The Original Deep-pocket Powerhouse from B.C. Rich
Few electric guitars can match the customizable power and potential of the Rich B Legacy from B.C. Rich. This authentic take on a favorite platform boasts everything players loved about the original: supple strings with a 24.625-inch scale, energizing neck-through access to all 24 frets, two supercharged DiMarzio humbuckers, and, of course, the Rich B’s endless cache of switches, knobs, and mini toggles for tone-shaping potential. A quilted maple top and a Floyd Rose system set this Rich B ST Legacy apart with stage-ready looks, expressive potential, and sparkling treble that cuts through any mix. Moreover, the Rich B ST Legacy with Floyd Rose is further elevated with a stylish headstock overlay to commemorate the brand’s 50th anniversary. Treat yourself to every tone tweaker’s dream instrument with the Rich B ST Legacy with Floyd Rose from Sweetwater!
Rich foundations
Fine cuts of high-grade nyatoh make up the Rich B ST Legacy’s body and neck. A mahogany-like tonewood, nyatoh is a rising favorite for robust rock tone with hearty punch, sustain, and invigorating clarity. Factor in quilted maple and sound strolls onto centerfield at the ballpark of legendary rock tone. Get ready for thick midrange, heaving bass, and treble that stings — a winning recipe for home run riffs on any stage. A firm grip is a must for knocking notes out of the park, and the Rich B Legacy ST gives players only the best with a “C”-shaped neck carve designed for modern comfort and a 14-inch radius for fast fretting across the flat, open field of a sleek Macassar ebony fingerboard. Finally, the fingerboard’s 24 jumbo-sized frets are optimized for rigorous bends, so notes ring out and slide safely into home instead of being stranded on third.
Howling harmonic DiMarzio humbuckers
Two onboard DiMarzio D Activator humbuckers bring the best of both worlds: the powerful harmonic saturation of active humbuckers and the lively character and response of passive pickups. D Activator humbuckers are built for screaming harmonic saturation that teases out every drop of tone your strings possess. These pickups scream, squeal, and soar with ease. Indeed, Sweetwater guitarists turn to D Activators for arena-ready tone ripe for single-note runs, chunky power chords, and more subtle rhythm work with a sweet spot sound between modern and vintage. Each D Activator features dedicated coil-tap switches for each pickup, yielding additional tonal possibilities and making for an excellent tool for gigs and recording. Tap the bridge as a single-coil, then deftly switch to the neck humbucker on the fly (or vice versa) for big dynamic contrasts that pop. To make switching stage-ready, DiMarzio voiced the neck and bridge pickups as a set. Most neck and bridge pickups have drastically different outputs, but the volume divide between D Activators is nearly invisible and perfectly balanced for fast switching onstage.
Toggle til you’re blue
The Rich B Legacy ST furnishes enough tone-tweaking options for a lifetime of play. Neck and bridge volume controls, master tone, and a 3-way pickup toggle provide the essentials, but then the Rich B spreads its wings and jets off toward tonal opulence. A reverse phase mini-switch lets you add funky articulation to clean tones and shaky depth to driven sounds. Varitone circuitry, a notch-style filter with six positions, offers potent flavors of sound shaping that have been many a famous player’s secret weapon since Varitone’s introduction in 1959. Each Varitone voice skims off frequencies below the selected notch for radically modified tone and progressively less lows and mids the higher the notch. Without an advanced math degree, it’s tough to begin counting the possible combinations and voices onboard this guitar! There are no wrong answers — toggle away and find what works for you!
B.C. Rich B ST Legacy with Floyd Rose Electric Guitar Features:
- A legendary B.C. Rich electric 6-string prized for smooth playability and limitless tone-shaping options
- Nyatoh body and neck supply a full-bodied tone similar to mahogany that’s ready to rock
- Stunning quilted maple top shows off wood grain and enhances treble
- Supple 24.625-inch scale length, “C”-shaped neck carve, 14-inch radius, and a 24-fret Macassar ebony fingerboard with jumbo frets
- Floyd Rose 1000 tailpiece fuels big bends and tuning stability to match
- Shred-ready neck-through joint boosts sustain and access to upper frets
- 50th-anniversary touches, including a commemorative fingerboard inlay and headstock overlay
- Grover Imperial Rotomatic tuning machines with an enhanced 18:1 ratio for precision adjustments
- 2 DiMarzio D Activator humbucking pickups — active-style harmonic qualities with the life and character of passive pickups
- Individual volume control for each pickup, master tone control, and a 3-way toggle
- Coil tap and reverse phase mini-switches expand tone options even more
- 5-way Varitone filter lets players fine-tune frequencies with notch-style tone control, an invaluable tool with serious tone-shaping power
