B.C. Rich Draco Guitar, Onyx

by B.C. Rich

Product Features

• 25.5-inch scale mahogany neck with ebony fretboard
• Rockfield "Fat Ass" and twin-rail pickups with push/pull volume and pickup selector
• Tune-o-Matic bridge with through-body design
• Chrome grover tuning machines
• Extremely beveled mahogany body with onyx finish and neck-through construction

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 56 x 23 x 5 inches ; 15 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 40 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B001J6Z3WE
• Item model number: DVO
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #80,677 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

With cutting scalloped lines, a twin rail pickup in the neck and a super-hot Rockfield "Fat Ass" pickup in the bridge, the Draco looks and sounds downright ferocious--just like the Dragon it was named after. Breathe a little riff fire with this sharp-cornered companion.

Neck-Through Construction

B.C. Rich utilizes neck-through on many of their guitars, providing the best possible sustain, resonance, comfort and access to higher frets. This construction starts with premium North American mahogany and runs from the tip of the headstock to the end of the guitar. This means that the headstock, fingerboard, pickups and bridge all are mounted to this single sound foundation. It's a difference you can hear. The neck-through construction also allows the cutting away more of the body and neck at the neck joint, which provides comfort that no bolt-on or set-neck could offer.

Rockfield "Fat Ass" bridge pickup and a twin-rail in the neck position.

Tune-o-Matic bridge with through-body design.

Rockfield "Fat Ass" Pickups

The Rockfield "Fat Ass" bridge pickup's custom designed bobbins house larger pole pieces that help transfer string vibration from pulls, bends, and leads, so the user gets less tonal drop-off and better articulation through and through. The Rockfield FAT ASS has a well-balanced overall tone that's mean and bold, with major sustain, huge bottom end, and cutting mids and highs.

The twin-rail neck pickup is a lot like the bridge position "Fat Ass" in its agression, but custom wound with a little less bite. It still offers great balance and sustain, with a huge low end response and plenty of scream.

On the control front you get a dual-duty push/pull volume knob for backing it off or selecting your pickup.

Beveled Top

Most of B.C. Rich body styles employ a beveled edge around the shape, catching the light and reflecting at different angles, for a three-dimensional look. Some of the B.C. Rich top bevels are extreme and wide, while others are subtle and narrow. As you've probably determined, the Draco falls under the "extreme" category--try not to hurt yourself.

Hey, Where's the Output?

That's a good question. It's lurking on the back of the upper wing, for a more comfortable connection.

Draco Specs

• Construction: Neck-through
• Body Wood: Mahogany
• Top Style: Extremely Beveled
• Tuners: Grover
• Fretboard: Ebony
• Frets: 24 Jumbo
• Scale: 25 1/2"
• Bridge: Tune-o-matic
• Pickups: 1 Rockfield "Fat Ass" (Bridge) and 1 Twin Rail (Neck)
• Controls: 1 Volume (Push/Pull to Change Pickups)
• Color: Onyx

Product Description

With cutting scalloped lines, a twin rail pickup at the neck position and a Rockfield Fat Ass at the bridge, the Draco looks and sounds ferocious - just like the dragon it was named after.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BC Rich Draco guitar is awesome!, March 14, 2011

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This review is from: B.C. Rich Draco Guitar, Onyx (Electronics)

this guitar is amazing!

the body shape is killer and it looks super metal. it plays great and the pickups in it actually sound really good.

if you're interested in buying a case for this particular guitar the Coffin Case 300VX Monster Wood Coffin Guitar Case for Extreme Guitars, Black Exterior with Red Interior is the perfect fit. don't get the cheaper universal case because it's too small for this extreme body shape and will not fit correctly.