Bc Rich 8 String Guitar For Sale (2024 Update)

This thing is gorgeous! Everything about this guitar looks fantastic. The pickups are hot and sound killer! The neck is little wider and chunkier than I was expecting but it feels pretty good. The smooth satin finish on the back of the neck is a nice touch. I would give it 5 stars but it had two issues. One of the volume pots was having a problem and there is a small rough spot along the bottom of the neck. Other than that it's an awesome guitar!Jeff

I haven't played in twenty years and wanted something that I could practice and grow with. The string were busted from shipping and I had to set the guitar up from scratch. All the tools were included except wire cutters and screwdriver (obviously). Easy access to the tension springs. The locking mechanism for the strings, the tuners, and action adjustments were quality. Tuning this Floyd Rose floating bridge was a tad bit hard, but the bridge itself seems good. Got it all set up and tuned, locked down the lock brackets which seem solid. I had to take thirty minutes to admire the cherry stain, the amazing Shredzilla monster inlay and Shredzilla inlay claws on the rest of the fretboard. There is an inlay around the edges of the body, neck, and headstock (carbon binding?), it's amazing. I see what is referred to as satin finish on neck, feels great compared to gloss on other guitars I've tried. Then the fun begins, plugged this monster into my interface, modulated through my DAW with Bias FX2 plugin, cranked the monitors, and started SHREDDING. Holeee faliiip!! This thing makes me feel like I know how to play! Very smooth, I must have gotten lucky on setting up the action, the pups are amazing too. Its set up F#, B, standard tuning. The F#, tried A also, isn't muddy at all. The Floyd Rose is a dream. I have been jamming a hardcore 8 to 10 hours a day because this guitar is so fun. I've only had to barely tune the F# slightly, it hasn't come unturned for twelve days!! I have had a Jackson six string, ESP LTD six string, and a Schecter nine string. Returned them all for not being as awesome as this. The reviews (which are slim for BC Rich) said this is a medium quantity guitar meant only for shredding. HA! This sounds so good on my clean channels too. Ok my newb brain is blown! This is worth the money compared to the other guitars I've tried Get it, with Musicians Friend awesome return policy and you will be happy you did!! Lots of fun shredding to you!Bohdijayr

Poor build quality. Finish was missing around neck and there were a couple glue spots. The knob was wobbly and obviously not installed properly. Cyan blue did not look like the photos. Looked more washed out. Still nice but definitely different from photos.Jose C

I had an 80s stealth and a mid 90s bich. This is a solid guitar. Playable out of the box. I did swap to 10s, intonation. My only issues are the kill switch is just ok and the body not being contoured for the picking forearm. Beautiful guitar. I even like the abalone. This guitar outshines and outplays my premium Ibby. The neck is very comfortable. You can really the difference in quality vs other guitars in its price range. I'm still getting used to the Fishman pups but they sound very balanced and articulate. I was worried about these comeback guitars but I'm very happy with what I got. I know the tops vary in pattern but again, I'm happy with what I got. It's a bit smaller than I expected. The shape is brutal. A case would have been nice. Im using a standard strat style case. I took a chance ordering it from GC blindly. No issues. It really was playable right out of the box.Ghostpuncher

