B.C. Rich ASM Review

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Overall Rating 4.4

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Features 4

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Quality 2.25

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Reliability / Value 4.5

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  • Number of Strings: 6  
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  • Body Type: Solid Body  
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  • Scale Length: 25-1/2"  
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  • Body Construction: Neck-thru  
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  • Body Top Wood: Maple  
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  • Body Top Wood: Maple (Quilted)  
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  • Binding: Black  
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  • Binding: Pearl  
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  • Carved Top: Yes  
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  • Neck Joint: Neck-through  
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  • Neck Wood: Maple  
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  • Fingerboard Radius: 16.00"  
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  • Fingerboard Material: Maple  
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  • Fingerboard Inlays: Standing Lion  
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  • Number of Frets: 24  
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  • Nut Width: 1.69''  
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  • Locking Nut: Yes  
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  • Tuners: Grover  
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  • Bridge: Floyd Rose  
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  • Hardware: Chrome  
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  • Fret Size: Jumbo  
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  • Number of Pickups: 2  
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  • Pickup Switch Type: 3-way Pickup Selector  
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  • Controls: Tone  
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  • Controls: Volume  
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  • Color Matched headstock, Satin Natural back of the neck, Rockfield ® Mafia pickups.

Following review text is verbal representation of numerical rating information:

Do you think that a ASM guitar is a good guitar? B.C. Rich made some remarkably good models before, so that builds up confidence that ASM follows those standards of quality. Most of guitar players rate this instrument really well, so you should try ASM and see if it's right for you.

B.C. Rich went really far in carefully choosing ASM's features. There's little to be wished for, which makes ASM a full-featured guitar for a musician that plays a music style this instrument is primarily built for. If you decide to go for B.C. Rich's ASM you will be happy with its, safe to say - rich features. A job well-done by ASM.

Ready to play out of the box, B.C. Rich's ASM is easy to set it up even more precise than usual, thanks to great hardware pieces it has built in. Handling and playing this kind of guitar is a pure joy as it stays in tune 90% of the time, regardless of the level of usage. It feels reliable and it really is, as B.C. Rich put great deal of time and effort to produce such a good-looking guitar that is behaving well, as ASM does.

If you need an instrument that withstands live performances and studio sessions, rehearsals and practicing, you should rest assured that B.C. Rich's ASM is the right choice. This instrument is definitely built to last and will do so , through fire and flames. B.C. Rich has the knowledge and experience you can rely on, and that kind of experience is well built into ASM.