstock 🤘
B.C. Rich Warlock Extreme Exotic with Floyd Rose Electric Guitar - Black Cherry Burst Check out this beauty. I hope to get this one some day.
It’s so funny. I remember in early y2k, people loved the widow headstock. We all thought it was the most badass thing ever. Then around 08-09, it was like somebody flipped a switch, all of a sudden everyone hated It with burning passion.
This is going to sound pretentious as shit, but I think it's a psychological thing where once we started seeing them on literally ALL of the cheap Warlocks and every teenage guitarist in a cut-off Slayer or Slipknot shirt was playing them in his garage band, we got over them in a big hurry. We weren't noticing when dudes like Kerry King, Mick Thompson, or Steve Smyth were playing them...we were noticing when Cletus from down the road was playing them through a Crate "My First Guitar Stack" (GX1200) opening for every local show and ending every set with "Walk." That last sentence, I'm not laughing at them, I'm laughing with them...I had both the Warlock and the GX1200...:(
Time to shave, and bring the short comb over back! Love your vids brochacho
ha ha...ewww
Hey Arnold I was wondering if you could get your hands on the new 2020 Charvel So Cal style 2 for a review. No ones done a review yet. I've always had metal guitars with EMG's and what not and I was looking at something with a little more diversity to play some other styles of music. It's been completely revamped with a 24 fret neck and Fishman Fluence open core pick ups that can be switched to a pushed voicing and also switched to a more classic paf humbucker tone, as well as single coil taps on both. I'm sure you have some experience with Fishman pick ups. I was just hoping with that much variety in pick up selection it would be decent for a wide range of styles. I still have my crazy heavy tone metal guitar which I'll never sell, but was hoping to see if these Fishman on this Charvel could go heavy as well as get some good single coil clean sounds. Like I said no one has a vid on these new models so would be great if you could get one and put it through it's paces. Keep up the good work man.
P.S I had a B.C rich Jr. V with a beast head stock on it, which is kind of like 2 horns V'n out. It was a small model run, and as much as I love the reverse headstock this thing looked metal as fuck and pretty uniquie.
All my basses and guitars are modded all have EMG 85 and 81 active pickups my B.C. Rich Warlock NJ bolt on neck, and Jackson Randy Rhoads, Dean Kerry King flying v, and my basses a B.C. Rich Beast NJ with EMG Geezer Butler P active pickups, and my LTD Tom Arya 5 string.
I like NJ Series B.C. Rich's 🤘
the warlock shape is edgy as fuck but it looks soooo gooood
Man I'm not a sucker for warlocks, but damn I love the ones with more round edges on the body, they just look less chunky to me. This one is awesome thx for the video
I don't like the Warlock body from an aesthetic point of view, but oddly it works nearly as well as a superstrat for ergonomics.
@@pauln6803 wow I've never heard that analysis, a lot of people stop on the aesthetic aspec, thx for the info
what do you think about claas guitars ? for example leviathan 7 / 8 string baritone like Denis Kyzer's instrument.
Unreal SaMbO Alex has come a long way and i’d love to do one of his guitars on this channel at some point.
Yeah! Warlocks are the cat's pajamas.
i know terrence hobbs uses a dimarzio super distortion and a paf pro
I bought a new Korean Warlock ProX few years ago and it looks and sounds is awsome, it has sustain for days. After deciding I wanted a Warlock in a sea of models as soon as I clicked on the ProX I had to have it. Plus still being a 20 year beginner it's the easiest guitar to play I've ever held and never realized how much easier it is to learn if a guitars neck is the right profile, I had a $100 Washburn years ago and I thought it just was me struggling and after the BC Rich I realized the Washburn had an awful big baseball bat neck profile I had hard time reaching frets and Im over 6' so have not huge but pretty decent sized hands and the neck was actually holding me back, the ProX feels so naturally comfortable and made learning easier because my hand wasn't struggling to reach cords. There awsome guitars I don't know why there not used more by professional musicians, even if some don't like there wild shapes there's the super strat style Gunslinger....but guess there not made anymore but mocking birds shape is beautiful but isn't to crazy looking
This videos two years old just imagine what the warlock would be worth now
You just listed all the same checklist points I have for looking for the right Warlock for me, the only difference is I need a lefty one! But that guitar is killer, it's pretty much everything I'm looking for in a Warlock
2 minutes in and had to look up the widow headstock. Yeah. I can see why that would be a deal breaker.
Unless you are Kerry King. But he is a walking questionable aesthetic choice...
Oh. Awesome guitar. Never noticed it on your wall before.
