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Black electric guitar with white lightning graphic, black hardware, and a single volume knob, standing in an open hard case.
01 / 26Black electric guitar with white lightning graphic, black hardware, and a single volume knob, standing in an open hard case.
Full front view of a black electric guitar with a white lightning graphic, black hardware, and dot inlays.
02 / 26Full front view of a black electric guitar with a white lightning graphic, black hardware, and dot inlays.
A black electric guitar with a white lightning graphic, black hardware, and a rosewood fretboard with dot inlays.
03 / 26A black electric guitar with a white lightning graphic, black hardware, and a rosewood fretboard with dot inlays.
The back of a dark blue electric guitar with a natural maple neck and black hardware, showing finish wear and light checking.
04 / 26The back of a dark blue electric guitar with a natural maple neck and black hardware, showing finish wear and light checking.
Rear view of a dark blue metallic electric guitar with a maple neck, showing heavy scratching on the body and two black control cavity covers.
05 / 26Rear view of a dark blue metallic electric guitar with a maple neck, showing heavy scratching on the body and two black control cavity covers.
Close-up of the black pointed headstock, angled slightly right, showing six black tuners and a locking nut.
06 / 26Close-up of the black pointed headstock, angled slightly right, showing six black tuners and a locking nut.
The back of a light wood headstock with six black tuners, angled slightly left, showing two neck plate screw holes.
07 / 26The back of a light wood headstock with six black tuners, angled slightly left, showing two neck plate screw holes.
The black electric guitar, angled from the lower right, features a white lightning graphic, a Floyd Rose tremolo, and two knobs.
08 / 26The black electric guitar, angled from the lower right, features a white lightning graphic, a Floyd Rose tremolo, and two knobs.
Black electric guitar, angled from above, shows the body's glossy lightning graphic, humbucker pickup, tremolo, and part of the fretboard.
09 / 26Black electric guitar, angled from above, shows the body's glossy lightning graphic, humbucker pickup, tremolo, and part of the fretboard.
The black electric guitar's body, with white lightning graphics, is angled from the lower left, showing the neck, pickups, and tremolo system.
10 / 26The black electric guitar's body, with white lightning graphics, is angled from the lower left, showing the neck, pickups, and tremolo system.
Black electric guitar with white lightning graphic, angled from the upper left, showing a black Floyd Rose tremolo and single toggle switch.
11 / 26Black electric guitar with white lightning graphic, angled from the upper left, showing a black Floyd Rose tremolo and single toggle switch.
The guitar's glossy black back, angled from the neck joint to the output jack, shows two control cavity covers and light surface wear.
12 / 26The guitar's glossy black back, angled from the neck joint to the output jack, shows two control cavity covers and light surface wear.
The guitar's glossy black back shows two rectangular control cavity covers, a neck plate, and a natural maple neck with some wear.
13 / 26The guitar's glossy black back shows two rectangular control cavity covers, a neck plate, and a natural maple neck with some wear.
The guitar's glossy black back shows two control cavity covers, a worn neck plate, and a light maple neck with visible scratches.
14 / 26The guitar's glossy black back shows two control cavity covers, a worn neck plate, and a light maple neck with visible scratches.
The back of a glossy black electric guitar, angled right, shows two rectangular control plates and finish checking near the lower horn.
15 / 26The back of a glossy black electric guitar, angled right, shows two rectangular control plates and finish checking near the lower horn.
Close-up of the guitar's black back, showing two control cavity covers and heavy buckle rash and scratches on the lower bout.
16 / 26Close-up of the guitar's black back, showing two control cavity covers and heavy buckle rash and scratches on the lower bout.
Close-up of the guitar's dark fretboard and light maple neck from the side, showing the locking nut, frets, and string action.
17 / 26Close-up of the guitar's dark fretboard and light maple neck from the side, showing the locking nut, frets, and string action.
The guitar's dark fretboard and light wood neck are seen from the side, with white dot inlays and light fret wear.
18 / 26The guitar's dark fretboard and light wood neck are seen from the side, with white dot inlays and light fret wear.
Close-up of the dark rosewood fretboard with a white dot inlay at the 7th fret, showing light wear on the frets.
19 / 26Close-up of the dark rosewood fretboard with a white dot inlay at the 7th fret, showing light wear on the frets.
A digital caliper measures the guitar's nut width at 1.62 inches, with the strings and fretboard visible below.
20 / 26A digital caliper measures the guitar's nut width at 1.62 inches, with the strings and fretboard visible below.
A digital caliper measures the dark fretboard and frets of the black electric guitar, displaying "0.80" on its screen.
21 / 26A digital caliper measures the dark fretboard and frets of the black electric guitar, displaying "0.80" on its screen.
A digital caliper measures the fret height at 0.89mm on the dark fretboard of the black guitar with white lightning graphics.
22 / 26A digital caliper measures the fret height at 0.89mm on the dark fretboard of the black guitar with white lightning graphics.
The guitar's black body with white lightning graphic rests on a grey fur-lined case, next to a scale displaying "8 LB 14 OZ".
23 / 26The guitar's black body with white lightning graphic rests on a grey fur-lined case, next to a scale displaying "8 LB 14 OZ".
Close-up of the guitar's bridge humbucker pickup, showing its tarnished silver baseplate, rusty screws, and exposed pole pieces.
24 / 26Close-up of the guitar's bridge humbucker pickup, showing its tarnished silver baseplate, rusty screws, and exposed pole pieces.
Close-up of a dusty black humbucker pickup with a white sticker reading "2BC" and visible wiring, next to a brown wooden fretboard.
25 / 26Close-up of a dusty black humbucker pickup with a white sticker reading "2BC" and visible wiring, next to a brown wooden fretboard.
A close-up of a dusty black humbucker pickup with a white sticker on its side, showing exposed wires and a metal bridge in the foreground.
26 / 26A close-up of a dusty black humbucker pickup with a white sticker on its side, showing exposed wires and a metal bridge in the foreground.

