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Up for sale is quite rare, top of the line Korean 2008 BC Rich KKV Kerry King Signature Speed V in Onyx with White Tribal Graphic finish.
Top quality guitar, made in Korea, next one up would be USA custom shop for a lot more money. It was from the first production run of this model (not to be confused with the newer Chinese Gen II models, which are an entry level guitars). Add to that these are no longer in production as Kerry King has left B.C. Rich for Dean Guitars and you have highly collectible guitar.
The guitar is a neck through body construction with 3-piece Canadian hard maple neck and maple wings, ebony fretboard with abalone tribal inlays and 24 jumbo frets on a 24.625 scale. It is equipped with USA made Kahler Hybrid Tremolo bridge with locking nut and Grover Mini-Rotomatics tuners on the Widow headstock. Pickups are EMG 81 (bridge) & 85 (neck) with 1 volume, 1 tone and a 3-way pickup selector and an EMG PA2 preamp that has an on/off mini toggle. All hardware is black except for the pre amp toggle which is chrome.
The guitar is very well made, the fretwork is spot on, no sharp edges at all. Very comfortable and fast neck with super low action makes it very easy to play fast riffs and blazing solos. With the classic EMG 81 and 85 combination the guitar sounds superb and together with a Kahler Hybrid Tremolo bridge is a ultimate metal machine.
Condition wise, apart from some light scratches and scuffing on the finish the guitar is in very good condition. There is no paint chips and all horns are intact, frets are like new, no scratchy pots, perfect working order.
During its production run, the KKV was Kerry King's top of the line non-custom shop signature model.
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B.C. Rich KKSVGT Description
This is a Signature King axe for a reason! Top end parts like a Kahler tremolo, Grover tuners and EMG active pickups help deliver all the roaring tone Kerry King is famous for. While a Kerry inspired tribal graphic adorns the beveled edge top.
Quality Construction
King’s Signature V features a maple body for a nice, even tone–even at monster volumes. The hard maple neck with through-body design means serious sustain, and the ebony fretboard is graced with abalone tribal inlays.
This axe doesn’t skimp on hardware either, with Grover Mini-Rotomatic tuning machines and the flat-top Kahler tremolo bridge. Paired with killer electronics, this V is definitely ready to live up to the Kerry King legacy.
Beveled Top
Most of B.C. Rich body styles employ a beveled edge around the shape. In many ways bevels on a top are similar to facets on a cut stone. They catch the light and reflect at different angles giving the instrument more of a three dimensional look. Some of the B.C. Rich top bevels are extreme and wide while others are subtle and narrow. Occasionally the shape of the instrument is accented by painting the bevels a contrasting color.
Neck-Through Construction
B.C. Rich is known as one of the pioneers in Neck Through construction. They utilize 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 premium North American maple or 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. Sonically it is a difference you can hear. The neck-through construction also allows us to cut away more of the body and neck at the neck joint which provides comfort that no bolt-on or set-neck could offer. You will find the neck through feature on all of our top of the line B.C. Rich models.
EMG Active Pickups
In the bridge position, the Signature V boasts an EMG-81, 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.
An EMG-85 is in the 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 lowend 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.
Kahler Tremolo
The Kahler 7300 flat mount series locking/floating tremolo system is designed to drop onto any flat top guitar. All 7300 series models include onboard fine tuners and 6 way adjustable saddles: side to side for perfect string spacing; front to back for accurate intonation and up or down for ultimate action and radius matching.
Grover Mini-Rotomatics
These precision machines fit guitar headpieces that will not take full size machines. The mini buttons provide more space for players’ fingers (even larger fingers) to tune strings. Gear ratio is 14:1. Sealed-in lubrication keeps Mini-Rotomatics perfect for a lifetime.
Features
- Maple Body
- Grover Mini Rotomatic Tuners
- Kahler Hybrid Bridge
- Locking Floyd Rose style Nut
Kerry King Signature V Specifications
- Construction: Neck-through
- Body wood: Maple
- Body thickness: 45mm
- Top style: Beveled
- Body binding: None
- Headstock style: Widow
- Headstock color: Onyx with white tribal graphic
- Headstock binding: None
- Tuners: Grover Mini-Rotomatics
- Neck wood: Canadian hard maple
- Back of neck: Onyx
- Neck binding: No
- Fretboard: Ebony
- Inlay: Abalone tribal
- Frets: 24 jumbo 2.7mm
- Factory strings: 9 – 42
- Nut: 43mm locking Floyd Rose style
- Scale: 24 5/8″
- Bridge / tailpiece type: Kahler Hybrid Tremolo
- Pickups: 1 EMG 81 bridge and 1 EMG 85 neck humbuckers with PA2 pre amp
- Controls: 1 volume, 1 three-way toggle, 1 tone and 1 toggle to activate the PA2 pre amp
- Hardware: Black
- Finish: Painted glossy
- Color: Onyx with white tribal graphic