This is overall a finely crafted instrument that is every bit as polished as you would expect for the price. PROS: – the body has a great clear coat on it that really shines – the abalone binding is nicely done with no visible flaws in worksmanship – the neck feels great, and has a satin finish that plays very smooth/fast – i love the sound of this instrument ; the Fishman Fluence pickups are above my expectations. The sound is really crisp and voices really well across the extended 7 string range. I can get really crisp high/lead notes and the 7th string is not muddy at all! – the frets are dressed perfectly – not a rough/sharp one on the instrument – the tuners are nice; my first set of locking tuners. They are not -quite- as stable as I would have thought they would be but the ratio is very nice and makes it easy to tune in each time I play – the carve on the neckthrough near the body is very nice feel and definitely provides full fretboard access as advertised – the controls are nicely placed and all feel excellent. I am really especially pleased on the killswitch and the volume knob has a push/pull ability to change the 'voicing' of the pickups (does not call it a coil split) This voicing difference is noticeable and definitely I use it on clean playing in the bridge position for fairly dramatic effect CONS: – the spalted maple top I received is no where near the quality of the top shown on the BC Rich website nor the Musician's Friend website. For the price I had hoped for a fairly heavily spalted top. I am attaching a photo to show the one I got. This one has one strong line of spalting and one weak line. It is of course bookmatched so it mirrors near the center of the body. In some defense of this top though – you can see in the photo the top is definitely a hard maple top with flame figuring ; but due to the fact this is a spalted top no stain was applied to make this figure stand out. I mention this to point out it IS definitely a high quality topCarl

This thing is gorgeous! Everything about this guitar looks fantastic. The pickups are hot and sound killer! The neck is little wider and chunkier than I was expecting but it feels pretty good. The smooth satin finish on the back of the neck is a nice touch. I would give it 5 stars but it had two issues. One of the volume pots was having a problem and there is a small rough spot along the bottom of the neck. Other than that it's an awesome guitar!Jeff

I haven't played in twenty years and wanted something that I could practice and grow with. The string were busted from shipping and I had to set the guitar up from scratch. All the tools were included except wire cutters and screwdriver (obviously). Easy access to the tension springs. The locking mechanism for the strings, the tuners, and action adjustments were quality. Tuning this Floyd Rose floating bridge was a tad bit hard, but the bridge itself seems good. Got it all set up and tuned, locked down the lock brackets which seem solid. I had to take thirty minutes to admire the cherry stain, the amazing Shredzilla monster inlay and Shredzilla inlay claws on the rest of the fretboard. There is an inlay around the edges of the body, neck, and headstock (carbon binding?), it's amazing. I see what is referred to as satin finish on neck, feels great compared to gloss on other guitars I've tried. Then the fun begins, plugged this monster into my interface, modulated through my DAW with Bias FX2 plugin, cranked the monitors, and started SHREDDING. Holeee faliiip!! This thing makes me feel like I know how to play! Very smooth, I must have gotten lucky on setting up the action, the pups are amazing too. Its set up F#, B, standard tuning. The F#, tried A also, isn't muddy at all. The Floyd Rose is a dream. I have been jamming a hardcore 8 to 10 hours a day because this guitar is so fun. I've only had to barely tune the F# slightly, it hasn't come unturned for twelve days!! I have had a Jackson six string, ESP LTD six string, and a Schecter nine string. Returned them all for not being as awesome as this. The reviews (which are slim for BC Rich) said this is a medium quantity guitar meant only for shredding. HA! This sounds so good on my clean channels too. Ok my newb brain is blown! This is worth the money compared to the other guitars I've tried Get it, with Musicians Friend awesome return policy and you will be happy you did!! Lots of fun shredding to you!Bohdijayr

This is a VERY solid 7 string. I've tried quite a few brands searching for the perfect intermediate 7 string, both active and passive electronics. So far, the best ones, by far, have been LTD and Schecter, with this one taking the cake (even over an $850 Ltd ec-407). First off, the guitar is beautiful, and the neck feels great. I usually don't like the super-strat body style, but this one has the top curves in all the right places. There is a bit of fret buzz when strummed hard on the low B, but that's to be expected and it's much more manageable than some of the others I tried. If it's a problem, I'd recommend a thicker gauge string set, I like ghs boomers in a heavy gauge (they eliminated fret buzz on a previously owned, less expensive LTD 7 string I owned) The pickups sound incredible, honestly. There are models of this same guitar with Duncan Designed pickups, and that model is slightly more expensive, but I assure you that you're not missing out if you get this one with Schecter Diamond active pickups instead. In fact… I think these sounded better in some applications! Fantastic gain, clarity, and definition, and perfect for metal, they will make your riffs sound brutal… they sound good clean too though! Overall the best bang for your buck 7 string I've tried yet. I've personally owned 5 different ones, but this and the now-discontinued Jackson slathx-m 3-7, which come stock with Seymour Duncan Sentient and Nazgul passive pickups, take the cake for the best I've played.Brian F