BC Rich

c. 1989-1992 BC Rich USA ST-III Lightning Graphic w/HSC

$1,895.00

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Description

Circa 1989-1992 BC Rich ST-III With Lightning Graphic Finish

This Guitar Is Located At IVG Burbank

In Very Good Overall Condition (Please See Photos)

Finish Shows Normal Cosmetic Play Wear, With Some Minor Dings, Marks And Scratches VIsible

Small Neck Pocket Crack On Bass Side, Does Not Affect Playability Or Intonation

Made In USA Pre-Class Axe Era

Solid Alder Body With Polyurethane Finish

Oil-Finished Maple Neck With Indian Rosewood Fingerboard And White Dot Inlays

22 Jumbo Frets In Good Playable Condition

Seymour Duncan Custom And Hot Stack Pickups 

Genuine Floyd Rose Original Double-Locking Tremolo

Grover Mini Rotomatic Tuners

25.5" Scale Length

1.62" Nut Width

Thin 'D' Shape Neck Profile

Neck Depth At 1st Fret: 0.80"

Neck Depth At 12th Fret: 0.89"

Weighs 8lbs 14oz

Comes As Shown With Non Original (Dean) Hard Shell Case

 

 

This late 1980s U.S.-made BC Rich ST-III, assembled in L.A., California during the transitional pre-Neptune era, features a bolt-on maple neck with 22 frets, a 25.5-inch scale length, and the classic ST super-strat body with a vibrant lightning graphic finish.

The guitar is equipped with genuine Floyd Rose tremolo, providing smooth, stable pitch control, and original Seymour Duncan pickups — a DCJ humbucker in the bridge for high-output rock/metal tones, and a 2BC single-coil in the neck for clear, articulate rhythm and lead work.

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