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The B.C. Rich ASM Pro is an electric guitar with EMG pickups,
a Floyd Rose Original tremolo and neck through construction. The ASM Pro is one serious professional level guitar! Other great
features include Grover tuners and an ebony fretboard.
Neck-Through Construction
B.C. Rich is known as one
of the pioneers in neck through construction. They use it on many of their guitars, because it provides the best possible
sustain, resonance, comfort and access to higher frets. Neck-through has long been considered the premium construction method
for high-end guitars. This construction starts with a long piece (or pieces) of premium North American maple. That piece runs
from the tip of the headstock to the strap button on the opposite end of the guitar. This means that the headstock, fingerboard,
pickups and bridge all are mounted to this single sound foundation. Sonically it is a difference you can hear. The neck-through
construction also allows more of the body and neck to be cut away at the neck joint, which provides comfort no bolt-on or
set-neck could offer. You will find the neck through feature on all top of the line B.C. Rich models.
EMG-81 (bridge
position)
The EMG-81 is a high output pickup designed especially for the lead guitarist. The 81 is at its best for
high volume overdrive and amps with a master volume. Whether you're playing power rock and roll, or overdriving your amp,
there's a razor sharp attack, and incredible sustain for brilliant soloing. If you're looking for exceptional qualities in
a rock pickup, the EMG-81 is the one.
EMG-85 (neck position)
Although the EMG-85 has more measurable output
than the 81, its frequency response and string interface are different. The 85 uses two Alnico magnet loaded coils with a
wide aperture to maintain a beefy low end and a fatter top end. Because of a more natural tone, it works great as a rhythm
and blues pickup because it has loads of output but isn't muddy.
The Assassin was introduced in 1986. It was a double
cutaway that was a departure for the odd shaped models that B.C. Rich was known for up until that time. In 1986, there were
other double cutaways that B.C. Rich began making with various headstocks, pickup configurations, controls and finishes. The
ASM model was one of these double cutaways but was introduced much later. There was an ASM 1 and ASM 2, with slightly different
shapes and point shapes, but the more pointed and sleek model eventually settled in as the standard ASM shape. The Outlaw
originally had holes drilled in the upper bout, but later models were more traditional looking, they were mostly bolt on necks
like most of the double cutaway B.C. Rich guitars.
B.C. Rich ASM Pro Electric Guitar Features:
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