I was honestly quite skeptical about the idea of an eight string. A few of my buddies and I decided that, based on the type of music that we wanted to play, an eight string was the right answer. Not wanting to spend a ton on an eight string if I didn't like it, I found this model at a decent price. Needless to say, I was blown away by this guitar. Everything about it is above what I would expect for a guitar of this price point. The neck is very fast with a smooth finish, the action was set up just right, the intonation is spot on, and the correct gauge strings for the tuning we are in were already installed. I was also worried about the neck being much thicker than I would have liked, but Schecter did a phenomenal job with his neck. Another concern that I had was the electronics. In my experience, a guitar that has stock branded pickups has never really been that great. These pickups more than do the job. Eventually I can see switching them out for Fishman Fluence, but they will certainly do for now.Derek

So there are people out there who think BC Rich sold out with this Stranger Things themed release. Whether that is true or not it doesn't take away from the fact that this is a great quality guitar. The neck is the high point for me. This is the best bolt on neck I've ever played. I would say it's better than a actual 85 Stealth NJ series neck that I own. Frets are silky smooth, not sharp at all. The paint overall is great and I don't see any imperfections. Could the crackle be better? Yes… is it bad? No. If you want a better crackle buy the run of 200. Only complaints are that the pictures were advertised with a run of 200 and now it's 2000. Takes away from the collector value. The electronics are horrible. But that was to be expected, the Floyd rose is cheap. The pros outweigh the bad which isn't a big deal. Great 80s themed guitar. Also the gig bag it came with is really nice.. Worth the buy.Nick

This thing is killer. Fantastic attention to detail. Even if you are not into Stranger Things it is still well worth the money. The Red Crackle finish is awesome and there were only 1000 made with (the other 1000 are the black finish). Also comes with a very nice B.C Rich gig bag which fits it perfectly. Dont bother spending 5K on the Custom Shop version as this will be the one to have.Kevin

Excellent quality! Neck and frets are perfect, pickups sound great clean or high gain, and quality control is on point! No neck dive or anything either! Oh, and can't forget how awesome the crackle finish is!!!! I personally like this better than my old 87' USA BCR gunslinger. My only complaint is it was advertised to come with a FR 1000 and came with a special. They've since fixed this and the bridge works great either way. This guitar is a game changer for this company! Get it while you can!!!!!Josh

Sound: Sounds great. It does get a little muddy sounding on the lower strings but for the price I'm okay with that. Ease of Use: I play this through an orange tiny terror running an ibanez tube screamer and compressor pedal (I think it's an mxr, nothing fancy). The neck was pretty easy to get use to it granted i do have bigger hands. Quality: Only had it a short time but it seems pretty well built. Arrived in perfect condition and was packaged securely. Value: Well worth the price Manufacturer Support: Have yet had to interact with them The Wow Factor: Pretty much got this on a whim due to the ibanez r8 constantly being backordered. Sold me from my typical go to brand of esp. Overall: Bought this guitar recently being a faithful ESP player my whole guitar playing life. Was nervous about the bolt on neck but let me tell you this guitar is perfect. The neck is like butter and the longer scale is perfect. I read about the pickups not being the best but for the price you can't go wrong. Highly reccomend to anyone.Garrett