I have one neck through, not the terrance hobbs, of course, but is similar my headstock is not the reverse, but is not that UGLY WIDOW HEADSTOCK, 😆, definitely, yours is way beautiful!!!!!!!! Mine i have it packed with fluences modern, and sounds amazing!!!
Arnold if you ever want a Kiesel X220 with black diamond inlays and the lithium pickups along with a korean bc rich warlock special with a quad and a dimarzio megadrive and paf pro for that warlock, I will do that trade in a heartbeat. I want that guitar desperately. I will even throw in some money to sweeten the deal.
I could never under the appeal of the reverse headstock. I want to see my hands when I am tuning.
🤘
What tuning are you using with the Purple springs?
I have Ernie Ball Mammoth Slinkies on here and it's tuned to B standard.
@@ArnoldPlaysGuitar Nice! Do you feel like the tuning stability is better with the purple springs? Whats the flutter like? Is the perceived pressure to push the bar down hard? I have Floyd that I'm tuning to A standard, strung with a Ernie Ball Baritone set, using a combo of the (2) red and (2) yellow springs from Adam. But I have set of purples as well I was contemplating throwing on because it tends to go slightly sharp on the lower frets/strings.
The reason why I went with the purple springs is because when I had a couple of Ibanez models several years back that had a ZR trem, I really liked the LACK of movement on the flutters. I also like a lot of resistance when I'm doing divebombs, squeals, and whatever. That's really the reason why I went with the purples, is because they are high tension.
@@ArnoldPlaysGuitar Makes sense! I definitely think that's the way to go when tuning that low and playing death metal - Especially if you're heavy handed when picking. Did you notice a much of the difference in feel/tuning stability upgrading the other hardware (locking nut screws / saddle screw upgrades). Also, your EP is killer dude.
Can someone tell me if the single knob, one bridge humbucker models should be cheaper or more expensive than the 2 knobs, 3 way switch, two humbuckers? I’ve seen people pricing both the same
I've wanted one of these for a really long time now. However there is a huge consistency issue with these. I have seen some with legit ebony fretboards, and some with the jankiest rosewood boards you've ever seen in your life. I think depending upon when they were manufactured you have either ebony or rosewood. I want one with ebony, obviously, but can't find one. I would kill for this new rebooted BC rich to bring this thing back.
I 100% agree with you on the headstock..I have a NJ warlock with the widow headstock and that thing is ugly asf..worst thing B.C. Rich ever done!!
I'd love to go back in time and just put my hand on Jon Shaeffer's shoulder when he was ordering those custom shop instruments back in the day and go "dude...uh-uh...you have no idea what you are about to unleash."
@@ArnoldPlaysGuitar lol yeah they're terrible.. I think maybe Kerry King had a little part in it also
I think new Richs still have the same issues that you got with this one
Dunno, all the guys who bought one have only the best to say about the new run. Top of the line instruments.
Nah, BCR is under new ownership/management as of early 2019. Whole new team of people. They said absolutely no more low quality guitars period.
It's still hard to beat a good BC Rich like this. I wish I could find one that I like, but maybe that will take a few years; not keen on the looks of the new ones yet.
Finally a NON Strat shape :) took long enuff...
I kinda feel Arnold looks younger these days. Secret?
You are litteraly Max Cavalera with that guitar😅
For real, fuck those widow and beasts headstocks. I wish the stealth designs were more popular tho.
Widow headstock? You mean that one that looks like a nutsack at the end?
Arnold... can I buy this from you? I'll pay good money, can't find one of these fucking things and been looking forever.
How the fuck does anyone “thumbs down” this video???
That reverse headstock doesn't hold a candle to the widow headstock. I'd much rather buy one with it than without, it is almost a deal breaker for me without one. You are trippin! \m/
All guitars for sale used are over inflated. POS from shopgw are over bid on most decent guitars
I sold my guitar a few years ago I'm have practice since cause I'm not paying 2 or 300 bucks for a piece of crap that won't stay in tune so I said f it . When I was into playing or practicing I watched your channel especially the guitar reviews.
show me any pointy bc rich that ISNT dinged up on the points and ill show you a invisible leprechaun.
Too bad I can't post a pic here, as my Warlock Plus FR is flawless. Was previously owned by a collector and never played. Now.... where's this leprechaun of which you speak?
Widow headstock looks like a nutsack. The beast headstock is way better. I also like the harpoon style headstock and the bc rich reverse headstock.
You dislike the Rockfield, but it’s what made Souls To Deny 🤷🏼♂️
I also had a BC Rich with Rockfield Mafias. HORRIBLE fucking pickups - nothing but buziness and noise with no depth. Just no fucking character at all.