This guitar is awesome. I got the walnut satin version and it is very nice. It's way less red than the pictures show; I'd recommend googling the guitar to see real pics of it. There were no problems with it upon arrival. The setup was almost perfect too. The neck is very thin and easy to play on. However, being my first 8 string (and first Schecter), the width of the neck and the closeness of the strings has taken some getting used to, even after a month or so. Very hard to reach the last couple of fret, but going all the way up there isn't entirely necessary for everyone. The inlays are cooler than expected. They probably aren't pearl, but look like it. Hardware wise, the controls work just fine. The tuners are better than I expected based on other stock tuners I've worked with from other brands. The pickups are fine i think, but I don't have any other 8 string pickups to compare them too either. Overall great deal. The walnut satin finish on an 8 string really made the deal for me, but I was impressed with the overall quality for an entry-level-priced 8 string. I had read many forums looking for the best low cost 8 string and almost everywhere there were a few people mentioning the omen 8. Based on my experience thus far, I would definitely agree with them.Joe

masterfully crafted all prestige guitars are amazing this one sounds amazing and I love the big e/f string hole on the backcj

Overall: I am a big fan of the RG guitar series by Ibanez, and I've wanted to dive into 8 string playing for the metal and tapping options. I must say the trickiest thing about this guitar is just finding out how to make tones (probably the same for most 8-strings). You really just have to cut out the bass a bit. Aside from the learning curve of tone-making, the playability and the coil tap are amazing features on this. The neck is quick, like most RG's, and the finish is more interesting than a normal, matte black. This thing is one of my favorite guitars to play!Eduardo

All the things I will say here are just my opinions, because everybody's hands and ears are different. But, having said that, I do feel qualified to give an insightful review having worked full time in a guitar repair shop through much of the 90's. I was originally just going to buy a backup guitar for my Ibanez 7-string that I use onstage. But then I thought, why not have a little fun and push myself out of my comfort zone? I can stiil play all the same songs I play on my 7-string. So why not? I could tell right away I liked the design of RG8 (from the strighter-string pull headstock to the flat-mount bridge) better than the Schecter8 in the same price point. The RG8 came with D'Addario .09-.64 strings on it, and it felt very similar to playing a .10-.46 set of strings on a standard scale length guitar, bends and slides were no problem (as well as slapping and popping the lower strings). But plan on putting a heavier strings on this axe if you want to go any lower than F#, a .10-.74 set works well for chords and rhythm riffing. the RG8 sounds and plays almost more like a short-scale bass in this configuration, and rings out better as well. Ibanez seems to know where to give you the biggest bang -for the-buck, and thankfully, it seems to be in the construction of the neck. I have never seen a guitar in this price range with a five piece neck, that's for sure. The neck seems very stable and is either unfinished or has a very light sealer on it, it feels nice and satin-y, but I'm unsure how well this neck would do in extreme temperature changes. But, having said that, mine hasn't moved at all, even after a string change with a different brand and gauge. Of course, that means they need to skimp a little in other areas on the guitar, and the most obvious of course, are the pickups and electrontics. The stock pickups have a fairly clear tone and are little lower output than I was expecting (when compared to my 7-string with a Dimarzio Evolution in the bridge position). Luckily, these are easily replaceble, and not difficult to find at all. Seymour Duncan and EMG make perfect retro-fits for this guitar. I did disconnected the tone control from the volume knob, and it does actually make a small diffence in clarity in the tone. The tuning keys are of the no-name variety, and seem to work well, but the heavier strings I installed just barely fit through the hole in the key, and I thought I detected a small amount binding in their rotation afterwards. The 27" scale works well for keeping those lower notes clear and is really not that noticable for me except maybe in the lower regions of the neck (This is another reason I like the Ibanez design…Schecter has a 26.5" and LTD has a 25.5").I'm sure I will upgrade the pickups and electronics in the future, but overall, I'm excited about playing this guitar and the additional creativity it will bring.Locknutmonster

This guitar made me not only hate extended range, but music as a whole for a while. Ibanez as a brand is absolutely phenomenal, and I have been a fanboy of them since the moment I picked up guitar. This guitar delivers virtually nothing I expect from Ibanez – even the gio line. The rg8 series is plagued with shoddy craftsmanship, atrocious fretwork, horrendous out-of-box playability, and they just FEEL disgusting in the hand. An unfinished neck =/= an utterly raw neck. Such has been the case with each of the 6 individual rg8s I have played – when porous, grimy feeling, roughly sanded, horribly profiled necks that seem to fight your fretting hand with a samurai's zeal meet mile-high action that can only be nominally corrected due to atrociously leveled frets, the experience of playing an Ibanez RG8 can be likened moreso to the experience of trying to play a fretted shamisen. If ungodly fit and finish, horrible feel, and the flat plate bridge haven't turned you completely off, the disgustingly poor pickup choice should seal the deal. There are many things that these pickups aren't – but I can confirm that they are without character, flat, unimpressive, and unbalanced. Their response to gain is practically null. I have never enjoyed a tone that has come out of an rg8. tl;dr? run for the hills. or buy the entry level Jackson 8.mamasrockstar

So just got this guitar and am very impressed, I have been playing, collecting, and modding guitars for over a decade and here's where it's at, other guitar manufacturers better take notes. First the neck and frets are smooth, easy to play, and nicely spaced with unparalleled upper fret access. Don't be intimidated by the "X-jumbo" frets if you have smaller hands cause I promise you this C-8 is much easier to play than my Jackson Soloist 8. (not to mention much lighter than the Jackson too) The bridge is very solid and locking tuners are a nice touch and are every bit as solid as the AllParts ones I swap to frequently, that being said you must consider how high of string gauge you're going to want cause the locking tuners can only accommodate so much. Electronics are top notch and the pups on this thing are HOT! easily the hottest pickups I've ever played with and I've used EMGs, SDs, Dimarzios, Fishman, ect. Coil splitting is an awesome feature to come stock on a guitar as well, you just don't see that often anymore. Also something I found interesting is the wiring scheme as the volume pot nearest to the bridge is the bridge pup volume and the one behind it is the neck pup volume, I can understand why cause it makes working the controls easier, but just a bit unusual from what I'm used to. Excellent sustain and tone, very clean response that'll sing, scream, chug, gallop, screech, cry, wail, or whatever else you had in mind. Finally we have the looks, and she looks good! The picture looks quite different than mine as mine has smoother patterns to the silver and more of a grain to it, the silver also reflects stage lighting in a neat way. Add to that the unique fret markers, the glow-in-the-dark dots, and the super clean finishing, and you have one fine machine! Also props on this; mine came out of the box almost perfectly setup and nearly in tune, the only flaw was that the neck pickup jarred loose in shipping, and two seconds with a screwdriver fixes that lol!Vex the mad guitar mage

Overall: Just got this bad boy from you guys. First off the paint job is incredible. Front to back beautiful. The design reminds me of being in a creepy forest like a death metal video. The sonic seducer pickups are clear as hell. The low 8 comes out clear and punchy enough to probably blow the windows out of your house and probably a section of wall too. The coil split knob is great too, tightens up your sound really nicely and clean. The guitar virtually weighs nothing, i thought i had an empty box when i got it lmao. Overall rating, zZounds hooked me up and this guitar is built for any job. Flawless.Jeff

Poor build quality. Finish was missing around neck and there were a couple glue spots. The knob was wobbly and obviously not installed properly. Cyan blue did not look like the photos. Looked more washed out. Still nice but definitely different from photos.Jose C

I had an 80s stealth and a mid 90s bich. This is a solid guitar. Playable out of the box. I did swap to 10s, intonation. My only issues are the kill switch is just ok and the body not being contoured for the picking forearm. Beautiful guitar. I even like the abalone. This guitar outshines and outplays my premium Ibby. The neck is very comfortable. You can really the difference in quality vs other guitars in its price range. I'm still getting used to the Fishman pups but they sound very balanced and articulate. I was worried about these comeback guitars but I'm very happy with what I got. I know the tops vary in pattern but again, I'm happy with what I got. It's a bit smaller than I expected. The shape is brutal. A case would have been nice. Im using a standard strat style case. I took a chance ordering it from GC blindly. No issues. It really was playable right out of the box.Ghostpuncher